2019 GT World Challenge Europe

Last updated April 06, 2023

The 2019 GT World Challenge Europe (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe) was the seventh season of the GT World Challenge Europe following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the first with the sponsorship of Blancpain. The season began on 4 May at Brands Hatch and ended on 8 September at the Hungaroring. It was the first season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name.^[1]

Calendar

At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar.^[2] Zolder was initially replaced by the Red Bull Ring, before Zandvoort was chosen to host a race weekend. The Endurance Cup round in Barcelona would become an World Challenge Europe round, replacing the round at the Nürburgring, before the two tracks were swapped around again in the final draft of the calendar released on 22 October.^[3]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	5 May
2	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	30 June
3	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands	14 July
4	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	1 September
5	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	8 September

Entry list

A cap of 30 cars was placed in an attempt to reduce accidents on narrower tracks.^[4]

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT ^[5]	Audi R8 LMS Evo ^[5]	1	Ezequiel Pérez Companc ^[6]	P	1, 3–5
		1	Dries Vanthoor ^[6]	P	1, 3–5
		2	Charles Weerts ^[6]	P	All
			Christopher Mies ^[6]		1, 3–5
			Dries Vanthoor		2
		10	Rik Breukers^[6]	S	All
		10	Óscar Tunjo ^[6]	S	All
		17	Shae Davies ^[6]	S	All
		17	Tom Gamble ^[6]	S	All
Black Falcon^[7]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 ^[7]	4	Maro Engel ^[7]	P	All
Black Falcon^[7]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 ^[7]	4	Luca Stolz ^[7]	P	All
Phoenix Racing ^[8]	Audi R8 LMS Evo ^[8]	5	Kim-Luis Schramm^[9]	P	All
			Frank Stippler ^[10]		1–2
			Jean-Karl Vernay		3
			Jamie Green		4–5
		11	Finlay Hutchison^[8]	P	All
		11	Frédéric Vervisch ^[10]	P	All
Audi Sport Italia	Audi R8 LMS Evo	7	Andrea Fontana	P	2
Audi Sport Italia	Audi R8 LMS Evo	7	Pierre Kaffer	P	2
GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3	13	Adam Osieka	Am	2
GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3	13	Denis Remenyako	Am	2
Boutsen Ginion ^[11]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[11]	15	Pierre Feligioni	Am	2
Boutsen Ginion ^[11]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[11]	15	Claude-Yves Gosselin	Am	2
GRT Grasser Racing Team ^[12]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[12]	19	Michele Beretta	S	3
		19	Rolf Ineichen	S	3
		63	Mirko Bortolotti ^[12]	P	All
		63	Christian Engelhart ^[12]	P	All
Tech 1 Racing ^[13]	Lexus RC F GT3 ^[13]	23	Jack Hawksworth ^[13]	P	3–5
Tech 1 Racing ^[13]	Lexus RC F GT3 ^[13]	23	Aurélien Panis ^[13]	P	3–5
Saintéloc Racing ^[14]	Audi R8 LMS Evo ^[14]	24	Nyls Stievenart^[10]	PA	1–3
			Stéphane Ortelli ^[10]	PA	1–3
			Stéphane Ortelli ^[10]	P	4–5
			Dorian Boccolacci	P	4–5
		25	Simon Gachet ^[14]	P	All
		25	Christopher Haase ^[14]	P	All
		26	Steven Palette^[14]	P	All
		26	Markus Winkelhock ^[14]	P	All
AF Corse ^[15]	Ferrari 488 GT3 ^[15]	52	Andrea Bertolini ^[10]	PA	All
AF Corse ^[15]	Ferrari 488 GT3 ^[15]	52	Louis Machiels^[10]	PA	All
Dinamic Motorsport ^[16]	Porsche 911 GT3 R ^[16]	54	Sven Müller ^[16]	P	5
Dinamic Motorsport ^[16]	Porsche 911 GT3 R ^[16]	54	Giorgio Roda^[16]	P	5
Attempto Racing^[15]	Audi R8 LMS Evo ^[15]	55	Nick Foster^[10]	P	All
		55	Steijn Schothorst ^[10]	P	All
		56	Milan Dontje^[10]	S	All
		56	Mattia Drudi ^[10]	S	All
		66	Kelvin van der Linde ^[10]	P	All
		66	Clemens Schmid^[10]	P	All
R-Motorsport ^[17]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 ^[17]	62	Hugo de Sadeleer ^[17]	S	All
		62	Aaro Vainio ^[17]	S	All
		76	Ricky Collard ^[17]	P	All
		76	Marvin Kirchhöfer ^[17]	P	All
AKKA ASP Team^[18]	Mercedes-AMG GT3 ^[18]	87	Jim Pla ^[19]	PA	All
			Jean-Luc Beaubelique^[19]		1, 5
			Mauro Ricci^[19]		2–4
		88	Vincent Abril ^[18]	P	All
		88	Raffaele Marciello ^[18]	P	All
		89	Nico Bastian ^[20]	S	All
		89	Thomas Neubauer ^[20]	S	All
		90	Timur Boguslavskiy ^[10]	S	All
			Fabian Schiller ^[10]		1–2, 4
			Felipe Fraga		3, 5
Kessel Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	111	Stephen Earle	Am	4
Kessel Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	111	Rory Penttinen	Am	4
Rinaldi Racing^[15]	Ferrari 488 GT3 ^[15]	333	David Perel^[10]	PA	All
Rinaldi Racing^[15]	Ferrari 488 GT3 ^[15]	333	Rinat Salikhov^[10]	PA	All
HB Racing^[15]	Ferrari 488 GT3 ^[15]	444	Florian Scholze^[10]	Am	All
HB Racing^[15]	Ferrari 488 GT3 ^[15]	444	Wolfgang Triller^[21]	Am	All
Orange1 FFF Racing Team ^[22]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ^[22]	519	Hiroshi Hamaguchi ^[23]	PA	All
		519	Phil Keen ^[23]	PA	All
		555	Diego Menchaca ^[23]	S	All
		555	Taylor Proto^[23]	S	All
		563	Andrea Caldarelli ^[23]	P	All
		563	Marco Mapelli ^[23]	P	All

