2023 GT Cup Open Europe

The 2023 GT Cup Open Europe was the fifth season of the GT Cup Open Europe, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 30 April at the Algarve International Circuit and ended on 22 October at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after five meetings.

Race calendar
Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit 29–30 April
R2
2[lower-alpha 1] Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 26–28 May
3 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard 22–23 July
R2
4 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 23–24 September
R2
5 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 21–22 October
R2
  1. Joint endurance race with International GT Open

Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Belgium Street-Art Racing[1] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 007 France Julien Darras[1] T 1, 3
France Jayan Fazal-Karim[1] 1, 3
Italy Oregon Team Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 10 Italy Enrico Bettera[lower-alpha 1] Am 5
Italy Marzio Moretti[lower-alpha 2] 5
Italy Fabio Fabiani / SP Racing[2] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup 11[lower-alpha 3] Italy Fabio Fabiani[2] Am All
Italy Stefano Zerbi[2] All
Italy Eugenio Pisani / SP Racing[2] 44 Italy Eugenio Pisani[2] PA All
Monaco Stefano Zanini[2] All
Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 12 Italy Glauco Solieri Am 1
14 Italy Maurizio Fondi[3] Am 3–4
Netherlands Laura Van den Hengel[3] 3–4
San Marino GDL Racing[4] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 12 Italy Glauco Solieri Am 5
64 4
65 Italy Mario Cordoni[4] Am 3
66 San Marino Roberto Fecchio Am 5
67 Italy Stefano Borghi[4] Am 1–4
Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi 1–3
Italy Federico Lamperti 4
68 Italy Samuele Bosio[4] Am 2–4
Italy Glauco Solieri 2
166 Italy Roberto Fecchio[4] PA 2
Finland Juuso Puhakka 2
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup 70 Italy Roberto Bosio[4] Am 2–4
Italy Maurizio Fondi 2
71 United States Jim Michaelian Am 4
Portugal Paulo Pinheiro Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 15 Portugal Pedro Marreiros Am 1
Portugal Paulo Pinheiro 1
Spain NM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT2 Cup Evo Spain Lluc Ibáñez[lower-alpha 4] PA 5
Germany Jörg Viebahn[lower-alpha 5] 5
Spain Volcano Motorsport[5] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 16[lower-alpha 6] Main Page Evgenii Leonov[lower-alpha 7][5] PA All
United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou[6] 2
Italy Rossocorsa Racing[7] Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 17 Italy Andrea Belicchi[7] PA 3–5
Italy Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti[7] 3–5
Germany Mertel Motorsport[8] Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 19[lower-alpha 8] Italy Stefano Bozzoni[8] Am All
Spain Fernando Navarrete[8] All
80 Spain Jorge Cabezas PA All
Spain Iván Velasco All
81 Germany Luca Ludwig[9] PA 2–5
Germany Axel Sartingen[9] 2
United Kingdom Stephen Liquorish 3–5
Romania RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu[10] Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup 21 Romania Florin Tincescu[10] Am All
Romania Camil Perian[10] 1–2, 4–5
Belgium Q1-trackracing[11] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 43 Brazil Gustavo Condé[12] T 1
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello[12] 1
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 52 Belgium Xander Przybylak[12] Am All
Belgium Laurent Vandervelde[12] All
54 Belgium Jan Lauryssen[13] PA 4–5
55 Brazil Gustavo Condé[12] Am 3–4
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello[12] 3–4
57 Belgium Nicolas Vandierendonck[12] PA 1–2
Spain Fidel Castillo[12] 1–2
Belgium Nicolas Vandierendonck[12] Am 3–5
France Quentin Antonel[3] 3–5
Estonia EST1 Racing[14] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 47 Estonia Alex Reimann[3] Am 3[lower-alpha 9]
PA 3–5
77 Finland Jori Ala-Jyrä[14] Am 1–3
Estonia Indrek Jaaska[14] 1, 3–5
Estonia Alex Reimann[6] 2
Switzerland Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 Challenge 69[lower-alpha 10] Switzerland Alexandre Bochez Am All
Switzerland Mikaël Bochez All
111 United States Stephen Earle PA 1
South Africa David Perel 1
