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2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the ninth season of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars) and the second season after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew sponsorship. The season began on 7 May at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France and ended on 26 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.[1][2][3]

Calendar edit

Round Circuit Date
1   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 7–9 May
2   Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 18–20 June
3   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 2–4 July
4   Brands Hatch, Kent 28–29 August
5   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 25–26 September

Entry List edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport[4][a]
Toksport WRT[4][a]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[4] 6   Maro Engel[5] P All
  Luca Stolz[5]
7   Juuso Puhakka[4] S All
  Óscar Tunjo[4]
  RAM Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[6] 8   Adam Christodoulou[6] PA 4
  Kevin Tse[6]
  Emil Frey Racing[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[7] 14   Alex Fontana[7] S All
  Arthur Rougier 1
  Ricardo Feller 2–5
114   Jack Aitken[7] P 1–3
  Konsta Lappalainen[7] 1–3
S 4–5
  Arthur Rougier 4–5
163   Albert Costa[7] P All
  Ricardo Feller 1
  Norbert Siedler 2–5
  SPS Automotive Performance[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[8] 20   Valentin Pierburg PA All
  Dominik Baumann
40   Jordan Love[9] S 3
  Lance David Arnold[9]
  Saintéloc Racing[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] 25   Léo Roussel P All
  Christopher Haase
26   Aurélien Panis P All
  Frédéric Vervisch
27   Finlay Hutchison[10] P 3
  Markus Winkelhock[10]
  ROFGO Racing with Team WRT[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] 30   Benjamin Goethe P All
  Kelvin van der Linde 1, 3
  Markus Winkelhock 2
  Christopher Mies 4
  Robin Frijns 5
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[8] 31   Frank Bird S All
  Ryuichiro Tomita
32   Charles Weerts P All
  Dries Vanthoor
  Rinaldi Racing[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[8] 33   Benjamin Hites S 1–4
  Patrick Kujala 1, 3–4
  David Perel 2
  Jota Sport[11] McLaren 720S GT3[11] 38   Oliver Wilkinson P 1, 3–5
  Ben Barnicoat
  AF Corse[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[8] 52   Louis Machiels PA All
  Andrea Bertolini
  Dinamic Motorsport[8] Porsche 911 GT3 R[8] 54   Adrien de Leener P 1–3, 5
  Christian Engelhart
  Attempto Racing[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] 55   Alex Aka S 2
  Dennis Marschall
66   Alex Aka P 1
  Christopher Mies 1–3
  Jusuf Owega 2
  Fabien Lavergne 3
  Mattia Drudi 4–5
  Max Hofer 4
  Kikko Galbiati 5
99   Tommasco Mosca P 1–2
  Mattia Drudi
  Alex Aka S 3–5
  Dennis Marschall
  Barwell Motorsport[12] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[12] 77   Henrique Chaves[12] PA All
  Miguel Ramos[12]
  AKKA ASP Team[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[8] 87   Konstantin Tereshchenko S All
  Jim Pla
88   Timur Boguslavskiy P All
  Raffaele Marciello
89   Răzvan Umbrărescu P All
  Jules Gounon
  Madpanda Motorsport[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[13] 90   Ezequiel Pérez Companc[13] S All
  Rik Breukers
  Sky - Tempesta Racing[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[8] 93   Christopher Froggatt S All
  Giorgio Roda 1–4
  Eddie Cheever 5
  CMR[8] Bentley Continental GT3[8] 107   Ulysse de Pauw S All
  Pierre-Alexandre Jean
108   Stéphane Richelmi P All
  Benjamin Lessennes 1
  Nelson Panciatici 2–5
  Garage 59[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[8] 159   Tuomas Tujula S All
  Nicolai Kjærgaard
188   Alexander West PA All
  Jonathan Adam
  Allied-Racing[9] Porsche 911 GT3 R[9] 222   Julien Apothéloz[9] P 3–5
  Klaus Bachler[9]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Pro Winners Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners Report
1 R1   Magny-Cours   No. 32 Team WRT   No. 32 Team WRT   No. 14 Emil Frey Racing   No. 52 AF Corse No Entries report
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Alex Fontana
  Arthur Rougier 		  Andrea Bertolini
  Louis Machiels
R2   No. 6 Toksport WRT   No. 6 Toksport WRT   No. 87 AKKA ASP   No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Konstantin Tereshchenko
  Jim Pla 		  Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos
2 R1   Zandvoort   No. 14 Emil Frey Racing   No. 88 AKKA ASP   No. 14 Emil Frey Racing   No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No Entries report
  Ricardo Feller
  Alex Fontana 		  Timur Boguslavskiy
  Raffaele Marciello 		  Ricardo Feller
  Alex Fontana 		  Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos
R2   No. 88 AKKA ASP   No. 163 Emil Frey Racing   No. 14 Emil Frey Racing   No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance
  Timur Boguslavskiy
  Raffaele Marciello 		  Albert Costa
  Norbert Siedler 		  Ricardo Feller
  Alex Fontana 		  Valentin Pierburg
  Dominik Baumann
3 R1   Misano   No. 32 Team WRT   No. 32 Team WRT   No. 87 AKKA ASP   No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No Entries report
  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Konstantin Tereshchenko
  Jim Pla 		  Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos
R2   No. 188 Garage 59   No. 32 Team WRT   No. 31 Team WRT   No. 188 Garage 59
  Alexander West
  Jonathan Adam 		  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Frank Bird
  Ryuichiro Tomita 		  Alexander West
  Jonathan Adam
4 R1   Brands Hatch   No. 88 AKKA ASP   No. 32 Team WRT   No. 31 Team WRT   No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No Entries report
  Timur Boguslavskiy
  Raffaele Marciello 		  Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Frank Bird
  Ryuichiro Tomita 		  Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos
R2   No. 88 AKKA ASP   No. 6 Toksport WRT   No. 7 Toksport WRT   No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
  Timur Boguslavskiy
  Raffaele Marciello 		  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Juuso Puhakka
  Óscar Tunjo 		  Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos
5 R1   Valencia   No. 38 Jota Sport   No. 6 Toksport WRT   No. 99 Attempto Racing   No. 52 AF Corse No Entries report
  Ben Barnicoat
  Oliver Wilkinson 		  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Alex Aka
  Dennis Marschall 		  Andrea Bertolini
  Louis Machiels
R2   No. 6 Toksport WRT   No. 6 Toksport WRT   No. 87 AKKA ASP   No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance
  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Konstantin Tereshchenko
  Jim Pla 		  Valentin Pierburg
  Dominik Baumann

