2022 International GT Open explained

The 2022 International GT Open was the seventeenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 1 May at the Circuito do Estoril and ended at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 16 October after seven rounds of two races each.

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Street Art Racing^[1] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 007 Pascal Bachmann^[2] Am 2, 6–7 PA 4 Julien Darras 4 Aust Motorsport^[3] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 3 Max Hofer PA 2–3, 5, 7 Dino Steiner 2–3, 5, 7 Haupt Racing Team^[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 Jordan Love P 3 Frank Bird 3 Optimum Motorsport^[5] McLaren 720S GT3 Michaël Benyahia P 7 Finlay Hutchinson 7 72 Nick Moss P All Joe Osborne All Olimp Racing^[6] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 5 Stanislaw Jedlinski Am All Krystian Korzeniowski All Audi R8 LMS Evo II 777 Karol Basz PA All Marcin Jedlinski All Barone Rampante Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 8 Giuseppe Cipriani Am 2, 4–7 PA 1 Alex Frassineti 1 GetSpeed Performance^[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 9 Moritz Kranz PA 1–6 Janine Shoffner 1–6 77 Al Faisal Al Zubair P 7 Fabian Schiller 7 786 Kiki Sak Nana Am All Adam Osieka All 911 Sébastien Baud PA All Steve Jans All Kessel Racing^[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 11 Stephen Earle^[9] Am All Erwin Zanotti All 73 Axcil Jefferies PA 1–2, 4–6 Roman Ziemian 1–2, 4–6 77 Charlie Hollings^[10] PA 1–3, 6 Omar Jackson 1–3, 6 133 Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu^[11] PA All David Fumanelli All Twin Busch by Équipe Vitesse^[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 15 Mario Hirsch PA 5 Dominik Schraml 5 Dinamic Motorsport^[13] Porsche 911 GT3 R 15 Philipp Sager Am 7 Bashar Mardini 7 24 Klaus Bachler P 6–7 Riccardo Cazzaniga 6–7 Racing Team Trevor^[14] BMW M4 GT3 16 Jesse Krohn PA 4 Dennis Waszek 4 Antonelli Motorsport^[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 17 Marco Antonelli Am 5 Florian Scholze 5 Theeba Motorsport^[16] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 18 Adam Christodoulou PA All Reema Juffali All Oregon Team^[17] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 19 Glenn Van Berlo^[18] P All Kevin Gilardoni All 63 Leonardo Pulcini^[19] P All Benjamin Hites^[20] All SPS automotive performance^[21] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 20 Dominik Baumann PA 4 Valentin Pierburg 4 54 Yannick Mettler^[22] PA All Dexter Müller All Mann Filter Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 25 Alexander Hrachowina Am All Martin Konrad All GFS Motorsport^[23] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 27 János Sánta Am 4 Team GT^[24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 33 Alain Valente PA All Bernhard Laber 1–2, 5 Florian Scholze 3–4, 6–7 Singha Racing Team TP12^[25] Porsche 911 GT3 R 39 Piti Bhirombhakdi PA 3 Earl Bamber 3 Greystone GT^[26] McLaren 720S GT3 44 Andrew Gilbert PA 5, 7 Fran Rueda 5, 7 AF Corse^[27] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 55 Laurent de Meeus Am 1–3, 5–7 Jamie Stanley 1–3, 6 Johnny Mowlem 5, 7 182 Michele Rugolo PA 5–7 Willem van der Vorm 5–7 7TSIX^[28] McLaren 720S GT3 76 Bradley Ellis PA 6 Leo Loukas 6 Baron Motorsport^[29] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 91 Ernst Kirchmayr Am 5 Philipp Baron 5 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 92 Ralf Bohn PA 7 Robert Renauer 7 Baporo Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 93 Daniel Díaz-Varela Am 1, 4, 7 Jaume Font 1, 4 Alex Villanueva 7 Nova Race Events^[30] Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 99 Lu Zhiwei PA 6 Yao Liangbo 6 Francesco Guerra^[31] P 7 Jorge Cabezas 7 Imperiale Racing^[32] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 525 James Roe Jr. P 6 Alberto di Folco 6 Motopark^[33] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 630 Heiko Neumann Am 5 Timo Rumpfkeil 5

