The GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, officially known as Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS for sponsorship reasons, formerly the FIA GT Series, is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) with the approval of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was sponsored by Blancpain from 2014 to 2019, when it was variously branded as the Blancpain Sprint Series in 2014 and 2015, the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in 2016 to 2018, and the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe in 2019. In 2020, AWS was named 'Official Presenter' and the series was branded as "GT World Challenge Powered by AWS". Fanatec later joined as title sponsor in 2021, giving the series its current name.
The championship now exclusively races in Europe, but had in previous years visited other continents, including Asia. The series continues the sprint format for GT-cars carried out by the defunct FIA GT1 World Championship.[1]
The GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup is contested with GT3-spec cars. Each event consists of two races over a weekend with two drivers per car and a mandatory pit stop.
Racesedit
The schedule of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup consists of races in Europe.
The name of the FIA GT Series resembles the FIA GT Championship (1997-2009) that was known for its endurance races all over the world. Except for the mandatory driver changes, the two championships differ highly in sporting and technical regulations.
In 2014, the competition changed the name to the Sprint Series.[2]
in 2016 the SRO announced both the Sprint and Endurance Series integrated into the GT Series, putting the emphasis on the overall drivers' and manufacturers' titles causing the Sprint Series name to change from Sprint Series to GT Series Sprint Cup.[3]
On 25 May 2018, the SRO acquired promotional rights to the GT World Challenge America, a North American GT series sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. On 29 September 2018, the SRO changed the names of the GT Asia and Sprint Cup, to adopt the World Challenge name used in North America. The three series together will be known as the GT World Challenge, with each series adding their region to the series name (America, Asia, Europe).[4]
In 2019, SRO announced that sponsorship by Blancpain had come to an end. For 2020, the GT World Challenge Europe was renamed the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, with the GT Series and GT Series Endurance Cup being renamed the GT World Challenge Europe and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup respectively.
In 2020, SRO named AWS as the "official presenter" of the series,[5] and the series was branded as "GT World Challenge Powered by AWS". In 2021, Fanatec became the title sponsor of the series.[6] Giving the series its current name of "Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS".
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^"Stephane Ratel outlines exciting 2019 season plans for SRO Motorsports Group". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^"SRO Motorsports Group names Amazon Web Services (AWS) official presenter of GT World Challenge". Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
^"Fanatec named title sponsor of GT World Challenge Powered by AWS and GT2 European Series". Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
External linksedit
The Official Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Site
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup officially known as Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS for sponsorship reasons formerly the FIA GT Series is a sports car racing series organized by the Stephane Ratel Organisation SRO with the approval of the Federation Internationale de l Automobile FIA It was sponsored by Blancpain from 2014 to 2019 when it was variously branded as the Blancpain Sprint Series in 2014 and 2015 the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in 2016 to 2018 and the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe in 2019 In 2020 AWS was named Official Presenter and the series was branded as GT World Challenge Powered by AWS Fanatec later joined as title sponsor in 2021 giving the series its current name GT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupCategoryGrand tourerCountryInternationalTyre suppliersPirelliDrivers championMattia Drudi Ricardo FellerTeams championTresor Orange1Official websitewww wbr gt world challenge europe wbr comCurrent season The championship now exclusively races in Europe but had in previous years visited other continents including Asia The series continues the sprint format for GT cars carried out by the defunct FIA GT1 World Championship 1 Contents 1 Regulations 2 Races 3 History 4 Champions 4 1 Drivers 4 2 Teams 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRegulations editThe GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup is contested with GT3 spec cars Each event consists of two races over a weekend with two drivers per car and a mandatory pit stop Races editThe schedule of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup consists of races in Europe History editIn 2013 the FIA GT Series was created after the demise of the FIA GT1 World Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship The series was supposed to form the FIA GT World Series in conjunction with the GT Endurance Series This plan was abandoned before the start of the 2013 season The name of the FIA GT Series resembles the FIA GT Championship 1997 