Vortex SAS

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Flag of France.svg Vortex SAS
Founded2015
Base Pézenas, France
Team principal(s)Arnaud Gomez
Olivier Gomez
Current series 24H Series
Ultimate Cup Series
Campeonato de España de GT
Former seriesTourisme Trophee Endurance
V de V Endurance Series
Current drivers Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
Teams'
Championships
1 (2021 24H Series GTX)
Drivers'
Championships
9 (2017 Spanish, 2017 Spanish GT - Class 1, 2017 Spanish GT - Class 3, 2019 Ultimate Cup Challenge GT UGT, 2021 Spanish GT, 2021 24H Series GTX, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Sprint GT3B, 2023 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B)
Website https://www.vortexsas.fr/

Vortex SAS is a French auto racing team founded by brothers Arnaud and Olivier Gomez in 2015. After competing in silhouette race cars for a number of years, the team was created by the Gomez brothers. [1] Competing as Vortex V8, they build and run their own lightweight GT cars that compete in the 24H Series, Ultimate Cup Series and Campeonato de España de GT.

Contents

Racing history

2016

The Scirocco-shaped GC10-V8, with which Vortex SAS made their 24H Series debut in 2016. Belgian Masters - Zolder 2011 (3).jpg
The Scirocco-shaped GC10-V8, with which Vortex SAS made their 24H Series debut in 2016.

The team made their 24H Series debut in 2016 at the season-opening Dubai 24 Hour with a GC10-V8 built by GC Automobile, qualifying on pole in the SP2 class, being the first non-GT3 car on the grid in 18th overall. The car ended the race in 2nd in class, 27th overall. [2] [3]

A podium-less streak followed for the rest of the 2016 season, the team ending their season 4th in class with 69 points, 10th in the overall GT standings. [4] [5]

2017

The team upgraded to a full-season entry for 2017 in both the SPX and SP2 classes. A heavily unsubscribed entry in the former resulted in a lack of competition for the team debuting their Vortex 1.0 car. The team competed in every round except the 12H Imola but struggled to score points throughout the season, only taking 2nd in class at Mugello and the Red Bull Ring in SPX and 3rd at the Italian venue in SP2, ending their season in 4th and 7th in their class standings. [1]

2018

Vortex downsized their operation to just two events in 2018, failing to finish at the 12H Navarra and managing enough laps to be classified as fifth in class at the 24 Hours of Barcelona. The team would end the season fifth, and last, in class. [6]

2019

2019 marked the return of the GC10 which took a maiden win for Vortex SAS in the season-opener at Dubai, whilst the 1.0 SPX entry retired shortly before halfway distance. The GC10 took second at the 12 Hours of Mugello in class in its final race. The 1.0 returned for the 24 Hours of Barcelona for the final round of the European segment of the season, qualifying on pole and finishing in third, one lap clear of the next car. [7]

2020

The 1.0 was entered into the 2020 Dubai 24 Hour into the renamed GTX class. The car only managed 33 laps before the race was called off due to flooding. [8] [9]

2021

Vortex were one of four GTX teams to enter in the first round at Dubai, despite being 100 laps down on the class winner, they took the flag in second position. This result would be succeeded by multiple podium finishes in every subsequent race bar the 24 Hours of Barcelona. The team entered two cars, the No. 701 and No. 712, at 3 rounds throughout the season, Mugello, Paul Ricard and Barcelona. [10]

One highlight of the season was a double podium finish in class at the 12 Hours of Mugello. The No. 701 finished 15th overall and 3rd in class at the 24 Hours of Sebring, thus allowing Philippe Bonnel to secure GTX drivers' and teams' championship for Vortex V8, with 96 points despite not winning a single race. They finished in the GT Teams' standings in 4th, tied with two GT3 teams on 109 points.

