2023 Italian GT Championship

The 2023 Italian GT Championship was the 32nd season of the Italian GT Championship, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the Italian Automobile Club (Automobile Club d'Italia). The season started on 5 May at Misano[1][2] and ended on 29 October at Imola.[3][4] The Sprint Cup championship was won by Jens Klingmann and Bruno Spengler,[5] with the GT3 PRO-AM championship being won by Philippe Denes and Dmitri Gvazava, GT3 AM was won by the duo of Massimo Ciglia and Guiseppe Fascicolo, Gilles Stadsbader won the GT Cup PRO-AM, and the GT Cup AM was won by Vincenzo Scarpetta.[4]

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Type Map
1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli

Misano Adriatico, Emilia-Romagna

5–7 May Sprint
2 Autodromo di Pergusa

Pergusa, Sicily

19–21 May Endurance
3 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Monza, Lombardy

23–25 June Sprint
4 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello

Mugello, Tuscany

7–9 July Endurance
5 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Monza, Lombardy

15–17 September Endurance
6 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello

Mugello, Tuscany

29 September—1 October Sprint
7 ACI Vallelunga Circuit

Campagnano di Roma, Rome

13–15 October Endurance
8 Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Imola, Emilia-Romagna

27–29 October Sprint

Entry list

GT3

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Audi Sport Italia Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1 Luca Attianese PA 2, 4–5, 7
Sandy Stuvik
Marco Butti 2
Antoine Bottiroli 4, 7
Marco Butti P 3
Easy Race Ferrari 296 GT3 3 Thomas Biagi P 8
Riccardo Ponzio
AKM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Georg Kelstrup PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Gustavo Sandrucci
12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli P 1
William Alatalo 3
Lorenzo Ferrari
Marco Antonelli Am 6
BMW Italia Ceccato Racing BMW M4 GT3 7 Jens Klingmann P 1, 3, 6, 8
Bruno Spengler
Marco Cassarà PA 2, 4–5, 7
Stefano Comandini
Alfred Nilsson
8 Carlo Tamburini PA All
Francesco De Luca 1, 3, 6, 8
Francesco Guerra 2, 4–5, 7
Salvatore Tavano
Oregon Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 9 Alessio Deledda P 8
Leonardo Pulcini
Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 16 Massimo Ciglia Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Jack Bartholomew PA 2, 4–5, 7
Mahaveer Raghunathan
Miguel María García 2, 4–5
Giuseppe Fascicolo 7
54 Philippe Denes PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Dmitri Gvazava[a]
Kevin Gilardoni P 2, 4–5, 7
Raúl Guzmán
Stuart Middleton
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 19 Mateo Llarena P 1, 3, 6, 8
Baptiste Moulin
60 Riccardo Cazzaniga P 1, 3, 6, 8
Artem Petrov[b]
63 Edoardo Liberati P 1, 3, 6, 8
Mattia Michelotto
Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 20 Matteo Cressoni Am 7–8
Claudio Schiavoni
AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 21 Ray Acosta Am 6
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
51 Jules Castro P 1, 3, 6–7
Luka Nurmi 1, 3, 6
Eliseo Donno 7
Stefano Gai
Jules Castro PA 2, 4–5, 8
Stefano Gai 2, 4–5
Eliseo Donno 2, 4
Marco Pulcini 5
Luka Nurmi 8
52 Jean-Luc D'Auria P 1, 3, 6, 8
Stuart White
72 Marco Pulcini P 3
88 Riccardo Agostini PA 6
Custodio Toledo
Best Lap Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 23 Luigi Coluccio PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Rocco Mazzola
Scuderia Baldini 27 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 27 Giancarlo Fisichella P 2, 4–5, 7
Tommaso Mosca
Nova Race Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 28 Fulvio Ferri Am 5, 7
Alberto Fontana 5
Alessandro Marchetti
Filippo Bencivenni 7
Luca Magnoni
Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 55 Axel Gnos PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Matteo Greco
77 Andrea Bodellini Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Luca Magnoni
Entry Lists:[6]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

