2024 GT2 European Series explained

The 2024 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the fourth season of the GT2 European Series. The season will start on 5 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and will end on 13 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

For 2024 the opening round of the season was moved to Circuit Paul Ricard, which had previously hosted the season finale from 2021 to 2023. The only other track to remain on the calendar from the 2023 season was Monza, having been moved from the season opener to September. This season also marks the return to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Misano and Hockenheim, which had been absent from the calendar in 2023. The season finale marks the series' first appearance at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	5–6 April	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	17–19 May	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
3	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	27–29 June	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
4	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	19–21 July	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
5	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	20–22 September	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
6	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	11–13 October	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds LP Racing[2] [3] Maserati MC20 GT2 1 Leonardo Gorini PA All Carlo Tamburini 2 Philippe Prette Am All Audi R8 LMS GT2 18 Michael Doppelmayr PA Iron 2–4 Pierre Kaffer Phillipe Chatelet 5 Pierre Kaffer 88 Stéphane Ratel[4] Am 1 Stefano Costantini[5] PA 3 Alfio Spina 3, 6 Štefan Rosina 4–5 Stéphane Ratel 4 Gianluca Giorgi 5–6 BDR Compétition by Group Prom Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 7 Alfredo Hernández Ortega Am 3 RacingLab KTM X-Bow GT2 10 Ronnie Bremer PA 1 Jacob Mathiassen KTM True Racing[6] KTM X-Bow GT2 16 Klaus Angerhofer Am Iron All Sedhi Sarmini 17 Laura Krahaimer PA All Hubert Trunkenpolz 1–2, 4–6 TFT Racing[7] Maserati MC20 GT2 24 Alexandre Leroy Am All Akkodis ASP Team[8] Mercedes-AMG GT2 53 Christophe Bourret Am Iron 1–4 Pascal Gibon Pascal Gibon 5–6 61 Benjamin Ricci PA 1, 3–6 Mauro Ricci Ludovic Badey Iron 2 Mauro Ricci 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Am Iron All Gilles Vannelet Team CMR Ginetta G56 GTX 56 Lawrence Tomlinson Am 3 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT2 66 Lorenzo Patrese PA 3 Andrey Mukovoz Dinamic Motorsport[9] [10] Maserati MC20 GT2 67 Mauro Calamia PA 5–6 Roberto Pampanini Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 77 Patrick Dinkeldein Am 1 Razoon – More Than Racing[11] KTM X-Bow GT2 80 Thomas Andersen PA All Simon Birch 90 Denis Liebl Am 1–4 Dominik Olbert 1–4, 6 Arthur Chwist 6 Bosi Race Tech Mercedes-AMG GT2 81 Wim de Pundert PA 6 Bernt Schneider RTR Projects[12] KTM X-Bow GT2 89 Jan Krabec PA 1–2, 5 Matej Homola 1, 3, 6 Erik Janiš 2 Petr Lisa 3 Viktor Mraz 5 Lennart Marioneck 6 Motorsport 98[13] [14] Mercedes-AMG GT2 98 Eric De Doncker PA 1–4 Loris Hezemans MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried[15] KTM X-Bow GT2 812 Martin Koch PA 1–4, 6 Reinhard Kofler NM Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT2 888 Stéphane Perrin Am Iron 1–5 Jörg Viebahn 1–6 Andy Cantu 6 Entrylists:[16] [17] [18] [19]

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup INV Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners	Report
1	R1	Paul Ricard	No. 1 LP Racing	No. 1 LP Racing	No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team	Report
			Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet
	R2		No. 1 LP Racing	No. 89 RTR Projects	No. 2 LP Racing	Report
			Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Matej Homola Jan Krabec	Philippe Prette
2	R1	Misano	No. 2 LP Racing	No. 1 LP Racing	No. 2 LP Racing	Report
			Philippe Prette	Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Philippe Prette
	R2		No. 1 LP Racing	No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried	No. 24 TFT Racing	Report
			Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler	Alexandre Leroy
3	R1	Spa	No. 24 TFT Racing	No. 1 LP Racing	No. 2 LP Racing	Report
			Alexandre Leroy	Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Philippe Prette
	R2		No. 18 LP Racing	No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried	No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team	Report
			Michael Doppelmayr Pierre Kaffer	Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet
4	R1	Hockenheimring	No. 2 LP Racing	No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried	No. 2 LP Racing	Report
			Philippe Prette	Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler	Philippe Prette
	R2		No. 18 LP Racing	No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried	No. 53 Akkodis ASP Team	Report
			Michael Doppelmayr Pierre Kaffer	Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler	Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon
5	R1	Monza	No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team	No. 1 LP Racing	No. 24 TFT Racing	Report
			Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet	Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Alexandre Leroy
	R2		No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried	No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried	No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team	Report
			Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler	Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet
6	R1	Barcelona	No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team	No. 67 Dinamic Motorsport	No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team	Report
			Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet	Mauro Calamia Roberto Pampanini	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet
	R2		No. 1 LP Racing	No. 888 NM Racing Team	No. 2 LP Racing	Report
			Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini	Jörg Viebahn Andy Cantu	Philippe Prette

