SRO Motorsports Group is an international sporting organisation best known for promoting and running a variety of racing events and series, including the Total 24 Hours of Spa, Intercontinental GT Challenge and Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe.
W Racing Team (WRT) is a Belgian auto racing team founded in 2009 by engineer and former head of Volkswagen Motorsport René Verbist, racing driver Vincent Vosse, and entrepreneur Yves Weerts. Between 2010 and 2022 the team campaigned Audi R8 LMSs in several international sports car series. In 2010 the team won the Belcar Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while in 2011 they won the Spa 24 Hours. After winning multiple titles in various GT championships, WRT is considered to be one of the best teams worldwide in GT racing. In 2019 and 2020 WRT ran two Audi RS5 Turbo DTMs in the highly competitive DTM championship. In 2021 WRT added a full time LMP2 program, by entering an Oreca 07 in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series, and won the LMP2 class of the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans. From 2023 on WRT switched their partnership in GT racing from Audi to BMW and will run the BMW M4 GT3. The team will also run two factory backed BMW M Hybrid V8s in the FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar category from 2024.
The GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, officially known as Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS for sponsorship reasons, formerly the FIA GT Series, is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) with the approval of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was sponsored by Blancpain from 2014 to 2019, when it was variously branded as the Blancpain Sprint Series in 2014 and 2015, the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in 2016 to 2018, and the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe in 2019. In 2020, AWS was named 'Official Presenter' and the series was branded as "GT World Challenge Powered by AWS". Fanatec later joined as title sponsor in 2021, giving the series its current name.
Group GT3, known technically as Cup Grand Touring Cars and commonly referred to as simply GT3, is a set of regulations maintained by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for grand tourer racing cars designed for use in various auto racing series throughout the world. The GT3 category was initially created in 2005 by the SRO Group as a third rung in the ladder of grand touring motorsport, below the Group GT1 and Group GT2 categories which were utilized in the SRO's FIA GT Championship, and launched its own series in 2006 called the FIA GT3 European Championship. Since then, Group GT3 has expanded to become the de facto category for many national and international grand touring series, although some series modify the ruleset from the FIA standard. By 2013, nearly 20 automobile manufacturers have built or been represented with GT3 machines.
The 2019 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, continuation of the FIA GT Nations Cup held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete. The event was part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.
The 2019 FIA Motorsport Games was the first edition of the FIA Motorsport Games held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma from 1 November to 3 November 2019. The games were won by Russia.
The following is an overview of the events of 2019 in motorsport, including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup, held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with TCR Touring Car spec cars. The event was part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.
The FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup, held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with identical Formula 4 cars. The event was part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.
The FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup was be the first FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup, to be held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 2 November 2019. The event was the part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.
The 2022 FIA Motorsport Games was the second edition of the FIA Motorsport Games. The event took place on 26–30 October 2022 with Marseille as a host city, and the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet as the venue for all the track-based disciplines. Scheduled initially for 23–25 October 2020, and later for 29–31 October 2021, the event was postponed two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From this edition onwards, the FIA Motorsport Games will be held every two years, as opposed to an annual format.
The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS will be the fifth season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races will be contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars with hopes of GT2-spec entries. The season will begin on 13 May at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand and is scheduled to end on 24 September at Sepang in Malaysia.
The FIA Motorsport Games Auto Slalom Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Auto Slalom Cup, to be held at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The race will contest with identical electric-powered Opel Corsa-e Rally cars. The event was the part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
The 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup will be the second FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup, to be held at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The event was the part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
The FIA Motorsport Games Rally Cup is the first FIA Motorsport Games Rally Cup, to be held across tarmac stages around the Circuit Paul Ricard region, between Marseille and Toulon, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The category is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2, Group Rally4 and Historic regulations. The events are part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
The 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup was the second FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup, to be held at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The race was contested with identical Formula 4 cars. The event was the part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
The 2022 Fanatec FIA Motorsport Games Esports Cup was the second FIA Motorsport Games Digital Cup, to be held at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. The event is the part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
The 2022 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup was the second FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, held at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on 26 October to 30 October 2022. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete. The event was part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
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. The event was part of the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.
The following nations and athletes competed in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, from 29 to 31 October 2022.
Gilles Magnus 
Tom Coronel 
Jack Young
Isidro Callejas
