Supercars Endurance Series
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Inaugural season | 2020 |
| Drivers' champion | |
| Teams' champion | Speedy Motorsport |
| Official website | www |
| Current season | |
The Supercars Endurance Series, formerly known as the GT4 South European Series, is a collection of three endurance racing competitions focused mainly on GT4 and Touring cars, held at circuits in Portugal and Spain.
History
The championship began in 2019 under the name GT4 South European Series. It was created and organized by the Portuguese promoter Race Ready, with support from the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season started on 20 April at Nogaro and concluded on 24 November at the Autódromo do Estoril, consisting of five point-scoring weekends with two races each, as well as one non-championship race: the Vila Real International Cup.[1]
In 2020, the championship was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only two rounds were held in December and January of the following year, but each round featured three races.[2] Divisions were eliminated, and a single overall champion was crowned.
In 2021, the championship was restructured and renamed Supercars Endurance, opening the series to TCR cars as well. This format continued in 2022. In 2023, a separate overall GT4 championship was created, and other types of touring cars besides TCR were also accepted. The 2023 calendar consisted of four races, two in Portugal and two in Spain.[3] Three of these races were held in conjunction with the Portuguese Speed Championship.[4]
For 2024, a calendar of six events was announced, with four of them counting towards each of the following championships: the Iberian Supercars as the Iberian championship, the Portuguese Speed Championship as the national Portuguese championship, and Supercars Spain (Jarama RACE 2024) as the Spanish trophy.[5]
For 2025, the championship featured a total of six rounds across three classes: Iberian SuperCars, the Portuguese CPV (Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade), and SuperCars España.[6]
Live streaming
All races of the 2025 season were broadcast live on DAZN Spain & Portugal for free with Spanish commentary. In addition, there was an English live stream on the YouTube channels of Alpha Live and the organizer Race Ready. Motorsport Television Deutschland also streamed the races on their YouTube channel with German commentary. The Italian outlet Parc Ferme TV broadcast the races with Italian commentary.
Where the races of the 2026 season will be streamed is still unclear.
2024 format
Each race weekend follows the format:[7]
- Optional free/private practice sessions of 40 or 60 minutes maximum.
- Two 15-minute qualifying sessions (Driver 1 participates in Q1, Driver 2 participates in Q2).
- Two 45-minute races, with a mandatory pit stop for the driver change between minutes 20 and 30 of the race (Driver 1 starts Race 1, Driver 2 starts Race 2).
- Handicap system based on extra pit stop time, applied to the top 3 finishers of the previous race (10, 5, and 3 seconds).
The three championships are divided into the following divisions and trophies:
- GT4: GT4 Pro, GT4 Bronze and GT4 Am
- GTC: GTX and GT Cup
- Touring Cars: TCR and TC
Scoring system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Remaining | Pole Position | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- The worst result of the first six races is discarded.
Champions
| GT4 South European Series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GT4 Pro-Am | GT4 Am | GTC | Teams | ||
| 2019[8][9][10] | Francisco Abreu Miguel Cristóvão |
Francisco Carvalho | Edward Moore Marmaduke Hall |
Veloso Motorsport | ||
| 2020[11][12] | Stephen Romain Monti |
Andrius Zemaitis | Jemma Moore Aubrey Hall |
Not awarded | ||
| Supercars Endurance | ||||||
| GT4 Pro | GT4 Bronze | GTC | TCR | Teams | ||
| 2021[13] | Marmaduke Hall | Andrius Zemaitis | Jemma Moore | Gustavo Moura | P&B Racing | |
| 2022[14] | Manuel Giao Elias Niskanen |
Manuel Cristovao Francisco Carvalho |
Bruno Pires | Daniel Teixeira | SMC Motorsport[15] | |
| GT4 & Touring Cars | ||||||
| 2023[16] | José Carlos Pires Francisco Abreu |
Álvaro Ramos Fernando Soares |
Daniel Teixeira | Lema Racing | ||
| 2024[17][18] | César Machado Jan Durán |
Rui Miritta | Daniel Teixeira | Speedy Motorsport (ISC + CPV) NM Racing Team (SJR) | ||
| 2025[19] | Mathieu Martins (ISC + SCE) César Machado (CPV) |
Rui Miritta | Daniel Teixeira | Speedy Motorsport | ||
GT4
| Year | GT4 Pro | GT4 Pro-Bronze | GT4 Bronze | GT4 Am | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | José Carlos Pires Francisco Abreu |
Patrick Cunha Jorge Rodrigues |
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| 2024 | Iberian | César Machado Jan Durán |
Patrick Cunha Jorge Rodrigues |
Keith Gatehouse Igor Sorokin | |
| CPV | César Machado Jan Durán |
Patrick Cunha Jorge Rodrigues |
André Nabais Miguel Nabais | ||
| Jarama | César Machado Jan Durán |
Nil Montserrat Alberto de Martín |
Keith Gatehouse Igor Sorokin | ||
| 2025 | Iberian | César Machado | Alexandre Areia Nuno Afonso |
Gonzalo de Andrés Álvaro Lobera |
Ruben Vaquinhas Pedro Bastos R. |
| CPV | César Machado | Bruno Pires | Ricardo Costa | Ruben Vaquinhas Pedro Bastos R. | |
| España | Mathieu Martins | Guillermo Aso Filip Vava |
Ricardo Costa | Ruben Vaquinhas Pedro Bastos R. | |
GTC
Touring cars
References
- ^ "Race Ready and SRO launch GT4 South European Series" (in Portuguese). Autosport. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "GT4 Starts the season at Jerez de La Frontera with new Calendar for 2020". Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Definido calendário 2023 do Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade". AutoSport (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "CPV/Supercars: Calendário de 2023 aposta na continuidade e em Vila Real". SportMotores (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "The 2024 Iberian Supercars and Supercars Jarama RACE season opens with a surprise winner". Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "2025 Race Season Calendar and New Guidelines Announced". Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ Reglamento 2024
- ^ Los primeros títulos del GT4 South European Series decididos
- ^ Last Titles Awarded on a Wet Sunday at Estoril
- ^ Resultados 2019
- ^ Resultados 2020
- ^ Spanish Pro-Rally e Andrius Zemaitis wins GT4 South 2020 with Porsche Cayman
- ^ Resultados 2021
- ^ Resultados 2022
- ^ SMC Motorsport gana el título de equipos
- ^ Resultados 2023
- ^ Resultados 2024 ISE
- ^ Resultados 2024 SJR
- ^ Resultados 2025 SCE