GT World Challenge Europe
| Category | Grand tourer Endurance racing |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 2014 |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli (2014–) |
| Drivers' champion |  Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli |
| Teams' champion |  Orange1 FFF Racing Team |
| Official website | www |
 Current season | |
GT World Challenge Europe (known as the Blancpain GT Series between 2014 and 2019) is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) with the approval of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It features grand tourer racing cars modified from production road cars complying with the FIA's GT3 regulations.
History
The series is divided into two separate championships, the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Although the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (then the Blancpain Endurance Series) has been organised since 2011, the inaugural season of the Blancpain GT Series was 2014, because in that year the FIA GT Series became the Blancpain Sprint Series, which is now the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. The series was primarily sponsored by Swiss watchmaker Blancpain.
After developing their partnership, Blancpain and the SRO have decided that 2016 will see both the Sprint and Endurance Series further integrated into the Blancpain GT Series, putting the emphasis on the prestigious overall drivers' and manufacturers' titles, and causing the Sprint Series name to change from Blancpain Sprint Series to Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup and the Endurance Series name to change from Blancpain Endurance Series to Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.[1]
In 2019, SRO Group announced that their sponsorship agreement with Blancpain had come to an end, this resulted in the Blancpain GT Series being renamed the GT World Challenge Europe with the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe being renamed the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup respectively.
Champions
Drivers
| Year | Overall | Silver Cup | Pro-Am Cup | Am Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Laurens Vanthoor
|
Not held | Not awarded | |
| 2015 |  Robin Frijns
| |||
| 2016 |  Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk
|
 Michał Broniszewski
|
Claudio Sdanewitsch
| |
| 2017 | Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart
|
Alexander Mattschull
|
 David Perel
| |
| 2018 | Raffaele Marciello
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Nico Bastian Jack Manchester
|
 Nyls Stievenart Markus Winkelhock
|
 Adrian Amstutz Leo Machitski
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| 2019 | Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli
|
Nico Bastian
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Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels
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Not awarded |
Teams
| Year | Overall | Silver Cup | Pro-Am Cup | Am Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
|
Not held | Not awarded | |
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
| |||
| 2016 | (AMG - Team) HTP Motorsport
|
Kessel Racing
|
AF Corse/Kaspersky Motorsport
| |
| 2017 | GRT Grasser Racing Team
|
Rinaldi Racing
|
Kessel Racing
| |
| 2018 | (Mercedes-AMG Team) AKKA ASP / SMP Racing by AKKA ASP
|
Not awarded | Saintéloc Racing
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Barwell Motorsport
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| 2019 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team
|
AKKA ASP Team
|
AF Corse
|
Not awarded |
See also
References
- ^ "About Blancpain GT Series". Blancpain GT Series. Retrieved 31 March 2016.