2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup was the ninth 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) and the second season after title sponsor Blancpain withdrew sponsorship. The season began on 7 May at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France and ended on 26 September at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	7–9 May
2	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	18–20 June
3	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	2–4 July
4	Brands Hatch, Kent	28–29 August
5	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	25–26 September

Entry List

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Maro Engel P All Luca Stolz 7 Juuso Puhakka S All Óscar Tunjo RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 8 Adam Christodoulou PA 4 Kevin Tse Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 14 Alex Fontana S All Arthur Rougier 1 Ricardo Feller 2–5 114 Jack Aitken P 1–3 Konsta Lappalainen 1–3 S 4–5 Arthur Rougier 4–5 163 Albert Costa P All Ricardo Feller 1 Norbert Siedler 2–5 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 20 Valentin Pierburg PA All Dominik Baumann 40 Jordan Love S 3 Lance David Arnold Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 25 Léo Roussel P All Christopher Haase 26 Aurélien Panis P All Frédéric Vervisch 27 Finlay Hutchison P 3 Markus Winkelhock ROFGO Racing with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo 30 Benjamin Goethe P All Kelvin van der Linde 1, 3 Markus Winkelhock 2 Christopher Mies 4 Robin Frijns 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 31 Frank Bird S All Ryuichiro Tomita 32 Charles Weerts P All Dries Vanthoor Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 33 Benjamin Hites S 1–4 Patrick Kujala 1, 3–4 David Perel 2 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 38 Oliver Wilkinson P 1, 3–5 Ben Barnicoat AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 52 Louis Machiels PA All Andrea Bertolini Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 54 Adrien de Leener P 1–3, 5 Christian Engelhart Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 55 Alex Aka S 2 Dennis Marschall 66 Alex Aka P 1 Christopher Mies 1–3 Jusuf Owega 2 Fabien Lavergne 3 Mattia Drudi 4–5 Max Hofer 4 Kikko Galbiati 5 99 Tommasco Mosca P 1–2 Mattia Drudi Alex Aka S 3–5 Dennis Marschall Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 77 Henrique Chaves PA All Miguel Ramos AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 87 Konstantin Tereshchenko S All Jim Pla 88 Timur Boguslavskiy P All Raffaele Marciello 89 Răzvan Umbrărescu P All Jules Gounon Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 90 Ezequiel Pérez Companc S All Rik Breukers Sky - Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 93 Christopher Froggatt S All Giorgio Roda 1–4 Eddie Cheever 5 CMR Bentley Continental GT3 107 Ulysse de Pauw S All Pierre-Alexandre Jean 108 Stéphane Richelmi P All Benjamin Lessennes 1 Nelson Panciatici 2–5 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 159 Tuomas Tujula S All Nicolai Kjærgaard 188 Alexander West PA All Jonathan Adam Allied-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 222 Julien Apothéloz P 3–5 Klaus Bachler

Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Pro Winners	Silver Winners	Pro/Am Winners	Am Winners	Report
1	R1	Magny-Cours	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 52 AF Corse	No Entries	report
			Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Alex Fontana Arthur Rougier	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels
	R2		No. 6 Toksport WRT	No. 6 Toksport WRT	No. 87 AKKA ASP	No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
			Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
2	R1	Zandvoort	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 77 Barwell Motorsport	No Entries	report
			Ricardo Feller Alex Fontana	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Ricardo Feller Alex Fontana	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
	R2		No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 163 Emil Frey Racing	No. 14 Emil Frey Racing	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Albert Costa Norbert Siedler	Ricardo Feller Alex Fontana	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann
3	R1	Misano	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 87 AKKA ASP	No. 77 Barwell Motorsport	No Entries	report
			Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
	R2		No. 188 Garage 59	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 31 Team WRT	No. 188 Garage 59
			Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Alexander West Jonathan Adam
4	R1	Brands Hatch	No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 32 Team WRT	No. 31 Team WRT	No. 77 Barwell Motorsport	No Entries	report
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
	R2		No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 6 Toksport WRT	No. 7 Toksport WRT	No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
			Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Juuso Puhakka Óscar Tunjo	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
5	R1	Valencia	No. 38 Jota Sport	No. 6 Toksport WRT	No. 99 Attempto Racing	No. 52 AF Corse	No Entries	report
			Ben Barnicoat Oliver Wilkinson	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Alex Aka Dennis Marschall	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels
	R2		No. 6 Toksport WRT	No. 6 Toksport WRT	No. 87 AKKA ASP	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance
			Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are 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	Pole
Points	16.5	12	9.5	7.5	6	4.5	3	2	1	0.5	1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Drivers Team MAG ZAN MIS BRH VAL Points 1 Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1PF 2 8 3 1P 1F 1 2 16 Ret 103.5 2 Maro Engel Luca Stolz Toksport WRT 25 1PF 7 Ret 2 24 2 1F 1 1P 95 3 Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Team 5 3 2 25P 5 2 17F 6P 3F 18 61.5 4 Ricardo Feller Emil Frey Racing 2 26 1P 2F 8 11 11 8 17 12 45.5 5 Alex Fontana Emil Frey Racing 3 8 1P 2F 8 11 11 8 17 12 45 6 Albert Costa Emil Frey Racing 2 26 RetF 1 9 12 16 15 6 3 43.5 7 Răzvan Umbrărescu Jules Gounon AKKA ASP Team 10 24 13 6 12 7 12 3 5 2 35.5 8 Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 24 11 4 7 26 4 3 5 14 16 33.5 9 Norbert Siedler Emil Frey Racing RetF 1 9 12 16 15 6 3 31.5 10 Juuso Puhakka Óscar Tunjo Toksport WRT 7 23 5 10 10 9 6 4 Ret 8 25 11 Christopher Haase Léo Roussel Saintéloc Racing Ret 10 11 16 3 Ret 10 10 2 10 23.5 12 Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla AKKA ASP Team 17 5 6 19 6 Ret 11 7 10 6 23 13 Ulysse de Pauw Pierre-Alexandre Jean CMR 9 7 3 5 Ret 16 7 12 Ret 15 22.5 14 Aurélien Panis Saintéloc Racing 26 6 9 15 4 10 5 11 13 9 20.5 15 Konsta Lappalainen Emil Frey Racing 12 9 15 4 7F 5 8 20 9 Ret 20.5 16 Frédéric Vervisch Saintéloc Racing 26 6 9 15 4 10 5 11 19.5 17 Oliver Wilkinson Ben Barnicoat Jota Sport 13 4 22 8 28P DNS 22†P 4F 19 18 Ezequiel Pérez Companc Rik Breukers Madpanda Motorsport 4 13 Ret 9 14 14 4 16 Ret 7 19 19 Jack Aitken Emil Frey Racing 12 9 15 4 7F 5 17.5 20 Arthur Rougier Emil Frey Racing 3 8 8 20 9 Ret 14.5 21 Benjamin Goethe ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 11 Ret 16 18 23 3 18 9 18 13 10.5 22 Kelvin van der Linde ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 11 Ret 23 3 9.5 23 Benjamin Hites Rinaldi Racing 8 22 Ret 8 11 6 9 18 9.5 24 Alex Aka Attempto Racing 19 18 17 12 13 Ret 13 13 4 24† 7.5 Dennis Marschall 17 12 13 Ret 13 13 4 24† 25 Patrick Kujala Rinaldi Racing 8 22 11 6 9 18 7.5 26 Mattia Drudi Attempto Racing 6 12 14 17 15 14 8 11 6.5 27 Christian Engelhart Adrien de Leener Dinamic Motorsport 16 20 12 24 Ret DNS 12 5 6 28 Tommasco Mosca Attempto Racing 6 12 14 17 4.5 29 Stéphane Richelmi CMR 14 15 20 14 17 20 20 23 7 Ret 3 Nelson Panciatici 20 14 17 20 20 23 7 Ret 30 Kikko Galbiati Attempto Racing 8 11 2 30 David Perel Rinaldi Racing Ret 8 2 31 Christopher Mies Attempto Racing ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 19 18 10 11 Ret 17 18 9 1.5 32 Jonathan Adam Alexander West Garage 59 22 21 23 21 21 18P 23 24 Ret 20 1 34 Jusuf Owega Attempto Racing 10 11 0.5 Fabien Lavergne Attempto Racing Ret 17 0 Nicolai Kjærgaard Tuomas Tujula Garage 59 15 25 24 13 Ret 13 24 19 Ret 19 0 Benjamin Lessennes CMR 14 15 0 Chris Froggatt Sky - Tempesta Racing 20 14 19 23 19 22 26 22 15 17 0 Giorgio Roda 20 14 19 23 19 22 26 22 Eddie Cheever III 15 17 Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos Barwell Motorsport 23 16 18 DNS 18 23 21 21 20 22 0 Markus Winkelhock ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 16 18 0 Saintéloc Racing 15 15 Finlay Hutchison Saintéloc Racing 15 15 0 Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann SPS Automotive Performance 21 17 22 20 24 19 25 25 21 14 0 Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels AF Corse 18 19 21 22 25 25 22 26 19 23 0 Jordan Love Lance David Arnold SPS Automotive Performance 16 21 0 Julien Apothéloz Klaus Bachler Allied-Racing 20 26 19 17 11 21 0 Max Hofer Attempto Racing 15 14 0 Adam Christodoulou Kevin Tse Ram Racing 27 Ret 0 Pos. Drivers Team MAG ZAN MIS BRH VAL Points

