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
Entry list
|
Icon
|
Class
|
PA
|
Pro-Am Cup
|
Am
|
Am Cup
|
T
|
GT Cup Trophy
|
|
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Entered as No. 166 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race
- ^ Entered as No. 116 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race
- ^ Leonov is Russian, but he competes as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Entered as No. 119 in Round 2 at Spa due to numbering conflict with International GT Open entry for joint endurance race
- ^ Raced as Am in Race 1 of Round 3 but moved to Pro-Am for Race 2
- ^ 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
|
Algarve International Circuit
|
No. 44 Eugenio Pisani / SP Racing
|
No. 80 Mertel Motorsport
|
No. 52 Q1-trackracing
|
No. 43 Q1-trackracing
|
Eugenio Pisani
Stefano Zanini
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Xander Przybylak
Laurent Vandervelde
|
Gustavo Condé
Cassio Homem de Mello
|
2
|
No. 111 Kessel Racing
|
No. 80 Mertel Motorsport
|
No. 12 Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
No. 43 Q1-trackracing
|
Stephen Earle
David Perel
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Glauco Solieri
|
Gustavo Condé
Cassio Homem de Mello
|
3
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
No. 80 Mertel Motorsport
|
No. 116 Volcano Motorsport
|
No. 52 Q1-trackracing
|
No entries
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Evgenii Leonov
Adam Christodoulou
|
Xander Przybylak
Laurent Vandervelde
|
4
|
Circuit Paul Ricard
|
No. 19 Mertel Motorsport
|
No. 17 Rossocorsa Racing
|
No. 47 EST1 Racing
|
No. 007 Street-Art Racing
|
Stefano Bozzoni
Fernando Navarrete
|
Andrea Belicchi
Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti
|
Alex Reimann
|
Julien Darras
Jayan Fazal-Karim
|
5
|
No. 17 Rossocorsa Racing
|
No. 17 Rossocorsa Racing
|
No. 57 Q1-trackracing
|
No. 007 Street-Art Racing
|
Andrea Belicchi
Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti
|
Andrea Belicchi
Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti
|
Quentin Antonel
Nicolas Vandierendonck
|
Julien Darras
Jayan Fazal-Karim
|
6
|
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
|
No. 80 Mertel Motorsport
|
No. 54 Q1-trackracing
|
No. 52 Q1-trackracing
|
No entries
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Jan Lauryssen
|
Xander Przybylak
Laurent Vandervelde
|
7
|
No. 80 Mertel Motorsport
|
No. 80 Mertel Motorsport
|
Kessel Racing
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Alexandre Bochez
Mikaël Bochez
|
8
|
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
|
No. 54 Q1-trackracing
|
No. 54 Q1-trackracing
|
No. 52 Q1-trackracing
|
Jan Lauryssen
|
Jan Lauryssen
|
Xander Przybylak
Laurent Vandervelde
|
9
|
No. 10 Oregon Team
|
No. 54 Q1-trackracing
|
No. 57 Q1-trackracing
|
Enrico Bettera
Marzio Moretti
|
Jan Lauryssen
|
Quentin Antonel
Nicolas Vandierendonck
|
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
|
Drivers' championships
Overall
|
Driver
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
1
|
Jorge Cabezas
Iván Velasco
|
Mertel Motorsport
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
101
|
93
|
2
|
Xander Przybylak
Laurent Vandervelde
|
Q1-trackracing
|
2
|
9
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
Ret
|
6
|
10
|
70
|
68
|
3
|
Fabio Babini
Davide Scannicchio
|
ZRS Motorsport
|
3
|
Ret
|
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
63
|
63
|
4
|
Jan Lauryssen
|
Q1-trackracing
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
57
|
57
|
5
|
Evgenii Leonov
|
Volcano Motorsport
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
13
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
9
|
52
|
52
|
6
|
Alex Reimann
|
EST1 Racing
|
|
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
15
|
19†
|
4
|
8
|
50
|
50
|
7
|
Andrea Belicchi
Lorenzo Ferdinando Innocenti
|
Rossocorsa Racing
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
8
|
Ret
|
46
|
46
|
8
|
Nicolas Vandierendonck
|
Q1-trackracing
|
6
|
4
|
10
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
50
|
45
|
9
|
Eugenio Pisani
|
Eugenio Pisani / SP Racing
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
20
|
7
|
Ret
|
12
|
9
|
5
|
36
|
36
|
10
|
Alexandre Bochez
Mikaël Bochez
|
Kessel Racing
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
15
|
11
|
18
|
3
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
35
|
35
|
11
|
Quentin Antonel
|
Q1-trackracing
|
|
|
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
35
|
35
|
12
|
Adam Christodoulou
|
Volcano Motorsport
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
30
|
13
|
Stefano Zanini
|
Eugenio Pisani / SP Racing
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
20
|
7
|
Ret
|
12
|
9
|
DNS
|
26
|
26
|
14
|
Glauco Solieri
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
11†
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
|
25
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
4
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
15
|
Stefano Borghi
|
GDL Racing
|
Ret
|
15†
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
14
|
17†
|
|
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
