2018 Rolex GT Super Series season

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2018 Rolex GT Super Series season
GT Super Series Square.png
Season
Races 12
Start date 11th March 2018
Start Event Flag of Brazil svg.png Round of Brazil
End date 4th November 2018
End Event Flag of Japan svg.png Round of Japan
Awards
Driver's Champion Flag of Unknown svg.png TBD
Team's Champion Flag of Unknown svg.png TBD
Manufacturer's Champion Flag of Unknown svg.png TBD
Independent Driver's Champion Flag of Unknown svg.png TBD
Seasons
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The 2018 Rolex GT Super Series season will be the third season of GT racing sanctioned by the World MotorSports Group, and the first with Rolex as title sponsors. Reigning champions Union Saver Developments, Ricardo Llosa and Jordan McKenna did not return to defend their titles, and in their place 35 full-time cars competed for both honours.

Entry List

Full-Time Teams

Team Car Tires Class # Starting Driver Second Driver Rounds
Flag of Germany svg.png AMR Team Falken Tire Aston Martin DBR9 Falken Icon.png Template:Manufacturer 007 Template:GBR John Magnus Flag of Germany svg.png Olivia Gieszler 1-
Flag of Italy svg.png Racing Team Solvalou Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Template:Michelin Template:Manufacturer 02 Template:USA Chris Winter Flag of Iceland svg.png Einar Ármannsson 1-
03 Template:GBR Morgan Le Fay Flag of Italy svg.png Antonio Fazio 1-
Template:GBR Chris Short Racing Ferrari 550 Maranello Template:Dunlop Template:Independent 08 Template:GBR Chris Whiting Flag of South Africa svg.png Richard de Lange 1-
09 Flag of Russia svg.png Alexi Melvanov Flag of Russia svg.png Vitaly Kabirov 1-
Template:BEL Boutsen Ginion Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 2 Flag of Japan svg.png Akinori Kikkawa Template:FRA Laurent Gauthier 1-
3 Template:AUS Melanie Bourne Template:USA Jacob Tucker 1-
Template:GBR Gulf Racing AMR Aston Martin DBR9 Template:Michelin Template:Manufacturer 6 Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi Template:GBR Roland Davidson 1-
Flag of Germany svg.png Best In The World Motorsport Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Template:Michelin Template:Independent 11 Template:BEL Simon Mestach Flag of Kurdistan svg.png Rêdûr Jaffer 1-5
Flag of Ireland svg.png Maven O'Connor 6-7
Flag of Japan svg.png Koyomi Setou 8-12
96 Flag of Brazil svg.png Haílton Fidélis Flag of Trinidad and Tobago svg.png Marlin Hortin 1-4
Flag of Germany svg.png Sandra Yoo 5-12
Template:GBR Lister Dealers Winton Racing Lister Storm GT Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 13 Flag of Mexico svg.png Helio Hernandez Template:GBR Karen Faraday 1-
31 Template:GBR Sam Winton Flag of Japan svg.png Natsuki Yaname 1-
Template:USA Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Alliance Lister Storm GT Template:Pirelli Template:Manufacturer 14 Flag of South Korea svg.png Fabian Rei Flag of Japan svg.png Ryota Wong 1-
41 Template:DEN Paul Travesen Template:USA Shane Sparks 1-
Template:BEL Scuderia Belgio Ferrari 550 Maranello Template:Michelin Template:Independent 21 Template:BEL Gia Van Dycke Template:BEL Laurent Seron 1-3,7-12
Flag of Canada svg.png Justin Case 4-6
Flag of Italy svg.png Pagani Automobili S.p.A. Pagani Zonda GR Template:Pirelli Template:Manufacturer 24 Flag of Italy svg.png Amato Agostini Template:AUT Felix Horvath 1-
25 Flag of Canada svg.png Anton Robishaud Flag of Italy svg.png Giulio Mari 1-
Flag of Italy svg.png BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550 Maranello Template:Pirelli Template:Manufacturer 27 Flag of South Africa svg.png Denis van Walwijk Flag of Italy svg.png Andrea Constantini 1-
28 Flag of Russia svg.png Evgeny Restov Template:GBR James James Davies 1-
Template:USA Globex Scorpio Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Template:Dunlop Template:Independent 30 Template:GBR Paul Jenkins Flag of Canada svg.png Luc Pellerin 1-2, 4-12
