March 4, 2026 | News

Prototype Winter Series: The 2026 campaign opens at Aragon

The Prototype Winter Series joins the 2026 GEDLICH Racing Iberian tour for the first time, as the LMP3 category arrives to Motorland Aragon.

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.