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GT World Challenge Portimao: All you need to know about season finale featuring Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen is set to make his long-awaited debut in GT World Challenge Europe [GTWCE] this weekend. With two of the regular drivers for his Verstappen Racing team, Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon, competing in the rescheduled World Endurance Championship…

By Heiko Stritzke · Motorsport

Published: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 4:23 PM

Key Things to Know

Max Verstappen will make his GT World Challenge Europe debut at the Portimao season finale.
Verstappen will drive the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 alongside Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat.
Regular drivers Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon are absent due to a World Endurance Championship date clash.

The Story in 60 Seconds

Max Verstappen will make his GT World Challenge Europe debut this weekend at the season finale in Portimao. Verstappen is stepping in to drive the #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 alongside Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat after regular drivers Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon were called to a clashing World Endurance Championship round in Barcelona.

The three-hour endurance race at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve marks the series' return to the track since 2015. Although Maro Engel, Lucas Auer, and Luca Stolz have already secured the championship titles, the event will also feature Verstappen sharing a grid with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi.

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