The WRT team is extending its winning driver lineup for the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe season.

After a superb 2025 season, Charles Weerts and Kelvin van der Linde are returning to WRT to defend their GT World Challenge Drivers' title. Last season, the crew of the #32 car notably secured a Sprint victory in Valencia (Spain) before clinching the title with a sixth-place finish at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The two men will be joined by BMW's new factory recruit, Jordan Pepper. With six years of experience in the GT World Challenge, the South African will bolster the team. Endurance Cup. It should also be noted that he is also competing in the 24H Series Middle East, in GT3 with WRT.

Charles Weerts, aiming for his fifth title this season, will thus begin his fourth season with Vincent Vosse's team in the category, while Kelvin van der Linde is also starting his fourth. Although the crew won the Drivers' title in the Sprint Cup in 2025, the Belgian team is still seeking its first victory in the Endurance Cup.

It is also worth recalling that the team has already announced the renowned Valentino Rossi and Max Hesse at the wheel of the No. 46 BMW for all ten rounds of the season, with Dan Harper supporting the crew at the Endurance Cup events. The seven-time world champion of MotoGP He is indeed making his return to the GT World Challenge, the championship where he began his four-wheeled career. He has also already raced with the team, notably alongside Kelvin van der Linde in the... 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025 and 2024 with Maxime Martin. This season, however, the Italian will not participate in the season of WEC.

Other announcements are expected before the start of the 2026 season scheduled for April 8 and 9 at the Paul Ricard circuit for the Prologue before the start on April 10 and 11.

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