News · 02 April 2026

Mees Houben steps up to the GT4 European Series

After a strong first year in car racing, Mees Houben is taking the next step. The 16-year-old driver from Heerlen moves from the Mazda MX-5 Cup to the GT4 European Series, one of the most competitive GT4 championships in Europe. In 2025, Mees raced his first season in cars with MV Motorsport. He finished on the podium in his very first race, won three races (Zolder, Zandvoort and Assen) and fought for the title until the final lap. He ended the season second in the championship, as the youngest driver on the grid. In 2026, Mees will race for the Portuguese team Speedy Motorsport in a Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2. He shares the car with Australian Lachlan Evennett and competes in the Silver category. It is his first step onto the international GT stage. The season opener takes place on 11 and 12 April at Circuit Paul Ricard in France, with 38 entries. There, Mees will meet a familiar face: Leon van Verseveld, his rival in the MX-5 Cup, who is also moving up to GT4.

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Season finale at Portimão: Mees Houben ready for the final round — photoNews

Season finale at Portimão: Mees Houben ready for the final round

From 16 to 18 October, Mees Houben will contest the final two races of his debut season in the GT4 European Series. The finale takes place at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, and it carries extra meaning: it is the home ground of his Portuguese team, Speedy Motorsport. Mees looks back on a strong first year at international GT level. He finished on the podium on his debut at Paul Ricard, took third place at Misano and finished second in front of his home crowd at Zandvoort. Together with Lachlan Evennett in the Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2, he aims to end the season in Portugal with a strong result. Portimão is new ground for the GT4 European Series, as the current series races there for the first time. The 4.6 km circuit is known for its elevation changes, blind corners and fast sections, and has hosted MotoGP and two Formula 1 Grands Prix. Mees already knows the track: earlier this year he made a guest appearance here with Speedy Motorsport. One more weekend, two more races. Follow Mees on this website and his social media for all updates from Portimão.

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Home podium for Mees Houben at Zandvoort

Mees Houben took his third GT4 podium of the season at Circuit Zandvoort. Together with Lachlan Evennett, he finished second in Saturday's race, both overall and in the Silver category. Mees laid the foundation in qualifying, where he set the fifth-fastest time. In his opening stint he first passed Benjamin Lariche (Speedcar Audi) and then pole-sitter Grégory Guilvert. That put the Toyota in third place when the pit stops began. Evennett took over and kept the car on course for the podium. The fight for the win was decided by a penalty. Henry Joslyn and Yani Stevenheydens took the chequered flag first in their Elite Motorsport McLaren, but received ten seconds for speeding in the pit lane. As a result, Charlie Hart and McKenzy Cresswell (Elite Motorsport McLaren) took the victory. Houben and Evennett moved up to second, 5.1 seconds behind the winners. In Sunday's race the pair finished fifth, again also fifth in the Silver category. With that, Mees completed a strong home weekend. The season finale follows in October at Portimão.

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