The outcome represents the fourth title won by WRT during the season 2026 within the european championships, after winning also the classifications of Sprint, Endurance and Silver Cup combined. The belgian team completed in addition to the weekend with victory in the Pitstop Challenge.
A comeback under the rain in Barcelona
The activity of the Saturday started with a classification of complicated equipment for BMW. The first race also gave room for error due to the heavy rain that hit the circuit of Barcelona and led to numerous tops and accidents.
In these conditions, the BMW M4 GT3 EVO number 77 KPX Motorsport starred in one of the main comebacks of the day. David Pittard and Jop Rappange departed from the last position of the grid and managed to move up to eighth place overall, a result that allowed them to climb to the second step of the podium of the Gold Cup.
The three BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Team WRT also had to comeback from a position delayed. Kelvin van der Linde and Charles Weerts took the number 32 to the tenth position, while Jordan Pepper and Amaury Cordeel ended undécimos with the number 31. Valentino Rossi and Max Hesse finished in 16th place with the number 46.
The race had to be stopped with a red flag due to the track conditions.
WRT ensures the championship with another comeback
Weather conditions forced him to alter the program of Sunday. The second classification was canceled and the second race was moved to Sunday night, utilizing in order to establish the grill the time of the second session of free practice on Friday.
With a dry track, the Team WRT again demonstrated their ability to move forward positions. The BMW M4 GT3 EVO number 32 starred in a comeback from 15 sites in output thanks to Kelvin van der Linde. The pilot of south africa, and Charles Weerts continued recovering positions to finish sixth.
Jordan Pepper and Amaury Cordeel also made a solid career with the number 31, and crossed the finish line in eighth place. With these results, the three BMW M4 GT3 EVO of WRT totaled the points needed to secure the championship by teams in the Sprint Cup.
The number 46 of Max Hesse and Valentino Rossi also had chances to finish in the top ten, but an issue with the door of the driver's side forcing the team to make an additional stop to repair it. Finally, the car ended up in the position 38.
More results for the BMW M4 GT3 EVO
In addition to the title won by WRT, other teams competing with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO had outstanding performances in the different categories.
In the Silver Cup, Matisse Lismont and Ignacio Montenegro finished seventh in its category on the Saturday with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO number 30 of WRT. On Sunday, an accident of Lismont during the first few laps, put an end to their participation.
In the Bronze Cup, Augusto Farfus returned to share the BMW M4 GT3 EVO number 991 of Paradine Competition with Darren Leung. The pair managed to finish fourth in its class in both races of Barcelona.
With the championship in the Sprint Cup that is already defined, the GT World Challenge Europe will still have one last appointment in 2026. The season will conclude on October 17, in Portimão, Portugal, with the endurance race that will put an end to the european calendar.
For WRT, the goal will be to close the year with another outstanding result after a season in which their BMW M4 GT3 EVO returned to be among the protagonists of the championship.
Source: BMW Group