2022

At the 2022 edition of the Dubai 24 Hour, mechanical troubles delayed the 701 car almost to the point of non-classification, amassing enough laps to be classified as third in GTX. Three Vortex 1.0s were present for the following championship round at Mugello, the additional No. 703 car taking third place in class whilst the main two cars faltered, still finishing however. The Vortex 1.0s were ultimately out-paced by their GTX competitors, only taking three more podium finishes at Spa-Francorchamps, Barcelona and Kuwait. [11]

2023

After the Middle East Trophy-opening round at Kuwait, the 1.0s were only challenged by Razoon – More than Racing's KTM X-BOW. The cars ran without troubles for most of the event until the No. 702 car caught fire with under four hours to go, being classified in third through its adequate race distance whilst the 701 finished second 59 laps down. At the Trophy-season-closing round at Yas Marina Circuit, the 701 finished in fourth, ending the season 2nd in the GTX standings of the Middle East Trophy, twelve points shy of Razoon – More than Racing.

Upon the season's first race in Europe at the 12 Hours of Mugello, the duo of 1.0 cars ran smoothly, taking the lead and holding it for many hours in both parts of the evenly-split race. Despite both cars having to deal with separate wheel issues, the team finished 1–2 in GTX, 24th and 25th overall respectively, marking the team's second win in the 24H Series. [12]

The #702 Vortex 1.0 on a recovery truck after crashing out at Spa-Francorchamps. 24H Series 2023 Spa Nr. 702 (5).jpg
The #702 Vortex 1.0 on a recovery truck after crashing out at Spa-Francorchamps.

After Mugello, the second of the 1.0's crashed in wet conditions at the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The #701 finished on the podium at every other race in the European season, making the podium in the 24 Hours of Barcelona after troubles for other class competitors, narrowly missing out on the GTX title by 2 points after dropped scores were applied.

In the Ultimate Cup Series' GT Endurance and Touring Challenge, the pair of 1.0 cars ran with opposition from a Ferrari 488 Challenge, though it was faulted by mechanical troubles amd Miguel Moiola was able to seal the 3B title despite the team missing the Estoril round of the series.

2024

Vortex SAS competed in the 2024 edition of the Bathurst 12 Hour with the Vortex 1.0 in the Invitational class, which was the team's first race in Oceania. Lionel Amrouche, Julien Boilot and Philippe Bonnel drove the car in the event. [13] The event took place on 16–18 February, after the Middle East Trophy's conclusion and before the 24H Series' European campaign starts.

Vortex's debut at Bathurst yielded a fourth-place finish in class and 23rd overall after causing a few cautions, mostly due to spins at various points on the track and a lengthy pit stop. Shipping delays prevented the team's first 2.0 chassis from making it to Europe for the opening Ultimate Cup Series and 24H Series rounds, the team resorting to a 1.0 chassis, which gave them a UGTX class win at Paul Ricard with an all-new driver line up and 2nd in the 12 Hours of Mugello in GTX.

The 2.0 model's first European Creventic race came at the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, in which both cars managed to finish in a 1-2 class formation, lead by the Nr. 701, ahead of their rivals in a soaked two-part event, before which the Nr. 702 took class pole in GTX. [14] The team were the only GTX competitors in the 2024 edition of the 24 Hours of Portimão. Despite a two-hour stay in the pits, the team finished the race albeit 172 laps down, winning their class.

Cars

Vortex 1.0

Vortex 1.0
24H Series 2023 Spa Nr. 701 (1).jpg
ConstructorVortex SAS
Designer(s) Arnaud Gomez
Olivier Gomez
Technical specifications [1] [15]
Chassis Carbon Monocoque
Suspension (front) Ohlins double wishbones, shock absorbers, adjustable anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)As front
Engine Chevrolet LS3 6.2  L (6,200  cc; 378  cu in) V8 mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission 6-speed sequential semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox
Weight1,050 kg (2,310 lb)
Tyres Michelin
Hankook
Competition history
Notable entrants Flag of France.svg Vortex V8
Flag of France.svg GPC Motorsport
Debut 2016 4 Hours of Barcelona
First win2017 CER-GT Aragon Race 1
Last win 2024 Ultimate Cup GT UCS2 Endurance Algarve
Last event 2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance Algarve
RacesWins
14441
(41 class wins in competition, including six outright wins)
Teams' Championships1 (2021 24H Series GTX)
Drivers' Championships8 (2017 Spanish GT, 2017 Spanish GT - Class 1, 2019 Ultimate Cup Challenge GT UGT, 2021 Spanish GT, 2021 24H Series GTX, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B, 2022 Ultimate Cup GT Sprint GT3B, 2023 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance GT3B)

The 1.0 would make its competitive debut in the VdeV Endurance Series at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, competing in the 4-hour-long season opener with GPC Motorsport, the #20 car being driven by Iradj Alexander and Alexandre Coigny. After qualifying 20th out of 23 cars, the car would go on to finish in 21st, six laps down on the next car. [16] It would fail to finish the next three races in entered before being pulled from the final trio of events.

