Monza: 59 crews at the start of the GT World Challenge

Fifty-nine crews are competing, representing ten prestigious automotive marques, including Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche, joined this year by Corvette Racing. These are the main numbers of the 3 Hours of GT World Challenge Europe by AWS, scheduled at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

The cars are divided into four categories: sixteen in the Pro class, ten in Gold, seventeen in Silver and sixteen in Bronze. In total, there are 176 drivers at the start – three for each car, except for a crew composed of only two drivers.

Among the protagonists, a strong Italian presence stands out, with prominent names such as Antonio Fuoco and Alessandro Pier Guidi, winners of the recent editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the wheel of the Ferrari Hypercar, here engaged in the 296 GT. Also on the team with Fuoco will be Arthur Leclerc, brother of Charles Leclerc.

In the Silver category, on the other hand, David Schumacher, son of Ralf Schumacher and nephew of the legendary Michael Schumacher, will be at the wheel of a Ford Mustang.

The Monza leg is the second of the Endurance season inaugurated at the French circuit of Castellet and won by the WRT team’s BMW GT3 driven by Belgians Ugo de Wilde, Charles Weerts and South African Kelvin Van der Linden.

Along with the GT World Challenge, the one-make Lamborghini Super Trofeo (42 cars) and McLaren Trophy Europe (16) will also be on the track.

The schedule calls for Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (admission free to the public) to be devoted to free practice and testing.

Saturday’s on-track activities from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. with Free Practice (10.10 a.m.-12.10 p.m.) and Pre Qualifying (3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.) of GT World Challenge, Qualifying (9-9:50 a.m.) and Race 1 (2:25 p.m.-3:15 p.m.) of Lamborghini, Free Practice 3 (12:20 p.m.-12:35 p.m.), Qualifying 1 (12:40 p.m.-1 p.m.) and Race 1 (5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.) of McLaren. Admission costs 20 euros and includes free access to the paddock and all available grandstands. Drivers will be available for an autograph session in pit lane from 1:15-1:45 p.m.

Sunday will start at 9 a.m. with McLaren’s one-make series that will first see the cars line up for Free Practice 4 (9-9.15) and Qualifying 2 (9.20-9.40 a.m.), followed by GT World Challenge Qualifying (9.50-10.50 a.m.), then the second races for Lambo and McLaren from 11.20-12.10 a.m. and 12.40-1.25 p.m., respectively. The 3 Hours will start at 3 p.m. (live on the championship’s Youtube channel). Admission will cost 25 euros on Sunday with the same arrangements as on Saturday i.e. free access to the paddock and all available grandstands. Saturday for the Lamborghini and McLaren races, Sunday of course also for the GT World Challenge.

A season ticket for the two days costs 35 euros. Admission is free for children up to 6 years old, from 7 to 11 years old the ticket costs 1 euro. Discounts are provided for under 24 and over 65 and ACI members.

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