2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the eleventh 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 with the sponsorship of Fanatec.

2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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The season began on 13 May at Brands Hatch in Kent and ended on 15 October at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

Calendar

The provisional calendar was released on 29 July 2022 at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring five rounds.^[1] Several adjustments were announced following the conflict between the Belgian Grand Prix and 24 Hours of Spa. The opening round was moved back two weeks, as was the round at Misano. The event at Zandvoort was moved to the season finale in October.^[2]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Brands Hatch, Kent	13–14 May
2	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	15–16 July
3	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	2–3 September
4	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	16–17 September
5	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	14–15 October

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Boutsen VDS[3] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 9 Alberto Di Folco[4] G All Aurélien Panis[4] 10 Adam Eteki[4] G All César Gazeau[4] Comtoyou Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 11 Christopher Haase[6] P All Lucas Légeret[6] 12 Nicolas Baert[6] P All Frédéric Vervisch[6] 21 Finlay Hutchison[6] G All Gilles Magnus[6] Emil Frey Racing[7][8] Ferrari 296 GT3 14 Giacomo Altoè[7] P All Konsta Lappalainen[7] 69 Albert Costa[7] P All Thierry Vermeulen[7][8] GSM AB1 GT3 Team[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 18 Nicholas Risitano[10] S 1–2 Fernando Croce[10] 1 Fidel Castillo[11] 2 Matteo Desideri[12] 3 Federico Scionti[12] James Kell[13] 4 Jarrod Waberski[13] Harley Haughton[14] 5 Paul Meijer[14] Saintéloc Junior Team[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 Erwan Bastard[15] P All Patric Niederhauser[15] 26 Paul Evrard[15] G All Simon Gachet[15] 27 Grégoire Demoustier[15] P All Christopher Mies[15] Nova Race[16] Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 28 Jacopo Guidetti[16] S All Leonardo Moncini[16] 68 Erwin Zanotti[16] S All Diego Di Fabio[16] 1–3 Alex Frassinetti[17] 4–5 Team WRT[18] BMW M4 GT3 30 Niklas Krütten[19] G All Calan Williams[20] 31 Thomas Neubauer[19] P All Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[19] 32 Dries Vanthoor[18] P All Charles Weerts[18] 46 Maxime Martin[18] P All Valentino Rossi[18] Tresor Orange1[21] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 40 Mattia Drudi[21] P All Ricardo Feller[21] Tresor Attempto Racing[21] 66 Dennis Marschall[22] B 2–4 Andrey Mukovoz[22][a] 99 Alex Aka[23] S All Lorenzo Patrese[23] 333 Alessio Deledda[11] S 2 Pietro Delli Guanti[11] CLRT[24] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 44 Steven Palette[24] B 2–4 Marco Cassarà[25] 2 Stéphane Denoual[24] 3–4 Ayhancan Güven[14] P 5 Laurin Heinrich[14] AF Corse[9][10] Ferrari 296 GT3[26] 52 Louis Machiels[11] B 2–4 Andrea Bertolini[11] 2–3 Jef Machiels[13] 4 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1 Ferrari 296 GT3 2–4 71 Sean Hudspeth[10] S All Nicola Marinangeli[10] Dinamic GT Huber Racing[9][10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 54 Adrien de Leener[27] P All Christian Engelhart[27] 55 Philipp Sager[11] B 2–4 Christopher Zöchling[11] VSR[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 60 Jordan Pepper[28] P 1–3 Franck Perera[28] Andrea Caldarelli[17] 4–5 Marco Mapelli[17] 119 Baptiste Moulin[28] S 1–4 Marcus Påverud[28] 163 Yuki Nemoto[28] S 1–4 Rolf Ineichen[28] 1, 3 Mattia Michelotto[11] 2 Maximilian Paul[17] 4–5 Marcus Påverud[14] 5 Paul Motorsport[12] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 65 Maximilian Paul[12] S 3 Simon Connor Primm[12] Haupt Racing Team[29] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 77 Jordan Love[29] S All Frank Bird[29] 1–2, 5 Alain Valente[30] 3–4 79 Sébastien Baud[29] B 2–4 Hubert Haupt[29] Theeba Motorsport[31] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 81 Reema Juffali[31] B 2–4 Fabian Schiller[26] AKKodis ASP Team[32] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 87 Eric Debard[33] B 2–4 Jim Pla[33] 88 Timur Boguslavskiy[33][a] P All Raffaele Marciello[33] Madpanda Motorsport[34] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 90 Ezequiel Pérez Companc[35] S All Jesse Salmenautio[35] Herberth Motorsport[11] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 91 Ralf Bohn[11] B 2–4 Robert Renauer[11] Pure Rxcing[9] 911 Alex Malykhin[36][b] B 2–4 Ayhancan Güven[36] 2, 4 Klaus Bachler[37] 3 JP Motorsport[38][39] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 Christian Klien[38] P All Dean MacDonald[38] 112 Patryk Krupiński[38] B 2–3 Norbert Siedler[38] Patryk Krupiński[14] G 5 Norbert Siedler[14] Imperiale Racing[40] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 126 Dmitry Gvazava[40][a] B 2 Loris Spinelli[40] Garage 59[41] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 159 Benjamin Goethe[41] P All Nicolai Kjærgaard[41] 188 Henrique Chaves[41] B 2–4 Miguel Ramos[41]

