Team WRT wins GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup teams' title with BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Team WRT clinched the Sprint Cup Teams' classification at Barcelona, its fourth title of the year in the GT World Challenge Europe and its twelfth in 14 Sprint Cup participations.
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What Happened
Team WRT secured the Sprint Cup Teams' classification in the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS at the final Sprint Cup round of the 2026 season at Barcelona, Spain. Strong comebacks by the Belgian team's BMW M4 GT3 EVOs in both races laid the foundation for the title. It is Team WRT's fourth title of the year in the championship, after it had already secured the Sprint, Endurance and Combined titles in the Silver Cup early. The team also won the Pitstop Challenge for the best pit crew, and KPX Motorsport had reason to celebrate with a Gold Cup podium on Saturday.
The first qualifying session proved difficult for the BMW teams.
Race one was marked by heavy rain and numerous spins and accidents, and had to be interrupted with a red flag halfway through.
Authorities issued severe weather warnings forecasting extreme heavy rain through Sunday afternoon; the schedule was changed, the second qualifying session was cancelled and race two was postponed to Sunday evening, with the grid based on times from Friday's second free practice session.
Race two was held in dry and excellent conditions, and the comeback drives sealed the Sprint Cup Teams' title for Team WRT.
- Race 1: 10th place; Race 2: 6th place
- Race 1: 11th place; Race 2: 8th place
- Race 1: 16th place; Race 2: 38th place
- Sprint Cup Teams' classification, won at Barcelona
- Silver Cup Sprint title, secured early
- Silver Cup Endurance title, secured early
- Silver Cup Combined title, secured early
- Pitstop Challenge for the best pit crew
In the Silver Cup, three-time champions Matisse Lismont and Ignacio Montenegro finished seventh in class on Saturday in Team WRT's #30 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, but retired on Sunday after Lismont was hit at the start. In the Bronze Cup, BMW M works driver Augusto Farfus and Darren Leung finished fourth in class in both races in Paradine Competition's #991 BMW M4 GT3 EVO. The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS season concludes in two weeks, on 17 October, with a final Endurance race at Portimão, Portugal.
“I am delighted and proud of the team. The Sprint Cup is a championship that is particularly close to our hearts. In our 14 participations, we have now won the title for the twelfth time. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement. Winning the Pitstop Challenge is also something very special. Bravo to all the mechanics for their great work. They really deliver something extraordinary. We also saw in Barcelona how important pit stops are for making up positions. Now we are looking forward to Portimão.”
“I am very happy for the team. They really deserved it, even though the past three weekends have been very difficult for us in terms of performance. We always stuck together, and I am very pleased that we were still able to win the Teams' Championship today. That was a top race: top strategy, top pit stops – everything just came together, and we had a little bit of luck on our side as well.”
Why this matters
The title rewards the Belgian team and the crews behind BMW's M4 GT3 EVO, which fought back from the back of the grid in both races at Barcelona. Team WRT also won the Pitstop Challenge for the best pit crew, and KPX Motorsport reached the Gold Cup podium. The 2026 season ends with an Endurance race at Portimão on 17 October.
Terms in This Story
- GT3
- A class of production-based sports racing cars built to a common international rulebook, used in series such as the GT World Challenge.
- red flag
- A race stoppage ordered by officials, usually for safety reasons such as accidents or unsafe track conditions.
- Silver Cup
- A competition class within a GT championship for drivers graded at a particular skill and experience level under the series' driver categorisation system.
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