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Race reports, technical notes and homologation news, written by the people involved. Reports are published the week of the race, including the ones that did not go well.

Vantera GT3 nose detail
GT3 R wheel and brake caliper

Race report

Four thousand kilometres at the Nürburgring, and one broken upright

The development GT3 R completed four Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie rounds without a technical retirement. A left-rear upright failed on the final test day at Adenauer Forst. The revised part is already homologated and goes to customers at no charge.

4 August 2026

GT4 R front splitter

Press release

SRO homologates the GT4 R Evo package for 2027

The kit revises the radiator ducting, the front splitter mounts and the damper specification. It retrofits to every chassis built since 2021 and is priced within the category's upgrade cap. Fitting takes one day in the customer's own workshop.

21 July 2026

The No. 42 GT3 R at speed

Race report

Fourth at Spa after a three-minute brake duct repair

The No. 42 GT3 R ran second into Sunday morning before debris damaged the left-front brake duct at 04:12. The repair cost three minutes and one position. Both factory cars finished, 511 laps between them, with no unscheduled mechanical stops.

29 June 2026

Rear of the GT3 R, diffuser and wing mounts

Technical

Why the rear of the GT3 R leaves in one piece

Gearbox, uprights, dampers and wing mounts form a single cassette held by six bolts and two connectors. Inês Meireles explains what the arrangement costs in weight, what it returns after contact, and why the road car does not have it.

14 May 2026

GT4 R cockpit

Drivers

Matilde Rebelo joins the factory GT3 programme for 2026

Rebelo, 27, moves up from a customer GT4 R seat after two seasons in the GT4 European Series. She takes the third stint in the No. 42 car and continues as a development driver on the 2027 aerodynamic package.

3 February 2026

GT4 R at speed

Team

GT4 R cleared for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge

Two customer cars will contest the full 2026 season, with a parts store established at Braselton, Georgia. It is the first Vantera programme outside Europe and the first time the factory has held stock on another continent.

15 January 2026