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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

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

Series news

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  • 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

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  PK Carsport[3] Audi R8 LMS GT2 1   Stienes Longin[3] PA All
  Peter Guelinckx[3] All
  Ebimotors[4] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 5   Aurelijus Rusteika[4] Am 1–3, 5–6
  Mantas Janavicius[4] 1–3, 5–6
911   Leonardo Gorini[4] Am 1–5
  Nicolas Gomar[5] 2
  Bastien Chesaux 3
  Haupt Racing Team[6] Mercedes-AMG GT2 7   Jörg Viebahn Am 2
  Mario Plachutta 2
  Fanatec by HRT[7] 44   Jens Liebhauser[7] Am 1
  Thomas Jackermeier[7] 1
  Iron Lynx[8] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 8   Donovan Privitelio[8] Am 1
  Luciano Privitelio[8] 1
  Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 10   Christoph Breuer Am 1
PA 3
  Marco Holzer 3
  LP Racing[9][10] Maserati MC20 GT2 12   Leonardo Gorini[10] PA 6
  Luca Pirri[10] 6
Audi R8 LMS GT2 18   Pierre Kaffer[9] PA 1–4, 6
  Michael Doppelmayr[9] 1–4, 6
67   Henry Hassid[11] PA All
  Anthony Beltoise[11] All
88   Stéphane Ratel[12] PA All
  Mattia di Giusto[12] All
  KTM True Racing by Reiter Engineering[13] KTM X-Bow GT2 15   Nicolas Saelens[14] PA All
  Štefan Rosina[14] All
16   Klaus Angerhofer[13] Am All
  Sehdi Sarmini[13] 2–6
17   Reinhard Kofler[13] PA 1–4
  Hubert Trunkenpolz[13] 1–2, 4–6
  Martin Koch 3
  Dani Pedrosa[15] 5
  Laura Kraihamer 6
51   Alexandre Leroy Am 6
  Bertrand Rouchaud 6
  CMR Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 30   Georges Cabanne Am 3, 6
  Jean Paul Buffin 6
  Akkodis ASP Team[16] Mercedes-AMG GT2 61   Mauro Ricci[16] Am 2–6
  Benjamin Ricci[16] 2–6
87   Jean-Luc Beaubelique[17] Am 4
  Christophe Bourret[17] 4
  Ludovic Badey PA 5–6
  Jean-Luc Beaubelique 5–6
  RTR Projects[18] KTM X-Bow GT2 89   Jan Krabec[18] Am All
  MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried KTM X-Bow GT2 812   Reinhard Kofler PA 5–6
  Martin Koch 5–6
  NM Racing Team[19] Mercedes-AMG GT2 888   Jakub Knoll[19] Am 6
  Stéphane Perrin[19] 6
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1   Monza   No. 8 Iron Lynx   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Donovan Privitelio
  Luciano Privitelio 		  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  Jan Krabec
R2   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx 		  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx 		  Jan Krabec
2 R1   Red Bull Ring   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 61 Akkodis ASP Team   No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  Mauro Ricci
  Benjamin Ricci 		  Klaus Angerhofer
  Sehdi Sarmini
R2   No. 18 LP Racing   No. 15 True Racing by Reiter Engineering   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr 		  Nicolas Saelens
  Štefan Rosina 		  Jan Krabec
3 R1   Dijon   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 17 True Racing by Reiter Engineering   No. 911 Ebimotors
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  Martin Koch
  Reinhard Kofler 		  Leonardo Gorini
R2   No. 18 LP Racing   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr 		  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx 		  Jan Krabec
4 R1   Algarve   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering
  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx 		  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  Klaus Angerhofer
  Sehdi Sarmini
R2   No. 18 LP Racing   No. 1 PK Carsport   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr 		  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx 		  Jan Krabec
5 R1   Valencia   No. 67 LP Racing   Akkodis ASP Team   No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Ludovic Badey 		  Klaus Angerhofer
  Sehdi Sarmini
R2   No. 67 LP Racing   No. 1 PK Carsport   Ebimotors
  Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  Stienes Longin
  Peter Guelinckx 		  Aurelijus Rusteika
  Mantas Janavicius
6 R1   Paul Ricard   No. 12 LP Racing   No. 87 AKKodis ASP Team   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Leonardo Gorini
  Luca Pirri 		  Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Ludovic Badey 		  Jan Krabec
R2   No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum-Ried   No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum-Ried   No. 89 RTR Projects
  Reinhard Kofler
  Martin KochKofler 		  Reinhard Kofler
  Martin KochKofler 		  Jan Krabec


Championship standings

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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

