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Vortex SAS

Vortex SAS is a French auto racing team founded by brothers Arnaud and Olivier Gomez in 2015. After competing in silhouette race cars for a number of years, the team was created by the Gomez brothers.[1] Competing as Vortex V8, they build and run their own lightweight GT cars that compete in the 24H Series, Ultimate Cup Series and Campeonato de España de GT.

France Vortex SAS
Founded2015
BasePézenas, France
Team principal(s)Arnaud Gomez
Olivier Gomez
Current series24H Series
Ultimate Cup Series
Campeonato de España de GT
Former seriesTourisme Trophee Endurance
V de V Endurance Series
Current driversFrance Lionel Amrouche
France Philippe Bonnel
France Arnaud Gomez
France Olivier Gomez
France Philippe Gruau
France Sébastien Lajoux
Switzerland Nicolas Nobs
Teams'
Championships		1 (2021 24H Series GTX)
Drivers'
Championships		9 (2017 Spanish, 2017 Spanish GT - Class 1, 2017 Spanish GT - Class 3, 2019 Ultimate Cup Challenge GT UGT, 2021 Spanish GT, 2021 24H Series GTX, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Sprint GT3B, 2023 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B)
Websitehttps://www.vortexsas.fr/

Racing history

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2016

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The Scirocco-shaped GC10-V8, with which Vortex SAS made their 24H Series debut in 2016.

The team made their 24H Series debut in 2016 at the season-opening Dubai 24 Hour with a GC10-V8 built by GC Automobile, qualifying on pole in the SP2 class, being the first non-GT3 car on the grid in 18th overall. The car ended the race in 2nd in class, 27th overall.[2][3]

A podium-less streak followed for the rest of the 2016 season, the team ending their season 4th in class with 69 points, 10th in the overall GT standings.[4][5]

2017

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The team upgraded to a full-season entry for 2017 in both the SPX and SP2 classes. A heavily unsubscribed entry in the former resulted in a lack of competition for the team debuting their Vortex 1.0 car. The team competed in every round except the 12H Imola but struggled to score points throughout the season, only taking 2nd in class at Mugello and the Red Bull Ring in SPX and 3rd at the Italian venue in SP2, ending their season in 4th and 7th in their class standings.[1]

2018

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Vortex downsized their operation to just two events in 2018, failing to finish at the 12H Navarra and managing enough laps to be classified as fifth in class at the 24 Hours of Barcelona. The team would end the season fifth, and last, in class.[6]

2019

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2019 marked the return of the GC10 which took a maiden win for Vortex SAS in the season-opener at Dubai, whilst the 1.0 SPX entry retired shortly before halfway distance. The GC10 took second at the 12 Hours of Mugello in class in its final race. The 1.0 returned for the 24 Hours of Barcelona for the final round of the European segment of the season, qualifying on pole and finishing in third, one lap clear of the next car.[7]

2020

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The 1.0 was entered into the 2020 Dubai 24 Hour into the renamed GTX class. The car only managed 33 laps before the race was called off due to flooding.[8][9]

2021

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Vortex were one of four GTX teams to enter in the first round at Dubai, despite being 100 laps down on the class winner, they took the flag in second position. This result would be succeeded by multiple podium finishes in every subsequent race bar the 24 Hours of Barcelona. The team entered two cars, the No. 701 and No. 712, at 3 rounds throughout the season, Mugello, Paul Ricard and Barcelona.[10]

One highlight of the season was a double podium finish in class at the 12 Hours of Mugello. The No. 701 finished 15th overall and 3rd in class at the 24 Hours of Sebring, thus allowing Philippe Bonnel to secure GTX drivers' and teams' championship for Vortex V8, with 96 points despite not winning a single race. They finished in the GT Teams' standings in 4th, tied with two GT3 teams on 109 points.