Icon	Class
P	Pro Cup
S	Silver Cup
PA	Pro-Am Cup
Am	Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro Winners	Silver Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners	Report
1	R1	Brands Hatch	No. 4 Black Falcon	No. 4 Black Falcon	No. 89 AKKA ASP Team	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 444 HB Racing	Report
	R1		Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
	R2		No. 90 AKKA ASP Team	No. 4 Black Falcon	No. 89 AKKA ASP Team	No. 519 Orange1 FFF Racing Team	No. 444 HB Racing
	R2		Timur Boguslavskiy Fabian Schiller	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Phil Keen	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
2	R1	Misano	No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 563 Orange1 FFF Racing Team	No. 90 AKKA ASP Team	No. 52 AF Corse	No. 444 HB Racing	Report
	R1		Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli	Timur Boguslavskiy Fabian Schiller	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
	R2		No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 89 AKKA ASP Team	No. 519 Orange1 FFF Racing Team	No. 444 HB Racing
	R2		Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Phil Keen	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
3	R1	Zandvoort	No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 62 R-Motorsport	No. 519 Orange1 FFF Racing Team	No. 444 HB Racing	Report
	R1		Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Hugo de Sadeleer Aaro Vainio	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Phil Keen	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
	R2		No. 25 Saintéloc Racing	No. 25 Saintéloc Racing	No. 62 R-Motorsport	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 444 HB Racing
	R2		Simon Gachet Christopher Haase	Simon Gachet Christopher Haase	Hugo de Sadeleer Aaro Vainio	David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
4	R1	Nürburgring	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 563 Orange1 FFF Racing Team	No. 56 Attempto Racing	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 111 Kessel Racing	Report
	R1		Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart	Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli	Milan Dontje Mattia Drudi	David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Stephen Earle Rory Penttinen
	R2		No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 76 R-Motorsport	No. 10 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 52 AF Corse	No. 444 HB Racing
	R2		Ezequiel Pérez Companc Dries Vanthoor	Ricky Collard Marvin Kirchhöfer	Rik Breukers Óscar Tunjo	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
5	R1	Hungaroring	No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 89 AKKA ASP Team	No. 87 AKKA ASP Team	No. 444 HB Racing	Report
	R1		Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller
	R2		No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 90 AKKA ASP Team	No. 519 Orange1 FFF Racing Team	No. 444 HB Racing
	R2		Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Felipe Fraga	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Phil Keen	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller

Championship standings

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

Overall

Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Ret	2	1	2	3	7	1	3	5	4	92.5
2	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Black Falcon	2	1	3	4	4	4	8	4	2	3	92.5
3	Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP Team	4	19	2	15	1	6	9	Ret	1	1	78.5
4	Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart	GRT Grasser Racing Team	3	10	6	16	2	2	2	8	3	2	75
5	Simon Gachet Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	16	7	Ret	3	10	1	3	2	6	6	61
6	Charles Weerts	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	12	6	Ret	1	13	5	4	26	8	7	40.5
7	Dries Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	11	Ret	Ret	1	5	3	5	27	17	16	40
8	Ricky Collard Marvin Kirchhöfer	R-Motorsport	7	5	4	13	7	18	7	1	10	19	39.5
9	Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	AKKA ASP Team	1	8	20	6	9	12	24	18	7	8	29
10	Kelvin van der Linde Clemens Schmid	Attempto Racing	5	4	7	14	27	24	28	12	4	10	24.5
11	Christopher Mies	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	12	6			13	5	4	26	8	7	23
12	Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	11	Ret			5	3	5	27	17	16	22.5
13	Timur Boguslavskiy	AKKA ASP Team	15	18	5	26	26	DNS	10	10	13	5	14
14	Nick Foster Steijn Schothorst	Attempto Racing	Ret	3	8	8	12	13	14	13	11	13	13.5
15	Hugo de Sadeleer Aaro Vainio	R-Motorsport	Ret	11	17	7	6	8	15	14	9	9	11.5
16	Finlay Hutchison Frédéric Vervisch	Phoenix Racing	8	12	10	5	8	10	13	25	18	20	11
17	Fabian Schiller	AKKA ASP Team	15	18	5	26			10	10			8
18	Milan Dontje Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	10	9	9	18	16	9	6	15	12	15	8
19	Rik Breukers Óscar Tunjo	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	9	Ret	25	9	11	25	11	6	16	14	6.5
20	Jack Hawksworth Aurélien Panis	Tech 1 Racing					15	Ret	19	5	26	22	6
20	Felipe Fraga	AKKA ASP Team					26	DNS			13	5	6
21	Shae Davies Tom Gamble	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	6	Ret	14	11	17	11	12	17	20	18	4.5
22	Steven Palette Markus Winkelhock	Saintéloc Racing	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	18	7	19	12	3
23	Kim-Luis Schramm	Phoenix Racing	Ret	13	22	12	14	14	17	9	14	11	1
23	Jamie Green	Phoenix Racing							17	9	14	11	1
24	Diego Menchaca Taylor Proto	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	19	DNS	23	10	22	16	22	16	24	23	0.5
	Stéphane Ortelli	Saintéloc Racing	DNS	DNS	13	19	21	21	16	11	15	17	0
	Dorian Boccolacci	Saintéloc Racing							16	11	15	17	0
	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	AF Corse	Ret	Ret	11	21	20	19	23	19	23	26	0
	David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Rinaldi Racing	13	16	12	22	25	15	20	24	25	Ret	0
	Frank Stippler	Phoenix Racing	Ret	13	22	12							0
	Nyls Stievenart	Saintéloc Racing	DNS	DNS	13	19	21	21					0
	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Phil Keen	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	14	14	15	17	18	20	21	20	22	21	0
	Jean-Karl Vernay	Phoenix Racing					14	14					0
	Jim Pla	AKKA ASP Team	17	15	19	24	23	22	27	21	21	24	0
	Jean-Luc Beaubelique	AKKA ASP Team	17	15							21	24	0
	Andrea Fontana Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Italia			16	20							0
	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller	HB Racing	18	17	18	23	24	23	26	22	27	25	0
	Michele Beretta Rolf Ineichen	GRT Grasser Racing Team					19	17					0
	Mauro Ricci	AKKA ASP Team			19	24	23	22	27	21			0
	Adam Osieka Denis Remenyako	GetSpeed Performance			21	25							0
	Stephen Earle Rory Penttinen	Kessel Racing							25	23			0
	Pierre Feligioni Claude-Yves Gosselin	Boutsen Ginion			24	27							0
	Sven Müller Giorgio Roda	Dinamic Motorsport									28	27	0
Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Silver Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	AKKA ASP Team	1	8	20	6	9	12	24	18	7	8	112.5
2	Hugo de Sadeleer Aaro Vainio	R-Motorsport	Ret	11	17	7	6	8	15	14	9	9	99
3	Milan Dontje Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	10	9	9	18	16	9	6	15	12	15	97
4	Timur Boguslavskiy	AKKA ASP Team	15	18	5	26	26	DNS	10	10	13	5	87
5	Rik Breukers Óscar Tunjo	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	9	Ret	25	9	11	25	11	6	16	14	75
6	Shae Davies Tom Gamble	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	6	Ret	14	11	17	11	12	17	20	18	64
7	Fabian Schiller	AKKA ASP Team	15	18	5	26			10	10			59
8	Diego Menchaca Taylor Proto	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	19	DNS	23	10	22	16	22	16	24	23	42
9	Felipe Fraga	AKKA ASP Team					26	DNS			13	5	28
10	Michele Beretta Rolf Ineichen	GRT Grasser Racing Team					19	17					9
Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Pro-Am Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Phil Keen	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	14	14	15	17	18	20	21	20	22	21	131
2	David Perel Rinat Salikhov	Rinaldi Racing	13	16	12	22	25	15	20	24	25	Ret	102.5
3	Jim Pla	AKKA ASP Team	17	15	19	24	23	22	27	21	21	24	96.5
4	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	AF Corse	Ret	Ret	11	21	20	19	23	19	23	26	96
5	Jean-Luc Beaubelique	AKKA ASP Team	17	15							21	24	52
6	Mauro Ricci	AKKA ASP Team			19	24	23	22	27	21			44.5
7	Stéphane Ortelli Nyls Stievenart	Saintéloc Racing	DNS	DNS	13	19	21	21					40.5
Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Am Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	Florian Scholze Wolfgang Triller	HB Racing	18	17	18	23	24	23	26	22	27	25	170.5
2	Stephen Earle Rory Penttinen	Kessel Racing							25	23			28.5
3	Adam Osieka Denis Remenyako	GetSpeed Performance			21	25							24
4	Pierre Feligioni Claude-Yves Gosselin	Boutsen Ginion			24	27							19
Pos.	Driver	Team	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Teams' championships

