Rebel Rock Racing has recently announced its move to GT World Challenge America powered by AWS for the 2026 season, marking the team’s first full-time foray in GT3 competition.
A mainstay of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series since 2018, Rebel Rock will enter one of its new Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVOs. The team made its competitive GT3 debut in November at the Apex One Endurance Sebring 10 Hour race, and is coming off a win at the BMW M Endurance Challenge four-hour race at Daytona with the Vantage GT4 EVO.
Team owner Frank DePew will share the car with team manager and experienced pro driver Robin Liddell, continuing a driving partnership that has won nine Michelin Pilot Challenge series races, and finished runner-up in the 2023 GS (Grand Sport) class championship.
“I’m really looking forward to campaigning our new GT3 Aston Martin Vantage with Frank in the GTWC series this year,” said Liddell. “We had a lot of fun driving the car in a recent test at Sebring but we also recognize it is a decent step up in terms of increased performance as well as a new technical challenge. So after some deliberation we decided that the GTWC series would be the ideal place for us to compete in 2026 as we look to make that jump and get to grips with the new car.”
The 2026 GT World America season starts on 27–29 at its now-customary opening venue, Sonoma Raceway, the first weekend for the series’ new format with one three-hour race per weekend.
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