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Old 20 Dec 2019, 09:53 (Ref:3947685)   #1
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GT World Challenge Europe 2020

Early days yet, but both the Endurance and Sprint grids will likely have slightly different looks to them in 2020.

M Sport looking to shift towards customer led programmes with KPAX mooted for a move to GT Challenge Europe, GRT are almost certain not to return in a serious way with their IMSA expansion afoot, and people like Honda, Mclaren are eyeing up more serious PRO efforts with customer teams.

GT Open 2019 champions Emil Frey just announced a return to the series with their Lamborghinis, sticking with a largely factory free lineup, so looks like FFF Racing will be the sharp point of the Lambo effort again in 2020.


GT World Challenge Europe

Sprint

Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Albert Costa / Giacomo Altoe
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Norbert Siedler / Mikael Grenier
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Tom Blomqvist / TBA
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Luca Ghiotto / TBA


Endurance

Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Albert Costa / Giacomo Altoe / Franck Perera
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Norbert Siedler / Mikael Grenier / Ricardo Feller
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Tom Blomqvist / TBA / TBA
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Luca Ghiotto / TBA / TBA
Team Parker Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA (Bentley Young Driver Lineup)
TF Sport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
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Old 20 Dec 2019, 10:36 (Ref:3947687)   #2
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Old 20 Dec 2019, 10:39 (Ref:3947688)   #3
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Good to see Tom Blomqvist announce next years plans after being dropped by BMW.
We can expect Da Costa somewhere in that lineup too
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Old 20 Dec 2019, 23:34 (Ref:3947806)   #4
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Really hoping to see at least a couple of Mclarens next year. Had a good overall season in GT Open and British GT pace wise.
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Old 23 Dec 2019, 11:55 (Ref:3948190)   #5
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Sprint

AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Jim Pla / Benjamin Hites
AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Raffaele Marcello / TBA

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AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Jim Pla / Benjamin Hites / TBA
AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Raffaele Marcello / TBA / TBA
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Old 26 Dec 2019, 10:27 (Ref:3948595)   #6
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Really hoping to see at least a couple of Mclarens next year. Had a good overall season in GT Open and British GT pace wise.
McLaren GT new department is having some hard time and the previous service supporter didn't help the cause.
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Old 27 Dec 2019, 14:09 (Ref:3948682)   #7
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Old 27 Dec 2019, 18:53 (Ref:3948702)   #8
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I would definitely miss the all-pro lineups in GTWC but I can understand where they are coming from, and good on Audi for going ahead with what is best for the class and business despite the reduction in results.
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Old 31 Dec 2019, 10:11 (Ref:3949180)   #9
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Add a minimum of a pair of WRT Audi R8 LMS GT3's for both sprint and endurance. Full programme, number of cars and drivers to be confirmed soon
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Old 6 Jan 2020, 14:18 (Ref:3950023)   #10
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Add a minimum of a pair of WRT Audi R8 LMS GT3's for both sprint and endurance. Full programme, number of cars and drivers to be confirmed soon
Seems like it will be 3 Endurance and 4 Sprint cars
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Old 5 Jan 2020, 09:36 (Ref:3949887)   #11
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GetSpeed Performance will race in the GT World Challenge Europe, or the ADAC GT Masters.
http://gt-place.com/2020/01/03/getsp...-plaenen-2020/
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Old 6 Jan 2020, 09:52 (Ref:3949999)   #12
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GetSpeed Performance will race in the GT World Challenge Europe, or the ADAC GT Masters.
http://gt-place.com/2020/01/03/getsp...-plaenen-2020/
Assume this is a single car from them
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Old 8 Jan 2020, 15:04 (Ref:3950430)   #13
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Kpax taking over from M-Sport in the Endurance Cup only, so still no Bentleys in Sprint.

Also confirmed is that M-Sport will run the full IGTC.

