2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup is the thirteenth 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 season will begin on 4 May at Brands Hatch, and will end on 21 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Calendar

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The calendar was released on 28 July 2024 at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring five rounds.[1] There are two changes from last year, with Circuit Zandvoort and Circuit Ricardo Tormo replacing Hockenheimring and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Round Circuit Date Map
1 United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent 3–4 May
2 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 16–18 May
3 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 18–20 July
4 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 1–3 August
5 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 19–21 September

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Austria GRT - Grasser Racing Team[2] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 1 TBA B TBC
TBA
19 Ivan Ekelchik[3][a] S TBC
Belgium Baptiste Moulin[3]
63 Germany Luca Engstler[3] P TBC
South Africa Jordan Pepper[3]
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport[2] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 5 TBA G TBC
TBA
Belgium Boutsen VDS[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 9 Belgium Maxime Martin[5] P TBC
Germany Luca Stolz[4]
10 France César Gazeau[4] S TBC
France Aurélien Panis[4]
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 11 TBA B TBC
TBA
21 Brazil Ricardo Baptista[6] S TBC
Brazil Rafael Suzuki[6]
Switzerland Emil Frey Racing[7] Ferrari 296 GT3 14 United Kingdom Ben Green[7] P TBC
Finland Konsta Lappalainen[7]
69 United Kingdom Chris Lulham[7] G TBC
Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen[7]
France Saintéloc Racing[8] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 TBA B TBC
TBA
26 Ukraine Ivan Klymenko[8] S TBC
Belgium Lorens Lecertua[8]
27 TBA G TBC
TBA
Belgium Team WRT[9] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 30 Sweden Gustav Bergström[9] S TBC
Belgium Gilles Stadsbader[9]
32 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde[9] P TBC
Belgium Charles Weerts[9]
Oman AlManar Racing by WRT[9] 777 Oman Al Faisal Al Zubair[9] B TBC
Germany Jens Klingmann[9]
Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 35 TBA P TBC
TBA
United States Winward Racing Team Mann-Filter[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 48 Austria Lucas Auer[10] P TBC
Germany Maro Engel[10]
United States Winward Racing[10] 81 Italy Gabriele Piana[10] B TBC
Armenia Rinat Salikhov[10][a]
Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors[11] Ferrari 296 GT3 50 Monaco Arthur Leclerc[11] P TBC
France Thomas Neubauer[11]
51 Monaco Vincent Abril[11] P TBC
Italy Alessio Rovera[11]
52 TBA S TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Racing[12] 93 Italy Eddie Cheever III[12] B TBC
Italy Marco Pulcini[12]
United Kingdom Garage 59[2] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 58 TBA P TBC
TBA
59 TBA G TBC
TBA
Germany HRT Ford Performance[13] Ford Mustang GT3 64 TBA P TBC
TBA
65 TBA S TBC
TBA
Germany Tresor Attempto Racing[2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 66 TBA B TBC
TBA
88 TBA G TBC
TBA
99 TBA S TBC
TBA
Switzerland Kessel Racing[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 74 TBA B TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport[14] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 76 United States Christian Bogle[14] S TBC
United States Bijoy Garg[14]
78 United Kingdom Hugo Cook[15] P TBC
United Kingdom Sandy Mitchell[15]
Germany Lionspeed GP[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 80 TBA B TBC
TBA
Italy Imperiale Racing[2] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 85 TBA B TBC
TBA
Germany Rutronik Racing[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 96 Germany Sven Müller[17] P TBC
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser[17]
97 Netherlands Loek Hartog[18] S TBC
Sri Lanka Eshan Pieris[18]
Austria Razoon more than racing[19] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 110 TBA TBC
TBA
France CSA Racing[20] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 TBA P TBC
TBA
112 TBA G TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Paradine Competition[9] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 991 United Kingdom Dan Harper[9] B TBC
United Kingdom Darren Leung[9]
992 Netherlands Mex Jansen[9] S TBC
Netherlands Maxime Oosten[9]
United Kingdom One Group Engineering[21] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup

Race results

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Championship standings

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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

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Overall

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Gold Cup

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Silver Cup

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Bronze Cup

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ekelchik is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Salikhov, also a Russian, competes under an Armenian licence for the same reason.

References

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  1. ^ "Fanatec GT Europe announces full 10-round calendar for 2025 season". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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  4. ^ a b c d Plümer, Jonas (25 February 2025). "GT World Challenge Europe: Boutsen VDS präsentiert starkes Aufgebot". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. ^ Mercier, Laurent (13 February 2025). "GTWC Europe - Maxime Martin retrouve Boutsen VDS sur un programme complet". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Plümer, Jonas (13 February 2025). "GT World Challenge Europe: Brasilianisches Duo für Comtoyou Racing". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e Euwema, Davey (6 March 2025). "Emil Frey Continues Double Program; Adds Third Car in DTM". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Plümer, Jonas (8 February 2025). "GT World Challenge Europe: Lorens Lecertua für Saintéloc Racing". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "BMW Confirms Line-Ups For World Challenge Europe". Dailysportscar. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Euwema, Davey (5 March 2025). "Cairoli Joins Winward Endurance Cup Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e "AF Corse-Francorchamps Motors doublera Sprint et Endurance en 2025". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Dit is het nieuwe presentatieduo van Ziggo Sport Race Café". Motorsport.com (in Dutch). Motorsport Network. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  13. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (25 October 2024). "HRT Partners With Ford Performance For 2025". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b c Kilbey, Stephen (14 February 2025). "Barwell Reveals World Challenge Europe Silver Line-Up". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Barwell Adds To Sprint Cup Pro Class Entry With Cook & Mitchell". Dailysportscar. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  16. ^ Euwema, Davey (23 December 2024). "Rutronik to Continue in Sprint, Endurance Cup With Porsche". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  17. ^ a b Plümer, Jonas (24 February 2025). "Rutronik Racing greift mit Porsche-Stars Rennsiege und Titel an". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  18. ^ a b Mercier, Laurent (21 February 2025). "Le premier duo Rutronik Racing pour le Sprint constitué". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Razoon more than racing passe vers le GT World Challenge Europe et l'ADAC GT en 2025". Endurance-Info (in French). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  20. ^ Euwema, Davey (2 December 2024). "CSA to Switch to McLaren in Long-Term Partnership". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  21. ^ Plümer, Jonas (31 January 2025). "GT World Challenge Europe: One Group Engineering mit Lamborghini". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
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