Spinkiewicz has been absent from motorsport since September, after an accident in testing left him with several injuries that required immediate surgical intervention. As a result of the recovery time required, the Polish racer’s season was ended prematurely; he has worked hard with his team to return in 2026.
Spinkiewicz’s first competitive action back in a race car will take place at the GT Winter Series finale in Barcelona. For the team and its driver, this marks a return to a grid where countless strong results were achieved in 2025, including nine class victories. The team will once again field a Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo in the Cup 4 class.
The season finale of the GT Winter Series takes place from 12-15 March at the famed Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. With an intense overall championship battle set to reach its climax, the GT Winter Series will make for captivating viewing. Fans around the world can watch the races live on the Winter Series YouTube channel, while trackside enthusiasts can see the action all weekend from just €14!
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
Tom Coronel, 53, has switched his focus from Touring Car competition to GTs in recent years, driving Porsche 992 Cup machinery at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, NLS and other endurance race events. The Barcelona event will be the first time that Coronel has raced a GT3-spec car since 2019, but the experienced Dutchman has already completed test mileage in the Aston Martin. Track knowledge will be another weapon in Coronel’s arsenal, having first raced and won at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya during its opening year, in a 1991 Citroen AX Cup race.
The former touring car and single-seater champion has already been a common sight in the GEDLICH Racing paddock during 2026; at three events this season, Tom has been present to support his son Rocco in the Formula Winter Series. Now, the elder Coronel will be looking to emulate Rocco’s race-winning form in Iberia!
Jan Jaap van Roon has been a regular co-driver to Coronel in endurance racing over the last two seasons, and has spent the 2020s dove-tailing his racing efforts alongside his role as CEO of hotel customer data platform Ireckonu. Tom Coronel’s insights will be a pivotal tool for van Roon, who makes his first start in a GT3 car this weekend.
The Comtoyou team – which made its GT Winter Series debut in 2025 – appeared at the GEDLICH Racing 6H of Portimão in February, finishing fourth overall. Having previously won the 2023 TCR Europe season together with Coronel, Comtoyou is eager to renew a successful partnership in a new environment.
The 2026 GT Winter Series finale takes place from 12-15 March, with all of the racing action once again streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel. Fans at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya can expect a thrilling, star-studded event, with tickets available from just €14 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
The 11-time Grand Prix winner has remained active in racing since his departure from Formula One, racing in Formula E, Stock Car Brasil and the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Additionally, Massa has prior experience of Porsche Cup cars, having raced in the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil.
The Massa family entry marks the first ex-Formula One driver participation in the GT Winter Series since Timo Glock, who also appeared at the Barcelona finale back in 2024. The Brazilian pairing will make for a very compelling addition to the Cup 2 class at the final Winter Series event of the season.
Additionally, Andre Fernandes will return to the GT Winter Series in his Porsche GT3R, with the goal of bettering his 10th place finish from the opening Portimão weekend. The Portuguese-American racer also competed at the GEDLICH Racing 6H of Portimão in the GT3R, finishing eighth overall.
The season finale of the GT Winter Series will take place from 12-15 March at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The event will also mark the conclusion of GEDLICH Racing’s GT4, Prototype and Formula Winter Series seasons, and promises to be a thrilling occasion. The racing action will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel, while great value weekend tickets are available from just €14 for spectators.
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
The Danish team joins the grid as its preparations continue for the upcoming F4 Central European Zone Championship, which will be its first full-season international campaign.
STEP Motorsport’s Team Manager Morten Dons said: “We were given the opportunity to enter a single car in Barcelona, and we were quick to take it. It’s an ideal chance for us to gain experience with the car in a race environment. Even though this track isn’t on the F4 CEZ calendar, the data we gather will be incredibly valuable.”
Erik Poulsen competed at the Valencia round of the Formula Winter Series season with AS Motorsport. Now, the young Dane is eager to join the team he will partner with during the summer season, in Barcelona.
Poulsen remarked: “It means a lot to me, to be part of STEP Motorsport’s debut race at this level. As a new driver in formula racing, there is so much to take in, and I know a steep learning curve awaits. I’m heading into the weekend with full focus and a strong will to improve. I expect an intense and educational weekend where we – as a team – take important steps toward the F4 CEZ season opener at the Red Bull Ring.”
The final three races of the 2026 Formula Winter Series season will once again take place at the fabulous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, from 12-15 March. All races will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel, while spectators can attend the full weekend of international-level single-seater, GT and prototype racing from just €14.
