January 12, 2026 | News | GT Winter Series
A full-season entry will be fielded for Kenneth Heyer and Jay Mo Härtling, who previously secured the overall GT Winter Series championship together in 2024. Heyer won the GT3 class of the GT Winter Series in 2025, and was also vice-champion in the overall standings along with co-driver Moritz Wiskirchen.
Heyer had a great continuation of his season over summer, in his 15th anniversary year racing with Mercedes-AMG. A particular highlight came on the 30-31 August weekend, as Heyer was part of the overall winning team at the 24 Hours of Zolder. During the weekend, Heyer was travelling between Zolder and Spa; at the latter venue, he was able to secure a Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy win in the midst of the victorious 24hr race effort.
Jay Mo Härtling started his 2025 with vice-championship status in the GT4 Winter Series, in an SR Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4. He and teammate Enrico Förderer continued their partnership into ADAC GT4 Germany, where they would clinch the overall championship. As a previous championship-winning pairing, Härtling and Heyer will be ones to watch in the 2026 season.
A second SR Motorsport Mercedes GT3 is also set to appear in the series at Portimão, Valencia and Barcelona, in the hands of Michael Sander and Mortiz Wiskirchen.
Both drivers have notable previous successes in the GEDLICH Racing paddock. As noted, Wiskirchen joined Kenneth Heyer to win the GT3 class of the 2025 GT Winter Series. The 23-year-old talent has also scored memorable results elsewhere, including Nürburgring 24 Hour class podiums and front-running appearances in ADAC GT Masters.
Sander made select appearances in a GT3-spec Mercedes during the 2025 Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy season, and is also a former overall champion in the GT Winter Series, winning his title in the 2021/2022 season.
The first event of the 2026 GT Winter Series will take place from 15-18 January at Portimão. Every moment of the action will be broadcast live-and-free on the Winter Series YouTube channel, while spectators will be able to attend the 2026 events from just €10 for a weekend ticket.
15 JAN – 18 JAN PORTIMAO /P
22 JAN – 25 JAN ESTORIL /P
12 FEB – 15 FEB VALENCIA /E
5 MAR – 8 MAR ARAGÓN /E
12 MAR – 15 MAR BARCELONA /E
