MUSCAT, OMAN – Oman’s most decorated circuit racer, Ahmad Al Harthy, is heading back to the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup for a full 2026 campaign — his first since 2024 — at the wheel of a BMW M4 GT3 EVO entered by Oman Racing by Century Motorsport.
After several seasons focused on the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he shared a car with Valentino Rossi and was named WEC Sports Racer of the Year, Al Harthy returns to the series that made his name, targeting the Bronze Cup with team principal Nathan Freke’s squad.
The line-up
- Ahmad Al Harthy (Oman) – two-time class champion in the series and a BMW ambassador again in 2026
- Calan Williams (Australia) – two-time GTWCE Sprint Cup champion
- Javier Sagrera (Spain) – making his GT endurance debut after Eurocup-3 and FRECA
A record built in this series
Al Harthy first raced here in 2013, when it was still the Blancpain Endurance Series. In 2017 he became the first driver of Arab origin to stand on its podium and took the Pro-Am title, adding a second Pro-Am crown in 2019 along with a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa from a pit-lane start. In 2024 he, Jens Klingmann and Sam De Haan won Monza outright — the first Bronze Cup crew ever to do so. He was also the first Omani on the Le Mans podium, second in LMGTE Am in 2023.
Al Harthy said he was thrilled to rejoin what he called the toughest GT championship in the world and was eager to start working with Century. The five-round season opens at Circuit Paul Ricard on 11 April and ends at Portimão on 17–18 October.
Photo: Oman Observer
Sources: Oman Observer, Times of Oman, Sportscar365