2021 GT2 European Series explained

The 2021 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the first season of the GT2 European Series. The season begins on 17 April at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza and will end on 2 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.^[1]

Calendar

A round scheduled for Silverstone on 25–27 June was cancelled and replaced with Misano on the following weekend.^[2]

Round	Circuit	Date	Support Series
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	15–17 April	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	14–15 May
3	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	2–4 July	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
4	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	22–25 July
5	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	1–2 October	FFSA French GT

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Car Driver Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti^[3] Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 3 Luca Demarchi INV PA 5 JM Littman Speed Factory Racing^[4] Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 5 Aurelijus Rusteika GT2 PA All Michael Vergers Sportec Motorsport KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept 7 Christoph Ulrich GT2 Am All Adrian Spescha 1, 3 Christoph Lenz^[5] 2 Toro Verde GT^[6] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 9 David Fairbrother GT2 PA 1–2 Jordan Witt PK Carsport^[7] Audi R8 LMS GT2 11 Jens Liebhauser GT2 PA 5 Stienes Longin 81 Peter Guelinckx All Bert Longin True Racing by Reiter Engineering KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept 16 Sehdi Sarmini GT2 PA All Štefan Rosina 1–4 17 Klaus Angerhofer GT2 Am All Hubert Trunkenpolz 23 Peter Kox GT2 PA 1–4 Rupert Atzberger 1–2 Einar Thorsen^[8] 3 Michael Bleekemolen^[9] 4 24 Kris Rosenberger GT2 Am All Hans-Joachim Stuck Auto Vitesse Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 19 Cyril Leimer GT2 Am 5 63 Cédric Leimer GT2 PA 5 Julien Piguet High Class Racing^[10] Brabham BT63 GT2 20 Dennis Andersen GT2 PA 5 David Brabham Audi R8 LMS GT2 33 Anders Fjordbach^[11] All Mark Patterson Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 27 Mauro Casadei GT2 Am 5 Stefan Thor Larsson 32 Jaromir Jirik 4–5 Mauro Casadei 4 Han Huilin 5 63 Mauro Casadei 3 Cédric Leimer AKF Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 28 Oliver Freymuth GT2 Am 2 SVC Sport Management Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo GT2 44 Joseph Collado GT2 Am 1 Patrick Zamparini CMR Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 73 Alexis Berthet INV Am 1 Patrick Michellier LP Racing Audi R8 LMS GT2 88 Luca Pirri Ardizzone GT2 PA All Stéphane Ratel Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 911 Leonardo Gorini GT2 Am 4–5 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT2 99 Ali Çapan GT2 Am 2 Teichmann Racing KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept 123 Rupert Atzberger GT2 PA 4 Hendrik Still

Icon Class Car GT2 GT2 Cars INV Invitational Drivers PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	GT2 Pro-Am Winners	GT2 Am Winners
1	R1	Monza	No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 44 SVC Sport Management
			Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Joseph Collado Patrick Zamparini
	R2		No. 23 True Racing by Reiter Engineering	No. 81 PK Carsport	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport
			Rupert Atzberger Peter Kox	Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin	Adrian Spescha Christoph Ulrich
2	R1	Hockenheim	No. 81 PK Carsport	No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 28 AKF Motorsport
			Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Oliver Freymuth
	R2		No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport
			Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Christoph Lenz Christoph Ulrich
3	R1	Misano	No. 24 True Racing by Reiter Engineering	No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport
			Kris Rosenberger Hans-Joachim Stuck	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Adrian Spescha Christoph Ulrich
	R2		No. 81 PK Carsport	No. 81 PK Carsport	No. 63 Target Racing
			Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin	Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin	Mauro Casadei Cédric Leimer
4	R1	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport	No. 81 PK Carsport	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport
			Christoph Ulrich	Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin	Christoph Ulrich
	R2		No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering	No. 16 True Racing by Reiter Engineering	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport
			Štefan Rosina Sehdi Sarmini	Štefan Rosina Sehdi Sarmini	Christoph Ulrich
5	R1	Paul Ricard	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport	No. 63 AutoVitesse	No. 7 Sportec Motorsport
			Christoph Ulrich	Cédric Leimer Julien Piguet	Christoph Ulrich
	R2		No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 33 High Class Racing	No. 911 LP Racing
			Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	Leonardo Gorini
Results:

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship 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
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

