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2025 GT World Challenge Europe

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Maro Engel and Lucas Auer are the reigning Drivers' Champions, while Team WRT are the reigning Teams' Champions.

The 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS is set to be a motor racing championship for Group GT3 cars, marking the 12th edition of the GT World Challenge Europe. Organised by the SRO Motorsports Group, it forms the European part of the broader GT World Challenge, which also includes GT World Challenge America, GT World Challenge Australia and GT World Challenge Asia. The championship will take place over ten rounds held at various circuits across Europe. It is slated to commence in April and conclude in October.

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Series
1 France Circuit Paul Ricard 11–13 April Endurance
2 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 3–4 May Sprint
3 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 16–18 May Sprint
4 Italy Monza Circuit 30 May – 1 June Endurance
5 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 26–29 June Endurance
6 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 18–20 July Sprint
7 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1–3 August Sprint
8 Germany Nürburgring 29–31 August Endurance
9 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 19–21 September Sprint
10 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 10–12 October Endurance
Source: [1]

Calendar changes

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The 2025 calendar sees Paul Ricard Circuit return to the popular weekend format of a 6-hour endurance race to open the season, the format was used between 2015 and 2023 and will act as the season opener.

Circuit Zandvoort and Circuit Ricardo Tormo return to the calendar after one-year absences. Notably, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit will not return in 2025, being replaced by Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the season closer.[2]

Entries

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Entrant Car Engine No. Class Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport[3] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 76 S United States Bijoy Garg[3] All
United States Christian Bogle[3] All
Canada Adam Ali[3] 1, 4–5, 8, 10
Belgium Boutsen VDS[4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 TBA P Belgium Maxime Martin[4] All
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10
BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup

Driver and team changes

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For 2025, former BMW driver Maxime Martin has made the switch to Mercedes-AMG, driving their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for Boutsen VDS in a full-season Pro entry.[4]

On 14 February 2025, Barwell Motorsport announced their return to the series with Lamborghini for the tenth consecutive season. They will make a return to the Silver Cup, the class that earned the team victory at the 2019 Spa 24 Hours and further titles in 2020. The 76 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 will be driven by the American duo of Bijoy Garg and Christian Bogle for the full season, with Canadian Adam Ali joining for the endurance rounds.[3]

Results and Standings

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Scoring system

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Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. In the Teams Standings, only the best-placed car for each team is classified.

Sprint Cup points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 16.5 12 9.5 7.5 6 4.5 3 2 1 0.5 1
Monza, Nürburgring and Barcelona points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Paul Ricard points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 33 24 19 15 12 9 6 4 2 1 1
24 Hours of Spa points

Points are awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points after 6hrs/12hrs 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1
Points at the finish 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers Team LEC
France
BRH
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
MNZ
Italy
SPA
Belgium
MIS
Italy
MAG
France
NÜR
Germany
VAL
Spain
BAR
Spain
Points
S1 S2 S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
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

P – Pole

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Calendar 2025". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. Archived from the original on 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  2. ^ "Fanatec GT Europe announces full 10-round calendar for 2025 season". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kilbey, Stephen (2025-02-14). "Barwell Reveals World Challenge Europe Silver Line-Up". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  4. ^ a b c "2025 ENTRY: Maxime Martin reunites with Boutsen VDS for full-season assault". GT World Challenge Europe. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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