Gianluca de Lorenzi
|
GDL Racing
|
Ret
|
15†
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
16
|
17
|
Fidel Castillo
|
Q1-trackracing
|
6
|
4
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
15
|
18
|
Florin Tincescu
|
RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
7
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
11
|
14
|
14
|
19
|
Stefano Bozzoni
Fernando Navarrete
|
Mertel Motorsport
|
9
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
20†
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
12
|
12
|
20
|
Jori Ala-Jyrä
|
EST1 Racing
|
13
|
10
|
6
|
13
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
11
|
21
|
Camil Perian
|
RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
|
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
22
|
Samuele Bosio
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
9
|
9
|
23
|
Luca Ludwig
|
Mertel Motorsport
|
|
|
Ret
|
8
|
20†
|
11
|
7
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
Stephen Liquorish
|
|
|
|
8
|
20†
|
11
|
7
|
14
|
13
|
24
|
Pedro Marreiros
Paulo Pinheiro
|
Paulo Pinheiro
|
8
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
7
|
25
|
Fabio Fabiani
Stefano Zerbi
|
Fabio Fabiani / SP Racing
|
Ret
|
11
|
8
|
14
|
16
|
Ret
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
26
|
Indrek Jaaska
|
EST1 Racing
|
13
|
10
|
|
13
|
14
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
27
|
Maurizio Fondi
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
4
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
|
|
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
|
|
28
|
Roberto Bosio
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
9
|
16
|
18
|
16
|
16
|
|
|
4
|
4
|
29
|
Gustavo Condé
Cassio Homem de Mello
|
Q1-trackracing
|
14
|
12
|
|
10
|
10
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
30
|
Stephen Earle
David Perel
|
Kessel Racing
|
12
|
14†
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
Laura van den Hengel
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
|
|
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
Julien Darras
Jayan Fazal-Karim
|
Street-Art Racing
|
15
|
13
|
|
18
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
Axel Van Straaten
Remi Van Straaten
|
Van Straaten / Orhès Racing
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
19†
|
13
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
Federico Lamperti
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
17†
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
Jim Michaelian
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
18
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
José García
Carlo Scholl
|
Lionspeed GP
|
|
|
|
19
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
Mario Cordoni
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
Roberto Fecchio
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
Juuso Puhakka
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39
|
Axel Sartingen
|
Mertel Motorsport
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
Shintaro Akatsu
Enrico Fulgenzi
|
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
Ineligible for championship
|
-
|
Enrico Bettera
Marzio Moretti
|
Oregon Team
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Lluc Ibáñez
Jörg Viebahn
|
NM Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|
Driver
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour |
Result
|
Gold |
Race winner
|
Silver |
2nd place
|
Bronze |
3rd place
|
Green |
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Blank |
Did not participate
|
|
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Am
|
Driver
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
1
|
Xander Przybylak
Laurent Vandervelde
|
Q1-trackracing
|
2
|
9
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
Ret
|
6
|
10
|
56
|
54
|
2
|
Quentin Antonel
Nicolas Vandierendonck
|
Q1-trackracing
|
|
|
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
38
|
38
|
3
|
Alexandre Bochez
Mikaël Bochez
|
Kessel Racing
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
15
|
11
|
18
|
3
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
33
|
33
|
4
|
Glauco Solieri
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
11†
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
22
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
4
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
5
|
Florin Tincescu
|
RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
7
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
11
|
19
|
19
|
6
|
Camil Perian
|
RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
|
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
11
|
16
|
16
|
7
|
Alex Reimann
|
EST1 Racing
|
|
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
14
|
8
|
Stefano Bozzoni
Fernando Navarrete
|
Mertel Motorsport
|
9
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
20†
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
13
|
13
|
9
|
Stefano Borghi
|
GDL Racing
|
Ret
|
15†
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
14
|
17†
|
|
|
13
|
13
|
10
|
Gianluca de Lorenzi
|
GDL Racing
|
Ret
|
15†
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