Despite not being built to any given class specifications, the car has found its way into many championships, either into classes that are generally open to all GT cars or Open GT-type classes, one example being 24H Series' GTX class which is open to similar cars like the Mustang-shaped MARC II V8.

The Vortex 1.0 has taken championship titles in three of the championships it has taken part in: three in the Ultimate Cup Series, two in the Spanish GT Championship in 2017 and 2021 and one in the 24H Series in 2021.

It is also notable for its unique, independently produced appearance among more popular, conventionally-bodied GT cars it competes against. It is one of the only remaining cars to be built and run in an international championship by the same team, other similar examples including the Brokernet Silver Sting, [17] and the Solution-F-made cars, the Divitec SF11 and Foenix, which all have unique body shapes respectively. [18]

The #701 Vortex 1.0 claimed its first GTX and 24H Series victory at the 2023 12 Hours of Mugello, ending an almost seven-year winless streak. [12]

Vortex 2.0

Vortex 2.0
ConstructorVortex SAS
Designer(s) Arnaud Gomez
Olivier Gomez
Technical specifications [19]
Chassis Carbon Monocoque
Suspension (front)PKM double wishbones with pushrod, adjustable anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)As front
Length4,500 mm
Width1,996 mm
Height1,165 mm
Engine Chevrolet LS3 6.2  L (6,200  cc; 378  cu in) V8 mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission 6-speed Sadev sequential semi-automatic paddle-shift SLR90 gearbox
Weight1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
Tyres Michelin
Hankook
Competition history
Notable entrants Flag of France.svg Vortex V8
Debut 2023 12 Hours of Kuwait
First win 2024 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi
Last win 2024 24 Hours of Portimão
Last event 2024 Ultimate Cup GT Endurance Algarve
RacesWins Poles F/Laps
84 (4 class wins)72

The team's latest innovation was announced as the Vortex 2.0, possessing a more streamlined but similar look to its predecessor. It made its debut in the 2023 24H Series season. [20]

The 2.0 was revealed during the 2023 24 Hours of Barcelona event on 15 September, Friday. The car's improvements from its predecessor include a 120 kg kerb weight drop, PKM suspension and many changes to assist with cooling the brakes and amending many issues the 1.0 had. A full-width rear wing is another complete change, in an effort to improve downforce which is assisted by the bodywork that will help to direct air rearwards. The car is scheduled to debut at the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy-opening 12 Hours of Kuwait round on 8–9 December 2023. [21] [19]

On its event debut, the 2.0 took pole position at the 12 Hours of Kuwait, averaging a time, across all three session, 1.1 seconds quicker than the next GTX car. Following multiple mechanical failures, the car finished 13th overall and third in class on debut. The 2.0 took GTX pole by nearly 7 tenths for the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi after 3 qualifying sessions ahead of its second race. The 2.0 took its first class win by half a second in the Abu Dhabi race and went on to take pole for the Dubai 24 Hour the next week.

