2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the ninth 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) and the second season after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew sponsorship. The season began on 7 May at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France and ended on 26 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.[1][2][3]
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 7–9 May | 
| 2 |  Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 18–20 June | 
| 3 |  Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 2–4 July | 
| 4 |  Brands Hatch, Kent | 28–29 August | 
| 5 |  Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | 25–26 September | 
Entry List
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro Winners | Silver Winners | Pro/Am Winners | Am Winners | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Magny-Cours | .svg.png) No. 32 Team WRT | .svg.png) No. 32 Team WRT | .svg.png) No. 14 Emil Frey Racing |  No. 52 AF Corse | No Entries | report | 
| .svg.png) Dries Vanthoor .svg.png) Charles Weerts | .svg.png) Dries Vanthoor .svg.png) Charles Weerts | .svg.png) Alex Fontana  Arthur Rougier |  Andrea Bertolini .svg.png) Louis Machiels | |||||
| R2 |  No. 6 Toksport WRT |  No. 6 Toksport WRT |  No. 87 AKKA ASP |  No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | ||||
|  Maro Engel  Luca Stolz |  Maro Engel  Luca Stolz |  Konstantin Tereshchenko  Jim Pla | .svg.png) Henrique Chaves .svg.png) Miguel Ramos | |||||
| 2 | R1 |  Zandvoort | .svg.png) No. 14 Emil Frey Racing |  No. 88 AKKA ASP | .svg.png) No. 14 Emil Frey Racing |  No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | No Entries | report | 
| .svg.png) Ricardo Feller .svg.png) Alex Fontana |  Timur Boguslavskiy  Raffaele Marciello | .svg.png) Ricardo Feller .svg.png) Alex Fontana | .svg.png) Henrique Chaves .svg.png) Miguel Ramos | |||||
| R2 |  No. 88 AKKA ASP | .svg.png) No. 163 Emil Frey Racing | .svg.png) No. 14 Emil Frey Racing |  No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance | ||||
|  Timur Boguslavskiy  Raffaele Marciello |  Albert Costa  Norbert Siedler | .svg.png) Ricardo Feller .svg.png) Alex Fontana |  Valentin Pierburg  Dominik Baumann | |||||
| 3 | R1 |  Misano | .svg.png) No. 32 Team WRT | .svg.png) No. 32 Team WRT |  No. 87 AKKA ASP |  No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | No Entries | report | 
| .svg.png) Dries Vanthoor .svg.png) Charles Weerts | .svg.png) Dries Vanthoor .svg.png) Charles Weerts |  Konstantin Tereshchenko  Jim Pla | .svg.png) Henrique Chaves .svg.png) Miguel Ramos | |||||
| R2 |  No. 188 Garage 59 | .svg.png) No. 32 Team WRT | .svg.png) No. 31 Team WRT |  No. 188 Garage 59 | ||||
|  Alexander West  Jonathan Adam | .svg.png) Dries Vanthoor .svg.png) Charles Weerts |  Frank Bird  Ryuichiro Tomita |  Alexander West  Jonathan Adam | |||||
| 4 | R1 |  Brands Hatch |  No. 38 Jota Sport | .svg.png) No. 32 Team WRT | .svg.png) No. 31 Team WRT |  No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | No Entries | report | 
|  Ben Barnicoat  Oliver Wilkinson | .svg.png) Dries Vanthoor .svg.png) Charles Weerts |  Frank Bird  Ryuichiro Tomita | .svg.png) Henrique Chaves .svg.png) Miguel Ramos | |||||
| R2 |  No. 88 AKKA ASP |  No. 6 Toksport WRT |  No. 7 Toksport WRT |  No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | ||||
|  Timur Boguslavskiy  Raffaele Marciello |  Maro Engel  Luca Stolz |  Juuso Puhakka  Óscar Tunjo | .svg.png) Henrique Chaves .svg.png) Miguel Ramos | |||||
| 5 | R1 |  Valencia |  No. 38 Jota Sport |  No. 6 Toksport WRT |  No. 99 Attempto Racing |  No. 52 AF Corse | No Entries | report | 
|  Ben Barnicoat  Oliver Wilkinson |  Maro Engel  Luca Stolz |  Alex Aka  Dennis Marschall |  Andrea Bertolini .svg.png) Louis Machiels | |||||
| R2 |  No. 6 Toksport WRT |  No. 6 Toksport WRT |  No. 87 AKKA ASP |  No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance | ||||
|  Maro Engel  Luca Stolz |  Maro Engel  Luca Stolz |  Konstantin Tereshchenko  Jim Pla |  Valentin Pierburg  Dominik Baumann | |||||
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
| 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
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- Notes
- † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
Silver Cup
| Pos. | Drivers | Team | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Alex Fontana | .svg.png) Emil Frey Racing | 3PF | 8PF | 1P | 2F | 8F | 11F | 14P | 8 | 17F | 12F | 103 | 
| 2 |  Frank Bird  Ryuichiro Tomita | .svg.png) Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 24 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 85.5 | 
| 3 |  Jim Pla  Konstantin Tereshchenko |  AKKA ASP Team | 17 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 6 | Ret | 11F | 7F | 10 | 6P | 82.5 | 
| 4 |  Juuso Puhakka  Óscar Tunjo |  Toksport WRT | 7 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4P | RetP | 8 | 80 | 
| 5 | .svg.png) Ricardo Feller | .svg.png) Emil Frey Racing | 1P | 2F | 8F | 11F | 14P | 8 | 17F | 12F | 75 | ||
| 6 | .svg.png) Ulysse de Pauw  Pierre-Alexandre Jean |  CMR | 9 | 7 | 3F | 5P | RetP | 16 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 66.5 | 