Icon Class P Pro Cup G Gold Cup S Silver Cup B Bronze Cup

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Overall Winners	Gold Winners	Silver Winners	Bronze Winners	Report
1	R1	Brands Hatch	No. 88 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 88 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 9 Boutsen VDS	No. 99 Tresor Atttempto Racing	Did not participate	Report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Alberto Di Folco Aurélien Panis	Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese
	R2		No. 27 Saintéloc Junior Team	No. 40 Tresor Orange1	No. 30 Team WRT	No. 119 VSR		Report
			Grégoire Demoustier Christopher Mies	Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller	Niklas Krütten Calan Williams	Baptiste Moulin Marcus Påverud
2	R1	Misano	No. 88 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 88 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 9 Boutsen VDS	No. 77 Haupt Racing Team	No. 188 Garage 59	Report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Alberto Di Folco Aurélien Panis	Frank Bird Jordan Love	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
	R2		No. 32 Team WRT	No. 46 Team WRT	No. 30 Team WRT	No. 99 Tresor Attempto Racing	No. 188 Garage 59	Report
			Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi	Niklas Krütten Calan Williams	Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
3	R1	Hockenheim	No. 60 VSR	No. 40 Tresor Orange1	No. 30 Team WRT	No. 77 Haupt Racing Team	No. 66 Tresor Attempto Racing	Report
			Jordan Pepper Franck Perera	Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller	Niklas Krütten Calan Williams	Jordan Love Alain Valente	Dennis Marschall Andrey Mukovoz
	R2		No. 40 Tresor Orange1	No. 88 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 9 Boutsen VDS	No. 99 Tresor Attempto Racing	No. 79 Haupt Racing Team	Report
			Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Alberto Di Folco Aurélien Panis	Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese	Sébastien Baud Hubert Haupt
4	R1	Valencia	No. 66 Tresor Attempto Racing	No. 88 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 21 Comtoyou Racing	No. 99 Tresor Attempto Racing	No. 66 Tresor Attempto Racing	Report
			Dennis Marschall Andrey Mukovoz	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Finlay Hutchison Gilles Magnus	Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese	Dennis Marschall Andrey Mukovoz
	R2		No. 26 Saintéloc Junior Team	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 26 Saintéloc Junior Team	No. 99 Tresor Attempto Racing	No. 911 Pure Rxcing	Report
			Paul Evrard Simon Gachet	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Paul Evrard Simon Gachet	Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese	Alex Malykhin Ayhancan Güven
5	R1	Zandvoort	No. 40 Tresor Orange1	No. 40 Tresor Orange1	No. 10 Boutsen VDS	No. 77 Haupt Racing Team	Did not participate	Report
			Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller	Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller	Adam Eteki César Gazeau	Jordan Love Frank Bird
	R2		No. 46 Team WRT	No. 40 Tresor Orange1	No. 30 Team WRT	No. 77 Haupt Racing Team		Report
			Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi	Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller	Niklas Krütten Calan Williams	Jordan Love Frank Bird

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point.

