Porsche Motorsport GB: 2026 Season Preview

Reading, Great Britain. Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single-marque GT racing championship in the UK, and Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB, the GT championship for the Porsche mid-engined coupe, start their 2026 race season on the weekend of 16-19 April. Continuing with their traditional position, racing in support of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), the action gets underway at Donington Park in Leicestershire, with free-to-air terrestrial television coverage broadcast live by ITV, and online around the world.

For the 2026 season, Porsche welcomes Carwow, one of the UK’s leading online destinations for car changing, as the official title partner of both championships. The partnership celebrates the passion, competition and community that define Porsche one-make racing. And it comes at a significant time, as Porsche marks 75 years of motorsport around the world in 2026, while Porsche Cars Great Britain commemorates 75 years of sales in the UK – celebrating the arrival of the first 356 models arriving in 1951.

In an evolution of its successful format, Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB enters its 24th consecutive season with drivers racing the (Type 992.1) 510 PS Porsche 911 GT3 Cup in three categories – Pro, Pro-Am and Masters. A calendar of 16 races will take place across eight weekends, with an exciting mix of returning drivers and intriguing newcomers, led by Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB 2026 / 2027 Junior, Callum Voisin. The new Junior joins reigning Teams champions, Rosland Gold by Century Motorsport. While supporting the ethos of the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid, three drivers progress from Sprint Challenge GB, including Jacob Tofts, Oliver Meadows and Jonathan Moore.

The 2026 season sees changes to the Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB race format. At events where the championship appears alongside Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB, the familiar qualifying and reverse grid format remains. On standalone Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB race weekends, the reverse grid format is removed, and a new split qualifying format will feature, with two 15-minute qualifying sessions. The result of Qualifying One will determine the starting grid for Race One, while Qualifying Two will decide the starting grid for Race Two.

Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB enters its seventh season, and will celebrate its 100th race at Knockhill this summer. The championship continues with the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport racing alongside the 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport. Drivers in the GT4 RS Clubsport race in either the RS Pro or RS Am categories, joined by GT4 Clubsport racers, now in a single Clubsport category. A busy calendar of 18 races will take place across six weekends, on four occasions the championship will unite with Carrera Cup GB on the same roster. The healthy grid includes several talented returnees and exciting newcomers, with the majority of drivers opting to compete with the GT4 RS Clubsport.

2026 Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB calendar:

2026 Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB calendar:

Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB

Four teams will fight for Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB glory in 2026. Reigning Teams champions, Rosland Gold by Century Motorsport from Birmingham are ready to defend their title. However, they will face stiff competition from equally established outfits including Team Parker Racing from Leicestershire, and JTR from Bedford – the team owned by Porsche factory driver Nick Tandy. Graves Motorsport from Essex also make a welcome return to the grid. Having moved up from Sprint Challenge GB for 2025, the Essex-based squad now has a full year of experience in the championship to draw upon.

Professional category

Leading a talented number of drivers in the Pro category is Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB 2026 / 2027 Junior, Callum Voisin (Rosland Gold by Century Motorsport) from Bath. The 20-year old transitions from a noteworthy career in single seaters, and follows a long line of successful former Juniors who have received the support of Porsche Cars GB before tasting international success, including Adam Smalley, Harry King, and Dan Harper. Another new name making the move from single seaters is GB3 Championship and F4 British star, Jack Sherwood (Team Parker Racing) from Leicestershire. Jack follows in the footsteps of his father, Justin Sherwood – the most successful Am category driver in championship history.

A third driver making the transition from single seaters into GT racing is newcomer Isaac Phelps (Rosland Gold by Century Motorsport) from Hertfordshire. Isaac is another promising young talent, who finished the 2025 GB4 Championship season as vice-champion. Archie Clark (Team Parker Racing) is another new name, and the former GT Cup and Ginetta GT Championship racer from Leicestershire is aiming to make his mark.

Two familiar names will be hoping to make their experience count. Former race winner Sid Smith (Graves Motorsport) from Essex returns for his third season competing in Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB, Sid finished third in the Pro category standings in 2025. William Jenkins (Team Parker Racing) from Stafford is another driver to watch. Will made the transition from Sprint Challenge GB to Carrera Cup GB last year, and steps up from a Pro-Am campaign to the Pro category for 2026.

Pro-Amateur category

Three Pro-Am category drivers make the leap from Sprint Challenge GB to Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB for 2026. Jacob Tofts (Graves Motorsport) from Essex finished third overall in the Sprint Challenge GB RS Clubsport Pro category last season, and Jacob has spent the winter keeping sharp by competing in Porsche Esports Carrera Cup GB. Oliver Meadows (Team Parker Racing) arrives as 2025 Sprint Challenge GB RS Clubsport Am category champion, while Jonathan Moore (JTR) was Clubsport Pro category champion. Former BTCC racer Ollie Jackson (JTR) from Surrey makes his return to complete the category lineup.

