2018 International GT Open

The 2018 International GT Open was the thirteenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 14 April at Estoril and finished on 21 October, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

2018 International GT Open
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Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
BMW Team Teo Martín BMW M6 GT3 3 Juan Cruz Álvarez[1] P All
Lourenço Beirão da Veiga[1] All
7 Márcio Basso[1] Am All
Thiago Marques[1] 1–4
Aleksey Chuklin[2] 5
Guilherme Salas[3] 6–7
47 Fran Rueda[1] P All
Andrés Saravia[4] All
Olimp Racing Audi R8 LMS 5 Stanislaw Jedlinski[5] Am 4, 7
Malgorzata Rdest[6] 7
77 Marcin Jedlinski[5] PA 4, 7
Mateusz Lisowski[5] 4, 7
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 6 Kang Ling[1] P All
Nicolas Costa[1] 1–2, 6
Edoardo Liberati[8] 3–5
Phil Keen[6] 7
66 Giulio Borlenghi[1] Am All
Andrzej Lewandowski[1] All
Honda Racing Team JAS[9] Honda NSX GT3[9] 8 Bertrand Baguette[9] P 6
Esteban Guerrieri[9]
ARC Bratislava by VSR Lamborghini Huracán GT3 9 Miro Konôpka[1] Am All
Konstantīns Calko[1] 1–3
Zdeno Mikulasko[5] 4, 6–7
Darren Burke[2] 5
RS Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 11 Daniele di Amato[1] P 1, 3–7
Andrea Montermini[1] 1, 3, 7
Andrea Bertolini[5] 4–6
Ombra Racing[10] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 12 Damiano Fioravanti[11] P All
Fernando Rees[11] 1–4
Alex Frasinetti[2] 5
Stefano Gattuso[3] 6
Andrea Rizzoli[6] 7
Drivex School Mercedes-AMG GT3 16 Marcelo Hahn[12] PA All
Allam Khodair[12] 1, 3–5, 7
Allan Hellmeister[13] 2, 6
36 Lucas Auer[6] PA 7
Christian Hahn[6] 7
41 Ricardo Baptista[5] PA 4–6
Cacá Bueno[5] 4–5
Duarte Félix da Costa[3] 6
62 Jamie Campbell-Walter[1] P 1
Ferdinand Habsburg[1] 1
Senkyr Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 17 Richard Gonda[8] P 3, 7
Joel Eriksson[8] 3
Mikkel Jensen[6] 7
Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 19 Raffaele Giammaria[14] PA All
Jia Tong Liang[14] All
25 Riccardo Agostini[14] P All
Rik Breukers[14] All
63 Jeroen Mul[14] P All
Giovanni Venturini[14] All
SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 20 Tom Onslow-Cole[15] PA All
Valentin Pierburg[15] All
Krypton Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 24 Mario Cordoni[1] Am 1
Marco Zanuttini[1] 1
Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 24 Ian Loggie[2] PA 5
Callum MacLeod[2] 5
Daiko Lazarus Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 27 Fabrizio Crestani[16] PA All
Miguel Ramos[16] All
28 Giuseppe Cipriani[1] PA All
Toby Sowery[1] All
Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 33 Christian Hook[17] Am 2–4
Steve Parrow[17] 2–4
Steve Parrow[2] PA 5–6
Christian Hook[6] 7
Daniel Keilwitz[2] 5
Dominik Schwager[3] 6–7
333 David Perel[13] PA 2–7
Vadim Kogay[17] 2–3
Rinat Salikhov[5] 4–7
999 Rinat Salikhov[8] Am 3
Luzich Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 51 Alessandro Pier Guidi[18] P All
Mikkel Mac[18] All
52 Marco Cioci[18] P 3–5, 7
Matt Griffin[18] 3, 7
Daniel Serra[18] 4–5
Eddie Cheever III[3] PA 6
Nicklas Nielsen[3] 6
71 Michele Rugolo[18] PA All
Alexander West[18] All
Lechner Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 72 Thomas Jäger[13] PA 2, 6–7
Mario Plachutta[13] 2, 6–7
HTP Motorsport / MS Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 74 Alexander Hrachowina[11] Am All
Martin Konrad[11] All
Winward Racing / HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 84 Indy Dontje[6] Am All
Russell Ward[6] All
Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 90 Alberto Di Folco[13] PA 2–4, 6
Stefano Constantini[13] 2–4, 6
Alberto Di Folco[6] P 7
Adrian Zaugg[6] 7
91 Stefano Constantini[6] Am 7
Christoph Lenz[6] 7
Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 96 Bradley Ellis[1] PA All
Oliver Wilkinson[1] All
Sports and You Mercedes-AMG GT3 99 "Manuel da Costa"[N 1][1] Am 1–4, 7
"Miguel Sardinha"[N 2][1] 1–4, 7
Porteiro Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 111 Phillippe Denes[6] Am 7
Charles Finelli[6] 7
Aston Martin Brussels Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 100 Wolfgang Reip[8] P 3
Tim Verbergt[8]
Notes
  1. António Coimbra sometimes uses pseudonym "Manuel da Costa".
  2. Luís Silva sometimes uses pseudonym "Miguel Sardinha".

