MOTORSPORT – Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and his crew powered their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, operated by Bahraini-British motor racing team 2 Seas Motorsport, to second on the timesheet yesterday in the official paid test session of the 10th and final round in the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe.
Verstappen and teammates Ben Barnicoat and Chris Lulham were a tenth-of-a-second off the leaders’ pace in their number three contender at Autodromo Internacional de Algarve in Portimao, Portugal.
Competing for Team Verstappen Racing, with whom 2 Seas have been collaborating throughout this GTWC Europe campaign, they clocked a fastest lap of one minute 43.076 seconds 0.102 seconds from GetSpeed’s Ralf Aron, Maximilian Goetz, and Fabian Schiller, who were also behind the wheel of their number 17 Mercedes-AMG.
Both squads are competing this weekend in the series’ Pro Cup.
Meanwhile, 2 Seas Motorsport’s trio of Kiern Jewiss, Charles Dawson, and Reece Barr ranked 27th overall and ninth in the Bronze Cup with a best lap of 1:43.702 in their number 222 Mercedes-AMG.
Winward Racing’s Marvin Dienst, Gabriele Piana, and Rinat Salikhov in their number 87 Mercedes-AMG were quickest in class with a top mark of 1:43.447.
The stacked 61-car field returns to action today and tomorrow for the rest of this weekend’s meeting.
Free practice and qualifying are set for today, setting the grid for tomorrow’s main event – a three-hour race that is scheduled to flag off at 7pm, Bahrain time.
2 Seas Motorsport are co-owned by Bahrain’s Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
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