WINHERE Black Series brake products have been named the officially recommended braking product of the 2026 China GT Championship, the Chinese manufacturer announced following the season opener at Shanghai International Circuit on April 18–19. More than 20 competing teams ran the system across the weekend, according to the company.
The designation coincided with a double overall victory for Winhere Origine Motorsport, whose No. 96 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) took pole position in both qualifying sessions and converted the pace into two race wins.
Highlights
- WINHERE Black Series named official recommended brake of the 2026 China GT Championship
- More than 20 teams ran the system at the Shanghai opener, per the manufacturer
- Winhere Origine Motorsport scored a double pole-to-win weekend with a Porsche 911 GT3 R
- Series now carries title sponsorship from Xiaomi EV, with Lei Jun presenting trophies at Shanghai
Series Designation and Teams Running the Product
The recommended-product status places WINHERE Black Series in front of the full China GT paddock for the 2026 season. The company reports adoption by more than 20 teams at the opener — a figure reported by the manufacturer and not independently verified against the official entry list, though China GT organizers have publicly noted a 57-car grid at Shanghai, the largest in the championship’s ten-year history.
The Black Series line is the racing-specification pad and disc family that the parent company, Winhere Auto Part Manufacturing Co., uses across its in-house motorsport program. WINHERE has previously described the program as a “Racing to Validation” cycle in which track data feeds back into friction material and metallurgy development for aftermarket and OE product lines.
Shanghai Race Conditions
Shanghai’s April conditions combine variable ambient temperatures with the circuit’s mix of long straights and heavy-braking corners — a configuration that stresses both initial bite and repeatable thermal behavior over a full race distance. WINHERE reported that the Black Series system delivered consistent braking performance, heat resistance, and control across the weekend.
Independent temperature and wear data from competing teams were not released with the announcement.
Race Result and Championship Context
Yi Deng and Yuan Bo drove the winning No. 96 Porsche 911 GT3 R for Winhere Origine Motorsport, sweeping qualifying and both races to open the season at the top of the points table.
The Shanghai round drew additional attention from the broader 2026 series partnership with Xiaomi EV, which has taken title sponsorship of the championship. Xiaomi Corporation founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun presented trophies to the overall winners at the podium ceremony — a detail WINHERE framed as evidence of closer ties between Chinese technology firms and domestic motorsport.
WINHERE’s motorsport involvement has been a recurring theme in the company’s public positioning. The parent manufacturer in Yantai produces more than 55 million brake rotors and drums and 10 million sets of pads annually, supplying both aftermarket and OE channels globally.
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