K-Pax Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - Maxime Soulet / Jules Gounon / Rodrigo Baptista
K-Pax Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - Alvaro Parente / Andy Soucek / Jordan Pepper
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Old 8 Jan 2020, 15:12 (Ref:3950431)   #14
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In addition to the big but rather expected news of K Pax to Europe, Tech1 and Panis Barthez Competition have merged forming Panis Racing, and have confirmed to DSC they will run in World Challenge Europe... Presuming thats continuing their Lexus programme

Grids are coming together nicely, and numbering about the same as this point in off season last year, so I dont expect we will see much of a dip in entries.

Well aware WRT are likely to enter more cars that just a pair, but so far they have only confirmed 'cars' for World Challenge Europe, so numbers TBC


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Sprint - 11 cars

AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Jim Pla / Benjamin Hites
AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Raffaele Marcello / TBA
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Albert Costa / Giacomo Altoe
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Norbert Siedler / Mikael Grenier
GetSpeed Performance - Mercedes AMG GT3 - TBA / TBA
Panis Racing - Lexus RC-F GT3??? - TBA / TBA
Panis Racing - Lexus RC-F GT3??? - TBA / TBA
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Tom Blomqvist / TBA
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Luca Ghiotto / TBA
WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - TBA / TBA
WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - TBA / TBA

Endurance - 19 cars

AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Jim Pla / Benjamin Hites / TBA
AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Raffaele Marcello / TBA / TBA
AKKA-ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Albert Costa / Giacomo Altoe / Franck Perera
Emil Frey Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Norbert Siedler / Mikael Grenier / Ricardo Feller
GetSpeed Performance - Mercedes AMG GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
K-Pax Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - Maxime Soulet / Jules Gounon / Rodrigo Baptista
K-Pax Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - Alvaro Parente / Andy Soucek / Jordan Pepper
Panis Racing - Lexus RC-F GT3??? - TBA / TBA / TBA
Panis Racing - Lexus RC-F GT3??? - TBA / TBA / TBA
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Tom Blomqvist / TBA / TBA
R-Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Luca Ghiotto / TBA / TBA
Team Parker Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA (Bentley Young Driver Lineup)
TF Sport - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
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Old 9 Jan 2020, 09:32 (Ref:3950567)   #15
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Great if Panis runs one of the Lexus' as a frontrunning car?

Who would likely be driving though?

Ideally at least one with experience of the Frey effort 2 years ago?
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Old 9 Jan 2020, 15:43 (Ref:3950638)   #16
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Also in response to your sharing of the KMax Bentley news Bcarr6, great to have Parente back in the main series. Always an exciting driver.
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Great if Panis runs one of the Lexus' as a frontrunning car?

Who would likely be driving though?

Ideally at least one with experience of the Frey effort 2 years ago?
Aurélien Panis, Thomas Neubauer and Frank Bird were testing it last year.
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Aurélien Panis, Thomas Neubauer and Frank Bird were testing it last year.
Thanks, be interesting to see if they are all signed up and if anyone else comes on board.
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HTP Windward Motosport are evaluating a World Challenge Europe programme
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Final race at the Ring confirmed to be an evening race. That's awesome. Bit more variety.
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Final race at the Ring confirmed to be an evening race. That's awesome. Bit more variety.


Really? I get the sunset part but do we need three of 5 endurance races in partial darkness?

Honestly it’s not the most enjoyable to watch a bunch of headlines coming towards you on YouTube

You can enjoy it at Spa, and somewhat still at Paul Ric, but how much of it do we really need?
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Really? I get the sunset part but do we need three of 5 endurance races in partial darkness?

Honestly it’s not the most enjoyable to watch a bunch of headlines coming towards you on YouTube

You can enjoy it at Spa, and somewhat still at Paul Ric, but how much of it do we really need?
I agree. And don't really think the Nurburgring during the autumn is a good idea for sunset race, as we have seen with the Endurance races in the past at that place. I can remember a lot of fog...
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Really? I get the sunset part but do we need three of 5 endurance races in partial darkness?

Honestly it’s not the most enjoyable to watch a bunch of headlines coming towards you on YouTube

You can enjoy it at Spa, and somewhat still at Paul Ric, but how much of it do we really need?
I think endurance racing should do more at night tbh. I'd even consider a Bathurst style early start for some darkness.

I don't think I can enjoy anything at Paul Ricard.
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