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 (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), 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. [1]
The season began on 9 August at Misano and finished on 11 October at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. [2]
Round | Circuit | Date | ||
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1 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy | 9 August | ||
2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | 13 September | ||
3 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | 27 September | ||
4 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 11 October | ||
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic | ||||
Сircuit | Original Date | |||
Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | 3 May | |||
Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | 27 September | |||
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 1 November [lower-alpha 1] |
Bold indicates the overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro Winners | Silver Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Sports Club Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Misano | No. 15 Tech 1 Racing | No. 32 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 26 Saintéloc Racing | No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing | No Entries |
Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis | Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts | Simon Gachet Steven Palette | Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt | ||||
R2 | No. 88 AKKA ASP Team | No. 88 AKKA ASP Team | No. 26 Saintéloc Racing | No. 52 AF Corse | |||
Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Simon Gachet Steven Palette | Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels | ||||
R3 | No. 15 Tech 1 Racing | No. 32 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 90 Madpanda Motorsport | No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing | |||
Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis | Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts | Ezequiel Pérez Companc Axcil Jefferies | Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt | ||||
2 | R1 | Magny-Cours | No. 4 Haupt Racing Team | No. 4 Haupt Racing Team | No. 2 Toksport WRT | No. 92 Sky - Tempesta Racing | |
Maro Engel Luca Stolz | Maro Engel Luca Stolz | Juuso Puhakka Óscar Tunjo | Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui | ||||
R2 | No. 26 Saintéloc Racing | No. 88 AKKA ASP | No. 26 Saintéloc Racing | No. 92 Sky - Tempesta Racing | |||
Simon Gachet Steven Palette | Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Simon Gachet Steven Palette | Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui | ||||
3 | R1 | Zandvoort | No. 14 Emil Frey Racing | No. 31 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 108 CMR | No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing | |
Mikaël Grenier Norbert Siedler | Kelvin van der Linde Ryuichiro Tomita | Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt | ||||
R2 | No. 14 Emil Frey Racing | No. 163 Emil Frey Racing | No. 15 Tech 1 Racing | No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing | |||
Mikaël Grenier Norbert Siedler | Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa | Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis | Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt | ||||
4 | R1 | Barcelona | No. 14 Emil Frey Racing | No. 163 Emil Frey Racing | No. 14 Emil Frey Racing | No. 52 AF Corse | |
Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier | Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa | Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier | Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels | ||||
R2 | No. 163 Emil Frey Racing | No. 66 Attempto Racing | No. 89 AKKA ASP | No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing | |||
Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa | Nicolas Schöll Frédéric Vervisch | Benjamin Hites Jim Pla | Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt | ||||
R3 | No. 88 AKKA ASP | No. 88 AKKA ASP | No. 14 Emil Frey Racing | No. 52 AF Corse | |||
Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier | Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels |
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 |
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Points | 16.5 | 12 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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P – Pole |
Pos. | Drivers | Team | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points | ||||||
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1 | Simon Gachet Steven Palette | Saintéloc Racing | 9 | 9P | 14F | 13P | 1PF | 3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 108.5 |
2 | Axcil Jefferies Ezequiel Pérez Companc | Madpanda Motorsport | 16 | 12 | 9 | 17F | 11 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 13P | 72.5 |
3 | Hamza Owega Jusuf Owega | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 70 |
4 | Oscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka | Toksport WRT | WD | WD | WD | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7P | Ret | 69 |
5 | Benjamin Hites Jim Pla | AKKA ASP Team | 19 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 20 | 18P | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 66.5 |
6 | Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexandre Jean | CMR | Ret | 11 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 65.5 |
7 | Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis | Tech 1 Racing | RetPF | 15F | 19P | Ret | 18 | 7F | 4F | 12 | 19 | 8 | 60 |
8 | Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier | Emil Frey Racing | 2PF | 8F | 3F | 43.5 | |||||||
9 | Robin Rogalski | Toksport WRT | Ret | WD | WD | Ret | 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | |||
10 | Finlay Hutchison Nicolas Schöll | Attempto Racing | 17 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
11 | Mick Wishofer | Toksport WRT | Ret | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
12 | Romain Monti | Toksport WRT | 20 | 16 | 4 | ||||||||
13 | Rik Breukers Rolf Ineichen | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 21 | 17P | 3.5 | ||||||||
Kris Heidorn | Toksport WRT | Ret | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||
Pos. | Drivers | Team | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points |
Pos. | Drivers | Team | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points | ||||||
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1 | Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt | Sky - Tempesta Racing | 11 | 14PF | 11 | 15P | 14 | 9 | 12 | 20P | 13PF | RetP | 131 |
2 | Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels | AF Corse | 13P | 13 | 13P | 18 | 15 | 16P | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 117.5 |
3 | Valentin Pierburg | SPS Automotive Performance | 12F | 16 | 12F | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18PF | 19F | 14 | 14F | 104 |
4 | Dominik Baumann | SPS Automotive Performance | 12F | 16 | 12F | 16 | 17 | 19F | 14 | 14F | 84 | ||
5 | Phil Keen Lee Mowle | ERC Sport | 17 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 10F | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 74 |
6 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui | Sky - Tempesta Racing | 11F | 13PF | 34 | ||||||||
7 | Nick Foster | SPS Automotive Performance | 14 | 18PF | 20 | ||||||||
8 | Christian Hook Tom Onslow-Cole | SPS Automotive Performance | 14 | 18 | DNS | 15 | |||||||
Pos. | Drivers | Team | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points | ||||||
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1 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 1F | 4 | 1F | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 108.5 |
2 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG | 8 | 1PF | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1P | 93.5 |
3 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7F | 4P | 1P | 1PF | 8PF | 3F | 91.5 |
4 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1P | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 87.5 |
5 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1PF | 3 | 5 | 17 | Ret | 65.5 | ||
6 | Attempto Racing | Audi | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 61 |
7 | CMR | Bentley | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2F | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 42.5 |
8 | Toksport WRT | Mercedes-AMG | Ret | WD | WD | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 25.5 |
9 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus | RetP | 15 | 19P | Ret | 18 | 7 | 4F | 12 | 19 | 8 | 20.5 |
10 | Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | 16 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
11 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | Ferrari | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 13 | Ret | 12.5 |
12 | AF Corse | Ferrari | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
13 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3.5 |
14 | ERC Sport | Mercedes-AMG | 17 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points | ||||||
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1 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 9 | 9P | 14F | 13P | 1PF | 3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 108.5 |
2 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17P | 15 | 12 | 11 | 74 |
3 | Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | 16 | 12 | 9 | 17F | 11 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 13P | 72.5 |
4 | Toksport WRT | Mercedes-AMG | Ret | WD | WD | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7P | Ret | 69 |
5 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG | 19 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 20 | 18P | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 68 |
6 | CMR | Bentley | Ret | 11 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 66.5 |
7 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus | RetPF | 15F | 19P | Ret | 18 | 7F | 4F | 12 | 19 | 8 | 62.5 |
8 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini | 2PF | 8F | 3F | 43.5 | |||||||
9 | Attempto Racing | Audi | 17 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points | ||||||
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1 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | Ferrari | 11 | 14PF | 11 | 11PF | 13PF | 9 | 12 | 20P | 13PF | RetP | 141 |
2 | AF Corse | Ferrari | 13P | 13 | 13P | 18 | 15 | 16P | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 122 |
3 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG | 12F | 16 | 12F | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18PF | 19F | 14 | 14F | 108.5 |
4 | ERC Sport | Mercedes-AMG | 17 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 10F | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 78.5 |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS | MAG | ZAN | BAR | Points |
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