The opening round of the 2026 Supercars Endurance season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve delivered several stories of breakthrough performances, comebacks and competitive progression. Between promising debuts, solid returns and decisive steps in the development of young talent, the season opener revealed four distinct journeys, all sharing a common ambition: growth in an increasingly demanding and competitive racing series. From the emergence of drivers coming thr

The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve provided the stage for a fitting conclusion to an exceptional Supercars Endurance weekend, as the second GT4 race of the event delivered fifty minutes of intense competition. In the end, it was Nuno Afonso and Alexandre Areia who emerged victorious. The race had everything: a battle for the lead between cars from different divisions and fights throughout the field of twenty-six entrants, after the RV7 Aston Martin of Roberto Faria and

The second GTC and Touring Cars race of the Supercars Endurance round at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve once again proved to be fiercely contested, but it was Daniel Teixeira who ultimately came out on top, repeating yesterday’s victory. The JT59 Racing Team driver, at the wheel of the Hyundai Elantra N TCR, proved superior throughout the 23 laps, also setting the fastest lap of the race, a 1:53.638, on only his second lap after crossing the line. The Murça driver c

The opening GT4 race of the 2026 Supercars Endurance championships delivered a spectacle of remarkable intensity to everyone present at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, with wheel-to-wheel battles unfolding across every division. In the end, victory went to Francisco Mora and Rodrigo Almeida in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Caetano Portugal Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2. Following the emotional qualifying sessions earlier in the afternoon, the first race of the season began drama

The opening GTC and Touring Cars race of the Supercars Endurance season, held today at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, delivered wheel-to-wheel battles across all divisions, with Daniel Teixeira ultimately emerging victorious. The JT59 Racing Team driver, at the wheel of the Hyundai Elantra N TCR and also responsible for the fastest lap of the race, had to work hard for the win after a Drive Through penalty for failing to respect the minimum pit-stop time delayed him

The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve hosted two qualifying sessions defined by the extraordinary competitiveness of the Supercars Endurance GT4 field, as the opening round of the season takes place this weekend. With 28 cars on track across the GT4 Pro, GT4 Pro-Bronze, GT4 Bronze and GT4 Am divisions, both sessions highlighted the remarkable parity throughout the field, with the leading times separated by mere hundredths of a second. The level of balance displayed in qual

The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve hosted two intense and closely fought qualifying sessions for the Supercars Endurance GTC/Touring Cars field, as part of the Algarve Iberian Racing Festival. With almost thirty cars on track and entries across the GTX, GTX Am, Cup, TC+ and BMW M2 Cup Iberia divisions, both sessions underlined the remarkable competitiveness of the field. In each qualifying session, only a handful of tenths separated the leading drivers in every class, p

The opening free practice session for the GT4 category of the inaugural round of the Supercars Endurance championships, held this Friday at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, offered an early indication of what promises to be an extremely competitive season, with very small margins separating the leading contenders across the various divisions. At the head of the field was the Veloso Motorsport Porsche Cayman CS RS, driven by Philipp Gogollok and Carlos Vieira. The pai

The first free practice session for the GTC and Touring Car categories of the opening round of Supercars Endurance, held this Friday at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, immediately confirmed the enormous technical diversity of the 2026 grid, with McLaren, Porsche, Ligier and Ginetta machinery — as well as the new BMW M2 Racing — sharing the circuit in a session marked by close competition across several divisions. At the top of the overall classification was the Ligi

The Supercars Endurance gets underway this weekend at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve as part of the Algarve Iberian Racing Weekend, but beyond the strong grid set to feature in the opening round of the 2026 season, the paddock of the Iberian Peninsula’s leading circuit racing competition continues to grow in scale, quality and international projection. Last-minute changes on the chessboard McLaren Barcelona – SMC Motorsport with a new pairing One of the late add

