The 2026 24 Hours of Spa have taken a dramatic turn. The AF Corse #51 Ferrari, shared by Alessio Rovera, Tommaso Mosca and Nicklas Nielsen, has surrendered the race lead after dominating the opening stages. A tyre failure roughly four and a half hours into the race abruptly ended its stint at the front.
From the very start, the Ferrari looked untouchable. Even minor time penalties failed to threaten its advantage, while successive safety-car interventions repeatedly erased the gaps it had built. Around 30 minutes after the latest restart, disaster struck when the left-rear tyre suddenly deflated exiting the Bus Stop chicane. According to the official live stream, a tyre pressure warning was issued before.
It marks the second major setback for an AF Corse Ferrari in the Pro Cup. Earlier in the race, the sister #50 Ferrari narrowly avoided losing the lead lap after Arthur Leclerc spun into the tyre barriers, damaging the rear of the car.
The Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo was later forced to continue back to the pits at reduced speed, but a safety-car period after three and a half hours prevented it from being lapped.
The first retirement in the Pro Cup has also been confirmed. The #17 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Maxime Martin, Maximilian Götz and Luca Stolz saw its race come to an end, capping off a disastrous weekend that had already begun with all of its qualifying lap times being deleted.
From the very start, the Ferrari looked untouchable. Even minor time penalties failed to threaten its advantage, while successive safety-car interventions repeatedly erased the gaps it had built. Around 30 minutes after the latest restart, disaster struck when the left-rear tyre suddenly deflated exiting the Bus Stop chicane. According to the official live stream, a tyre pressure warning was issued before.
It marks the second major setback for an AF Corse Ferrari in the Pro Cup. Earlier in the race, the sister #50 Ferrari narrowly avoided losing the lead lap after Arthur Leclerc spun into the tyre barriers, damaging the rear of the car.
The Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo was later forced to continue back to the pits at reduced speed, but a safety-car period after three and a half hours prevented it from being lapped.
The first retirement in the Pro Cup has also been confirmed. The #17 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Maxime Martin, Maximilian Götz and Luca Stolz saw its race come to an end, capping off a disastrous weekend that had already begun with all of its qualifying lap times being deleted.
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