The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup is the twelfth 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 fourth with the sponsorship of Fanatec.

The season begins on 4 May at Brands Hatch, and will end on 13 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

The calendar was released on 1 July 2023 at the SRO's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring five rounds.[1] Several adjustments were announced, including Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya joining the sprint schedule after being shuffled out of the endurance schedule, and the addition of Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours after a year away. Circuit Ricardo Tormo and Circuit Zandvoort will not return to the sprint schedule, after three and five years in the series respectively.

Round Circuit Date
1 United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent 4–5 May
2 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 18–19 May
3 Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 20–21 July
4 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 24–25 August
5 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 12–13 October

Entry List

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Belgium Boutsen VDS[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 10 TBA P TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
Monaco GSM Racing[3] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 18 Denmark Mikkel C. Johansen[3] TBA
TBA
Belgium Team WRT[4] BMW M4 GT3 30 United Kingdom Sam De Haan[4] S TBA
Australia Calan Williams[4]
31 TBA TBA
TBA
32 Belgium Dries Vanthoor[4] P TBA
Belgium Charles Weerts[4]
46 Belgium Maxime Martin[4] P TBA
Italy Valentino Rossi[5]
Italy Dinamic GT[6] TBA 54 Germany Christopher Mies[7] P TBA
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch[7]
55 United Kingdom Ben Barker[8] B TBA
Austria Philipp Sager[8]
United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 72 Finland Patrick Kujala[9] TBA
Luxembourg Gabriel Rindone[9]
78 United Kingdom Rob Collard[9] TBA
United Kingdom Sandy Mitchell[9]
Spain Madpanda Motorsport[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 90 TBA S TBA
TBA
Germany Rutronik Racing[11][12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 96 Germany Sven Müller[13] P TBA
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser[13]
97 United States Dustin Blattner[11] B TBA
Germany Dennis Marschall[11]
Denmark GMB Motorsport[14] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo TBA Denmark Gustav Birch[15] S TBA
Denmark Simon Birch[15]
Italy Tresor Competition[16] Audi R8 LMS Evo II TBA Italy Lorenzo Ferrari[16] TBA
TBA
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 July 2023). "Endurance Cup to Stage 1000km Race in Saudi Arabia". sportscar365. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Boutsen VDS under a lucky star from 2024 with Mercedes-AMG". Endurance-Info. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "GSM Racing confirms Sprint Cup return, names Mikkel Johansen as first driver for 2024". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "BMW M Team WRT ready for exciting Hypercar and GT challenges in 2024". Team WRT. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ Watkins, Gary (24 January 2024). "Rossi to combine WEC with GTWCE outings for BMW in 2024". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 October 2023). "Dinamic to Run Ford Mustang GT3 Next Year". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b Euwema, Davey (8 January 2024). "New Ford Signings in Dinamic Endurance, Sprint Cup Crews". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b Euwema, Davey (30 January 2024). "Barker Spearheads Dinamic Mustang GT3 Bronze Cup Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Barwell launches two-car European assault with Lamborghini". GT World Challenge. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Madpanda Motorsport commits to full-season Fanatec GT Europe programme with Mercedes-AMG". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Rutronik confirms two-car Porsche programme, firms up first crew". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ Euwema, Davey (22 December 2023). "Rutronik Expands to Sprint Cup; Appoints Graf as Team Boss". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  13. ^ a b Klein, Jamie (9 February 2024). "Niederhauser Moves to Porsche; Joins Rutronik". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  14. ^ Mercier, Laurent (20 December 2023). "GMB Motorsport prend la direction du GTWC Europe avec Aston Martin". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Familiar faces to drive international series for GMB Motorsport". Endurance-Info. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Tresor Competition signs Lorenzo Ferrari for the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe 2024 powered by AWS Sprint and Endurance Cup". Tresor Competition. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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