Max Verstappen to make GT3 return against Valentino Rossi, race on seven weekends in a row

F1 · statement · 2026-10-01

Red Bull star Max Verstappen will use the brief gap between two Formula 1 triple-headers to contest a GT3 race at Portimao. The Dutchman will drive a Mercedes-AMG GT3 entered by 2 Seas Motorsport under the Verstappen Racing banner at the GT World Challenge Europe finale in Portugal on 16-18 October. This would mark the four-time F1 champion’s first outing in SRO’s GT World Challenge ... Keep…

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