Maserati closes the 2026 GT2 European Series finale at Portimao with authority, converting qualifying pace into nine podiums and multiple class wins across two tense Sunday races.

Mercedes-SR/SchnitzelAlm and Ginetta-CMR also capitalise, sharing the remaining silverware and shaping the championship picture in a safety-car-influenced finale.

The weekend follows the headline GT World Challenge action, with the GT2 field delivering similarly tight margins and strategic jeopardy.

Race 1 turns on timing. An early safety car for Lawrence Tomlinson’s stranded Ginetta erases Antoine Potty’s advantage in the pole-sitting i4Race Maserati.

Crucially, the caution aligns with the #110 Mercedes pit sequence. Moritz Wiskirchen cycles forward and controls the restart with eight minutes remaining.

Wilhelm Kuhne and Wiskirchen convert the opportunity, sealing overall victory and PRO/AM honours for SR Motorsport by SchnitzelAlm.

Philippe and Louis Prette finish third overall for Maserati, underlining consistent race pace after Potty’s recovery drive falls short of top spot.

Niccolò Pirri and Stefan Rosina take second in SILVER with the #18 Maserati, while Ethan Gialdini and Mikkel Njor’s #3 Ginetta secure vital points inside the top five.

That haul confirms Gialdini and Njor as overall champions, capping a season defined by clean execution and resilient stints.

Race 2 pivots to the Prette family. Louis launches strongly from pole and builds a margin before handing to Philippe for the closing phase.

Jay Mo Hartling surges from the third row to second, compressing the strategic picture before a late caution resets gaps.

A hairpin incident triggers the safety car. Ondrej Rokos earns a penalty for an over-optimistic move, and Max Grip’s KTM requires recovery from the gravel.

The restart leaves less than a minute on the clock. Philippe Prette executes cleanly, securing victory and the PRO/AM class title.

Rosina and Pirri complete a sweep of SILVER victories, overcoming the Ginetta pairing of Njor and Gialdini in the closing stages.

Despite a 15-second track-limits penalty, Potty salvages third in SILVER, reinforcing i4Race’s underlying pace.

The top five also features strong returns from Lamborghini-CMR and Mercedes entries, reflecting a competitive baseline on Portimao’s traction-limited layout.

Maserati’s Thomas Yu Lee wins the Masters class after a composed recovery, adding another title to the brand’s haul.

Contact shapes the final laps. A clash between David Thilenius’s Mercedes and the Tomlinson/Simpson Ginetta causes spins but not terminal damage.

Thilenius and Hartling still secure the season’s PRO/AM crown, converting consistency and racecraft into decisive points.

Iron Dames’ Maserati, driven by Laura Van Der Hengel and Sarah Bovy, finishes 14th, avoiding major incident through the late-race turbulence.

Maserati departs with momentum: multiple podiums, class wins, and titles underline the car’s reliability and versatility across stint profiles.

The Portimao weekend completes a campaign that elevates Maserati’s GT2 credentials, even as Ginetta-CMR’s champions set the championship benchmark.

For a broader view of the Algarve battles, see our Portimao weekend analysis and extended race coverage.

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