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup

Race calendar and results

• A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 16 November 2021.^[34]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Pro Winner	Pro-Am Winner	Am Winner
1	R1	Circuito do Estoril	30 April	No. 133 Kessel Racing	No. 63 Oregon Team	No. 18 Theeba Motorsport	No. 77 Kessel Racing
				Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli	Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Reema Juffali Adam Christodoulou	Charlie Hollings Omar Jackson
	R2		1 May	No. 777 Olimp Racing	No. 63 Oregon Team	No. 18 Theeba Motorsport	No. 25 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Marcin Jedlinski Karol Basz	Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Reema Juffali Adam Christodoulou	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
2	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	21 May	No. 18 Theeba Motorsport	No. 72 Optimum Motorsport	No. 777 Olimp Racing	No. 25 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Reema Juffali Adam Christodoulou	Nick Moss Joe Osborne	Marcin Jedlinski Karol Basz	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
	R2		22 May	No. 72 Optimum Motorsport	No. 72 Optimum Motorsport	No. 18 Theeba Motorsport	No. 25 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Nick Moss Joe Osborne	Nick Moss Joe Osborne	Reema Juffali Adam Christodoulou	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	19 June	No. 63 Oregon Team	No. 63 Oregon Team	No. 777 Olimp Racing	No. 786 GetSpeed Performance
				Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Karol Basz Marcin Jedlinski	Kiki Sak Nana Adam Osieka
4	R1	Hungaroring	9 July	No. 63 Oregon Team	No. 72 Optimum Motorsport	No. 33 Team GT	No. 25 Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Nick Moss Joe Osborne	Florian Scholze Alain Valente	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
	R2		10 July	No. 133 Kessel Racing	No. 19 Oregon Team	No. 16 Racing Trevor	No. 786 GetSpeed Performance
				Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli	Kevin Gilardoni Glenn van Berlo	Dennis Waszek Jesse Krohn	Kiki Sak Nana Adam Osieka
5	R1	Red Bull Ring	10 September	No. 133 Kessel Racing	No. 19 Oregon Team	No. 18 Theeba Motorsport	No. 91 Baron Motorsport
				Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli	Kevin Gilardoni Glenn van Berlo	Reema Juffali Adam Christodoulou	Ernst Kirchmayr Philipp Baron
	R2		11 September	No. 777 Olimp Racing	No. 63 Oregon Team	No. 3 Aust Motorsport	No. 786 GetSpeed Performance
				Karol Basz Marcin Jedlinski	Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Max Hofer Dino Steiner	Kiki Sak Nana Adam Osieka
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	24 September	No. 54 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 24 Dinamic Motorsport	No. 33 Team GT	No. 25 Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Dexter Müller Yannick Mettler	Klaus Bachler Riccardo Cazzaniga	Florian Scholze Alain Valente	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
	R2		25 September	No. 133 Kessel Racing	No. 72 Optimum Motorsport	No. 54 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 786 GetSpeed Performance
				Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli	Nick Moss Joe Osborne	Dexter Müller Yannick Mettler	Kiki Sak Nana Adam Osieka
7	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	15 October	No. 77 GetSpeed Performance	No. 77 GetSpeed Performance	No. 777 Olimp Racing	No. 25 Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Al Faisal Al Zubair Fabian Schiller	Al Faisal Al Zubair Fabian Schiller	Karol Basz Marcin Jedlinski	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
	R2		16 October	No. 24 Dinamic Motorsport	No. 19 Oregon Team	No. 92 Herberth Motorsport	No. 25 Mann Filter Team Landgraf
				Klaus Bachler Riccardo Cazzaniga	Kevin Gilardoni Glenn van Berlo	Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad

Championship standings

Points systems

Points are awarded to the top 10 (Pro) or top 6 (Am, Pro-Am, Teams) classified finishers. If less than 6 participants start the race or if less than 75% of the original race distance is completed, half points are awarded. For the Endurance Race (Spa) points are multiplied by 2. At the end of the season, the 2 lowest race scores are dropped; if the points dropped are those obtained in the Endurance race, that will count as 2 races; however, the dropped races cannot be the result of disqualification or race bans.^[35]

