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2021 GT World Challenge Europe

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The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS was the eighth season of GT World Challenge Europe. The season began at Monza on 18 April and ended at Barcelona on 10 October.
The season consisted of 10 events: 5 Sprint Cup events, and 5 Endurance Cup events. The season also had 2 Official Test Days.

Calendar

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The provisional calendar was released on 4 September 2020 with two unconfirmed rounds.[1]
The calendar was updated on 23 October 2020, with the final calendar being released on 11 December 2020.[2][3]
The Brands Hatch round was rescheduled from May to August.[4]

Round Race name Circuit Date Series
1 Italy Pirelli 3 Hours of Monza 2021 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 16–18 April Endurance
2 France Total French GT Sprint Series Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 7–9 May Sprint
3 France Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 28–30 May Endurance
4 Netherlands AWS Dutch GT Sprint Series Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 18–20 June Sprint
5 Italy Pirelli Emilia-Romagna GT Sprint Series Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 2–4 July Sprint
6 Belgium Total 24 Hours of Spa 2021 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 29 July - 1 August Endurance
7 United Kingdom Fanatec British GT Sprint Series Brands Hatch, Kent 28–29 August Sprint
8 Germany 3 Hours of Nürburgring 2021 Nürburgring, Nürburg 3–5 September Endurance
9 Spain Pirelli Community of Valencia GT Sprint Series Circuito Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 25–26 September Sprint
10 Spain Blancpain Watch 3 Hours of Barcelona 2021 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 8–10 October Endurance

Race Results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Pro Winners Silver Winners Pro/Am Winners Am Winners
1 Italy Monza China No. 63 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team Italy No. 54 Dinamic Motorsport Switzerland No.14 Emil Frey Racing United Kingdom No.188 Garage 59 No Entries
Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Italy Marco Mapelli
Austria Klaus Bachler
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Germany Christian Engelhart
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin
Sweden Alexander West
2 R1 France Magny-Cours Belgium No. 32 Team WRT Belgium No. 32 Team WRT Switzerland No.14 Emil Frey Racing Italy No. 52 AF Corse No Entries
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
Switzerland Alex Fontana
France Arthur Rougier
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Belgium Louis Machiels
R2 Germany No. 6 Toksport WRT Germany No. 6 Toksport WRT France No. 87 AKKA ASP United Kingdom No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko
France Jim Pla
Portugal Henrique Chaves
Portugal Miguel Ramos
3 France Paul Ricard China No. 63 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team United Arab Emirates No. 22 GPX Martini Racing France No. 87 AKKA ASP Team United Kingdom No. 93 Sky - Tempesta Racing No Entries
Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Italy Marco Mapelli
New Zealand Earl Bamber
Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
France Thomas Drouet
France Simon Gachet
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko
Italy Eddie Cheever III
United Kingdom Chris Froggatt
Hong Kong Jonathan Hui
4 R1 Netherlands Zandvoort Switzerland No. 14 Emil Frey Racing France No. 88 AKKA ASP Switzerland No. 14 Emil Frey Racing United Kingdom No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No Entries
Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Russia Timur Boguslavskiy
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Portugal Henrique Chaves
Portugal Miguel Ramos
R2 France No. 88 AKKA ASP Switzerland No. 163 Emil Frey Racing Switzerland No. 14 Emil Frey Racing Germany No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance