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

Pos. Drivers Team BRH MIS HOC VAL ZAN Points 1 Mattia Drudi Ricardo Feller Tresor Orange1 2 1 10 Ret 1F 4P 3 2F 1P 1 109.5 2 Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello AKKodis ASP Team 1PF 6 1P 4 Ret 1 1 7 4 Ret 90.5 3 Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Team WRT 3 3 3F 9P 3 5 5 1 5 2 86.5 4 Albert Costa Thierry Vermeulen Emil Frey Racing 7 23F 5 5 4 6 2 3 2 8 62.5 5 Valentino Rossi Maxime Martin Team WRT 14 2 8 1 8 7 8F Ret 3 7PF 50 6 Christopher Haase Lucas Légeret Comtoyou Racing 4 5 9 2 7 2 4 9 RetF 12 50 7 Giacomo Altoè Konsta Lappalainen Emil Frey Racing 5 8 2 6 Ret 12 7 5 10 5 41 8 Nicolas Baert Frédéric Vervisch Comtoyou Racing 8 20 4 15 2 16 6 10 9 Ret 27.5 9 Niklas Krütten Calan Williams Team WRT 15 7 11 11 5 30 Ret 18 13 3 18.5 10 Erwan Bastard Patric Niederhauser Saintéloc Junior Team 28† 10 17 7 31† 3 12 17 Ret Ret 13 11 Thomas Neubauer Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Team WRT 13 14 15 3 11 11 16 29 7 13 12.5 12 Jordan Pepper Franck Perera VSR 6 25† 7 8 32†P 9 11.5 13 Benjamin Goethe Nicolai Kjærgaard Garage 59 16 4 Ret 10 Ret 34† 9 15 17 9 10 14 Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli VSR 15 12 8 4 9.5 15 Jordan Love Haupt Racing Team 20 16 12 16 12 14 11 13 6 6 9 Frank Bird 20 16 12 16 6 6 16 Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese Tresor Attempto Racing 10 21 18 12 33† 13 10 4 12 25† 8.5 17 Alberto Di Folco Aurélien Panis Boutsen VDS 9 26 6 Ret 10 10 29 8 20 17 8.5 18 Paul Evrard Simon Gachet Saintéloc Junior Team 11 13 19 24 13 Ret 21 6P 24 15 5.5 19 Adam Eteki César Gazeau Boutsen VDS 12 28† 14 17 6 19 36† 24 11 26† 4.5 20 Adrien de Leener Christian Engelhart Dinamic GT Huber Racing DSQ 12 20 Ret 9 8 17 16 Ret 16 3 21 Finlay Hutchinson Gilles Magnus Comtoyou Racing 17 9 Ret 19 26 15 14 14 14 11 1 22 Dennis Marschall Andrey Mukovoz Tresor Attempto Racing 36 22F 18 DSQF 18P 23 1 22 Christopher Mies Grégoire Demoustier Saintéloc Junior Team 19 17P 22 18 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret 22 1 23 Ayhancan Güven Pure Rxcing 21 21 19 19 0.5 CLRT 16 10 23 Laurin Heinrich CLRT 16 10 0.5 - Christian Klien Dean MacDonald JP Motorsport 21 11 Ret 37† 30† Ret 13 11 23 18 0 - Alain Valente Haupt Racing Team 12 14 11 13 0 - Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos Garage 59 13 20 29 23 22 25 0 - Yuki Nemoto VSR 22 22 Ret 13 16 21 20 Ret 0 - Mattia Michelotto VSR Ret 13 0 - Ezequiel Pérez Companc Jesse Salmenautio Madpanda Motorsport 25 18 16 14 14 17 25 22 15 14 0 - Baptiste Moulin VSR 24 15 27 35† Ret 28 Ret Ret 0 - Marcus Påverud VSR 24 15 27 35† Ret 28 Ret Ret 19 20 0 - Simon Connor Primm Paul Motorsport 15 Ret 0 - Maximilian Paul Paul Motorsport 15 Ret 0 VSR 20 Ret 18 20 - Rolf Ineichen VSR 22 22 16 21 0 - Sean Hudspeth Nicola Marinangeli AF Corse 23 Ret 28 26 17 24 31 26 21 19 0 - Jacopo Guidetti Leonardo Moncini Nova Race 18 19 26 27 Ret 25 26 20 19 23 0 - Sébastien Baud Hubert Haupt Haupt Racing Team 25 25 Ret 18 24 31 0 - Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer Herbert Motorsport 29 23 19 20 23 27 0 - Alex Malykhin Pure Rxcing 21 21 20 22 19 19 0 - Klaus Bachler Pure Rxcing 20 22 0 - Phillip Sager Christopher Zöchling Dinamic GT Huber Racing 30 29 21 29 28 28 0 - Reema Juffali Fabian Schiller Theeba Motorsport 24 Ret 22 32 30 21 0 - Erwin Zanotti Nova Race 26 24 34 32 24 25 32 33† 22 Ret 0 - Alex Frassinetti Nova Race 32 33† 22 Ret 0 - Patryk Krupiński Norbert Siedler JP Motorsport 23 Ret 25 Ret 25 21 0 - Diego Di Fabio Nova Race 26 24 34 32 24 25 0 - Paul Meijer Harley Haughton GSM AB1 GT3 Team Ret 24 0 - Nicholas Risitano GSM AB1 GT3 Team 27 27 37 34 0 - Fernando Croce GSM AB1 GT3 Team 27 27 0 - Matteo Desideri Federico Scionti GSM AB1 GT3 Team 27 33 0 - Louis Machiels AF Corse 35 30 Ret 27 35 32 0 - Andrea Bertolini AF Corse 35 30 Ret 27 0 - Eric Debard Jim Pla AKKodis ASP Team 33 31 Ret 31 27 Ret 0 - Alessio Deledda Pietro Delli Guanti Tresor Attempto Racing 31 28 0 - Steven Palette CLRT 32 36† 28 Ret 33 Ret 0 - Stéphane Denoual CLRT 28 Ret 33 Ret 0 - James Kell Jarrod Waberski GSM AB1 GT3 Team 34 30 0 - Marco Cassarà CLRT 32 36† 0 - Jef Machiels AF Corse 35 32 0 - Dmitry Gvazava Loris Spinelli Imperiale Racing Ret 33 0 - Fidel Castillo GSM AB1 GT3 Team 37 34 0 Pos. Drivers Team BRH MIS HOC VAL ZAN Points

