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Felix Rosenqvist edged to victory in the 2026 Indianapolis 500—the closest finish in the race’s history—after a chaotic, rain-delayed finale with red flags, restarts and tense fuel- and tire-driven battles among the leaders.
Alex Palou will lead a 33-car field in the 110th Indy 500 after Caio Collet and Jack Harvey were disqualified for failing tech, moving them to the back of the grid. The lineup features eight former winners and several ex-F1 drivers, including Mick Schumacher starting 27th.
Max Verstappen’s appearance at the Nürburgring 24 Hours drew a record crowd of about 352,000, electrified the event with bold, late-night driving and overtakes, and despite a technical issue keeping his #3 car from winning, his performance and presence underscored his influence in motorsport and sparked discussion about the direction of F1 and endurance racing alike.
Max Verstappen and his Mercedes-AMG GT3 teammates led the Nurburgring 24 Hours by about 30 seconds with 3 hours 20 minutes remaining, but a broken driveshaft forced them off the track, ending their chance at victory; the Mercedes crew of Engel/Stolz/Schiller/Martin won, while Verstappen said he would try to return next year and soon returns to Formula 1 for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen reacted to a saddening end for his team’s #3 Mercedes at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, as a puncture, ABS failure and a driveshaft fault after he handed the car to Dani Juncadella forced a lengthy pit stop and cost them victory; he called it very unlucky but thanked the team and enjoyed the experience with his co‑drivers.
At the Nürburgring 24, Dani Juncadella’s Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG led until a driveshaft failure forced an unscheduled pit stop, handing the on-track lead to a Winward Mercedes; Maro Engel’s car was in front as the issue worsened, with Nicki Thiim’s Walkenhorst Aston Martin second after a prior penalty and Sheldon van der Linde’s ROWE BMW M4 GT3 third.
Mercedes-AMG will repair the drivetrain damage to the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 after a driveshaft failure at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, effectively ending Max Verstappen’s chances of victory, but the team plans a lengthy repair and a late‑race return to entertain fans.
Max Verstappen is racing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, earning praise from Mercedes’ head of customer racing Stefan Wendl for his preparation and adaptability, and he starts fourth on the grid as his F1 crossover draws more fans to GT racing.
ADAC's pre-race Balance of Performance adjustments hit the defending race-winning BMW M4 GT3 EVO hardest with a 10 kg weight increase to 1350 kg; Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 takes a 5 kg bump plus a 0.5 mm air restrictor reduction (roughly 9–10 hp); Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo adds 5 kg; Ford Mustang GT3 EVO’s second air restrictor returns to 35 mm after a Friday bump; Mercedes-AMG GT4 in SP10 sees a fuel-capacity tweak. Nürburgring 24 starts at 3 p.m. CEST.
Frédéric Vervisch says Ford Racing heads to the Nürburgring 24 with momentum, teaming with Christopher Mies and Dennis Olsen in the No. 64 Mustang GT3 and chasing Ford’s first overall N24 victory in almost four decades, backed by Haupt Racing Team and Multimatic on the back of record Nordschleife runs and strong pre-race prep.
A Manthey Racing kit for the Porsche 911 GT3 lapped the Nordschleife in 6:50.863, about 1.2 seconds faster than the road-going Ford Mustang GTD and nearly five seconds quicker than the pre-update 992.1, with Ayhancan Güven delivering the run in favorable conditions while Corvette ZR1X still led in a different Prototype/Pre-Production class.
Porsche Penske Motorsport will race two Porsche 963s at Laguna Seca on May 3 in a vintage Apple Computer-inspired livery, honoring Apple’s 50th and Porsche Motorsport’s 75th anniversaries and tracing back to the 1980 Le Mans-era 935 K3. The No. 6 car driven by Estre/Vanthoor and the No. 7 car driven by Andlauer/Nasr will contend in the GTP class, with JDC-Miller MotorSports’ Laurin Heinrich/Tijmen van der Helm in the No. 5 also running a Porsche 963, while AO Racing and Wright Motorsports field additional Porsches in GTD Pro and GTD. The event is a 2-hour 40-minute race at Laguna Seca.)
Manthey Racing's kit-equipped Porsche 911 GT3 RS posted a 6:45.389 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, shaving nearly four seconds off the standard RS and moving to fourth on the all‑time production-car leaderboard (about 16 seconds behind the Mercedes AMG One). The day also featured a 6:40.8 lap by the Ford Mustang GTD Competition, which edged out the Manthey RS, while Manthey’s own GT2 RS previously held the production record at 6:43.3 in 2021. The 992 GT3 RS with Manthey delivers just under 520 hp from its NA flat-six, underscoring a remarkable power-to-pace achievement for a production-based machine.
FIA Formula 2 will stage rounds 2 and 3 of its 2026 season in Miami (May 1–3) and Montreal (May 22–24), marking the championship’s first-ever races in North America alongside Formula 1. The moves come after Bahrain and Jeddah were not held in April; the calendar then returns to Europe with Monaco in early June. Officials praised the decision as a step in global growth and maintaining a steady racing schedule for teams and fans.
Long-time Red Bull engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will leave Red Bull at the end of 2027 to join McLaren on a multi‑million‑pound contract, ending his 2016‑era partnership with Max Verstappen and signaling potential leadership reshuffles at McLaren after recent poaches from Red Bull.