Joint leaders of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica after the first half of the season, the two Spanish drivers embody GT Corse’s winning culture and have established themselves as the main reference in the fight for the 2026 overall title.
Twelve races. Seven victories for the Spanish team, six of them delivered by Borja García and the #14 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup. The numbers speak for themselves and explain why GT Corse heads into the summer as the benchmark team of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica season. Behind this outstanding first half of the season, two names inevitably stand out: Borja García and Alejandro Barambio Perea. The two Spanish drivers share the overall championship lead after the opening three rounds at Monteblanco, Estoril and Valencia, with exactly the same number of points, placing GT Corse in a privileged position to fight for the 2026 title.
Borja remains the sporting benchmark within the team. Every time he has lined up on the grid, he has been the driver to beat, turning speed into results in almost perfect fashion. Alejandro, meanwhile, has fully confirmed the competitive maturity he had already been showing in recent seasons, establishing himself as a natural contender for race victories and the championship. But limiting GT Corse’s success to this duo would be deeply unfair.
Throughout the first half of the season, the Spanish team has fielded one of the most complete line-ups in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica. Álvaro Bajo has also stood on the top step of the podium in 2026, while drivers such as Diego Carrascal Vega and Gildardo Herrera have also helped demonstrate the competitiveness of a team that continues to grow season after season. It is no coincidence that, since joining the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica, GT Corse has quickly established itself as one of the benchmark teams in the championship.
A winning culture
Asked about the reason behind this success, Team Manager Rubén Martín does not point to a specific moment or to any particular driver. The answer began long before the first race of 2026: “The hard work carried out throughout last season and during the entire pre-season allowed us to start the championship much stronger.” A philosophy in which daily work remains the main secret. When asked to define the identity of GT Corse, his answer virtually sums up the team’s culture: “Our values are simple: hard work, seriousness and effort.” It is precisely this permanent level of commitment that explains the team’s ability to keep several drivers fighting for the leading positions, race after race. Borja García: the benchmark Few drivers have managed to leave such a clear mark on the first half of the season.
Every time Borja García has been on track, he has left qualifying on pole position. Every time he has lined up for a race, he has won. A virtually flawless record that the driver himself reflects on with understandable satisfaction: “I’m very happy because in every race I have competed in, I have taken every pole position and every victory.” Interestingly, the moment he remembers most was not an easy victory. It was the Estoril round. A weekend in which the weather conditions were constantly changing, forcing drivers and teams to adapt lap after lap: “I felt I reached my best level at Estoril, because the track conditions were constantly changing due to the rain.” Experience explains part of his success. But there is another factor Borja is keen to highlight.
In a championship where the strongest rivals are often inside the same garage, the relationship between Borja García and Alejandro Barambio Perea is far from conventional. Instead of rivalry, there is cooperation: “We have a very good relationship. I try to teach him everything I know and he works every day to keep improving. To me, Alejandro is more than a teammate. He is part of my family.” A statement that says a great deal about the identity of GT Corse.
Alejandro Barambio: learning from the best
Joint championship leader heading into the summer break, Alejandro Barambio Perea believes he is exactly where he intended to be: “Yes. That was my goal for this season.” After just four years in motorsport and three seasons behind the wheel of the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup, he feels he has improved above all in his ability to make the most of new tyres and in the consistency of his race pace. But whenever he talks about his own development, the name Borja García inevitably appears again: “Borja is one of the best drivers there is. Almost everything I know, he taught me. I hope to keep learning from him for many years. I also consider him part of my family.”
It is difficult to find a greater demonstration of trust. Or a better explanation of the atmosphere inside GT Corse. When asked what it means to compete within the Porsche Motorsport universe, Alejandro Barambio’s answer came immediately: “It is a dream come true. Porsche has always been our favourite car brand.” At the end of the conversation, we asked Borja García to sum up GT Corse in just three words. His answer seems to capture the entire essence of this story: “Family. Team spirit. Work.”
Perhaps it is precisely that combination that explains why, at the halfway point of the season, Borja García and Alejandro Barambio Perea lead the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica and have GT Corse in the best possible position to fight for the 2026 overall title.