2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup is the twelfth 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 fourth with the sponsorship of Fanatec.

The season begins on 4 May at Brands Hatch, and will end on 13 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

The calendar was released on 1 July 2023 at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring five rounds. [1] Several adjustments were announced, including Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya joining the sprint schedule after being shuffled out of the endurance schedule, and the addition of Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours after a year away. Circuit Ricardo Tormo and Circuit Zandvoort will not return to the sprint schedule, after three and five years in the series respectively.

RoundCircuitDateMap
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch, Kent 4–5 May
2 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 18–19 May
3 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 20–21 July
4 Flag of France.svg Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 24–25 August
5 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 12–13 October

Entry list

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler by OneGroup [2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 6 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler [2] G1
Flag of Austria.svg Max Hofer [2]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing [3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert [2] P1
Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Drudi [2]
11Flag of none.svg TBAGTBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Clark [2] S1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dante Rappange [2]
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes [2] G1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Matisse Lismont [2]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen VDS [4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 9 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz [5] P1
Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon [5]
10 Flag of France.svg César Gazeau [5] S1
Flag of France.svg Aurélien Panis [5]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emil Frey Racing [6] Ferrari 296 GT3 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Green [6] P1
Flag of Finland.svg Konsta Lappalainen [6]
69 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè [6] P1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thierry Vermeulen [6]
Flag of Monaco.svg Eurodent GSM Team [7] [2] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 18 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel C. Johansen [7] STBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing [8] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 Flag of France.svg Paul Evrard [9] G1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus [9]
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ivan Klymenko [2] S1
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT [10] BMW M4 GT3 30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam De Haan [10] S1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calan Williams [10]
31Flag of none.svg TBAGTBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor [10] P1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts [10]
46 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin [10] P1
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi [11]
Flag of France.svg Schumacher CLRT [12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 44 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Denoual [13] BTBA
Flag of France.svg Steven Palette [13]
Flag of the United States.svg Winward Racing Team Mann-Filter [2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 48 Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer [14] P1
Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel [14]
Flag of the United States.svg Winward Racing [3] 57 Flag of Ireland.svg Reece Barr [2] S1
Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Gustavsen [2]
Flag of Turkey.svg Racing Team Turkey [15] Ferrari 296 GT3 51 Flag of Ireland.svg Charlie Eastwood [15] G1
Flag of Turkey.svg Salih Yoluç [15]
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse [16] 52 Flag of Singapore.svg Sean Hudspeth [16] S1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jef Machiels [16]
71 Flag of Italy.svg Eliseo Donno [16] S1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Fleming [16]
Flag of Italy.svg Dinamic GT [3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 54Flag of none.svg TBABTBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition [3] Ford Mustang GT3 64Flag of none.svg TBAPTBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Germany.svg Tresor Attempto Racing [17] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 66White flag of surrender.svg Andrey Mukovoz [17] [lower-alpha 1] BTBA
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dylan Pereira [17]
88 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Ferrari [17] P1
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase [17]
99 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Aka [17] P1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller [17]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barwell Motorsport [18] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 72 Flag of Finland.svg Patrick Kujala [18] BTBA
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gabriel Rindone [18]
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard [18] BTBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sandy Mitchell [18]
Flag of Italy.svg Imperiale Racing [19] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 85 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Dmitry Gvazava [19] [lower-alpha 1] BTBA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde [19]
Flag of Argentina.svg Madpanda Motorsport [20] [2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 90 Flag of Argentina.svg Ezequiel Pérez Companc [2] S1
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sky - Tempesta Racing [3] Ferrari 296 GT3 93Flag of none.svg TBABTBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Germany.svg Rutronik Racing [21] [22] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 96 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller [23] P1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser [23]
97 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Blattner [21] BTBA
Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Marschall [21]
Flag of France.svg CSA Racing [24] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 111 Flag of France.svg Simon Gachet [24] G1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Légeret [24]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Garage 59 [25] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gamble [25] P1
Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Goethe [25]
188 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Prette [25] BTBA
Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos [25]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport [26] BMW M4 GT3 991 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Harper [26] BTBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Leung [26]
IconClass
PPro Cup
GGold Cup
SSilver Cup
BBronze Cup

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Mukovoz is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gvazava, also a Russian, competes under a Kyrgyz licence for the same reason.

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