2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the tenth 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), the second with the sponsorship of Fanatec.

The season began on 30 April at Brands Hatch in Kent and ended on 18 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain.[1]

Calendar edit

RoundCircuitDate
1 Brands Hatch, Kent30 April–1 May
2 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours13–15 May
3 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort17–19 June
4 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico1–3 July
5 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste16–18 September

Entry list edit

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Tresor by Car Collection[2]Audi R8 LMS Evo II[2]11 Simon Gachet[3]PAll
Christopher Haase[3]
12 Mattia Drudi[a][3]PAll
Luca Ghiotto[3]1–3, 5
Lorenzo Patrese[5]4
GSM Novamarine[6]Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[6]18 Isaac Tutumlu[6]S1–2
Gerhard Tweraser[6]
Danny Kroes[7]3–5
Lucas Mauron[7]3
Daan Pijl[8]4
Joshua John Kreuger[9]5
AF Corse[10]Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[10]21 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli[6][11]PAAll
Hugo Delacour[11]1–2, 4–5
Stefano Costantini[12]3
52 Andrea Bertolini[11]PAAll
Louis Machiels[11]
53 Pierre-Alexandre Jean[13]SAll
Ulysse de Pauw[13]
Saintéloc Junior Team[14]Audi R8 LMS Evo II[14]25 Patric Niederhauser[14]PAll
Aurélien Panis[14]
26 Nicolas Baert[14]SAll
Gilles Magnus[14]1–3, 5
Lucas Légeret[5]4
Team WRT[15]Audi R8 LMS Evo II[15]30 Benjamin Goethe[15]SAll
Thomas Neubauer[15]
32 Dries Vanthoor[15]PAll
Charles Weerts[15]
33 Christopher Mies[15]PAll
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[15]
46 Valentino Rossi[16]PAll
Frédéric Vervisch[17]
Jota Sport[6]McLaren 720S GT3[6]38 Rob Bell[11]P1
Oliver Wilkinson[11]
Dinamic Motorsport[18]Porsche 911 GT3 R[18]54 Adrien de Leener[18]PAll
Christian Engelhart[18]
56 Klaus Bachler[11]PAll
Giorgio Roda[19]
Attempto Racing[6]Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6]66 Dennis Marschall[11]PAll
Pieter Schothorst[11]
99 Alex Aka[11]SAll
Nicolas Schöll[11]
Barwell Motorsport[11]Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[11]78 Ben Barker[11]PA1
Alex Malykhin[11][b]
AKKodis ASP Team[20]Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[20]86 Răzvan Umbrărescu[11]SAll
Igor Waliłko[11]
87 Thomas Drouet[20]SAll
Casper Stevenson[20]
88 Jim Pla[11]PAll
Jules Gounon[11]1, 3–4
Maximilian Götz[21]2
Tristan Vautier[22]5
89 Timur Boguslavskiy[11][b]PAll
Raffaele Marciello[11]
Madpanda Motorsport[23]Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[23]90 Ezequiel Pérez Companc[23]S5
Fabian Schiller[24]
Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing[25]Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[6]93 Eddie Cheever III[11]S1–4
Christopher Froggatt[11]
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT Eddie Cheever III[11]5
Christopher Froggatt[11]
JP Motorsport[26]McLaren 720S GT3[26]111 Patryk Krupiński[27]PAAll
Christian Klien[26]1–3, 5
Norbert Siedler[8]4
112 Vincent Abril[28]P3–5
Dennis Lind[28]
Garage 59[6]McLaren 720S GT3[6]159 Manuel Maldonado[29]SAll
Ethan Simioni[29]1–4
Nicolai Kjærgaard5
188 Dean MacDonald[29]PAAll
Miguel Ramos[29]
Imperiale Racing[8]Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8]663 Albert Costa[8]P4
Alberto di Folco[8]
LP Racing[8]Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8]888 Jonathan Cecotto[8]S4
Mattia di Giusto[8]
IconClass
PPro Cup
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup

