Mercedes-AMG toughest GT World Challenge Global
2025 was the seventh successive global crown secured by Mercedes-AMG but definitively the toughest since BMW and Porsche scored more victories in Europe, America and Asia. Strong presence in all four continental series proved decisive.
How if works
GT World Challenge Powered by AWS 2025 was an international contest organised by SRO Motorsports Group in which 10 manufacturers competed via their continental customer racing programmes. The ranking is decided by the combined results of SRO’s continental GT3 series in Europe, Asia, America and Australia. 2025 featured 53 sprint and endurance races across 30 events. Competing manufacturers are awarded points for their best-placed car in each class, ranging from 25 at sprint races up to 100 at the marquee CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Mirko Bortolotti, Jordan Pepper and Luca Engstler win with #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2.
GT World Challenge Powered by AWS 2025 manufacturers
In the global standings, Mercedes-AMG ultimately prevailed by just 23 points over BMW. Porsche was third, followed by Ferrari, Audi, Lamborghini and McLaren. Aston Martin finished eighth, beating Corvette by a mere 24 points thanks to a strong final round for Volante Rosso, with Ford completing this year’s standings.
Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Three Mercedes-AMG works drivers entries by three Mercedes-AMG customers: GetSpeed, Boutsen VDS and Winward Racing.
Mercedes-AMG won the global challenge despite not winning any of the continental challenges:
BMW was the best scorer in Europe and America,
Porsche led in Asia
Audi in Australia
Neither did Mercedes-AMG won the greatest number of race victories
BMW scored a total of 12 victories,
Mercedes-AMG and Porsche took eight a piece,
Audi and Ferrari each earned seven wins.
📷 © SRO. At Indianapolis, the #888 Team GMR Mercedes of Engel, Tom Kalender, and Luca Stolz finished second
Strong presence in all four continental series proved decisive
After a solid end of campaign with a victory at the Indianapolis 8 Hour and a double podium finish at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya BWM lead the Challenge 20 points ahead of Mercedes-AMG before the season-closing event at Hampton Downst.
📷 © Team WRT. #46 - Team WRT - Valentino Rossi - Charles Weerts - Kelvin van der Linde - BMW M4 GT3 EVO win at Indianapolis; #777 - Team WRT - Al Faisal Al Zubair - Raffaele Marciello - Augusto Farfus P3 at Indianapolis
📷 © SRO. P2 at Barcelona for #777 - AlManar Racing by WRT - Jens Klingmann - Ben Tuck - Al Faisal Al Zubair - BMW M4 GT3 EVO; P3 at Barcelona for #98 - ROWE Racing - Augusto Farfus - Jesse Krohn - Raffaele Marciello - BMW M4 GT3 EVO
BMW had no entries on the Australian grid versus four for Mercedes-AMG. With Paul Lucchitti ending P8 overall and Shane Woodman second of AM class in Race 1, Mercedes-AMG was just two points shy of BMW. A P3 for Jayden Ojeda - Paul Lucchitti with #66 Realta/tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO during Race 2 combined with a P5 by Anthony Pedersen - Shane Smollen in #96 Claymark/Mach1 Mercedes-AMG EVO sealed the title for Mercedes-AMG.
📷 © Speed Shots Photography. #66 - Realta/tigani Motorsport - Jayden Ojeda / Paul Lucchitti - Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO (left); #96 Claymark/Mach1 - Anthony Pedersen / Shane Smollen - Mercedes-AMG EVO (right)
Customer Performance Award
Mercedes-AMG’s global reach was further emphasised by clinching the inaugural Customer Performance Award, a classification that recognises results across each continent’s various classes. Unlike GT World Challenge global, Mercedes-AMG secured this title ahead of the finale before establishing a 775.5-point margin over BMW at Hampton Downs. Porsche completed the top three.
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship
All teams and adult drivers who competed in official races with a Mercedes-AMG GT3, GT4 or GT2 between 29 October 2024 and 20 October 2025 were eligible to participate in the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship. This meant that over 400 drivers and around 100 teams took part in the 2024/25 evaluation period. Entries with extended factory support were not taken into account.
GetSpeed defended their title from the previous year. GetSpeed emerged victorious in the TEAM GT3 classification, securing five class victories in the International GT Open alone and completing a total of 90 race entries in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 during the evaluation period.
📷 © Luc Warnotte. GetSpeed entries at 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2025.
Winward Racing grapped the IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Team Championship as well as 24H Series Middle East Trophy GT3 Team Championship and GT3 Pro/Am Team Championship
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps. Winward entries at 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2025.
Together with J.Gounon - L.Stolz at Bathurst and C. Mostert - W. Power at Indianapolis in #75 75 Express Mercedes AMG GT3, Kenny Habul scored the maximum points to win the Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup Driver Championship (also 12 points with Yannick Mettler - Dominik Baumannto at Suzuka).
Boutsen VDS won the GT World Challenge Europe Silver Cup Team Championship and 2 Seas Motorsport the British GT Team Championship.
📷 © Fabian Lagunas for SRO. Kenny Habul - Chaz Mostert - Will Power #75 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO (left); 📷 © Luc Warnotte at Zandvoort and Spa-Francorchamps: Cesar GAZEAU and Aurelien PANIS with #10 Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO (center); Parker THOMPSON - Charles DAWSON - Kiern JEWISS - Lewis WILLIAMSON with #222 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO.
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship GT3 Teams top 5 ranking
1. GetSpeed
2. SPS automotive performance
3. Motopark
4. Winward Racing
5. Craft Bamboo Racing
Related News
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Zandvoort, Road Atlanta, Le Castellet and Nürburgring. BMW M4 GT3 Evo 12 transatlantic crowns
📷 © Team WRT. Team WRT wins for BMW and van der Linde titles
📷 © Team WRT. Team WRT, Weerts and van der Linde win Sprint Cup
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Petit Le Mans. BMW Michelin Cups, Corvette Weathertech titles
