2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup will be the seventh 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 first after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew sponsorship. The season will begin on 9 August at Misano World Circuit and will end on 11 October at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This season the GT Sports Club Europe will be brought into the GT World Challenge Europe, meaning the Bronze-focused GT3 and GT2 series will share grids with the headlining series.[1]

2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Previous:	2019 (Sprint Cup) 2019 (Sports Club)	Next:	2021

Calendar

The season will begin on 9 August at Misano and will end on 11 October at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[2]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	9 August
2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France	13 September
3	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands	27 September
4	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	11 October
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
	Сircuit	Original Date
	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	3 May
	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	27 September
	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy	1 November[lower-alpha 1]

1. now forms part of the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Entry List

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Toksport WRT[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[3] 2 Juuso Puhakka[4] S TBA Óscar Tunjo[4] 6 Kris Heidorn[4] S 1 Robin Rogalski[3] Haupt Racing Team[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[5] 4 Maro Engel[5] P 1 Luca Stolz[5] Emil Frey Racing[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[6] 14 Mikaël Grenier[6] P 1 Norbert Siedler[6] 163 Giacomo Altoè[6] P 1 Albert Costa[6] Tech 1 Racing[7] Lexus RC F GT3[7] 15 Thomas Neubauer[7] S 1 Aurélien Panis[7] ERC Sport[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[3] 18 Phil Keen[4] PA 1 Lee Mowle[4] SPS Automotive Performance[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[3] 20 Dominik Baumann[4] PA 1 Valentin Pierburg[4] 44 Christian Hook[4] PA 1 Tom Onslow-Cole[4] Saintéloc Racing[3] Audi R8 LMS Evo[3] 25 Christopher Haase[4] P 1 Arthur Rougier[4] 26 Simon Gachet[4] S 1 Steven Palette[4] Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] 31 Kelvin van der Linde[8] P 1 Ryuichiro Tomita[8] 32 Dries Vanthoor[8] P 1 Charles Weerts[8] 33 Hamza Owega[8] S 1 Jusuf Owega[8] AF Corse[9] Ferrari 488 GT3[9] 52 Andrea Bertolini[9] PA 1 Louis Machiels[9] Attempto Racing[3] Audi R8 LMS Evo[3] 55 Mattia Drudi[4] P 1 Tommaso Mosca[4] 66 Nicolas Schöll[4] P 1 Frédéric Vervisch[4] AKKA ASP Team[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[10] 88 Timur Boguslavskiy[10] P 1 Raffaele Marciello[10] 89 Benjamin Hites[10] S 1 Jim Pla[10] Madpanda Motorsport[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[3] 90 Ezequiel Pérez Companc[3] S 1 Axcil Jefferies[11] Sky - Tempesta Racing[9] Ferrari 488 GT3[9] 93 Eddie Cheever[9] PA 1 Chris Froggatt[9] CMR[12][13][14] Bentley Continental GT3[12] 107 Jules Gounon[13] P 1 Nelson Panciatici[12] 108 Hugo Chevalier[13] S 1 Pierre-Alexandre Jean[14]

Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup SC Sports Club

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Pro Winners	Silver Winners	Pro/Am Winners
1	R1	Misano	No. 15 Tech 1 Racing	No. 32 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 26 Saintéloc Racing	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggart
	R2		No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 88 AKKA ASP Team	No. 26 Saintéloc Racing	No. 52 AF Corse
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels
	R3		No. 15 Tech 1 Racing	No. 32 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Madpanda Motorsport	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Axcil Jefferies	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggart
2	R1	Magny-Cours
	R2
3	R1	Zandvoort
	R2
4	R1	Barcelona
	R2
	R3