2022

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At the 2022 edition of the Dubai 24 Hour, mechanical troubles delayed the 701 car almost to the point of non-classification, amassing enough laps to be classified as third in GTX. Three Vortex 1.0s were present for the following championship round at Mugello, the additional No. 703 car taking third place in class whilst the main two cars faltered, still finishing however. The Vortex 1.0s were ultimately out-paced by their GTX competitors, only taking three more podium finishes at Spa-Francorchamps, Barcelona and Kuwait.[11]

2023

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After the Middle East Trophy-opening round at Kuwait, the 1.0s were only challenged by Razoon – More than Racing's KTM X-BOW. The cars ran without troubles for most of the event until the No. 702 car caught fire with under four hours to go, being classified in third through its adequate race distance whilst the 701 finished second 59 laps down. At the Trophy-season-closing round at Yas Marina Circuit, the 701 finished in fourth, ending the season 2nd in the GTX standings of the Middle East Trophy, twelve points shy of Razoon – More than Racing.

Upon the season's first race in Europe at the 12 Hours of Mugello, the duo of 1.0 cars ran smoothly, taking the lead and holding it for many hours in both parts of the evenly-split race. Despite both cars having to deal with separate wheel issues, the team finished 1–2 in GTX, 24th and 25th overall respectively, marking the team's second win in the 24H Series.[12]

 
The #702 Vortex 1.0 on a recovery truck after crashing out at Spa-Francorchamps.

After Mugello, the second of the 1.0's crashed in wet conditions at the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The #701 finished on the podium at every other race in the European season, making the podium in the 24 Hours of Barcelona after troubles for other class competitors, narrowly missing out on the GTX title by 2 points after dropped scores were applied.

In the Ultimate Cup Series' GT Endurance and Touring Challenge, the pair of 1.0 cars ran with opposition from a Ferrari 488 Challenge, though it was faulted by mechanical troubles and Miguel Moiola was able to seal the 3B title despite the team missing the Estoril round of the series.

2024

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Vortex SAS competed in the 2024 edition of the Bathurst 12 Hour with the Vortex 1.0 in the Invitational class, which was the team's first race in Oceania. Lionel Amrouche, Julien Boilot and Philippe Bonnel drove the car in the event.[13] The event took place on 16–18 February, after the Middle East Trophy's conclusion and before the 24H Series' European campaign starts.

Vortex's debut at Bathurst yielded a fourth-place finish in class and 23rd overall after causing a few cautions, mostly due to spins at various points on the track and a lengthy pit stop. Shipping delays prevented the team's first 2.0 chassis from making it to Europe for the opening Ultimate Cup Series and 24H Series rounds, the team resorting to a 1.0 chassis, which gave them a UGTX class win at Paul Ricard with an all-new driver line up and 2nd in the 12 Hours of Mugello in GTX.

The 2.0 model's first European Creventic race came at the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, in which both cars managed to finish in a 1-2 class formation, lead by the Nr. 701, ahead of their rivals in a soaked two-part event, before which the Nr. 702 took class pole in GTX.[14] The team were the only GTX competitors in the 2024 edition of the 24 Hours of Portimão. Despite a two-hour stay in the pits, the team finished the race albeit 172 laps down, winning their class.

The 701 Vortex took class victory in the 24 Hours of Barcelona, winning the GTX title with very little opposition, giving the 2.0 its first championship crown. A trying Ultimate Cup campaign gave the 2.0 second place, less than two seconds off the leader at Mugello, following an overall win at Magny-Cours by Arnaud and Olivier Gomez. The team had Sébastien Loeb signed for the GT Endurance season finale, entering 3 additional cars in the UCS1 class.

Cars

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Vortex 1.0

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Vortex 1.0
 
ConstructorVortex SAS
Designer(s)Arnaud Gomez
Olivier Gomez
Technical specifications[1][15]
ChassisCarbon Monocoque
Suspension (front)Ohlins double wishbones, shock absorbers, adjustable anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)As front
EngineChevrolet LS3 6.2 L (6,200 cc; 378 cu in) V8 mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission6-speed sequential semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox
Weight1,050 kg (2,310 lb)
TyresMichelin
Hankook
Competition history
Notable entrants  Vortex V8
  GPC Motorsport
Debut2016 4 Hours of Barcelona
First win2017 CER-GT Aragon Race 1
Last win2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance Mugello UCS3
Last event2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance Magny-Cours UCS3
RacesWins
15243
(43 class wins in competition, including six outright wins)
Teams' Championships1 (2021 24H Series GTX)
Drivers' Championships9 (2017 Spanish GT, 2017 Spanish GT - Class 1, 2019 Ultimate Cup Challenge GT UGT, 2021 Spanish GT, 2021 24H Series GTX, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Sprint GT3B, 2023 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B, 2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance UCS3)

The 1.0 would make its competitive debut in the VdeV Endurance Series at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, competing in the 4-hour-long season opener with GPC Motorsport, the #20 car being driven by Iradj Alexander and Alexandre Coigny. After qualifying 20th out of 23 cars, the car would go on to finish in 21st, six laps down on the next car.[16] It would fail to finish the next three races in entered before being pulled from the final trio of events.

