Gennep, Netherlands (23 October 2025):
January’s Michelin 24H DUBAI, the third and concluding round of the 2025/2026 Michelin 24H SERIES Middle East Trophy, expects an incredible 73 cars to line-up on the grid after event organiser Creventic today released an outstanding provisional entry.

In the GT3 class there are presently 39 cars listed with marques such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche, plus an additional five cars in the GTX class for entries which are in the middle ground between GT3 and GT4, including GT2 cars.

Toyota, BMW and Porsche are set to do battle in Dubai on 16/17/18 January in the GT4 class, presently featuring five cars, while there are 17 cars expected in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) exclusive 992 class. Notably, seven entries have been so far received in the TCE-TCX class with brands SEAT, Cupra, Volkswagen, Porsche and Toyota.

Overall winners of this year’s 20th anniversary Dubai Autodrome event, Team WRT, head the entry with a pair of BMW M4 GT3 EVOs and there will be another of the Bavarian marque’s cars fielded by Paradine Competition, winners of the GT3-AM class last January.

Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO and Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) entries will be the most numerous with 12 cars each on the provisional list. Winward Racing, reigning GT3 and GT3 PRO-AM Champions in the Middle East Trophy, and Team Motopark are both set to field two Mercedes-AMGs, with GT3-AM champions HOFOR Racing also entered.

TFT Racing, pole qualifiers in the Michelin 24H SERIES European Series finale last month, are expected with Mercedes-AMG power as are Ajith RedAnt Racing, EBM, ESmotorsport by Group63, Grove Racing by Getspeed, SVC Sport Management and Team Parker Racing.

The aforementioned EBM squad is also planning to field a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) and the brand will also be additionally represented by Huber Motorsport, Car Collection Motorsport, Fulgenzi Racing, Lionspeed GP, Tsunami RT and Razoon – More Than Racing. 

Pure Rxcing, the runner-up team in this year’s Michelin 24H DUBAI, and fellow Dubai overall podium finishers Dinamic GT bring further quality to the grid, while Herberth Motorsport is set to enter no less than three Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) challengers.

HAAS RT will bring two Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II cars with fellow Michelin 24H SERIES regulars Continental Racing by Simpson Motorsport joining them on the grid with its trusty Audi R8. Two further Audi R8s are listed from Sainteloc Junior Team and Tresor Attempto Racing.  

Twin Ferrari 296 GT3 entries have been made by the United Arab Emirates’ very own Dragon Racing, and the Italian marque will also be represented by consistent Michelin 24H SERIES front-runners Scuderia Praha. 

McLaren is set to be back in the Middle East Trophy with Optimum Motorsport fielding a pair of McLaren 720S GT3 EVO cars. Aston Martin will also be on the grid with Comtoyou Racing fielding an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO and Haupt Racing Team brings the unmistakable Ford Mustang GT3.

Championship regulars in the 992 class HRT Performance and Mühlner Motorsport are set to field two Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) cars, and Qatari squad QMMF by HRT Performance, reigning 992 and 992-AM Middle East Trophy champions, are set to return to defend their crowns.

Also part of a competitive 992 grid will be SebLajoux Racing with two cars and then single car entries from Continental Racing by Simpson Motorsport, Crubilé Sport, RABDAN by FULGENZI, GP Racing Team, Modena Motorsports, Neuhofer Rennsport, Razoon – More Than Racing and Speed Lover.

Winners of this year’s Michelin 24H DUBAI, Red Camel-Jordans.nl, will be bidding to repeat that success and the runner-up from the 2025 instalment, Tierra Outdoor Racing by FACH, is also on the provisional entry and aiming to go one better in January.

There is an exciting mixture of machinery expected in the GTX class and a welcome return for the Rossa LM GT prototype, which made its competitive world debut during last January’s Michelin 24H DUBAI – the car will be run by Rossa Racing. 

Vortex V8, GTX class champions of the Michelin 24H SERIES European Series, currently have a single Vortex 2.0 entered while Leipert Motorsport and GT 3 Poland are each set to compete with Lamborghini Huracán Trofeo EVO entries. Notably, Team CMR has entered its Ginetta G56 GT2 with the car making its endurance racing debut in the Michelin 24H SERIES Middle East Trophy.

Continental Racing by Simpson Motorsport which is, of course, also set to battle in GT3 and 992 in Dubai, will challenge in GT4 as well with a Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO. The slightly newer variant of the Toyota, the EVO2, will participate in the hands of the Circuit Toys team. 

Competition will come from the BMW M4 (G82) of Cerny Motorsport and the EVO version of the BMW M4, fielded by Willi Motorsport. Team Sorg Rennsport is also set for the GT4 grid with its Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

The provisional entry for TCE- TCX has asBest Racing listed as taking no fewer than four cars to January’s twice-round-the-clock race. In addition to its Cupra TCR DSG and SEAT Leon Cup Racer, which were first and second in the Middle East Trophy standings last January, the squad is also set to run a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR DSG and a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS (982).

Team Sorg Rennsport will also run in TCE-TCX, with a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS (982), and further challenges will come from Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing’s Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO ‘B-spec’ and a sister car entered by KCMG. 

The 2025/2026 Michelin 24H SERIES Middle East Trophy will get underway six weeks from now, on 5/6 December, with a brand new encounter – the Michelin 12H MALAYSIA at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit. Round two, the Michelin 6H ABU DHABI, takes place on 9/10 January with the Michelin 24H DUBAI following one week later.

Entries are still open for all three of the upcoming Middle East Trophy events, so teams with an interest in being part of one of the most exciting endurance championships around are invited to visit the online registration page through the link below...