2026 ADAC GT Masters

Felix Hirsiger and Finn Zulauf currently lead the Drivers' Championship.

The 2026 ADAC GT Masters will be the 20th season of ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded by the German automobile club ADAC.

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 5 October 2025, featuring 12 races at six rounds.[1]

Round Circuit Location Race 1 Race 2 Map of circuit locations
1 Austria Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria 25 April 26 April
2 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort, North Holland 23 May 24 May
3 Germany Lausitzring Klettwitz, Brandenburg 20 June 21 June
4 Germany Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate 11 July 12 July
5 Austria Salzburgring Plainfeld, Austria 5 September 6 September
6 Germany Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg 10 October 11 October
Source:[2]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Driver Class Rounds
Germany Haupt Racing Team[3][4] Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 1 Norway Emil Gjerdrum[3] S 1–4
Germany Max Reis[4]
2 Austria Kiano Blum[3] S 1–4
Germany Niklas Kalus[5]
74 Italy Max Cuccarese[3] S 1–2
Switzerland Alain Valente[3]
Lithuania Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 9 United Kingdom Alex Malykhin[a] S 2
Alexey Nesov[b]
Germany FK Performance Motorsport[6] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 10 Norway Storm Gjerdrum[6] S 1–4
Germany Fabio Rauer[6]
11 South Africa Leyton Fourie[6] S 1–4
Germany Tim Zimmermann[6]
12 South Africa Joseph Ellerine[7] S 1–4
Spain Jan Durán[7] 1–2
Switzerland Alain Valente 3
Denmark Victor Nielsen 4
Austria razoon – more than racing[8] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 14 Slovenia Mark Kastelic[8] S 1–4
Bulgaria Pavel Lefterov[8]
41 Austria Leo Pichler[8] S 1–4
Germany Colin Bönighausen[8] 1–3
Germany Alexander Tauscher 4
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 19 Singapore Ethan Brown[9] S 1–4
Austria Tim Hütter[9]
63 Switzerland Felix Hirsiger[9] S 1–4
Germany Finn Zulauf[9]
163 Lithuania Jonas Karklys[9] S 1–4
United States John Paul Southern Jr.[9]
Germany SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 21 Germany Enrico Förderer S 4
Germany Jay Mo Härtling
Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 22 Austria Gottfried Grasser PA 4
Austria Gerhard Tweraser
Germany PROsport Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 26 Germany Nico Hantke S 4
Italy Felice Jelmini
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 39 United Kingdom Jamie Day[10] S 1–4
France Baudouin Detout[10]
Germany Schubert Motorsport[11] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 56 Germany Juliano Holzem[11] S 1–4
Germany Sandro Holzem[11]
Austria Baron Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 69 Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies PA 1
Austria Ernst Kirchmayr
Germany HGL Racing[12][13] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 77 Germany Simon Connor Primm[13] S 1–4
Poland Robin Rogalski[12]
Source:[14][15][16][17]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Guest Starter

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner. In the Pole Position column, bold indicates the driver who set the qualifying lap.

Round Circuit Pole position Silver winner Pro-Am winner
1 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring Germany No. 63 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Germany No. 63 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Austria No. 69 Baron Motorsport
Switzerland Felix Hirsiger
Germany Finn Zulauf		 Switzerland Felix Hirsiger
Germany Finn Zulauf		 Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies
Austria Ernst Kirchmayr
R2 Austria No. 14 razoon – more than racing Austria No. 41 razoon – more than racing Austria No. 69 Baron Motorsport
Slovenia Mark Kastelic
Bulgaria Pavel Lefterov		 Germany Colin Bönighausen
Austria Leo Pichler		 Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies
Austria Ernst Kirchmayr
2 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Germany No. 56 Schubert Motorsport Germany No. 11 FK Performance Motorsport No Entries
Germany Juliano Holzem
Germany Sandro Holzem		 South Africa Leyton Fourie
Germany Tim Zimmermann
R2 Germany No. 2 Haupt Racing Team Germany No. 63 Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Austria Kiano Blum
Germany Niklas Kalus		 Switzerland Felix Hirsiger
Germany Finn Zulauf
3 R1 Germany Lausitzring Germany No. 2 Haupt Racing Team Germany No. 56 Schubert Motorsport
Austria Kiano Blum
Germany Niklas Kalus		 Germany Juliano Holzem
Germany Sandro Holzem
R2 Germany No. 77 HGL Racing Germany No. 11 FK Performance Motorsport
Germany Simon Connor Primm
Poland Robin Rogalski		 South Africa Leyton Fourie
Germany Tim Zimmermann
4 R1 Germany Nürburgring Germany No. 63 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Germany No. 63 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Austria No. 22 GRT Grasser Racing Team
Switzerland Felix Hirsiger
Germany Finn Zulauf		 Switzerland Felix Hirsiger
Germany Finn Zulauf		 Austria Gottfried Grasser
Austria Gerhard Tweraser
R2 Belgium No. 39 Comtoyou Racing Belgium No. 39 Comtoyou Racing Austria No. 22 GRT Grasser Racing Team
United Kingdom Jamie Day
France Baudouin Detout		 United Kingdom Jamie Day
France Baudouin Detout		 Austria Gottfried Grasser
Austria Gerhard Tweraser
5 R1 Austria Salzburgring
R2
6 R1 Germany Hockenheimring
R2

