Driven by excellence. Defined by results.
Apexa Racing is a motorsport team born in Brazil, based in Catalunya and racing throughout Europe. We compete in GT, endurance, prototype and formula cars at the circuits that made the sport, with a current focus on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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The team
Prepared to compete at the world's most iconic circuits.
Arthur Copstein founded Apexa Racing with a long view: to build, season by season, a team that belongs at the highest level of international automotive racing.
Excellence is the standard for everything we do, from the first test day to the last lap of a race. Our aspirations are big, and we intend to earn them.
Performance
Relentless pursuit of excellence.
People
A team built on trust, curiosity and ambition.
Global
Racing the world's most iconic circuits.
Progress
Pushing boundaries today for a bolder tomorrow.
PreparationDisciplineAmbition
Arthur Copstein
Racing driver and founder of Apexa Capital.
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Based
- Costa Brava, Spain
- Licence
- FIA International C, FIA Bronze categorisation
- Nordschleife
- DMSB Permit A
- Disciplines
- Endurance, GT, prototypes, formula and karting
Cars raced and driven
Porsche Masters certified with the 911 GT3 RS.
From karts to the Nordschleife
A racing life that started early.
- Ages 4 to 13
Karting in Brazil
Regional champion, with multiple podium finishes.
- Age 18/19
Formula Ford
Several races, with podium finishes.
- 2011 to 2021
United States
Regular track time and coaching at some of the most iconic circuits in the US, during university and his early professional career.
- 2024
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
Began training for an endurance racing career and earned the FIA International C licence.
- 2025
Porsche Driver Academy and prototypes
Formal advanced training with the Porsche Driver Academy, and the start of prototype endurance racing in Brazil.
- 2026
Endurance racing
Class wins in Brazil, then RCN and NLS races on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with top 5 finishes.
Recent results
- 2026
Mil Milhas, 12 Hours of Interlagos
1st in the T1 class. Top 10 overall.
- 2026
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, rounds 8, 9 and 10
Top 5 finishes in the BMW M240i class with Adrenalin Motorsport, the class championship winning team.
- 2026
RCN 3 and RCN 4, Nürburgring Nordschleife
Class podium finishes in a Porsche Cayman, V5 category.
- 2025
Campeonato Gaúcho de Endurance, Velopark
1st in the prototype category.
Nordschleife 2027
A full season in NLS Cup 3 with the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, in the year the Nürburgring turns one hundred.
Not a logo on a car. A seat at the table.
Where your next business relationship starts in the paddock.
The Nürburgring Nordschleife paddock is full of business owners, executives and enthusiasts. We give partners a reason to be there, the access to meet them and an environment that makes business easy.
- 352,000
- spectators at the 2026 24h Nürburgring, a record for the race
- 24M
- livestream viewers for the NLS in 2026, with over 200 million video views on social media
- 161
- cars and 584 drivers entered for the 2026 24h Nürburgring
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- NLS races in 2027, from March to October, in the Nürburgring's 100th year
Max Verstappen made his Nordschleife race debut in the Cup 3 class in 2025, in a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4. That is the class and the car Apexa Racing enters in 2027. He has since won in the NLS and led the 24h Nürburgring.
On track, we have access to top talent among Porsche factory drivers past and present, such as the legendary Jörg Bergmeister.
Beyond the cockpit
A founder who has sat on the sponsor's side of the table.
Arthur is the founder and CEO of Apexa Capital, a family office investing across venture, private equity, trading, technology and digital assets.
Born in Brazil and educated in the United States, he holds degrees in Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship from Tufts University. He began his career at McKinsey & Company, held operating roles at venture-backed technology firms in San Francisco, and later led product and go-to-market efforts in financial infrastructure and blockchain.
Sponsor-side experience: primary halo partner of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula One Team through Sui, from 2023 to 2025, with a team branded validator, Paddock Club hospitality, driver appearances and bespoke content.