Race calendar

A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 30 September 2017.[19] The schedule will feature the same seven European circuits, with the order of Le Castellet and Spa swapped. Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Pro Winner Pro-Am Winner Am Winner
1 R1 Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva 14 April No. 51 Luzich Racing No. 51 Luzich Racing No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 99 Sports and You
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Mikkel Mac		 Alessandro Pier Guidi
Mikkel Mac		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 António Coimbra
Luís Silva
R2 15 April No. 28 Daiko Lazarus Racing No. 51 Luzich Racing No. 16 Drivex School No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Giuseppe Cipriani
Toby Sowery		 Alessandro Pier Guidi
Mikkel Mac		 Marcello Hahn
Allam Khodair		 Giulio Borlenghi
Andrzej Lewandowski
2 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 5 May No. 71 Luzich Racing No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 74 HTP Motorsport / MS Racing
Michele Rugolo
Alexander West		 Fran Rueda
Andrés Saravia		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Alexander Hrachowina
Martin Konrad
R2 6 May No. 72 Lechner Racing No. 11 RS Racing No. 16 Drivex School No. 9 ARC Bratislava by VSR
Thomas Jäger
Mario Plachutta		 Daniele di Amato
Andrea Montermini		 Marcello Hahn
Alan Hellmeister		 Konstantīns Calko
Miro Konôpka
3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 9 June No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 51 Luzich Racing No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Vadim Kogay
David Perel		 Alessandro Pier Guidi
Mikkel Mac		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Giulio Borlenghi
Andrzej Lewandowski
R2 10 June No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 96 Optimum Motorsport No. 993 Rinaldi Racing
Fran Rueda
Andrés Saravia		 Fran Rueda
Andrés Saravia		 Bradley Ellis
Oliver Wilkinson		 Rinat Salikhov
4 R1 Hungaroring 7 July No. 52 Luzich Racing No. 52 Luzich Racing No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 74 HTP Motorsport / MS Racing
Marco Cioci
Daniel Serra		 Marco Cioci
Daniel Serra		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Alexander Hrachowina
Martin Konrad
R2 8 July No. 16 Drivex School No. 25 Imperiale Racing No. 16 Drivex School No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Marcello Hahn
Allam Khodair		 Riccardo Agostini
Rik Breukers		 Marcello Hahn
Allam Khodair		 Giulio Borlenghi
Andrzej Lewandowski
5 R1 Silverstone Circuit 1 September No. 52 Luzich Racing No. 52 Luzich Racing No. 96 Optimum Motorsport No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Marco Cioci
Daniel Serra		 Marco Cioci
Daniel Serra		 Bradley Ellis
Oliver Wilkinson		 Giulio Borlenghi
Andrzej Lewandowski
R2 2 September No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 63 Imperiale Racing No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Giovanni Venturini
Jeroen Mul		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Giulio Borlenghi
Andrzej Lewandowski
6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 22 September No. 11 RS Racing No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 52 Luzich Racing No. 7 BMW Team Teo Martín
Daniele di Amato
Andrea Montermini		 Fran Rueda
Andrés Saravia		 Eddie Cheever III
Nicklas Nielsen		 Márcio Basso
Guilherme Salas
R2 23 September No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 51 Luzich Racing No. 19 Imperiale Racing No. 7 BMW Team Teo Martín
Fran Rueda
Andrés Saravia		 Alessandro Pier Guidi
Mikkel Mac		 Raffaele Giammaria
Jia Tong Liang		 Márcio Basso
Guilherme Salas
7 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 20 October No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 12 Ombra Racing No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 91 Target Racing
Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Damiano Fioravanti
Andrea Rizzoli		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Stefano Costantini
R2 21 October No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 25 Imperiale Racing No. 36 Drivex School No. 91 Target Racing
Fran Rueda
Andrés Saravia		 Riccardo Agostini
Rik Breukers		 Lucas Auer
Christian Hahn		 Stefano Costantini

