The 2018 GT4 European Series was the eleventh season of the GT4 European Series, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 16 September at the Nürburgring. It was the first season, after it was renamed from GT4 European Series Northern Cup to GT4 European Series.
Calendar At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar, in which Monza, Silverstone and Paul Ricard initially made an appearance. All three tracks were dropped from the schedule, when the finalised calendar was announced on 24 November 2017. The Red Bull Ring, the Slovakia Ring and Zandvoort did not return on the schedule, as Zolder, Spa-Francorchamps and the Hungaroring took their places. Round Circuit Date Supporting 1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 7–8 April Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 2 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain 5–6 May 3 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 23–24 June 4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 21–22 July SRO Speedweek 5 Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 1–2 September Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 6 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 15–16 September
Partners The GT4 European Series is supported by 5 sponsors. These are the tire manufacturer Pirelli, the lubricant specialist RAVENOL, the watch manufacturer CERTINA, Elf and Gullwing Racing Insurance.
Entry list
Team Car Drivers Class Rounds MDM Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 1 Simon Knap S All Max Koebolt 8 Mark van der Aa S All Koen Bogaerts Leipert Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 2 Iván Pareras S All Marcus Påverud Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 3 Cédric Freiburghaus PA All Gosia Rdest 4 Georg Bernsteiner Am 1 Helmut Rödig PA 2–3 Christopher Zöchling 5 Milan Dontje S All Nicolaj Møller Madsen 6 John-Louis Jasper PA All Jörg Viebahn Street Art Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 7 Pascal Bachmann PA All Julien Darras V8 Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 9 Luc Braams PA 1–4, 6 Duncan Huisman S 5 Finlay Hutchison 18 Wolf Nathan PA All Jelle Beelen 1–2 Nicky Pastorelli 3–4 Jordan Grogor 5–6 Equipe Verschuur Las Moras Racing by Equipe Verschuur McLaren 570S GT4 10 Ricardo van der Ende S All Finlay Hutchison 11 Liesette Braams Am All Sven Van Laere 1–2 Luc Braams 5 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 12 Yağız Gedik S All Ali Türkkan Schwede Motorsport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 13 Marc Basseng PA All Phillip Bethke 15 Dominik Schraml PA 1–5 Rudolf Schulte eSky WP Racing Team Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 14 Łukasz Kręski Am 3 Maciej Marcinkiewicz Racing One Audi R8 LMS GT4 16 Hamza Owega PA 1–5 Markus Lungstrass 1–4 Francisco Guedes 5 Ronny C'Rock 6 Kevin Strohschänk 77 Csaba Mór PA 1–4 Patrick Zamparini Markus Lungstrass 5–6 Jules Szymkowiak Ricknäs Motorsport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 21 Håkan Ricknäs Am 4 Fredrik Ros True Racing Felbermayr - Reiter KTM X-Bow GT4 22 Reinhard Kofler S All Laura Kraihamer 1–2 Ferdinand Stuck 3–6 23 Eike Angermayr S All Stéphane Kox 1–2 Laura Kraihamer 3–6 24 Gottfried Pilz S 1–5 Maciej Dreszer 1–4 Mads Siljehaug 5 Horst Felbermayr Jr. PA 6 Gottfried Pilz CMR Ginetta G55 GT4 26 David Loger Am 1–3 Eric Mouez Alpine A110 GT4 27 David Loger Am All Eric Mouez 35 Pierre-Alexandre Jean S 4–6 Stéphane Tribaudini 4–5 Gaël Castelli 6 Ginetta G55 GT4 36 Pierre-Alexandre Jean S 1–3 Stéphane Tribaudini Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 30 Nicolas Vandierendonck Am All Johan Vannerum 31 Sam Dejonghe S 1, 4 Gregory Eyckmans 1 Bas Schouten 2–4, 6 Ward Sluys 2 Bob Herber 3 Gilles Magnus 6 Csaba Mór PA 5 Patrick Zamparini 32 Louis-Philippe Soenen Am All Bullitt Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 33 Stephen Pattrick PA 1–5 Andy Meyrick 1–4 Seb Morris 5 3Y Technology BMW M4 GT4 37 Stéphane Lémeret S All Akhil Rabindra 38 Luiz Floss PA All Jamie Vandenbalck 1–2, 4–6 Beniamino Caccia 3 39 Sylvain Debs Am All Gwenaël Delomier Allied-Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 42 Nicolas Schöll Am All Joachim Bölting 1–4 43 Hendrik Still PA 1–4 Jan Kasperlik 1, 3–6 JM Littman 2 Henri Kauppi 5 Csaba Mór 6 Lechner Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 47 Florian Janits S All Jakob Schober HHC Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 50 Will Burns PA 2 Mike Newbould 55 Stuart Middleton S All Will Tregurtha