Championship standings edit

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 16.5 12 9.5 7.5 6 4.5 3 2 1 0.5 1

Drivers' championships edit

Overall edit

Pos. Drivers Team MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
1   Dries Vanthoor
  Charles Weerts 		  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1PF 2 8 3 1P 1F 1 2 16 Ret 103.5
2   Maro Engel
  Luca Stolz 		  Toksport WRT 25 1PF 7 Ret 2 24 2 1F 1 1P 95
3   Timur Boguslavskiy
  Raffaele Marciello 		  AKKA ASP Team 5 3 2 25P 5 2 17F 6P 3F 18 61.5
4   Ricardo Feller   Emil Frey Racing 2 26 1P 2F 8 11 11 8 17 12 45.5
5   Alex Fontana   Emil Frey Racing 3 8 1P 2F 8 11 11 8 17 12 45
6   Albert Costa   Emil Frey Racing 2 26 RetF 1 9 12 16 15 6 3 43.5
7   Răzvan Umbrărescu
  Jules Gounon 		  AKKA ASP Team 10 24 13 6 12 7 12 3 5 2 35.5
8   Frank Bird
  Ryuichiro Tomita 		  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 24 11 4 7 26 4 3 5 14 16 33.5
9   Norbert Siedler   Emil Frey Racing RetF 1 9 12 16 15 6 3 31.5
10   Juuso Puhakka
  Óscar Tunjo 		  Toksport WRT 7 23 5 10 10 9 6 4 Ret 8 25
11   Christopher Haase
  Léo Roussel 		  Saintéloc Racing Ret 10 11 16 3 Ret 10 10 2 10 23.5
12   Konstantin Tereshchenko
  Jim Pla 		  AKKA ASP Team 17 5 6 19 6 Ret 11 7 10 6 23
13   Ulysse de Pauw
  Pierre-Alexandre Jean 		  CMR 9 7 3 5 Ret 16 7 12 Ret 15 22.5
14   Aurélien Panis   Saintéloc Racing 26 6 9 15 4 10 5 11 13 9 20.5
15   Konsta Lappalainen   Emil Frey Racing 12 9 15 4 7F 5 8 20 9 Ret 20.5
16   Frédéric Vervisch   Saintéloc Racing 26 6 9 15 4 10 5 11 19.5
17   Oliver Wilkinson
  Ben Barnicoat 		  Jota Sport 13 4 22 8 28P DNS 22†P 4F 19
18   Ezequiel Pérez Companc
  Rik Breukers 		  Madpanda Motorsport 4 13 Ret 9 14 14 4 16 Ret 7 19
19   Jack Aitken   Emil Frey Racing 12 9 15 4 7F 5 17.5
20   Arthur Rougier   Emil Frey Racing 3 8 8 20 9 Ret 14.5
21   Benjamin Goethe   ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 11 Ret 16 18 23 3 18 9 18 13 10.5
22   Kelvin van der Linde   ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 11 Ret 23 3 9.5
23   Benjamin Hites   Rinaldi Racing 8 22 Ret 8 11 6 9 18 9.5
24   Alex Aka   Attempto Racing 19 18 17 12 13 Ret 13 13 4 24† 7.5
  Dennis Marschall 17 12 13 Ret 13 13 4 24†
25   Patrick Kujala   Rinaldi Racing 8 22 11 6 9 18 7.5
26   Mattia Drudi   Attempto Racing 6 12 14 17 15 14 8 11 6.5
27   Christian Engelhart
  Adrien de Leener 		  Dinamic Motorsport 16 20 12 24 Ret DNS 12 5 6
28   Tommasco Mosca   Attempto Racing 6 12 14 17 4.5
29   Stéphane Richelmi   CMR 14 15 20 14 17 20 20 23 7 Ret 3
  Nelson Panciatici 20 14 17 20 20 23 7 Ret
30   Kikko Galbiati   Attempto Racing 8 11 2
30   David Perel   Rinaldi Racing Ret 8 2
31   Christopher Mies   Attempto Racing
  ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 		19 18 10 11 Ret 17 18 9 1.5
