2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup explained

The 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the eighth 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 began on 9 August at Misano World Circuit and finished on 11 October at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This season the GT Sports Club Europe was brought into the GT World Challenge Europe, meaning the Bronze-focused GT3 and GT2 series shared grids with the headlining series.^[1]

Calendar

The season began on 9 August at Misano and finished 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

Entry List

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Toksport WRT[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2 Juuso Puhakka[4] S All Óscar Tunjo 6 Robin Rogalski S 1–3 Kris Heidorn 1 Mick Wishofer 2 Romain Monti 3 Haupt Racing Team[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 Maro Engel P 1–2, 4 Luca Stolz Emil Frey Racing[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 14 Norbert Siedler align=center rowspan=2 P 1–3 Mikaël Grenier S 4 Ricardo Feller 163 Giacomo Altoè P All Albert Costa Tech 1 Racing[7] Lexus RC F GT3 15 Thomas Neubauer S All Aurélien Panis ERC Sport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 18 Phil Keen PA All Lee Mowle SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 20 Valentin Pierburg PA All Dominik Baumann 1–2, 4 Nick Foster 3 44 Christian Hook PA 1 Tom Onslow-Cole Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 25 Christopher Haase P All Arthur Rougier 26 Simon Gachet S All Steven Palette Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo 30 Rik Breukers S 3 Rolf Ineichen 31 Kelvin van der Linde P All Ryuichiro Tomita 32 Dries Vanthoor P All Charles Weerts 33 Hamza Owega S All Jusuf Owega AF Corse[9] Ferrari 488 GT3 52 Andrea Bertolini PA All Louis Machiels Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 55 Mattia Drudi P All Tommaso Mosca 66 Nicolas Schöll P All Frédéric Vervisch 1–2, 4 Finlay Hutchison 3 AKKA ASP Team[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 88 Timur Boguslavskiy P All Raffaele Marciello 1–2, 4 Felipe Fraga 3 89 Benjamin Hites S All Jim Pla Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 90 Ezequiel Pérez Companc S All Axcil Jefferies[11] Sky - Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 92 Giancarlo Fisichella PA 2 Jonathan Hui 93 Eddie Cheever PA All Chris Froggatt CMR[12] [13] [14] Bentley Continental GT3 107 Jules Gounon P All Nelson Panciatici 108 Hugo Chevalier S All Pierre-Alexandre Jean

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	Sports Club Winners
1	1	Misano	No. 15 Tech 1 Racing	No. 32 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 26 Saintéloc Racing	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing	No Entries
			Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt
	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	No. 90 Madpanda Motorsport	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Axcil Jefferies	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt
2	R1	Magny-Cours	No. 4 Haupt Racing Team	No. 4 Haupt Racing Team	No. 2 Toksport WRT	No. 92 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Juuso Puhakka Óscar Tunjo	Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui
	R2		No. 26 Saintéloc Racing	No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 26 Saintéloc Racing	No. 92 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui
3	R1	Zandvoort	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 31 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 108 CMR	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Mikaël Grenier Norbert Siedler	Kelvin van der Linde Ryuichiro Tomita	Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt
	R2		No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 163 Emil Frey Racing	No. 15 Tech 1 Racing	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Mikaël Grenier Norbert Siedler	Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa	Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt
4	R1	Barcelona	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 163 Emil Frey Racing	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 52 AF Corse
			Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier	Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa	Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels
	R2		No. 163 Emil Frey Racing	No. 66 Attempto Racing	No. 89 AKKA ASP	No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing
			Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa	Nicolas Schöll Frédéric Vervisch	Benjamin Hites Jim Pla	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt
	R3		No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 52 AF Corse
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship 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

