Turner Motorsport claimed the GT World Challenge America Pro class championship at the conclusion of the Indy 8 Hour on Saturday night, securing one of the three series titles they were in contention for entering the final stretch of the 2026 season as a total team effort.
The duo of Robby Foley and Justin Rothberg, with the assistance of Connor De Phillippi as the third man in for the final race of the season, held off the No. 12 AF Corse Ferrari to claim the Pro class win and in turn delivered them the GT World Challenge America Pro championship.
It marks the third straight season in which Foley and Rothberg have won the drivers’ championship in GTWCA, having done so previously in the Pro-Am class in 2024 and 2025.
As a total team outfit, Turner were in contention to win three titles across the top three US-based racing series in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship, Michelin Pilot Challenge and GT World Challenge America going into these last two weekends of the season.
The weekend at Road Atlanta absolutely did not go as hoped.
Starting with their hunt for the GS title in Michelin Pilot Challenge, Dillon Machavern and Luca Mars fell just 50 points shy of Stevan McAleer and Austin Krainz of Auto Technic to finish P2 in the championship standings, and the following day at Petit Le Mans saw an absolute nightmare scenario play out before things ever really got off the ground for the No. 96.
Early in the race, a damaged radiator lead to an overheated engine and an eventual race retirement before Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher could ever really challenge Winward Racing for the GTD title, with the final standings seeing the No. 57 claim their third-straight class title, and Turner finishing second in the standings.
Attention turned then to the GTWCA and Intercontinental GT Challenge finale at the Brickyard, with the same scenario on hand for the New England-base team as the two previous: finish ahead of your competitors and win the title.
Foley’s battle with Frederick Schandorff in the No. 12 Ferrari was a great bit of racing, with the two cars trading blows often at different points.
One team winning championships in the top three motorsport series in the US would’ve been a one-of-its-kind accomplishment, and although we didn’t see history play out in 2026, Turner absolutely deserves all the accolades for even being in a position to do something like that to begin with.
And let’s be honest, the way Turner consistently performs year in year out there’s a decent chance they’ll be in a similar position next season to try and do it all over again.