2018 International GT Open

2018 International GT Open
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The 2018 International GT Open is the thirteenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 14 April at Estoril and will finish on 21 October, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

Entry list

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
BMW Team Teo Martín	BMW M6 GT3	3	Juan Cruz Álvarez^[1]	P	1–6
		3	Lourenço Beirão da Veiga^[1]	P	1–6
		7	Márcio Basso^[1]	Am	1–6
			Thiago Marques^[1]		1–4
			Aleksey Chuklin^[2]		5
			Guilherme Salas^[3]		6
		47	Fran Rueda^[1]	P	1–6
		47	Andrés Saravia^[4]	P	1–6
Olimp Racing	Audi R8 LMS	5	Stanislaw Jedlinski^[5]	Am	4
		77	Marcin Jedlinski^[5]	PA	4
		77	Mateusz Lisowski^[5]	PA	4
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing^[6]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	6	Kang Ling^[1]	P	1–6
			Nicolas Costa^[1]		1–2, 6
			Edoardo Liberati^[7]		3–5
		66	Giulio Borlenghi^[1]	Am	1–6
		66	Andrzej Lewandowski^[1]	Am	1–6
Honda Racing Team JAS^[8]	Honda NSX GT3^[8]	8	Bertrand Baguette^[8]	P	6
Honda Racing Team JAS^[8]	Honda NSX GT3^[8]	8	Esteban Guerrieri^[8]	P	6
ARC Bratislava by VSR	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	9	Miro Konôpka^[1]	Am	1–6
			Konstantīns Calko^[1]		1–3
			Zdeno Mikulasko^[5]		4, 6
			Darren Burke^[2]		5
RS Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	11	Daniele di Amato^[1]	P	1, 3–6
			Andrea Montermini^[1]		1, 3
			Andrea Bertolini^[5]		4–6
Ombra Racing^[9]	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	12	Damiano Fioravanti^[10]	P	1–6
			Fernando Rees^[10]		1–4
			Alex Frasinetti^[2]		5
			Stefano Gattuso^[3]		6
Drivex School	Mercedes-AMG GT3	16	Marcelo Hahn^[11]	PA	1–6
			Allam Khodair^[11]		1, 3–5
			Allan Hellmeister^[12]		2, 6
		41	Ricardo Baptista^[5]	PA	4–6
			Cacá Bueno^[5]		4–5
			Duarte Félix da Costa^[3]		6
		62	Jamie Campbell-Walter^[1]	P	1
		62	Ferdinand Habsburg^[1]	P	1
Senkyr Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	17	Joel Eriksson^[7]	P	3
Senkyr Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	17	Richard Gonda^[7]	P	3
Imperiale Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	19	Raffaele Giammaria^[13]	PA	1–6
		19	Jia Tong Liang^[13]	PA	1–6
		25	Riccardo Agostini^[13]	P	1–6
		25	Rik Breukers^[13]	P	1–6
		63	Jeroen Mul^[13]	P	1–6
		63	Giovanni Venturini^[13]	P	1–6
SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3	20	Tom Onslow-Cole^[14]	PA	1–6
SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3	20	Valentin Pierburg^[14]	PA	1–6
Krypton Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3	24	Mario Cordoni^[1]	Am	1
Krypton Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3	24	Marco Zanuttini^[1]	Am	1
Team Parker Racing	Bentley Continental GT3	24	Ian Loggie^[2]	PA	5
Team Parker Racing	Bentley Continental GT3	24	Callum MacLeod^[2]	PA	5
Daiko Lazarus Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	27	Fabrizio Crestani^[15]	PA	1–6
		27	Miguel Ramos^[15]	PA	1–6
		28	Giuseppe Cipriani^[1]	PA	1–6
		28	Toby Sowery^[1]	PA	1–6
Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	33	Christian Hook^[16]	Am	2–4
			Steve Parrow^[16]	Am	2–4
			Steve Parrow^[2]	PA	5–6
			Daniel Keilwitz^[2]		5
			Dominik Schwager^[3]		6
		333	David Perel^[12]	PA	2–6
			Vadim Kogay^[16]		2–3
			Rinat Salikhov^[5]		4–6
		999	Rinat Salikhov^[7]	Am	3
Luzich Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	51	Alessandro Pier Guidi^[17]	P	1–6
		51	Mikkel Mac^[17]	P	1–6
		52	Marco Cioci^[17]	P	3–5
			Matt Griffin^[17]		3
			Daniel Serra^[17]		4–5
			Eddie Cheever III^[3]	PA	6
			Nicklas Nielsen^[3]	PA	6
		71	Michele Rugolo^[17]	PA	1–6
		71	Alexander West^[17]	PA	1–6
Lechner Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	72	Thomas Jäger^[12]	PA	2, 6
Lechner Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	72	Mario Plachutta^[12]	PA	2, 6
HTP Motorsport / MS Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	74	Alexander Hrachowina^[10]	Am	1–6
HTP Motorsport / MS Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	74	Martin Konrad^[10]	Am	1–6
Target Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	90	Stefano Costantini^[12]	PA	2–4, 6
Target Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	90	Alberto Di Folco^[12]	PA	2–4, 6
Optimum Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	96	Bradley Ellis^[1]	PA	1–6
Optimum Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	96	Oliver Wilkinson^[1]	PA	1–6
Sports and You	Mercedes-AMG GT3	99	António Coimbra^[1]	Am	1–4, 6
Sports and You	Mercedes-AMG GT3	99	Luis Silva^[1]	Am	1–4, 6
Aston Martin Brussels Racing	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	100	Wolfgang Reip^[7]	P	3
Aston Martin Brussels Racing	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	100	Tim Verbergt^[7]	P	3