	Driver	Team	MON		HOC		MIS		SPA		LEC		Points
GT2 Pro-Am
1	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson	High Class Racing	1	4	1	1	1	2	10	5	3	1	201
2	Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin	PK Carsport	5	1	3	6	3	1	1	7	4	7	174
3	Aurelijus Rusteika Michael Vergers	Speed Factory Racing	3	3	4	3	4	8	2	Ret	10	8	120
4	Luca Pirri Stéphane Ratel	LP Racing	Ret	2	6	2	2	6	8	Ret	8	10	110
5	Sehdi Sarmini	True Racing by Reiter Engineering	4	5	Ret	DNS	Ret	3	6	1	9	Ret	90
6	Štefan Rosina	True Racing by Reiter Engineering	4	5	Ret	DNS	Ret	3	6	1			80
7	Cédric Leimer Julien Piguet	Auto Vitesse									2	3	43
8	David Fairbrother Jordan Witt	Toro Verde GT	6	DNS	7	7							28
9	Peter Kox	True Racing by Reiter Engineering	DNS	DNS	2	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS			26
9	Rupert Atzberger	True Racing by Reiter Engineering	DNS	DNS	2	10							26
10	Dennis Andersen David Brabham	High Class Racing									12	Ret	6
11	Luca Demarchi JM Litmann	Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti									14	DNS	4
12	Einar Thorsen	True Racing by Reiter Engineering					Ret	Ret					0
13	Michael Bleekemolen	True Racing by Reiter Engineering							Ret	DNS			0
	Jens Liebhauser Stienes Longin	PK Carsport									DNS	DNS	0
GT2 Am
1	Christoph Ulrich	Sportec Motorsport	7	6	9	4	5	5	3	2	1	Ret	201
2	Kris Rosenberger Hans-Joachim Stuck	True Racing by Reiter Engineering	Ret	7	8	5	6	7	4	3	5	5	156
3	Klaus Angerhofer Hubert Trunkenpolz	True Racing by Reiter Engineering	8	8	10	8	7	9	9	6	DNS	DNS	106
4	Adrian Spescha	Sportec Motorsport	7	6			5	5					86
5	Mauro Casadei	Target Racing					8	4	7	Ret	13	9	67
6	Leonardo Gorini	LP Racing							5	4	11	2	65
7	Christoph Lenz	Sportec Motorsport			9	4							40
8	Jaromir Jirik	Target Racing							7	Ret	6	6	39
9	Oliver Freymuth	AKF Motorsport			5	9							37
9	Cedric Leimer	Target Racing					8	4					37
10	Cyril Leimer	Auto Vitesse									7	4	30
11	Han Huilin	Target Racing									6	6	27
12	Joseph Collado Patrick Zamparini	SVC Sport Management	2	Ret									25
13	Alexis Berthet Patrick Michellier	CMR	9	9									24
14	Stefan Thor Larsson	Target Racing									13	9	18
	Ali Çapan	Attempto Racing			DNS	DNS
	Driver	Team	MON		HOC		MIS		SPA		LEC		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: GT Rebellion Series Launched. 23 October 2020. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 23 October 2020.
2. Web site: Misano replaces Silverstone on amended Fanatec GT2 European Series calendar. 27 May 2021. Fanatec GT2 European Series. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 July 2021.
3. Web site: High Class to Run Brabham GT2 Concept at Paul Ricard. 27 September 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 27 September 2021.
4. Web site: Stuck to Contest Inaugural GT2 European Series Round. 13 April 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 13 April 2021.
5. Web site: Ratel Explains Decision to Cancel GT Rebellion Series. 13 May 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 13 May 2021.
6. News: Toro Verde GT unveil 2021 GT2 European Series programme. 8 April 2021. gt-sports-club.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 April 2021.
7. News: PK Carsport by Heinz confirm 2021 GT2 European Series driver line-up. 7 April 2021. gt-sports-club.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 7 April 2021.
8. News: R3 / MISANO - FANATEC GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES / ENTRY LIST. gt2europeanseries.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 July 2021.
9. News: 12 Cars for GT2 European Series At Spa. dailysportscar.com. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021.
10. Web site: High Class Expands into GT2 with Audi Entry. 23 February 2021. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 23 February 2021.
11. News: High Class Racing unveils livery and drivers for GT2 European Series programme. 23 March 2021. gt-sports-club.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 23 March 2021.