FROM THE GROUND UP. A new manufacturer. A new Hypercar. A place among endurance racing’s biggest names.
In its debut WEC season, Genesis Magma Racing has gone from first laps to championship points, a top-seven finish and a maiden pole position.
Not without setbacks. Not without lessons.
And with one race still to go, there’s another chapter waiting to be written.
FIA WEC Monza, 2026.
Photography by @charlylopezph | @dppiimages
THE CIRCUIT THAT TIME NEVER LEFT.
Some circuits are defined by what happens on them. Others carry their history in the landscape itself.
Opened in 1922, Monza has spent more than a century evolving within the grounds of its historic park. The towering trees, the old concrete banking, the traces of another era of racing - all still part of a place where speed has always been the common language.
The circuit has changed. The cars have changed. But its past is never far away.
INSIDE / MONZA
Photography: @gruppec_photography
TWO TITLES. ONE MORE CHANCE.
Back-to-back LMGT3 world champions in 2024 and 2025. A difficult 2026 campaign. And just when the title seemed out of reach, Manthey found its way back into contention.
Victory in Barcelona changed everything.
Now, with one race remaining, the #92 Porsche arrives at Monza 18 points behind the championship leaders, with 26 still available.
A third consecutive title? Everything is still possible.
Photos by @javierjimenezphoto_ | Porsche Motorsport
INTRODUCING THE EDIT. A different perspective on the world of motorsport.
The atmosphere. The moments. The culture. The creative work.
THE EDIT is our new editorial newsletter - a carefully curated selection of photography, stories and creative perspectives from Dust In The Pit Lane, with links to explore the work behind them.
Our inaugural issue brings together four perspectives, from Spa and Portimão to Macau and Barcelona.
THE EDIT | ISSUE 001
Curating the Art of Motorsport.
Explore the first issue and subscribe for future editions via the link in bio.
Photography: Pedro Dermaux | Xynamic
WE ARE A TEAM.
Four words on the back of a BMW. A season that gave them even greater meaning.
Team WRT arrived at Portimão leading the GT World Challenge Europe overall teams’ standings. They left as 2026 champions.
While the #32 carried those words through the pit lane, it was the #30 that delivered the decisive result: a Silver Cup victory and fifth place overall.
Different cars. Different crews. One collective achievement.
And sometimes, the photograph says it better than the trophy ever could.
GT World Challenge Europe Portimão, 2026.
Photo by @gruppec_photography
THE ART OF SEEING DIFFERENTLY.
Same circuit. Same perspective. Two cars.
A reminder that motorsport photography isn’t just about capturing speed. It’s about recognising the extraordinary in a scene that others might walk straight past.
FIA WEC Barcelona, 2026.
Photo by @fabrizioboldoni_ph | @dppiimages
A FIRST TO REMEMBER.
Years of racing. Countless laps. Victories, podiums and moments that came agonisingly close.
At Portimão, Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed added a new milestone to its history: its first overall victory in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Under the Algarve night sky, Maximilian Götz, Fabian Schiller and Ralf Aron brought the #17 across the finish line in first place. Aron joined the lineup for the season finale, replacing regular driver Maxime Martin, whose FIA WEC commitments took him to Barcelona that same weekend.
A different lineup. A landmark victory. And another chapter in GetSpeed’s racing story.
And for us at DITPL, after nearly three years working alongside GetSpeed, this one felt particularly special. 🧡
Photography by @gruppec_photography
THE CITY THAT BECOMES A CIRCUIT.
For most of the year, these are simply the streets of Macau.
Then November arrives. The barriers go up. The city transforms.
And some of the world’s finest drivers return to one of motorsport’s most extraordinary challenges.
Narrow streets. Blind corners. Walls that leave no room for mistakes.
One month until the Guia Circuit comes alive again.
MACAU GRAND PRIX | 19–22 NOVEMBER 2026
Photos by @chequeredflag.de
WHEN ENDURANCE MEETS IMAGINATION.
Barcelona, but not quite as we know it.
Two Alpine A424s, a city painted in impossible colours, and a little artistic freedom.
Victor Okhakhume (@trivsdraws) takes us somewhere between the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and a world entirely of his own.
Swipe to discover how the artwork came to life.
Artwork by Victor Okhakhume aka @trivsdraws
THE QUIET SIDE OF SPEED.
Not every moment in motorsport happens at full throttle.