Despite not being built to any given class specifications, the car has found its way into many championships, either into classes that are generally open to all GT cars or Open GT-type classes, one example being 24H Series' GTX class which is open to similar cars like the Mustang-shaped MARC II V8.

The Vortex 1.0 has taken championship titles in three of the championships it has taken part in: three in the Ultimate Cup Series, two in the Spanish GT Championship in 2017 and 2021 and one in the 24H Series in 2021.

It is also notable for its unique, independently produced appearance among more popular, conventionally-bodied GT cars it competes against. It is one of the only remaining cars to be built and run in an international championship by the same team, other similar examples including the Brokernet Silver Sting,[17] and the Solution-F-made cars, the Divitec SF11 and Foenix, which all have unique body shapes respectively.[18]

The #701 Vortex 1.0 claimed its first GTX and 24H Series victory at the 2023 12 Hours of Mugello, ending an almost seven-year winless streak.[12]

Vortex 2.0

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Vortex 2.0
ConstructorVortex SAS
Designer(s)Arnaud Gomez
Olivier Gomez
Technical specifications[19]
ChassisCarbon Monocoque
Suspension (front)PKM double wishbones with pushrod, adjustable anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)As front
Length4,500 mm
Width1,996 mm
Height1,165 mm
EngineChevrolet LS3 6.2 L (6,200 cc; 378 cu in) V8 mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission6-speed Sadev sequential semi-automatic paddle-shift SLR90 gearbox
Weight1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
TyresMichelin
Hankook
Competition history
Notable entrants  Vortex V8
Debut2023 12 Hours of Kuwait
First win2024 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi
Last win2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance Magny-Cours
Last event2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance Magny-Cours
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
188 (8 class wins, 1 outright win)103
Teams' Championships1 (2024 24H Series GTX)
Drivers' Championships1 (2024 24H Series GTX)

The team's latest innovation was announced as the Vortex 2.0, possessing a more streamlined but similar look to its predecessor. It made its debut in the 2023 24H Series season.[20]

The 2.0 was revealed during the 2023 24 Hours of Barcelona event on 15 September, Friday. The car's improvements from its predecessor include a 120 kg kerb weight drop, PKM suspension and many changes to assist with cooling the brakes and amending many issues the 1.0 had. A full-width rear wing is another complete change, in an effort to improve downforce which is assisted by the bodywork that will help to direct air rearwards. The car is scheduled to debut at the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy-opening 12 Hours of Kuwait round on 8–9 December 2023.[21][19]

On its event debut, the 2.0 took pole position at the 12 Hours of Kuwait, averaging a time, across all three session, 1.1 seconds quicker than the next GTX car. Following multiple mechanical failures, the car finished 13th overall and third in class on debut. The 2.0 took GTX pole by nearly 7 tenths for the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi after 3 qualifying sessions ahead of its second race. The 2.0 took its first class win by half a second in the Abu Dhabi race and went on to take pole for the Dubai 24 Hour the next week.

The 2.0 claimed its first overall win at round 5 of the Ultimate Cup GT Endurance season at Magny-Cours.