Racing record

Complete 24H Series results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearCarClassDriversNo.12345678Team
Pts.
Team
Pos.
2016 GC Automobile GC10-V8SP2 DUB MUGSILZANLECBARBRN
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche20327413717Ret694th
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon274137Ret
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Pontais2717
Flag of France.svg Alban Veruti27
Flag of France.svg Franck Leone-Provost41
Flag of Qatar.svg Amro Al-Hamad37
Flag of Senegal.svg Nagy Kabaz
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Reymond
17
Flag of France.svg Philippe Burel
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
Ret
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6SP-Touring Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Reymond
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kurt Thiel
17NC0
2017 Vortex 1.0SPX [N 1] DUB MUGRBRLECIMOALGCOA
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon
204RetRet27RetRet154th
Flag of France.svg Arnaud GomezRetRet
Flag of France.svg Olivier GomezRet
Flag of France.svg Philippe GruauRet
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Bonduel 27Ret
Flag of Monaco.svg Alain CostaRet
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Hald Gøtsche
Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Hald Gøtsche
Ret
GC Automobile GC10-V8SP2 Flag of Germany.svg Günther Deutsch
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Deutsch
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Pontais
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kurt Thiel
203Ret167th
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Hald Gøtsche
Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Hald Gøtsche
17RetDNS
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florian Revaz17
Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Aronov
Flag of Russia.svg Lev Fridman
Flag of France.svg Jean Christophe Rey
Ret
Flag of France.svg Lionel AmroucheDNS
2018 Vortex 1.0SPX DUB SILNAVIMOPORBARSPACOA
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
Flag of France.svg Philippe Valenza
204Ret45th
Flag of France.svg Julien Boillot
Flag of France.svg Philippe Burel
Flag of France.svg Stephane Cottrell
Flag of Portugal.svg Victor Fernandes
36
2019
2019
Vortex 1.0SPX DUB MUGSPABRNPORBARCOA
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
Flag of France.svg Alban Veruti
701Ret16NC
Flag of France.svg Stephane Cottrell
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
Flag of Spain.svg Francesc Gutierrez Agüi
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
25
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6SP3 Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Franck Lefèvre
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
301473928 [N 2]
11
NC [N 2]
NC
Flag of France.svg Thomas Cordelier47
2020 Vortex 1.0GTX DUB POR MNZ HOC PER MUG
Flag of France.svg Julien Boillot
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
701Ret0NC
2021 Vortex 1.0GTX DUB MUG LEC HOC BAR HUN SEB
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karen Gaillard
7013530211091st
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel35221315
Flag of France.svg Alban Veruti35
Flag of France.svg Boris Gimond3015
Flag of France.svg Bastien Gouret1522
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau1521
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez15
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs2213
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez22
Flag of France.svg Franck Leone-Provost21
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois13
Flag of France.svg "Steve Brooks"
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux
15
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
712231922394th
Flag of France.svg Pierre Fontaine2319
Flag of France.svg Boris Gimond
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux
22
2022 Vortex 1.0GTX DUB MUG SPAHOCPORBARKUW
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
7017038212319341547 [N 3]
44
2nd [N 3]
3rd
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux70382123
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau70
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez1934
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Lucas Lasserre
34
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Nobs15
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois70234Ret16 [N 4]
26
NC [N 4]
4th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs3431
Flag of France.svg Patrick Brochier34
Flag of France.svg Philippe GruauRet31
Flag of France.svg Boris GimonndRet
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Spain.svg Francesc Gutierrez Agüi
31
Flag of France.svg Christophe Decultot
Flag of France.svg Pierre Fontaine
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
7032711 [N 5] NC [N 5]
2023 Vortex 1.0GTX MUG SPAMNZESTBAR
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche701244022181524201722nd
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel242218152420
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau24
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez40
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois221815
Flag of France.svg Miguel Moiola
Flag of France.svg Lucas Sugliano
2420
Flag of France.svg Laurent Misbach
Flag of France.svg Lucas Sugliano
70225Ret665th
Flag of France.svg Pierre Fontaine25
Flag of France.svg Philippe GruauRet3031
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Julien Boillot
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Cottrell
3031
2024 Vortex 1.0 1
Vortex 2.0 2
GTXMUGSPAPORMISBAR
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois
701313315116*1st*
Flag of France.svg Lucas Sugliano3115
Vortex 2.07023636*3rd*
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
3636*3rd*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Middle East Trophy results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearCarClassDriversNo.123Team
Pts.
Team
Pos.
2022–23 Vortex 1.0GTXKUW DUB ABU
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
7011534201002nd
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicholas Nobs15
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
Flag of France.svg Tom Pieri
34
Flag of France.svg Julien Boillot20
Flag of France.svg Philippe Fertoret
Flag of France.svg Miguel Moiola
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
Flag of France.svg Lucas Sugliano
702380NC
2023–24 Vortex 2.0GTXKUWABU DUB
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
701131930762nd

