The six drivers doing double duty in Portimao GTWCE and Barcelona WEC this weekend
There will be just six drivers who will have to split their commitments between the World Endurance Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe over the weekend, amid an unexpected clash between the two series. As has been known for some time, SRO Motorsports Group had brought forward the 3-Portimao hour race – counting as the final round of the 2026 Endurance Cup season – to Saturday ... Keep…
Six drivers will have to double up between the World Endurance Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe (WEC) over the weekend, due to an unexpected clash in schedules. SRO Motorsports Group moved the Portimao race to Saturday evening so key drivers competing in the WEC could travel to Portugal. Teams and manufacturers coordinated their schedules based on the championship standings, with the only request being to amend the Barcelona-Catalunya programme.
The LMGT3 entrants are set to attend the Algarve International Circuit on Saturday, August 17th. Mattia Drudi stands out among the six, representing both Heart of Racing and Comtoyou Racing. The McLaren drivers, Thomas Fleming and Benjamin Goethe, will race in their respective LMGT3s and then share the #58 Gold Cup Class car with Louis Prette in Portugal.
BMW's Darren Leung and Peter Dempsey will also switch between WEC and SRO series. The only unexpected addition to the double-duty list is Rui Andrade, who drives for Iron Lynx-Mercedes in the WEC and has been called up by Motopark for the Silver Cup at Portimao.
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