CHARLIE MARTIN and EMILY BISHOP Extend AM Lead Despite Misano Heat Challenge

July 22, 2026

• CHARLIE MARTIN and EMILY BISHOP delivered second and third-place finishes at Misano to extend their AM class championship lead to 41.5 points despite extreme heat and technical issues that cost them two laps in Race 1.
• BISHOP continued her rapid development in only her second international GT weekend, showing significant pace improvement after a Zandvoort test day while adapting to machinery substantially faster than her previous US racing experience.
• MARTIN recovered brilliantly from early setbacks in Race 1, capitalizing on rivals’ penalties and mechanical failures to salvage second place after the team quickly repaired BISHOP’s technical issue that initially dropped them two laps down.
• The pairing overcame a cracked radiator in FP1 that limited practice time and neither driver’s prior Misano experience, with BISHOP qualifying third in AM both days while consistently improving lap times throughout the weekend.

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