2024 GT2 European Series

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

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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

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Iron Rounds
  LP Racing[2][3] Maserati MC20 GT2 1   Leonardo Gorini[2] PA All
  Carlo Tamburini[2]
2   Philippe Prette[3] 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[5] 3, 6
  Štefan Rosina[4] 4–5
  Stéphane Ratel[4] 4
  Gianluca Giorgi 5–6
  BDR Compétition by Group Prom[5] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 7   Alfredo Hernández Ortega[5] 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[6] Am Iron All
  Sedhi Sarmini[6]
17   Laura Krahaimer PA All
  Hubert Trunkenpolz 1–2, 4–6
  TFT Racing[7] Maserati MC20 GT2 24   Alexandre Leroy[7] Am All
  Akkodis ASP Team[8] Mercedes-AMG GT2 53   Christophe Bourret[8] Am Iron 1–4
  Pascal Gibon[8]
  Pascal Gibon[8] 5–6
61   Benjamin Ricci[8] PA 1, 3–6
  Mauro Ricci[8]
  Ludovic Badey Iron 2
  Mauro Ricci[8]
87   Jean-Luc Beaubelique[8] Am Iron All
  Gilles Vannelet[8]
  Team CMR[5] Ginetta G56 GTX 56   Lawrence Tomlinson[5] Am 3
  Attempto Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS GT2 66   Lorenzo Patrese PA 3
  Andrey Mukovoz
  Dinamic Motorsport[9][10] Maserati MC20 GT2 67   Mauro Calamia[9] PA 5–6
  Roberto Pampanini[9]
  Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 77   Patrick Dinkeldein Am 1
  Razoon – More Than Racing[11] KTM X-Bow GT2 80   Thomas Andersen[11] PA All
  Simon Birch[11]
90   Denis Liebl[11] Am 1–4
  Dominik Olbert[11] 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[12] PA 1–2, 5
  Matej Homola[12] 1, 3, 6
  Erik Janiš 2
  Petr Lisa[5] 3
  Viktor Mraz 5
  Lennart Marioneck 6
  Motorsport 98[13][14] Mercedes-AMG GT2 98   Eric De Doncker[13] PA 1–4
  Loris Hezemans
  MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried[15] KTM X-Bow GT2 812   Martin Koch[15] PA 1–4, 6
  Reinhard Kofler[15]
  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

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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

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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

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Pos. 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
Pos. Driver Team LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HOC
 
MNZ
 
BAR
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did 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

Notes:

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

Notes

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References

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