The Algarve Iberian Racing Weekend marks the start of the 2026 Supercars Endurance season at the Algarve International Circuit, host venue for the opening round of Iberian Supercars, the Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade and the Campeonato de Supercars de España. The GTC/Touring Cars grid heads into the new campaign with 28 entries and an immensely varied and competitive field, featuring representation across the GTX, Cup, TC, TC+ and BMW M2 Cup Iberia divisions. With th

The 2026 Supercars Endurance series season gets underway next weekend at the Algarve International Circuit as part of the Algarve Iberian Racing Weekend, an event that will also mark the opening rounds of Iberian Supercars, the Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade and the Campeonato de Supercars de España. The opening round once again highlights the sustained growth of the Iberian Peninsula’s leading endurance racing championship, featuring an impressive 28-car GT4 grid and 5

Autoworks Motorsport has confirmed its entry for the 2026 Supercars Endurance season, continuing its commitment to what has become one of Europe’s leading circuit racing championships. The Madrid-based outfit will once again compete in both the Campeonato de España de Supercars and the Iberian Supercars, returning with the BMW M4 GT4 (G82) to contest the GT4 Bronze division. One of the cornerstones of the project remains the stability of the pairing formed by Héctor Herná

Gianfranco Motorsport yesterday officially unveiled its sporting programme for the 2026 Supercars Endurance season, confirming a five-car assault for what will be the Porto-based outfit’s second campaign in the leading circuit racing series on the Iberian Peninsula. Following an extremely positive debut season, highlighted by titles and strong results, the structure led by Carlos ‘Ginho’ Rodrigues is now expanding its presence across the grid, entering cars in several GT4 d

Protech Motorsport is preparing to tackle the 2026 Supercars Endurance season with a substantially strengthened structure, in a project that highlights the fast growth of the Portuguese team within the Iberian Peninsula’s leading racing championship. Following an encouraging debut season, the Portuguese outfit led by Moisés Martins will field three cars this year across the Cup and GTX Am divisions of the GTC category. The Portuguese team made its championship debut in 2025

NM Racing Team is gearing up for another Supercars Endurance series campaign, with the Barcelona-based squad set to field three Mercedes-AMG GT4 entries across the championship’s different GT4 divisions. The Catalan team has competed for several years in the championship promoted by Race Ready, establishing itself as one of the leading outfits on the grid. In 2025, NM Racing Team secured the Supercars España GT4 Pro-Bronze title through Filip Vava and Guillermo Aso, a pairi

Smörg and Francisco Javier Macías will return to Supercars Endurance series in 2026, maintaining their focus on Iberian Supercars and the Campeonato de España de Supercars, at the wheel of a BMW M4 GT4 EVO run by Promotion Motorsport. The continuation of the partnership between Smörg and Francisco Javier Macías stands as one of the cornerstones of this programme, following several consistent performances in recent seasons, culminating in the runners-up spot in the GT4 AM cl

NGT will enter the 2026 Supercars Endurance season with a renewed project, fielding an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 as it steps up to the GT4 category, following an encouraging debut season in which it competed in the GTX class with a previous model from the British manufacturer. The Portuguese outfit thus takes a significant step forward in its sporting development, acquiring a more recent and competitive car that will allow it to join the GT4 field in the GT4 Am division,

Lan GP Racing will return to the Supercars Endurance series in 2026 with an expanded effort, fielding two Porsche 911 Cup cars in the GTC Cup class, marking a clear step up in the Spanish outfit’s commitment to the Iberian Peninsula’s leading circuit racing championship. Following their debut last season, where they secured three podium finishes in the Cup class and showed promising pace in a learning year, Ángel Lanchares and Ramiro García-Pumarino’s squad is raising the b

Vítor Costa will embark on his second season in the Supercars Endurance series in 2026, continuing his campaign in the Cup division of the GTC category at the wheel of a Porsche 911 Cup run by Monteiros Competições. The Portuguese gentleman driver heads into the new season with clear ambitions of taking a step forward in performance. After several years competing in historic racing, Costa found a new sporting challenge in the Iberian Peninsula’s leading circuit racing champ