GT Cup

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Giacomo Race Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 106 Giacomo Pollini PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Matteo Pollini
Best Lap Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 111 Luca Demarchi PA 1–7
Simone Patrinicola
Sabatino Di Mare 2, 4–5, 7
212 Giammarco Marzialetti Am 1, 3, 5–6
Nicola D'Aniello 1, 3, 6
Vito Postiglione 5
Vincenzo Scarpetta
290 Lorenzo Nicoli Am 1, 3, 6
Vincenzo Scarpetta
Ombra Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 112 Mattia Orlando Di Gusto PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Riccardo Pera 1, 3
Jonathan Cecotto 6, 8
Pellin Racing Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 122 Matthew Korzejewski PA 6
225 Thor Haugen Am 6
227 Lisa Clark Am 6
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 125 Kikko Galbiati PA 4–5, 7
Vicky Piria
Bonaldi Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 151 Michael Fischbaum PA 2, 4, 7
Miloš Pavlović
232 Filippo Lazzaroni Am 2, 4–5
Andrés Méndez 2, 5
Marzio Moretti 4
SR&R Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 152 Alessio Bacci Am 1
Giaccomo Parisotto
251 Manuel Menichini Am 1–2, 4–5, 7
Lorenzo Bontempelli 1, 3
Francesco Atzori 2, 4–5, 7
Francesco La Mazza 2
Alessio Bacci 3–4
Enrico Di Leo 5
252 Gianluca Carboni Am 3
Emanuele Roamni
Enrico Di Leo 4
Francesco La Mazza
Kang Ling
Formula Racing Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 161 John Dhillon PA 6
Matt Griffin
169 Stefano Gai PA 3, 6
Claudio Fontana 3
Fabrizio Fontana 6
293 Andreas Bogh Sørensen Am 6
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 163 Gilles Stadsbader PA 1, 8
Piergiacomo Randazzo 8
166 Piergiacomo Randazzo PA 6
Gilles Stadsbader
206 Ignazio Zanon Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Petri Corse Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 163 Leonardo Becagli PA 4
Jacopo Guidetti
Maurizio Fondi
Giagua Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 163 "Giagua" PA 5
Alessandro Tarabini
Lamborghini Roma DL Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 172 Luca Segù PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Daniel Vebster
223 Marco Cassarà Am 8
Diego Locanto
248 Pierluigi Alessandri PA 1, 6, 8
272 Alessandro Fabi PA 1
Giacomo Riva
Alessandro Fabi Am 2–8
Alessio Caiola 2, 4–5, 7
Riccardo Ianiello
Giacomo Riva 3, 6, 8
273 Lorenzo Bontempelli Am 2, 4–5
Dimitros Deverikos
"Linos" 2, 4
Diego Locanto 5, 7
Ibrahim Badawy 7
Matteo Marulla
Eugenio Pisani Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup 176 Eugenio Pisani PA 1
Stefano Zerbi
Racevent Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 177 Pablo Biolghini PA 1, 3
Vito Postiglione
Easy Race Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 196 Thomas Biagi PA 6
Leonardo Del Col
269 Thomas Biagi Am 5, 7
Francesco La Mazza
Luciano Linossi 7
296 Leonardo Del Col Am 1, 3, 8
Elia Galvanin 1, 3
Emiliano Pierantoni 8
DoulbeTT Racing Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 199 Leonardo Colavita PA 1, 3, 6, 8
Michele Rugolo 1
Giorgio Maggi 3, 6, 8
HC Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 202 Ferdinando D'Auria Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Gaetano Oliva 1, 3, 8
Benedetto Strignano 6
230 Massimiliano Pezzuto Am 1, 3, 6
Nicolò Pezzuto
Ebimotors Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup 203 Cosmi Papi Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Valerio Prandi 1, 3
Costantino Peroni 6, 8
229 Christian Gross Am 3
244 Alessandro Baccani Am 1, 3
Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini
271 Niccolò Liana Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Gianluigi Piccioli 1, 6
Ronnie Valori 3, 8
Nova Race Events Mercedes-AMG GT4 207 Alessandro Marchetti Am 1, 3
Gianluca Carboni 1
Erwin Zanotti 3
228 Filippo Bencivenni Am 1, 3
Fulvio Ferri
Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 208 Luciano Privitelio Am 1, 4, 6–8
Donovan Privitelio 1, 4, 6–7
209 Bruno Malerba Am 8
Fabio Malerba
Autorlando Sport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 211 Giuseppe Ghezzi Am 1, 3, 6
Mirko Zanardini
Krypton Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 222 Stefano Pezzucchi Am 1–4, 6–8
Luca Pastorelli 1, 3, 6, 8
Davide Di Benedetto 2, 4–5, 7
Giuseppe Nicolosi
SP Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 233 Massimo Abbati Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Alberto Grisi
GDL Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 234 Matteo Luvisi Am 1, 3–4, 6
Filippo Croccolino 1, 3, 6
Gianni Di Fant 4
Marco Guerra
CRM Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 247 Ettore Carminati Am 1, 3, 6, 8
Mauro Simoncini Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup 255 Roberto Barin Am 5
Alfredo Franceschi
Mauro Simoncini
Rossocorsa Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 270 Samuele Buttarelli Am 6
Stefano Marazzi
Centro Porsche Ticino Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 275 Nicolas Leutwiler Am 5, 7
Nico Menzel
Stefano Costantini 5
Ivan Jacoma 7
Mertel Motorsport Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 288 Maurizio Ceresoli Am 5
Matthias Tomann
AF Corse Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 290 Vincenzo Scarpetta Am 8
PS Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup 291 Francesco Barin Am 4
Alfredo Franceschi
Mauro Simoncini
Entry Lists:[6]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race calendar and results

