2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours round explained

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2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours round
Round No:	1
Season No:	5
Year:	2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Track Map:	File:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg
Date:	7–9 May
Location:	Magny-Cours, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Circuit:	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Race1 Laps:	36
Race1 Dist:	158.832
Pole1:	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts
Pole1 Team:	Team WRT
Pole1 Time:	1:36.133
Winner1:	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts
Winner1 Team:	Team WRT
Winner1 Time:	1:00:53.014
Race2 Laps:	33
Race2 Dist:	145.596
Pole2:	Maro Engel Luca Stolz
Pole2 Team:	Toksport
Pole2 Time:	1:35.627
Winner2:	Maro Engel Luca Stolz
Winner2 Team:	Toksport
Winner2 Time:	1:01:30.308

The 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours round was a motor racing event for the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, held on the weekend of 7 to 9 May 2021. The event was held on the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France and consisted of two races, both one hour in length. It was the first event in the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and hosted Races 1 and 2 of the season.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Race 1

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Gap
1	32	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.133
2	163	Ricardo Feller Albert Costa	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:36.238	+0.105
3	14	Arthur Rougier Alex Fontana	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	1:36.270	+0.137
4	33	Patrick Kujala Benjamín Hites	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	1:36.335	+0.202
5	90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Rik Breukers	MadPanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:36.368	+0.235
6	6	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:36.468	+0.335
7	7	Óscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:36.506	+0.373
8	88	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:36.554	+0.421
9	31	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	1:36.595	+0.462
10	99	Tommasco Mosca Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.627	+0.494
11	93	Chris Froggatt Giorgio Roda	Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	1:36.693	+0.560
12	25	Léo Roussel Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.717	+0.584
13	89	Petru Umbrarescu Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:36.767	+0.634
14	159	Tuomas Tujula Nicolai Kjærgaard	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	S	1:36.776	+0.643
15	26	Aurélien Panis Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.832	+0.699
16	107	Ulysse de Pauw Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	S	1:36.965	+0.832
17	87	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:37.067	+0.934
18	108	Benjamin Lessennes Stéphane Richelmi	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	P	1:37.076	+0.943
19	30	Benjamin Goethe Kelvin van der Linde	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:37.173	+1.040
20	66	Alex Aka Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:37.240	+1.107
21	114	Konsta Lappalainen Jack Aitken	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:37.364	+1.231
22	38	Ben Barnicoat Oliver Wilkinson	Jota Sport	McLaren 720S GT3	P	1:37.457	+1.324
23	54	Adrien de Leener Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R (991.II)	P	1:37.495	+1.362
24	188	Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	1:38.068	+1.935
25	77	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	1:38.096	+1.963
26	20	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	1:38.250	+2.117
27	52	Louis Machiels Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	1:38.805	+2.672
Sources:^[3] ^[4]

Race

		Driver	Team	Car	Class	Lap	Time/Retired	Points
1	32	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	36	1:00:53.014	25
2	163	Ricardo Feller Albert Costa	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	36	+6.468	18
3	14	Arthur Rougier Alex Fontana	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	36	+19.229	25
4	90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Rik Breukers	MadPanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	36	+28.157	18
5	88	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	36	+29.905	15
6	99	Tommasco Mosca Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	36	+33.960	12
7	7	Óscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	36	+38.780	15
8	33	Patrick Kujala Benjamín Hites	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	36	+40.232	12
9	107	Ulysse de Pauw Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	S	36	+40.988	10
10	89	Petru Umbrarescu Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	36	+41.404	10
11	30	Benjamin Goethe Kelvin van der Linde	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	36	+42.864	8
12	114	Konsta Lappalainen Jack Aitken	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	36	+59.412	6
13	108	Benjamin Lessennes Stéphane Richelmi	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	P	36	+1:10.660	4
14	159	Tuomas Tujula Nicolai Kjærgaard	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	S	36	+1:11.923	8
15	54	Adrien de Leener Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R (991.II)	P	36	+1:12.884	2
16	87	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	36	+1:13.297	6
17	38	Ben Barnicoat Oliver Wilkinson	Jota Sport	McLaren 720S GT3	P	36	+1:22.861	1
18	52	Louis Machiels Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	36	+1:29.033	25
19	66	Alex Aka Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	36	+1:29.556
20	93	Chris Froggatt Giorgio Roda	Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	36	+1:33.686	4
21	20	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	36	+1:35.104	18
22	188	Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	35	+1 lap	15
23	77	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	35	+1 lap	12
24	31	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	34	+2 laps	2
DNF	6	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	29	Mechanical
DNF	26	Aurélien Panis Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	25	Mechanical
DNF	25	Léo Roussel Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	12	Spun out
Sources:^[5] ^[6]