Racing record

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Complete 24H Series results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Car Class Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team
Pts. 		Team
Pos.
2016 GC Automobile GC10-V8 SP2 DUB MUG SIL ZAN LEC BAR BRN
  Lionel Amrouche 203 27 41 37 17 Ret 69 4th
  Cyril Calmon 27 41 37 Ret
  Mathieu Pontais 27 17
  Alban Varutti 27
  Franck Leone-Provost 41
  Amro Al-Hamad 37
  Nagy Kabaz
  Jérémy Reymond 		17
  Philippe Burel
  Philippe Gruau 		Ret
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6 SP-Touring   Lionel Amrouche
  Cyril Calmon
  Jérémy Reymond
  Kurt Thiel 		17 NC 0
2017 Vortex 1.0 SPX[N 1] DUB MUG RBR LEC IMO ALG COA
  Lionel Amrouche
  Cyril Calmon 		204 Ret Ret 27 Ret Ret 15 4th
  Arnaud Gomez Ret Ret
  Olivier Gomez Ret
  Philippe Gruau Ret
  Amaury Bonduel 27 Ret
  Alain Costa Ret
  Martin Hald Gøtsche
  Nanna Hald Gøtsche 		Ret
GC Automobile GC10-V8 SP2   Günther Deutsch
  Marco Deutsch
  Mathieu Pontais
  Kurt Thiel 		203 Ret 16 7th
  Martin Hald Gøtsche
  Nanna Hald Gøtsche 		17 Ret DNS
  Florian Revaz 17
  Maxim Aronov
  Lev Fridman
  Jean Christophe Rey 		Ret
  Lionel Amrouche DNS
2018 Vortex 1.0 SPX DUB SIL NAV IMO POR BAR SPA COA
  Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Gruau
  Philippe Valenza 		204 Ret 4 5th
  Julien Boillot
  Philippe Burel
  Stephane Cottrell
  Victor Fernandes 		36
2019
2019 		Vortex 1.0 SPX DUB MUG SPA BRN POR BAR COA
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez
  Alban Varutti 		701 Ret 16 NC
  Stephane Cottrell
  Philippe Gruau
  Francesc Gutierrez Agüi
  Nicolas Nobs 		25
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6 SP3   Philippe Bonnel
  Franck Lefèvre
  Nicolas Nobs 		301 47 39 28[N 2]
11 		NC[N 2]
NC
  Thomas Cordelier 47
2020 Vortex 1.0 GTX DUB POR MNZ HOC PER MUG
  Julien Boillot
  Philippe Bonnel
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		701 Ret 0 NC
2021 Vortex 1.0 GTX DUB MUG LEC HOC BAR HUN SEB
  Lionel Amrouche
  Karen Gaillard 		701 35 30 21 109 1st
  Philippe Bonnel 35 22 13 15
  Alban Varutti 35
  Boris Gimond 30 15
  Bastien Gouret 15 22
  Philippe Gruau 15 21
  Olivier Gomez 15
  Nicolas Nobs 22 13
  Arnaud Gomez 22
  Franck Leone-Provost 21
  Gilles Courtois 13
  "Steve Brooks"
  Sébastien Lajoux 		15
  Philippe Bonnel
  Nicolas Nobs 		712 23 19 22 39 4th
  Pierre Fontaine 23 19
  Boris Gimond
  Sébastien Lajoux 		22
2022 Vortex 1.0 GTX DUB MUG SPA HOC POR BAR KUW
  Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel 		701 70 38 21 23 19 34 15 47[N 3]
44 		2nd[N 3]
3rd
  Sébastien Lajoux 70 38 21 23
  Philippe Gruau 70
  Olivier Gomez 19 34
  Arnaud Gomez
  Lucas Lasserre 		34
  Nicolas Nobs 15
  Gilles Courtois 702 34 Ret 16[N 4]
26 		NC[N 4]
4th
  Nicolas Nobs 34 31
  Patrick Brochier 34
  Philippe Gruau Ret 31
  Boris Gimonnd Ret
  Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel
  Francesc Gutierrez Agüi 		31
  Christophe Decultot
  Pierre Fontaine
  Philippe Gruau 		703 27 11[N 5] NC[N 5]
2023 Vortex 1.0 GTX MUG SPA MNZ EST BAR
  Lionel Amrouche 701 24 40 22 18 15 24 20 172 2nd
  Philippe Bonnel 24 22 18 15 24 20
  Philippe Gruau 24
  Olivier Gomez 40
  Gilles Courtois 22 18 15
  Miguel Moiola
  Lucas Sugliano 		24 20
  Laurent Misbach
  Lucas Sugliano 		702 25 Ret 66 5th
  Pierre Fontaine 25
  Philippe Gruau Ret 30 31
  Solenn Amrouche
  Julien Boillot
  Stéphane Cottrell 		30 31
2024 Vortex 1.0 1
Vortex 2.0 4 		GTX MUG SPA POR MIS BAR
  Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel
  Gilles Courtois 		701 31 33 18 15 20† 26 22 200 1st
  Lucas Sugliano 31 18 15
  Solenn Amrouche 26 22
Vortex 2.0   Lucas Sugliano 702 36 31 29† 84 2nd
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		36
  Cyril Calmon
  Pierre Fontaine
  Miguel Moiola 		31 29†

* Season still in progress.