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Pos. Driver Team MON
  		RBR
  		DIJ
  		POR
  		VAL
  		LEC
  		Points
Pro-Am
1   Henry Hassid
  Anthony Beltoise 		  LP Racing 1 2 8 3 Ret 4 1 2 2 8 5 4 174
2   Reinhard Kofler   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 7 11 3 6 1 2 9 5 10 3 3 1 173
3   Peter Guelinckx
  Stienes Longin 		  PK Carsport Ret 1 7 2 Ret 1 10 1 5 1 8 5 165
4   Štefan Rosina   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 8 2 1 3 6 6 3 4 Ret 4 2 165
5   Nicolas Saelens   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 8 2 1 3 6 6 3 4 Ret 132
6   Mauro Ricci
  Benjamin Ricci 		  Akkodis ASP Team 1 4 2 9 4 10 3 6 6 8 122
7   Stéphane Ratel
  Mattia di Giusto 		  LP Racing 3 Ret 11 7 6 8 2 6 6 5 9 6 110
8   Martin Koch   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 1 2 10 3 3 1 108
9   Pierre Kaffer
  Michael Doppelmayr 		  LP Racing 6 6 4 8 4 12 3 11 13 14 93
10   Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Ludovic Badey 		  AKKodis ASP Team 1 2 1 3 83
11   Hubert Trunkenpolz   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 7 11 3 6 9 5 11 7 77
12   Christoph Breuer
  Marco Holzer 		  Manthey-Racing 5 3 25
13   Dani Pedrosa   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 11 7 12
Guest Entries Ineligible to Score Points
-   Leonardo Gorini
  Luca Pirri 		  LP Racing 2 7 0
-   Gilles Vannelet   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 4 2 0
Am
1   Jan Krabec   RTR Projects 2 3 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 4 8 10 7 9 231
2   Klaus Angerhofer   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 10 4 5 9 10 10 5 9 7 9 11 11 216
3   Sehdi Sarmini   True Racing by Reiter Engineering 5 9 10 10 5 9 7 9 11 11 188
4   Leonardo Gorini   Ebimotors 5 DNS 6 12 7 7 7 7 9 11 154
5   Aurelijus Rusteika
  Mantas Janavicius 		  Ebimotors 8 9 10 11 9 11 Ret 4 12 12 132
6   Georges Cabanne   CMR 11 13 15 15 44
7   Jörg Viebahn
  Mario Plachutta 		  Haupt Racing Team 9 10 30
8   Jean-Luc Beaubelique
  Christophe Bourret 		  Akkodis ASP Team 8 8 30
9   Nicolas Gomar[5]   Ebimotors 6 12 28
10   Jens Liebhauser
  Thomas Jackermeier 		  Fanatec by HRT 9 7 25
11   Christoph Breuer   Manthey-Racing Ret 5 15
12   Donovan Privitelio
  Luciano Privitelio 		  Iron Lynx Ret 10 9
Guest Entries Ineligible to Score Points
-   Jakub Knoll
  Stéphane Perrin 		  NM Racing Team 10 10 0
-   Alexandre Leroy
  Bertrand Rouchaud 		  True Racing by Reiter Engineering 14 13 0
-   Jean Paul Buffin   CMR 15 15 0
Pos. Driver Team MON  RBR
  		DIJ
  		POR
  		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

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  1. ^ "GT2 European Series Rings The Changes, Dijon & Portimao Added In Revised 2023 Calendar | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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  3. ^ a b c "PK Carsport Audi returns to defend Pro-Am crown". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ebimotors gathers all-new driver line-up for dual Am title assault". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  5. ^ a b sportscarracingnews (2023-05-23). "GT2 European Series Ready for Red Bull Ring Return". Sportscar Racing News. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. ^ "LP Racing Audis take brace of Pro-Am poles, True Racing & RTR Projects share KTM Am Qualifying honours". GT2 European Series. 26 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "HRT to debut first race entry of the Mercedes-AMG GT2". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. ^ a b c "Iron Lynx to make Fanatec GT2 European Series debut". Iron Lynx. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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  13. ^ a b c d e "True Racing by Reiter Engineering confirms three-strong KTM squad". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  14. ^ a b "Saelens switches to KTM to defend Pro-Am title". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  15. ^ "Pedrosa To Compete In KTM GT2 At Valencia". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  16. ^ a b c "DSC's Daily Notebook (18/05/2023) | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  17. ^ a b Plümer, Jonas (2023-07-21). "GT2 European Series: Akkodis ASP bringt zweiten Mercedes-AMG GT2". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  18. ^ a b "RTR Projects confirms KTM X-BOW entry with Jan Krabec". Fanatec GT2 European Series. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  19. ^ a b c Plümer, Jonas (2023-10-03). "GT2 European Series: NM Racing Team debütiert". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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