CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
THE BIGGEST GT RACE IN THE WORLD
The legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps hosts the world's biggest GT race every year with more than 70 entries. The 24-hour classic on the Belgian Ardennes rollercoaster celebrated its premiere more than 100 years ago and is part of the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS and the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The traditionally large field is made up entirely of GT3 cars.
Historically, the 24 Hours of Spa represents a special milestone for Mercedes-AMG: in 1971, Hans Heyer and Clemens Schickentanz achieved a class victory and second place overall with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG. It was the first of countless successes for the racing cars from Affalterbach.
CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa 2026
This year’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa will take place from 24–28 June. The 78th edition of the endurance classic at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps once again features ten manufacturers. Our Mercedes-AMG Teams GetSpeed, MANN-FILTER, and Verstappen Racing will each field one Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the PRO class. Further Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams complete the line-up with entries in the SILVER and BRONZE classes.
At the world’s biggest GT3 race in the Belgian Ardennes, points are awarded towards both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the Intercontinental GT Challenge. As part of the supporting programme, our Mercedes-AMG GT4 will compete in the GT4 European Series.
Further information about the Belgian endurance classic
2024
Three class victories to win Coupe Du Roi
At the 24 Hours of Spa in 2024, we are awarded with the prestigious 'Coupe Du Roi' for the best manufacturer in the competition for the second time after 2022. The historic three class wins by the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the Gold, Silver and Pro-Am classifications are fundamental to this success. The ten Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams clinch a total of six class podiums, including a one-two in the Pro-Am category, in a race characterised by heavy rain.
2022
Historic 1-2 for the Mercedes-AMG GT3
The 74th edition of the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa ends with the first overall victory for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the demanding endurance race. Jules Gounon, Daniel Juncadella, Raffaele Marciello and the Mercedes-AMG Team AKKODIS ASP cross the finish line of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in first place after 536 laps. Second place for Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed completes the historic double success. For the first time, we are honoured as the best manufacturer with the ‘Coupe Du Roi’.
2013
First victory completes the “Grand Slam”
In the 65th running of the event in 2013, we achieve a significant milestone: with the 100th victory of a SLS AMG GT3, we celebrate our first win at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Following earlier GT3 wins in Dubai and Bathurst, as well as at the Nürburgring, the triumph in the Belgian Ardennes marks our fourth major endurance victory of the season. Maximilian Buhk, Maximilian Götz and Bernd Schneider of HTP Motorsport complete what is known as the “Grand Slam” in GT3 endurance racing.