France VS Compétition by Orhès Racing[15] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 73 France Axel Van Straaten[15] PA 2, 4
France Remi Van Straaten[15] 2, 4
Italy ZRS Motorsport[16] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 78 Italy Fabio Babini[16] PA 1, 3–5
Italy Davide Scannicchio[16] 1, 3–5
Italy Enrico Fulgenzi Racing[17] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 90 Japan Shintaro Akatsu[17] PA 2
Italy Enrico Fulgenzi[17] 2
Germany Lionspeed GP[18] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 99 Spain José García[18] T 3
Germany Carlo Scholl[18] 3
Sources: [19] [20] [21] [22]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
T GT Cup Trophy
  1. Drivers who started their first race of the season at the final round are ineligible for points and invisible as far as awarding points to other drivers.
  2. Drivers who started their first race of the season at the final round are ineligible for points and invisible as far as awarding points to other drivers.
  3. Entered as No. 111 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race and Kessel Racing's own No. 111 not entering
  4. Drivers who started their first race of the season at the final round are ineligible for points and invisible as far as awarding points to other drivers.
  5. Drivers who started their first race of the season at the final round are ineligible for points and invisible as far as awarding points to other drivers.
  6. Entered as No. 116 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race
  7. Leonov is Russian, but he competes as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  8. Entered as No. 119 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race
  9. Raced as Am in Race 1 of Round 3 but moved to Pro-Am for Race 2
  10. Entered as No. 169 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole Position Team Pro-Am Cup Winning Team Am Cup Winning Team GT Cup Trophy Winning Team
Pole Position Drivers Pro-Am Cup Winning Drivers Am Cup Winning Drivers GT Cup Trophy Winning Drivers
1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit Italy Eugenio Pisani / No. 44 SP Racing Germany No. 80 Mertel Motorsport Belgium No. 52 Q1-trackracing Belgium No. 43 Q1-trackracing
Italy Eugenio Pisani
Monaco Stefano Zanini		 Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Belgium Xander Przybylak
Belgium Laurent Vandervelde		 Brazil Gustavo Condé
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello
2 Switzerland No. 111 Kessel Racing Germany No. 80 Mertel Motorsport Italy No. 12 Ghinzani Arco Motorsport Belgium No. 43 Q1-trackracing
United States Stephen Earle
South Africa David Perel		 Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Italy Glauco Solieri Brazil Gustavo Condé
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello
3 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Germany No. 80 Mertel Motorsport Spain No. 116 Volcano Motorsport Belgium No. 52 Q1-trackracing No entries
Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Main Page Evgenii Leonov
United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou		 Belgium Xander Przybylak
Belgium Laurent Vandervelde
4 France Circuit Paul Ricard Germany No. 19 Mertel Motorsport Italy No. 17 Rossocorsa Racing Estonia No. 47 EST1 Racing Belgium No. 007 Street-Art Racing
Italy Stefano Bozzoni
Spain Fernando Navarrete		 Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti		 Estonia Alex Reimann France Julien Darras
France Jayan Fazal-Karim
5 Italy No. 17 Rossocorsa Racing Italy No. 17 Rossocorsa Racing Belgium No. 57 Q1-trackracing Belgium No. 007 Street-Art Racing
Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti		 Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti		 France Quentin Antonel
Belgium Nicolas Vandierendonck		 France Julien Darras
France Jayan Fazal-Karim
6 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Germany No. 80 Mertel Motorsport Belgium No. 54 Q1-trackracing Belgium No. 52 Q1-trackracing No entries
Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Belgium Jan Lauryssen Belgium Xander Przybylak
Belgium Laurent Vandervelde
7 Germany No. 80 Mertel Motorsport Germany No. 80 Mertel Motorsport Switzerland Kessel Racing
Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Switzerland Alexandre Bochez
Switzerland Mikaël Bochez
8 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
9