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	16.5	12	9.5	7.5	6	4.5	3	2	1	0.5	1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Drivers Team MIS MAG ZAN BAR Points 1 Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 4 1^F 40.5 2 Christopher Haase Arthur Rougier Saintéloc Racing 5 3 2 27.5 3 Maro Engel Luca Stolz Haupt Racing Team 4 2 4 27 4 Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Team 8 1^P F 6 24 5 Kelvin van der Linde Ryuichiro Tomita Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2^F 5 7 21 6 Mattia Drudi Tommaso Mosca Attempto Racing 15 6 3 14 7 Jules Gounon Nelson Panciatici CMR 3 8 18 11.5 8 Albert Costa Giacomo Altoè Emil Frey Racing 7 5 8 11 9 Nicolas Schöll Frédéric Vervisch Attempto Racing 6 17 16 4.5 10 Mikaël Grenier Norbert Siedler Emil Frey Racing 10 Ret 7 3.5 11 Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis Tech 1 Racing Ret^P 15 19^P 2 12 Simon Gachet Steven Palette Saintéloc Racing 9 9 14 2 13 Axcil Jefferies Ezequiel Pérez Companc Madpanda Motorsport 16 12 9 1 14 Hamza Owega Jusuf Owega Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 18 10 10 1 Eddie Cheever Chris Froggart Sky - Tempesta Racing 11 14 11 0 Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexander Jean CMR Ret 11 15 0 Dominik Baumann Valentin Pierburg SPS Automotive Performance 12 16 12 0 Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels AF Corse 13 13 13 0 Christian Hook Tom Onslow-Cole SPS Automotive Performance 14 18 DNS 0 Phil Keen Lee Mowle ERC Sport 17 19 17 0 Benjamim Hites Jim Pla AKKA ASP Team 19 Ret DNS 0 Kris Heidorn Robin Rogalski Toksport WRT Ret WD WD 0 Oscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka Toksport WRT WD WD WD 0 Pos. Drivers Team MIS MAG ZAN BAR Points

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did Not Participate P – Pole F – Fastest Lap

Silver Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Saintéloc Racing	9	9^P	14^F								43.5
2	Axcil Jefferies Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Madpanda Motorsport	16	12	9								36
3	Hamza Owega Jusuf Owega	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	18	10	10								33.5
4	Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexander Jean	CMR	Ret	11	15								17
5	Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Tech 1 Racing	Ret^P F	15^F	19^P								14
6	Benjamim Hites Jim Pla	AKKA ASP Team	19	Ret	DNS								7.5
	Kris Heidorn Robin Rogalski	Toksport WRT	Ret	WD	WD								0
	Oscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka	Toksport WRT	WD	WD	WD								0
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Pro-Am Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggart	Sky - Tempesta Racing	11	14^P F	11								46
2	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	AF Corse	13^P	13	13^P								37.5
3	Dominik Baumann Valentin Pierburg	SPS Automotive Performance	12^F	16	12^F								33.5
4	Phil Keen Lee Mowle	ERC Sport	17	19	17								19.5
5	Christian Hook Tom Onslow-Cole	SPS Automotive Performance	14	18	DNS								15
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Team's championships

Overall

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	1^F	4	1^F								40.5
2	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	5	3	2								29
2	Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG	4	2	4								29
3	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	8	1^P F	6								26.5
4	Attempto Racing	Audi	6	6	3								20
5	CMR	Bentley	3	8	15								15
6	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini	7	5	7								15
7	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	16	12	9								5
8	Sky - Tempesta Racing	Ferrari	11	14	11								4.5
9	Tech 1 Racing	Lexus	Ret^P	15	19^P								2
10	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG	12	16	12								2
11	AF Corse	Ferrari	13	13	13								2
	ERC Sport	Mercedes-AMG	17	19	17								0
	Toksport WRT	Mercedes-AMG	Ret	WD	WD								0
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Silver Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	9	9^P	14^F								43.5
2	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	16	12	9								36
3	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	18	10	10								33.5
4	CMR	Bentley	Ret	11	15								17
5	Tech 1 Racing	Lexus	Ret^P F	15^F	19^P								14
6	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	19	Ret	DNS								7.5
	Toksport WRT	Mercedes-AMG	Ret	WD	WD								0
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Pro-Am Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Sky - Tempesta Racing	Ferrari	11	14^P F	11								46
2	AF Corse	Ferrari	13^P	13	13^P								37.5
3	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG	12^F	16	12^F								33.5
4	ERC Sport	Mercedes-AMG	17	19	17								22.5
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

See also

• 2020 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2020 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2020 GT World Challenge America

References

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10. Lloyd, Daniel (19 February 2020). "AKKA-ASP Confirms Endurance, Sprint Lineups for 2020". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
11. "Axcil Jefferies joins Madpanda Motorsport for Sprint Cup". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
12. Kilshaw, Jake (21 January 2020). "CMR Confirms Bentley Program; Gounon, Morris to Drive". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
13. "CMR announces its crews for the GT World Challenge Europe". www.cmr.team. CMR. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
14. "CMR modifies its crews for the GT World Challenge Europe". www.cmr.team. CMR. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

External links

• Official website