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ultimate Cup Series results

Endurance

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearCarClassDriversNo.1234567Driver
Pts.
Driver
Pos.
Team
Pts.
Team
Pos.
2019 Vortex 1.0UGT EST DIJ SVK MUG VAL MAG LEC [22]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Frank Lefevre
70155647122001stN/A
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez5503rd
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs56441002nd
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez12503rd
2021 Vortex 1.0UGT3B LEC1 DIJ LEC2 BUG MAG EST [23]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karen Gaillard701207307th42.514th
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois2020Ret278th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philippe Gaillard201510th
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Boris Gimond
7
Flag of France.svg Patrick Brochier20Ret1211th
Flag of France.svg Frank Lefevre20
Flag of France.svg Alex Di BernardiniRet0NC
Flag of France.svg Patrick Brochier
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois
Flag of France.svg Stephane Gervais
702Ret0NC
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux71271014Ret524th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
71014
Flag of France.svg Laurène Godey
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Ret0NC
2022 Vortex 1.0UGT3B LEC1 NAV MIS HOC MAG LEC2 [24] [25]
Flag of France.svg Lucas Sugliano70117587DSQ161541st87.56th
Flag of France.svg Miguel Moiola1758934th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel1757DSQ161292nd
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon8DSQ16933rd
Flag of France.svg Vincent Congnet7755th
702DSQ9
Flag of France.svg Christophe Decultot
Flag of France.svg Pierre Fontaine
DSQ9507th
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon70396933rd
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux96616th
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche9Ret2510th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau6369th
Flag of France.svg Solenn AmroucheRet0NC
Flag of France.svg Miguel MoiolaRet934th
2023 Vortex 1.03B LEC1 NAV HOC EST MAG LEC2 [26]
Flag of France.svg Miguel Moiola701866510137.51st68.757th
Flag of France.svg Vincent Congnet865754th
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon810507th
Flag of France.svg Lorina Padovani691.52nd
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau637.511th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel6510754th
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche70211Ret718546th
Flag of France.svg Lorina Padovani11WD71891.52nd
Flag of France.svg Antoine Rizzo11183612th
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez7Ret2713th
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche77459th
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez72713th
2024 Vortex 2.0UCS1 LEC1 ALG HOC MUG MAG LEC2
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
20
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of France.svg Cyril Calmon
Flag of France.svg Miguel Moiola
21WD0*NC*
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche
Vortex 1.0UCS2 Flag of France.svg Christophe Derouineau
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Gouverneur
Flag of France.svg Jimmy Luminier
701625*1st*

* Season still in progress.

Sprint

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearCarClassDriversNo.123456789101112131415161718192021222324Driver
Pts.
Driver
Pos.
Team
Pts.
Team
Pos.
2021 Vortex 1.0UGT3B LEC1 DIJ LEC2 BUG MAG EST [23]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karen Gaillard70117DNS4DNS9109442nd809th
Flag of France.svg Lionel AmroucheRet109166th
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez7124DNSDNSDNS810th
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Lajoux11DNS13DNS128th
2022 Vortex 1.0UGT3B LEC1 NAV MIS HOC MAG LEC2 [27] [28]
Flag of France.svg Alex Di Bernardini70DSQ0NC2363rd
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche14100NC
Flag of France.svg Jeremy FaligandRet61098677141181414142041st
Flag of France.svg Maxime Rizzo560NC
Flag of France.svg Lugas Sugliano712DNS1114446th
Flag of France.svg Miguel Moiola1DNS0NC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs13140NC
2023 Vortex 1.0UGT3B LEC1 NAV HOC EST MAG LEC2 [29]
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche70278489th4816th
Flag of France.svg Olivier GomezRet83012th
2024 Vortex 1.0UCS3 LEC1 ALG HOC MUG MAG LEC2
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche95111012DNS106th

