2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the tenth 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 second with the sponsorship of Fanatec.

The season began on 30 April at Brands Hatch in Kent and ended on 18 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain.^[1]

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Brands Hatch, Kent	30 April–1 May
2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	13–15 May
3	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	17–19 June
4	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	1–3 July
5	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	16–18 September

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Tresor by Car Collection[2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[2] 11 Simon Gachet[3] P All Christopher Haase[3] 12 Mattia Drudi[a][3] P All Luca Ghiotto[3] 1–3, 5 Lorenzo Patrese[5] 4 GSM Novamarine[6] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[6] 18 Isaac Tutumlu[6] S 1–2 Gerhard Tweraser[6] Danny Kroes[7] 3–5 Lucas Mauron[7] 3 Daan Pijl[8] 4 Joshua John Kreuger[9] 5 AF Corse[10] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[10] 21 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli[6][11] PA All Hugo Delacour[11] 1–2, 4–5 Stefano Costantini[12] 3 52 Andrea Bertolini[11] PA All Louis Machiels[11] 53 Pierre-Alexandre Jean[13] S All Ulysse de Pauw[13] Saintéloc Junior Team[14] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[14] 25 Patric Niederhauser[14] P All Aurélien Panis[14] 26 Nicolas Baert[14] S All Gilles Magnus[14] 1–3, 5 Lucas Légeret[5] 4 Team WRT[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[15] 30 Benjamin Goethe[15] S All Thomas Neubauer[15] 32 Dries Vanthoor[15] P All Charles Weerts[15] 33 Christopher Mies[15] P All Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[15] 46 Valentino Rossi[16] P All Frédéric Vervisch[17] Jota Sport[6] McLaren 720S GT3[6] 38 Rob Bell[11] P 1 Oliver Wilkinson[11] Dinamic Motorsport[18] Porsche 911 GT3 R[18] 54 Adrien de Leener[18] P All Christian Engelhart[18] 56 Klaus Bachler[11] P All Giorgio Roda[19] Attempto Racing[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[6] 66 Dennis Marschall[11] P All Pieter Schothorst[11] 99 Alex Aka[11] S All Nicolas Schöll[11] Barwell Motorsport[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[11] 78 Ben Barker[11] PA 1 Alex Malykhin[11][b] AKKodis ASP Team[20] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[20] 86 Răzvan Umbrărescu[11] S All Igor Waliłko[11] 87 Thomas Drouet[20] S All Casper Stevenson[20] 88 Jim Pla[11] P All Jules Gounon[11] 1, 3–4 Maximilian Götz[21] 2 Tristan Vautier[22] 5 89 Timur Boguslavskiy[11][b] P All Raffaele Marciello[11] Madpanda Motorsport[23] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[23] 90 Ezequiel Pérez Companc[23] S 5 Fabian Schiller[24] Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing[25] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[6] 93 Eddie Cheever III[11] S 1–4 Christopher Froggatt[11] Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT Eddie Cheever III[11] 5 Christopher Froggatt[11] JP Motorsport[26] McLaren 720S GT3[26] 111 Patryk Krupiński[27] PA All Christian Klien[26] 1–3, 5 Norbert Siedler[8] 4 112 Vincent Abril[28] P 3–5 Dennis Lind[28] Garage 59[6] McLaren 720S GT3[6] 159 Manuel Maldonado[29] S All Ethan Simioni[29] 1–4 Nicolai Kjærgaard 5 188 Dean MacDonald[29] PA All Miguel Ramos[29] Imperiale Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] 663 Albert Costa[8] P 4 Alberto di Folco[8] LP Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] 888 Jonathan Cecotto[8] S 4 Mattia di Giusto[8]

Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Overall Winners	Silver Winners	Pro/Am Winners	Report
1	R1	Brands Hatch	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 21 AF Corse	Report
			Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Hugo Delacour Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
	R2		No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 111 JP Motorsport	Report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Christian Klien Patryk Krupiński
2	R1	Magny-Cours	No. 11 Tresor by Car Collection	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 26 Saintéloc Junior Team	No. 188 Garage 59	Report
			Simon Gachet Christopher Haase	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Nicolas Baert Gilles Magnus	Dean MacDonald Miguel Ramos
	R2		No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 111 JP Motorsport	Report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Christian Klien Patryk Krupiński
3	R1	Zandvoort	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 21 AF Corse	Report
			Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Stefano Costantini Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
	R2		No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 99 Attempto Racing	No. 188 Garage 59	Report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Alex Aka Nicolas Scholl	Dean MacDonald Miguel Ramos
4	R1	Misano	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 30 Team WRT	No. 188 Garage 59	Report
			Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Benjamin Goethe Thomas Neubauer	Dean MacDonald Miguel Ramos
	R2		No. 32 Team WRT	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 188 Garage 59	Report
			Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Dean MacDonald Miguel Ramos
5	R1	Valencia	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 53 AF Corse	No. 111 JP Motorsport	Report
			Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	Patryk Krupiński Christian Klien
	R2		No. 89 AKKodis ASP Team	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 90 Madpanda Motorsport	No. 111 JP Motorsport	Report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Fabian Schiller	Patryk Krupiński Christian Klien