2009 that was known for its endurance races all over the world Except for the mandatory driver changes the two championships differ highly in sporting and technical regulations In 2014 the competition changed the name to the Sprint Series 2 in 2016 the SRO announced both the Sprint and Endurance Series integrated into the GT Series putting the emphasis on the overall drivers and manufacturers titles causing the Sprint Series name to change from Sprint Series to GT Series Sprint Cup 3 On 25 May 2018 the SRO acquired promotional rights to the GT World Challenge America a North American GT series sanctioned by the United States Auto Club On 29 September 2018 the SRO changed the names of the GT Asia and Sprint Cup to adopt the World Challenge name used in North America The three series together will be known as the GT World Challenge with each series adding their region to the series name America Asia Europe 4 In 2019 SRO announced that sponsorship by Blancpain had come to an end For 2020 the GT World Challenge Europe was renamed the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with the GT Series and GT Series Endurance Cup being renamed the GT World Challenge Europe and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup respectively In 2020 SRO named AWS as the official presenter of the series 5 and the series was branded as GT World Challenge Powered by AWS In 2021 Fanatec became the title sponsor of the series 6 Giving the series its current name of Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Champions editDrivers edit Year Pro Cup Silver Cup Pro Am Trophy Gentlemen Trophy 2013 nbsp Stephane Ortelli nbsp Laurens Vanthoor Not awarded nbsp Sergey Afanasyev nbsp Andreas Simonsen nbsp Petr Charouz nbsp Jan Stovicek 2014 nbsp Maximilian Gotz nbsp Vincent Abril nbsp Mateusz Lisowski nbsp Marc Basseng nbsp Alessandro Latif Not awarded 2015 nbsp Vincent Abril nbsp Maximilian Buhk nbsp Jules Szymkowiak nbsp Aleksey Karachev Year Overall Silver Cup Pro Am Cup Am Cup 2016 nbsp Enzo Ide nbsp Michele Beretta nbsp Luca Stolz nbsp Michal Broniszewski nbsp Giacomo Piccini nbsp Claudio Sdanewitsch 2017 nbsp Robin Frijns nbsp Stuart Leonard nbsp Fabian Schiller nbsp Jules Szymkowiak nbsp Daniel Keilwitz nbsp Alexander Mattschull nbsp Stephen Earle nbsp David Perel 2018 nbsp Raffaele Marciello nbsp Michael Meadows nbsp Nico Bastian nbsp Jack Manchester nbsp Nyls Stievenart nbsp Markus Winkelhock nbsp Pierre Feligioni nbsp Claude Yves Gosselin 2019 nbsp Andrea Caldarelli nbsp Marco Mapelli nbsp Nico Bastian nbsp Thomas Neubauer nbsp Hiroshi Hamaguchi nbsp Phil Keen nbsp Florian Scholze nbsp Wolfgang Triller 2020 nbsp Dries Vanthoor nbsp Charles Weerts nbsp Simon Gachet nbsp Steven Palette nbsp Eddie Cheever nbsp Chris Froggatt Not awarded 2021 nbsp Dries Vanthoor nbsp Charles Weerts nbsp Alex Fontana nbsp Henrique Chaves nbsp Miguel Ramos Not awarded 2022 nbsp Dries Vanthoor nbsp Charles Weerts nbsp Pierre Alexandre Jean nbsp Ulysse De Pauw nbsp Miguel Ramos nbsp Dean Macdonald Not awarded Year Overall Gold Cup Silver Cup Bronze Cup 2023 nbsp Mattia Drudi nbsp Ricardo Feller nbsp Niklas Krutten nbsp Calan Williams nbsp Jordan Love nbsp Alex Malykhin Teams edit Year Pro Cup Silver Cup Pro Am Trophy Gentlemen Trophy 2013 nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Not awarded nbsp HTP Gravity Charouz nbsp HTP Gravity Charouz 2014 nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT nbsp Phoenix Racing Not awarded 2015 nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT nbsp Bentley Team HTP nbsp GT Russian Team Year Overall Silver Cup Pro Am Cup Am Cup 2016 nbsp Team WRT Not awarded nbsp Kessel Racing nbsp AF Corse 2017 nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT nbsp HTP Motorsport nbsp Rinaldi Racing nbsp Kessel Racing 2018 nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Not awarded nbsp Sainteloc Racing nbsp Boutsen Ginion Racing 2019 nbsp AKKA ASP Team nbsp AKKA ASP Team nbsp Orange1 FFF Racing Team nbsp HB Racing 2020 nbsp Belgian Audi Club Team WRT nbsp Sainteloc Racing nbsp Sky Tempesta Racing Not awarded 2021 nbsp Team WRT nbsp Emil Frey Racing nbsp Barwell Motorsport Not awarded 2022 nbsp Team WRT nbsp AF Corse nbsp AF Corse Not awarded Year Overall Gold Cup Silver Cup Bronze Cup 2023 nbsp Tresor Orange1 nbsp Boutsen VDS nbsp Haupt Racing Team nbsp Pure RxcingSee also editBritish GT Championship GT World Challenge Australia GT World Challenge America GT World Challenge Asia GT World Challenge Europe GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupReferences edit FIA GT SERIES IS GO FOR 2013 gt1world com Stephane Ratel Organisation 2013 01 10 Archived from the original on 2013 01 13 Retrieved 2013 01 10 Official Site of Blancpain Endurance Series Archived from the original on 2013 12 30 Retrieved 2013 12 30 About Blancpain GT Series Blancpain GT Series Archived from the original on 27 April 2014 Retrieved 31 March 2016 Stephane Ratel outlines exciting 2019 season plans for SRO Motorsports Group blancpain gt series com SRO Motorsports Group 29 September 2018 Retrieved 5 October 2018 SRO Motorsports Group names Amazon Web Services AWS official presenter of GT World Challenge Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS 2020 01 20 Retrieved 2022 07 10 Fanatec named title sponsor of GT World Challenge Powered by AWS and GT2 European Series Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS 2021 01 22 Retrieved 2022 07 10 External links editThe Official Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup amp oldid 1217866867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