22 – 25 JAN ESTORIL /P
5 – 8 FEB PORTIMAO /P
12 – 15 FEB VALENCIA /E
5 – 8 MAR ARAGÓN /E
12 – 15 MAR BARCELONA /E
The Swiss team has already been gaining mileage with the new cars at GEDLICH Racing’s Endless Summer events, and will now make its first race appearances with the 2026-spec GT3 Porsche. The Vietze family has been connected with Porsche for many years; Oliver and his wife have long been established parts of the historic hillclimb, regularity and slalom scene, commonly utilising Porsche machinery.
Son Tim has also partaken in the family hobby, and will now step into the world of GT3 racing alongside his father, competing against each other in the pair of Oehler Motorsport-prepared 992 GT3 R Evos.
Oehler Motorsport is driven forward by motorsport engineer Maik Oehler, and has developed a reputation for expert track preparation of Porsche vehicles. The team, along with Oliver and Tim Vietze, will be looking for strong results on their first GT Winter Series appearance.
The GT Winter Series season finale will take place from 12-15 March at the famed Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Spectators can purchase weekend tickets from just €14, while every moment will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel.
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
The character of the circuit’s layout always promises intrigue among the different classes of the GT Winter Series. The technical sections of the circuit heavily favour the high-downforce GT3 cars, while the 1.2km back straight allows the Cup cars to stretch their legs.
Overall championship leader Oleksii Kikireshko completed his winter programme last time at Valencia, which leaves the de-facto points lead to Kenneth Heyer and Jay Mo Härtling in the SR Motorsport Mercedes GT3. On 132 points, the overall 2024 champions are in a strong position, but face significant competition in the standings.
Fellow GT3 entrants Simon Orange and Marcus Clutton are just six points behind, on 126. Having claimed their first win of the season last time out, the Orange Racing by JMH McLaren pair will be keen to try and snatch the points lead away in Aragon. Arriving to the outskirts of Alcañiz marks the first time the British team has taken to familiar turf in the Winter Series campaign, as they debuted – and won a race – at last year’s Aragon event.
Also sat on 126 points is PTT Racing Team’s Igor Klaja, running his Porsche 992 Cup. However, just two cars are entered into Cup 2 this weekend, which means fewer points will be available within the class. Conversely, the GT3 class is searingly competitive again, with seven cars set to take the start.
In addition to the entries from Orange Racing and SR Motorsport, fellow full-season entrants Przemyslaw Bienkowski and Mateusz Lisowski will be looking to build upon their first 2026 podium, at Valencia. If the PTT Racing Mercedes pair can take points away from the leading GT3 cars, it could serve to benefit their stablemate Igor Klaja in his title bid.
Elsewhere in GT3, Tim Hutter and Ethan Brown will once again pair-up in the LIQUI MOLY Team Engstler Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2. The older Evo1 version of the Huracán will also be on-track with Seweryn Mazur and Sendom Racing Team. Additionally, in the GTX class, another GT3 Evo2 will be entered by Auto Sport Racing, with Michael Fischbaum and Miloš Pavlović on driving duties.
Antonelli Motorsport will make its first GT Winter Series appearance of the season. Guy Albag is set to take the wheel as a solo driver in the team’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, having previously appeared with Marco Antonelli’s squad in the Formula Winter Series. Juta Racing will return to the GT Winter Series grid for the first time since the season-opener, with Arunas Geciauskas once again at the helm.
Cup 1 – for Ferrari 296 Challenge cars – will feature a three-car battle, as Team Engstler, Rossocorsa and Araújo Competição go head-to-head with single-car entries. The Engstler squad will welcome back Friedrich Muller, while Rinaldo Giacomo and Samuele Buttarelli share the Rossocorsa entry. The Araújo squad once again enters Álvaro Ramos in its Ferrari 296 Challenge.
In Cup 2, the overall championship contenders Igor Klaja and PTT Racing will be joined by Nacente Racing, who field K.C. King and Alexandre Martins in the Porsche 992 Cup. Auto Sport Racing’s Alessio Ruffini will drive solo this weekend in Cup 4; this should set the stage for a compelling battle between he and Petar Matić in the sister Super Trofeo-spec Lamborghini.
The entry for this weekend suggests a thrilling visit to Motorland Aragon, and as always, all of the racing action will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel. Spectator access at the circuit will be free, allowing local fans to take in what could be a pivotal weekend in all four Winter Series categories on-track.
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
The venue is situated a stone’s throw from the town of Alcañiz, a part of Spain that has been a hotbed of motorsport dating back to the mid-1960s. The Motorland Aragon circuit – established in 2009 – has continued the legacy created by the town centre street circuit of yore, and has cultivated a reputation as one of the best tracks in Europe.
