CSA Racing Retains Title-Contending Gold Cup Crew

CSA Racing will continue with an unchanged lineup in its Gold Cup-entered McLaren 720S GT3 Evo in the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup this season as James Kell, Arthur Rougier and Simon Gachet seek to make up for the disappointment of narrowly missing out on class honors last year.

The McLaren-affiliated trio finished third in the class, 27 points behind the table-topping VerstappenRacing.com Aston Martin squad, but a collision that forced them out of the Monza finale ultimately derailed their title bid.

Having taken a class win and four further divisional podiums, CSA has opted to retain the same lineup for its No. 111 car as it becomes just the second confirmed McLaren entry, following the announcement of Greystone GT’s plans to join the series full-time earlier this month.

Kell and Rougier will tackle the full season, while Gachet – the Sprint Cup Silver class champion in 2020 – joins for the Endurance Cup contest.

“I thoroughly enjoyed working with CSA Racing in 2025, we had some very strong results for their first year running the McLaren 720S GT3,” said McLaren junior driver Kell.

“I’m excited to be back with them for this year, ready to build on the momentum of last season, and to reward McLaren Customer Racing for their faith in me.”

Gachet will also have a Sprint Cup campaign in the sister No. 555 McLaren as he will partner team newcomer Romain Andriolo, who drove a Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 last season.

Andriolo is then part of all-new Silver lineup for the Endurance Cup when he will be paired with Lorens Lecertua and Baptiste Moulin.

Lecertua scored an overall podium at Zandvoort last year when part of the Sainteloc Racing Audi squad’s Silver Cup crew, while Moulin was among the Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini ranks.