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

Pos. Drivers Team BRH MAG ZAN MIS VAL Points 1 Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Team WRT 2 2 1 6 1^P 2 1^P 1^PF 3^F 1 135.5 2 Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello AKKodis ASP Team 3^F 1^PF 2^F 1^PF 23^F 1^P 2^F 2 7 3^P 111.5 3 Simon Gachet Christopher Haase Tresor by Car Collection 7 4 3^P Ret 3 Ret 4 3 2 4 67 4 Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw AF Corse 1^P 5 7 5 4 9 8 8 1^P 17 62.5 5 Jim Pla AKKodis ASP Team 4 3 10 2 2 4^F 10 6 13 12^F 54 6 Patric Niederhauser Aurélien Panis Saintéloc Junior Team 5 6 4 3 5 7 Ret DNS 9 2 49.5 7 Jules Gounon AKKodis ASP Team 4 3 2 4^F 10 6 41.5 8 Dennis Marschall Pieter Schothorst Attempto Racing 9 12 13 7 6 3 5 Ret 5 11 30 9 Christopher Mies Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Team WRT Ret 14 9 4 9 23 6 4 10 22 22 10 Mattia Drudi Tresor by Car Collection 6 7 5 8 8 13 11 21 6 13 22 10 Luca Ghiotto Tresor by Car Collection 6 7 5 8 8 13 6 13 22 11 Benjamin Goethe Thomas Neubauer Team WRT Ret 16 11 13 10 10 3 10 4 15 18.5 12 Maximilian Götz AKKodis ASP Team 10 2 12.5 13 Thomas Drouet Casper Stevenson AKKodis ASP Team 8 11 8 12 7 14 9 16 8 8 12 14 Vincent Abril Dennis Lind JP Motorsport Ret 5 14 12 17 7 9 15 Nicolas Baert Saintéloc Junior Team 11 18 6 16 19 11 7 11 12 9 8.5 16 Valentino Rossi Frédéric Vervisch Team WRT 13 8 15 11 14 16 Ret 5 22 Ret 8 17 Ezequiel Pérez Companc Fabian Schiller Madpanda Motorsport Ret 5 6 18 Gilles Magnus Saintéloc Junior Team 11 18 6 16 19 11 12 9 5.5 19 Alex Aka Nicolas Schöll Attempto Racing 10 9 14 9 12 8 Ret 9 19 20 5.5 20 Adrien de Leener Christian Engelhart Dinamic Motorsport Ret Ret 12 10 17 6 12 Ret Ret 14 5 21 Manuel Maldonado Garage 59 15 13 16 14 13 22 19 20 14 6 4.5 21 Nicolai Kjærgaard Garage 59 14 6 4.5 22 Lucas Légeret Saintéloc Junior Team 7 11 3 22 Albert Costa Alberto di Folco Imperiale Racing 13 7 3 23 Rob Bell Oliver Wilkinson Jota Sport 12 10 0.5 23 Eddie Cheever III Christopher Froggatt Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 17 20 19 15 22 17 21 14 0.5 Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT 11 10 Klaus Bachler Giorgio Roda Dinamic Motorsport 22† 21 20 18 11 19 16 13 Ret 19 0 Lorenzo Patrese Tresor by Car Collection 11 21 0 Tristan Vautier AKKodis ASP Team 13 12^F 0 Ethan Simioni Garage 59 15 13 16 14 13 22 19 20 0 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli AF Corse 14 23 22 20 15 21 Ret DNS 16 23 0 Hugo Delacour AF Corse 14 23 22 20 Ret DNS 16 23 0 Răzvan Umbrărescu Igor Waliłko AKKodis ASP Team 20 15 17 19 21 12 15 22 Ret 18 0 Dean MacDonald Miguel Ramos Garage 59 19 22 18 21 Ret 15 17 15 20 21 0 Stefano Costantini AF Corse 15 21 0 Patryk Krupiński JP Motorsport 16 17 21 17 18 Ret Ret Ret 15 16 0 Christian Klien JP Motorsport 16 17 21 17 18 Ret 15 16 0 Danny Kroes GSM Novamarine 20 20 Ret 17 21 25 0 Daan Pijl GSM Novamarine Ret 17 0 Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels AF Corse 18 19 23 Ret 16 18 18 18 18 24 0 Jonathan Cecotto Mattia di Giusto LP Racing 20 19 0 Lucas Mauron GSM Novamarine 20 20 0 Isaac Tutumlu Gerhard Tweraser GSM Novamarine 21 24 24 22 0 Joshua Kreuger GSM Novamarine 21 25 0 Norbert Siedler JP Motorsport Ret Ret 0 Ben Barker Alex Malykhin Barwell Motorsport DNS DNS 0 Pos. Drivers Team BRH MAG ZAN MIS VAL Points