Championship standings

Points systems

Points are awarded to the top 10 (Pro-Am) or top 6 (Am, Trophy, 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.[23]

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

Am, Trophy, and Teams
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

Overall
Pos. Driver Team POR
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts Net Points
1 Spain Jorge Cabezas
Spain Iván Velasco		 Germany Mertel Motorsport 1 1 3 6 3 3 1 90 90
2 Belgium Xander Przybylak
Belgium Laurent Vandervelde		 Belgium Q1-trackracing 2 9 2 5 8 2 Ret 59 59
3 Main Page Evgenii Leonov Spain Volcano Motorsport 5 2 1 11 13 Ret DNS 48 48
4 Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti		 Italy Rossocorsa Racing 2 1 4 5 41 41
5 Italy Fabio Babini
Italy Davide Scannicchio		 Italy ZRS Motorsport 3 Ret 3 2 7 6 41 41
6 Belgium Nicolas Vandierendonck Belgium Q1-trackracing 6 4 10 4 5 5 8 38 38
7 Switzerland Alexandre Bochez
Switzerland Mikaël Bochez		 Switzerland Kessel Racing 7 6 4 15 11 18 3 35 35
8 Estonia Alex Reimann Estonia EST1 Racing 6 1 4 15 19† 33 33
9 United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou Spain Volcano Motorsport 1 30 30
10 Belgium Jan Lauryssen Belgium Q1-trackracing 1 2 27 27
11 Italy Glauco Solieri Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 11† 5 25 25
San Marino GDL Racing 7 8 4
12 France Quentin Antonel Belgium Q1-trackracing 4 5 5 8 23 23
13 Italy Eugenio Pisani
Monaco Stefano Zanini		 Italy Eugenio Pisani / SP Racing 4 3 Ret 20 7 Ret 12 22 22
14 Italy Stefano Borghi San Marino GDL Racing Ret 15† 5 9 9 14 17† 16 16
15 Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi San Marino GDL Racing Ret 15† 5 9 9 16 16
16 Spain Fidel Castillo Belgium Q1-trackracing 6 4 10 15 15
17 Italy Stefano Bozzoni
Spain Fernando Navarrete		 Germany Mertel Motorsport 9 DNS Ret 12 6 6 20† 12 12
18 Finland Jori Ala-Jyrä Estonia EST1 Racing 13 10 6 13 14 11 11
19 Romania Florin Tincescu Romania RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu 10 8 Ret 7 12 10 9 11 11
20 Italy Samuele Bosio San Marino GDL Racing 7 Ret Ret 12 10 9 9
21 Germany Luca Ludwig Germany Mertel Motorsport Ret 8 20† 11 7 7 7
United Kingdom Stephen Liquorish 8 20† 11 7
22 Portugal Pedro Marreiros
Portugal Paulo Pinheiro		 Portugal Paulo Pinheiro 8 7 7 7
23 Romania Camil Perian Romania RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu 10 8 Ret 10 9 7 7
24 Italy Fabio Fabiani
Italy Stefano Zerbi		 Italy Fabio Fabiani / SP Racing Ret 11 8 14 16 Ret 14 6 6
25 Italy Maurizio Fondi San Marino GDL Racing 9 4 4
Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 17 15 13 15
26 Italy Roberto Bosio San Marino GDL Racing 9 16 18 16 16 4 4
27 Estonia Indrek Jaaska Estonia EST1 Racing 13 10 13 14 9 11 3 3
28 Brazil Gustavo Condé
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello		 Belgium Q1-trackracing 14 12 10 10 Ret DNS 2 2
29 United States Stephen Earle
South Africa David Perel		 Switzerland Kessel Racing 12 14† 0 0
30 Netherlands Laura Van den Hengel Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 17 15 13 15 0 0
31 France Julien Darras
France Jayan Fazal-Karim		 Belgium Street-Art Racing 15 13 18 17 0 0
32 France Axel Van Straaten
France Remi Van Straaten		 France Orhès Racing Ret 19† 13 0 0
33 Italy Federico Lamperti San Marino GDL Racing 14 17† 0 0
34 United States Jim Michaelian San Marino GDL Racing 17 18 0 0
35 Spain José García
Germany Carlo Scholl		 Germany Lionspeed GP 19 19 0 0
36 Italy Mario Cordoni San Marino GDL Racing Ret DNS 0 0
37 Germany Axel Sartingen Germany Mertel Motorsport Ret 0 0
38 Japan Shintaro Akatsu
Italy Enrico Fulgenzi		 Italy Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Ret 0 0
39 Italy Roberto Fecchio
Finland Juuso Puhakka		 San Marino GDL Racing Ret 0 0
Pos. Driver Team POR
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts Net Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