Complete Middle East Trophy results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Car Class Drivers No. 1 2 3 Team
Pts. 		Team
Pos.
2022–23 Vortex 1.0 GTX KUW DUB ABU
  Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel 		701 15 34 20 100 2nd
  Nicholas Nobs 15
  Philippe Gruau
  Tom Pieri 		34
  Julien Boillot 20
  Philippe Fertoret
  Miguel Moiola
  Nicolas Nobs
  Lucas Sugliano 		702 38 0 NC
2023–24 Vortex 2.0 GTX KUW ABU DUB
  Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		701 13 19 30 76 2nd

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ultimate Cup Series results

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Endurance

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Car Class Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Driver
Pts. 		Driver
Pos. 		Team
Pts. 		Team
Pos.
2019 Vortex 1.0 UGT EST DIJ SVK MUG VAL MAG LEC [22]
  Philippe Bonnel
  Frank Lefevre 		701 5 5 6 4 7 12 200 1st N/A
  Arnaud Gomez 5 50 3rd
  Nicolas Nobs 5 6 4 4 100 2nd
  Olivier Gomez 12 50 3rd
2021 Vortex 1.0 UGT3B LEC1 DIJ LEC2 BUG MAG EST [23]
  Karen Gaillard 701 20 7 30 7th 42.5 14th
  Gilles Courtois 20 20 Ret 27 8th
  Philippe Gaillard 20 15 10th
  Lionel Amrouche
  Boris Gimond 		7
  Patrick Brochier 20 Ret 12 11th
  Frank Lefevre 20
  Alex Di Bernardini Ret 0 NC
  Patrick Brochier
  Gilles Courtois
  Stephane Gervais 		702 Ret 0 NC
  Sébastien Lajoux 712 7 10 14 Ret 52 4th
  Philippe Bonnel
  Nicolas Nobs 		7 10 14
  Laurène Godey
  Sébastien Loeb 		Ret 0 NC
2022 Vortex 1.0 UGT3B LEC1 NAV MIS HOC MAG LEC2 [24][25]
  Lucas Sugliano 701 17 5 8 7 DSQ 16 154 1st 87.5 6th
  Miguel Moiola 17 5 8 93 4th
  Philippe Bonnel 17 5 7 DSQ 16 129 2nd
  Cyril Calmon 8 DSQ 16 93 3rd
  Vincent Congnet 7 75 5th
702 DSQ 9
  Christophe Decultot
  Pierre Fontaine 		DSQ 9 50 7th
  Cyril Calmon 703 9 6 93 3rd
  Sébastien Lajoux 9 6 61 6th
  Lionel Amrouche 9 Ret 25 10th
  Philippe Gruau 6 36 9th
  Solenn Amrouche Ret 0 NC
  Miguel Moiola Ret 93 4th
2023 Vortex 1.0 3B LEC1 NAV HOC EST MAG LEC2 [26]
  Miguel Moiola 701 8 6 6 5 10 137.5 1st 68.75 7th
  Vincent Congnet 8 6 5 75 4th
  Cyril Calmon 8 10 50 7th
  Lorina Padovani 6 91.5 2nd
  Philippe Gruau 6 37.5 11th
  Philippe Bonnel 6 5 10 75 4th
  Solenn Amrouche 702 11 Ret 7 18 54 6th
  Lorina Padovani 11 WD 7 18 91.5 2nd
  Antoine Rizzo 11 18 36 12th
  Arnaud Gomez 7 Ret 27 13th
  Lionel Amrouche 7 7 45 9th
  Olivier Gomez 7 27 13th
2024 Vortex 2.0 UCS1 LEC1 ALG HOC MUG MAG LEC2
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		20 Ret Ret 2 1 43 3rd* 62.5* 3rd*
  Cyril Calmon 21 WD 4 18* 7th*
  Philippe Bonnel WD DNS 0* NC*
  Miguel Moiola WD 0* NC*
  Solenn Amrouche 4 11† 4th* 33*
  Lionel Amrouche DNS 11† 9th* 15*
  Vincent Congnet DNS DNS 0* NC*
  Pierre Fontaine DNS 0* NC*
Vortex 1.0 UCS2   Christophe Derouineau
  Stéphane Gouverneur
  Jimmy Luminier 		701 6 7 8 10† 8 118* 1st*

