2022 GT2 European Series

The 2022 Fanatec GT2 European Series will be the second season of the GT2 European Series. The season will begin on 1 April at Imola Circuit in Imola and will end on 16 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.

Calendar

The 2022 calendar was released during the annual SRO press conference on 10 October 2021, featuring six rounds. The Red Bull Ring and Circuit Ricardo Tormo marked additions from the 2021 schedule, while the event at the Hockenheimring was not renewed for 2022.[1] On 29 October 2021, another change to the schedule was announced, moving the opening round from Monza to Imola and staging the event one week earlier.[2]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 Imola Circuit, Imola, Italy 1–3 April GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2 Red Bull Ring, Spielburg, Austria 20–22 May ADAC GT Masters
3 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 2–3 July GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22–24 July FFSA French GT
5 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 17–18 September GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 15–16 October FFSA French GT

Series News
  • The points format received an update for the 2022 season. Only the best five rounds from each team would count towards the overall championship.[1]
  • A new class was introduced for the 2022 season, titled GT Cup. This class consists of cars eligible for the Porsche Carrera Cup, Ferrari Challenge, and Lamborghini Super Trofeo spec-series, subject to the SRO's BoP to ensure parity.[3]

Entry List
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Brabham Automotive Factory Racing[4] Brabham BT63 GT2 Concept[4] 1 Anders Fjordbach[4] PA 1
Kevin Weeda[5]
High Class Racing[6] Audi R8 LMS GT2[6] 5 Aurelijus Rusteika[6] PA 1
Michael Vergers[6]
Ebimotors[7] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport[7] 7 Gianluca Giorgi[7] Am 1
Target Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo GT2[8] 9 Pierlugi Alessandri[8] Am 1
Dilantha Malagamuwa[8]
PK Carsport[9] Audi R8 LMS GT2[9] 11 Stienes Longin[5] PA 1
Nicolas Saelens[5]
81 Peter Guelinckx[5] PA 1
Bert Longin[5]
KTM True Racing[10] KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept[10] 15 Laura Kraihamer[11] PA 1
Kris Rosenberger[11]
16 Štefan Rosina[10] PA 1
Sehdi Sarmini[10]
17 Klaus Angerhofer[10] Am 1
Hubert Trunkenpolz[10]
LP Racing[12] Audi R8 LMS GT2[12] 18 Michael Doppelmayr[12] Am 1
Elia Erhart[12]
67 Henry Hassid[13] Am 1
88 Angelo Negro[14] PA 1
Luca Pirri[14]
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport[15] 911 Leonardo Gorini[15] Am 1
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1 Imola #18 LP Racing #5 High Class Racing #67 LP Racing
Michael Doppelmayr
Elia Erhart		 Aurelijus Rusteika
Michael Vergers		 Henry Hassid
R2 #11 PK Carsport #11 PK Carsport #7 Ebimotors
Stienes Longin
Nicolas Saelens		 Stienes Longin
Nicolas Saelens		 Gianluca Giorgi
2 R1 Red Bull Ring
R2
3 R1 Misano
R2
4 R1 Spa
R2
5 R1 Valencia
R2
6 R1 Paul Ricard
R2

Championship standings
Scoring system

Championship 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
Pos. Driver Team IMO
 RBR
 MIS
 SPA
 VAL
 LEC
 Points
Pro-Am
1 Aurelijus Rusteika
Michael Vergers		 High Class Racing 3 2 43
2 Stienes Longin
Nicolas Saelens		 PK Carsport 5 1 42
3 Peter Guelinckx
Bert Longin		 PK Carsport 4 3 33
4 Angelo Negro
Luca Pirri		 LP Racing 8 9 22
4 Anders Fjordbach
Kevin Weeda		 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing 9 6 22
5 Laura Kraihamer
Kris Rosenberger		 KTM True Racing 13 10 14
6 Štefan Rosina
Sehdi Sarmini		 KTM True Racing 12 Ret 8
Am
1 Gianluca Giorgi Ebimotors 2 4 44
2 Henry Hassid LP Racing 1 8 37
3 Leonardo Gorini LP Racing 6 5 33
4 Michael Doppelmayr
Elia Erhart		 LP Racing 10 7 26
5 Klaus Angerhofer
Hubert Trunkenpolz		 KTM True Racing 7 11 22
6 Pierlugi Alessandri
Dilantha Malagamuwa		 Target Racing 11 12 16
Pos. Driver Team IMO
 RBR
 MIS
 SPA
 VAL
 LEC
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • Bold - Pole position
  • Italics - Fastest lap

References
  1. Lloyd, Daniel (October 12, 2021). "Two New Venues for Second Season of GT2 European Series". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. Lloyd, Daniel (29 October 2021). "Imola Replaces Monza on 2022 Endurance Cup Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. Plümer, Jonas (4 February 2022). "GT2 European Series führt GT Cup ein" [GT2 European Series introduces GT Cup]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. Goodwin, Graham (21 March 2022). "High Class Racing And Brabham Automotive Confirm 2022 GT2 Partnership". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. Plümer, Jonas (14 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: PK Carsport mit zwei Audi" [GT2 European Series: PK Carsport with two Audis]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. Plümer, Jonas (17 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: High Class Racing mit zwei Fahrzeugen" [GT2 European Series: High class racing with two vehicles]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. Plümer, Jonas (9 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Ebimotors startet in Imola" [GT2 European Series: Ebimotors startet in Imola]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. "Target Racing pronta all'esordio stagionale a Imola" [Target Racing ready for its seasonal debut in Imola]. targetracing.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. "PK Carsport set for GT2 European Series return with Audi". gt2europeanseries.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. Plümer, Jonas (11 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: KTM True Racing auch 2022 am Start" [GT2 European Series: KTM True Racing at the start again in 2022]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  11. "True Racing reveal third and final KTM X-BOW for Kraihamer/Rosenberger Pro-Am fight". Fanatec GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. Plümer, Jonas (17 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Michael Doppelmayr mit Elia Erhart" [GT2 European Series: Michael Doppelmayr with Elia Erhart]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. Plümer, Jonas (24 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Henry Hassid für LP Racing" [GT2 European Series: Henry Hassid for LP Racing]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. Goodwin, Graham (31 March 2022). "Pro-Am Audi Entry Makes LP Racing A Four-Car GT2 Team For 2022". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  15. Plümer, Jonas (21 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Leonardo Gorini startet für LP Racing" [GT2 European Series: Leonardo Gorini starts for LP Racing]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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