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

Drivers' championships

Driver Team LEC MIS SPA HOC MNZ BAR Points Pro-Am 1 Martin Koch Reinhard Kofler MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 170 2 Leonardo Gorini Carlo Tamburini LP Racing 1 13 1 2 1 10 Ret 7 126 3 Thomas Andersen Simon Birch Razoon – More Than Racing 5 4 12 3 3 3 10 2 114 4 Eric De Doncker Loris Hezemans Motorsport 98 8 7 4 4 6 7 3 Ret 87 5 Matej Homola RTR Projects 3 1 Ret 4 55 6 Michael Doppelmayr Pierre Kaffer LP Racing 10 10 11 8 Ret DNS 42 7 Jan Krabec RTR Projects 3 1 DNS Ret 40 8 Stéphane Ratel Štefan Rosina LP Racing 5 4 30 9 Ronnie Bremer Jacob Mathiassen RacingLab 4 6 24 10 Hubert Trunkenpolz Laura Krahaimer KTM True Racing 14 Ret 12 9 24 11 Benjamin Ricci Akkodis ASP Team 10 15 Ret 10 22 11 Mauro Ricci Akkodis ASP Team 10 15 Ret DNS Ret 10 22 12 Petr Lisa RTR Projects DNF 4 15 13 Stefano Costantini Alfio Spina LP Racing DNS 13 6 NC Ludovic Badey Akkodis ASP Team Ret DNS 0 NC Erik Janiš RTR Projects DNS Ret 0 NC Lorenzo Patrese Andrey Mukovoz Tresor Attempto Racing Ret DNS 0 Am 1 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Gilles Vannelet Akkodis ASP Team 6 5 5 DNS 7 2 4 3 145 2 Philippe Prette LP Racing 9 3 1 DNS 2 15 2 6 140 3 Alexandre Leroy TFT Racing 7 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 127 4 Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon Akkodis ASP Team 12 9 9 8 14 5 9 5 88 5 Klaus Angerhofer Sedhi Sarmini KTM True Racing Ret 10 8 7 12 12 7 8 73 6 Stéphane Perrin Jörg Viebahn NM Racing Team 11 14 7 DNS 8 14 6 11 69 7 Denis Liebl Dominik Olbert Razoon – More Than Racing Ret 12 13 6 13 Ret 34 8 Alfredo Hernández Ortega BDR Compétition by Group Prom 10 9 20 9 Lawrence Tomlinson Team CMR 9 11 20 10 Patrick Dinkeldein Proton Competition 15 11 14 11 Stéphane Ratel LP Racing 13 Ret 8 Driver Team LEC MIS SPA HOC MNZ BAR Points

Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lap

Notes:

•  – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 GT2 European Series Calendar Revealed. Dailysportscar. Kilbey. Stephen. 3 July 2023. 10 October 2023.
2. Web site: GT2 Maserati Returns With LP Racing. Dailysportscar. Goodwin. Graham. 15 March 2024. 15 March 2024.
3. Web site: LP Racing adds second Maserati to Fanatec GT2 programme. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 26 March 2024. 26 March 2024.
4. Web site: Mercier . Laurent . 16 July 2024 . Quinze autos en GT2 European Series à Hockenheim . 22 July 2024 . Endurance-Info . fr.
5. Web site: Ginetta And Lamborghini Join Record GT2 Grid For Spa. Dailysportscar. Goodwin. Graham. 21 June 2024. 21 June 2024.
6. Web site: True Racing confirms Angerhofer & Sarmini for Am class return. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 22 February 2024. 20 March 2024.
7. Web site: GT2 European Series: TFT Racing steigt ein. GT-Place. de. Plümer. Jonas. 23 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
8. Web site: Akkodis ASP returns with expanded three-car Mercedes-AMG GT2 attack. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 March 2024. 28 March 2024.
9. Web site: GT2 La Maserati di Calamia-Pampanini in arrivo per Monza. it.motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. it. Corghi. Francis. 3 August 2024. 29 August 2024.
10. News: Les brèves du jeudi 12 septembre. Endurance-Info. fr. 12 September 2024. 17 September 2024.
11. Web site: Razoon - More Than Racing bring KTM X-Bow brace for Fanatec GT2 debut. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 March 2024. 27 March 2024.
12. Web site: Fanatec GT2 Am champions, Krabec and RTR Projects return with KTM. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 22 March 2024. 27 March 2024.
13. Web site: Motorsport 98 and De Doncker confirm Mercedes-AMG entry. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 January 2024. 29 January 2024.
14. Web site: Motorsport 98 beendet GT2-Programm. GT-Place. de. Plümer. Jonas. 17 September 2024. 17 September 2024.
15. Web site: Kofler & Koch announce GT2 Pro-Am title push with MZR KTM. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 20 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
16. Web site: Official Paul Ricard Entry List. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 April 2024. 5 April 2024.
17. Web site: Official Misano Entry List. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 17 May 2024. 21 June 2024.
18. Web site: Official Spa-Francorchamps Entry List. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 June 2024. 21 June 2024.
19. Web site: Official Hockenheim Entry List. GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 July 2024. 22 July 2024.