Flag of Canada svg.png Luc Pellerin Template:USA Ernest Bruno 3, 13
Template:DEN RMR Motorsport Maserati MC12 GT1 Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 32 Template:DEN Kjeld Axelsen Template:DEN Morten Pedersen 1-
Flag of Europe svg.png Équipe Fantomette by Euromotor International Lister Storm GT Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 44 Flag of Uruguay svg.png Diego Vercuisse Template:FRA Alexandre Charpantier 1-
45 Template:USA Helena Bertinelli Flag of Germany svg.png Patrick Feldhoffer 1-
Template:GBR Tom Douglas Racing Saleen S7-R Template:Dunlop Template:Independent 55 Template:GBR James Douglas Template:AUS Joel Melrose 1-
555 Template:USA Antonio Reyna-Sanchez Template:USA Vidal Reyna-Sanchez 1-
Template:GBR CWG Data Collection Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Template:Michelin Template:Independent 56 Template:GBR Darren Older Jr Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar 1-2, 8-9, 12
Flag of Finland svg.png Markus Jacobson 3-7, 10-11
57 Flag of Japan svg.png Ito Shidehara Flag of Ireland svg.png Ronnie Fitzgerald 1-
Template:GBR Fulcrum Racing Maserati MC12 GT1 Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 61 Flag of Argentina svg.png Federico Navarro Template:USA David Simmons 1-2, 4-12
Flag of Italy svg.png Lucio Richetti 3, 13
62 Template:GBR Thomas Day Flag of Liberia svg.png Sekou Kparghai 1-
Template:USA Carson Speedworks Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Template:Michelin Template:Manufacturer 63 Template:USA Joey Alliot Template:FRA Jacques Malenfant 1-
64 Flag of China svg.png Li Qi Template:USA Oliver Jones 1-
Flag of Italy svg.png Minarae Ferrari 550 Maranello Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 77 Template:GBR Nathan Scott Flag of Italy svg.png Andrea Massini 1-
Flag of Hong Kong svg.png Team LKM Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Template:Michelin Template:Independent 88 Template:GBR Harrison Wilkinson Flag of South Korea svg.png Carlton Cho 1-
Flag of China svg.png People's Republic Racing Ferrari 575 GTC Template:Pirelli Template:Independent 98 Flag of Italy svg.png Claudio Bandini Template:GBR Peter Harrison 1-
99 Flag of Germany svg.png Daniel Einfeldt Flag of Germany svg.png Daniel Von Schweiger 1-

Part-Time Teams

Team Car Tires # Starting Driver Second Driver Rounds
Flag of Japan svg.png Aoi Formula Group Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Template:Michelin 05 Flag of Slovakia svg.png Andrej Kremnicky Template:SUI Marie Alberta Luisa 10, 12
Flag of Germany svg.png Westside Racing Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Template:Michelin 16 Flag of Poland svg.png Tomasz Gabrysiak Flag of Russia svg.png Ilja Dragunov 8-9
Template:USA Jameson Brothers Racing Saleen S7-R Template:Dunlop 43 Template:USA Ryan Jameson Template:USA William Jameson 6-7
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kiwi Racing Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Template:Michelin 47 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Simon Bourne Flag of Qatar svg.png Nazreena Nasser 10-11
Template:FRA Antegra Ayari Autosport Saleen S7-R Template:Michelin 50 Template:FRA Raymond Dupuis Template:SUI Matthias Gafner 4-5, 8-9
Flag of Japan svg.png Toshio Race Team Ferrari 575 GTC Template:Michelin 66 Flag of Japan svg.png Yuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan svg.png Ryota Saito 10, 12
Flag of Chicago svg.png Clockwork Racing Saleen S7-R Template:Dunlop 69 Template:USA John Kirkpatrick Flag of Wales svg.png Owain mab Urien 6-7
Flag of Kazakhstan svg.png Team Astana Motors Ferrari 575 GTC Template:Pirelli 70 Flag of Kazakhstan svg.png Nikov Time Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Mancini 3-5, 11
Template:FRA Lynxe Development International Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Template:Michelin 89 Flag of Italy svg.png Emma Pescatore Flag of Spain svg.png Maria Rodriguez 4-7

