2023 GT2 European Series

The 2023 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the third season of the GT2 European Series. The season began on 21 April at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza and will end on 7 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.

Calendar edit

For 2023 the opening round of the season was moved back to Monza, after having been to Imola for the 2022 season. The series will also be heading to Dijon and Portimão for the first time, while not returning to Spa or Misano.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1   Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 21–23 April GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 26–27 May Histo-Cup Austria
3   Circuit de Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France 16–17 June FFSA GT Championship
4   Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 22–23 July British GT Championship
5   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 15–17 September GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 6–7 October FFSA GT Championship

Series news edit

  • This season sees the introduction of the Iron Cup, awarded to the top Pro-Am or Am entry of drivers with a combined age of over 100 years.[2]
  • The minimum driver age requirement got removed, allowing for drivers younger than 40 years to compete.[2]

Entry list edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  PK Carsport[3] Audi R8 LMS GT2 1   Stienes Longin[3] PA All
  Peter Guelinckx[3] All
  Ebimotors[4] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 5   Aurelijus Rusteika[4] Am 1–3, 5–6
  Mantas Janavicius[4] 1–3, 5–6
911   Leonardo Gorini[4] Am 1–5
  Nicolas Gomar[5] 2
  Bastien Chesaux 3
  Haupt Racing Team[6] Mercedes-AMG GT2 7   Jörg Viebahn Am 2
  Mario Plachutta 2
  Fanatec by HRT[7] 44   Jens Liebhauser[7] Am 1
  Thomas Jackermeier[7] 1
  Iron Lynx[8] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 8   Donovan Privitelio[8] Am 1
  Luciano Privitelio[8] 1
  Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 10   Christoph Breuer Am 1
PA 3
  Marco Holzer 3
  LP Racing[9][10] Maserati MC20 GT2 12   Leonardo Gorini[10] PA 6
  Luca Pirri[10] 6
Audi R8 LMS GT2 18   Pierre Kaffer[9] PA 1–4, 6
  Michael Doppelmayr[9] 1–4, 6
67   Henry Hassid[11] PA All
  Anthony Beltoise[11] All
88   Stéphane Ratel[12] PA All
  Mattia di Giusto[12] All
  KTM True Racing by Reiter Engineering[13] KTM X-Bow GT2 15   Nicolas Saelens[14] PA All
  Štefan Rosina[14] All
16   Klaus Angerhofer[13] Am All
  Sehdi Sarmini[13] 2–6
17   Reinhard Kofler[13] PA 1–4
  Hubert Trunkenpolz[13] 1–2, 4–6
  Martin Koch 3
  Dani Pedrosa[15] 5
  Laura Kraihamer 6
51   Alexandre Leroy Am 6
  Bertrand Rouchaud 6
  CMR Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 30   Georges Cabanne Am 3, 6
  Jean Paul Buffin 6
  Akkodis ASP Team[16] Mercedes-AMG GT2 61   Mauro Ricci[16] Am 2–6
  Benjamin Ricci[16] 2–6
87   Jean-Luc Beaubelique[17] Am 4
  Christophe Bourret[17] 4
  Ludovic Badey PA 5–6
  Jean-Luc Beaubelique 5–6
  RTR Projects[18] KTM X-Bow GT2 89   Jan Krabec[18] Am All
  MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried KTM X-Bow GT2 812   Reinhard Kofler PA 5–6
  Martin Koch 5–6
  NM Racing Team[19] Mercedes-AMG GT2 888   Jakub Knoll[19] Am 6
  Stéphane Perrin[19] 6
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1   Monza   No. 8 Iron Lynx   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Donovan Privitelio
  Luciano Privitelio
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  Jan Krabec
R2   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx
  Jan Krabec
2 R1   Red Bull Ring   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 61 Akkodis ASP Team   No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  Mauro Ricci
  Benjamin Ricci
  Klaus Angerhofer
  Sehdi Sarmini
R2   No. 18 LP Racing   No. 15 True Racing by Reiter Engineering   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Nicolas Saelens
  Štefan Rosina
  Jan Krabec
3 R1   Dijon   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 17 True Racing by Reiter Engineering   No. 911 Ebimotors
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  Martin Koch
  Reinhard Kofler
  Leonardo Gorini
R2   No. 18 LP Racing   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx
  Jan Krabec
4 R1   Algarve   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  Klaus Angerhofer
  Sehdi Sarmini
R2   No. 18 LP Racing   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx
  Jan Krabec
5 R1   Valencia   No. 67 LP Racing   Akkodis ASP Team   No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Ludovic Badey
  Klaus Angerhofer
  Sehdi Sarmini
R2   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 1 PK Carsport   Ebimotors
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx
  Aurelijus Rusteika
  Mantas Janavicius
6 R1   Paul Ricard   No. 12 LP Racing   No. 87 AKKodis ASP Team   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Leonardo Gorini
  Luca Pirri
  Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Ludovic Badey
  Jan Krabec
R2   No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum-Ried   No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum-Ried   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Reinhard Kofler
  Martin KochKofler
  Reinhard Kofler
  Martin KochKofler
  Jan Krabec