Bold indicates the overall and GT Cup winners.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position GT3 Pro Winners GT3 Pro-Am Winners GT3 Am Winners GT Cup Pro-Am Winners GT Cup Am Winners
1 R1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 6 May No. 12 AKM Motorsport No. 12 AKM Motorsport No. 51 AF Corse No. 16 Imperiale Racing No. 163 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 222 Krypton Motorsport
Andrea Kimi Antonelli Andrea Kimi Antonelli Luka Nurmi
Jules Castro
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Massimo Ciglia
Gilles Stadsbader Luca Pastorelli
Stefano A. Pezzucchi
R2 7 May No. 52 AF Corse No. 52 AF Corse No. 6 AKM Motorsport No. 16 Imperiale Racing No. 163 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 206 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing
Stuart White
Jean-Luc D'Auria
Stuart White
Jean-Luc D'Auria
Gustavo Sandrucci
Georg Kelstrup
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Massimo Ciglia
Gilles Stadsbader Ignazio Zanon
2 Autodromo di Pergusa 21 May No. 54 Imperiale Racing No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 No. 7 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No entries No. 111 Best Lap No. 251 SR&R
Kevin Gilardoni
Raúl Guzmán
Stuart Middleton
Giancarlo Fisichella
Tommaso Mosca
Marco Cassarà
Stefano Comandini
Alfred Nilsson
Luca Demarchi
Simone Patrinicola
Sabatino Di Mare
Manuel Menichini
Francesco Atzori
Francesco La Mazza
3 R1 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 24 June No. 52 AF Corse No. 7 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No. 8 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No. 16 Imperiale Racing No. 199 DoulbeTT Racing No. 272 Lamborghini Roma DL Racing
Jean-Luc D'Auria
Stuart White
Jens Klingmann
Bruno Spengler
Carlo Tamburini
Francesco De Luca
Massimo Ciglia
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Leonardo Colavita
Giorgio Maggi
Alessandro Fabi
Giacomo Riva
R2 25 June No. 60 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 60 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 54 Imperiale Racing No. 16 Imperiale Racing No. 196 Easy Race No. 247 CRM Motorsport
Riccardo Cazzaniga
Artem Petrov
Riccardo Cazzaniga
Artem Petrov
Philippe Denes
Dmitri Gvazava
Massimo Ciglia
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Thomas Biagi
Leonardo Del Col
Ettore Carminati
4 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 9 July No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 No. 8 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No entries No. 125 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing No. 232 Bonaldi Motorsport
Giancarlo Fisichella
Tommaso Mosca
Giancarlo Fisichella
Tommaso Mosca
Carlo Tamburini
Francesco Guerra
Salvatore Tavano
Kikko Galbiati
Vicky Piria
Filippo Lazzaroni
Marzio Moretti