Am
Pos. Driver Team POR
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts Net Points
1 Belgium Xander Przybylak
Belgium Laurent Vandervelde		 Belgium Q1-trackracing 2 9 2 5 8 2 Ret 42 42
2 Switzerland Alexandre Bochez
Switzerland Mikaël Bochez		 Switzerland Kessel Racing 7 6 4 15 11 18 3 33 33
3 France Quentin Antonel
Belgium Nicolas Vandierendonck		 Belgium Q1-trackracing 4 5 5 8 24 24
4 Italy Glauco Solieri Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 11† 5 22 22
San Marino GDL Racing 7 8 4
5 Estonia Alex Reimann Estonia EST1 Racing 6 1 14 14
6 Italy Stefano Bozzoni
Spain Fernando Navarrete		 Germany Mertel Motorsport 9 DNS Ret 12 6 6 20† 13 13
7 Italy Stefano Borghi San Marino GDL Racing Ret 15† 5 9 9 14 17† 13 13
8 Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi San Marino GDL Racing Ret 15† 5 9 9 13 13
9 Romania Florin Tincescu Romania RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu 10 8 Ret 7 12 10 9 12 12
10 Romania Camil Perian Romania RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu 10 8 Ret 10 9 9 9
11 Portugal Pedro Marreiros
Portugal Paulo Pinheiro		 Portugal Paulo Pinheiro 8 7 8 8
12 Finland Jori Ala-Jyrä Estonia EST1 Racing 13 10 6 13 14 7 7
13 Italy Samuele Bosio San Marino GDL Racing 7 Ret Ret 12 10 6 6
14 Estonia Indrek Jaaska Estonia EST1 Racing 13 10 13 14 9 11 4 4
15 Brazil Gustavo Condé
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello		 Belgium Q1-trackracing 10 10 Ret DNS 3 3
16 Italy Fabio Fabiani
Italy Stefano Zerbi		 Italy Fabio Fabiani / SP Racing Ret 11 8 14 16 Ret 14 2 2
17 Italy Maurizio Fondi San Marino GDL Racing 9 0 0
Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 17 15 13 15
18 Italy Roberto Bosio San Marino GDL Racing 9 16 18 16 16 0 0
19 Netherlands Laura Van den Hengel Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 17 15 13 15 0 0
20 Italy Federico Lamperti San Marino GDL Racing 14 17† 0 0
21 United States Jim Michaelian San Marino GDL Racing 17 18 0 0
22 Italy Mario Cordoni San Marino GDL Racing Ret DNS 0 0
Pos. Driver Team POR
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts Net Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

GT Cup Trophy
Pos. Driver Team POR
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts Net Points
1 France Julien Darras
France Jayan Fazal-Karim		 Belgium Street-Art Racing 15 13 18 17 14 14
2 Brazil Gustavo Condé
Brazil Cassio Homem de Mello		 Belgium Q1-trackracing 14 12 8 8
3 Spain José García
Germany Carlo Scholl		 Germany Lionspeed GP 19 19 6 6
Pos. Driver Team POR
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts Net Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

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