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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Sports car racing championship in Europe

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Sports car racing championship in Europe

FieldValue
image-size200
categoryGrand tourer
Endurance racing
country/regionEurope
inaugural22011
tyresMichelin (2011–2012)
Pirelli (2013–present)
champion driverITA Alessandro Pier Guidi
ITA Alessio Rovera
champion teamITA AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
website
current_seasonGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| image-size = 200 Endurance racing | country/region = Europe Pirelli (2013–present) ITA Alessio Rovera

Presentation of the inaugural 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series season

The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, formerly for sponsorship reasons the Blancpain Endurance Series from 2011 to 2015 and Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup from 2016 to 2019, is a sports car racing series developed by SRO Motorsports Group and the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It features grand tourer racing cars modified from production road cars complying with the FIA's GT3 regulations. The series's goal is to be an endurance racing championship for GT3 cars, similar to the FIA World Endurance Championship which were using GTE cars and Le Mans Prototypes (now GT3 and Le Mans Hypercars). The series was primarily sponsored by Swiss watchmaker Blancpain, and the company's Lamborghini Super Trofeo series serve as support races. In 2019, SRO announced that their sponsorship deal with Blancpain had been discontinued and the series was renamed the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the 2020 season.

Format

Audi R8 LMS during Blancpain Endurance Series season
Audi R8 LMS Ultra from W Racing Team during the 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series round at the Nürburgring
Mercedes AMG GT3 from Black Falcon at the [[2018 24 Hours of Spa

The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup reestablishes several elements of the former FIA GT Championship, with three hour endurance races held on European circuits such as Monza and Silverstone, as well as a continuation of the Spa 24 Hours. The races feature five classes derived from the FIA's GT3, GT4, and Supersport regulations, with the GT3 cars divided into a class for professional driver line-ups (GT3 Pro), a class for a mixed team of professional and amateurs (GT3 Pro-Am), and a class for gentleman drivers who use cars at least one year old (GT3 Am). The FIA's ranking system for drivers is utilized in determining what class each entry is eligible for. The GT4 category remained its own class.

For the 2012 season, the GT4 and Supersport category were dropped and the GT3 Citation class was modified into the Gentlemen class. In 2013, grids have reached 60 cars for regular races.

The series uses extensive performance balancing and handicap weights to equalise the cars' performance.