Calendar

Testing

Date Track Fastest Driver Fastest Team Fastest Time Main Article
February 17 Flag of Bahrain svg.png Bahrain International Circuit Template:GBR Morgan Le Fay Flag of Italy svg.png Racing Team Solvalou 1:49.218 2018 GT Super Series Pre-Season Test
February 18 Template:USA Shane Sparks Template:USA Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Alliance 1:49.166

Races

Race Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Overall Winner Independent Winner
1 Flag of Brazil svg.png Round of Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 11 March Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Template:USA Joey Alliot
Template:FRA Jacques Malenfant
Template:GBR Darren Older Jr
Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar
2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates svg.png Yas Supercar Festival Yas Marina Circuit 25 March Flag of South Korea svg.png Fabian Rei
Flag of Japan svg.png Ryota Wong
Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Template:USA Chris Winter
Flag of Iceland svg.png Einar Ármannsson
Template:GBR Darren Older Jr
Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar
3 Template:GBR RAC Tourist Trophy Silverstone Circuit 15 April Template:USA Joey Alliot
Template:FRA Jacques Malenfant
Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Flag of China svg.png Li Qi
Template:USA Oliver Jones
Template:USA Helena Bertinelli
Flag of Germany svg.png Patrick Feldhoffer
4 Template:FRA Round of France Paul Ricard HTTT 29 April Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Flag of Russia svg.png Evgeny Restov
Template:GBR James James Davies
Flag of Russia svg.png Evgeny Restov
Template:GBR James James Davies
Template:BEL Gia Van Dycke
Flag of Canada svg.png Justin Case
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Round of Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 20 May Flag of Russia svg.png Evgeny Restov
Template:GBR James James Davies
Flag of South Africa svg.png Denis van Walwijk
Flag of Italy svg.png Andrea Constantini
Flag of Finland svg.png Markus Jacobson
Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar
Flag of Finland svg.png Markus Jacobson
Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar
6 Template:USA Round of The United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway 24 June Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Flag of Italy svg.png Matteo Rossi
Template:GBR Roland Davidson
Flag of South Korea svg.png Fabian Rei
Flag of Japan svg.png Ryota Wong
Template:BEL Gia Van Dycke
Flag of Canada svg.png Justin Case
7 Flag of Canada svg.png Molson GT Gatineau Road Gatineau 1 July Flag of South Africa svg.png Denis van Walwijk
Flag of Italy svg.png Andrea Constantini
Flag of Russia svg.png Evgeny Restov
Template:GBR James James Davies
Flag of Finland svg.png Markus Jacobson
Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar
Flag of Finland svg.png Markus Jacobson
Flag of Russia svg.png Valeri Kozar
8 Flag of Germany svg.png Round of Germany Nürburgring GP-Strecke 19 August
9 Template:BEL Round of Belgium Circuit de Spa Francorchamps 9 September
10 Template:MAS Round of Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 7 October
11 Flag of China svg.png Round of China Zhuhai International Circuit 21 October
12 Flag of Japan svg.png Round of Japan Suzuka Circuit 4 November