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

Notes

• † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Silver Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points
1	Alex Fontana	Emil Frey Racing	3PF	8PF	1P	2F	8F	11F	14P	8	17F	12F	103
2	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	24	11	4	7	26	4	3	5	14	16	85.5
3	Jim Pla Konstantin Tereshchenko	AKKA ASP Team	17	5	6	19	6	Ret	11F	7F	10	6P	82.5
4	Juuso Puhakka Óscar Tunjo	Toksport WRT	7	23	5	10	10	9	6	4P	RetP	8	80
5	Ricardo Feller	Emil Frey Racing			1P	2F	8F	11F	14P	8	17F	12F	75
6	Ulysse de Pauw Pierre-Alexandre Jean	CMR	9	7	3F	5P	RetP	16	7	12	Ret	15	66.5
7	Rik Breukers Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Madpanda Motorsport	4	13	Ret	9	14	14	4	16	Ret	7	60
8	Arthur Rougier	Emil Frey Racing	3PF	8PF					8	20	9	Ret	46.5
9	Benjamin Hites	Rinaldi Racing	8	22	Ret	8	11	6P	9	18			45
10	Patrick Kujala	Rinaldi Racing	8	22			11	6P	9	18			37.5
11	Alex Aka Dennis Marschall	Attempto Racing			17	12	13	Ret	13	13	4	24†	37.5
12	Chris Froggatt	Sky - Tempesta Racing	20	14	19	23	19	22	26	22	15	17	22
13	Nicolai Kjærgaard Tuomas Tujula	Garage 59	15	25	24	13	Ret	13	24	19	Ret	19	19
14	Konsta Lappalainen	Emil Frey Racing							8	20	9	Ret	18.5
15	Giorgio Roda	Sky - Tempesta Racing	20	14	19	23	19	22	26	22			13
16	Eddie Cheever III	Sky - Tempesta Racing									15	17	9
17	David Perel	Rinaldi Racing			Ret	8							7.5
18	Jordan Love Lance David Arnold	SPS Automotive Performance					16	21					5
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points

Pro/Am Cup

Pos.	Drivers	Team	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points
1	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	23F	16	18PF	DNSP	18	23	21PF	21P	20F	22	125
2	Dominik Baumann Valentin Pierburg	SPS Automotive Performance	21	17	22	20	24F	19	25	25F	21P	14PF	116.5
3	Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	AF Corse	18	19F	21	22	25P	25	22	26	19	23	107
4	Jonathan Adam Alexander West	Garage 59	22P	21P	23	21F	21	18PF	23	24	Ret	20	101.5
5	Adam Christodoulou Kevin Tse	Ram Racing							27	Ret			6
Pos.	Drivers	Team	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points

Team's championships

Overall

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT ROFGO Racing with Team WRT	Audi	1PF	2									29.5
2	Toksport WRT	Mercedes-AMG	7	1PF									22
3	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	5	3									17
4	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini	2	8									15
5	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	4	13									10.5
6	Jota Sport	McLaren	13	4									8.5
7	Attempto Racing	Audi	6	12									8
8	CMR	Bentley	9	7									6.5
9	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	26	6									6
10	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	8	22									3
11	Garage 59	Aston Martin	15	21									0.5
11	Sky - Tempesta Racing	Ferrari	20	14									0.5
	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche	16	20									0
	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini	23	16									0
	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG	21	17									0
	AF Corse	Ferrari	18	19									0
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points

Silver Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points
1	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini	3PF	8PF									28
2	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG	17	5									19.5
3	Madpanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	4	13									18
3	CMR	Bentley	9	7									18
4	Toksport WRT	Mercedes-AMG	7	23									11.5
5	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	8	22									10.5
6	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	24	10									8.5
7	Sky - Tempesta Racing	Ferrari	20	14									6.5
8	Garage 59	Aston Martin	15	25									5.5
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points

Pro/Am Cup

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points
1	AF Corse	Ferrari	18	19F									26
2	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini	23F	16									24
3	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG	21	17									24
4	Garage 59	Aston Martin	22P	21P									19
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MAG		ZAN		MIS		BRH		VAL		Points

See also

• 2021 GT World Challenge Europe
• 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2021 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2021 GT World Challenge America
• 2021 GT World Challenge Australia