2021 GT World Challenge Europe

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.

2021 GT World Challenge Europe
Previous:	2020	Next:	2022

Calendar

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	Circuit	Date	Series
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	16 - 18 April	Endurance
2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France	7 - 9 May	Sprint
3	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	28 - 30 May	Endurance
4	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands	18 - 20 June	Sprint
5	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	2 - 4 July	Sprint
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	29 July - 1 August	Endurance
7	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	28 - 29 August	Sprint
8	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	3 - 5 September	Endurance
9	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain	25 - 26 September	Sprint
10	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	8 - 10 October	Endurance

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

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

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.

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

Nürburgring & 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	1

Overall

Pos.	Drivers	Team	MNZ	MAG		LEC	ZAN		MIS		SPA			BRH	NÜR	VAL	BAR	Points
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MNZ	MAG		LEC	ZAN		MIS		6hrs	12hrs	24hrs	BRH	NÜR	VAL	BAR	Points
1	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Team WRT	Ret	1^PF	2	2	8	3	1^P	1^F								99
2	Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP	2	5	3	6	2	25^P	5	2								73.5
3	Ricardo Feller	Emil Frey Racing	3	2	26	13	1^P	2^F	8	11								58.5
4	Alex Fontana	Emil Frey Racing	3	3	8	13	1^P	2^F	8	11								58
5	Timur Boguslavskiy	AKKA ASP		5	3		2	25^P	5	2								46.5
6	Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	2	10	24	6	13	6	12	7								35
7	Kelvin van der Linde	Team WRT	Ret	11	Ret	2			23	3								33.5
8	Earl Bamber Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet	GPX Martini Racing	Ret			1												33
9	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	HRT	13			38												32.5
9	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT		25	1^PF		7	Ret	2	24								32.5
10	Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	1	15	20	7	12	24	Ret	DNS								31
10	Klaus Bachler Matteo Cairoli	Dinamic Motorsport	1			7												31
11	Albert Costa	Emil Frey Racing	23	2	26	36	Ret^F	1	9	12								29.5
12	Daniel Juncadella	AKKA ASP	2			6												27
13	Antonio Fuoco Callum Ilott Davide Rigon	Iron Lynx	4^F			4												27
14	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Team WRT	8	24	11	Ret	4	7	26	4								22
15	Côme Ledogar Nicklas Nielsen Alessandro Pier Guidi	Iron Lynx	5			5												22
16	Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli	Orange 1 FFF Racing Team	24^P			3^P												21
17	Pierre-Alexandre Jean Ulysse De Pauw	CMR		9	7		3	5	Ret	16								19.5
18	Norbert Siedler	Emil Frey Racing	23			36	Ret^F	1	9	12								17.5
19	Benjamin Goethe	Team WRT	6	11	Ret	19	16	18	23	3								17.5
20	Jack Aitken Konsta Lappalainen	Emil Frey Racing	Ret	12	9	37	15	4	7^F	5								17.5
21	Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	9	26	6	10	9	15	4	10								16.5
22	Rolf Ineichen	Emil Frey Racing	3			13												15
23	Jim Pla	AKKA ASP		16	5		6	19	6	Ret								15
23	Konstantin Tereshchenko	AKKA ASP	11	16	5	11	6	19	6	Ret								15
24	Aurélien Panis	Saintéloc Racing		26	6		9	15	4	10								13.5
25	Arthur Rougier	Emil Frey Racing	Ret	3	8	37												11.5
26	Óscar Tunjo	Toksport	20	7	23	Ret	5	10	10	9								11
26	Juuso Puhakka	Toksport		7	23		5	10	10	9								11
27	Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Ret	Ret	10	15	11	16	3	Ret								10
27	Léo Roussel	Saintéloc Racing		Ret	10		11	16	3	Ret								10
28	Ben Barnicoat Oliver Wilkinson	JOTA	Ret	17	4	16			22	8								9.5
29	Rik Breukers Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Madpanda Motorsport	Ret	4	13	24	Ret	9	14	14								8.5
30	Benjamín Hites	Rinaldi Racing	17	8	22	Ret	Ret	8	11	6								8.5
31	Petru Răzvan Umbrărescu	AKKA ASP		10	24		13	6	12	7								8
32	Stuart Hall James Pull	Team WRT	6			19												8
33	Patrick Kujala	Rinaldi Racing	17	8	22				11	6								6.5
34	Philip Ellis Mikaël Grenier Russel Ward	Winward Racing	7			20												6
35	Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	12	6	12	14^F	14	17										4.5
35	Tommaso Mosca	Attempto Racing	15	6	12		14	17										4.5
36	David Pittard Sheldon van der Linde Marco Wittmann	Walkenhorst Motorsport	26			8												4
36	Valdemar Eriksen	Team WRT	8			Ret												4
37	Finlay Hutchinson Marcus Winkelhock	Saintéloc Racing	9			10			15	15								3
38	David Perel	Rinaldi Racing				Ret	Ret	8										2
39	Timo Glock Thomas Neubauer Martin Tomczyk	Walkenhorst Motorsport	32			9												2
40	Romain Dumas Mikkel O. Pedersen Andrea Rizzoli	Dinamic Motorsport	10			12												1
41	Jonathan Adam Alexander West	Garage 59	14	22	21	25	23	21	21	18^P								1
42	Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	12	19	18	14^F	10	11	Ret	17								0.5
42	Jusuf Owega	Attempto Racing					10	11										0.5
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MNZ	MAG		LEC	ZAN		MIS		6hrs	12hrs	24hrs	BRH	NÜR	VAL	BAR	Points
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MNZ	MAG		LEC	ZAN		MIS		SPA			BRH	NÜR	VAL	BAR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did Not Participate

P – Pole
F – Fastest Lap

References

Lloyd, Daniel (4 September 2020). "Ten Rounds on Provisional 2021 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
Lloyd, Daniel (23 October 2020). "Endurance, Sprint Cup Calendars Updated; Silverstone Absent". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
"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.
Goodwin, Graham (23 March 2021). "Revised Brands Hatch GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Date Confirmed". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Official website

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[ProvCalendar-1] Lloyd, Daniel (4 September 2020). "Ten Rounds on Provisional 2021 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[CalendarUpdate-2] Lloyd, Daniel (23 October 2020). "Endurance, Sprint Cup Calendars Updated; Silverstone Absent". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[CalendarFinal-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.