News · 23 September 2026

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 — photoNews

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.

19 September 2026From 14th on the grid to the podium: Mees Houben third at Misano — photoNews

From 14th on the grid to the podium: Mees Houben third at Misano

Mees Houben took his second GT4 podium of the season at Misano. Together with Lachlan Evennett, he drove the Speedy Motorsport Toyota GR Supra from 14th on the grid to third place. In the Italian heat, the race was full of incidents, and several front-runners retired. Mees drove the opening stint and kept the Toyota out of trouble, which put the team in a good position. After the driver change, Evennett joined a close fight for the last podium places. He passed an Aston Martin and a McLaren to move up to fourth. When Michiel Haverans stopped his Mustang with a suspension problem, third place was theirs. The win went to Charlie Hart and McKenzy Cresswell (Elite Motorsport McLaren). After second place at Paul Ricard, Mees has now been on the podium twice in his debut season.

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