Spain’s Circuito de Navarra is to host the start to the V de V Sports season, with an eight-hour endurance race and three support series across the weekend of April 10-11, 2026.
The circuit has been fully refreshed and now features a resurfaced track, which has increased in length from 3.9km to 4.2km. The centrepiece of the weekend will be the Navarra 1000km, which is open to GT and Touring cars built until 1990, Sport Prototypes built until 1976 and Sports 2000 built until 1986.
Three support grids will feature across the weekend. ASAVE Racing ’65 caters for GT, Touring and two-seater Sports cars up to 1600cc, built up to 1966. ASAVE Racing ’76 is open to GT and Touring cars from 1966 to 1976, as well as Group 1 Touring cars up to 1981. Completing the line-up, the Trophée Lotus is reserved for 1960s Lotus Seven models plus 1980s and 1990s Caterham 1600 Kent cars.
The weekend begins on Friday April 10, with private practice sessions for the Lotus Trophy (25 minutes) and ASAVE Racing ’65 and ’76 (60 minutes). A drivers’ briefing for the Lotus Trophy takes place at 10:00am, followed by the ASAVE Racing ’65 and ’76 briefing at 11:00am.
The Endurance VHC V de V field then heads out for its first one-hour private practice session. Late morning and early afternoon are dedicated to qualifying: Lotus (25 minutes), ASAVE Racing ’76 (30 minutes) and ASAVE Racing ’65 (30 minutes). A second one-hour private practice session follows for the Endurance VHC V de V competitors.
The day concludes with race one for Lotus (25 minutes), race one for ASAVE Racing ’76 (45 minutes) and race one for ASAVE Racing ’65 (45 minutes). The Endurance VHC V de V teams finish the day with a one-hour qualifying session. A drivers’ briefing for the Navarra 1000km is also scheduled during the afternoon.
Saturday morning opens with race two for ASAVE Racing ’76 (45 minutes), followed by race two for the Lotus Trophy (25 minutes) and race two for ASAVE Racing ’65 (45 minutes). At midday, the Endurance VHC V de V competitors assemble on the grid for the official start procedure. At 12:30pm, the Endurance VHC V de V race begins, running for eight hours until 8:30pm.
The GT Group is open to cars from Periods E and F (1947 to 1965), as well as Periods G1, G2, H1, H2, I, J1 and J2 (1966 to 1990). Eligible categories include Group 3 Series Production GT cars, Group 4 Competition GT cars and Group 5 Special Production cars derived from Groups 1 to 4, along with Saloon cars and Group B Competition GT cars. Porsche 964 models must comply with Appendix 2 of these regulations, entitled Technical Criteria for Porsche 964.
Meanwhile, the Touring Group covers Periods E and F (1947 to 1965) and Periods G1, G2, H1, H2, I, J1 and J2 (1966 to 1990). Eligible categories include Group 1 Series Production Touring cars, Group 2 Competition Touring cars and Group 5 Special Production cars derived from Groups 1 to 4, as well as Saloon cars, Group N Series Production Touring cars and Group A Competition Touring cars.
The Sports Prototype Group includes cars from Periods E and F (1947 to 1965), Period GR (1966 to 1971) and Period HR (1972 to 1976). The classifications comprise SP1 (Sports Prototypes up to 2.0 litres) and SP2 (over 2.0 litres) for Period GR, and SP3 (up to 2.0 litres) and SP4 (over 2.0 litres) for Period HR. Sports 2000 cars up to 1986 may be accepted subject to application, without aerodynamic appendages, and must comply with the SRCC Sports 2000 Historic and SRCC Sports 2000 Pinto regulations, as well as Appendix 3 of these regulations.
More details on the Circuito de Navarra races can be found here.
