The #98 Rowe Racing BMW M4 GT3 is the winner of the 2023 Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa ahead of #88 Akkodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 and #17 Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO.

With 5hours 55’ to go Luca Engstler, Kelvin van der Linde and Nicki Thiim with #17 Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO are leading a pack of 5 PRO cup cars ahead of #5 McLaren leading also the Gold Cup.

After 6 hours of racing, Dries Vanthoor, Sheldon van der Linde, Charles Weerts with #32 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 are leading the Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa.

Porsche #20 and Ferrari #51 will start from front row the Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa thanks to Matteo Cairoli clinching pole and Alessio Rovera second.

It were the competitors who took advantage of a track that was still dry at the start of Q1 who were decisive for the final classification of the qualifications. Porsche (6), Audi (5) and Lamborghini (4) are very well represented in the top 20 who will run the Super Pole this Friday 3:35 pm.

The first practice session of the day at Spa, saw the domination of the BMW Junior Team BMW M4 GT3 #998, entrusted to the young drivers of BMW Motorsport, Max Hesse, Neil Verhagen and Dan Harper.

Raffaele Marciello, Jules Gounon and Timur Boguslavskiy with the Akkodis ASP Team #88 Mercedes-AMG GT3 won the Circuit Paul Ricard 1000km after starting from pole. 

Raffaele Marciello, Jules Gounon and Timur Boguslavskiy with the Akkodis ASP Team #88 Mercedes-AMG GT3 sealed top spot after a fascinating contest as five cars looked to have a legitimate shot at pole heading into Q3. 

Let us now review the official test day of the Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa PRO-AM class ranking as well as the results by manufacturer not mentioned in previous articles.

#21 Comtoyou Racing Audi and #88 Akkodis ASP team Mercedes did set the fastest laps of both official test days during the Wednesday morning session.

Haase dominated both morning and afternoon sessions with Audi R8 LMS evo II #11 from Comtoyou Racing. Audi and Porsche are trusting the top 8 best laps of the first test day.

Philipp Eng, Marco Wittmann and Nick Yelloly with the #98 ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 started from pole and never lost the lead during the whole race.

Jules Gounon with #88 Akkodis ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 was the fastest of both sessions. We review the top 10 performers in each session AND the best performer per class of the day (combined practice).

The BMW M Team WRT ‘s BMW M4 GT3s signed an authoritative one-two victory in the Kyalami 9 Hour, the second round of the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli. The BoP tweaks were a game changer compared to Bathurst's first round.

The 5 PRO teams leaded today’s qualifying sessions with GruppeM Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 #999 drivers dominating each of their qualifying session ahead of the two Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 and the two Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3s.

The Porsche of Manthey-Racing absent, only three brands will battle in Kyalami: Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Entry list and drivers comments before the second round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli.

Jules Gounon clinched a third consecutive triumph (with Bentley in 2020 and Sun Energy1 in 2021) at Bathurst 12 Hours. It was a second in a row for SunEnergy1 Racing, Kenny Habul and Luca Stolz after a tough fight with Manthey Porsche drivers Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Thomas Preining.

Rahel Frey tells us about the Iron Dames 2023 project and takes stock of the year 2022.

BMW M Motorsport unveils 2023 lineups with BMW Team WRT BMW 4 GT3. We share Maxime Martin’s confidence before the announcement .

The BMW M works driver squad for the 2023 season is gaining a well-known 21st member. Valentino Rossi (ITA) and BMW M Motorsport have agreed a works commitment that goes beyond the race appearances with BMW M Team WRT announced last week.