Championship standings edit

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championships edit

Pos. Driver Team MON
 
RBR
 
DIJ
 
POR
 
VAL
 
LEC
 
Points
Pro-Am
1   Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise
  LP Racing 1 2 8 3 Ret 4 1 2 2 8 5 4 174
2   Reinhard Kofler   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 7 11 3 6 1 2 9 5 10 3 3 1 173
3   Peter Guelinckx
  Stienes Longin
  PK Carsport Ret 1 7 2 Ret 1 10 1 5 1 8 5 165
4   Štefan Rosina   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 8 2 1 3 6 6 3 4 Ret 4 2 165
5   Nicolas Saelens   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 8 2 1 3 6 6 3 4 Ret 132
6   Mauro Ricci
  Benjamin Ricci
  Akkodis ASP Team 1 4 2 9 4 10 3 6 6 8 122
7   Stéphane Ratel
  Mattia di Giusto
  LP Racing 3 Ret 11 7 6 8 2 6 6 5 9 6 110
8   Martin Koch   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 1 2 10 3 3 1 108
9   Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr
  LP Racing 6 6 4 8 4 12 3 11 13 14 93
10   Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Ludovic Badey
  AKKodis ASP Team 1 2 1 3 83
11   Hubert Trunkenpolz   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 7 11 3 6 9 5 11 7 77
12   Christoph Breuer
  Marco Holzer
  Manthey-Racing 5 3 25
13   Dani Pedrosa   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 11 7 12
Guest Entries Ineligible to Score Points
-   Leonardo Gorini
  Luca Pirri
  LP Racing 2 7 0
-   Gilles Vannelet   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 2 0
Am
1   Jan Krabec   RTR Projects 2 3 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 4 8 10 7 9 231
2   Klaus Angerhofer   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 10 4 5 9 10 10 5 9 7 9 11 11 216
3   Sehdi Sarmini   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 5 9 10 10 5 9 7 9 11 11 188
4   Leonardo Gorini   Ebimotors 5 DNS 6 12 7 7 7 7 9 11 154
5   Aurelijus Rusteika
  Mantas Janavicius
  Ebimotors 8 9 10 11 9 11 Ret 4 12 12 132
6   Georges Cabanne   CMR 11 13 15 15 44
7   Jörg Viebahn
  Mario Plachutta
  Haupt Racing Team 9 10 30
8   Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Christophe Bourret
  Akkodis ASP Team 8 8 30
9   Nicolas Gomar[5]   Ebimotors 6 12 28
10   Jens Liebhauser
  Thomas Jackermeier
  Fanatec by HRT 9 7 25
11   Christoph Breuer   Manthey-Racing Ret 5 15
12   Donovan Privitelio
  Luciano Privitelio
  Iron Lynx Ret 10 9
Guest Entries Ineligible to Score Points
-   Jakub Knoll
  Stéphane Perrin
  NM Racing Team 10 10 0
-   Alexandre Leroy
  Bertrand Rouchaud
  True Racing by Reiter Engineering 14 13 0
-   Jean Paul Buffin   CMR 15 15 0
Pos. Driver Team MON  RBR
 
DIJ
 
POR
 
VAL
 
LEC
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • Bold - Pole position
  • Italics - Fastest lap

Notes:

  • † – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.

References edit

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