The fifth season of GT2 European Series powered by Pirelli competition brought new winners, new circuits and new manufacturers, with 12 action-packed races played out in front of record crowds – both at the track and watching online – as the series once again partnered GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS.
Before the next GT2 Europe season gets underway, let’s recap the standout statistics that made 2025 a year to remember:
25 driver line-ups
The 2025 edition of GT2 Europe had a total of 25 different driver line-ups across the six events, each featuring two races. Pro-Am accounted for 15 of those crews, compared with 10 in the Am class.
39 drivers
A total of 39 drivers competed at one of more of the six double-header events.
14 nationalities
The series hosted drivers from 14 nationalities. Italy was the most represented country with eight drivers, followed by France with five and Czechia with four. New drivers were welcomed for the first time from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Drivers also hailed from Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Great Britain, Georgia, Slovakia and the USA.
6 manufacturers
Six manufacturers were represented on the 2025 grid. Series regulars Audi, KTM, Lamborghini, Maserati and Mercedes-AMG all fielded multiple entries. They were joined at the season finale by British brand Ginetta, which is set to join the field full-time in 2026 with its G56 GT2.
128,000
A record-breaking crowd of 128,00 attended the CrowdSrike 24 Hours of Spa. GT2 Europe staged its second race of the weekend just hours before the start of the biggest GT race in the world.
5 Countries
The 2025 GT2 European Series powered by Pirelli was showcased in five countries. France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy each hosted a double-header race event, while Spain staged the final two rounds of the season at Valencia and Barcelona.
800,000+
SRO Motorsport Group’s dedicated YouTube channel GT World, on which every GT2 Europe race is streamed live, now boasts more than 811,000 subscribers.
5 F1 drivers
A total of five former F1 drivers have now raced in GT2 Europe. Jean-Denis Delétraz was the most recent to join the grid at the final round in Barcelona. Michael Bleekemolen, David Brabham, Bernd Schneider and Hans-Joachim Stuck have all competed in the last five years.
0.010s to pole
NM Racing’s Nil Montserrat claimed the most closely fought pole position of the season in Q2 at Misano. The #115 Mercedes-AMG clinched the top spot with a time of 1:34.315, a mere 0.010s ahead of Luca Segú in the DL Racing Lamborghini.
13 top spots
Maserati achieved the most pole positions by a manufacturer, with 13 claimed across both classes – Philippe Prette earning 10 of those. Lamborghini scored six, while Mercedes-AMG and KTM also topped the qualifying order.
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12 class honours
Maserati also notched up the most class wins of any manufacturer with 12 across Pro-Am and Am, of which Prette claimed 10. Lamborghini racked up eight, while Audi, KTM and Mercedes-AMG all scored class wins.
2 podiums
Ginetta gave the new G56 GT2 a debut to remember in Barcelona, with Lawrence and Freddie Tomlinson taking a second-place Pro-Am finish in Race 1. The father-son duo rounded out the weekend with another trip to the podium and a top-three result in Race 2.
10 from 12
An outstanding season for Prette saw the Italian claim 10 out of a possible 12 class wins on his way to a second consecutive Am title for LP Racing and Maserati. The Italian also scored the most visits to the podium of any driver, one more that Petr Lisa.
32 on the podium
Of the 39 drivers competing, 32 earned a place on the podium at one or more of the 12 races, with 22 different drivers finishing in the Pro-Am top three and 10 gracing the Am class podium.
2 lap records
Fastest lap records tumbled once again this season, this time at both Misano and Valencia. Montserrat’s NM Racing Mercedes-AMG broke the benchmark in Q2 at Misano with a 1:34.315, while Mauro Calamia achieved a best time of 1:33.043 in Q2 at Valenica.
26h 40 minutes
The field of 2025 completed 26 hours and 40 minutes of official track time (excluding test sessions), divided between 60-minute free practice and pre-qualifying sessions, two 20-minute qualifying sessions, and two 60-minute races at each event.
651 laps
A total of 651 laps were completed across free practice, pre-qualifying, and the two races, which were extended to 60 minutes for the first time this year. That count doesn’t include laps turned in official test sessions and qualifying!
36 laps
The highest number of race laps completed was 36, achieved in both outings at Misano and Race 1 in Valencia. The fewest completed was at Spa, due to the 7.004km lap!
1 new circuit
GT2 Europe made its inaugural trip to the Netherlands in 2025, with Zandvoort hosting the second round of the season in May. The series is set to return next September for the penultimate stop on the 2026 schedule.
0.699 at the finish
The series’ debut at Zandvoort delivered the closest finish of the year when Philippe Prette hung on to win Race 1 by a slender 0.699s. The Maserati man fended off Pro-Am opposition to claim what would be the Am class champion’s first of three outright wins.
The GT2 European Series powered by Pirelli 2026 season gets underway on 30-31 May at Monza.