The GTWC Europe grid gets stronger as more entries are confirmed

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BMW complete their works line-up, with former Formula E champion Jake Dennis included, as Garage 59, Rutronik and more also announce competitive line-ups.

With the GT World Challenge Europe (GTWC EU) series opener just over 40 days away, more and more teams are confirming their programmes and drivers. The SRO-run series is gearing up for another landmark season as the battles for Endurance and Sprint Cup honours are expected to be as tough as ever.

BMW M Motorsport have completed their works line-up for 2026, as ROWE Racing will enter two highly touted driver line-ups for the endurance rounds. The No.98 Pro class car is set to be amongst the favourites for the title as Raffaele Marciello, Augusto Farfus and Jake Dennis share the seat of the BMW M4 GT3 Evo.

Marciello and Farfus are two of the grid's best drivers, and 2022-23 Formula E World Champion Jake Dennis completes a dynamic trio, as the Briton makes a full-time return to the Endurance Cup after six years of sporadic appearances.

ROWE's other car, the Gold class No.998 car, is also expected to be a front-runner with veteran driver Jens Klingsmann pairing up with two talented drivers in Ugo de Wilde and sportscar newcomer Tim Tramnitz.

Another team to run BMW M4s is Paradine Competition, with the team's owner, Darren Leung, being the only confirmed driver at the moment, scheduled to drive the No.991 car throughout the full campaign in the Bronze class. A second car, the No.992, has also been confirmed to compete solely in the Endurance Cup for Silver class glory.

In the Bavarian manufacturer's official statement, it has also been confirmed that KPX Motorsport and Century Motorsport will each run a single BMW M4 in Sprint and Endurance Cups respectively, though again, the driver line-ups are yet to be finalised.

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Garage 59 is another team that is set to battle it out for the title in both Pro and Gold classes, as the Brackley-based outfit has announced two pretty strong line-ups. Marvin Kirchhöfer and Dean MacDonald will take on the entire 10-round campaign in the No.59 Pro class entry, with single-seater convert Joseph Loake joining for the endurance rounds after an encouraging debut season in 2025.

Kirchhöfer, a standout driver in 2025, commented: "It feels great to go into the new GT World Challenge season with a full McLaren factory driver line-up. Both Dean and Joseph were outstanding last year. Considering Joseph was in his rookie season of GT3 racing he was very fast and super consistent so I’m excited to see his progression continue."

Tom Fleming and Louis Prette will compete in the full season in the No.58 Gold class entry, with Benjamin Goethe entering for the endurance races, completing a talented line-up, as Prette stated that he is eager for the season to begin in Paul Ricard.

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Another McLaren customer, CSA Racing, have also confirmed a two-car entry. James Kell, Arthur Rougier and Simon Gachet comprise the No.111 Gold class line-up, with Gachet only competing in the endurance rounds.

The No.555 car will have three new faces, as Romain Andriolo, Lorens Lecertua and Baptiste Moulin will take on other Silver class competitors in the Endurance Cup, with the entry switching to the Gold class for the Sprint Cup, where Andriolo and Gachet share the car for these rounds.

A Porsche customer will make its full debut in the series, as razoon – more than racing have confirmed plans to enter a single 911 GT3 R, with drivers set to be announced at a later date.

Last of all, Rutronik Racing have announced a trio of Lamborghini factory drivers that will race the brand new Temerario GT3. Patric Niederhauser and Luca Engstler will battle for overall honours in the Pro class No.96 car, as they will compete in the full campaign, with Marco Mapelli joining them for the Endurance Cup rounds.

The team have also finalised a Bronze class entry only for the five-round Endurance Cup, with Antares Au, Sven Müller and Ricardo Pera sharing the No.97 car.