Race calendar

A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 30 September 2017.^[18] The schedule will feature the same seven European circuits, with the order of Le Castellet and Spa swapped. Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Pro Winner	Pro-Am Winner	Am Winner
1	R1	Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva	14 April	No. 51 Luzich Racing	No. 51 Luzich Racing	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 99 Sports and You
	R1		14 April	Alessandro Pier Guidi Mikkel Mac	Alessandro Pier Guidi Mikkel Mac	Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg	António Coimbra Luís Silva
	R2		15 April	No. 28 Daiko Lazarus Racing	No. 51 Luzich Racing	No. 16 Drivex School	No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
	R2		15 April	Giuseppe Cipriani Toby Sowery	Alessandro Pier Guidi Mikkel Mac	Marcello Hahn Allam Khodair	Giulio Borlenghi Andrzej Lewandowski
2	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	5 May	No. 71 Luzich Racing	No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 74 HTP Motorsport / MS Racing
	R1		5 May	Michele Rugolo Alexander West	Fran Rueda Andrés Saravia	Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
	R2		6 May	No. 72 Lechner Racing	No. 11 RS Racing	No. 16 Drivex School	No. 9 ARC Bratislava by VSR
	R2		6 May	Thomas Jäger Mario Plachutta	Daniele di Amato Andrea Montermini	Marcello Hahn Alan Hellmeister	Konstantīns Calko Miro Konôpka
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	9 June	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 51 Luzich Racing	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
	R1		9 June	Vadim Kogay David Perel	Alessandro Pier Guidi Mikkel Mac	Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg	Giulio Borlenghi Andrzej Lewandowski
	R2		10 June	No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín	No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín	No. 96 Optimum Motorsport	No. 993 Rinaldi Racing
	R2		10 June	Fran Rueda Andrés Saravia	Fran Rueda Andrés Saravia	Bradley Ellis Oliver Wilkinson	Rinat Salikhov
4	R1	Hungaroring	7 July	No. 52 Luzich Racing	No. 52 Luzich Racing	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 74 HTP Motorsport / MS Racing
	R1		7 July	Marco Cioci Daniel Serra	Marco Cioci Daniel Serra	Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg	Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad
	R2		8 July	No. 16 Drivex School	No. 25 Imperiale Racing	No. 16 Drivex School	No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
	R2		8 July	Marcello Hahn Allam Khodair	Riccardo Agostini Rik Breukers	Marcello Hahn Allam Khodair	Giulio Borlenghi Andrzej Lewandowski
5	R1	Silverstone Circuit	1 September	No. 52 Luzich Racing	No. 52 Luzich Racing	No. 96 Optimum Motorsport	No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
	R1		1 September	Marco Cioci Daniel Serra	Marco Cioci Daniel Serra	Bradley Ellis Oliver Wilkinson	Giulio Borlenghi Andrzej Lewandowski
	R2		2 September	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 63 Imperiale Racing	No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance	No. 66 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
	R2		2 September	Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg	Giovanni Venturini Jeroen Mul	Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg	Giulio Borlenghi Andrzej Lewandowski
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	22 September	No. 11 RS Racing	No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín	No. 52 Luzich Racing	No. 7 BMW Team Teo Martín
	R1		22 September	Daniele di Amato Andrea Montermini	Fran Rueda Andrés Saravia	Eddie Cheever III Nicklas Nielsen	Márcio Basso Guilherme Salas
	R2		23 September	No. 47 BMW Team Teo Martín	No. 51 Luzich Racing	No. 19 Imperiale Racing	No. 7 BMW Team Teo Martín
	R2		23 September	Fran Rueda Andrés Saravia	Alessandro Pier Guidi Mikkel Mac	Raffaele Giammaria Jia Tong Liang	Márcio Basso Guilherme Salas
7	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	20 October
	R1		20 October
	R2		21 October
	R2		21 October