SR Motorsport’s Joel Mesch and Enrico Förderer will be looking to make a little history of their own in Aragon, as they vie to extend their streak of six consecutive victories in the GT4 Winter Series. This weekend, the German pair have the opportunity to secure the overall and PRO class championships, after both winning vice-championships in previous season. Additionally, the pairing may secure the wins-per-season record in GEDLICH Racing’s GT4 category, which currently stands at seven.
However, the green and black #11 Mercedes of SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm will have challengers once again. That includes the sister #111 PRO-AM entry, whose young charger Cedric Fuchs moved from 15th to 3rd in the second race at Valencia. Fuchs will once again share with Willi Kühne. Additional Mercedes competition will once again come from PRO class entrant Tom Papenberg (CV Performance x JP Motorsport), and Team VRT’s Aleksandrs Bobrovs in the AM class.
PRO-AM championship leaders Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson will once again be likely challengers for overall results in the L’Espace Bienvenue BMW. Having secured six overall podiums so far this season without a trip to the top step, the British duo will be eager to claim a win in the final leg of the season. Also in PRO-AM, Araújo Competição’s #007 Aston Martin of Bruno Pereira and Frederico Peters will look to fight for overall results and class wins.
W&S Motorsport will bring three cars to the grid. After a promising first weekend as a pair last time out, Nicolas Guillaume and Frederik Zebis will once again share the #31 PRO class entry at Motorland Aragon. Meanwhile, two AM class entries are expected, as Joachim Bölting looks to hold on to his 12-point advantage over Bobrovs in the class standings. Meanwhile, Tim Horrell returns after skipping Valencia, set to drive solo in the GT4 Winter Series for the first time.
In the Club class, a point of curiosity comes in the form of Thilo Goos’ co-driver in the BWT Mücke Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4. With Mattis Pluschkell absent, team manager and former Aston Martin factory driver Stefan Mücke will take part along with Goos. The German racer, a stalwart of GT and Endurance competition, will be looking to show that his prolific pace has gone nowhere since his move towards team management.
The GT4 Winter Series races will once again air live as part of the weekend’s broadcast action on the Winter Series YouTube channel. Saturday’s show is set to begin at 13:55 CET, featuring the first GT4 Winter Series race of the weekend. Sunday’s pair of races will be a part of the Sunday broadcast, airing from 09:20 CET.
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
This weekend’s races mark the first time the third-generation LMP3 cars have competed in Winter Series events, bringing a layer of additional intrigue to the action on-track. A suite of new teams and drivers join the series, meaning an all-new form book must be written for what to expect in 2026.
Allay Racing will bring two cars for solo drivers, in the form of team co-founders and brothers Linus and Emil Hellberg. The Swedish duo have previously competed in Italian Sports Prototypes and Eurocup-3 single seaters, but this event marks the pair’s LMP3 racing debut in their Ligier JSP325 chassis.
BWT Mücke Motorsport brings a single Duqueine D09 to the grid, for previous GT4 Winter Series competitor Tobias Bille Clausen and Mads Kjelde Larsen. The Danish pair come in as potential favourites for the weekend, as a pair of career-motivated Silver-rated competitors.
Another Ligier joins the field from High Class Racing. Michael Hove rejoins the paddock after a cameo in the Sports Prototype Winter Series at Portimão, and will share driving duties with South Africa’s Andrew Rackstraw. Rackstraw, 24, moved to Europe after winning the 2021 South African Formula 1600 series in commanding fashion. Initially competing in Formula Fords, he moved into Porsche Carrera Cup GB. There, Rackstraw quickly developed into a force to be reckoned with, winning the overall title in the 2025 PCCGB season.
The Prototype Winter Series races are always intriguing thanks to the pitstop handicap system, which balances all-PRO lineups with their PRO-AM and all-amateur counterparts. There are no formal driver grade classes in PTWS, only the pitstop handicaps, which means the professional drivers have to work hard to overcome lengthy pitstop breaks.
Who will win the first Prototype Winter Series races of the season? Join the livestreamed action on the Winter Series YouTube channel this weekend to find out! Saturday’s broadcast is set to begin at 13:55 CET, including the first 50-minute encounter for PTWS. The second race will be a part of the Sunday broadcast, airing from 09:20 CET.
5 – 8 MAR ARAGÓN /E
12 – 15 MAR BARCELONA /E
The track near Alcañiz is one of the most compelling venues in Europe, with fast-sweeping bends, technical sections, drops, rises and a 1.2km back straight.
