2021 GT Cup Open Europe
The 2021 GT Cup Open Europe was the third season of the GT Cup Open Europe, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 15 May at Paul Ricard and finished on 24 November at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after five double-header meetings.
Entry List
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKM Motorsport[1] | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[1] | 12 | Glauco Solieri | Am | 1,4 |
| A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support[2] | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[2] | 24 | Maciej Błażek | PA | 1-5 |
| Mateusz Lisowski | |||||
| Q1 by EMG Motorsport[3] | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[3] | 26 | Maciej Darmetko | PA | 1 |
| Artur Janosz | |||||
| Three Sixty Racing Team[1] | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[1] | 27 | Marcio Mauro | Am | 1-5 |
| Oscar Aristot | |||||
| 32 | Fernando Fortes | Am | 1-5 | ||
| Transam Euro (Ford Mustang)[1] | 126 | Albert Estragués | Am | 1,5 | |
| Porsche 991 GT3 I Cup[1] | 190 | Fernando Navarrete Sr. | Am | 1 | |
| Fernando Navarrete Jr. | |||||
| J. Morcillo/E2P Racing[1] | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[1] | 28 | Jan Klingelnberg | PA | 1,5 |
| Dino Zamparelli | |||||
| Came Racing Team - SP Racing[4] | Porsche 991 GT3 I Cup[4] | 44 | Stefano Bozzoni | PA | 1-5 |
| Eugenio Pisani | |||||
| Porsche 991 GT3 I Cup[4] | 45 | Mark Speakerwas | Am | 3 | |
| Peter Karpi | |||||
| 45 | Mark Speakerwas | Am | 5 | ||
| Jan Antoszewski | |||||
| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[5] | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[5] | 66 | Andrzej Lewandowski | Am | 1 |
| Alda Motorsport[1] | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup[1] | 100 | Jan Antoszewski | PA | 1-4 |
| Jakub Dwernicki | |||||
| PROsport Racing[1] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[1] | 191 | Rodrigue Gillion | PA | 1 |
| Nico Verdonck |
Race calendar and results
- A provisional six-round calendar was revealed on 12 January 2021.[6] It represents a return to normalcy after the Coronavirus pandemic forced change in the 2020 season. After being added to the previous year's revised calendar as a replacement round, the Hungaroring was originally dropped from the 2021 schedule in favor of Portimão. Due to a late schedule change for Formula 1 however, this decision was reversed.[7] The other tracks carry over from the previous year, but on different dates.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Pro-Am Winner | Am Winner | Fastest Lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 15 May | No. 28 J. Morcillo/E2P Racing | No. 24 A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[5] | No. 191 PROsport Racing |
| Jan Klingelnberg Dino Zamparelli |
Maciej Błażek Mateusz Lisowski |
Andrzej Lewandowski | Nico Verdonck Rodrigue Gillion | ||||
| R2 | 16 May | No. 191 PROsport Racing | No. 191 PROsport Racing | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[5] | Came Racing Team - SP Racing[4] | ||
| Nico Verdonck Rodrigue Gillion |
Nico Verdonck Rodrigue Gillion |
Andrzej Lewandowski | Eugenio Pisani | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 19 June | ||||
| R2 | 20 June | ||||||
| 3 | R1 | Hungaroring | 10 July | Q1 by EMG Motorsport[3] | No. 24 A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support | Came Racing Team - SP Racing[4] | No. 24 A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support |
| Maciej Darmetko | Maciej Błażek Mateusz Lisowski |
Mark Speakerwas | Maciej Błażek Mateusz Lisowski | ||||
| R2 | 11 July | No. 24 A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support | Q1 by EMG Motorsport[3] | Came Racing Team - SP Racing[4] | Q1 by EMG Motorsport[3] | ||
| Maciej Błażek Mateusz Lisowski |
Maciej Darmetko | Mark Speakerwas | Maciej Darmetko | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 September | ||||
| R2 | 26 September | ||||||
| 5 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 23 October | ||||
| R2 | 24 October | ||||||
Championship standings
Points systems
Points are awarded to the top 10 (Overall) or top 6 (Am, Pro-Am, Teams) classified finishers. If less than 6 participants start the race or if less than 75% of the original race distance is completed, half points are awarded. At the end of the season, the lowest race score is dropped; however, the dropped race cannot be the result of a disqualification or race ban.[8]
Overall
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pro-Am, Am, and Teams
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Drivers' championships
Overall
| Pos. | Driver | Team | LEC |
SPA |
HUN |