Race results edit

RoundCircuitPole PositionOverall WinnersSilver WinnersPro/Am WinnersReport
1R1 Brands Hatch No. 53 AF Corse No. 53 AF Corse No. 53 AF Corse No. 21 AF CorseReport
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Hugo Delacour
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
R2 No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 53 AF Corse No. 111 JP MotorsportReport
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Christian Klien
Patryk Krupiński
2R1 Magny-Cours No. 11 Tresor by Car Collection No. 32 Team WRT No. 26 Saintéloc Junior Team No. 188 Garage 59Report
Simon Gachet
Christopher Haase
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Nicolas Baert
Gilles Magnus
Dean MacDonald
Miguel Ramos
R2 No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 53 AF Corse No. 111 JP MotorsportReport
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Christian Klien
Patryk Krupiński
3R1 Zandvoort No. 32 Team WRT No. 32 Team WRT No. 53 AF Corse No. 21 AF CorseReport
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Stefano Costantini
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
R2 No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 99 Attempto Racing No. 188 Garage 59Report
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Alex Aka
Nicolas Scholl
Dean MacDonald
Miguel Ramos
4R1 Misano No. 32 Team WRT No. 32 Team WRT No. 30 Team WRT No. 188 Garage 59Report
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Benjamin Goethe
Thomas Neubauer
Dean MacDonald
Miguel Ramos
R2 No. 32 Team WRT No. 32 Team WRT No. 53 AF Corse No. 188 Garage 59Report
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Dean MacDonald
Miguel Ramos
5R1 Valencia No. 53 AF Corse No. 53 AF Corse No. 53 AF Corse No. 111 JP MotorsportReport
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
Patryk Krupiński
Christian Klien
R2 No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 32 Team WRT No. 90 Madpanda Motorsport No. 111 JP MotorsportReport
Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Fabian Schiller
Patryk Krupiński
Christian Klien

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 
Points16.5129.57.564.53210.51

