2022 FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint

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Race details
Le Castellet circuit map Formula One 2019 and 2021 with corner names English 19 07 2021.svg
Date26–30 October
Official nameFIA Motorsport Games Touring GT Cup
Location Circuit Paul Ricard, France
CoursePermanent circuit
5.842 km (3.630 mi)
DistanceQualifying
20 minutes
Main Race
60 minutes
Qualifying
Pole
Driver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor Team Belgium
Time2:01.112
Main Race
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor Team Belgium
Time2:02.529
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell Team Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti Team Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor Team Belgium

The 2022 FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Cup is the first FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Cup, held at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Platinum to Silver drivers will be allowed to compete. [1] The event was part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.

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Entry list

TeamEntrantCarEngineNo.Driver
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 4 Matt Campbell
Flag of Morocco.svg Team Morocco Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 10 Michaël Benyahia
Flag of Germany.svg Team Germany Flag of Germany.svg SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 20 Luca Stolz
Flag of Spain.svg Team Spain Flag of Spain.svg Motorsport Team Spain by Antonelli Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 23 Daniel Juncadella
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Team Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda 3.5 L Turbo V6 25 Marchy Lee
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RACB National Team by Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Dries Vanthoor
Flag of Brazil.svg Team Brazil Flag of France.svg AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 44 Bruno Baptista
Flag of Turkey.svg Team Türkiye Flag of Turkey.svg Team Türkiye by Toksport WRT Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 53 Ayhancan Güven
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Team Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 54Yannick Mettler
Flag of Italy.svg Team Italy Flag of Austria.svg GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 63 Mirko Bortolotti
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Team Chinese Taipei Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V868Evan Chen
Flag of Lithuania.svg Team Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg Juta Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 71Julius Adomavičius
Flag of France.svg Team France Flag of France.svg AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 81 Tristan Vautier
Source: [2] [3]

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