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate P – Pole F – Fastest Lap

Gold Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MIS		HOC		VAL		ZAN		Points
1	Niklas Krütten Calan Williams	Team WRT	15F	7F	11	11	5	30F	Ret	18	13	3PF	113.5
2	Alberto Di Folco Aurélien Panis	Boutsen VDS	9P	26	6F	Ret	10F	10P	29	8	20	17	105
3	Finlay Hutchinson Gilles Magnus	Comtoyou Racing	17	9P	RetP	19F	26P	15	14P	14	14P	11	98
4	Adam Eteki César Gazeau	Boutsen VDS	12	28†	14	17	6	19	36†	24	11F	26†	93
5	Paul Evrard Simon Gachet	Saintéloc Junior Team	11	13	19	24P	13	Ret	21F	6PF	24	15	90
6	Patryk Krupiński Norbert Siedler	JP Motorsport									25	21	10.5
Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MIS		HOC		VAL		ZAN		Points

Silver Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MIS		HOC		VAL		ZAN		Points
1	Jordan Love	Haupt Racing Team	20F	16	12P	16	12P	14	11P	13	6F	6P	135
2	Alex Aka Lorenzo Patrese	Tresor Attempto Racing	10P	21F	18F	12F	33†	13F	10F	4PF	12P	25†F	118
3	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Jesse Salmenautio	Madpanda Motorsport	25	18	16	14	14	17	25	22	15	14	92
4	Frank Bird	Haupt Racing Team	20F	16	12P	16					6F	6P	80.5
5	Jacopo Guidetti Leonardo Moncini	Nova Race	18	19	26	27	Ret	25	26	20	19	23	63.5
6	Sean Hudspeth Nicola Marinangeli	AF Corse	23	RetP	28	26P	17	24	31	26	21	19	55
7	Alain Valente	Haupt Racing Team					12P	14	11P	13			54.5
8	Yuki Nemoto	VSR	22	22	Ret	13	16	21	20	Ret			48.5
9	Marcus Påverud	VSR	24	15	27	35†	Ret	28	Ret	Ret	18	20	44.5
10	Maximilian Paul	Paul Motorsport					15F	RetP					35
		VSR							20	Ret	18	20
11	Baptiste Moulin	VSR	24	15	27	35†	Ret	28	Ret	Ret			29.5
12	Rolf Ineichen	VSR	22	22			16	21					27
13	Erwin Zanotti	Nova Race	26	24	34	32	24	26	32	33†	22	Ret	25.5
14	Diego Di Fabio	Nova Race	26	24	34	32	24	26					16.5
15	Mattia Michelotto	VSR			Ret	13							12
16	Simon Connor Primm	Paul Motorsport					15F	RetP					10.5
17	Alex Frassinetti	Nova Race							32	33†	22	Ret	9
18	James Kell Jarrod Waberski	GSM AB1 GT3 Team							34	30			6.5
19	Alessio Deledda Pietro Delli Guanti	Tresor Attempto Racing			31	28							6
20	Nicholas Risitano	GSM AB1 GT3 Team	27	27	37	34							5
21	Paul Meijer Harley Haughton	GSM AB1 GT3 Team									Ret	24	4.5
22	Matteo Desideri Federico Scionti	GSM AB1 GT3 Team					27	33					4
23	Fernando Croce	GSM AB1 GT3 Team	27	27									3
24	Fidel Castillo	GSM AB1 GT3 Team			37	34							2
Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MIS		HOC		VAL		ZAN		Points

Bronze Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	MIS		HOC		VAL		Points
1	Alex Malykhin	Pure Rxcing	21	21	20	22	19	19	71.5
2	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos	Garage 59	13PF	20	29	23	22	25	60.5
3	Dennis Marschall Andrey Mukovoz	Tresor Attempto Racing	36	22F	18PF	DSQF	18PF	23F	54
4	Ayhancan Güven	Pure Rxcing	21	21			19	19	52.5
5	Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer	Herberth Motorsport	29	23	19	20	23	27	49.5
6	Sébastien Baud Hubert Haupt	Haupt Racing Team	25	25	Ret	18	24	31P	38.5
7	Reema Juffali Fabian Schiller	Theeba Motorsport	24	Ret	22	32P	30	21	30.5
8	Phillip Sager Christopher Zöchling	Dinamic GT Huber Racing	30	29	21	29	28	28	27
9	Klaus Bachler	Pure Rxcing			20	22			19
10	Patryk Krupiński Norbert Siedler	JP Motorsport	23	Ret	25	Ret			14
11	Louis Machiels	AF Corse	35	30	Ret	27	35	32	12
12	Eric Debard Jim Pla	AKKodis ASP Team	33	31	Ret	31	27	Ret	10.5
13	Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	35	30	Ret	27			9.5
14	Steven Palette	CLRT	32	36†	28	Ret	33	Ret	6.5
15	Stéphane Denoual	CLRT			28	Ret	33	Ret	4
16	Jef Machiels	AF Corse					35	32	2.5
16	Marco Cassarà	CLRT	32	36†					2.5
17	Dmitry Gvazava Loris Spinelli	Imperiale Racing	Ret	33P					2
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MIS		HOC		VAL		Points

See also

• 2023 British GT Championship
• 2023 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2023 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2023 GT World Challenge America
• 2023 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Notes

1. Boguslavskiy and Mukovoz are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gvazava, also a Russian, competes under a Kyrgyz licence for the same reason.
2. Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a British licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.