While Max Verstappen’s exploits and the No. 17 Team GetSpeed Mercedes’ triumph dominated the headlines, Haupt Racing Team’s fortunes may well have produced the weekend’s most compelling narrative.

The No.2 Boutsen VDS Porsche proved unbeatable in Portimao, taking the final pole position in the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe (GTWC EU) season. Meanwhile it was a tough day behind the wheel for Verstappen Racing and Team WRT.

Max Verstappen and Valentino Rossi are two of motorsport’s greatest icons. The pair will both compete against each other for the very first time on track at the GT World Challenge in Portimão.

The GT World Challenge Europe (GTWC EU) and World Endurance Championship (WEC) rounds clashing this weekend, has meant that a lot of driver lineups are looking different. Here is every driver lineup for the GTWC Portimao round, explained.

The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe (GTWC EU) season makes its final hurrah, with the Endurance Cup and the season finale at Portimao. With four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen taking the wheel, alongside Valentino Rossi, the event is packed with stars, in what is set to be a milestone event for GT racing as a whole.

The No.22 United Autosports crew of Griffin Peebles, Gregoire Saucy and Benjamin Hanley have won the 4 Hours of Portimão in dominant fashion, subsequently sealing the championship title in LMP2 and overall in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) finale.

Gregoire Saucy set the championship leading No.22 United Autosports LMP2 in the perfect position to claim the title on Sunday, setting a fantastic pole lap for the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Portimao finale.

The European Le Mans Series (ELMS) grid will make it's sixth and final stop of the season in the Algarve this weekend for the 2026 season finale. All four championships are up for grabs this weekend, with four hours of racing scheduled on Saturday.

Just one day after F1's Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, reigning champion Lando Norris tested McLaren's WEC Hypercar in Portugal.