Championship standings

Points system

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first fifteen positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying 3 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos. Driver Team RBR
Austria		 ZAN
Netherlands		 LAU
Germany		 NÜR
Germany		 SAL
Austria		 HOC
Germany		 Points
1 Switzerland Felix Hirsiger
Germany Finn Zulauf		 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 33 4 12 4 53 11 9 147
2 South Africa Leyton Fourie
Germany Tim Zimmermann		 Germany FK Performance Motorsport 10 4 13 23 23 12 32 5 146
3 Austria Kiano Blum
Germany Niklas Kalus		 Germany Haupt Racing Team 2 5 32 61 Ret1 11 23 22 112
4 Germany Juliano Holzem
Germany Sandro Holzem		 Germany Schubert Motorsport 11 7 21 9 12 9 4 12 99
5 Slovenia Mark Kastelic
Bulgaria Pavel Lefterov		 Austria razoon – more than racing 9 21 7 4 6 4 10 11 92
6 Austria Leo Pichler Austria razoon – more than racing Ret3 12 5 5 12 7 7 43 86
7 Norway Storm Gjerdrum
Germany Fabio Rauer		 Germany FK Performance Motorsport 6 6 9 3 5 8 6 8 84
8 United Kingdom Jamie Day
France Baudouin Detout		 Belgium Comtoyou Racing 82 10 11 8 9 6 12 11 82
9 Germany Simon Connor Primm
Poland Robin Rogalski		 Germany HGL Racing 4 8 13 Ret 7 21 8 10 74
10 Norway Emil Gjerdrum
Germany Max Reis		 Germany Haupt Racing Team 5 Ret 12 11 3 3 14 7 68
11 Germany Colin Bönighausen Austria razoon – more than racing Ret3 12 5 5 12 7 59
12 South Africa Joseph Ellerine Germany FK Performance Motorsport 14 11 8 12 8 12 11 13 45
13 Switzerland Alain Valente Germany Haupt Racing Team 3 9 10 Ret 42
Germany FK Performance Motorsport 8 12
14 Lithuania Jonas Karklys
United States John Paul Southern Jr.		 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 13 13 Ret 7 10 10 13 14 38
15 Italy Max Cuccarese Germany Haupt Racing Team 3 9 10 Ret 30
16 Singapore Ethan Brown
Austria Tim Hütter		 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 12 14 14 10 11 Ret 15 16 28
17 Germany Alexander Tauscher Austria razoon – more than racing 7 43 27
18 Spain Jan Durán Germany FK Performance Motorsport 14 11 8 12 21
19 Denmark Victor Nielsen Germany FK Performance Motorsport 11 13 12
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
– Germany Enrico Förderer
Germany Jay Mo Härtling		 Germany SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm 5 3 –
– Austria Gottfried Grasser
Austria Gerhard Tweraser		 Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team 9 6 –
– Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies
Austria Ernst Kirchmayr		 Austria Baron Motorsport 7 12 –
– United Kingdom Alex Malykhin
Alexey Nesov		 Lithuania Pure Rxcing 6 DNS –
– Germany Nico Hantke
Italy Felice Jelmini		 Germany PROsport Racing 16 15 –
Pos. Driver Team RBR
Austria		 ZAN
Netherlands		 LAU
Germany		 NÜR
Germany		 SAL
Austria		 HOC
Germany		 Points

Notes

  1. ↑ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a British licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ↑ Nesov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (5 October 2025). "ADAC GT Masters-Jubiläumssaison 2026: Start vor Alpenkulisse". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Calendar | ADAC GT Masters". adac-motorsport.de. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Plümer, Jonas (5 December 2025). "ADAC GT Masters: Haupt Racing Team bestätigt erste Fahrer". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 "HRT completes driver line-up for three Ford Mustang GT3 Evo". ADAC Motorsport. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "HRT gibt nächsten Fahrer bekannt". motorsport-xl.de (in German). 21 January 2026. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Plümer, Jonas (10 April 2026). "FK Performance Motorsport mit talentierten Nachwuchsfahrern im ADAC GT Masters". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "FK Performance Motorsport to field three BMW". ADAC Motorsport. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Plümer, Jonas (7 April 2026). "ADAC GT Masters: razoon – more than racing mit zwei Porsche". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Plümer, Jonas (23 March 2026). "ADAC GT Masters: Engstler Motorsport mit drei Fahrzeugen". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 Plümer, Jonas (17 March 2026). "ADAC GT Masters: Comtoyou Racing bestätigt Einstieg". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Zwillinge wollen nach dem Titel greifen". motorsport-xl.de (in German). 2 February 2026. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  12. 1 2 Smets, Thomas (17 February 2026). "Nieuwssprokkels uit de enduranceracerij, week 7". www.autosport.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  13. 1 2 Plümer, Jonas (27 March 2026). "ADAC GT Masters: Simon Connor Primm für HGL Racing". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Starterliste ADAC GT Masters Red Bull Ring 2026" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. 21 April 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Starterliste ADAC GT Masters Zandvoort 2026" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. 21 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Starterliste ADAC GT Masters Dekra Lausitzring 2026" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. 19 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Starterliste ADAC GT Masters Nürburgring 2026" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. 10 July 2026.
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