Longtime German racing team ROWE Racing will contest the SRO GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup championship with six BMW M Motorsport works drivers competing in two M4 GT3 EVO entries in 2026.
Augusto Farfus, Raffaele Marciello and Jake Dennis will drive together in the Pro Cup class in the #98 M4 GT3 EVO. Farfus and Marciello won the three-hour Endurance Cup race at the Nürburgring in 2025 and also finished on the podium at Barcelona. The #998 M4 GT3 EVO will compete in the Gold Cup class with drivers Jens Klingmann, Ugo de Wilde, Jordan Pepper and newcomer Tim Tramnitz.
Raffaele Marciello is looking forward to another season with ROWE Racing. “I am very happy to race again with ROWE Racing,” he said. “Last year, we had a very strong season, won at the Nürburgring, stood on the Barcelona podium – and also triumphed together at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. So, it’s very nice to compete again with ROWE Racing and Augusto and Jake in the GT World Challenge Europe. I am sure we have a strong package and will fight for the championship.”
Raffaele Marciello will drive for ROWE with Augusto Farfus and Jake Dennis. [Photo courtesy SRO]
Additionally, Paradine Competition will enter an M4 GT3 EVO in the Endurance Cup rounds for drivers Ahmad Al Harthy, Calan Williams and Javier Sagrera. The new KPX Racing team is also expected to enter the Sprint Cup races. The KPX team was founded by Peter Kox, who was a BMW works driver in the mid to late 1990’s competing in everything from 3 Series touring cars to the McLaren F1 GTR.
The GT World Challenge Europe season starts with test days at the Paul Ricard circuit in France on April 8th-9th, followed by the opening Endurance Cup round at Paul Ricard on April 11th-12th. The first Sprint Cup rounds will take place at Brands Hatch in Great Britain on May 2nd-3rd.
—David Haueter
[Photos courtesy SRO, BMW]