Russia Timur Boguslavskiy
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Spain Albert Costa
Austria Norbert Siedler
Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Austria Dominik Baumann
Germany Valentin Pierburg
5 R1 Italy Misano Belgium No. 32 Team WRT Belgium No. 32 Team WRT France No. 87 AKKA ASP United Kingdom No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No Entries
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
France Jim Pla
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko
Portugal Henrique Chaves
Portugal Miguel Ramos
R2 United Kingdom No. 188 Garage 59 Belgium No. 32 Team WRT Belgium No. 31 Team WRT United Kingdom No. 188 Garage 59
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Sweden Alexander West
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
United Kingdom Frank Bird
Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Sweden Alexander West
6 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps France No. 88 AKKA ASP Italy No. 51 Iron Lynx Spain No. 90 MadPanda Motorsport Italy No. 53 AF Corse Switzerland No. 166 T2 Racing
France Jules Gounon
Spain Daniel Juncadella
Italy Raffaele Marciello
France Côme Ledogar
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Netherlands Rik Breukers
Finland Patrick Kujala
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Mexico Ricardo Sanchez
United Kingdom Duncan Cameron
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
Italy Rino Mastronardi
Spain Miguel Molina
Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Dennis Busch
Switzerland Pieder Decurtins
Germany Manuel Lauck
7 R1 United Kingdom Brands Hatch United Kingdom No. 38 JOTA Belgium No. 32 Team WRT Belgium No. 31 Team WRT United Kingdom No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No Entries
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Oliver Wilkinson
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
United Kingdom Frank Bird
Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Portugal Henrique Chaves
Portugal Miguel Ramos
R2 France No. 88 AKKA ASP Germany No. 6 Toksport WRT Germany No. 7 Toksport WRT United Kingdom No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
Russia Timur Boguslavskiy
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
Finland Juuso Puhakka
Colombia Óscar Tunjo
Portugal Henrique Chaves
Portugal Miguel Ramos
8 Germany Nürburgring China No. 63 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team China No. 63 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team Switzerland No. 14 Emil Frey Racing China No. 19 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team No Entries
Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Italy Marco Mapelli
Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Italy Marco Mapelli
Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen
Italy Stefano Costantini
Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi
United Kingdom Phil Keen
9 R1 Spain Valencia United Kingdom No. 38 JOTA Germany No. 6 Toksport WRT Germany No. 99 Attempto Racing Italy No. 52 AF Corse No Entries
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Oliver Wikinson
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
Germany Alex Aka
Germany Dennis Marschall
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Belgium Louis Machiels
R2 Germany No. 6 Toksport WRT Germany No. 6 Toksport WRT France No. 87 AKKA ASP Germany No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
France Jim Pla
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko
Austria Dominik Baumann
Germany Valentin Pierburg
10 Spain Barcelona France No. 88 AKKA ASP France No. 88 AKKA ASP France No. 87 AKKA ASP Germany No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No Entries
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Brazil Felipe Fraga
France Jules Gounon
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Brazil Felipe Fraga
France Jules Gounon
France Simon Gachet
France Thomas Drouet
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko
Austria Dominik Baumann
Germany Valentin Pierburg
Austria Martin Konrad

