Zelos finishes Porsche season with a trio of podiums

Image: Jakob Ebrey Photography

Dan Zelos secured three podium finishes and fourth place overall in the championship standings in the season finale of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge at Brands Hatch.

Qualifying

The weekend began well for Zelos, achieving a third place starting position on the grid for the first and second races.

Race 1

Determined to cement his place at the top of the lineup, Dan closely followed championship leader Joe Marshall in the opening race, but it was far from plain sailing after news spread that he had a 5-second penalty for transgressing track limits. Zelos kept his head down and focussed hard to secure his first podium place in the competition.

Dan said:

“Getting qualifying right allowed us to fight properly at the front at last…It had been a while since I stood on a podium…and it was great to be back up there again. I have to admit, there had been weekends this season and last when I’d begun to wonder if it was ever going to happen, but we knew we had the potential and that it was simply a matter of unlocking everything at the right time, which we finally managed to do.”

Race 2

In race two, Zelos fended off an early attack from Sam Harvey, positioning him in third once more. He was then beginning to pull away from his competitors in pursuit when a collision disrupted the flow, allowing for just one lap to the chequered flag once the action resumed. No change in the order meant another top three finish.

Race 3

The final race of the season saw Zelos get away well from the line once again, with Marshall in his sights.

He battled with Matthew Kyle-Henney to retain third spot before putting pressure on Marshall for second and cementing a hat-trick of rostrum results.

His fourth place finish in the overall standings was up three from his rookie campaign in 2025.

Dan commented:

“To finish less than two seconds behind the 2026 champion – who has been driving these cars for much longer than I have – shows how much progress we’ve made.

“Compared to where we were back at the start of the season, we’ve taken a massive step forward and I’m really happy with our results at Brands Hatch.”

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