Overall

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	1	8	2	6	1	6	9	18	1	1	99.5
2	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini	14	2	1	2	3	7	1	3	5	4	95
3	Black Falcon	Mercedes-AMG	2	1	3	4	4	4	8	4	2	3	93.5
4	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	3	10	6	16	2	2	2	8	3	2	80
5	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	16	7	13	3	10	1	3	2	6	6	66.5
6	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	6	6	14	1	5	3	4	6	8	7	65.5
7	R-Motorsport	Aston Martin	7	5	4	7	6	8	7	1	9	9	56
8	Attempto Racing	Audi	5	3	7	8	12	9	6	12	4	10	42.5
9	Phoenix Racing	Audi	8	12	10	5	8	10	13	9	14	11	22
10	Tech 1 Racing	Lexus					15	Ret	19	5	26	22	7.5
11	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	13	16	12	22	25	15	20	24	25	Ret	4
12	AF Corse	Ferrari	Ret	Ret	11	21	20	19	23	19	23	26	2.5
13	Audi Sport Italia	Audi			16	20							0.5
	KCMG	Nissan	18	17	18	23	24	23	26	22	27	25	0
	GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG			21	25							0
	Kessel Racing	Ferrari							25	23			0
	Boutsen Ginion	Lamborghini			24	27							0
	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche									28	27	0
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Silver Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	1	8	5	6	9	12	10	10	7	5	149.5
2	R-Motorsport	Aston Martin	Ret	11	17	7	6	8	15	14	9	9	103
3	Attempto Racing	Audi	10	9	9	18	16	9	6	15	12	15	102
4	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	6	Ret	14	9	11	11	11	6	16	14	94
5	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini	19	DNS	23	10	22	16	22	16	24	23	55.5
6	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini					19	17					10.5
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Pro-Am Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini	14	14	15	17	18	20	21	20	22	21	131
2	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	13	16	12	22	25	15	20	24	25	Ret	102.5
3	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	17	15	19	24	23	22	27	21	21	24	96.5
4	AF Corse	Ferrari	Ret	Ret	11	21	20	19	23	19	23	26	96
5	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	DNS	DNS	13	19	21	21					40.5
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