Rodin Motorsport’s Dries Van Langendonck once again extended his points advantage in Valencia, securing his fourth victory of the season. The Belgian racer currently has 155 points on the board. With 84 points available per-weekend in the Formula Winter Series, and a 61-point gap to second-placed Ary Bansal (US Racing), it is quite possible that Van Langendonck can secure the title ahead of the final weekend at Barcelona.
For Bansal, on 94 points, Valencia was a consistent and solid weekend. Registering two fifth-place finishes and a sixth proved the Indian racer’s metronomic abilities once again, but he will need podiums and victories at Aragon to threaten Van Langendonck’s grasp on the title.
Van Amersfoort Racing’s Aleksander Ruta had his best weekend to-date at the previous event, scoring three podiums including his first race victory. Now sitting on 92 points, another strong weekend at Aragon could see him remain in the hunt until the final round. VAR teammate Thomas Bearman sits fourth in the standings on 78 points, following a double-podium in Valencia. With the title looking like a far reach for the British driver, he will be looking to claim an inaugural Formula Winter Series victory before season’s end.
Oleksander Savinkov’s campaign hit a speedbump at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, with a troubled qualifying and two non-points finishes. The US Racing driver will be hoping to salvage a top-three finish in the standings, starting with a strong and successful weekend at Motorland. In his 2024 Formula Winter Series campaign, this venue was where he scored his highest finishing position of the season.
US Racing’s Arjen Kräling scored a remarkable first-ever Formula 4 victory in the third race at Valencia. It was only his second points finish of the season, and thus, the German will be keen to prove that his performance was not a fluke.
AKM Motorsport will welcome two new drivers into its fold for this weekend. One will be George Proudford-Nalder, who graduated from karting last year. The Australian competed in Ginetta Juniors during 2025, scoring some 17 top-ten finishes including two podiums. His first Formula Winter Series weekend will also mark his introduction to single-seater racing. Also joining the fold at AKM is Emmilio Del Grosso, who makes his second appearance of the season after competing at Portimão with Mathilda Racing.
Campos Racing will once again shuffle its line-up for Aragon. F1 Academy star Alisha Palmowski will make her return after a strong weekend at Estoril, and she will be joined by another – newly-announced – F1 Academy competitor in the form of Megan Bruce. The 21-year-old British driver will be making her first race appearances with the Campos team, that will run her TAG Heuer-backed car in the Grand Prix paddock.
Van Amersfoort Racing will also bring a new driver, as Rocco Coronel’s car will be taken over by Platon Kostin. Last year, Kostin finished sixth in SMP F4, and also competed in the 2026 UAE4 series. Additional new faces arrive to Mathilda Racing and AS Motorsport, in the form of Rahim Alibhai and Alexander Chartier respectively.
All of the racing action from Motorland Aragon will be streamed live, alongside the GT, GT4 and Prototype Winter Series action. Saturday’s broadcast is set to begin at 13:55 CET, featuring the first Formula Winter Series race of the weekend. Sunday’s pair of races will be a part of the Sunday broadcast, airing from 09:20 CET.
22 – 25 JAN ESTORIL /P
5 – 8 FEB PORTIMAO /P
12 – 15 FEB VALENCIA /E
5 – 8 MAR ARAGÓN /E
12 – 15 MAR BARCELONA /E
Allay Racing was founded in 2023, and has already been responsible for a diverse record of racing in sportscar and single-seater competition. Swedish brothers Emil and Linus Hellberg routinely take the wheel, and are also directors of the outfit. The pairing – co-founders of snowboard and ski apparel specialists Ridestore – will be at the helm of their respective cars at the Motorland Aragon event.
Allay Racing’s 2025 campaign was focused on Eurocup-3, with the highlight being a second-place finish for Michael Belov at Assen. The team made its first LMP3 outing in testing at the tail-end of the year, and will now make its inaugural race starts in the category at the Prototype Winter Series opener.
Prior to joining single-seater competition, Emil and Linus competed in the Italian Sports Prototype Championship in Wolf GB08 Thunder machinery. After debuting in 2022, both were competitive throughout 2023; elder brother Emil secured the overall title in the series, after a double win at the Vallelunga finale. Now, returning to prototype racing, the brothers will be looking to pick up where they left off in their successful Italian campaigns.
The Prototype Winter Series joins the GEDLICH Racing paddock next time out at Motorland Aragon, from 5-8 March. The grid will then take to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya a week later, for a compact and intensive fortnight of competition. The third-generation LMP3 cars will compete in the GEDLICH Racing paddock for the first time, and all of the action will be streamed live-and-free on the Winter Series YouTube channel.
5 MAR – 8 MAR ARAGÓN /E
12 MAR – 15 MAR BARCELONA /E