Overall

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pro-Am, Am, and Teams

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	8	6	4	3	2

Drivers' championships

Overall

	Driver	Team	EST		LEC		SPA	HUN		RBR		MNZ		CAT		Pts	Net Points
International GT Open
1	Leonardo Pulcini Benjamin Hites	Oregon Team	1	1	8	6	1	8	13	2	1	8	2	2	5	131	128
2	Nick Moss Joe Osborne	Optimum Motorsport	2	2	1	1	Ret	2	2	4	4	17†	1	4	4	125	125
3	Glenn Van Berlo Kevin Gilardoni	Oregon Team	3	4	4	2	3	4	1	1	8	7	Ret	7	1	122	119
4	Sébastien Baud Steve Jans	Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Performance	Ret	6	6	4	Ret	15	10	5	2	6	3	12	2	64	64
5	Marcin Jedlinski Karol Basz	Olimp Racing	6	5	2	8	4	Ret	5	15	Ret	11	18†	3	9	60	60
6	Reema Juffali Adam Christodoulou	Theeba Motorsport	4	3	7	3	Ret	Ret	DNS	3	20†			6	7	51	51
7	Yannick Mettler Dexter Müller	SPS automotive performance	8	7	5	9	8	6	9	7	16	5	4	13	8	49	49
8	Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu David Fumanelli	Kessel Racing	10	Ret	3	18	5	11	8	6	6	4	8	21†	Ret	47	47
9	Klaus Bachler Riccardo Cazzaniga	Dinamic Motorsport										1	5	1	3	46	46
10	Alain Valente	Mercedes-AMG Team GT	7	12	9	13	Ret	1	7	18	13	2	14	8	6	45	45
11	Florian Scholze	Mercedes-AMG Team GT					Ret	1	7			2	14	8	6	39	39
		Antonelli Motorsport								13	15
12	Moritz Kranz Janine Shoffner	Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Performance	9	8	16	7	9	5	4	8	5	9	WD			38	38
13	Axcil Jefferies Roman Ziemian	Kessel Racing	5	10	13	5		9	12	17	9	3	12			27	27
14	Jordan Love Frank Bird	Haupt Racing Team					2									24	24
15	Max Hofer Dino Steiner	Aust Motorsport			Ret	Ret	6			9	3			9	11	24	24
16	Jesse Krohn Dennis Waszek	Racing Team Trevor						3	3							20	20
17	Kiki Sak Nana	Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Performance	Ret	11	14	14	7	14	15	16	10	Ret	6	17	15	14	14
	Adam Osieka	Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Performance	Ret	11	14	14	7	14	15	16	10	Ret	6
18	Michele Rugolo Willem van der Vorm	AF Corse								22	7			5	16	10	10
19	Fran Rueda	Greystone GT						7	6	19	11			20	10	10	10
20	Daniel Díaz-Varela	Baporo Motorsport	DNS	DNS										19	19	9	9
		Greystone GT						7	6
21	Bernhard Laber	Mercedes-AMG Team GT	7	12	9	13				18	13					6	6
22	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad	Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter Team Landgraf	Ret	9	10	10	11	12	14	11	12	12	10	10	13	6	6
23	James Roe Jr. Alberto di Folco	Imperiale Racing										18†	7			4	4
24	Laurent de Meeus	AF Corse	12	13	12	12	10			20	14	10	13	16	12	3	3
	Jamie Stanley		12	13	12	12	10					10	13
25	Giuseppe Cipriani	Barone Rampante	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret		16	20†			Ret	9	15	14	2	2
26	Andrew Gilbert	Greystone GT								19	11			20	10	1	1
27	Ernst Kirchmayr Philipp Baron	Baron Motorsport								10	18					1	1
28	Dominik Baumann Valentin Pierburg	SPS automotive performance						10	11							1	1
29	Alex Frassineti	Barone Rampante	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret										0	0
30	Mario Hirsch Dominik Schraml	Twin Busch by Équipe Vitesse								12	21†					0	0
31	Marco Antonelli	Antonelli Motorsport								13	15					0	0
32	János Sánta	GFS Motorsport						18	19							0	0
33	Piti Bhirombhakdi Earl Bamber	Singha Racing Team TP12					15†									0	0
34	Johnny Mowlem	AF Corse								20	14			16	12	0	0
35	Bradley Ellis Leo Loukas	7TSIX										15	16			0	0
36	Charlie Hollings Omar Jackson	Kessel Racing	11	Ret	11	11	13									0	0
37	Jaume Font	Baporo Motorsport	DNS	DNS												0	0
38	Lu Zhiwei Yao Liangbo	Nova Race Events										Ret	17			0	0
39	Heiko Neumann Timo Rumpfkeil	Motopark								14	19†					0	0
41	Pascal Bachmann	Street Art Racing			18	15		19	16			14	Ret	14	18	0	0
	Julien Darras							19	16
42	Stanislaw Jedlinski Krystian Korzeniowski	Olimp Racing	Ret	14	15	17	14†	13	17	23	Ret	16	15	11	20	0	0
43	Stephen Earle Erwin Zanotti	Kessel Racing	Ret	DNS	17	16	12	17	18	21	17	13	11	18	17	0	0
	Driver	Team	EST		LEC		SPA	HUN		RBR		MNZ		CAT		Pts	Net Points

