Marco Aguilera has won the 2026 GR Cup Spain after 12 races across six events. Five different drivers took victories, while the 20-year-old’s consistency carried him to the title and 221 points.
Five different drivers won races across the 2026 GR Cup Spain, with ballast helping keep the Toyota GR86 Circuit Pack field competitive. Marco Aguilera finished the 12-race season as champion, scoring 221 net points across six events held from February to October. Toyota España and Motor & Sport Institute (MSi) organized the one-make series, which began and ended at the Circuito de Madrid Jarama-RACE.
The 20-year-old from Benalmádena, racing for Grupo Nimo, secured the title ahead of experienced rivals including Antonio Albacete. Toyota’s final classification ranked Joan Vinyes Dabad second on 204 points and Marcos de Diego third on 203. Albacete finished fourth on 196. The standings counted each driver’s results after dropping their two worst scores. Aguilera recorded five victories and five fastest laps during the season.
The championship was settled at the final Jarama meeting on 24 October. Vinyes won the first race in 27:22.546, finishing 0.749 seconds ahead of De Diego and 1.440 seconds ahead of Albacete; Aguilera was fifth, 12.442 seconds behind. De Diego won the closing race, with Aguilera second and Albacete third. Aguilera celebrated the title on the podium. Toyota España confirmed the championship the following day.
Aguilera said the field was small but difficult to beat. «No ha sido una parrilla muy abundante, pero los pilotos punteros siguen estando ahí arriba y es muy caro entrar en un Top 5», he said. Five different drivers won races during the season, keeping competition tight among the Toyota GR86 entrants.
His campaign also depended on the people around him. Aguilera credited MSi and engineer Carlos Barranco, whose setup work mattered in a series where all teams have access to the same data. Barranco said engineering can make the difference when extracting the most from a GR86 Circuit Pack.
The series is a racing competition rather than a measure of what buyers can expect from Toyota’s road cars; a separate Spanish SUV report covered a different part of the country’s automotive market.
Aguilera wants to move up to GT4, though funding remains a hurdle. «Es un mundo muy caro», he said, adding that support from a dealership and extra sponsors could make another season in the cup affordable. His stated ambition is clear: «Mi sueño sería subir a un GT4».
