SRO reveals provisional GTWC EU 2027 calendar, Imola and Budapest return

The start of the 2022 Imola race | Credit: Kevin Pecks

The SRO has announced it's provisional calendar for next season at this mornings annual press conference at the 24 Hours of Spa.

The season will kick off in it's traditional opener, the 6 Hours of Paul Ricard on the 17th and 18th of April. The Sprint Cup will get underway in Brands Hatch on the 1st and 2nd of May.

The first change comes in round 3, with a three hour event in Imola scheduled for the 22nd and 23rd of May. This event replaces what would have been the three hour race in Monza. The Imola round is subject to agreement.

The series previously raced at the historic circuit back in 2020 and 2022, with Team WRT winning both of those events in Audis.

The fourth round will be the 24 Hours of Spa, the series' flagship event. It will be held on the 26th and 27th of June. The race is also part of the IGTC calendar, which was also revealed today.

Rounds five and six are back to back sprint rounds, in Misano on the 17th and 18th of July, and Magny-Cours on the 31st of July and 1st of August. The Nürburgring Grand Prix track hosts the seventh round, and fourth of the Endurance Cup on the 28th and 29th of August, with Zandvoort hosting the penultimate Sprint Cup round on the 18th and 19th of August.

The series returns to Budapest for the first time since 2019 - where it was raced under the Blancpain GT Series banner. The Sprint round at the Hungaroring on the 2nd and 3rd of October will serve as the finale for the Sprint Cup.

Out of the eight races held at the circuit in the series from 2016-2019, Mercedes won four, Audi took three wins and Lamborghini took one.

The season comes to a close in Barcelona on the 23rd and 24th of October, for the final Endurance Cup round.

Full Calendar

17-18 Apr. 6 Hours of Paul Ricard (Endurance Cup)

1-2 May. Brands Hatch (Sprint Cup)

22-23 May. Imola (Endurance Cup)

26-27 Jun. 24 Hours of Spa (Endurance Cup)

17-18 Jul. Misano (Sprint Cup)

31 Jul. 1 Aug. Magny-Cours (Sprint Cup)

28-29 Aug. Nürburgring (Endurance Cup)

18-19 Sep. Zandvoort (Sprint Cup)

2-3 Oct. Budapest (Sprint Cup)

23-24 Oct. Barcelona (Endurance Cup)