GT Cup Open Europe
| Category | Grand tourer sportscars |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Drivers | 45 (2019) |
| Teams | 15 (2019) |
| Tyre suppliers | Michelin |
| Drivers' champion |  Hans-Peter Koller |
| Teams' champion |  Vincenzo Sospiri Racing |
| Official website | www.gtcupopen.net |
 Current season | |
The GT Cup Open Europe is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2019 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It is a support category to the International GT Open featuring FIA GT4-spec cars as well as eligible one-make category cars.
Format
The series consists of events in various European countries which feature two races over a weekend. Each weekend the series hosts two 55 minute races with two separate qualifying sessions determining the grid order. There is a mandatory pit stop with a minimum time that must be abided by. During this pit stop, only the driver change may occur if the car is a two driver entry. Fuel may not be added and unless there is a puncture, no tires can be changed.
The series supports the International GT Open.
Regulations
Each race consists of a field of grand touring-style cars. Eligible models include all homologated FIA GT4 cars such as the Mercedes AMG GT4 and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 as well as one-make category cars such as the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo and the Porsche 991 Carrera Cup. The series has three sub-categories for the Drivers' Championships: Silver, for driver pairings consisting of two Silver ranked drivers; Pro-Am, for driver pairings consisting of one Gold or Silver driver and one Am driver; and Am, for two Am rated drivers or a solo Am rated driver. No other driver combinations are allowed. After the third race of the season, all Silver ranked entries were moved to the Pro-Am category apparently in an attempt to remove the category due to very few entries.[1]
For the second year of the series it was announced that cars would be split into two categories: GT Cup and GT Cup Trophy.[2] GT Cup is for the most popular GT4-spec cars while the GT Cup Trophy is for one-make cars and GT4 cars considered less competitive by the race organizers. Both categories will award a champion in the Am and Pro-Am classes. The Silver category has not been renewed for 2020.
Champions
Drivers
Overall
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hans-Peter Koller
|
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
|
M | 6 | 6 | 7 | 102 | Race 12 of 12 | 2 |
Silver
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Marc de Fulgencio Thiago Vivacqua
|
Teo Martín Motorsport
|
M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | Race 12 of 12 | 12 |
Pro-Am
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hans-Peter Koller
|
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
|
M | 6 | 6 | 7 | 65 | Race 12 of 12 | 5 |
Am
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Niki Leutweiler
|
PZ Oberer Zurischee
|
M | 5 | 3 | 9 | 80 | Race 12 of 12 | 11 |
Teams
| Year | Teams' Championship | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
| |
References
- ^ "Spa Race 2 Results" (PDF). GT Cup Open.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New GT Cup Trophy category introduced in the 2020 GT Cup Open Europe". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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