2023 GT2 European Series

The 2023 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the third season of the GT2 European Series. The season began on 21 April at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza and will end on 7 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.

Calendar

For 2023 the opening round of the season was moved back to Monza, after having been to Imola for the 2022 season. The series will also be heading to Dijon and Portimão for the first time, while not returning to Spa or Misano.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 21–23 April GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 26–27 May Histo-Cup Austria
3 France Circuit de Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France 16–17 June FFSA GT Championship
4 Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 22–23 July British GT Championship
5 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 15–17 September GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 6–7 October FFSA GT Championship

Series News

  • This season sees the introduction of the Iron Cup, awarded to the top Pro-Am or Am entry of drivers with a combined age of over 100 years.[2]
  • The minimum driver age requirement got removed, allowing for drivers younger than 40 years to compete.[2]

Entry List

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Belgium PK Carsport[3] Audi R8 LMS GT2 1 Belgium Stienes Longin[3] PA 1
Belgium Peter Guelinckx[3] 1
Italy Ebimotors[4] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 5 Lithuania Aurelijus Rusteika[4] Am 1
Lithuania Mantas Janavicius[4] 1
911 Switzerland Leonardo Gorini [4] Am 1
Switzerland Raed Charawi [4] TBA
Italy Iron Lynx[5] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 8 Italy Donovan Privitelio[5] Am 1
Italy Luciano Privitelio[5] 1
Germany Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 10 Germany Christoph Breuer Am 1
Austria True Racing by Reiter Engineering[6] KTM X-Bow GT2 15 Belgium Nicolas Saelens[7] PA 1
Slovakia Štefan Rosina[7] 1
16 Austria Klaus Angerhofer[6] Am 1
Austria Sehdi Sarmini[6] TBA
17 Austria Hubert Trunkenpolz[6] PA 1
Austria Reinhard Kofler[6] 1
Italy LP Racing[8] Audi R8 LMS GT2 18 Germany Pierre Kaffer[8] PA 1
Austria Michael Doppelmayr[8] 1
67 France Henry Hassid[9] PA 1
France Anthony Beltoise[9] 1
88 France Stéphane Ratel[10] PA 1
Italy Mattia di Giusto[10] 1
Germany Fanatec by HRT[11] Mercedes-AMG GT2 44 Germany Jens Liebhauser[11] Am 1
Germany Thomas Jackermeier[11] 1
France Akkodis ASP Team[12] Mercedes-AMG GT2 61 France Mauro Ricci[12] Am TBA
France Benjamin Ricci[12] TBA
Czech Republic RTR Projects[13] KTM X-Bow GT2 89 Czech Republic Jan Krabec[13] Am 1
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1 Italy Monza Italy No. 8 Iron Lynx Italy No. 67 LP Racing Czech Republic No. 89 RTR Projects
Italy Donovan Privitelio
Italy Luciano Privitelio
France Henry Hassid
France Anthony Beltoise
Czech Republic Jan Krabec
R2 Belgium No. 1 PK Carsport Belgium No. 1 PK Carsport Czech Republic No. 89 RTR Projects
Belgium Stienes Longin
Belgium Peter Guelinckx
Belgium Stienes Longin
Belgium Peter Guelinckx
Czech Republic Jan Krabec
2 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring
R2
3 R1 France Dijon
R2
4 R1 Portugal Algarve
R2
5 R1 Spain Valencia
R2
6 R1 France Paul Ricard
R2

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 MON
Italy
RBR
Austria
DIJ
France
POR
Portugal
VAL
Spain
LEC
France
Points
Pro-Am
1 France Henry Hassid
France Anthony Beltoise
Italy LP Racing 1 2 43
2 Belgium Nicolas Saelens
Slovakia Štefan Rosina
Austria True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 8 27
3 Germany Pierre Kaffer
Austria Michael Doppelmayr
Italy LP Racing 6 6 27
4 Belgium Peter Guelinckx
Belgium Stienes Longin
Belgium PK Carsport Ret 1 27
5 Austria Hubert Trunkenpolz
Austria Reinhard Kofler
Austria True Racing by Reiter Engineering 7 11 20
6 France Stéphane Ratel
Italy Mattia di Giusto
Italy LP Racing 3 Ret 18
Am
1 Czech Republic Jan Krabec Czech Republic RTR Projects 2 3 50
2 Austria Klaus Angerhofer Austria True Racing by Reiter Engineering 10 4 28
3 Lithuania Aurelijus Rusteika
Lithuania Mantas Janavicius
Italy Ebimotors 8 9 25
4 Germany Jens Liebhauser
Germany Thomas Jackermeier
Germany Fanatec by HRT 9 7 25
5 Switzerland Leonardo Gorini Italy Ebimotors 5 DNS 18
6 Germany Christoph Breuer Germany Manthey-Racing Ret 5 15
7 Italy Donovan Privitelio
Italy Luciano Privitelio
Italy Iron Lynx Ret 10 9
Pos. Driver Team IMO
Italy
RBR
Austria
MIS
Italy
SPA
Belgium
VAL
Spain
LEC
France
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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:

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


References

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  3. "PK Carsport Audi returns to defend Pro-Am crown". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. "Ebimotors gathers all-new driver line-up for dual Am title assault". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  5. "Iron Lynx to make Fanatec GT2 European Series debut". Iron Lynx. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. "True Racing by Reiter Engineering confirms three-strong KTM squad". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  7. "Saelens switches to KTM to defend Pro-Am title". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  8. "DSC's Daily Notebook (06/04/2023) | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. "DSC's Daily Notebook (17/04/2023) | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  10. "LP Racing confirms Ratel & Di Giusto for second Pro-Am Audi". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. "HRT to debut first race entry of the Mercedes-AMG GT2". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  12. "DSC's Daily Notebook (18/05/2023) | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  13. "RTR Projects confirms KTM X-BOW entry with Jan Krabec". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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