GT4 European Cup

Logo of the GT4 Europa Cup

Two Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24s on the starting grid for the race in Oschersleben 2008

The GT4 European Series , until 2011 the GT4 European Cup, is a motorsport series for Gran Turismo vehicles.

history

GT4 European Cup

It was launched in 2007 by SRO Belgium after the SRO had established the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship in previous years . The European Cup thus formed the inexpensive entry into the GT racing series initiated by the SRO and, in accordance with the sporting regulations, is mainly aimed at paid drivers , but professionals are not excluded. The championship title was initially only awarded to drivers, but since 2008 there has also been a team classification for the GT4 class. In the same year, another vehicle category was also advertised. Despite the measure, the number of starters rose only marginally. Due to insufficient demand, the GT4 European Cup 2012 was not held.

GT4 European Series

In 2013 the restart took place initially under the name Avon GT4 Trophy . The 2014 season was then the first season of the GT4 European Series with organizer Max Braams. To fill the starting field, the 2014 GT4 Series will drive together with the Italian Ginetta Cup. This support will have to be dispensed with for the 2015 season, but three new manufacturers can be found in the starting field.

2017: split into two series

In the 2017 season, two different GT4 series were held as the GT4 European Series : The GT4 European Series became the GT4 European Series Northern Cup , while the French GT Championship became the GT4 European Series Southern Cup .

Regulations

Until 2007, two races were held per race weekend. Three races have been held since the 2008 season. The first two take place over a distance of 25 minutes, the third over 50 minutes. In this third race, a pit stop must be completed, in which a driver change can take place, but is not mandatory.

Scoring

Points were awarded according to the following scheme:

Distribution of points
placement	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th
Points	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

For the drivers' championship of the 2015 season the 10 best results will be counted, for the team championship only the best vehicle of a team will be counted, so that a team with more than one registered vehicle does not receive any advantage. On a race weekend, two races are held with a duration of 50 minutes and a mandatory pit stop in which the driver has to be changed. Points are awarded according to the following scheme:

Distribution of points
placement	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	25th	20th	16	13	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1

Approved vehicles

In the GT4 European Series vehicles of the GT4 class are used. It is a less expensive entry-level class for GT racing below the GT3 class . Only minor aerodynamic modifications are allowed, the power-to-weight ratio is around 3.5kg / ps. A balance of performance is used to align the vehicles with one another .

• Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 (Prodrive)
• Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 (Prodrive, 2009)
• BMW M3 GT4 (2009)
• BMW Z4 M Coupe
• Corvette C6 GT4
• Ford Mustang FR500C GT4 (Matech Concepts)
• Ginetta G50
• Lotus Exige GT4 (Lotus Sport)
• Maserati Trofeo
• Nissan 350Z
• Porsche Cayman
• Porsche 997 GT3 (2009)

From 2008 to 2011 another class was eligible to start, initially under the name Sports Light , this category was renamed Supersport from 2009 . Mainly roadsters with a minimum weight of 750 kg started there.

• Donkervoort D8GT
• KTM X-Bow
• Lotus 2-Eleven (Lotus Sport)
• Peugeot 207 Spider (2009)

master

season	class	Driver championship	Team championship
2007	GT4	Eric de Doncker Mustang FR500C	not written out
2008	GT4	Eric de Doncker Mustang FR500C	Motorsport98
	Sports Light	Christopher Haase KTM X-Bow
2009	GT4	Joe Osborne Ginetta G50	RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z
	Supersports	Augustin Eder KTM X-Bow
2010	GT4	Paul Meijer Aston Martin GT4	Rhesus Racing Aston Martin GT4
	Supersports	Gianni Giudici Lotus 2-Eleven
2011	GT4	Ricardo van der Ende BMW M3 GT4	Ekris Motorsport BMW M3 GT4
	Supersports	Gianni Giudici Lotus 2-Eleven
2012	not written out
2013	PER	Ricardo van der Ende	Ekris Motorsport
	AT THE	Jörg Viebahn Porsche CUP GT4
2014	PER	Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje BMW M3 GT4	Ekris Motorsport BMW M3 GT4
	AT THE	André Grammatico BMW M3 GT4
2015	PER	Jelle Beelen Marcel Nooren Chevrolet Camaro GT4	V8 Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4
	AT THE	Daniel Uckermann Lotus Evora GT4 & KTM X-Bow GTR
2016	PER	Peter Terting Jörg Viebahn Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4	PROsport Performance Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4
	AT THE	Jérôme Demay Aston Martin Vantage GT4
2017	held as GT4 European Series Northern Cup

See also

• FIA GT Championship
• FIA GT3 European Championship

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.motorsport-magazin.com New GT4 Euro series
2. ↑ www.motorsport-magazin.com GT4 preview: 2015

Web links

Commons : GT4 European Cup  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the GT4 European Series
• Official website of the GT4 European Cup until 2011