Ten teams for one invitation to Le Mans 2025

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Apr 1

The GT World Challenge Europe bronze championship (Endurance + Sprint) offers an invitation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGT3 category.

10 races to qualify for invitation

To be able to claim this invitation, you have to compete in the entire Global GT World Challenge Europe championship of 10 races as follow:

Endurance Cup rounds
- Three-hour races at Circuit Paul Ricard (5-7 April), Nürburgring (27/28 July), Monza (September 21/22)
- The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa is scheduled for 27-30 June
- A six-hours race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia on 21–23 November.
Sprint Cup contests at Brands Hatch (4/5 May), Misano (17-19 May), Hockenheim (19-21 July), Magny-Cours (23-25 August), Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (11-13 October).

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2023. Pure RXcing Porsche 911 GT3 R

Ten teams, eleven entries

As Pure RXcing, the 2023 team champion, Herberth Motorsports and Haupt Racing Team, respectively 1sr, 2nd and 4th last year of FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS BRONZE TEAMS, will not participate to this year Bronze Cup, Garage 59 Group and Sky-Tempesta Racing are favorites for this year conquest of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans invitation.

A total of ten teams, twelve entries will compete to obtain the 2025 Le Mans Invitation with

Six teams who participated to the Bronze Cup last year (at least the Endurance races): Garage 59, Sky Tempesta Racing, Tresor Attempto Racing, AF Corse, Dinamic GT, Team WRT
Three with experience of the FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS Cups but in other categories: Barwell Motorsport in PRO-AM, Comtoyou Racing in PRO/Silver and Rutronik Racing in PRO
One newcomer: Century Motorsport
Tresor Attempto Racing and Barwell Motorsport with an additional entry each.

List of 2024 Bronze Cup full season entries

Garage 59

#188 Garage 59 Mc Laren 720S GT3 EVO ended third last year Bronze cup winning the two sprint races at Misano and the Endurance race at Barcelona. On paper, they are favorites but competition is coming with new weapons and new lineups that are game changers comparing to last season. James Cottingham, who knows drives the 720 S GT3 in WEC will replace Miguel Ramos this week end as he is still convalescing after a recent surgery.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza 2023. #93 Sky Tempesta Racing Mc Laren 720S GT3 EVO

Sky Tempesta Racing keeps #93 but with a Ferrari 296 GT3 instead of the 2023 Mc Laren 720S GT3 EVO. In 2023, they only participated to the Endurance races with four podiums in five races: P2 at Monza, 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and Nürburgring, P3 at Circuit Paul Ricard. They ended 6th for the last season race at Barcelona. Let us see how they adapt to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring winning Ferrari but, based on 2023 performance, Sky Tempesta Racing is definitively a serious candidate for the invitation.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nurburgring 2023. Audi R8 LMS GT3

Tresor Attempto Racing won the FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS Sprint Cup Overall with four wins at Brands hatch, Hockenheim, Zandvoort (twice) as well as TEAMS FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS Silver TEAMS Cup last year hence they are in our top three for this season.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nurburgring 2023. AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3

AF Corse is back with #52 Ferrari 296 GT3 and the Michiels family and Gold driver Andrea BERTOLINI.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2023.

Dinamic GT did plan to run two FORD Mustang GT3 until both FORD and Dinamic GT announced they were abandoning the tests together. FORD will be represented by Proton Competition and Dinamic GT come back to the Porsche 911 GT3 R with #54 (in PRO last year) instead of the traditional #55 for Bronze Cup. Philipp Sager remains the Bronze Driver with two new drivers: Dienst as Gold driver and Moura De Oliveira as Silver Driver.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2023. Team WRT BMW M4 GT3.

Team WRT is back in the Bronze Cup with a new number (#30 instead of #31 last year) and a new lineup with Ahmad Al Harthy who is also part of the WEC team in LMGT3 and demonstrated being one of the fastest Bronze drivers with an Aston Martin Vantage last year in WEC and ELMS. Team WRT ended second the FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS TEAMS Cup last year with victories at Misano, Valencia thanks to its Pro drivers lineups.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2023. Barwell Motorsport #78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Barwell Motorsport #78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 ended second the FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS PRO-AM TEAMS Cup last year with two class victories at Monza and Nürburgring. This year they maximise their chance for the 24 Hours of Le Mans invitation entering two Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2: #72 and #78.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2023. #96 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) by Rutronik Racing.

Rutronik Racing did participate to the 2023 season with a strong Porsche Works lineup: Thomas PREINING, Laurin HEINRICH and Dennis OLSEN with #96 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). Results were not at the expected level of the drivers lineup with only one podium at Barcelona. Let us see how they represent Porsche with a new lineup in Bronze Cup.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Nurburgring 2023. #11 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3

Second season in GT World Challenge Europe for Comtoyou Racing who traded the Audis (5th last year) for Aston Martin Vantage GT3s and first in Bronze Cup with John De Wilde and Job van Uitert for sprint races. Kobe Pauwels will be part of the Endurance lineup.