2022 GT2 European Series

The 2022 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the second season of the GT2 European Series. The season began on 1 April at Imola Circuit in Imola and ended on 16 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.

Calendar

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The 2022 calendar was released during the annual SRO press conference on 10 October 2021, featuring six rounds. The Red Bull Ring and Circuit Ricardo Tormo marked additions from the 2021 schedule, while the event at the Hockenheimring was not renewed for 2022.[1] On 29 October 2021, another change to the schedule was announced, moving the opening round from Monza to Imola and staging the event one week earlier.[2]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1   Imola Circuit, Imola, Italy 1–3 April GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2   Red Bull Ring, Spielburg, Austria 20–22 May ADAC GT Masters
3   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 2–3 July GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
4   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22–24 July FFSA French GT
5   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 17–18 September GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 15–16 October FFSA French GT

Series news

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  • The points format received an update for the 2022 season. Only the best five rounds from each team would count towards the overall championship.[1]

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Brabham Automotive Factory Racing[3] Brabham BT63 GT2[3] 1   Anders Fjordbach[3] PA All
  Kevin Weeda[4]
  High Class Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS GT2[5] 5   Aurelijus Rusteika[5] PA All
  Michael Vergers[5]
  Ebimotors[6] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport[6] 7   Gianluca Giorgi[6] Am 1–4, 6
  Alberto Scilla[7] 3
  Alessandro Baccani[7] 4, 6
66   Alessandro Baccani[7] Am 3
  Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini[7]
  Target Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo GT2[8] 9   Pierlugi Alessandri[8] Am 1
  Dilantha Malagamuwa[8]
24   Dimitrios Deverikos[7] Am 3
  Dmitry Gvazava[7][a]
  PK Carsport[9] Audi R8 LMS GT2[9] 11   Stienes Longin[4] PA All
  Nicolas Saelens[4]
81   Peter Guelinckx[4] PA All
  Bert Longin[4]
  KTM True Racing[10] KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept[10] 14   Horst Felbermayr Jr.[11] PA 2
  Reinhard Kofler[11]
15   Laura Kraihamer[12] PA 1–2
  Kris Rosenberger[12]
  Štefan Rosina[7] 3–6
  Filip Sládečka[7]
16   Štefan Rosina[10] PA 1–2
  Sehdi Sarmini[10] 1
  Filip Sládečka[13] 2
  Sehdi Sarmini[10] Am 4–6
  Kris Rosenberger[12]
17   Klaus Angerhofer[10] Am All
  Hubert Trunkenpolz[10]
  LP Racing[14] Audi R8 LMS GT2[14] 18   Michael Doppelmayr[14] Am 1–5
  Elia Erhart[14]
67   Henry Hassid[15] Am All
  Maxime Hassid 6
88   Luca Pirri[16] PA All
  Angelo Negro[16] 1
  Diego Alessi[13] 2
  Stéphane Ratel[7] 3–4, 6
  Stefano Constantini 5
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport[17] 911   Leonardo Gorini[17] Am All
  Reiter Engineering KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept 24   Gilles Vannelet Am 6
  SPS Automotive Performance[18] Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series[18] 55   Stéphane Ratel[18] INV 2
  Bernd Schneider[18]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational
  1. ^ Dmitry Gvazava is Russian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1   Imola   #18 LP Racing   #5 High Class Racing   #67 LP Racing
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Elia Erhart
  Aurelijus Rusteika
  Michael Vergers
  Henry Hassid
R2   #11 PK Carsport   #11 PK Carsport   #7 Ebimotors
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Gianluca Giorgi
2 R1   Red Bull Ring   #16 KTM True Racing   #16 KTM True Racing   #67 LP Racing
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Henry Hassid
R2   #16 KTM True Racing   #11 PK Carsport   #18 LP Racing
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Elia Erhart
3 R1   Misano   #24 Target Racing   #1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing   #18 LP Racing
  Dimitrios Deverikos
  Dmitry Gvazava
  Anders Fjordbach
  Kevin Weeda
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Elia Erhart
R2   #18 LP Racing   #11 PK Carsport   #67 LP Racing
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Elia Erhart
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Henry Hassid
4 R1   Spa   #15 KTM True Racing   #15 KTM True Racing   #67 LP Racing
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Henry Hassid
R2   #1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing   #15 KTM True Racing   #7 Ebimotors
  Anders Fjordbach
  Kevin Weeda
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Gianluca Giorgi
  Alessandro Baccani
5 R1   Valencia   #18 LP Racing   #11 PK Carsport   #67 LP Racing
  Michael Doppelmayr
  Elia Erhart
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Henry Hassid
R2   #1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing   #15 KTM True Racing   #67 LP Racing
  Anders Fjordbach
  Kevin Weeda
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Henry Hassid
6 R1   Paul Ricard   #15 KTM True Racing   #11 PK Carsport   #67 LP Racing
  Štefan Rosina
  Filip Sládečka
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Henry Hassid
  Maxime Hassid
R2   #1 Brabham Automotive Factory Racing   #11 PK Carsport   #24 Reiter Engineering
  Anders Fjordbach
  Kevin Weeda
  Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  Gilles Vannelet