The BMW M2 Cup Iberia will award a total of €25,000 in prize money throughout the 2026 season, further strengthening its role as both a competitive and development platform within the Supercars Endurance series. The one-make series will form part of the Touring Car field. This year’s sporting context gains additional significance following the separation of the races from the GT4 category, creating a distinct competitive environment for the touring-car contingent. Organis

The RV7 Team will compete in the Iberian Supercars and Supercars España with Sweden’s Joel Bergström and Brazil’s Roberto Faria, who will share an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 EVO backed technically by Portuguese outfit Gianfranco Motorsport. Joel Bergström arrives in the Iberian Supercars for his GT racing debut, following two seasons in British F4, where he showcased his pace with multiple podium finishes. The move to GT racing represents a calculated step in his developm

The 2026 season marks a new chapter in the career of Francisca ‘Kika’ Queiroz, who will make her debut in the BMW M2 Cup Iberia, a championship promoted by BMW España and integrated into the Supercars Endurance series. The young driver from Braga will compete behind the wheel of a brand-new BMW M2 Racing entered by LOB Motorsport in the TC division, scoring points both for the division and for the overall BMW M2 Cup Iberia standings. Powered by a 313-horsepower engine, the Ge

Speedy Motorsport yesterday unveiled its 2026 Supercars Endurance campaign, fielding a lineup that once again blends youth and experience, aiming to maintain the competitiveness and success of recent years. The 2025 season was remarkable for the Maia-based outfit. In a year of intense competition, Speedy Motorsport secured team titles in the Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade, Iberian Supercars, and Supercars España. Alongside these collective successes, the team also celeb

RV7 Team has confirmed its entry in all four scoring rounds of the 2026 Iberian Supercars season with an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, fielding a driver pairing that blends continuity with fresh momentum, as Mico Mineiro joins Rúben Vaquinhas for what promises to be a particularly demanding campaign in the GT4 Am division. After two seasons alongside Pedro Bastos Rezende, Rúben Vaquinhas begins a new chapter in the series while maintaining the same ambition that led him, in

Following a selection process that assessed the technical abilities of the new generation of drivers for national motorsport, Portuguese ASN Federação Portuguesa de Automobilismo e Karting (FPAK) is pleased to announce the four drivers chosen to join the FPAK Junior Team in the circuit racing discipline. The drivers selected to represent the programme this season are: Diego Sirgado, Bernardo Passanha, Nathan Corbet and Gonçalo Moura. This elite quartet will have both the

Batina Racing have confirmed their entry for the 2026 Supercars Endurance series campaign with a Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 to be shared by Portuguese duo Orlando Batina and Nuno Pires, a pairing that combines proven experience with clear-cut ambitions in the GT4 Pro-Bronze division. After three seasons alongside Sérgio Azevedo, Orlando Batina embarks on a new chapter, this time teaming up with series returnee Nuno Pires. The Portuguese driver arrives full of confidence follo

The Supercars Endurance series Official Pre-Season Test took place yesterday at the Autódromo do Estoril, in a day marked by strong participation and several developments across the paddock, offering an early glimpse of what promises to be a particularly dynamic 2026 season of Iberian Supercars, the Campeonato de España de Supercars and Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade. A total of 13 teams and 22 cars took to the track during the test day, comprising 11 GT4 cars, nine G

Supercars Endurance will strengthen its technical platform for 2026 through a new partnership between Race Ready and Hankook, which becomes the exclusive tyre supplier for the GTC and Touring Cars categories. The agreement comes at a pivotal moment for the championship, which is entering a new era with the separation of grids between GT4 and the remaining competition cars. From this season onwards, the GTC and Touring Cars championships will compete on a standalone grid, se

Gianfranco Motorsport will line up on the Supercars Endurance grids in 2026 after investing in a Porsche Cayman 981 MR GT4, entered in the GTX division, strengthening a field that has been steadily growing within the championship. The increasing demand for cars in this division comes in a particularly dynamic competitive context, as this year the series introduces separate grids for GT4 machinery and the Touring Car and GTC categories, a move that has contributed to renewed