SRO Motorsports Group

Patrick Van Glabeke: 1959 - 2026 | SRO Motorsports Group and Curbstone Events are saddened to share the news of Patrick Van Glabeke’s passing.

Patrick was an accomplished amateur racing driver who contested several SRO-run series and achieved a class podium at the 24 Hours of Spa in 2017.

His personal relationship with SRO runs much deeper, however. In 2008 Patrick established Curbstone Events, which - under the subsequent joint management of SRO, the RACB and Patrick - has grown to become Europe’s premier organiser of track day and automotive lifestyle experiences.

His vision and passion will remain cornerstones of the business’ current and future success.

A book of condolence will be available during the next event at Spa-Francorchamps for friends of Curbstone and Patrick who wish to leave a message, share a memory or pay tribute to him.

The thoughts of SRO and Curbstone are with Patrick’s family, loved ones and all those who had the privilege of knowing him.

Porsche and Mercedes-AMG have swapped places five times this year, but it’s the latter on top of ’s global pile as the season heads into its second half. Don’t discount Ferrari just yet, though: Maranello is within 100 points of Affalterbach thanks in part to Renee Gracie becoming ’s first-ever female winner across all continents.

✌️ points. There’s little separating Toyota and BMW as this year’s global GT4 battle hits half distance.

Discover more gt4series.com/news/1263

Marc van der Straten: 1948 - 2026 | SRO Motorsports Group is shocked and saddened to learn of Marc van der Straten’s passing at the age of 78.

A true racer until the very end, the cars that bore his name – and modern-day iconic livery – are indelibly linked with GT racing’s growth over the past two decades.

His passion for the sport was also undeniable. What began with a Gillet Vertigo Belcar entry eventually morphed into FIA GT1 World Championship success with Ford before the Marc VDS BMW partnership delivered a Blancpain GT Series title and 24 Hours of Spa victory for the Z4 GT3.

A lengthy sportscar hiatus followed, albeit one spent racing – and winning – at the pinnacle of two-wheeled competition, before the Marc VDS Racing name and colours returned to the GT3 arena in 2024.

Ever competitive, a Boutsen VDS Porsche finished eighth overall at the world’s biggest GT race just seven days ago.

All those at SRO extend their sincere and heartfelt condolences to Marc’s family and members of the Boutsen VDS team at this sad time. His legacy will not be forgotten.

SRO GT Academy 2026 is beginning to take shape as the first season of our global young driver programme approaches half-distance.

The 3x GT World and British GT winners will join forces at the 24 Hours of Spa next year, the top GT2 Europe Silver-graded driver receives a GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup seat in a Mercedes-AMG GT3, and the pick of FFSA GT’s youngsters receives financial support with SRO’s backing.

JUNE NEWSLETTER sro-motorsports.com/news/190

Mercedes-AMG and Toyota top the global GT World Challenge and GT4 standings at 1/3 distance of the 2026 campaign. There's little to separate GT3's leading contenders, while BMW has closed in on GT4's top spot following a run of victories. The season continues in America (Road Atlanta) and Australia (Queensland) this weekend.

Back to the future: Audi's Nuvolari - the fastest and most powerful production car in the manufacturer's history - was unveiled at Cap d’Antibes in France yesterday.

It is named after Tazio Nuvolari, one of the most prominent figures in motorsport history who raced for Auto Union in the 1930s.

SRO's Stéphane Ratel (pictured here with Audi Special Projects Management’s Chris Reinke) was amongst the guests attending the car's world premiere ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

Meaningful environmental progress is driven by the choices we all make each day. It’s a responsibility that SRO and its championships take very seriously.

Indeed, this philosophy is now a cornerstone of our global operations. A commitment to climate neutrality, reducing single-use plastics at events, and supporting environmental projects all over the world demonstrates how targeted initiatives can contribute to broader sustainability goals and foster greater environmental awareness among our stakeholders.

This year, the theme of World Environment Day is Climate Action ( ). Learn more about the steps SRO has taken to reduce its carbon footprint at sro-motorsports.com/sustainability/environmental.

History in the making: the inaugural GT3 race took place 20 years ago TODAY at Silverstone where Hector Lester, Allan Simonsen and JMB Racing's Ferrari 430 became the class' first-ever winners. Andrea Ceccato and Stefano Livio (Racing Box Dodge Viper) denied the same combination a clean sweep on Sunday.

Eight manufacturers and 44 entries contested the FIA GT3 European Championship season opener, which acted as chief support to another SRO-run series: the FIA GT Championship.

Read more here sro-motorsports.com/news/187
📸 Jakob Ebrey Photography