5 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 17 September No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 No. 8 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No. 28 Nova Race No. 111 Best Lap No. 272 Lamborghini Roma DL Racing
Giancarlo Fisichella
Tommaso Mosca
Giancarlo Fisichella
Tommaso Mosca
Carlo Tamburini
Francesco Guerra
Salvatore Tavano
Fulvio Ferri
Alberto Fontana
Alessandro Marchetti
Luca Demarchi
Simone Patrinicola
Sabatino Di Mare
Alessandro Fabi
Giacomo Riva
6 R1 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 30 September No. 63 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 7 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No. 8 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No. 12 AKM Motorsport No. 122 Pellin Racing No. 270 Rossocorsa
Edoardo Liberati
Mattia Michelotto
Jens Klingmann
Bruno Spengler
Carlo Tamburini
Francesco De Luca
Marco Antonelli Matthew Korzejewski
Alessandro Balzan
Samuele Buttarelli
Stefano Marazzi
R2 1 October No. 88 AF Corse No. 63 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 51 AF Corse No. 77 Nova Race No. 172 Lamborghini Roma DL Racing No. 290 Best Lap
Riccardo Agostini
Custodio Toledo
Edoardo Liberati
Mattia Michelotto
Luka Nurmi
Jules Castro
Andrea Bodellini
Luca Magnoni
Luca Segù
Daniel Vebster
Vincenzo Scarpetta
7 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 15 October No. 27 Scuderia Baldini 27 No. 54 Imperiale Racing No. 8 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing No. 20 Iron Lynx No. 125 Enrico Fulgenzi Racing No. 275 Centro Porsche Ticino
Giancarlo Fisichella
Tommaso Mosca
Kevin Gilardoni
Raúl Guzmán
Stuart Middleton
Carlo Tamburini
Francesco Guerra
Salvatore Tavano
Matteo Cressoni
Claudio Schiavoni
Kikko Galbiati
Vicky Piria
Nicolas Leutwiler
Nico Menzel
Ivan Jacoma
8 R1 Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari 28 October No. 63 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 19 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 54 Imperiale Racing No. 16 Imperiale Racing No. 163 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 290 Formula Racing
Edoardo Liberati
Mattia Michelotto
Mateo Llarena
Baptiste Moulin
Philippe Denes
Dmitri Gvazava
Massimo Ciglia
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Gilles Stadsbader
Piergiacomo Randazzo
Vincenzo Scarpetta
R2 29 October No. 20 Iron Lynx No. 63 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing No. 20 Iron Lynx No. 16 Imperiale Racing No. 172 Lamborghini Roma DL Racing No. 290 Formula Racing
Matteo Cressoni
Claudio Schiavoni
Edoardo Liberati
Mattia Michelotto
Matteo Cressoni
Claudio Schiavoni
Massimo Ciglia
Giuseppe Fascicolo
Luca Segù
Daniel Vebster
Vincenzo Scarpetta

Notes

  1. ^ Dmitry Gvazava is Russian, but in timing sheets competes under the flag of Kyrgyzstan as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Artem Petrov is Russian, but in timing sheets competes under the flag of Israel as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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