(settings) | Login Skip Navigation LinksRSC Home > Reports & News > GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona

8th - 10th October 2021

Event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello

567, this is the number of days between my last visit to a GT World Challenge Europe event, the 2020 pre-season tests and the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe (Endurance) final in Barcelona.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 001GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 002GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 003GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 004

PRO Category

Following a penalty of three places on the starting grid for the Lamborghini # 63, it is finally the Mercedes-AMG GT3 / AKKA-ASP Team #88 of Raffaele Marciello, Felipe Fraga and Jules Gounon which will start from pole.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 005GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 006GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 007GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 008GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 009GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 010GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 011GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 012

It was at the end of a 95 laps race, interspersed with FCY / safety car, that the # 88 Mercedes-AMG GT3 / AKKA-ASP Team passed the checkered flag with less than 2.5 seconds ahead of the Porsche 911 GT3-R / Dinamic Motorsport #54 of Matteo Cairoli, Christian Engelhart and Klaus Bachler.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 013GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 014GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 015GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 016GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 017GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 018GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 019GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 020

The podium is completed by the Audi R8 LMS GT3 / Team WRT #32 of Dries Vanthoor, Charles Weerts and Robin Frijns.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 021GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 022GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 023GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 024GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 025GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 026GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 027GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 028

In the top 5 we find the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 / Orange 1 FFF Racing Team #63 of Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli in 4th place and the Mercedes-AMG GT3 / HRT #4 of Maro Engel, Luca Stolz and Nico Bastian in 5th.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 029GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 030GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 031GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 032GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 033GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 034GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 035GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 036

The guests, who came to assess each other in view of next season, the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO2 / Sainteloc Racing # 26 by Markus Winkelhock, Dennis Lind, Finlay Hutchison and the BMW M4 GT3 / BMW M Motorsport # 82 by Jesse Krohn, Augusto Farfus, Philipp Eng finished 9th and 16th respectively.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 037GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 038GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 039GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 040GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 041GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 042GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 043GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 044

Silver Category

The Mercedes-AMG GT3 / AKKA-ASP Team # 87 of Thomas Drouet, Simon Gachet and Konstantin Tereschenko won the Silver category ahead of Audi / WRT # 31 of Ryuichiro Tomita, Valdemar Eriksen, Frank Bird and Mercedes / Toksport WRT # 7 by Marvin Dienst, Berkay Besler, Oscar Tunjo.

GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 045GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 046GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 047GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 048GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 049GT World Challenge Europe - Round 10 - Circuit de Barcelona (event report and photos by Raymond Bonnello) - picture number 050

PRO-AM Category

In Pro-AM the victory went to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 / SPS automotive-performance # 20 of Dominik Baumann, Valentin Pierburg, Martin Konrad ahead of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo / Barwell Motorsport # 77 of Henrique Chaves, Adrian Amstutz, Miguel Ramos , the 3rd place on the podium of the category went to the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 / Oman Racing Team # 97 of Ahmad Al Harthy, Giacomo Petrobelli, Charlie Eastwood.

2021 Standings / Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup Overall Teams

1 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS GT3 91 points

2 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 90 points

3 AKKA-ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 88 points

2021 Standings / Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup Overall Drivers

1 Côme Ledogar / Alessandro Pier Guidi / Nicklas Nielsen 83 points

2 Raffaele Marciello / Jules Gounon 79 points

3 Charles Weerts / Dries Vanthoor 79 points

See you next year for new adventures with the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS

Based on Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS press report

Random Photo
10 - Maserati MC12 GT1 #007/15443 - Vitaphone Racing Team
Donations
Recommended