Champions

Drivers

YearPro Cup (2011–2015)
Overall (2016–present)Silver CupGold CupPro-Am CupGentlemen Trophy (2011–2014)
Am Cup (2015–2020)
Bronze Cup (2022-present)GT4201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022YearPro Cup (2011–2015)
Overall (2016–present)Gold CupSilver CupBronze CupPro-Am CupGT4202320242025
BEL Greg FranchiNot heldNot heldNLD Niek Hommerson
BEL Louis MachielsFRA Georges CabannesGBR Alex Buncombe
FRA Jordan Tresson
GBR Christopher Ward
DEU Christopher Haase
DEU Christopher Mies
MCO Stéphane OrtelliNLD Niek Hommerson
BEL Louis MachielsCHE Pierre Hirschi
GBR Robert HissomNot held
(discontinued)
DEU Maximilian BuhkESP Lucas OrdóñezFRA Jean-Luc Beaubelique
FRA Jean-Luc Blanchemain
FRA Patrice Goueslard
BEL Laurens VanthoorITA Stefano Gai
ITA Andrea RizzoliPRT Francisco Guedes
GBR Peter Mann
GBR Alex Buncombe
JPN Katsumasa Chiyo
BEL Wolfgang ReipGBR Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinGBR Ian Loggie
GBR Julian Westwood
GBR Rob Bell
FRA Côme Ledogar
NZL Shane van GisbergenITA Alessandro Bonacini
POL Michał Broniszewski
ITA Andrea RizzoliRUS Vadim Gitlin
AUS Liam Talbot
ITA Marco Zanuttini
ITA Mirko Bortolotti
ITA Andrea Caldarelli
DEU Christian EngelhartGBR Jonathan Adam
OMN Ahmad Al HarthyBEL Jacques Duyver
ZAF David Perel
ITA Marco Zanuttini
NLD Yelmer Buurman
DEU Maro Engel
DEU Luca StolzCHE Alex Fontana
CAN Mikaël Grenier
CHE Adrian ZauggGBR Chris Buncombe
GBR Nick Leventis
GBR Lewis WilliamsonCHE Adrian Amstutz
RUS Leo Machitski
ITA Andrea Caldarelli
ITA Marco MapelliDEU Nico Bastian
RUS Timur Boguslavskiy
BRA Felipe FragaOMN Ahmad Al Harthy
IRL Charlie Eastwood
TUR Salih YoluçCHE Adrian Amstutz
RUS Leo Machitski
ITA Alessandro Pier GuidiFIN Patrick Kujala
GBR Alex MacDowall
DEN Frederik SchandorffGBR Chris Goodwin
SWE Alexander WestFRA Stéphane Tribaudini
ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi
DEN Nicklas Nielsen
FRA Côme LedogarCHE Alex Fontana
CHE Ricardo Feller
CHE Rolf IneichenGBR Chris Froggatt
HKG Jonathan HuiNot held
FRA Jules Gounon
SPA Daniel Juncadella
CHE Raffaele MarcielloDEN Benjamin Goethe
FRA Thomas Neubauer
FRA Jean-Baptiste SimmenauerGBR Oliver Millroy
DEN Frederik Schandorff
USA Brendan IribeBEL Louis Machiels
ITA Andrea Bertolini
ITA Stefano CostantiniSAU Reema Juffali
GER Tim Müller
GER Valentin Pierburg
USA George Kurtz
AND Jules Gounon
uxx Timur Boguslavskiy
CHE Raffaele MarcielloBEL Nicolas Baert
BEL Maxime SouletCHI Benjamín Hites
AUT Clemens Schmid
NED Glenn van BerloITA Eddie Cheever III
GBR Chris Froggatt
HKG Jonathan HuiCHE Alex Fontana
CHE Ivan Jacoma
CHE Nicolas LeutwilerNot held
(discontinued)
ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi
ITA Alessio RoveraFRA Paul Evrard
BEL Gilles Magnus
FRA Jim PlaNED "Daan Arrow"
NED Colin Caresani
THA Tanart SathienthirakulITA Eddie Cheever III
GBR Chris Froggatt
HKG Jonathan HuiNot held
(discontinued)
BEL Alessio Picariello
GER Sven Müller
CHE Patric NiederhauserNED Thierry Vermeulen
GBR Chris Lulham
GBR Harry KingZAF Jarrod Waberski
GBR William Moore
NED Mex JansenDEN Conrad Laursen
GER Dennis Marschall
USA Dustin Blattner

Teams

YearPro Cup (2011–2015)
Overall (2016–present)Silver CupGold CupPro-Am CupGentlemen Trophy (2011–2014)
Am Cup (2015–2020)
Bronze Cup (2022-present)GT4201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022YearPro Cup (2011–2015)
Overall (2016–present)Gold CupSilver CupBronze CupPro-Am CupGT4202320242025
BEL Belgian Audi ClubNot heldNot heldDEU Vita4OneFRA Ruffier RacingGBR RJN Motorsport
BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRTITA AF CorseFRA Saintéloc RacingNot held
(discontinued)
BEL Marc VDS Racing TeamGBR Nissan GT Academy Team RJNFRA SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion
BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRTITA Scuderia Villorba CorseITA AF Corse
BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRTITA AF CorseFRA AKKA ASP
GBR Garage 59CHE Kessel RacingCHE Kessel Racing
GBR Bentley Team M-SportOMN Oman Racing Team with TF SportCHE Kessel Racing
DEU (Mercedes-AMG Team) Black FalconCHE 961 Corse / ITA AF CorseGBR Barwell Motorsport
CHN Orange1 FFF Racing TeamFRA AKKA ASP TeamOMN Oman Racing with TF SportGBR Barwell Motorsport
ITA AF CorseGBR Barwell MotorsportGBR Garage 59FRA CMR
BEL Team WRTCHE Emil Frey RacingGBR Sky - Tempesta RacingNot held
FRA AKKodis ASP TeamBEL Team WRTGBR Inception RacingGER SPS Automotive PerformanceGER SPS Automotive Performance
FRA AKKodis ASP TeamBEL Comtoyou RacingAUT GRT Grasser Racing TeamGBR Sky – Tempesta RacingGER Car Collection MotorsportNot held
(discontinued)
ITA AF Corse - Francorchamps MotorsFRA Saintéloc RacingUSA Winward RacingGBR Sky – Tempesta RacingNot held
(discontinued)
GER Rutronik RacingNED Verstappen.com RacingGBR Century MotorsportCHE Kessel Racing

References

References

  1. (2010-11-03). "The new GT Endurance Series in detail!". planetlemans.com.
  2. (2012). "2012 Blancpain Endurance Series Presentation (english)". SRO.
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