The 2018 GT4 European Series was the eleventh season of the GT4 European Series, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 16 September at the Nürburgring. It was the first season, after it was renamed from GT4 European Series Northern Cup to GT4 European Series.
Calendar
editAt the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar, in which Monza, Silverstone and Paul Ricard initially made an appearance.[1] All three tracks were dropped from the schedule, when the finalised calendar was announced on 24 November 2017.[2] The Red Bull Ring, the Slovakia Ring and Zandvoort did not return on the schedule, as Zolder, Spa-Francorchamps and the Hungaroring took their places.
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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1 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 7–8 April | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup |
2 | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | 5–6 May | |
3 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy | 23–24 June | |
4 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 21–22 July | SRO Speedweek |
5 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | 1–2 September | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup |
6 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 15–16 September |
Partners
editThe GT4 European Series is supported by 5 sponsors. These are the tire manufacturer Pirelli, the lubricant specialist RAVENOL, the watch manufacturer CERTINA, Elf and Gullwing Racing Insurance.
Entry list
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Race results
editBold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Silver Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Zolder | No. 5 Phoenix Racing | No. 5 Phoenix Racing | No. 13 Schwede Motorsport | No. 30 Selleslagh Racing Team |
Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Marc Basseng Phillip Bethke |
Nicolas Vandierendonck Johan Vannerum | |||
R2 | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 77 Racing One | No. 222 TFT Racing | ||
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Csaba Mór Patrick Zamparini |
Niki Leutwiler | |||
2 | R1 | Brands Hatch | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 5 Phoenix Racing | No. 13 Schwede Motorsport | No. 76 Autorlando Sport |
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Marc Basseng Phillip Bethke |
Giuseppe Ghezzi Alessandro Giovanelli | |||
R2 | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 13 Schwede Motorsport | No. 76 Autorlando Sport | ||
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Marc Basseng Phillip Bethke |
Giuseppe Ghezzi Alessandro Giovanelli | |||
3 | R1 | Misano | No. 10 Equipe Verschuur | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 16 Racing One | No. 76 Autorlando Sport |
Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison |
Gabriele Piana Răzvan Umbrărescu |
Markus Lungstrass Hamza Owega |
Giuseppe Ghezzi Alessandro Giovanelli | |||
R2 | No. 5 Phoenix Racing | No. 10 Equipe Verschuur | No. 112 RN Vision STS | No. 222 Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing | ||
Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison |
Miguel Cristóvão Pavel Lefterov |
Niki Leutwiler | |||
4 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 5 Phoenix Racing | No. 16 Racing One | No. 222 Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing |
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Markus Lungstrass Hamza Owega |
Niki Leutwiler | |||
R2 | No. 35 CMR | No. 35 CMR | No. 33 Bullitt Racing | No. 69 Mühlner Motorsport | ||
Pierre-Alexandre Jean Stéphane Tribaudini |
Pierre-Alexandre Jean Stéphane Tribaudini |
Andy Meyrick Stephen Pattrick |
Moritz Kranz | |||
5 | R1 | Hungaroring | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 1 MDM Motorsport | No. 77 Racing One | No. 42 Allied-Racing |
Gabriele Piana Răzvan Umbrărescu |
Simon Knap Max Koebolt |
Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak |
Nicolas Schöll | |||
R2 | No. 5 Phoenix Racing | No. 110 RN Vision STS | No. 77 Racing One | No. 42 Allied-Racing | ||
Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Nico Menzel Beitske Visser |
Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak |
Nicolas Schöll | |||
6 | R1 | Nürburgring | No. 55 HHC Motorsport | No. 110 RN Vision STS | No. 77 Racing One | No. 42 Allied-Racing |
Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha |
Nico Menzel Beitske Visser |
Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak |
Nicolas Schöll | |||
R2 | No. 10 Equipe Verschuur | No. 10 Equipe Verschuur | No. 77 Racing One | No. 42 Allied-Racing | ||
Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison |
Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison |
Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak |
Nicolas Schöll |
Championship standings
edit- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
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Teams' championship
editOnly the highest finishing car per team scored points and all other cars entered by that team were invisible as far as scoring points concerned. Only the highest ranked car in its respective category counted towards the championship. Parentheses indicate results that did not count towards the championship. Only two cars can be considered as forming the same team for the Teams' championship. If more than two cars are entered under the same competitor license, the competitor has to nominate the car numbers eligible to score points. Failure to do so will default the eligibility to score points to the two cars with the lowest car numbers.