32   Jonathan Adam
  Alexander West 		  Garage 59 22 21 23 21 21 18P 23 24 Ret 20 1
34   Jusuf Owega   Attempto Racing 10 11 0.5
  Fabien Lavergne   Attempto Racing Ret 17 0
  Nicolai Kjærgaard
  Tuomas Tujula 		  Garage 59 15 25 24 13 Ret 13 24 19 Ret 19 0
  Benjamin Lessennes   CMR 14 15 0
  Chris Froggatt   Sky - Tempesta Racing 20 14 19 23 19 22 26 22 15 17 0
  Giorgio Roda 20 14 19 23 19 22 26 22
  Eddie Cheever III 15 17
  Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos 		  Barwell Motorsport 23 16 18 DNS 18 23 21 21 20 22 0
  Markus Winkelhock   ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 16 18 0
  Saintéloc Racing 15 15
  Finlay Hutchison   Saintéloc Racing 15 15 0
  Valentin Pierburg
  Dominik Baumann 		  SPS Automotive Performance 21 17 22 20 24 19 25 25 21 14 0
  Andrea Bertolini
  Louis Machiels 		  AF Corse 18 19 21 22 25 25 22 26 19 23 0
  Jordan Love
  Lance David Arnold 		  SPS Automotive Performance 16 21 0
  Julien Apothéloz
  Klaus Bachler 		  Allied-Racing 20 26 19 17 11 21 0
  Max Hofer   Attempto Racing 15 14 0
  Adam Christodoulou
  Kevin Tse 		  Ram Racing 27 Ret 0
Pos. Drivers Team MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

P – Pole
F – Fastest Lap

Notes
  • † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Silver Cup edit

Pos. Drivers Team MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
1   Alex Fontana   Emil Frey Racing 3PF 8PF 1P 2F 8F 11F 14P 8 17F 12F 103
2   Frank Bird
  Ryuichiro Tomita 		  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 24 11 4 7 26 4 3 5 14 16 85.5
3   Jim Pla
  Konstantin Tereshchenko 		  AKKA ASP Team 17 5 6 19 6 Ret 11F 7F 10 6P 82.5
4   Juuso Puhakka
  Óscar Tunjo 		  Toksport WRT 7 23 5 10 10 9 6 4P RetP 8 80
5   Ricardo Feller   Emil Frey Racing 1P 2F 8F 11F 14P 8 17F 12F 75
6   Ulysse de Pauw
  Pierre-Alexandre Jean 		  CMR 9 7 3F 5P RetP 16 7 12 Ret 15 66.5
7   Rik Breukers
  Ezequiel Pérez Companc 		  Madpanda Motorsport 4 13 Ret 9 14 14 4 16 Ret 7 60
8   Arthur Rougier   Emil Frey Racing 3PF 8PF 8 20 9 Ret 46.5
9   Benjamin Hites   Rinaldi Racing 8 22 Ret 8 11 6P 9 18 45
10   Patrick Kujala   Rinaldi Racing 8 22 11 6P 9 18 37.5
11  Alex Aka
  Dennis Marschall 		  Attempto Racing 17 12 13 Ret 13 13 4 24† 37.5
12   Chris Froggatt   Sky - Tempesta Racing 20 14 19 23 19 22 26 22 15 17 22
13   Nicolai Kjærgaard
  Tuomas Tujula 		  Garage 59 15 25 24 13 Ret 13 24 19 Ret 19 19
14   Konsta Lappalainen   Emil Frey Racing 8 20 9 Ret 18.5
15   Giorgio Roda   Sky - Tempesta Racing 20 14 19 23 19 22 26 22 13
16   Eddie Cheever III   Sky - Tempesta Racing 15 17 9
17   David Perel   Rinaldi Racing Ret 8 7.5
18   Jordan Love
  Lance David Arnold 		  SPS Automotive Performance 16 21 5
Pos. Drivers Team MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points

