2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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The 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup will be the fifteenth season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup since its inception in 2011 as the Blancpain Endurance Series. The season began on 13 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and ended on 12 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

The provisional calendar was released on July 28, 2024, at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring five rounds. [1]

RoundRaceCircuitDateMap
16 Hours of Paul Ricard Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 11–13 April
23 Hours of Monza Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 30 May–1 June
3 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 26–29 June
43 Hours of Nürburgring Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 29–31 August
53 Hours of Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 10–12 October

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Goodsmile Racing & Team UKYO [2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka [2] TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [2]
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi [2]
Flag of Germany.svg HRT Ford Performance [3] Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 68Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
TBAFlag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Argentina.svg Madpanda Motorsport [4] TBATBA90Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Germany.svg Rutronik Racing [5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 96Flag of None.svg TBAPTBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
97Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Austria.svg Razoon more than racing [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 110Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of France.svg CSA Racing [7] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 111Flag of None.svg TBAPTBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
TBAFlag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Century Motorsport [8] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 TBAFlag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steller Motorsport [9] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 TBAFlag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
IconClass
PPro Cup
GGold Cup
SSilver Cup
BBronze Cup

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