| 7 |  Rik Breukers  Ezequiel Pérez Companc |  Madpanda Motorsport | 4 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 60 | 
| 8 |  Arthur Rougier | .svg.png) Emil Frey Racing | 3PF | 8PF | 8 | 20 | 9 | Ret | 46.5 | ||||
| 9 |  Benjamín Hites |  Rinaldi Racing | 8 | 22 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 6P | 9 | 18 | 45 | ||
| 10 |  Patrick Kujala |  Rinaldi Racing | 8 | 22 | 11 | 6P | 9 | 18 | 37.5 | ||||
| 11 |  Alex Aka  Dennis Marschall |  Attempto Racing | 17 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 4 | 24† | 37.5 | ||
| 12 |  Chris Froggatt |  Sky - Tempesta Racing | 20 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 
| 13 |  Nicolai Kjærgaard  Tuomas Tujula |  Garage 59 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 24 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 
| 14 |  Konsta Lappalainen | .svg.png) Emil Frey Racing | 8 | 20 | 9 | Ret | 18.5 | ||||||
| 15 |  Giorgio Roda |  Sky - Tempesta Racing | 20 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 13 | ||
| 16 |  Eddie Cheever III |  Sky - Tempesta Racing | 15 | 17 | 9 | ||||||||
| 17 |  David Perel |  Rinaldi Racing | Ret | 8 | 7.5 | ||||||||
| 18 | .svg.png) Jordan Love  Lance David Arnold |  SPS Automotive Performance | 16 | 21 | 5 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers | Team | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
Pro/Am Cup
| Pos. | Drivers | Team | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Henrique Chaves .svg.png) Miguel Ramos |  Barwell Motorsport | 23F | 16 | 18PF | DNSP | 18 | 23 | 21PF | 21P | 20F | 22 | 125 | 
| 2 |  Dominik Baumann  Valentin Pierburg |  SPS Automotive Performance | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 24F | 19 | 25 | 25F | 21P | 14PF | 116.5 | 
| 3 |  Andrea Bertolini .svg.png) Louis Machiels |  AF Corse | 18 | 19F | 21 | 22 | 25P | 25 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 107 | 
| 4 |  Jonathan Adam  Alexander West |  Garage 59 | 22P | 21P | 23 | 21F | 21 | 18PF | 23 | 24 | Ret | 20 | 101.5 | 
| 5 |  Adam Christodoulou  Kevin Tse |  Ram Racing | 27 | Ret | 6 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers | Team | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
Team's championships
Overall
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Belgian Audi Club Team WRT  ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | Audi | 1PF | 2 | 29.5 | ||||||||
| 2 |  Toksport WRT | Mercedes-AMG | 7 | 1PF | 22 | ||||||||
| 3 |  AKKA ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG | 5 | 3 | 17 | ||||||||
| 4 | .svg.png) Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||
| 5 |  Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 13 | 10.5 | ||||||||
| 6 |  Jota Sport | McLaren | 13 | 4 | 8.5 | ||||||||
| 7 |  Attempto Racing | Audi | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
| 8 |  CMR | Bentley | 9 | 7 | 6.5 | ||||||||
| 9 |  Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 26 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 10 |  Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari | 8 | 22 | 3 | ||||||||
| 11 |  Garage 59 | Aston Martin | 15 | 21 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| 11 |  Sky - Tempesta Racing | Ferrari | 20 | 14 | 0.5 | ||||||||
|  Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche | 16 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||
|  Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini | 23 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
|  SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG | 21 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
|  AF Corse | Ferrari | 18 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
Silver Cup
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini | 3PF | 8PF | 28 | ||||||||
| 2 |  AKKA ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG | 17 | 5 | 19.5 | ||||||||
| 3 |  Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||
| 3 |  CMR | Bentley | 9 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||
| 4 |  Toksport WRT | Mercedes-AMG | 7 | 23 | 11.5 | ||||||||
| 5 |  Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari | 8 | 22 | 10.5 | ||||||||
| 6 | .svg.png) Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 24 | 10 | 8.5 | ||||||||
| 7 |  Sky - Tempesta Racing | Ferrari | 20 | 14 | 6.5 | ||||||||
| 8 |  Garage 59 | Aston Martin | 15 | 25 | 5.5 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
Pro/Am Cup
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AF Corse | Ferrari | 18 | 19F | 26 | ||||||||
| 2 |  Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini | 23F | 16 | 24 | ||||||||
| 3 |  SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG | 21 | 17 | 24 | ||||||||
| 4 |  Garage 59 | Aston Martin | 22P | 21P | 19 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MAG   | ZAN   | MIS   | BRH   | VAL   | Points | |||||
See also
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe
- 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- 2021 GT World Challenge Asia
- 2021 GT World Challenge America
- 2021 GT World Challenge Australia
Notes
- ^ a b Car No. 6 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport and car No. 7 entered as Toksport WRT.
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