Am Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points
1	HB Racing	Ferrari	18	17	18	23	24	23	26	22	27	25	170.5
2	Kessel Racing	Ferrari							25	23			28.5
3	GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG			21	25							24
4	Boutsen Ginion	Lamborghini			24	27							19
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	BRH		MIS		ZAN		NÜR		HUN		Points

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The 2018 GT Series Sprint Cup was the sixth season of the GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, the fifth with the seasons sponsored by Blancpain. The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 16 September at the Nürburgring.

The 2018 Blancpain GT Series was the fifth season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 30 September in Barcelona. The season featured ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five Sprint Cup rounds.

The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia was the second season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's Blancpain GT Series Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 14 April at Sepang and ended on 14 October at Ningbo.

The 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the fourth season of the SRO Motorsports Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze, Titanium and Iron drivers only. The Titanium categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers between the age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. The races are contested with GT3-spec, RACB G3, GTE-spec and Trophy cars.

The 2018 Championnat de France FFSA GT - French GT4 Cup was the twenty-first season of the French FFSA GT Championship and the first as the French GT4 Cup, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 1 April in Nogaro and ended on 14 October at Paul Ricard.

<i>Assetto Corsa Competizione</i> 2019 sim racing video game by Kunos Simulazioni

Assetto Corsa Competizione is a sports car racing simulator developed by Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni. The game focuses on GT3 and GT4 cars and is an officially licensed simulation of the 2018 and 2019 Blancpain GT Series season Sprint and Endurance Cups and the Total 24 Hours of Spa, and is set to serve as a platform for esports.

The 2019 GT Series Endurance Cup was the ninth season of the GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 14 April at Monza and ended on 29 September in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.

The 2019 Blancpain GT Series was the last season under the title of the Blancpain GT Series. The season began on 14 April at Monza and ended on 29 September in Barcelona. The season features ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five World Challenge Europe rounds. The overall championship was won by Chinese Lamborghini factory team FFF Racing and their drivers, Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli.

The 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America was the 30th season of the United States Auto Club's Blancpain GT World Challenge America. It was the first under Blancpain sponsorship, taking over from the longtime Pirelli sponsorship, as part of the standardisation of names of Stéphane Ratel Organisation-run GT3 sprint racing series globally, following the series' acquisition by the SRO Motorsports Group. It was also the last under Blancpain sponsorship, after they and the SRO concluded their partnership at the end of 2019. The season began on 2 March in Austin and ended on 20 October at Las Vegas.

The 2019 TC America Series was the first season of the United States Auto Club's TC America Series. It was the third season of the series, originally part of the Touring Car categories at the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge, and second season as a standalone class. Under the global realignment of the Blancpain GT World Challenge America by SRO Motorsports Group, the GT4 and TCR classes are now declared separate support series, and not under the same umbrella of the World Challenge as it was prior to SRO's ownership. However, the series will continue to be part of the World Challenge. The TCR division will include a DSG Cup for vehicles equipped with a Direct-shift gearbox.

