GT Cup Open Europe

The GT Cup Open Europe is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2019 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It is a support category to the International GT Open featuring FIA GT4-spec cars as well as eligible one-make category cars.

GT Cup Open Europe
CategoryGrand tourer sportscars
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2019
Drivers45 (2019)
Teams15 (2019)
Tyre suppliersMichelin
Drivers' champion Hans-Peter Koller
Teams' champion Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Official websitewww.gtcupopen.net
Current season

Format

The series consists of events in various European countries which feature two races over a weekend. Each weekend the series hosts two 55 minute races with two separate qualifying sessions determining the grid order. There is a mandatory pit stop with a minimum time that must be abided by. During this pit stop, only the driver change may occur if the car is a two driver entry. Fuel may not be added and unless there is a puncture, no tires can be changed.

The series supports the International GT Open.

Regulations

Each race consists of a field of grand touring-style cars. Eligible models include all homologated FIA GT4 cars such as the Mercedes AMG GT4 and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 as well as one-make category cars such as the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo and the Porsche 991 Carrera Cup. The series has three sub-categories for the Drivers' Championships: Silver, for driver pairings consisting of two Silver ranked drivers; Pro-Am, for driver pairings consisting of one Gold or Silver driver and one Am driver; and Am, for two Am rated drivers or a solo Am rated driver. No other driver combinations are allowed. After the third race of the season, all Silver ranked entries were moved to the Pro-Am category apparently in an attempt to remove the category due to very few entries.[1]

For the second year of the series it was announced that cars would be split into two categories: GT Cup and GT Cup Trophy.[2] GT Cup is for the most popular GT4-spec cars while the GT Cup Trophy is for one-make cars and GT4 cars considered less competitive by the race organizers. Both categories will award a champion in the Am and Pro-Am classes. The Silver category has not been renewed for 2020.

Champions

Drivers

Overall
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2019 Hans-Peter Koller Vincenzo Sospiri Racing M 6 6 7 102 Race 12 of 12 2

Silver
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2019 Marc de Fulgencio
Thiago Vivacqua		 Teo Martín Motorsport M 1 2 3 13 Race 12 of 12 12

Pro-Am
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2019 Hans-Peter Koller Vincenzo Sospiri Racing M 6 6 7 65 Race 12 of 12 5

Am
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2019 Niki Leutweiler PZ Oberer Zurischee M 5 3 9 80 Race 12 of 12 11

Teams
Year Teams' Championship
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References
  1. "Spa Race 2 Results" (PDF). GT Cup Open.
  2. "New GT Cup Trophy category introduced in the 2020 GT Cup Open Europe". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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