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Silverstone Entry list" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Silverstone Entry list" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
↑ "Saravia, first driver confirmed at Teo Martín". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "HUNGARORING Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT SPort. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
↑ "VSR joins the GT Open grid". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entry list" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
1 2 3 4 "NSX GT3 Set To Make GT Open Debut At Monza". Dailysportscar. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
↑ "Ombra Racing back in the GT Open with two Lambos". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2018). "Weekly Racing Roundup (3.26.18)". sportscar365.com. sportscar365. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
1 2 "HAHN / KHODAIR TO REPEAT INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN ASSAULT WITH DRIVEX". sportscarracingnews.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT SPort. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Kilbey, Stephen (27 February 2018). "Imperiale To Defend GT Open Titles In 2018". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
1 2 "Second full campaign for the SPS Mercedes". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
1 2 Kilshaw, Jake (6 March 2018). "Ramos, Crestani to Drive Pro-Am Lazarus Lamborghini". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018. The pair will also compete together in the International GT Open.
1 2 3 Kilshaw, Jake (13 February 2018). "Rinaldi Confirms Two-Car Endurance Cup Program". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kilbey, Stephen (28 March 2018). "Luzich Racing Joins GT Open Ranks". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
↑ "Stability presides GT Open's 2018 calendar". International GT Open. GT Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

External links

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[Estoril-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[Silverstone-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Silverstone Entry list" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[Monza-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Silverstone Entry list" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[4] "Saravia, first driver confirmed at Teo Martín". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[Hungaroring-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "HUNGARORING Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT SPort. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[6] "VSR joins the GT Open grid". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[Spa-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entry list" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[NSXMonza-8] 1 2 3 4 "NSX GT3 Set To Make GT Open Debut At Monza". Dailysportscar. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[9] "Ombra Racing back in the GT Open with two Lambos". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[MSOmbra-10] 1 2 3 4 Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2018). "Weekly Racing Roundup (3.26.18)". sportscar365.com. sportscar365. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Drivex-11] 1 2 "HAHN / KHODAIR TO REPEAT INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN ASSAULT WITH DRIVEX". sportscarracingnews.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

[Le_Castellet-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT SPort. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[Imperiale-13] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kilbey, Stephen (27 February 2018). "Imperiale To Defend GT Open Titles In 2018". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[SPS-14] 1 2 "Second full campaign for the SPS Mercedes". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[CrestaniRamos-15] 1 2 Kilshaw, Jake (6 March 2018). "Ramos, Crestani to Drive Pro-Am Lazarus Lamborghini". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018. The pair will also compete together in the International GT Open.

[Rinaldi-16] 1 2 3 Kilshaw, Jake (13 February 2018). "Rinaldi Confirms Two-Car Endurance Cup Program". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[Luzich-17] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kilbey, Stephen (28 March 2018). "Luzich Racing Joins GT Open Ranks". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[18] "Stability presides GT Open's 2018 calendar". International GT Open. GT Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.