Intercontinental GT Challenge
BEST OF ENDURANCE
The Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), inaugurated in 2016, has rapidly become a prestigious global GT racing series, encompassing a carefully selected roster of internationally esteemed endurance events within its calendar. These have included the Bathurst 12 Hour and the 24 Hours of Spa right from the start. The 24h Nürburgring has also been part of the IGTC since 2024. The intercontinental racing series is organised by the SRO Motorsports Group and, in addition to the drivers’ and manufacturers’ classification, also includes the Independent Cup for amateur drivers.
2026 season
The penultimate round of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge is the Suzuka 1000km (11–13 September). The Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing fields two Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars, with 75 Express adding a third.
The grand season finale is the Indianapolis 8 Hour (8–10 October).
2026
Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour
The Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour kicks off the new Intercontinental GT Challenge season in February. At the Mount Panorama Circuit, three Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars – from Scott Taylor Motorsport, the Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing, and 75 Express – start from the top three positions. In the end, however, it’s the #888 from Mercedes-AMG Team GMR that celebrates overall victory. Maro Engel, Mikaël Grenier, and Maxime Martin stage a historic comeback from 29th on the grid: never before had the winners started the race from so far back. It is our fourth overall victory at the endurance classic Down Under.
2026
ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring
In the second race of the season, Maro Engel and Maxime Martin make history once again. Ten years after Mercedes-AMG Motorsport’s last overall victory, they win the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring together with Fabian Schiller, Luca Stolz, and the Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL. Starting from 25th on the grid this time, they once again work their way through the field to take the lead after four hours of racing. Maro Engel and Maxime Martin thus secure the maximum haul of 25 points once again and further extend their lead in the IGTC drivers’ standings.
2026
CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
The Mercedes-AMG GT3 secures another podium finish at the third IGTC event, the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. Lucas Auer, Maro Engel, Luca Stolz, and the Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER deliver a flawless performance in extreme conditions, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, and finish the world’s biggest GT3 race in second place. Engel thus further extends his lead in the drivers’ championship. Stolz and Martin follow in second and third places. We are currently in second place in the manufacturers’ championship.
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2025
HABUL’S HISTORIC FIFTH
The 2025 season kicks off with a third-place finish of 75 Express – our seventh consecutive podium at the Bathurst 12 Hour. At the same time, Heart of Racing by SPS wins the Bronze category at the Mount Panorama Circuit. Following three class podiums at the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps, Craft-Bamboo Racing and GetSpeed achieve a double victory in the Pro-Am classification at the Suzuka 1000km comeback. At the season finale, the Indianapolis 8 Hour, Mercedes-AMG Team GMR finishes second. Kenny Habul secures the Independent Cup for the fifth time and extends his own record in this amateur classification
2023
Double title defence
In the 2023 season, we successfully defend the title in the drivers’ and manufacturers’ standings. SunEnergy1 Racing celebrates overall victory at the season opener in Bathurst. AKKODIS ASP Team finishes second at the 24 Hours of Spa. Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing and Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing achieve a double podium at the Indianapolis 8 Hour with second and third place. The victory of Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing at the Gulf 12 Hours secures us the manufacturers' title once again. Mercedes-AMG Performance driver Jules Gounon wins the drivers' championship.
2022
Intercontinental masterpiece
After three wins from four races, we secure the manufacturers' title for the first time in 2022. SunEnergy1 Racing, Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering get the season off to the perfect start with the first one-two-three victory for a manufacturer at Bathurst. This is followed by a one-two victory at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps by Mercedes-AMG Team AKKODIS ASP and Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed. In the USA, the winning streak continues with a victory for Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing at the Indianapolis 8 Hour. Daniel Juncadella becomes our second IGTC drivers' champion after Tristan Vautier in 2018.
2018
Subscripted to success
In the third IGTC season, we win the drivers' championship for the first time. Tristan Vautier finishes on the podium in Bathurst, Spa-Francorchamps and Laguna Seca with various teams and achieves overall victory in Suzuka with Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing. Thanks to these top-three finishes in all four endurance races, the Frenchman brings the first IGTC drivers' title to Affalterbach. Kenny Habul also wins the drivers' championship in the Bronze classification. We also finish second in the manufacturers' championship, just eleven points off first place.