The 2019 Pirelli GT4 America Series was the inaugural season of the GT4 America Series. It took over the GTS class of the Pirelli World Challenge, which adopted global GT4 technical regulations in 2018, and it is a Blancpain GT World Challenge America support series. GT4 America Series is split into a Sprint series, which features 50-minute races with one driver per car, and a SprintX series, which features one-hour races with two drivers per car and a mandatory driver change during Pit stops. Also East and West regional championships are awarded. The season began on 2 March in Austin and ended on 20 October in Las Vegas.

The 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the eighth season of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, the first after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew sponsorship. The season began on 9 August at Misano World Circuit and finished on 11 October at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This season the GT Sports Club Europe was brought into the GT World Challenge Europe, meaning the Bronze-focused GT3 and GT2 series shared grids with the headlining series.

The 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup was the tenth season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the first after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew support.

The 2020 GT World Challenge America powered by AWS is the 14th season of the United States Auto Club's GT World Challenge America, the third season under ownership of the SRO Motorsports Group and the first season without Blancpain sponsorship. The season began on 7 March in Austin and will end on 4 October at Indianapolis.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 "FFF Racing reveals full three-car line-up for 2019 Blancpain GT Series assault". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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[1] "Stephane Ratel outlines exciting 2019 season plans for SRO Motorsports Group". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[2] "Stephane Ratel presents exciting new global vision for SRO Motorsports Group". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[3] "SRO Motorsports Group announces changes to 2019 calendars". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[4] Kilshaw, Jake (27 July 2018). "Red Bull Ring Replaces Zolder for 2019". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[WRT-5] 1 2 Lloyd, Daniel (11 February 2019). "WRT Set for Multi-Car Blancpain Return; IGTC Outings on Radar". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[WRTLineup-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kilshaw, Jake (21 March 2019). "WRT Reveals New-Look Blancpain GT Lineups". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[BlackFalcon-7] 1 2 3 4 "Defending Champions: BLACK FALCON extends Blancpain GT Series commitment". black-falcon.de. Black Falcon. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[Hutchison-8] 1 2 3 "Rising star of endurance racing Hutchison graduates to Blancpain GT Series for 2019". finlayhutchison.com. Finlay Hutchison. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[9] "Kim-Luis Schramm to compete for Phoenix Racing". phoenix-racing.de. Phoenix Racing. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[BrandsHatchProv-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Kilshaw, Jake (26 April 2019). "26 Cars for Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Opener". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[Boutsen-11] 1 2 "Retour en Blancpain Endurance: nos équipages!". boutsenginion.com. Boutsen Ginion Racing. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[Grasser-12] 1 2 3 4 Kilshaw, Jake (7 March 2019). "Grasser Confirms Blancpain GT, GT Masters Programs". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[PanisBarthez-13] 1 2 3 4 Kilshaw, Jake (8 July 2019). "Hawksworth in Tech 1 Lexus for Zandvoort". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[Saintéloc-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Deux solides équipages chez Saintéloc Racing en Sprint". Endurance-Info. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[FullSeason-15] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Blancpain GT Series announces impressive full-season entry list for 2019 campaign". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

[DinamicHungary-16] 1 2 3 4 Kilshaw, Jake (8 August 2019). "Mueller, Roda to Drive Dinamic Porsche at Hungaroring". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[RMotorsport-17] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "R-Motorsport geht 2019 mit Schlagkräftigem Team in der Blancpain GT Series an den Start". r-motorsport.com. AF Racing AG. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[AKKAASP-18] 1 2 3 4 "Vincent Abril rejoint le Team AKKA-ASP! Avec Raffaele Marciello et Michael Meadows, équipage complet". jerome-policand.com. Jérôme Policand. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[AKKAASP87-19] 1 2 3 "Blancpain GT Series: Trois mousquetaires sur deux championnats Pro-Am". jerome-policand.com. Jérôme Policand. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[AKKAASP89-20] 1 2 "Nico Bastian et Thomas Neubauer, les sprinters du Team AKKA-ASP". jerome-policand.com. Jérôme Policand. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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