Sometimes, it’s simply a matter of light, shadow and finding beauty in the ordinary.
FIA WEC Barcelona, October 2026.
Photo by @javierjimenezphoto_ | @drewgibsonphotography | @porsche.motorsport
THE COMEBACK WASN’T FINISHED.
Winward Racing started the 2026 IMSA season with victory at Daytona. Then came the difficult races, a 300-point championship deficit, and a fight to get back into contention.
Three consecutive victories at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America and VIR changed everything. By the time the #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 arrived at Petit Le Mans, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward were on the verge of a third consecutive GTD championship.
But Road Atlanta had more in store.
Sixteen Full Course Yellows, severe storms and a race suspension tested the field.
The GTD drivers’, teams’ and manufacturers’ titles were secured early, but the Michelin Endurance Cup was still undecided.
With thirty minutes remaining, the #57 returned to the lead.
Ten hours, 346 laps and one final victory later, Ellis, Ward and Dontje had delivered Winward Racing’s first Petit Le Mans win, secured both Endurance Cup titles and completed a season worth five championships.
Three consecutive GTD title sweeps for Mercedes-AMG.
A first in IMSA history.
Some championships are won through consistency.
This one required a comeback.
Photos by @gruppec_photography | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
ENDURANCE FILES / PETIT LE MANS
An original editorial series by Dust In The Pit Lane.
Two overall victories. Eleven years apart. Two very different ways to win.
In 2015, the #911 Porsche 911 RSR did something extraordinary at Petit Le Mans. In relentless rain, a GT car beat the prototypes to claim outright victory at Road Atlanta.
Eleven years later, the #6 Porsche 963 delivered another historic moment: Porsche’s first overall Petit Le Mans victory with a prototype.
Different cars. Different circumstances. Two victories that stand apart in Porsche’s history at Petit Le Mans.
Photos by @gruppec_photography | @porsche.motorsport
INSIDE / PETIT LE MANS
AFTER DARK, BEFORE THE FLAG.
Ten hours at Road Atlanta. A race that stretches from daylight into darkness, where everything can change before the final flag.
For the #68 Car Blanche Aston Martin, the decisive moment came in the final hour.
Mattia Drudi moved into the GTD PRO lead, completing the work he, Valentin Hasse-Clot and Marco Sørensen had put in throughout the race.
A first appearance in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup’s GTD PRO class.
A Petit Le Mans victory.
Sometimes it’s not about how long you lead. It’s about when.
Photography by @shanny_shoots @ignitemediaphoto @midgeman
Petit Le Mans doesn’t wait for night to become difficult.
Traffic is constant. The elevation hides what comes next.
Four classes share just 4.09 km of Road Atlanta.
Then the light disappears.
Ten hours from daylight into darkness, on a circuit that gives drivers very little room - or time - to settle.
That’s what makes Petit different.
RACE START | 12:10 PM ET - 18:10 CEST
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Photos by @gruppec_photography | Porsche Motorsport
INSIDE / ROAD ATLANTA
THE RESULT DOESN’T TELL THIS STORY.
The #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie had the pace at Fuji. By the fourth hour, Tom Gamble had moved into the outright lead of the 6 Hours of Fuji, emerging from the pits ahead of the two Alpines.
Then came the penalty. Crossing the pit-entry line resulted in a drive-through, sending the #007 back to seventh and changing the direction of its race.
The final result would show something very different from those opening four hours. For a while at Fuji, the Valkyrie wasn’t chasing the fight at the front. It was leading it.
Photos by @dppiimages
THE CHARGE. Augusto Farfus had twenty minutes and five cars between him and the lead.
On fresh tyres, the #32 BMW went forward.
Porsche. McLaren. Mustang. Corvette. Corvette.
One by one, until there was nobody left ahead.
From sixth at the restart to first at the flag - a final stint Farfus described as one of the finest of his career.
Five cars. Twenty minutes. One win.
Photos by @dppiimages
THE GAMBLE. When the final Safety Car reset Fuji, the #34 Corvette chose track position over fresh tyres.
It worked. Charlie Eastwood restarted in the lead, with Corvette running 1–2 in LMGT3.
Behind them, though, Augusto Farfus had fresh rubber - and was coming.
The #34 eventually surrendered the lead but held on to P3, just 4.676 seconds from the win.
Sometimes the same 20 minutes can tell two completely different stories.
Photos by @dppiimages