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

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	BRH		MAG		ZAN		MIS		VAL		Points
1	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse de Pauw	AF Corse	1^PF	5^PF	7	5^P	4^P	9	8	8^P	1^PF	17^F	141.5
2	Thomas Drouet Casper Stevenson	AKKodis ASP Team	8	11	8	12	7	14	9	16	8	8	88
3	Benjamin Goethe Thomas Neubauer	Team WRT	Ret	16	11	13^F	10^F	10	3^PF	10^F	4	15	82
4	Alex Aka Nicolas Schöll	Attempto Racing	10	9	14^F	9	12	8^P	Ret	9	19	20	80.5
5	Nicolas Baert	Saintéloc Junior Team	11	18	6^P	16	19	11^F	7	11	12	9	76
6	Gilles Magnus	Saintéloc Junior Team	11	18	6^P	16	19	11^F			12	9	56.5
7	Manuel Maldonado	Garage 59	15	13	16	14	13	22	19	20	14	6^P	54
8	Eddie Cheever III Christopher Froggatt	Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	17	20	19	15	22	17	21	14			38.5
		Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT									11	10
9	Ethan Simioni	Garage 59	15	13	16	14	13	22	19	20			36.5
10	Răzvan Umbrărescu Igor Waliłko	AKKodis ASP Team	20	15	17	19	21	12	15	22	Ret	18	30.5
11	Lucas Légeret	Saintéloc Junior Team							7	11			19.5
12	Nicolai Kjærgaard	Garage 59									14	6^P	17.5
13	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Fabian Schiller	Madpanda Motorsport									Ret	5	16.5
14	Danny Kroes	GSM Novamarine					20	20	Ret	17	21	25	10.5
15	Jonathan Cecotto Mattia di Giusto	LP Racing							20	19			5
15	Lucas Mauron	GSM Novamarine					20	20					5
16	Isaac Tutumlu Gerhard Tweraser	GSM Novamarine	21	24	24	22							5
17	Daan Pijl	GSM Novamarine							Ret	17			3
Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MAG		ZAN		MIS		VAL		Points

Pro-Am Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MAG		ZAN		MIS		VAL		Points
1	Dean MacDonald Miguel Ramos	Garage 59	19	22^F	18^P	21^P	Ret^P	15^P	17^PF	15^PF	20	21^P	119
2	Patryk Krupiński	JP Motorsport	16	17	21	17	18^F	Ret^F	Ret	Ret	15^F	16^F	99.5
2	Christian Klien	JP Motorsport	16	17	21	17	18^F	Ret^F			15^F	16^F	99.5
3	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	AF Corse	18^P	19	23	Ret	16	18	18	18	18	24	95
4	Cedric Sbirrazzuoli	AF Corse	14^F	23	22	20	15	21	Ret	DNS	16^P	23	94
5	Hugo Delacour	AF Corse	14^F	23	22	20			Ret	DNS	16^P	23	68
6	Stefano Costantini	AF Corse					15	21					26
7	Ben Barker Alex Malykhin	Barwell Motorsport	DNS	DNS^P									1
	Norbert Siedler	JP Motorsport							Ret	Ret			0
Pos.	Drivers	Team	BRH		MAG		ZAN		MIS		VAL		Points

See also

• 2022 British GT Championship
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2022 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2022 GT World Challenge America
• 2022 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Notes

1. Drudi is an Italian driver competing under a Sammarinese licence.^[4]
2. Alex Malykhin is Belarusian and Timur Boguslavskiy is Russian, but they both competed as neutral competitors as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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External links

• Official website