GT World Challenge Europe
British GT Championship
Support series:
GT4 European Series
French GT4 Cup
TC France Series
The 2026 GT2 European Series Powered by Pirelli is the 6th season of the GT2 European Series for GT2 cars. It is organised by SRO Motorsports Group. The championship will be contested over five rounds, with two races per round, in support of the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe season and the 2026 British GT Championship. It started in May of 2026 and will finish in October.[1]
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30–31 May | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | |
| 2 | 20–21 June | British GT Championship | |
| 3 | 18–19 July | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | |
| 4 | 19–20 September | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | |
| 5 | 17–18 October | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | |
| Source:[2] | |||
Calendar changes
For 2026, the GT2 European Series will reduce the number of rounds from 6 to 5. In contrast to 2025, the series will race at the Monza Circuit for the season opener and at the Algarve International Circuit to finish the season, which returns to SRO competition. Circuit Ricardo Tormo has also been dropped, but the championship will return to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Misano World Circuit and Circuit Zandvoort.[3]
Series news
- 2026 will introduce a new Silver class and permit Gold and Platinum-rated drivers to compete in the series for the first time.[4] Additionally, the Am class has been renamed to the Masters class.[5]
- The series will also be incorporated into the SRO GT Academy program, where the fastest Silver-rated driver racing a Maserati MC20 GT2 or a Mercedes-AMG GT2 will be awarded a full season GT World Challenge Europe drive in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.[4] Later it was announced that Ginetta would also join the initiative with their Ginetta G56 GT2.[6]
- In November 2025, the GT2 European Series announced that the Nürburgring would no longer host a round in the 2026 championship, reducing the number of rounds from six to five.[3]
- Ligier Automotive also announced that it would seek to enter the GT2 European Series with its new JS2 RS. In the announcement, they confirmed that their entry will support the SRO GT Academy initiative.[7]
Entries
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Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Silver Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Masters Winners | Reports | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Report | |||||
| R2 | Report | ||||||
| 2 | R1 | Report | |||||
| R2 | Report | ||||||
| 3 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 4 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
| 5 | R1 | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||
Scoring system
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn 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 |
Drivers' championships
Silver drivers' championship
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Pro-Am drivers' championship
| Pos. | Driver | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1P | 2 | 5 | 79 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 62 | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 1P | 4P | 61 | ||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 39 | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| = | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||
| 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | ||||||||
| 8 | 8P | 4 | 8 | Ret | 21 | ||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
Masters drivers' championship
| Pos. | Driver | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 86 | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1P | 52 | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 49 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2P | 2P | Ret | 7 | 44 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1P | 5 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 1P | 34 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 6 | 33 | ||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Ret | WD | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||
| 14 | DNS | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
SRO GT Academy
Rather than on race results, points are awarded largely on the basis of single-driver performance, average pace and fastest laps. The winner of the class will receive a fully funded seat with a Mercedes-AMG Customer Team for the full 2027 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | ||
| 2 | 33 | ||
| 3 | 31 | ||
| 4 | 27 | ||
| 5 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 9 |
Teams' championships
Silver teams' championship
| Pos. | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1P | 3P | 79 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 68 | |||||||
| 3 | 3P | 2P | 3 | 2 | 66 | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | WD | 18 | |||||||
| Pos. | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
Pro-Am teams' championship
| Pos. | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1P | 2 | 5 | 79 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 64 | |||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 1P | 4P | 61 | |||||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 41 | |||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 40 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 34 | |||||||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8P | 4 | 7 | Ret | 23 | |||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
Masters teams' championship
| Pos. | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 86 | |||||||
| 2 | 2P | 2P | 6 | 1P | 72 | |||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 52 | |||||||
| 4 | 1P | 5 | 36 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 6 | 33 | |||||||
| 6 | Ret | WD | 4 | 3 | 27 | |||||||
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | |||||||||
| 8 | DNS | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Team | MON | SPA | MIS | ZAN | POR | Points | |||||
Notes:
- † – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.
References
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