Max Verstappen rivals: Full entry list for GT World Challenge Portimao
A mid-race drive-through penalty dropped Team Verstappen before Verstappen recovered to ninth in the three-hour finale.
- On Saturday, four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen finished ninth in his GT World Challenge Europe debut at Portimao, Portugal, driving the No.3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing car with teammates Ben Barnicoat and Chris Lulham.
- Verstappen entered the series finale because a calendar clash between GT World Challenge and the FIA World Endurance Championship prevented regular drivers Dani Juncadella and Jules Gounon from competing. He returned to GT3 machinery for the first time since the Nürburgring 24 Hours in May.
- After starting 15th following a difficult qualifying session, victory hopes faded when a drive-through penalty for a collision involving Lulham forced a late recovery charge. Verstappen rose to ninth despite the setback.
- Fabian Schiller secured overall victory driving the No.17 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed entry, while the No.80 Lionspeed GP Porsche and No.2 Boutsen VDS Porsche completed the outright podium. Verstappen's late charge proved insufficient to reach the top three.
- Verstappen will return to Formula 1 next week at the United States Grand Prix after winning the last two races of the 2026 season. He is expected to contest more non-F1 events in 2027, including a return to the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
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Max Verstappen cannot fight for the win in Portugal because his teammate Chris Lulham received a penalty for hitting another car.
Verstappen starting 15th for GT return; Boutsen VDS Porsche takes Portimao pole
Boutsen VDS secured its first-ever Endurance Cup pole in Friday evening’s qualifying session for the SRO World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup finale at Portimão, which features Formula 1 star Max Verstappen returning to GT racing.
Max Verstappen starts the GT World Challenge race in Portimão in fifteenth place with his team Verstappen Racing. The race starts on Saturday at 6:00 PM Dutch time.
In the GT outing, Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen meets MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi in Portugal. The local motorsport elite is also involved: from master Lucas Auer to "driver" Philipp Eng.
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