Pro/Am Cup edit

Pos. Drivers Team MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
1   Henrique Chaves
  Miguel Ramos 		  Barwell Motorsport 23F 16 18PF DNSP 18 23 21PF 21P 20F 22 125
2   Dominik Baumann
  Valentin Pierburg 		  SPS Automotive Performance 21 17 22 20 24F 19 25 25F 21P 14PF 116.5
3   Andrea Bertolini
  Louis Machiels 		  AF Corse 18 19F 21 22 25P 25 22 26 19 23 107
4   Jonathan Adam
  Alexander West 		  Garage 59 22P 21P 23 21F 21 18PF 23 24 Ret 20 101.5
5   Adam Christodoulou
  Kevin Tse 		  Ram Racing 27 Ret 6
Pos. Drivers Team MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points

Team's championships edit

Overall edit

Pos. Team Manufacturer MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
1   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
  ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 		Audi 1PF 2 29.5
2   Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG 7 1PF 22
3   AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG 5 3 17
4   Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini 2 8 15
5   Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG 4 13 10.5
6   Jota Sport McLaren 13 4 8.5
7   Attempto Racing Audi 6 12 8
8   CMR Bentley 9 7 6.5
9   Saintéloc Racing Audi 26 6 6
10   Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 8 22 3
11   Garage 59 Aston Martin 15 21 0.5
11   Sky - Tempesta Racing Ferrari 20 14 0.5
  Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 16 20 0
  Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini 23 16 0
  SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG 21 17 0
  AF Corse Ferrari 18 19 0
Pos. Team Manufacturer MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points

Silver Cup edit

Pos. Team Manufacturer MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
1   Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini 3PF 8PF 28
2   AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG 17 5 19.5
3   Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG 4 13 18
3   CMR Bentley 9 7 18
4   Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG 7 23 11.5
5   Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 8 22 10.5
6   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 24 10 8.5
7   Sky - Tempesta Racing Ferrari 20 14 6.5
8   Garage 59 Aston Martin 15 25 5.5
Pos. Team Manufacturer MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points

Pro/Am Cup edit

Pos. Team Manufacturer MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points
1   AF Corse Ferrari 18 19F 26
2   Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini 23F 16 24
3   SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG 21 17 24
4   Garage 59 Aston Martin 22P 21P 19
Pos. Team Manufacturer MAG
  		ZAN
  		MIS
  		BRH
  		VAL
  		Points

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Car No. 6 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport and car No. 7 entered as Toksport WRT.

References edit

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (4 September 2020). "Ten Rounds on Provisional 2021 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 October 2020). "Endurance, Sprint Cup Calendars Updated; Silverstone Absent". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia completes 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS calendar". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e Lloyd, Daniel (24 March 2021). "Toksport Set for 24H Spa Debut as Part of Endurance Cup Bid". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (26 March 2021). "Engel, Stolz to Continue in Sprint with Third Different Team". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "29 Cars For GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup At Brands Hatch". dailysportscar.com. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Goodwin, Graham (8 March 2021). "Emil Frey Racing Confirm Three Car GT World Challenge Europe Lamborghini Effort". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Lloyd, Daniel (25 March 2021). "40 Cars on Endurance Cup Entry; Increased Field for Sprint". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Lloyd, Daniel (29 June 2021). "Allied Porsche, Extra SPS Merc Contribute to 29-Car Misano Grid". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (2 July 2021). "Sainteloc Adds Third Audi for Remaining Sprint Rounds". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (11 March 2021). "JOTA Field Pro Class McLaren In GT World Challenge Europe". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d Lloyd, Daniel (8 March 2021). "Barwell to Make Sprint Cup Debut with GT Open Champions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (3 March 2021). "Madpanda Returns to Defend Silver Cup Title". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

External links edit

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