# European GT endurance racing competition > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/european-gt-endurance-racing-competition > Updated: 2026-09-05T22:02:16.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2. In late August 2026, Comtoyou Racing won the GT World Challenge Europe race at the Nürburgring using an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo. While Comtoyou took the race victory, Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter secured the overall Endurance Cup title. By early September, the focus shifted to the Italian GT Endurance Championship. At the 3 Hours of Imola, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 #64, operated by Albag-Ferrari and Antonelli Motorsport, won the race after managing four Safety Car restarts. The event saw several retirements due to collisions involving Ferrari and Audi entries. ## Claims - The Spirit of Racing duo of Rafael Duran and David Perel secured pole position for the race. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The Spirit of Racing crew achieved a total qualifying time of 5:04.789. (corroborated by 2 sources) - David Perel set the fastest absolute lap time of the official practice session. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The Mercedes-AMG GT3 #64 driven by Guy Albag and Lorenzo Ferrari won the 3 Hours of Imola. (single source) - The winning Mercedes-AMG GT3 #64 belongs to Antonelli Motorsport. (single source) - The race included four Safety Car restarts. (single source) - A collision involving the Ferrari #25 and Audi #22 forced both vehicles to retire immediately. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-05: Mercedes-AMG GT3 wins 3 Hours of Imola Albag-Ferrari's Mercedes-AMG GT3 won the 3 Hours of Imola in the Italian GT Endurance Championship, despite early collisions and multiple Safety Car restarts. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mercedes-amg-gt3-wins-3-hours-of-imola ### 2026-08-31: Comtoyou Racing wins Nürburgring race; Mercedes-AMG wins Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing won the GT World Challenge Europe race at the Nürburgring, while Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter secured the Endurance Cup championship title. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/comtoyou-racing-wins-nrburgring-race-mercedes-amg-wins-endurance-cup --- Cite as: European GT endurance racing competition. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/european-gt-endurance-racing-competition