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Class | ZOL |
BRH |
MIS |
SPA |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | ||||||
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1 | Racing One | Audi | Pro-Am | 10 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 237 |
2 | TFT Racing Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing |
Porsche | Am | 18 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 200 |
3 | Schwede Motorsport | Porsche | Pro-Am | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 188 |
4 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche | Am | 26 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 188 |
5 | Allied-Racing | Porsche | Pro-Am | 36 | Ret | 22 | (30) | (Ret) | 14 | (30) | (28) | (24) | (16) | (20) | (31) | 172 |
Am | (Ret) | (DNS) | (34) | 29 | 32 | (DNS) | 32 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | ||||
6 | MDM Motorsport | BMW | Silver | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 171 |
7 | (Las Moras Racing by) Equipe Verschuur | McLaren | Silver | 6 | (9) | (39) | (DNS) | (20) | 1 | 2 | (Ret) | (WD) | (WD) | 2 | 1 | 170 |
Am | (37) | 32 | 14 | 38 | 18 | (29) | (34) | 25 | 29 | Ret | (38) | (26) | ||||
8 | CMR | Alpine Ginetta |
Silver | (3) | (4) | 7 | (7) | 7 | (Ret) | 3 | 1 | (32) | 38 | 9 | (Ret) | 161 |
Am | 13 | 25 | (13) | 25 | (30) | 28 | (41) | (Ret) | 36 | (Ret) | (Ret) | 23 | ||||
9 | Phoenix Racing[N 4] | Audi | Silver | 1 | 5 | (25) | 4 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 158 | ||
Pro-Am | 21 | 16 | 34 | (11) | (DNS) | (DNS) | (27) | (18) | (25) | (10) | ||||||
Am | (27) | (Ret) | ||||||||||||||
10 | RN Vision STS[N 5] | BMW | Silver | 7 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 1 | (2) | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | (10) | (9) | 158 |
Pro-Am | (30) | (29) | (33) | (20) | (9) | 8 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||
11 | HHC Motorsport | Ginetta | Silver | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 4 | Ret | 157 |
Pro-Am | (Ret) | (34) | ||||||||||||||
12 | 3Y Technology[N 6] | BMW | Silver | (Ret) | (14) | 4 | (13) | 36 | (13) | (17) | (34) | (33) | (20) | 147 | ||
Pro-Am | 29 | 26 | (Ret) | 17 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | (20) | ||||||
Am | (Ret) | 24 | (32) | 22 | ||||||||||||
13 | Selleslagh Racing Team[N 7] | Mercedes-AMG | Silver | (14) | Ret | 6 | 4 | (Ret) | (16) | Ret | 4 | (11) | 3 | 142 | ||
Pro-Am | (25) | (35) | ||||||||||||||
Am | 11 | (Ret) | (27) | (Ret) | 16 | 27 | (Ret) | (27) | 21 | 32 | 33 | (24) | ||||
14 | V8 Racing | Chevrolet | Silver | 28 | (8) | 136 | ||||||||||
Pro-Am | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | (Ret) | 26 | 16 | 13 | ||||
15 | True Racing | KTM | Silver | 35 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 130 |
16 | Team GT[N 8] | McLaren | Silver | (9) | 3 | (Ret) | (40) | (6) | 23 | (Ret) | (6) | (Ret) | (22) | 12 | (16) | 128 |
Pro-Am | 25 | (38) | 8 | (Ret) | ||||||||||||
Am | 12 | 32 | 28 | 22 | Ret | 41 | (Ret) | 28 | ||||||||
17 | W & D Racing Team | BMW | Pro-Am | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 34 | DSQ | EX | 31 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 115 |
18 | Bullitt Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Pro-Am | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 92 | ||
19 | Academy Motorsport | Aston Martin | Silver | 5 | 9 | 87 | ||||||||||
Pro-Am | (Ret) | 20 | (Ret) | (28) | 27 | 33 | 25 | Ret | 15 | 39 | 29 | 34 | ||||
Am | 28 | (34) | ||||||||||||||
20 | Street Art Racing | Aston Martin | Pro-Am | 34 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 42 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 18 | 70 |
21 | Leipert Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | Silver | 5 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 66 |
22 | Lechner Racing | Mercedes-AMG | Silver | 38 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 55 |
23 | Felbermayr - Reiter | KTM | Silver | 23 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 48 | ||
Pro-Am | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||
24 | Lestrup Racing Team | BMW | Pro-Am | 21 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 46 | ||||||
25 | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW | Silver | 40 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 45 |
26 | Mühlner Motorsport | Porsche | Am | 14 | 7 | 43 | ||||||||||
27 | Ricknäs Motorsport | Porsche | Am | 24 | 29 | 18 | ||||||||||
28 | eSky WP Racing Team | Maserati | Am | 33 | 31 | 16 | ||||||||||
29 | ERC Sport | Mercedes-AMG | Am | 22 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||
30 | Primus Racing | Ginetta | Am | 40 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||||
31 | PROsport Performance | Porsche | Silver | 7 | 12 | DSQ | DNS | 10 | ||||||||
32 | Tolman Motorsport | McLaren | Pro-Am | 38 | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||
Guest teams ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||||
HP Racing International | Mercedes-AMG | Pro-Am | 30 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Jac Motors | Audi | Pro-Am | 30 | 27 | ||||||||||||
Motorsport98 | Ford | Am | Ret | 30 | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Class | ZOL |
BRH |
MIS |
SPA |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Car No. 10 entered as Equipe Verschuur and car No. 11 entered as Las Moras Racing by Equipe Verschuur.
- ^ a b Cars No. 22 and 23 entered as True Racing and car No. 24 entered as Felbermayr - Reiter. True Racing was entered under German licence and run by Reiter Engineering at Rounds 1 and 2, but was entered under Austrian licence as its own team from Round 3.
- ^ a b The team entered as TFT Racing at Rounds 1 and 2 and entered as Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing from Round 3.
- ^ The team's No. 3 car was ineligible to score points at Zolder, Misano and the Nürburgring. The team's No. 4 car was ineligible to score points at Misano. The team's No. 5 car was ineligible to score points at Brands Hatch. The team's No. 6 car was ineligible to score points at Zolder, Brands Hatch, Spa-Francorchamps and the Hungaroring.
- ^ The team's No. 110 car was ineligible to score points at Misano and the Nürburgring. The team's No. 111 car was ineligible to score points at Zolder and Brands Hatch. The team's No. 112 car was ineligible to score points at Spa-Francorchamps and the Hungaroring.
- ^ The team's No. 37 car was ineligible to score points at the Nürburgring. The team's No. 38 car was ineligible to score points at Misano. The team's No. 39 car was ineligible to score points at Zolder, Brands Hatch, Spa-Francorchamps and the Hungaroring.
- ^ The team's No. 30 car was ineligible to score points at the Hungaroring. The team's No. 32 car was ineligible to score points at Zolder, Brands Hatch, Misano, Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring.
- ^ The team's No. 89 car was ineligible to score points.
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