GT Cup Open Europe


The GT Cup Open Europe is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2019 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It is a support category to the International GT Open featuring FIA GT4-spec cars as well as eligible one-make category cars.

Format

The series consists of events in various European countries which feature two races over a weekend. Each weekend the series hosts two 55 minute races with two separate qualifying sessions determining the grid order. There is a mandatory pit stop with a minimum time that must be abided by. During this pit stop, only the driver change may occur if the car is a two driver entry. Fuel may not be added and unless there is a puncture, no tires can be changed.
The series supports the International GT Open.

Regulations

Each race consists of a field of grand touring-style cars. Eligible models include all homologated FIA GT4 cars such as the Mercedes AMG GT4 and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 as well as one-make category cars such as the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo and the Porsche 991 Carrera Cup. The series has three sub-categories for the Drivers' Championships: Silver, for driver pairings consisting of two Silver ranked drivers; Pro-Am, for driver pairings consisting of one Gold or Silver driver and one Am driver; and Am, for two Am rated drivers or a solo Am rated driver. No other driver combinations are allowed. After the third race of the season, all Silver ranked entries were moved to the Pro-Am category apparently in an attempt to remove the category due to very few entries.
For the second year of the series it was announced that cars would be split into two categories: GT Cup and GT Cup Trophy. GT Cup is for the most popular GT4-spec cars while the GT Cup Trophy is for one-make cars and GT4 cars considered less competitive by the race organizers. Both categories will award a champion in the Am and Pro-Am classes. The Silver category has not been renewed for 2020.

Champions

Drivers

Overall

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2019 Hans-Peter Koller Vincenzo Sospiri Racing667102Race 12 of 122

Silver

Pro-Am

Am

Teams