Motorsports season
The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the twelfth 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 fourth with the sponsorship of Fanatec.
The season began on 4 May at Brands Hatch , and ended on 13 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya .
Calendar The calendar was released on 1 July 2023 at the SRO 's annual 24 Hours of Spa press conference, featuring five rounds.[ 1] Several adjustments were announced, including Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya joining the sprint schedule after being shuffled out of the endurance schedule, and the addition of Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours after a year away. Circuit Ricardo Tormo and Circuit Zandvoort will not return to the sprint schedule, after three and five years in the series respectively.
Entry list
Icon
Class
P
Pro Cup
G
Gold Cup
S
Silver Cup
B
Bronze Cup
Notes:
Race results
Championship standings Scoring system
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point.
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
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
Gold Cup
Silver Cup
Bronze Cup
See also
Notes
^ a b Răzvan Umbrărescu withdrew from round 5 after the Friday practice sessions due to health reasons. Jakes was allowed to compete solo for the remainder of the event.[ 7]
^ James Kell withdrew from round 1 shortly before the qualifying sessions due to health reasons. Påverud was allowed to compete solo for the remainder of the event.[ 14]
^ a b Mukovoz is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Gvazava, also a Russian, competes under a Kyrgyz licence for the same reason.
^ a b Car No. 991 entered as Century Motorsport at rounds 2–4, and as Paradine Competition at round 5.
^ a b c d e f g h i Team WRT won an appeal regarding safety car procedure in Barcelona Race 1, because the pit window was not postponed under the safety car. The classification of race 1 was cancelled, with no points awarded.[ 49]
References
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^ "The return of Sky-Tempesta Racing" . Ferrari . 6 March 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 .
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^ a b c d e "Barwell launches two-car European assault with Lamborghini" . gt-world-challenge-europe.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024 .
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^ a b Plümer, Jonas (10 October 2024). "GT World Challenge Europe: Karol Basz für Eastalent Racing" . GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2024 .
^ a b c "Imperiale Racing to field Lamborghini for Gvazava and De Wilde in Fanatec GT Europe Sprint Cup" . gt-world-challenge-europe.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024 .
^ "Madpanda Motorsport commits to full-season Fanatec GT Europe programme with Mercedes-AMG" . gt-world-challenge-europe.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024 .
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^ a b c "Rutronik confirms two-car Porsche programme, firms up first crew" . gt-world-challenge-europe.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024 .
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^ "Magny-Cours - Entry List - Draft 3" (PDF) . gt-world-challenge-europe.com . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 16 August 2024 .
^ Euwema, Davey (15 February 2024). "Dinamic GT Parts Ways With Ford" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
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