Primus Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 51 Peter Larsen Am 4 Johan Rosén Tolman Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 56 Joe Osborne PA 2 David Pattison Academy Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT4 60 Fiona James PA All Matt Nicoll-Jones 61 Immanuel Vinke Am 1 Jan Jønck S 2 Dennis Strandberg Mühlner Motorsport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 69 Moritz Kranz Am 4 W & D Racing Team BMW M4 GT4 71 Paolo Meloni PA All Massimiliano Tresoldi Autorlando Sport Porsche 997 GT4 75 Dario Cerati Am All Maurizio Fondi 76 Giuseppe Ghezzi Am All Alessandro Giovanelli Team GT McLaren 570S GT4 87 Paul Rees S All Nico Rindlisbacher 88 Felix von der Laden PA 1, 3 Bernhard Laber 1 Alain Valente 3 Felix von der Laden Am 2, 4–6 Christian Danner 2 Bernhard Laber 4–6 89 Micah Stanley PA 5 Alain Valente Lestrup Racing Team BMW M4 GT4 97 Joakim Söderström PA 4–6 Oliver Söderström Motorsport98 Ford Mustang GT4 98 Eric De Doncker Am 6 HP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 99 Sascha Halek PA 5 Wolfgang Risch Jac Motors Audi R8 LMS GT4 100 Mathieu Detry PA 6 Laurent Jaspers PROsport Performance Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4 103 Max Hesse S 4 Mike David Ortmann Valentín Aguirre 6 Andreas Patzelt 104 Alexander Mies S 6 Mike David Ortmann RN Vision STS BMW M4 GT4 110 Beitske Visser S All Nico Menzel 1, 3–6 Dennis Marschall 2 111 Gabriele Piana S All Petru Umbrărescu 112 Miguel Cristóvão PA All Pavel Lefterov ERC Sport Mercedes-AMG GT4 116 Katarina Kyvalova Am 4 Egidio Perfetti TFT Racing Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 222 Niki Leutwiler Am All Icon Class S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Silver Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners 1 1 Zolder No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 13 Schwede Motorsport No. 30 Selleslagh Racing Team Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen Marc Basseng Phillip Bethke Nicolas Vandierendonck Johan Vannerum R2 No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 77 Racing One No. 222 TFT Racing Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Csaba Mór Patrick Zamparini Niki Leutwiler 2 R1 Brands Hatch No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 13 Schwede Motorsport No. 76 Autorlando Sport Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen Marc Basseng Phillip Bethke Giuseppe Ghezzi Alessandro Giovanelli R2 No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 13 Schwede Motorsport No. 76 Autorlando Sport Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Marc Basseng Phillip Bethke Giuseppe Ghezzi Alessandro Giovanelli 3 R1 Misano No. 10 Equipe Verschuur No. 111 RN Vision STS No. 16 Racing One No. 76 Autorlando Sport Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison Gabriele Piana Petru Umbrărescu Markus Lungstrass Hamza Owega Giuseppe Ghezzi Alessandro Giovanelli R2 No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 10 Equipe Verschuur No. 112 RN Vision STS No. 222 Porsche ZentrumOberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison Miguel Cristóvão Pavel Lefterov Niki Leutwiler 4 R1 Spa-Francorchamps No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 16 Racing One No. 222 Porsche ZentrumOberer Zürichsee by TFT Racing Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen Markus Lungstrass Hamza Owega Niki Leutwiler R2 No. 35 CMR No. 35 CMR No. 33 Bullitt Racing No. 69 Mühlner Motorsport Pierre-Alexandre Jean Stéphane Tribaudini Pierre-Alexandre Jean Stéphane Tribaudini Andy Meyrick Stephen Pattrick Moritz Kranz 5 R1 Hungaroring No. 111 RN Vision STS No. 1 MDM Motorsport No. 77 Racing One No. 42 Allied-Racing Gabriele Piana Petru Umbrărescu Simon Knap Max Koebolt Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak Nicolas Schöll R2 No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 110 RN Vision STS No. 77 Racing One No. 42 Allied-Racing Milan Dontje Nicolaj Møller Madsen Nico Menzel Beitske Visser Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak Nicolas Schöll 6 R1 Nürburgring No. 55 HHC Motorsport No. 110 RN Vision STS No. 77 Racing One No. 42 Allied-Racing Stuart Middleton Will Tregurtha Nico Menzel Beitske Visser Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak Nicolas Schöll R2 No. 10 Equipe Verschuur No. 10 Equipe Verschuur No. 77 Racing One No. 42 Allied-Racing Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison Ricardo van der Ende Finlay Hutchison Markus Lungstrass Jules Szymkowiak Nicolas Schöll
Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championship