* Season still in progress.

Sprint

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Car Class Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Driver
Pts. 		Driver
Pos. 		Team
Pts. 		Team
Pos.
2021 Vortex 1.0 UGT3B LEC1 DIJ LEC2 BUG MAG EST [23]
  Karen Gaillard 701 17 DNS 4 DNS 9 10 9 44 2nd 80 9th
  Lionel Amrouche Ret 10 9 16 6th
  Olivier Gomez 712 4 DNS DNS DNS 8 10th
  Sébastien Lajoux 11 DNS 13 DNS 12 8th
2022 Vortex 1.0 UGT3B LEC1 NAV MIS HOC MAG LEC2 [27][28]
  Alex Di Bernardini 70 DSQ 0 NC 236 3rd
  Solenn Amrouche 14 10 0 NC
  Jeremy Faligand Ret 6 10 9 8 6 7 7 14 11 8 14 14 14 204 1st
  Maxime Rizzo 5 6 0 NC
  Lugas Sugliano 71 2 DNS 11 14 44 6th
  Miguel Moiola 1 DNS 0 NC
  Nicolas Nobs 13 14 0 NC
2023 Vortex 1.0 UGT3B LEC1 NAV HOC EST MAG LEC2 [29]
  Lionel Amrouche 702 7 8 48 9th 48 16th
  Olivier Gomez Ret 8 30 12th
2024 Vortex 1.0 UCS3 LEC1 ALG HOC MUG MAG LEC2
  Solenn Amrouche 95 11 10 12 DNS 6 DNS Ret DNS 12 13 Ret DNS 23* 9th* 40* 16th*