Notes and References

1. Web site: Street-Art Racing to campaign the GT Open with an 'art' Aston Martin. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
2. Web site: Street-Art Racing reveals livery of its Aston Martin and announces Bachmann as driver . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
3. Web site: Aust Motorsport to debut at Paul Ricard with an Audi and Steiner-Hofer. 5 May 2022. www.gtopen.net. en.
4. Web site: Haupt Racing Team to debut in the GT Open at Spa with Bird-Love . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
5. Web site: Optimum Motorsport reveals 2022 livery of Moss-Osborne's McLaren. 4 March 2022. www.gtopen.net. en.
6. Web site: Olimp Racing Add Ferrari GT3 Cars, Eye GT Open. Goodwin. Graham. 26 January 2022. Dailysportscar. 26 January 2022.
7. Web site: GetSpeed Performance To Field A Trio Of AMGs In GT Open. Goodwin. Graham. 7 February 2022. Dailysportscar. 7 February 2022.
8. Web site: Kessel Racing back full-time to the GT Open, Ziemian-Jefferies first pair announced. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
9. Web site: Earle-Zanotti, third pair confirmed by Kessel Racing. 23 March 2022. www.gtopen.net. en.
10. Web site: Kessel Confirm Hollings & Jackson. Goodwin. Graham. 18 March 2022. Dailysportscar. 18 March 2022.
11. Web site: Kessel Racing completes its four-car line-up with Cuhadaroglu-Fumanelli . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
12. Web site: Equipe Vitesse back to the GT Open at Red Bull with Hirsch-Schraml . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
13. Web site: Dinamic Motorsport enters a Porsche for Cazzaniga-Bachler at Monza . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
14. Web site: GT Open debut in Hungary for the BMW M4 with Racing Trevor and Waszek-Krohn . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
15. Web site: AKM Motorsport rejoins GT Open at Red Bull Ring . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
16. Web site: Racing debut at the Ricard for Theeba Motorsport . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
17. Web site: Oregon Team joins the GT Open with two Lamborghini. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
18. Web site: Glenn Van Berlo joins Oregon Team. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
19. Web site: Leonardo Pulcini set to race in the GT Open in 2022 after winning Lamborghini's Young Driver Programme selection. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
20. Web site: Benja Hites completes the line-up of Oregon Team. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
21. Web site: SPS automotive performance back to the GT Open in 2022. 7 March 2022. www.gtopen.net. en.
22. Web site: Müller-Mettler, a Swiss duo for SPS automotive performance. 29 March 2022. www.gtopen.net. en.
23. Web site: GFS Racing Team enters an Aston Martin for János Sánta at home race . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
24. Web site: Bavarian squad Team GT switches to GT3 and the GT Open. 2022-02-21. www.gtopen.net. en.
25. Web site: Breaking news: Earl Bamber to race at Spa this weekend . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
26. Web site: Greystone GT to make GT Open debut in Austria with a McLaren for Gilbert-Rueda . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
27. Web site: AF Corse makes full-season return to the GT Open with de Meeus-Stanley . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
28. Web site: 7TSIX to make GT Open debut at Monza with its McLaren . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
29. Web site: Baron Motorsport and Kirchmayr-Baron to play local heroes at Red Bull Ring . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
30. Web site: China's Yao Liangbo and Lu Zhiwei to make GT Open debut at Monza with a Nova Race Honda . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
31. Web site: Nova Race fields a Honda NSX for Guerra-Cabezas in the final round . 2022-10-12 . www.gtopen.net . en.
32. Web site: Imperiale Racing back to the GT Open at Monza with Di Folco-Roe . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
33. Web site: Motopark goes GT Open at the Red Bull Ring . 2022-09-21 . www.gtopen.net . en.
34. Web site: One venue change in GT Open's 2022 race calendar: Estoril to host season-opener. 2021-11-16. www.gtopen.net. en.
35. https://www.gtopen.net/uploads/doc/2022/Regs/Sporting/SPORTING%20REGULATION%20INTERNATIONAL%20GT%20OPEN%202022%20APROB.pdf Sporting regulation international