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 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.

Sprint Cup points
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
Endurance Cup 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
Paul Ricard points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 33 24 19 15 12 9 6 4 2 1 1
24 Hours of Spa points

Points are awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points after 6hrs/12hrs 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1
Points at the finish 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championships

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Overall

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Pos. Drivers Team MNZ
Italy
MAG
France
LEC
France
ZAN
Netherlands
MIS
Italy
SPA
Belgium
BRH
United Kingdom
NÜR
Germany
VAL
Spain
BAR
Spain
Points
6hrs 12hrs 24hrs
1 Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Belgium Charles Weerts
Belgium Team WRT Ret 1PF 2 2 8 3 1P 1F 5 2 2 1 2 6 16 Ret 3 182.5
2 Italy Raffaele Marciello France AKKA ASP 2 5 3 6 2 25P 5 2 8 4 RetP 17 6P 2 3 18 1 140.5
3 Germany Maro Engel
Germany Luca Stolz
Germany HRT
Germany Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT
13 25 1PF 38 7 Ret 2 24 16 15 36 2 1 3 1 1P 5 120
4 France Jules Gounon France AKKA ASP 2 10 24 6 13 6 12 7 8 4 RetP 12 3 2 5 2 1 114.5
5 France Côme Ledogar
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Italy Iron Lynx 5 5 1 1 1 7 7 83
6 Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Italy Marco Mapelli
China Orange 1 FFF Racing Team 24P 3P 2 10 8 1P 4P 73
7 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde Belgium Team WRT Ret 11 Ret 2 23 3 5 2 2 65.5
8 Switzerland Ricardo Feller Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 3 2 26 13 1P 2F 8 11 14 38 31 14 8 8 17 12 20 64.5
9 Switzerland Alex Fontana Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 3 3 8 13 1P 2F 8 11 14 38 31 14 8 8 17 12 20 64
10 Russia Timur Boguslavskiy France AKKA ASP 5 3 2 25P 5 2 26 14 10 17 6P 3 18 62.5
11 Spain Albert Costa Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 23 2 26 36 RetF 1 9 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 4 6 3 8 59.5
12 Germany Christian Engelhart Italy Dinamic Motorsport 1 15 20 7 12 24 Ret DNS 18 6 Ret 40 12 5 2 59
13 Austria Klaus Bachler
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Italy Dinamic Motorsport 1 7 18 6 Ret 40 2 53
14 Austria Norbert Siedler Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 23 36 RetF 1 9 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 4 6 3 8 47.5
15 Brazil Felipe Fraga France AKKA ASP 26 14 10 2 1 44
16 Netherlands Robin Frijns Belgium Belgian Club Audi Team WRT
Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT
7 7 4 6 18 13 3 41
17 Finland Konsta Lappalainen Switzerland Emil Frey Racing Ret 12 9 37 15 4 7F 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 20 5 9 Ret 6 38.5
18 United Kingdom Frank Bird
Japan Ryuichiro Tomita
Belgium Team WRT 8 24 11 Ret 4 7 26 4 37 16 24 3 5 16 14 16 12 37.5
19 Spain Daniel Juncadella France AKKA ASP 2 6 8 4 RetP 36
20 Romania Răzvan Umbrărescu France AKKA ASP 10 24 13 6 12 7 40 34 23 12 3 5 2 35.5
21 New Zealand Earl Bamber
Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
United Arab Emirates GPX Martini Racing Ret 1 10 46 Ret 37 10 35
22 France Arthur Rougier Switzerland Emil Frey Racing Ret 3 8 37 Ret Ret Ret 8 20 5 9 Ret 6 32.5
23 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Oliver Wilkinson
United Kingdom JOTA Ret 17 4 16 22 8 4 9 7 28P DNS 22 4 13 32
24 Germany Christopher Haase France Saintéloc Racing Ret Ret 10 15 11 16 3 Ret 17 11 6 10 10 41 2 10 24 31.5
25 Italy Antonio Fuoco
United Kingdom Callum Ilott
Italy Davide Rigon
Italy Iron Lynx 4F 4 Ret Ret Ret 38 39 27
26 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Germany Toksport 20 7 23 Ret 5 10 10 9 33 21 13 6 4 10 Ret 8 14 26
27 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Switzerland Emil Frey Racing Ret 12 9 37 15 4 7F 5 Ret Ret Ret 6 25.5
28 Germany Nico Bastian Germany GetSpeed
Germany HRT
25 Ret 39 28 Ret 3 5 25
29 Finland Juuso Puhakka Germany Toksport 7 23 5 10 10 9 6 4 Ret 8 25
30 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko France AKKA ASP 11 16 5 11 6 19 6 Ret 40 34 23 11 7 Ret 10 6 11 24
31 France Léo Roussel France Saintéloc Racing Ret 10 11 16 3 Ret 10 10 2 10 23.5
32 France Jim Pla France AKKA ASP
Germany GetSpeed
16 5 6 19 6 Ret 39 34 28 Ret 7 29 10 6 41 23
33 France Pierre-Alexandre Jean
Belgium Ulysse De Pauw
France CMR 9 7 3 5 Ret 16 20 29 Ret 7 12 Ret 15 22.5
