January 13, 2026 | News | 6h of Portimao
One entry will be driven by a familiar tandem, Leandro Martins and Dieter Svepes. The highly-successful duo have routinely won races and championships in Porsche machinery at a domestic- and European-level. In the 2024 GT Winter Series, the pair secured five Cup 2 victories on the way to second in the overall GT Winter Series standings, and first among the class entrants. During a partial 2025 GTWS schedule, Martins and Svepes won two races in the Cup 2 class.
Ahead of the six-hour race, Leandro Martins is making a return to the GT Winter Series. He will contest the season-opener – also held at Portimão – alongside Pablo Bras.
The second LMR Motorsport 6H of Portimao entry will be driven by an all-Brazilian line-up. Josimar Junior, Daniel Neumann and Sérgio Ramalho are all regular Porsche competitors in their native country, and 2025 champions. Josimar and Ramalho secured a Porsche Endurance Challenge Brasil championship in the Carrera Sport class, and were joined by Neumann at the Interlagos finale.
Neumann was a championship winner in karts prior to 2025, and stepped up to cars in spectacular fashion within Porsche Sprint Challenge Brasil, winning the Rookie class.
All three drivers have experience of the Portimão circuit, courtesy of Porsche Brasil’s visit to the venue in June. Therefore, this highly-decorated entry will certainly be contenders in the Cup 2 class, along with Svepes and Martins in the sister car.
The second edition of the 6H of Portimão will take place from 6-8 February, and is once again set to feature a range of high-level GT3, GT4 and Cup teams, as well as high-performance touring cars in the TCX class. The full race will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel, while fans trackside can once again experience the thrill of endurance racing. Alongside the six-hour main event, the second round of the Formula Winter Series will also take place, as well as the inaugural races for the Sports Prototype Winter Series.
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