Complete Campeonato de España de GT results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Car Class Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Driver
Pts. 		Driver
Pos.
2016 GC Automobile GC10-V8 GT BAR NAV ARA VAL JAR [30]
  Philippe Gruau 104 44 5 Ret 57.6 3rd
  Nicolas Nobs 44 10 15th
  Antonio Castillo
  Desire Torres 		9 21.6 11th
  Lionel Amrouche 5 Ret 2 50.4 4th
  Olivier Gomez 2 25.2 8th
  Antonio Castillo
  Desire Torres 		105 Ret Ret 21.6 11th
  Philippe Gruau 3 57.6 3rd
  Arnaud Gomez 3 22.4 10th
2017 GC Automobile GC10-V8 C1 VAL ARA JAR BAR NAV [31]
  Philippe Gruau 103 7 162 1st
  Stephane Cottrel 7 56.4 4th
Vortex 1.0   Philippe Gruau 1 2 Ret 42 2 3 162 1st
  Arnaud Gomez 1 2 50.2 5th
  Stephane Cottrel Ret 42 56.4 4th
  Lionel Amrouche 2 3 0 NC
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6 C3   Nicolas Nobs 104 24 17 Ret 13 23 26 18 175.2 1st
  Arnaud Gomez 24 39.6 8th
  Olivier Gomez 17 Ret 22.4 9th
  Gilles Courtois 23 26 18 79.6 5th
2018 Vortex 1.0 C1 VAL ARA NAV JAR BAR [32]
  Philippe Gruau 101 EX 91 4th
  Stephane Cottrell EX 0 NC
  Lionel Amrouche 102 6 2 2 7 2 Ret 134.2 2nd
  Philippe Valenza 6 Ret 43.2 5th
  Philippe Gruau 2 2 7 2 91 4th
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6 C3   Nicolas Nobs 101 9 6 39.2 7th
2019 Vortex 1.0 C1 NAV ARA VAL JAR BAR [33]
  Philippe Gruau 101 4 Ret 2 Ret DNS DNS 6 DNS 76.4 5th
  Arnaud Gomez 2 Ret 76.4 5th
Vortex Light C2   Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		100 6 0 NC
2020 Vortex 1.0 C1 NAV VAL JER BAR ARA [34]
  Philippe Bonnel
  Nicolas Nobs 		135 6 30.8 5th
  Arnaud Gomez
  Philippe Gruau 		136 11 3 3 4 5 Ret 3 9 3 203.6 2nd
Vortex Light C3   Karen Gaillard 134 6 8 60 4th
  Patrick Brochier
  Gilles Courtois 		9 9 9 8 7 8 9 166.4 2nd
  Philippe Bonnel
  Nicolas Nobs 		135 10 6 50 7th
  Lionel Amrouche 6 5 60 4th
2021 Vortex 1.0 C1 NAV ARA VAL JER BAR [35]
  Lionel Amrouche 102 6 6 2 3 6 6 Ret DNS 7 156 5th
  Philippe Gruau 6 6 2 3 6 6 Ret DNS 156 5th
  Sebastien Lajoux 7 0 NC
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		112 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 272 1st
  Patrick Brochier
  Nicolas Nobs 		122 8 0 NC
2022 Vortex 1.0 C1 VAL ALG ARA JER NAV BAR [36]
  Philippe Gruau 112 6 6 DNS 22.4 4th
  Solenn Amrouche 6 6 22.4 5th
  Arnaud Gomez DNS 0 NC
2023 Vortex 1.0 GPX NAV ALG ARA VAL JER BAR [37]
  Solenn Amrouche 101 3 C 11 11 7 7 1 7 Ret 8 2 126.4 2nd
  Lionel Amrouche 3 C 7 7 1 7 Ret 8 84 4th
  Nicolas Nobs 11 11 51.2 6th
  Arnaud Gomez 2 0 NC
  Nicolas Nobs 102 8 C 14 17 51.2 6th
  Philippe Gruau 8 C Ret 17 Ret 76.8 5th
  Philippe Bonnel WD WD 7 7 16 12th
  Gilles Courtois Ret 17 10 13th
  Stephane Gouverner Ret 0 NC
  Philippe Gruau 103 2 18 6 5 76.8 5th
2024 Vortex 2.0 GPX ALG NAV ARA JER VAL BAR [38]
  Joanna Gruau
  Philippe Gruau 		101 15 Ret 10* 10th*
  Arnaud Gomez
  Olivier Gomez 		120 4 Ret 20* 4th*
  Solenn Amrouche 121 2
101 2 		DNS DNS Ret 7 8 Ret Ret DNS 36* 6th*
  Lionel Amrouche 121 1
101 2 		DNS DNS 8 Ret Ret DNS 16* 9th*
  Philippe Bonnel 121 Ret 7 20* 8th*
Vortex 1.0 GPX   Patrick Bay 701 11 11 44.8*[N 6] 5th*
  Alex Gruau
  Marc Gruau 		7 8 36* 6th*

Notes

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  1. ^ The SPX class was merged with the A6-Pro and A6-Am class from round 2 onwards due to lack of entries.
  2. ^ a b Vortex V8 scored 28 points in the Continents' Championship (Dubai) and 11 in the Europe championship (Mugello), however did not score a final championship as they only competed in one race in each season.
  3. ^ a b Vortex V8 #701 scored 47 points in the Continents' Championship (Dubai, best European race, Spa-Francorchamps, and Kuwait) and 44 in the Europe championship (Mugello, Spa-Francorchamps, Hockenheimring, Portimão and Barcelona).
  4. ^ a b Vortex V8 #702 scored 16 points in the Continents' Championship (best European race, Mugello) but wasn't classified and 26 in the Europe championship (Mugello, Spa-Francorchamps, and Barcelona).
  5. ^ a b Vortex V8 #703 scored 11 points in the Europe championship but wasn't classified as it only contested one race.
  6. ^ Additional points scored with another team.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "On the grid with... Vortex". 24H Series. Creventic. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Hankook 24H DUBAI 2016 24H - Combined Qualification" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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