2019 GT4 European Series
The 2019 GT4 European Series was the twelfth season of the GT4 European Series, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 13 April at Monza and ended on 1 September at the Nürburgring.
Calendar
[edit]At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar, in which Barcelona-Catalunya initially made an appearance.[1] It was dropped from the schedule and replaced by Zandvoort, when the finalised calendar was announced on 22 October.[2]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 13–14 April | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
2 | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | 4–5 May | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe |
3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 1–2 June | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
4 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy | 29–30 June | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe |
5 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | 13–14 July | |
6 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 31 August–1 September |
Partners
[edit]The 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
[edit]Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Silver Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Monza | No. 55 Team GT | No. 14 Equipe Verschuur | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 32 Selleslagh Racing Team |
Michaël Benyahia Charlie Fagg |
Benjamin Lessennes Daniel McKay |
Gabriele Piana Marius Zug |
Jean-Luc Behets Johan Vannerum | |||
R2 | No. 69 V8 Racing | No. 14 Equipe Verschuur | No. 2 Leipert Motorsport | No. 32 Selleslagh Racing Team | ||
Olivier Hart Duncan Huisman |
Benjamin Lessennes Daniel McKay |
Marcus Påverud Luca Trefz |
Jean-Luc Behets Johan Vannerum | |||
2 | R1 | Brands Hatch | No. 18 PROsport Performance | No. 16 True Racing | No. 2 Leipert Motorsport | No. 48 CMR |
Akhil Rabindra Florian Thoma |
Reinhard Kofler Patric Niederhauser |
Marcus Påverud Luca Trefz |
David Loger Eric Mouez | |||
R2 | No. 14 Equipe Verschuur | No. 4 Leipert Motorsport | No. 35 Rédélé Compétition | No. 17 Street Art Racing | ||
Benjamin Lessennes Daniel McKay |
Jan Kisiel Max Koebolt |
Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté |
Pascal Bachmann Clément Seyler | |||
3 | R1 | Paul Ricard | No. 44 Generation AMR SuperRacing | No. 25 MDM Motorsport | No. 35 Rédélé Compétition | No. 56 Team GT |
Matthew George James Holder |
Simon Knap Alec Udell |
Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté |
Christian Danner Bernhard Laber | |||
R2 | No. 25 MDM Motorsport | No. 25 MDM Motorsport | No. 71 W & D Racing Team | No. 48 CMR | ||
Simon Knap Alec Udell |
Simon Knap Alec Udell |
Paolo Meloni Massimiliano Tresoldi |
David Loger Eric Mouez | |||
4 | R1 | Misano | No. 24 Valvoline - True Racing | No. 66 Bullitt Racing | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 32 Selleslagh Racing Team |
Phil Hill Mads Siljehaug |
Alex Lambertz Romain Monti |
Gabriele Piana Marius Zug |
Jean-Luc Behets Johan Vannerum | |||
R2 | No. 4 Leipert Motorsport | No. 4 Leipert Motorsport | No. 777 Schwede Motorsport | No. 17 Street Art Racing | ||
Jan Kisiel Max Koebolt |
Jan Kisiel Max Koebolt |
Jan Rehnig Dominik Schraml |
Pascal Bachmann Clément Seyler | |||
5 | R1 | Zandvoort | No. 24 Valvoline - True Racing | No. 1 Phoenix Racing | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 31 Selleslagh Racing Team |
Nicolai Elghanayan Mads Siljehaug |
Cédric Freiburghaus Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Gabriele Piana Marius Zug |
Alessandro Giovanelli Bob Herber | |||
R2 | No. 14 Equipe Verschuur | No. 25 MDM Motorsport | No. 2 Leipert Motorsport | No. 48 CMR | ||
Benjamin Lessennes Daniel McKay |
Simon Knap Alec Udell |
Marcus Påverud Luca Trefz |
David Loger Eric Mouez | |||
6 | R1 | Nürburgring | No. 8 Ekris Motorsport | No. 66 Bullitt Racing | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 32 Selleslagh Racing Team |
Ricardo van der Ende Euan McKay |
Alex Lambertz Romain Monti |
Gabriele Piana Marius Zug |
Jean-Luc Behets Johan Vannerum | |||
R2 | No. 8 Ekris Motorsport | No. 8 Ekris Motorsport | No. 111 RN Vision STS | No. 32 Selleslagh Racing Team | ||
Ricardo van der Ende Euan McKay |
Ricardo van der Ende Euan McKay |
Gabriele Piana Marius Zug |
Jean-Luc Behets Johan Vannerum |
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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Bold – Pole |
Teams' championship
[edit]Only 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. In several occasions full points were not awarded, because it is dependent on the number of teams participating per class.
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | Leipert Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | 230 |
2 | RN Vision STS | BMW | 196 |
3 | Street Art Racing | Aston Martin | 189 |
4 | (Las Moras by) Equipe Verschuur | McLaren | 185 |
5 | MDM Motorsport | BMW | 170 |
6 | Ekris Motorsport | BMW | 155 |
7 | (Valvoline -) True Racing | KTM | 148 |
8 | Schwede Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG | 146 |
9 | Allied-Racing | Porsche | 142 |
10 | Selleslagh Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG | 132 |
11 | Phoenix Racing | Audi | 116 |
12 | Rédélé Compétition | Alpine | 114 |
13 | Bullitt Racing | Mercedes-AMG | 109 |
14 | CMR | Alpine | 107 |
15 | Academy Motorsport | Aston Martin | 85 |
16 | PROsport Performance | Aston Martin | 82 |
17 | W & D Racing Team | BMW | 80 |
18 | Team GT | McLaren | 68 |
19 | V8 Racing | Chevrolet | 66 |
20 | Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW | 66 |
21 | NM Racing Team | Ginetta | 64 |
22 | Centri Porsche Ticino | Porsche | 41 |
23 | razoon - more than racing | KTM | 40 |
24 | eSky WP Racing | Maserati | 30 |
25 | IMSA Performance | Audi | 27 |
26 | Generation AMR SuperRacing[N 4] | Aston Martin | 12 |
Team SpeedCar | Alpine | ||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Car No. 11 entered as Las Moras by Equipe Verschuur and car No. 14 entered as Equipe Verschuur.
- ^ a b Car No. 16 entered as True Racing and car No. 24 entered as Valvoline - True Racing.
- ^ a b Matthew George and James Holder were ineligible to score points at Monza and Brands Hatch, because they entered an older generation Aston Martin Vantage GT4, which was no longer homologated.
- ^ Generation AMR SuperRacing were ineligible to score points at Monza and Brands Hatch, because they entered an older generation Aston Martin Vantage GT4, which was no longer homologated.
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