2022 GT2 European Series

The 2022 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the second season of the GT2 European Series. The season began on 1 April at Imola Circuit in Imola and ended on 16 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.

Calendar

The 2022 calendar was released during the annual SRO press conference on 10 October 2021, featuring six rounds. The Red Bull Ring and Circuit Ricardo Tormo marked additions from the 2021 schedule, while the event at the Hockenheimring was not renewed for 2022.^[1] On 29 October 2021, another change to the schedule was announced, moving the opening round from Monza to Imola and staging the event one week earlier.^[2]

Round	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Imola Circuit, Imola, Italy	1–3 April	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2	Red Bull Ring, Spielburg, Austria	20–22 May	ADAC GT Masters
3	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	2–3 July	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
4	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	22–24 July	FFSA French GT
5	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain	17–18 September	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	15–16 October	FFSA French GT

Series news

• The points format received an update for the 2022 season. Only the best five rounds from each team would count towards the overall championship.^[1]

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Brabham Automotive Factory Racing[3] Brabham BT63 GT2[3] 1 Anders Fjordbach[3] PA All Kevin Weeda[4] High Class Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS GT2[5] 5 Aurelijus Rusteika[5] PA All Michael Vergers[5] Ebimotors[6] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport[6] 7 Gianluca Giorgi[6] Am 1–4, 6 Alberto Scilla[7] 3 Alessandro Baccani[7] 4, 6 66 Alessandro Baccani[7] Am 3 Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini[7] Target Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo GT2[8] 9 Pierlugi Alessandri[8] Am 1 Dilantha Malagamuwa[8] 24 Dimitrios Deverikos[7] Am 3  Dmitry Gvazava[7][a] PK Carsport[9] Audi R8 LMS GT2[9] 11 Stienes Longin[4] PA All Nicolas Saelens[4] 81 Peter Guelinckx[4] PA All Bert Longin[4] KTM True Racing[10] KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept[10] 14 Horst Felbermayr Jr.[11] PA 2 Reinhard Kofler[11] 15 Laura Kraihamer[12] PA 1–2 Kris Rosenberger[12] Štefan Rosina[7] 3–6 Filip Sládečka[7] 16 Štefan Rosina[10] PA 1–2 Sehdi Sarmini[10] 1 Filip Sládečka[13] 2 Sehdi Sarmini[10] Am 4–6 Kris Rosenberger[12] 17 Klaus Angerhofer[10] Am All Hubert Trunkenpolz[10] LP Racing[14] Audi R8 LMS GT2[14] 18 Michael Doppelmayr[14] Am 1–5 Elia Erhart[14] 67 Henry Hassid[15] Am All Maxime Hassid 6 88 Luca Pirri[16] PA All Angelo Negro[16] 1 Diego Alessi[13] 2 Stéphane Ratel[7] 3–4, 6 Stefano Constantini 5 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport[17] 911 Leonardo Gorini[17] Am All Reiter Engineering KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept 24 Gilles Vannelet Am 6 SPS Automotive Performance[18] Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series[18] 55 Stéphane Ratel[18] INV 2 Bernd Schneider[18]

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup INV Invitational

1. Dmitry Gvazava is Russian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners
1	R1	Imola	#18 LP Racing	#5 High Class Racing	#67 LP Racing
			Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart	Aurelijus Rusteika Michael Vergers	Henry Hassid
	R2		#11 PK Carsport	#11 PK Carsport	#7 Ebimotors
			Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Gianluca Giorgi
2	R1	Red Bull Ring	#16 KTM True Racing	#16 KTM True Racing	#67 LP Racing
			Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Henry Hassid
	R2		#16 KTM True Racing	#11 PK Carsport	#18 LP Racing
			Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Elia Erhart
3	R1	Misano	#24 Target Racing	#1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing	#18 LP Racing
			Dimitrios Deverikos  Dmitry Gvazava	Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda	Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart
	R2		#18 LP Racing	#11 PK Carsport	#67 LP Racing
			Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart	Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Henry Hassid
4	R1	Spa	#15 KTM True Racing	#15 KTM True Racing	#67 LP Racing
			Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Henry Hassid
	R2		#1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing	#15 KTM True Racing	#7 Ebimotors
			Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda	Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Gianluca Giorgi Alessandro Baccani
5	R1	Valencia	#18 LP Racing	#11 PK Carsport	#67 LP Racing
			Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart	Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Henry Hassid
	R2		#1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing	#15 KTM True Racing	#67 LP Racing
			Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda	Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Henry Hassid
6	R1	Paul Ricard	#15 KTM True Racing	#11 PK Carsport	#67 LP Racing
			Štefan Rosina Filip Sládečka	Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Henry Hassid Maxime Hassid
	R2		#1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing	#11 PK Carsport	#24 Reiter Engineering
			Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda	Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens	Gilles Vannelet

