Whilst we still await for confirmation of his co-driver within the Michelin Le Mans Cup Series this season, Tom Wood has today also confirmed his participation within the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Series with the Blackthorn AMR team.
Having struggled over recent years in recognition for his driving potential, the young Brit’s fortune has clearly been unlocked within the 2026 season after he and Andrew Howard secured the Silver-Am Drivers Championship in last season’s British GT Championship.
Announcing his SRO campaign this afternoon upon social media, Wood has confirmed that he will race three rounds of the Endurance Cup campaign (included the Spa 24) with the #56 Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3 with both Jonny Adam and Giacomo Petrobelli in their bronze cup entry.
Whilst that is obviously good news for Wood, that does also raise questions with the continued association of Lorcan Hanafin with the team (certainly in a full season sense) after he was earlier confirmed as the three-man squad alongside Adam and Petrolbelli.
We have seen Hanafin’s name listed with racing entries within the GT World Challenge America Series, so this may be an answer to a driver logistical issue as Wood starts at the opening round from Paul Ricard, France in less than two weeks’ time.
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