2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup will be the tenth 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 third after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew sponsorship.

The season will begin on 30 April at Brands Hatch in Kent and will end on 18 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain.[1]

Calendar
Round Circuit Date
1 Brands Hatch, Kent 30 April–1 May
2 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 13–15 May
3 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 17–19 June
4 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 1–3 July
5 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 16–18 September

Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Tresor by Car Collection[2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[2] 11 Simon Gachet[3] P 1
Christopher Haase[3]
12 Mattia Drudi[3] P 1
Luca Ghiotto[3]
GSM Novamarine[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[4] 18 Isaac Tutumlu[4] S 1
Gerhard Tweraser[4]
AF Corse[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[5] 21 Hugo Delacour[6] PA 1
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli[4][6]
52 Andrea Bertolini[6] PA 1
Louis Machiels[6]
53 Pierre-Alexandre Jean[7] S 1
Ulysse De Pauw[7]
Saintéloc Racing[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[8] 25 Patric Niederhauser[8] P 1
Aurélien Panis[8]
Comtoyou Racing with Saintéloc[8] 26 Nicolas Baert[8] S 1
Gilles Magnus[8]
ROFGO Racing with Team WRT[9] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[9] 30 Benjamin Goethe[9] S 1
Thomas Neubauer[9]
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[9] 32 Dries Vanthoor[9] P 1
Charles Weerts[9]
33 Christopher Mies[9] P 1
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[9]
Monster VR46 with Team WRT[10] 46 Valentino Rossi[10] P 1
Frédéric Vervisch[11]
Jota Sport[4] McLaren 720S GT3[4] 38 Oliver Wilkinson[6] P 1
Rob Bell[6]
Dinamic Motorsport[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R[12] 54 Adrien de Leener[12] P 1
Christian Engelhart[12]
56 Klaus Bachler[6] P 1
Giorgio Roda[13]
Attempto Racing[4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[4] 66 Alex Aka[6] S 1
Nicolas Scholl[6]
99 Dennis Marschall[6] P 1
Pieter Schothorst[6]
Barwell Motorsport[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[6] 78 Ben Barker[6] PA 1
 Alex Malykhin[6][lower-alpha 1]
AKKodis ASP Team[14] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[14] 86 Petru Umbrarescu[6] S 1
Igor Waliłko[6]
87 Thomas Drouet[14] S 1
Casper Stevenson[14]
88 Jules Gounon[6] P 1
Jim Pla[6]
89  Timur Boguslavskiy[6][lower-alpha 2] P 1
Raffaele Marciello[6]
Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[4] 93 Eddie Cheever III[6] S 1
Christopher Froggatt[6]
JP Motorsport[16] McLaren 720S GT3[16] 111 Christian Klien[16] PA 1
Patryk Krupiński[17]
Garage 59[4] McLaren 720S GT3[4] 159 Manuel Maldonado[18] S 1
Ethan Simioni[18]
188 Dean Macdonald[18] PA 1
Miguel Ramos[18]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
G Gold Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners
1 R1 Brands Hatch No. 53 AF Corse No. 53 AF Corse No. 53 AF Corse No. 21 AF Corse
Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse De Pauw		 Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse De Pauw		 Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse De Pauw		 Hugo Delacour
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
R2 No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team No. 53 AF Corse No. 111 JP Motorsport
  Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello		   Timur Boguslavskiy
Raffaele Marciello		 Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Ulysse De Pauw		 Christian Klien
Patryk Krupiński
2 R1 Magny-Cours
R2
3 R1 Zandvoort
R2
4 R1 Misano
R2
5 R1 Valencia
R2

See also

Notes
  1. Alex Malykhin is Belarusian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. Timur Boguslavskiy is Russian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References
  1. Lloyd, Daniel (4 September 2021). "Hockenheim to Replace Nürburgring Endurance Round". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. Goodwin, Graham (24 February 2022). "Lorenzo Patrese Named In New Tresor By Car Collection Audi Effort for GT World Challenge Europe". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. Goodwin, Graham (7 March 2022). "Haase, Drudi, Gachet & Ghiotto Named In Tresor by Car Collection PRO Effort". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. Lloyd, Daniel (8 March 2022). "SRO Reveals Season Entry Lists; Endurance Field Grows to 52 Cars". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. Goodwin, Graham (7 March 2022). "Ferrari Confirm Factory Driver Duties In GT World Challenge Europe". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022. Andrea Bertolini meanwhile will contest both the Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup, chasing his tenth international title, racing alongside Louis Machiels in a Pro-Am AF Corse Ferrari.
  6. Dagys, John (22 April 2022). "26 Entries for Sprint Cup Season-Opener at Brands Hatch". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. Laurent, Mercier (10 March 2022). "Un tandem franco-belge chez AF Corse en Sprint" [A Franco-Belgian tandem at AF Corse in Sprint]. endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. Goodwin, Graham (7 March 2022). "Saintéloc Confirm 2022 Plans". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. Goodwin, Graham (4 March 2022). "WRT Confirm Five-Car Entry For Sprint & Endurance Cups, Rossi Joined By Vervisch & Muller". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. Lloyd, Daniel (13 January 2022). "Rossi to Contest Endurance, Sprint Cups in WRT Audi". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. Dagys, John (4 March 2022). "Mueller, Vervisch Named Rossi's Co-Drivers in WRT's Audi Squad". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  12. Plümer, Jonas (28 January 2022). "GT World Challenge Europe: Dinamic Motorsport startet erneut im Sprint Cup" [GT World Challenge Europe: Dinamic Motorsport starts again in the Sprint Cup]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. Plümer, Jonas (28 February 2022). "GT World Challenge Europe: Dinamic Motorsport bestätigt zweites Auto" [GT World Challenge Europe: Dinamic Motorsport confirms second car]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  14. Lloyd, Daniel (30 March 2022). "AKKA-ASP Rebrands as Akkodis ASP Team". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. Lloyd, Daniel (1 April 2022). "Sky-Tempesta Enlists GruppeM to Run Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. Lloyd, Daniel (10 November 2021). "JP Motorsport Commits to Two-Car McLaren Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  17. Lloyd, Daniel (4 April 2022). "Abril Hails JP McLaren's Fifth as "Amazing Accomplishment"". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  18. Lloyd, Daniel (28 March 2022). "Garage 59 Completes Lineup with Simioni Signing". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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