Championship standings

Overall
Pos Driver EST
 LEC
 SPA
 HUN
 SIL
 MNZ
 CAT
 Total
1 Mikkel Mac 1 1 3 5 1 6 5 21 5 4 5 1 6 2 124
2 Andrés Saravia
Fran Rueda		 4 Ret 1 3 5 1 8 6 3 6 1 2 12 4 114
3 Alessandro Pier Guidi 1 1 1 6 5 21 5 4 5 1 6 2 108
4 Jeroen Mul
Giovanni Venturini		 2 2 23 19 2 5 Ret 5 2 2 Ret 3 2 17 94
5 Riccardo Agostini
Rik Breukers		 Ret 3 12 16 3 9 4 2 9 5 3 5 4 1 89
6 Damiano Fioravanti 7 6 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 3 4 Ret 1 Ret 78
7 Daniele Di Amato 3 5 11 1 11 3 6 12 6 7 2 7 11 16 71
8 Andrea Montermini 3 5 11 1 11 3 6 7 2 7 11 16 66
9 Marco Cioci 3 5 6 11 1 11 1 10 7 9 59
10 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 5 13 5 Ret 9 12 2 19 23 1 17 17 3 8 55
11 Kang Ling 6 4 7 7 8 4 Ret 3 12 11 10 18 13 7 48
12 Fernando Rees 7 6 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 37
13 Richard Gonda 4 2 5 5 34
14 Juan Cruz Álvarez
Lourenço Beirão da Veiga		 9 8 4 2 Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 23 8 14 Ret 33
15 Daniel Serra 1 11 1 10 31
16 Fabrizio Crestani
Miguel Ramos		 8 9 8 8 10 15 3 13 13 8 15 12 9 11 28
17 Marcelo Hahn Ret 7 13 6 17 10 10 1 16 23 13 11 17 12 26
18 Nicolas Costa 6 4 7 7 10 18 22
19 Allam Khodair Ret 7 17 10 10 1 16 23 17 12 21
20 Edoardo Liberati 8 4 Ret 3 12 11 11 18 21
21 Joel Eriksson 4 2 20
22 Alex Frassineti 4 3 18
23 Bradley Ellis
Oliver Wilkinson		 14 15 12 8 11 10 7 13 Ret Ret 23 6 14
24 Alberto Di Folco 9 18 14 13 Ret Ret 15 9 11 4 Ret 26 12
25 Michele Rugolo
Alexander West		 11 10 6 17 Ret 16 14 7 22 12 22 22 21 24 10
26 Bertrand Baguette
Esteban Guerrieri		 7 6 9
27 Loris Spinelli 11 4 8
28 Stefano Gattuso 4 Ret 8
29 Rinat Salikhov Ret 14 9 14 8 16 Ret 19 8 13 8
29 David Perel 20 Ret 21 21 9 14 8 16 Ret 19 8 13 8
30 Raffaele Giammaria
Jiatong Liang		 15 11 16 14 13 18 Ret 8 11 18 8 9 16 23 8
31 Eddie Cheever III
Nicklas Nielsen		 6 10 6
32 Christian Hook 22 20 Ret 24 7 16 18 14 15 10 6
33 Andrea Bertolini 6 12 5
34 Matt Griffin 6 11 7 9 5
35 Alan Hellmeister 13 6 13 11 5
36 Daniel Keilwitz 7 16 17 17 4
37 Wolfgang Reip
Tim Verbergt		 7 17 4
38 Stefano Costantini 9 18 14 13 Ret Ret 15 9 21 20 19 18 4
39 Thomas Jäger
Mario Plachutta		 10 Ret 9 23 10 Ret 4
40 Dominik Schwager 18 14 15 10 2
41 Marcin Jedlinski
Mateusz Lisowski		 13 9 29 20 2
42 Giuseppe Cipriani
Toby Sowery		 19 12 14 9 20 19 12 Ret 18 15 Ret 13 26 15 2
43 Miro Konôpka 16 17 21 10 19 22 16 Ret 20 22 20 16 1
43 Konstantīns Calko 16 17 21 10 19 22 1
44 Jamie Campbell-Walter
Ferdinand Habsburg		 10 21 1
45 Malgorzata Rdest 27 25 0
46 Phil Keen 13 7 0
47 Márcio Basso Ret 16 17 12 16 25 Ret Ret 24 WD 12 15 20 Ret 0
47 Thiago Marques Ret 16 17 12 16 25 Ret Ret 0
47 Guilherme Salas 12 15 20 DNS 0
48 Zdeno Mikulasko 16 Ret 20 16 0
49 Andrea Rizzoli 1 Ret 0
50 Mikkel Jensen 5 5 0
51 Mario Cordoni
Marco Zanuttini		 18 20 0
51 Ian Loggie
Callum MacLeod		 Ret 14 0
52 Cacá Bueno 17 15 14 21 0
53 Giulio Borlenghi
Andrzej Lewandowski		 17 14 18 15 15 20 19 17 19 19 14 21 22 19 0
54 Alexander Hrachowina
Martin Konrad		 13 19 15 11 DNS DNS 15 20 21 Ret 16 25 0
55 Adrian Zaugg Ret 26 0
56 Bernard Delhez 21 20 0
57 "Miguel Sardinha"
"Manuel Da Costa"		 12 18 19 13 18 23 18 18 24 22 0
58 Vadim Kogay 20 Ret 21 21 0
59 Aleksey Chuklin 24 20 0
60 Darren Burke 20 22 0
61 Duarte Félix Da Costa 19 24 0
61 Ricardo Baptista 17 15 19 24 0
62 Stanislaw Jedlinski 20 DNS 27 25 0
63 Steve Parrow 22 20 Ret 24 17 17 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
— Lucas Auer
Christian Hahn		 28 3 —
— Indy Dontje
Russell Ward		 18 14 —
— Phillippe Denes
Charles Finelli		 25 21 —
Pos Driver EST
 LEC
 SPA
 HUN
 SIL
 MNZ
 CAT
 Total
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
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