GT World Challenge Europe: Tresor Attempto Racing and Emil Frey Racing Share Victories at Barcelona

GT World Challenge Europe: Tresor Attempto Racing and Emil Frey Racing Share Victories at Barcelona

The Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup delivered thrilling racing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2026 season finale. In Race 1, Dylan Pereira and Alex Aka produced a flawless drive in the #99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II to claim both the Gold Cup and overall victory, holding off the #80 Lionspeed GP Porsche 911 GT3 R of Bastian Buus and Ricardo Feller by just 0.789 seconds. Patric Niederhauser and Luca Engstler rounded out the Race 1 podium for Rutronik Racing in their #96 Lamborghini Temerario GT3.

Emil Frey Racing went on to dominate Race 2 as Thierry Vermeulen and Ben Green converted their pace into a commanding overall victory aboard the #69 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO. Thomas Neubauer and Arthur Leclerc brought the #50 AF Corse Ferrari home in second place, 4.454 seconds behind the leader, while Ariel Levi and Andrea Frassineti completed the overall podium and took the Silver Cup win in the #66 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi.

Event Overview

  • Event: GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
  • Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
  • Series: Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS

Race 1 Podium

  • 1: Tresor Attempto Racing (Gold Cup) - Dylan Pereira, Alex Aka - Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II
  • 2: Lionspeed GP (Pro Cup) - Bastian Buus, Ricardo Feller - Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) EVO
  • 3: Rutronik Racing (Pro Cup) - Patric Niederhauser, Luca Engstler - Lamborghini Temerario GT3

Race 2 Podium

  • 1: Emil Frey Racing (Pro Cup) - Thierry Vermeulen, Ben Green - Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
  • 2: AF Corse (Pro Cup) - Thomas Neubauer, Arthur Leclerc - Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
  • 3: Tresor Attempto Racing (Silver Cup) - Ariel Levi, Andrea Frassineti - Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II

Support Series

  • McLaren Trophy Europe: In Race 1, the #68 entry of B. Bradley and H. Burgoyne secured victory, finishing ahead of L. Magnussen / C. Davies (#23) and J. Lambrughi / F. Olivieri (#90). In Race 2, L. Ali and K. Brookes took top honours in the #99 McLaren, followed by J. Mason / M. O'Brien (#1) and L. Legeret / T. Senecloze (#111).
  • GT3 Revival Series: Race 1 canceled due to heavy rain. H. Neumann claimed victory in Race 2 at the wheel of the #65 Mercedes. C. von Oeynhausen (#888 BMW) finished second (+4.527s), while M. Cole and A. Parente (#47 Audi) rounded out the top three.
  • Lamborghini Super Trofeo: Race canceled.

Photo credits: BMW Group PressClub