Drivers Team MIS MAG ZAN BAR Points 1 Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 4 1F 3 4 12 7 6 2 2 89 2 Timur Boguslavskiy AKKA ASP Team 8 1PF 6 7 2 11 3 3 3 1P 85 3 Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Team 8 1PF 6 7 2 3 3 1P 75.5 4 Kelvin van der Linde Ryuichiro Tomita Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2F 5 7 5 6 1 11 7 4 4 66 5 Albert Costa Giacomo Altoè Emil Frey Racing 7 5 8 Ret 12 4 1 1 16PF 5 60.5 6 Maro Engel Luca Stolz Haupt Racing Team 4 2 4 1PF 3 5 17 Ret 60 7 Christopher Haase Arthur Rougier Saintéloc Racing 5 3 2 9 5 Ret 2 14 5 Ret 52.5 8 Mikaël Grenier Emil Frey Racing 10 Ret 7 2 7F 16P 10P 2PF 8 3F 45.5 9 Simon Gachet Steven Palette Saintéloc Racing 9 9 14 13 1P 3 Ret 10 9 7 33.5 10 Nicolas Schöll Attempto Racing 6 17 16 4 Ret 17 14 8 1 16 30.5 10 Frédéric Vervisch Attempto Racing 6 17 16 4 Ret 8 1 16 30.5 11 Mattia Drudi Tommaso Mosca Attempto Racing 15 6 3 6 Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 6 25 12 Ricardo Feller Emil Frey Racing 2PF 8 3F 24.5 13 Jules Gounon Nelson Panciatici CMR 3 8 18 Ret 10 5F 6 21 DNS DNS 22.5 14 Norbert Siedler Emil Frey Racing 10 Ret 7 2 7F 16P 10P 21 15 Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexandre Jean CMR Ret 11 15 14 Ret 2 8 13 10 10 15 16 Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis Tech 1 Racing RetP 15 19P Ret 18 7 4F 12 19 8 14.5 17 Benjamin Hites Jim Pla AKKA ASP Team 19 Ret DNS 12 20 18 9 4 6 9 14 18 Oscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka Toksport WRT WD WD WD 8 8 13 5 9 7 Ret 14 19 Felipe Fraga AKKA ASP 11 3 9.5 20 Axcil Jefferies Ezequiel Pérez Companc Madpanda Motorsport 16 12 9 17 11 6 15 18 11 13 5.5 21 Hamza Owega Jusuf Owega Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 18 10 10 10 9 15 Ret 15 12 11 2.5 22 Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt Sky - Tempesta Racing 11 14 11 15 14 9 12 20 13 Ret 1 23 Phil Keen Lee Mowle ERC Sport 17 19 17 Ret 19 10 19 17 18 15 0.5 Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui Sky - Tempesta Racing 11 13 0 Valentin Pierburg SPS Automotive Performance 12 16 12 16 17 14 18 19 14 14 0 Dominik Baumann SPS Automotive Performance 12 16 12 16 17 19 14 14 0 Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels AF Corse 13 13 13 18 15 16 13 16 15 12 0 Finlay Hutchison Attempto Racing 17 14 0 Christian Hook Tom Onslow-Cole SPS Automotive Performance 14 18 DNS 0 Nick Foster SPS Automotive Performance 14 18 0 Robin Rogalski Toksport WRT Ret WD WD Ret 16 20 16 0 Romain Monti Toksport WRT 20 16 0 Mick Wishofer Toksport WRT Ret 16 0 Rik Breukers Rolf Ineichen Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 21 17 0 Kris Heidorn Toksport WRT Ret WD WD 0 Drivers Team MIS MAG ZAN BAR Points

P – Pole F – Fastest Lap

Silver Cup

	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Simon Gachet Steven Palette	Saintéloc Racing	9	9P	14F	13P	1PF	3	Ret	10	9	7	108.5
2	Axcil Jefferies Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Madpanda Motorsport	16	12	9	17F	11	6	15	18	11	13P	72.5
3	Hamza Owega Jusuf Owega	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	18	10	10	10	9	15	Ret	15	12	11	70
4	Oscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka	Toksport WRT	WD	WD	WD	8	8	13	5	9	7P	Ret	69
5	Benjamin Hites Jim Pla	AKKA ASP Team	19	Ret	DNS	12	20	18P	9	4	6	9	66.5
6	Hugo Chevalier Pierre-Alexandre Jean	CMR	Ret	11	15	14	Ret	2	8	13	10	10	65.5
7	Thomas Neubauer Aurélien Panis	Tech 1 Racing	RetPF	15F	19P	Ret	18	7F	4F	12	19	8	60
8	Ricardo Feller Mikaël Grenier	Emil Frey Racing								2PF	8F	3F	43.5
9	Robin Rogalski	Toksport WRT	Ret	WD	WD	Ret	16	20	16				10
10	Finlay Hutchison Nicolas Schöll	Attempto Racing						17	14				9
11	Mick Wishofer	Toksport WRT				Ret	16						6
12	Romain Monti	Toksport WRT						20	16				4
13	Rik Breukers Rolf Ineichen	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT						21	17P				3.5
	Kris Heidorn	Toksport WRT	Ret	WD	WD								0
	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Pro-Am Cup

	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Eddie Cheever Chris Froggatt	Sky - Tempesta Racing	11	14PF	11	15P	14	9	12	20P	13PF	RetP	131
2	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	AF Corse	13P	13	13P	18	15	16P	13	16	15	12	117.5
3	Valentin Pierburg	SPS Automotive Performance	12F	16	12F	16	17	14	18PF	19F	14	14F	104
4	Dominik Baumann	SPS Automotive Performance	12F	16	12F	16	17			19F	14	14F	84
5	Phil Keen Lee Mowle	ERC Sport	17	19	17	Ret	19	10F	19	17	18	15	74
6	Giancarlo Fisichella Jonathan Hui	Sky - Tempesta Racing				11F	13PF						34
7	Nick Foster	SPS Automotive Performance						14	18PF				20
8	Christian Hook Tom Onslow-Cole	SPS Automotive Performance	14	18	DNS								15
	Drivers	Team	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Team's championships

