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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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Good to see Tom Blomqvist announce next years plans after being dropped by BMW.
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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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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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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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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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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 GT World Challenge Europe 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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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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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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Madpanda Motorsport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Ezequiel Perez Companc / TBA / TBA
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HTP Windward Motosport are evaluating a World Challenge Europe programme
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GPX Racing - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Jordan Grogor / Stuart Hall / Ben Goethe
GPX Racing - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA |
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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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Rob Bell, Joe Osborne and Ollie Wilkinson will drive a Optimum McLaren 720S in the Endurance Cup.
http://gt-place.com/2020/01/16/gt-wo...kehrt-zurueck/ |
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Optimum Motorsport - Mclaren 720s GT3 - Rob Bell / Joe Osborne / Ollie Wilkinson
Optimum will announce further programmes at a later date, with a second car likely for World Challenge Europe |
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