MNZ |
CAT |
Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Lewandowski | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 2 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| 2 | Maciej Błażek Mateusz Lisowski |
A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support | 1 | 4 | 23 | ||||||||
| 3 | Nico Verdonck Rodrigue Gillion |
PROsport Racing | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||
| 4 | Maciej Darmetko Artur Janosz |
Q1 by EMG Motorsport | 4 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||
| 5 | Glauco Solieri | AKM Motorsport | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| 6 | Fernando Fortes | Three Sixty Racing Team | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
| 7 | Jakub Dwernicki Jan Antoszewski |
Alda Motorsport | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 8 | Jan Klingelnberg Dino Zamparelli |
J. Morcillo/E2P Racing | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 9 | Eugenio Pisani Stefano Bozzoni |
Eugenio Pisani | 8 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||
| 10 | Fernando Navarrete Sr. Fernando Navarrete Jr. |
Three Sixty Racing Team | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||
| - | Marcio Mauro Oscar Aristot |
Three Sixty Racing Team | 11 | 11 | - | ||||||||
| - | Albert Estragués | Three Sixty Racing Team | Ret | Ret | - | ||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | LEC |
SPA |
HUN |
MNZ |
CAT |
Points | |||||
Pro-Am
| Pos. | Driver | Team | LEC |
SPA |
HUN |
MNZ |
CAT |
Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Verdonck Rodrigue Gillion |
PROsport Racing | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2 | Maciej Błażek Mateusz Lisowski |
A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||
| 3 | Maciej Darmetko Artur Janosz |
Q1 by EMG Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
| 4 | Jakub Dwernicki Jan Antoszewski |
Alda Motorsport | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5 | Jan Klingelnberg Dino Zamparelli |
J. Morcillo/E2P Racing | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | Eugenio Pisani Stefano Bozzoni |
Eugenio Pisani | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | LEC |
SPA |
HUN |
MNZ |
CAT |
Points | |||||
Am
| Pos. | Driver | Team | LEC |
SPA |
HUN |
MNZ |
CAT |
Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Lewandowski | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| 2 | Glauco Solieri | AKM Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
| 3 | Fernando Fortes | Three Sixty Racing Team | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| 4 | Fernando Navarrete Sr. Fernando Navarrete Jr. |
Three Sixty Racing Team | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | Marcio Mauro Oscar Aristot |
Three Sixty Racing Team | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| - | Albert Estragués | Three Sixty Racing Team | Ret | Ret | - | ||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | LEC |
SPA |
HUN |
MNZ |
CAT |
Points | |||||
Teams' Championship
Only the highest two finishing cars from a team count towards the Teams' Championship
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | Lamborghini | 18 |
| 2 | PROsport Racing | Aston Martin | 14 |
| 3 | A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support | Porsche | 14 |
| 4 | Q1 by EMG Motorsport | Porsche | 10 |
| 5 | AKM Motorsport | Lamborghini | 6 |
| 6 | J. Morcillo/E2P Racing | Porsche | 6 |
| 7 | Alda Motorsport | Porsche | 2 |
| - | Eugenio Pisani | Porsche | - |
| - | Three Sixty Racing Team | Porsche/Transam Euro | - |
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
External links
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "16 Car Entry For GT Open Season Opener". Dailysportscar. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "New Polish entry A&P Racing Team PTT Tech Support joins the GT Cup". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ a b c d e "EMG Motorsport back to the GT Cup in selected events, as it launches its Q1-Trackracing project". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Full GT Cup campaign for CAME Racing Team with a Porsche and Pisani-Bozzoni". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "VSR confirms two car attack on International GT Open title". www.gtopen.net. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "GT Cup Open Winter Test to take place on 18-20 March at Barcelona". GT Cup Open.
- ^ "GT Cup Open Europe round at the Algarve (23-25 April) replaced by Hungaroring on 9-11 July". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "SPORTING REGULATION GT CUP OPEN EUROPE 2019" (PDF). GT Cup Open Europe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-02.