The GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup returns to Brands Hatch for the flagship sports car fixture of the circuit’s centenary season next year. Mouth-watering GT3 machines from many of the planet’s most prestigious manufacturers will star in two headline races.

The Kent circuit’s famed Grand Prix layout will retain its traditional position as the opening event of the Sprint Cup format. This means Sunday will feature a pair of one-hour races, with pit stops, driver changes and the intrigue of endurance racing all packed into a more condensed programme.

In addition to featuring during Brands Hatch’s 100th anniversary celebrations, this event marks 30 years since the first ever SRO-run international GT event at the circuit in 1996. Full details of the race line-up and off-track entertainment, including supercar displays, will be announced in due course.