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn 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

Drivers' championships

Pos. Driver Team IMO RBR MIS SPA VAL LEC Points Pro-Am 1 Stienes Longin Nicolas Saelens PK Carsport 5 1 Ret 2 5 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 203 2 Štefan Rosina KTM True Racing 12 Ret 1 7 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 10† 189 Filip Sládečka 1 7 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 10† 3 Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin PK Carsport 4 3 3 6 3 4 10 8 3 6 4 9† 143 4 Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda Brabham Automotive Factory Racing 9 6 9 13 1 10 3 2 6 11† 2 8† 140 5 Aurelijus Rusteika Michael Vergers High Class Racing 3 2 Ret 11 4 7 6 4 7 3 5 7† 137 6 Luca Pirri LP Racing 8 9 8 10 8 6 9 10 2 4 8 6 120 7 Stéphane Ratel LP Racing 8 6 9 10 8 6 64 8 Horst Felbermayr Jr. Reinhard Kofler KTM True Racing 4 3 33 9 Stefano Costantini LP Racing 2 4 30 10 Diego Alessi LP Racing 8 10 22 10 Angelo Negro LP Racing 8 9 22 11 Laura Kraihamer Kris Rosenberger KTM True Racing 13 10 Ret Ret 14 12 Sehdi Sarmini KTM True Racing 12 Ret 8 Am 1 Henry Hassid LP Racing 1 8 2 5 13† 2 4 7 5 5 6 3 212 2 Gianluca Giorgi Ebimotors 2 4 5 9 9 11 8 5 7 4 170 3 Leonardo Gorini LP Racing 6 5 7 12 12 9 5 6 9 9 Ret DNS 138 4 Elia Erhart LP Racing 10 7 Ret 1 6 Ret 7 11 8 10 132 5 Klaus Angerhofer Hubert Trunkenpolz KTM True Racing 7 11 6 4 10 8 11 12 Ret 7 9 5 128 6 Michael Doppelmayr LP Racing 10 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 11 8 10 106 7 Alessandro Baccani Ebimotors 11 Ret 8 5 7 4 70 8 Sehdi Sarmini Kris Rosenberger KTM True Racing 12 9 10 8 Ret DNS 47 9 Maxime Hassid LP Racing 6 3 43 10 Dimitrios Deverikos  Dmitry Gvazava Target Racing 7 5 37 11 Gilles Vannelet Reiter Engineering Ret 2 27 12 Alberto Scilla Ebimotors 9 11 25 13 Pierlugi Alessandri Dilantha Malagamuwa Target Racing 11 12 16 14 Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini Ebimotors 11 Ret 10 Pos. Driver Team IMO RBR MIS SPA VAL LEC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Notes:

• † – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.

References

1. Lloyd, Daniel (October 12, 2021). "Two New Venues for Second Season of GT2 European Series". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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10. Plümer, Jonas (11 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: KTM True Racing auch 2022 am Start" [GT2 European Series: KTM True Racing at the start again in 2022]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
11. Goodwin, Graham (18 May 2022). "True Racing Add A Fourth KTM for Red Bull Ring". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
12. "True Racing reveal third and final KTM X-BOW for Kraihamer/Rosenberger Pro-Am fight". Fanatec GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
13. Goodwin, Graham (19 May 2022). "14 Cars For Red Bull Ring". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
14. Plümer, Jonas (17 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Michael Doppelmayr mit Elia Erhart" [GT2 European Series: Michael Doppelmayr with Elia Erhart]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
15. Plümer, Jonas (24 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Henry Hassid für LP Racing" [GT2 European Series: Henry Hassid for LP Racing]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
16. Goodwin, Graham (31 March 2022). "Pro-Am Audi Entry Makes LP Racing A Four-Car GT2 Team For 2022". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
17. Plümer, Jonas (21 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: Leonardo Gorini startet für LP Racing" [GT2 European Series: Leonardo Gorini starts for LP Racing]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
18. Goodwin, Graham (12 May 2022). "SPS Automotive Performance To Give Mercedes AMG GT Track Series Its GT2 Race Debut". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

External links

• Official website