For much of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, the #51 AF Corse Ferrari looked like the car everyone had to beat.
Pole position.
The race lead.
The pace to dictate the biggest GT3 race in the world.
Then, as endurance racing so often reminds us, nothing is ever guaranteed.
A tyre failure.
Damage.
Setbacks that slowly rewrote the story.
Victory slipped away.
The determination never did.
Because sometimes the most compelling performances aren’t measured by where they finish, but by the fight to keep going.
Photography by @gruppec_photography
Some corners become famous. Others become part of motorsport’s language.
La Source is one of them.
Today, it belongs to Porsche.
Photography by @upietztim | @gruppec_photography
Some races are remembered for who won.
Spa is remembered for everything it asks of those who race it.
The heat.
The circuit.
The traffic.
The rhythm.
The focus.
Because the biggest GT3 race in the world is never defined by a single moment.
A huge thank you to Pedro Dermaux for documenting this year’s race with such incredible sensitivity and precision. Every image in this carousel is his work, and they tell the story better than words ever could.
As always, it was a privilege to build this piece using your photography. 🙏🏽
Photography by @panningpedro | @xynamic
INSIDE / 07
Some photographs document a race. Others remind you why you fell in love with it. ✨
#Spa24h
Photography by @gruppec_phtography
#Spa24h Twenty-four hours isn’t one race.
It’s a collection of moments.
Some happen under the floodlights.
Some happen in front of packed grandstands.
And some arrive quietly, as the Ardennes wakes up.
Photography by @gruppec_photography
Some races deserve a poster. Not because they need one, but because they inspire one.
To celebrate this year’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, we asked the incredibly talented @fat_factor_creation to create his own interpretation of the world’s biggest GT3 race.
And once again, we’re reminded that motorsport isn’t only about what happens on track.
It’s also about the people who turn those moments into something you’ll remember long after the chequered flag.
Welcome to Spa.
Artwork by @fat_factor_creation
INSIDE / 08
Le Mans has a habit of rewarding patience.
While others grabbed the headlines, Toyota focused on the race itself.
Twenty-four hours later, the #7 Toyota Racing TR010 HYBRID stood at the top of the podium.
Not through a dramatic comeback.
Not through a perfect weekend.
Simply by doing what endurance racing has always demanded: staying in contention until the very end.
Sometimes the winning story isn’t the one everyone is talking about before the green flag. It’s the one still standing after the chequered flag.
Photography by @dppiimages
Before the first lap, there’s always an idea.
For Le Mans, it started with a clock.
Twenty-four hours of racing, history and emotion captured in a single image, where time itself became the centrepiece.
Making of by Victor Okhakhume aka @trivsdraws
INSIDE / 06
Most people remember the trophy. Few remember what happened before it.
Nine weeks before Le Mans, Ben Keating broke his elbow.
By the end of the weekend, the #33 TF Sport Corvette had climbed from 17th on the LMGT3 grid to class victory, adding another chapter to Corvette’s long history at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Endurance racing has always had a way of hiding the hardest stories behind the final result.
This was one of them. 💛
Photography by @dppiimages
Le Mans is impossible to see through a single lens.
That’s one of the reasons we value the people we partner with.
While we followed the race remotely, our friends at Xynamic were on the ground, helping us see a little more of what makes this week so special.
A few frames from a race where there was always more happening than anyone could ever fully capture.
And that’s probably why we keep coming back.
Photography by Gary Parravani | Xynamic
WHAT MAKES LE MANS DIFFERENT.
It’s not just the cars.
It’s the way darkness changes the rhythm of the race. The way the circuit transforms from day to night and back again. The endless straights disappearing into the forest. The history carried by every corner, every garage and every paddock conversation.
It’s why manufacturers keep coming. Why new names want to be part of it. Why winning here still means something different.
And perhaps most importantly, it’s not one race.
It’s three.
Hypercar. LMP2. LMGT3.
Three stories unfolding simultaneously across 24 hours.
Le Mans is many things to many people. These are just a few of the reasons why it remains the ultimate test of endurance.
Photography by @dppiimages.
INSIDE / 06
SILVER, 75 YEARS LATER.
This weekend at Le Mans, Manthey’s pair of Porsche 911 GT3 Rs carry a special livery inspired by the Porsche 356 SL Coupé that competed at the Circuit de la Sarthe 75 years ago.
More than a tribute, it’s a reminder of how deeply Le Mans is woven into Porsche’s history.
And under the lights, through the pit lane and among the crowds, the silver 911s have quickly become some of the most beautiful cars on this year’s grid.
Now, with the race ahead, the story continues. 🩶
Photos by @jtap | Porsche Motorsport
YES. THEY BELONG HERE.
Yesterday, both Genesis Magma Racing entries progressed to Hyperpole on their first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Today, they backed it up.
The #19 will start seventh, while the #17 secured ninth place on the Hypercar grid, completing an impressive debut showing against some of endurance racing’s most established manufacturers.
For a programme experiencing its first Le Mans, that’s a statement.
And the race hasn’t even started yet.
#LeMans
Photos by @dppiimages
All roads lead to Le Mans.
The world’s greatest endurance race returns this week.
From Free Practice to the race start, here’s everything you need to know before the 24 Hours of Le Mans gets underway.*
Save the timetables and enjoy the show.
* FP1 already 🔛
📲 More on Stories
Photos by @charlylopezph | @dppiimages
Not every story needs a headline. Sometimes it’s simply good to see someone back doing what they love.
This weekend, Al Faisal Al Zubair returns to the grid with AlManar Racing as the team’s 2026 campaign gets underway at Misano. It’s good to see this pairing back where it belongs.
Welcome back, Faisal. 🤎
Photos by @Flavius_croitoriu | @Xynamic
NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS
The winning Mercedes-AMG didn’t have a straightforward route either.
After a heavy qualifying crash earlier in the week, the #80 fought its way back into contention and eventually inherited the lead when the sister #3 suffered a late driveshaft failure.
That’s Nürburgring.
Sometimes the fastest story isn’t the one that starts at the front.
Photos by @gruppec_photography
The Nürburgring rarely does predictable.
Manthey’s 💚 Grello #911 Porsche started eighth, fought its way to the front and looked in complete control.
Then came the oil.
Then came the barrier.
One moment, Kévin Estre, Thomas Preining and Ayhancan Güven were fighting for a top result.
The next, the story had changed completely.
#heartbreaking
Photography by Gruppe C Photography