Drivers' championships edit

Overall edit

Pos.DriversTeamBRH
MAG
ZAN
MIS
VAL
Points
1 Dries Vanthoor
Charles Weerts
Team WRT22161P21P1PF3F1135.5
2 Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello
AKKodis ASP Team3F1PF2F1PF23F1P2F273P111.5
3 Simon Gachet
Christopher Haase
Tresor by Car Collection743PRet3Ret432467
4 Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
AF Corse1P57549881P1762.5
5 Jim Pla AKKodis ASP Team4310224F1061312F54
6 Patric Niederhauser
Aurélien Panis
Saintéloc Junior Team564357RetDNS9249.5
7 Jules Gounon AKKodis ASP Team4324F10641.5
8 Dennis Marschall
Pieter Schothorst
Attempto Racing912137635Ret51130
9 Christopher Mies
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Team WRTRet149492364102222
10 Mattia Drudi Tresor by Car Collection6758813112161322
10 Luca Ghiotto Tresor by Car Collection675881361322
11 Benjamin Goethe
Thomas Neubauer
Team WRTRet161113101031041518.5
12 Maximilian Götz AKKodis ASP Team10212.5
13 Thomas Drouet
Casper Stevenson
AKKodis ASP Team8118127149168812
14 Vincent Abril
Dennis Lind
JP MotorsportRet514121779
15 Nicolas Baert Saintéloc Junior Team111861619117111298.5
16 Valentino Rossi
Frédéric Vervisch
Team WRT13815111416Ret522Ret8
17 Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Fabian Schiller
Madpanda MotorsportRet56
18 Gilles Magnus Saintéloc Junior Team111861619111295.5
19 Alex Aka
Nicolas Schöll
Attempto Racing109149128Ret919205.5
20 Adrien de Leener
Christian Engelhart
Dinamic MotorsportRetRet121017612RetRet145
21 Manuel Maldonado Garage 5915131614132219201464.5
21 Nicolai Kjærgaard Garage 591464.5
22 Lucas Légeret Saintéloc Junior Team7113
22 Albert Costa
Alberto di Folco
Imperiale Racing1373
23 Rob Bell
Oliver Wilkinson
Jota Sport12100.5
23 Eddie Cheever III
Christopher Froggatt
Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing17201915221721140.5
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT1110
Klaus Bachler
Giorgio Roda
Dinamic Motorsport22†21201811191613Ret190
Lorenzo Patrese Tresor by Car Collection11210
Tristan Vautier AKKodis ASP Team1312F0
Ethan Simioni Garage 5915131614132219200
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli AF Corse142322201521RetDNS16230
Hugo Delacour AF Corse14232220RetDNS16230
Răzvan Umbrărescu
Igor Waliłko
AKKodis ASP Team2015171921121522Ret180
Dean MacDonald
Miguel Ramos
Garage 5919221821Ret15171520210
Stefano Costantini AF Corse15210
Patryk Krupiński JP Motorsport1617211718RetRetRet15160
Christian Klien JP Motorsport1617211718Ret15160
Danny Kroes GSM Novamarine2020Ret1721250
Daan Pijl GSM NovamarineRet170
Andrea Bertolini
Louis Machiels
AF Corse181923Ret1618181818240
Jonathan Cecotto
Mattia di Giusto
LP Racing20190
Lucas Mauron GSM Novamarine20200
Isaac Tutumlu
Gerhard Tweraser
GSM Novamarine212424220
Joshua Kreuger GSM Novamarine21250
Norbert Siedler JP MotorsportRetRet0
Ben Barker
Alex Malykhin
Barwell MotorsportDNSDNS0
Pos.DriversTeamBRH
MAG
ZAN
MIS
VAL
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid 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.DriversTeamBRH
MAG
ZAN
MIS
VAL
Points
1 Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse de Pauw
AF Corse1PF5PF75P4P988P1PF17F141.5
2 Thomas Drouet
Casper Stevenson
AKKodis ASP Team8118127149168888
3 Benjamin Goethe
Thomas Neubauer
Team WRTRet161113F10F103PF10F41582
4 Alex Aka
Nicolas Schöll
Attempto Racing10914F9128PRet9192080.5
5 Nicolas Baert Saintéloc Junior Team11186P161911F71112976
6 Gilles Magnus Saintéloc Junior Team11186P161911F12956.5
7 Manuel Maldonado Garage 591513161413221920146P54
8 Eddie Cheever III
Christopher Froggatt
Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing172019152217211438.5
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT1110
9 Ethan Simioni Garage 59151316141322192036.5
10 Răzvan Umbrărescu
Igor Waliłko
AKKodis ASP Team2015171921121522Ret1830.5
11 Lucas Légeret Saintéloc Junior Team71119.5
12 Nicolai Kjærgaard Garage 59146P17.5
13 Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Fabian Schiller
Madpanda MotorsportRet516.5
14 Danny Kroes GSM Novamarine2020Ret17212510.5
15 Jonathan Cecotto
Mattia di Giusto
LP Racing20195
15 Lucas Mauron GSM Novamarine20205
16 Isaac Tutumlu
Gerhard Tweraser
GSM Novamarine212424225
17 Daan Pijl GSM NovamarineRet173
Pos.DriversTeamBRH
MAG
ZAN
MIS
VAL
Points

Pro-Am Cup edit

Pos.DriversTeamBRH
MAG
ZAN
MIS
VAL
Points
1 Dean MacDonald
Miguel Ramos
Garage 591922F18P21PRetP15P17PF15PF2021P119
2 Patryk Krupiński JP Motorsport1617211718FRetFRetRet15F16F99.5
2 Christian Klien JP Motorsport1617211718FRetF15F16F99.5
3 Andrea Bertolini
Louis Machiels
AF Corse18P1923Ret16181818182495
4 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli AF Corse14F2322201521RetDNS16P2394
5 Hugo Delacour AF Corse14F232220RetDNS16P2368
6 Stefano Costantini AF Corse152126
7 Ben Barker
Alex Malykhin
Barwell MotorsportDNSDNSP1
Norbert Siedler JP MotorsportRetRet0
Pos.DriversTeamBRH
MAG
ZAN
MIS
VAL
Points

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Drudi is an Italian driver competing under a Sammarinese licence.[4]
  2. ^ a b Alex Malykhin is Belarusian and Timur Boguslavskiy is Russian, but they both competed as neutral competitors as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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