Race 2

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Gap
1	6	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:35.627
2	163	Ricardo Feller Albert Costa	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:35.880	+0.253
3	38	Ben Barnicoat Oliver Wilkinson	Jota Sport	McLaren 720S GT3	P	1:35.894	+0.267
4	32	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:35.985	+0.358
5	14	Arthur Rougier Alex Fontana	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	1:36.008	+0.381
6	88	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:36.026	+0.399
7	107	Ulysse de Pauw Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	S	1:36.224	+0.597
8	89	Petru Umbrarescu Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	1:36.259	+0.632
9	114	Konsta Lappalainen Jack Aitken	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	1:36.313	+0.686
10	26	Aurélien Panis Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.333	+0.706
11	25	Léo Roussel Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.336	+0.709
12	188	Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	1:36.405	+0.778
13	7	Óscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:36.439	+0.812
14	87	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:36.496	+0.869
15	90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Rik Breukers	MadPanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	1:36.502	+0.875
16	99	Tommasco Mosca Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.571	+0.944
17	31	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	1:36.604	+0.977
18	30	Benjamin Goethe Kelvin van der Linde	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:36.645	+1.018
19	54	Adrien de Leener Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R (991.II)	P	1:36.699	+1.072
20	20	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	1:36.830	+1.203
21	52	Louis Machiels Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	1:36.837	+1.210
22	159	Tuomas Tujula Nicolai Kjærgaard	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	S	1:36.890	+1.263
23	77	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	1:36.935	+1.308
24	108	Benjamin Lessennes Stéphane Richelmi	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	P	1:37.216	+1.589
25	66	Alex Aka Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	1:37.229	+1.602
26	33	Patrick Kujala Benjamín Hites	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	1:37.274	+1.647
27	93	Chris Froggatt Giorgio Roda	Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	1:37.530	+1.903
Sources:^[7] ^[8]

Race

		Driver	Team	Car	Class	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	6	Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	33	1:01:30.308	25
2	32	Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	33	+3.051	18
3	88	Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	33	+4.490	15
4	38	Ben Barnicoat Oliver Wilkinson	Jota Sport	McLaren 720S GT3	P	33	+5.267	12
5	87	Konstantin Tereshchenko Jim Pla	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	33	+5.465	25
6	26	Aurélien Panis Frédéric Vervisch	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	33	+5.793	10
7	107	Ulysse de Pauw Pierre-Alexandre Jean	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	S	33	+6.166	18
8	14	Arthur Rougier Alex Fontana	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	S	33	+6.556	15
9	114	Konsta Lappalainen Jack Aitken	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	33	+7.270	8
10	31	Frank Bird Ryuichiro Tomita	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	S	33	+7.763	12
11	25	Léo Roussel Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	33	+7.766	6
12	99	Tommasco Mosca Mattia Drudi	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	33	+8.202	4
13	90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc Rik Breukers	MadPanda Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	33	+8.545	10
14	93	Chris Froggatt Giorgio Roda	Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	33	+9.213	8
15	108	Benjamin Lessennes Stéphane Richelmi	Classic and Modern Racing	Bentley Continental GT3 (2018)	P	33	+9.605	2
16	77	Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	PA	33	+13.654	25
17	20	Valentin Pierburg Dominik Baumann	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	33	+14.024	18
18	66	Alex Aka Christopher Mies	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	33	+14.199	1
19	52	Louis Machiels Andrea Bertolini	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	PA	33	+14.645	15
20	54	Adrien de Leener Christian Engelhart	Dinamic Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R (991.II)	P	33	+14.894
21	188	Alexander West Jonathan Adam	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	PA	33	+21.328	12
22	33	Patrick Kujala Benjamín Hites	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	S	33	+41.626	6
DNF	7	Óscar Tunjo Juuso Puhakka	Toksport	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	S	30	Mechanical
DNF	89	Petru Umbrarescu Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	P	26	Crash damage
DNF	159	Tuomas Tujula Nicolai Kjærgaard	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	S	26	Crash
DNF	163	Ricardo Feller Albert Costa	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	P	23	Mechanical
DNF	30	Benjamin Goethe Kelvin van der Linde	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	P	20	Crash
Sources:^[9] ^[10]

External links

• Official website
• Race 1 replay
• Race 2 replay

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Notes and References

1. News: MAGNY-COURS / FRANCE / 2021 RESULTS. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 31 August 2021.
2. News: 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours. Motorsport Stats. 31 August 2021.
3. News: QUALIFYING 1 / MAGNY-COURS / 2021 RESULTS. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 31 August 2021.
4. News: 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours – Qualifying 1. Motorsport Stats. 31 August 2021.
5. News: RACE 1 / MAGNY-COURS / 2021 RESULTS. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 31 August 2021.
6. News: 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours – Race 1. Motorsport Stats. 31 August 2021.
7. News: QUALIFYING 2 / MAGNY-COURS / 2021 RESULTS. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 31 August 2021.
8. News: 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours – Qualifying 2. Motorsport Stats. 31 August 2021.
9. News: RACE 2 / MAGNY-COURS / 2021 RESULTS. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 31 August 2021.
10. News: 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours – Race 2. Motorsport Stats. 31 August 2021.