Indrek Jaaska
|
EST1 Racing
|
13
|
10
|
|
13
|
14
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
Pedro Marreiros
Paulo Pinheiro
|
Paulo Pinheiro
|
8
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
8
|
13
|
Jori Ala-Jyrä
|
EST1 Racing
|
13
|
10
|
6
|
13
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
Samuele Bosio
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
6
|
6
|
15
|
Roberto Fecchio
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
14
|
4
|
4
|
16
|
Fabio Fabiani
Stefano Zerbi
|
Fabio Fabiani / SP Racing
|
Ret
|
11
|
8
|
14
|
16
|
Ret
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
4
|
4
|
17
|
Gustavo Condé
Cassio Homem de Mello
|
Q1-trackracing
|
|
|
|
10
|
10
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
18
|
Maurizio Fondi
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
|
|
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
|
|
19
|
Roberto Bosio
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
9
|
16
|
18
|
16
|
16
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
Laura van den Hengel
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
|
|
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
Federico Lamperti
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
17†
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
Jim Michaelian
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
18
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
Mario Cordoni
|
GDL Racing
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
Driver
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour |
Result
|
Gold |
Race winner
|
Silver |
2nd place
|
Bronze |
3rd place
|
Green |
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Blank |
Did not participate
|
|
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
GT Cup Trophy
|
Driver
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
1
|
Julien Darras
Jayan Fazal-Karim
|
Street-Art Racing
|
15
|
13
|
|
18
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
14
|
2
|
Gustavo Condé
Cassio Homem de Mello
|
Q1-trackracing
|
14
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
José García
Carlo Scholl
|
Lionspeed GP
|
|
|
|
19
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
6
|
|
Driver
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour |
Result
|
Gold |
Race winner
|
Silver |
2nd place
|
Bronze |
3rd place
|
Green |
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Blank |
Did not participate
|
|
Teams' championships
Two (2) best results of each team are counted towards the championship.
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
1
|
Q1-trackracing
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
70
|
65
|
6
|
9
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
Mertel Motorsport
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
46
|
45
|
9
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
14
|
13
|
3
|
ZRS Motorsport
|
3
|
Ret
|
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
25
|
25
|
4
|
Volcano Motorsport
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
13
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
9
|
24
|
24
|
5
|
EST1 Racing
|
13
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
11
|
4
|
8
|
20
|
20
|
|
|
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
19
|
11
|
12
|
6
|
Rossocorsa Racing
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
8
|
Ret
|
20
|
20
|
7
|
Eugenio Pisani / SP Racing
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
20
|
7
|
Ret
|
12
|
9
|
5
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
Kessel Racing
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
15
|
11
|
18
|
3
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
14†
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
GDL Racing
|
Ret
|
15†
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
13
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
16
|
18
|
12
|
10
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
10
|
Ghinzani Arco Motorsport
|
11†
|
5
|
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
Fabio Fabiani / SP Racing
|
Ret
|
11
|
8
|
14
|
16
|
Ret
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
RO1 Racing by Varu Nicu
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
7
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
Lionspeed GP
|
|
|
|
19
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
Street-Art Racing
|
15
|
13
|
|
18
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
Van Straaten / Orhès Racing
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
19†
|
13
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
Paulo Pinheiro
|
8
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
Ineligible for championship
|
-
|
Oregon Team
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
NM Racing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|
Team
|
POR
|
SPA
|
LEC
|
MNZ
|
CAT
|
Pts
|
Net Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour |
Result
|
Gold |
Race winner
|
Silver |
2nd place
|
Bronze |
3rd place
|
Green |
Points finish
|
Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Blank |
Did not participate
|
|
External links
References