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Porsche ends LMGT3 win drought in Barcelona

The #92 The Bend Manthey crew won the penultimate round of the 2026 FIA WEC season, cutting Jonny Edgar’s championship lead to 18 points.

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The #92 The Bend Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R won the LMGT3 class at the 6 Hours of Barcelona presented by Visit Qatar, the penultimate round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz secured Porsche’s first win of the 2026 campaign.

The FIA WEC report, published on 18 October 2026, does not specify the race date. It says the Porsche beat the #10 Garage 59 McLaren of Antares Au, Tom Fleming and Marvin Kirchhöfer by just under five seconds.

Porsche led through changing conditions

The race began on a wet track, with pole-sitter Au initially leading in the #10 McLaren. Shahin moved the #92 Porsche to the front, and the car remained in control for much of the race.

The #33 TF Sport Corvette, started by Ben Keating, lost time when congestion affected its pit stop as he handed over to Jonny Edgar. Edgar later received a 10-second penalty, further hurting the championship-leading car’s charge.

The #69 Team WRT BMW M4 Evo emerged as a contender in dry conditions. Daniel Harper reached second during the fourth hour, but Kirchhöfer passed him late in the race to secure second for the McLaren. A puncture after contact with the #77 Proton Mustang had not stopped the McLaren crew’s recovery.

Corvette crews remain in title contention

The #34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Sport Corvette, driven by Salih Yoluç, Peter Dempsey and Charlie Eastwood, finished fourth. The sister #33 Corvette of Keating, Edgar and Nicky Catsburg took the chequered flag in seventh after Maxime Martin passed Catsburg in the #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG on the final lap.

According to the FIA WEC report, Edgar’s championship margin over the Barcelona-winning #92 crew fell to 18 points. The #34 Corvette was a further four points back, with 26 points still available. These figures describe the championship position reported after Barcelona; they do not establish a final title outcome.

A milestone win for the #92 crew

The victory was Porsche’s first in LMGT3 since the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, ending its longest winless stretch in the class. The #92 crew was the seventh different winner in the first seven races of the 2026 season.

Shahin was voted Goodyear Wingfoot Driver of the Race. The FIA WEC account also noted that the #92 Porsche had led from the opening phase and benefited from experience testing at the circuit.