February 12, 2026 | News

GT Winter Series arrives in Spain as Valencia awaits

Yet another highly-competitive GT3 class headlines a deluxe entry in the GT Winter Series, as GEDLICH Racing’s flagship category makes its first Spanish appearance of the 2026 season.

The Circuit Ricardo Tormo has historically been a high-water mark for the GT Winter Series in terms of entries and competition, and the 2026 visit to Valencia’s famed circuit is looking to be no exception.

In the GT3 class, 13 cars are set to take the start. Defending class champions SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm arrive to Valencia with Kenneth Heyer and Jay Mo Hartling as the overall and GT3 points leaders. The #11 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo from the German team is closely followed in the points standings by Orange Racing by JMH’s Marcus Clutton and Simon Orange, who aim to claim their first win of the season in the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.

For a second time this season, Haupt Racing Team brings its pair of Ford Mustangs to the class, once again featuring the line-up it is set to compete with in ADAC GT Masters. A pair of Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2s also arrive to the paddock with another of Germany’s top teams, LIQUI MOLY Team Engstler. Tim Hutter receives a new co-driver in the form of Ethan Brown, while the head-turning line-up of Felix Hirsiger and Finn Zulauf enter the team’s second GT3 car for the first time this season.

One week after joining the team at last week’s 6H of Portimao, Carrie Schreiner once again gets behind the wheel of the Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. Additional GT3 entries come from Joos Sportwagentechnik, Sendom Racing Team, Grupo Prom Racing Team and Norik Racing. For the second time this year, a second SR Motorsport Mercedes GT3 joins the grid, with Moritz Wiskirchen and Michael Sander at the wheel.

After teaming up at the GEDLICH Racing 6H of Portimão, Team Steiner Racing’s Mats Kimby, Ulrik Forsberg and Anders Steiner once again enter separate Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars in the Cup 2 class. Additionally, PTT Racing and PTSportsbyUp2Race enter their regular entries, while MS Racing brings Benedikt Seipt and Werner Panhauser to the grid. As well as the Porsche, the Austrian team also brings a Cup 3 McLaren Artura Trophy Evo for Fabian Seipt and Kajus Siksnelis.

No fewer than four AF Corse Ferrari 296 Challenge entries join the grid, with driver line-ups that all compete against each other regularly in Ferrari Challenge UK. Araujo Competicao, Gabs Competizioni and Reparto Corse all bring additional 296 Challenge entries, for a seven-car battle in Cup 1. In Cup 4, Auto Sport Racing’s pair of regular Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo2 entries are joined by Denmark’s DC Motorsport. Nino Ostergaard and Frederik Schandorff share driving duties.
For the second time in 2026, NM Racing Team brings its Mercedes-AMG GT2 to the grid. Nil Montserrat shares the car with regular co-driver Alberto de Martin. Marcus and Christoph Oeynhausen once again take to the track in their BMW Z4 GT3, entered into the GTX class. Meanwhile, GEDLICH Racing’s own Jann Joge rounds out the entry, set to make his GT racing debut in an Equipe Vitesse-entered Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup.

The thrilling GT Winter Series grid is set to be a highlight of the GEDLICH Racing pilgrimage to Valencia, which features modified and exotic car festival ROOW for the first time. Live music, display cars, street eats and trade stands headline the off-track festivities, as the Winter Series brings the noise on-track. Tickets are still available to attend the event, while all races will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel in partnership with Alpha Live.