34 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch France Saintéloc Racing 9 26 6 10 9 15 4 10 5 11 17 22.5
35 United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Denmark Marco Sørensen
Denmark Nicki Thiim
United Kingdom Garage 59 AMR 15 3 3 22
36 France Aurélien Panis France Saintéloc Racing 26 6 9 15 4 10 45 30 29 5 11 13 9 20.5
37 Netherlands Rik Breukers
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Spain Madpanda Motorsport Ret 4 13 24 Ret 9 14 14 9 13 11 4 16 21 Ret 7 23 20
38 Switzerland Rolf Ineichen Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 3 13 14 38 31 8 20 19
39 United Kingdom Benjamin Goethe Belgium Team WRT 6 11 Ret 19 16 18 23 3 47 25 22 18 9 13 18 13 18 18.5
40 Denmark Dennis Lind
Switzerland Nico Müller
Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT 7 7 4 18
41 Germany Dennis Marschall Germany Attempto Racing 15 18 29 5 9 9 15 16.5
42 Italy Giacomo Altoè Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 23 36 Ret Ret Ret 4 8 16
43 Italy Mattia Drudi Germany Attempto Racing 12 6 12 14F 14 17 29 5 9 15 14 11 8 11 40 13.5
44 United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom JOTA Ret 16 4 9 7 13 13
45 Belgium Maxime Martin
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Hong Kong KCMG 24 8 5 22
46 Germany Marcus Winkelhock France Saintéloc Racing 9 10 15 15 17 11 6 17 13 9 9† 12
47 Italy Luca Ghiotto Switzerland Emil Frey Racing 5 10
48 Germany Alex Aka Germany Attempto Racing 15 19 18 18 17 12 13 Ret 28 23 15 13 13 9 4 24 15 9.5
49 Chile Benjamín Hites Germany Rinaldi Racing 17 8 22 Ret Ret 8 11 6 22 17 30 9 18 32 17 9.5
50 France Thomas Neubauer
Germany Martin Tomczyk
Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport 32 9 3 49 Ret 15 Ret 9
50 Germany Timo Glock Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport 32 9 3 49 Ret 9
51 Germany Christopher Mies Germany Attempto Racing 12 19 18 14F 10 11 Ret 17 29 5 9 18 9 11 40 8.5
52 Finland Patrick Kujala Germany Rinaldi Racing
Spain Madpanda Motorsport
17 8 22 11 6 9 13 11 9 18 32 8.5
53 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser France Saintéloc Racing 17 11 6 8
53 United Kingdom Stuart Hall Belgium Team WRT 6 19 13 18 8
53 United Kingdom James Pull Belgium Team WRT 6 19 47 25 22 13 18 8
54 Belgium Adrien de Leener Italy Dinamic Motorsport 15 20 12 24 Ret DNS 12 5 6
55 Canada Mikaël Grenier
United States Russell Ward
United States Winward Racing 7 20 21 51 Ret 24 29 6
55 United Kingdom Philip Ellis United States Winward Racing 7 20 21 51 Ret 6
56 Italy Tommaso Mosca Germany Attempto Racing 15 6 12 14 17 4.5
57 Denmark Michael Christensen
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Norway Dennis Olsen
Germany Schnabl Engineering 6 43 Ret 4
58 United Kingdom David Pittard
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Germany Marco Wittmann
Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport 26 8 11 48 Ret 12 21 4
58 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Germany Marco Wittmann
Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport 26 8 11 48 Ret 4
58 Denmark Valdemar Eriksen Belgium Team WRT 8 Ret 37 16 24 16 12 4
37 United Kingdom Finlay Hutchinson
Germany Marcus Winkelhock
France Saintéloc Racing 9 10 15 15 3
38 South Africa David Perel Germany Rinaldi Racing Ret Ret 8 2
40 France Romain Dumas
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen
Italy Andrea Rizzoli
Italy Dinamic Motorsport 10 12 1
41 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Sweden Alexander West
United Kingdom Garage 59 14 22 21 25 23 21 21 18P 1
42 Germany Jusuf Owega Germany Attempto Racing 10 11 0.5
Pos. Drivers Team MNZ
Italy
MAG
France
LEC
France
ZAN
Netherlands
MIS
Italy
6hrs 12hrs 24hrs BRH
United Kingdom
NÜR
Germany
VAL
Spain
BAR
Spain
Points
SPA
Belgium
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
† – Invitational entry, no points scored

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (4 September 2020). "Ten Rounds on Provisional 2021 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 October 2020). "Endurance, Sprint Cup Calendars Updated; Silverstone Absent". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Circuit Ricard Tormo Valencia completes 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS calendar". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ Goodwin, Graham (23 March 2021). "Revised Brands Hatch GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Date Confirmed". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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