Gennep, Netherlands (6 March 2026):
Global motorsport’s most engaging and entertaining multi-class endurance racing championship, the Michelin 24H SERIES European Series, will begin its 2026 season just a fortnight from now when the glorious Tuscany region in Italy hosts the Michelin 12H MUGELLO.
So far, 31 cars are entered for round one of the campaign which will surely be every bit as exciting and unpredictable as last year’s event with major marques such as Audi, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini all battling for outright GT3 victory.
Three Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) cars will be present with reigning European Series Team Champions Proton Competition topping the list. Herberth Motorsport, the second placed team in the recent Michelin 24H SERIES Middle East Trophy and Champions of GT3 PRO-AM, will enter two Porsches for round one of the new European campaign.
Continental Racing by Simpson Motorsport, who finished third in GT3-AM at Mugello last year and then claimed the GT3-AM crown in the 2025/2026 Middle East Trophy, brings its Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II with further Audi entries from fellow series regulars HAAS RT and Sainteloc Junior Team.
HOFOR Racing, Viper Niza Racing and Ajith RedAnt Racing will be fielding Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO cars and each of those contenders have the very real capability of big results. Adding more flavour to the GT3 entry will be fellow Mercedes squads Getspeed, who will mount a double attack with a pair of Mercedes-AMGs, and retuning Italian team MP Racing.
Era Motorsport, which finished third overall and second in the GT3 PRO-AM class at Mugello last season, is the sole Ferrari 296 GT3 entrant while E2P Racing will bring its trusty Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO to L’autodromo del Mugello. ARC Bratislava, who finished second in GT3-AM in last season’s event, will challenge with its very familiar yellow Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO.
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