Masters category

The Masters category is an evolution of the Am category, with the winner receiving the use of a Porsche 911 GT3 Touring for one year. As in 2025, Am category drivers will benefit from an adjustable ABS system, providing increased confidence under braking for those who wish to use it.

Carl Cavers (Century Motorsport) from Nottingham returns as 2025 vice-champion, this time hoping to go one better. However, Carl will face a new challenge in the form of fellow returnee Henry Dawes (Century Motorsport) from Glasgow – Henry previously competed in the Pro-Am category. Newcomer Michael Keohane (Century Motorsport) from County Cork in Ireland has enjoyed an interesting single seater career, which included spells in World Series by Nissan, British Formula 3 and FIA International Formula 3000.

Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB

A total of 10 teams will compete for honours on a packed Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB grid in 2026. Reigning RS Clubsport and Clubsport Teams champions Toro Verde GT from Lancashire return with the aim of defending their crown. While previous champions, Team Parker Racing from Leicestershire, are also back with the very same goal. Further familiar names include Graves Motorsport from Essex, Clean Racing from Hampshire, Xentek Motorsport from Yorkshire, Breakell Racing from Lancashire, Race Car Consultants from Suffolk, and Tuthill UK from Oxfordshire. Raceworks Motorsport also returns to the Porsche paddock following a partial campaign in 2025, while CCK Motorsport arrive having previously enjoyed success in Carrera Cup GB.

RS Professional category

Competing at the wheel of the 500 PS 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport in the RS Pro category come a fascinating mix of experienced returnees and promising newcomers. Familiar names include 2025 vice-champion Joe Marshall (Team Parker Racing) from Cheshire, and Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB 2026 / 2027 Junior Shootout finalist, Samuel Harvey (Xentek Motorsport) from Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands – Sam is also a former race winner. Regular podium finisher Ethan Hammerton (Graves Motorsport) is also back, alongside Oliver Cottam (Graves Motorsport) from Shropshire, and Dan Zelos (Graves Motorsport) from Norfolk.

Clubsport Pro category vice-champion in 2025, Lydia Walmsley (Clean Racing) from Suffolk, steps up to an RS Pro campaign. Chris Bingham (Raceworks Motorsport) from Nottinghamshire, and Will Rochford (Breakell Racing) from Bristol have also previously raced with the championship, while Max Watt (Clean Racing) from Oxfordshire arrives to see if he can feature prominently.

Australian Joshua Rogers (Team Parker Racing) is another new name. The Porsche Esports factory driver makes his debut, serving to underline the correlation between the sim and the real world. Josh will enter in the RS Pro category at the wheel of a 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, racing with experienced outfit Team Parker Racing, and under the guidance of German racing driver, Nico Menzel, and sports car legend, Sascha Maassen, coach to Porsche young drivers as they discover their path in motorsport.

RS Amateur category

The RS Am category looks set to deliver equally exciting racing. Last year’s vice-champion, Matthew Kyle-Henney (Clean Racing) from Hampshire makes his return, aiming for the top spot in 2026. While further returnees include former category race winner Reece Somerfield (Breakell Racing) from the West Midlands, Daniel Lewis (Race Car Consultants) from Essex, and Dean Burden (Toro Verde GT) from Lincolnshire. Aimee Watts (Clean Racing) from Kent, daughter of former BTCC racer Patrick Watts, also returns for her second season of racing with Porsche.

Richard Hosking (CCK Motorsport) from Gloucestershire is a familiar name from the Carrera Cup GB paddock, while newcomers James Seale (Xentek Motorsport) from Hampshire, and Matthew Briers (Toro Verde GT) from Kent, are aiming to make their mark in what promises to be an exceptionally competitive category battle.

Clubsport category

New for 2026, drivers racing the 425 PS 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport will challenge for a single, overall crown. Returning in search of top honours are Giancarlo Romano (Tuthill UK) from Glasgow, and Alister Weston (Xentek Motorsport) from Kent, who both undertook partial campaigns in 2025. They will face newcomer Mark McKenzie (Graves Motorsport) from County Durham, who is new to top line motorsport, and Gabe Fairbrother (Graves Motorsport) who joins from the MINI Challenge Trophy.

The opening races of the season take place on the weekend of 16-19 April 2026 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, broadcast by ITV television and internationally via the BTCC YouTube channel (youtube.com/OfficialBTCC). Follow the latest Porsche Motorsport GB news via the dedicated Instagram and X feeds – @PorscheRaces_GB – and the Porsche Motorsport Hub: https://racing.porsche.com