Just in time for Christmas Eve, Verstappen.com Racing announced: Starting from the 2026 season, it will compete in the GT World Challenge Europe with a Mercedes-AMG GT3.
The team of four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is thus entering into a multi-year partnership with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing. The campaign will be run in collaboration with the experienced racing team 2 Seas Motorsport.
The vehicle will be raced in the Pro class in both the Sprint Cup and the Endurance Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe and will compete in the familiar Red Bull livery. 2 Seas Motorsport brings extensive experience with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 to the project and is among the most successful customer teams of recent years.
In the Sprint Cup, Verstappen.com Racing will be represented by Chris Lulham and Daniel Juncadella. Juncadella has already competed as a factory driver for Mercedes-AMG and will concurrently race for Genesis in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship next season.
For the Endurance Cup, the driver lineup is completed by Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver Jules Gounon. Together with Lulham and Juncadella, he forms a strong driver trio with a clear focus on top positions in the overall standings.
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing describes the collaboration as a long-term and ambitious project. The combination of an established operating team, a competitive vehicle, and a top-tier driver lineup is intended to create a solid foundation for sporting success in both categories of the GT World Challenge Europe.
Verstappen.com Racing can look back on successful years in GT3 racing. In the past season, the team won the Gold Cup title in the Endurance Cup with an Aston Martin Vantage GT3. In addition, Gold Cup victories were achieved in the Sprint Cup with a Ferrari 296 GT3, which also competed in Max Verstappen's branding.
With the switch to Mercedes-AMG, Verstappen.com Racing underscores its ambitions to permanently establish itself at the highest level in international GT racing.