Overall

	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	1F	4	1F	3	4	1	7	6	2	2	108.5
2	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG	8	1PF	6	7	2	11	3	3	3	1P	93.5
3	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini	7	5	7	2	7F	4P	1P	1PF	8PF	3F	91.5
4	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	5	3	2	9	1P	3	2	10	5	7	87.5
5	Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG	4	2	4	1PF	3			5	17	Ret	65.5
6	Attempto Racing	Audi	6	6	3	4	Ret	8	14	8	1	6	61
7	CMR	Bentley	3	8	15	14	10	2F	6	13	10	10	42.5
8	Toksport WRT	Mercedes-AMG	Ret	WD	WD	8	8	13	5	9	7	Ret	25.5
9	Tech 1 Racing	Lexus	RetP	15	19P	Ret	18	7	4F	12	19	8	20.5
10	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	16	12	9	17	11	6	15	18	11	13	16
11	Sky - Tempesta Racing	Ferrari	11	14	11	11	13	9	12	20	13	Ret	12.5
12	AF Corse	Ferrari	13	13	13	18	15	16	13	16	15	12	6
13	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG	12	16	12	16	17	14	18	19	14	14	3.5
14	ERC Sport	Mercedes-AMG	17	19	17	Ret	19	10	19	17	18	15	1
	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Silver Cup

	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	9	9P	14F	13P	1PF	3	Ret	10	9	7	108.5
2	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	18	10	10	10	9	15	17P	15	12	11	74
3	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	16	12	9	17F	11	6	15	18	11	13P	72.5
4	Toksport WRT	Mercedes-AMG	Ret	WD	WD	8	8	13	5	9	7P	Ret	69
5	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG	19	Ret	DNS	12	20	18P	9	4	6	9	68
6	CMR	Bentley	Ret	11	15	14	Ret	2	8	13	10	10	66.5
7	Tech 1 Racing	Lexus	RetPF	15F	19P	Ret	18	7F	4F	12	19	8	62.5
8	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini								2PF	8F	3F	43.5
9	Attempto Racing	Audi						17	14				9
	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points

Pro-Am Cup

	Team	Manufacturer	MIS			MAG		ZAN		BAR			Points
1	Sky - Tempesta Racing	Ferrari	11	14PF	11	11PF	13PF	9	12	20P	13PF	RetP	141
2	AF Corse	Ferrari	13P	13	13P	18	15	16P	13	16	15	12	122
3	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG	12F	16	12F	16	17	14	18PF	19F	14	14F	108.5
4	ERC Sport	Mercedes-AMG	17	19	17	Ret	19	10F	19	17	18	15	78.5
	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

Notes and References

1. News: SRO Releases New Eight-Event Calendar for July Start. Kilshaw. Jake. 15 May 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 15 May 2020.
2. News: Summer start confirmed for GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 15 May 2020. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 May 2020.
3. News: 42 Cars on Updated Endurance Cup Entry; 23 in Sprint. Lloyd. Daniel. 8 July 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 8 July 2020.
4. News: GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS hits full speed as Sprint Cup returns at Misano. 31 July 2020. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 July 2020.
5. News: Haupt Launches Own Team with Mercedes-AMG Support. Lloyd. Daniel. 18 June 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 18 June 2020.
6. News: Emil Frey Confirms GTWC Europe Return With GT Open Champions. Kilshaw. Jake. 20 December 2019. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 December 2019.
7. News: Full Season World Challenge Programme For Tech 1 Racing. 17 February 2020. Dailysportscar.com. 18 February 2020.
8. News: WRT Confirms Drivers for Endurance, Sprint Programs. Lloyd. Daniel. 15 July 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 15 July 2020.
9. News: Ferrari WEC Drivers Named in Expanded GT3 Endurance Lineup. Lloyd. Daniel. 8 July 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 8 July 2020.
10. News: AKKA-ASP Confirms Endurance, Sprint Lineups for 2020. Lloyd. Daniel. 19 February 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 19 February 2020.
11. News: Axcil Jefferies joins Madpanda Motorsport for Sprint Cup. 21 July 2020. gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 July 2020.
12. News: CMR Confirms Bentley Program; Gounon, Morris to Drive. Kilshaw. Jake. 21 January 2020. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 21 January 2020.
13. News: CMR announces its crews for the GT World Challenge Europe. 2 March 2020. www.cmr.team. CMR. 17 July 2020.
14. News: CMR modifies its crews for the GT World Challenge Europe. 17 July 2020. www.cmr.team. CMR. 17 July 2020.