Complete Campeonato de España de GT results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearCarClassDriversNo.1234567891011Driver
Pts.
Driver
Pos.
2016GC Automobile GC10-V8GT BAR NAV ARA VAL JAR [30]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau104445Ret57.63rd
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Nobs441015th
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Castillo
Flag of France.svg Desire Torres
921.611th
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche5Ret250.44th
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez225.28th
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Castillo
Flag of France.svg Desire Torres
105RetRet21.611th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau357.63rd
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez322.410th
2017GC Automobile GC10-V8C1 VAL ARA JAR BAR NAV [31]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau10371621st
Flag of France.svg Stephane Cottrel756.44th
Vortex 1.0 Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau12Ret42231621st
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez1250.25th
Flag of France.svg Stephane CottrelRet4256.44th
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche230NC
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6C3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs1042417Ret13232618175.21st
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez2439.68th
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez17Ret22.49th
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois23261879.65th
2018 Vortex 1.0C1 VAL ARA NAV JAR BAR [32]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau101EX914th
Flag of France.svg Stephane CottrellEX0NC
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche10262272Ret134.22nd
Flag of Spain.svg Philippe Valenza6Ret43.25th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau2272914th
GC Automobile GC10.2-V6C3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs1019639.27th
2019 Vortex 1.0C1 NAV ARA VAL JAR BAR [33]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau1014Ret2RetDNSDNS6DNS76.45th
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez2Ret76.45th
Vortex LightC2 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
10060NC
2020 Vortex 1.0C1 NAV VAL JER BAR ARA [34]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
135630.85th
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau
136113345Ret393203.62nd
Vortex LightC3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karen Gaillard13468604th
Flag of France.svg Patrick Brochier
Flag of France.svg Gilles Courtois
9998789166.42nd
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bonnel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
135106507th
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche65604th
2021 Vortex 1.0C1 NAV ARA VAL JER BAR [35]
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche102662366RetDNS71565th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau662366RetDNS1565th
Flag of France.svg Sebastien Lajoux70NC
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
11211212442721st
Flag of France.svg Patrick Brochier
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs
12280NC
2022 Vortex 1.0C1 VAL ALG ARA JER NAV BAR [36]
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau11266DNS22.44th
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche6622.45th
Flag of France.svg Arnaud GomezDNS0NC
2023 Vortex 1.0GPX NAV ALG ARA VAL JER BAR [37]
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche1013C11117717Ret82126.42nd
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche3C7717Ret8844th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs111151.26th
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez20NC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nobs1028C141751.26th
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau8CRet17Ret76.85th
Flag of France.svg Philippe BonnelWDWD771612th
Flag of France.svg Gilles CourtoisRet171013th
Flag of France.svg Stephane GouvernerRet0NC
Flag of France.svg Philippe Gruau1032186576.85th
2024 Vortex 2.0GPX ALG NAV ARA JER VAL BAR [38]
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Gomez
Flag of France.svg Olivier Gomez
1204Ret20*4th*
Flag of France.svg Lionel Amrouche
Flag of France.svg Solenn Amrouche
121DNSDNS0*NC*
Vortex 1.0GPX Flag of France.svg Patrick Bay701111128*1st*

Notes

  1. The SPX class was merged with the A6-Pro and A6-Am class from round 2 onwards due to lack of entries.
  2. 1 2 Vortex V8 scored 28 points in the Continents' Championship (Dubai) and 11 in the Europe championship (Mugello), however did not score a final championship as they only competed in one race in each season.
  3. 1 2 Vortex V8 #701 scored 47 points in the Continents' Championship (Dubai, best European race, Spa-Francorchamps, and Kuwait) and 44 in the Europe championship (Mugello, Spa-Francorchamps, Hockenheimring, Portimão and Barcelona).
  4. 1 2 Vortex V8 #702 scored 16 points in the Continents' Championship (best European race, Mugello) but wasn't classified and 26 in the Europe championship (Mugello, Spa-Francorchamps, and Barcelona).
  5. 1 2 Vortex V8 #703 scored 11 points in the Europe championship but wasn't classified as it only contested one race.

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