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 IMO
 
RBR
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
VAL
 
LEC
 
Points
Pro-Am
1   Stienes Longin
  Nicolas Saelens
  PK Carsport 5 1 Ret 2 5 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 203
2   Štefan Rosina   KTM True Racing 12 Ret 1 7 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 10† 189
  Filip Sládečka 1 7 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 10†
3   Peter Guelinckx
  Bert Longin
  PK Carsport 4 3 3 6 3 4 10 8 3 6 4 9† 143
4   Anders Fjordbach
  Kevin Weeda
  Brabham Automotive Factory Racing 9 6 9 13 1 10 3 2 6 11† 2 8† 140
5   Aurelijus Rusteika
  Michael Vergers
  High Class Racing 3 2 Ret 11 4 7 6 4 7 3 5 7† 137
6   Luca Pirri   LP Racing 8 9 8 10 8 6 9 10 2 4 8 6 120
7   Stéphane Ratel   LP Racing 8 6 9 10 8 6 64
8   Horst Felbermayr Jr.
  Reinhard Kofler
  KTM True Racing 4 3 33
9   Stefano Costantini   LP Racing 2 4 30
10   Diego Alessi   LP Racing 8 10 22
10   Angelo Negro   LP Racing 8 9 22
11   Laura Kraihamer
  Kris Rosenberger
  KTM True Racing 13 10 Ret Ret 14
12   Sehdi Sarmini   KTM True Racing 12 Ret 8
Am
1   Henry Hassid   LP Racing 1 8 2 5 13† 2 4 7 5 5 6 3 212
2   Gianluca Giorgi   Ebimotors 2 4 5 9 9 11 8 5 7 4 170
3   Leonardo Gorini   LP Racing 6 5 7 12 12 9 5 6 9 9 Ret DNS 138
4   Elia Erhart   LP Racing 10 7 Ret 1 6 Ret 7 11 8 10 132
5   Klaus Angerhofer
  Hubert Trunkenpolz
  KTM True Racing 7 11 6 4 10 8 11 12 Ret 7 9 5 128
6   Michael Doppelmayr   LP Racing 10 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 11 8 10 106
7   Alessandro Baccani   Ebimotors 11 Ret 8 5 7 4 70
8   Sehdi Sarmini
  Kris Rosenberger
  KTM True Racing 12 9 10 8 Ret DNS 47
9   Maxime Hassid   LP Racing 6 3 43
10   Dimitrios Deverikos
  Dmitry Gvazava
  Target Racing 7 5 37
11   Gilles Vannelet   Reiter Engineering Ret 2 27
12   Alberto Scilla   Ebimotors 9 11 25
13   Pierlugi Alessandri
  Dilantha Malagamuwa
  Target Racing 11 12 16
14   Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini   Ebimotors 11 Ret 10
Pos. Driver Team IMO
 
RBR
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
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. ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (October 12, 2021). "Two New Venues for Second Season of GT2 European Series". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (29 October 2021). "Imola Replaces Monza on 2022 Endurance Cup Schedule". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (21 March 2022). "High Class Racing And Brabham Automotive Confirm 2022 GT2 Partnership". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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  5. ^ a b c d Plümer, Jonas (17 March 2022). "GT2 European Series: High Class Racing mit zwei Fahrzeugen" [GT2 European Series: High class racing with two vehicles]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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  9. ^ a b "PK Carsport set for GT2 European Series return with Audi". gt2europeanseries.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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  11. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (18 May 2022). "True Racing Add A Fourth KTM for Red Bull Ring". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "True Racing reveal third and final KTM X-BOW for Kraihamer/Rosenberger Pro-Am fight". Fanatec GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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  16. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (31 March 2022). "Pro-Am Audi Entry Makes LP Racing A Four-Car GT2 Team For 2022". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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