Mercedes-AMG Motorsport had a difficult weekend on two continents, with a total of 20 Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars racing around the world. The focus was on the Intercontinental GT Challenge at Suzuka in Japan and the DTM at the Sachsenring in Germany. Both events were the penultimate rounds of their respective 2026 seasons, leaving the title fights to be settled at the finales.

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport spread itself thinly across the globe last weekend, and the brand describes the outcome as a challenging one. According to the manufacturer, 20 Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars were in action worldwide, with the two headline entries coming in the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) at Suzuka and the DTM at the Sachsenring.

Two continents, one weekend

The Japanese round of the IGTC and the German DTM round took place at the same time, splitting the factory effort between Suzuka and Hohenstein-Ernstthal. Both were the penultimate events of their seasons, which typically makes them the point at which championship permutations narrow sharply before a finale.

Mercedes-AMG has not detailed individual results in this announcement beyond characterising the weekend as difficult. Full classifications, driver and team placings and any championship implications are not stated in the release.

Why the GT3 matters to Mercedes-AMG

The Mercedes-AMG GT3 is the company’s customer racing mainstay, sold to privateer teams that campaign it in GT championships on several continents. That customer base is the reason a single weekend can see 20 examples of one model competing in different series at once — a scale that few rivals in the GT3 class match, and one that gives Mercedes-AMG a broad spread of data and visibility rather than a single works programme.

The IGTC is built around a small number of long-distance GT3 classics, while the DTM has run to GT3 regulations since 2021, so both championships draw on the same core machinery.

What happens next

With the penultimate rounds now complete, both championships head to their season finales. Mercedes-AMG says further information on its race weekends is published via its media service.

Facts: Mercedes-AMG GT3 race weekend

  • Cars in action worldwide: 20 Mercedes-AMG GT3
  • Main events: Intercontinental GT Challenge, Suzuka (Japan); DTM, Sachsenring (Germany)
  • Status: penultimate round of the season in both championships
  • Date: 13 September 2026

The final rounds of both the DTM and the Intercontinental GT Challenge follow later in the season.

Source: media.mercedes-benz.com