2018 GT4 Belgium Cup explained

The 2018 GT4 Belgium Cup was the first season of the GT4 Belgium Cup, a sports car championship for Belgian drivers only, created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 7 October at Zandvoort.

Calendar

On 15 December 2017, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar.[1] The finalised calendar was announced on 30 March 2017. The round at the Nürburgring in the weekend of 1 July was dropped from the schedule.[2]

RoundCircuitDateSupporting
1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium7–8 AprilBlancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
2 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium21–22 JulySRO Speedweek
3 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany15–16 SeptemberBlancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
4 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands6–7 OctoberStandalone event

Entry list

All drivers are entered under Belgian license.

TeamCarDriversClassRounds
Las Moras Racing by Equipe Verschuur[3] McLaren 570S GT411Sven Van LaereAm1
Selleslagh Racing Team[4] Mercedes-AMG GT430Nicolas VandierendonckAmAll
Johan Vannerum1–3
31Sam DejongheS1–2
Gregory Eyckmans1
Gilles Magnus[5] 3
Louis-Philippe SoenenAm4
32Am1–3
3Y Technology[6] BMW M4 GT437Stéphane LémeretS1–3
38Jamie VandenbalckPA1–3
Motorsport98[7] Ford Mustang GT498Eric De DonckerAm3
Jac MotorsAudi R8 LMS GT4100Mathieu DetryPA3
Laurent Jaspers
IconClass
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: SRO Launches Nordic, Central, Belgian GT4 Cups. Kilshaw. Jake. 15 December 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 4 January 2018.
  2. News: GT4 Belgium Cup: de start wordt in Zolder gegeven. 30 March 2018. belgium.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 March 2018.
  3. News: New livery and teammate for Liesette Braams. 20 March 2018. european.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 20 March 2018.
  4. News: Selleslagh Racing Team reveals full Belgian lineup for Zolder. 2 April 2018. european.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 3 April 2018.
  5. Web site: GT4 European Series set for exciting Nürburgring finale. 11 September 2018. european.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 September 2018.
  6. News: 3Y Technology reveals lineup for 2018 campaign. 31 March 2018. european.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 March 2018. 29 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211303/https://european.gt4series.com/news/364/3y-technology-reveals-lineup-for-2018-campaign. dead.
  7. News: Motorsport 98 set for GT4 European Series return with Ford Mustang. 14 August 2018. european.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 15 September 2018.