The 2018 GT & Prototype Challenge was the second season of the GT & Prototype Challenge. It began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 13 April and ended at TT Circuit Assen on 21 October. [1]
Round | Circuit | Date | Event | Notes |
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1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | 13–15 April | Spa Euro Races | Both races contested with cars from the Supercar Challenge. |
2 | Circuit Zolder, Belgium | 29–30 June–1 July | Zolder Superprix | |
3 | Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands | 13–15 July | Supporting Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Both races with GT class cars from the Supercar Challenge. | |
4 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | 28–30 September | Spa Racing Festival | Both races contested with cars from the Supercar Challenge. |
5 | TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands | 19–21 October | Hankook Finale Races | Both races with GT class cars from the Supercar Challenge. |
Source: [1] |
The series entrants are divided over four classes. The GT class, from the Supercar Challenge Super GT class, forms the highest and fastest division. Cars with a 2,8kg per HP or more ratio are allowed to compete. This includes all Group GT3 class cars and specially built GT's such as the Solution F built Volvo S60 and Renault Sport R.S. 01. [2] LMP3 spec cars first raced in the Supercar Challenge Super GT class in 2016. The class forms a separate class within the series open to all 2016 specification LMP3 machinery.
Two classes from the Supercar Challenge Superlights class are included in the new series. The fastest of the two is the Group CN class. Group CN specification cars built after 2014 are allowed to compete. The fourth, and slowest, class is the Radical SR3 class. Mainly a Radical SR3 spec class, the class is open to cars with comparable lap times. [3] Also allowed are the Praga R1 and pre-2014 Group CN class cars. [4]
Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Super GT | |||||
Dragon Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 110 | Glynn Geddie | 1 |
Jim Geddie | |||||
Oliver Freymuth | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 124 | Oliver Freymuth | 1, 4 |
PUMAXS Racing | Pumax RT | Chevrolet LS7 6.7 L V8 | 172 | Henk Thuis | 2 |
BlueBerry Racing | Mosler MT900R GT3 | Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 | 173 | Berry van Elk | 1–3 |
LMP3 | |||||
Prime Racing | Ginetta G57 P2 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | 212 | Jean-Pierre Lequeux | All |
Jean-Marc Ueberecken | |||||
EDEKA Aschoff Racing | Ginetta G58 | Ginetta Billet Block 6.2 L V8 | 213 | Max Aschoff | 4–5 |
Pegasus Racing | Ginetta G57 P2 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | 229 | Julien Schell | 4 |
Powermotorsports | Norma M20 FC | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | 265 | Siegmar Pfeifer | 4 |
BE Motorsport [5] | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | 293 | Javier Ibran Pardo [5] | All |
Mathijs Bakker [5] | |||||
Group CN | |||||
Tim Gray Motorsport | Norma M20 FC | Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 | 410 | Stefano Leaney | 1–2, 4 |
Neil Primrose | |||||
Deldiche Racing | Norma M20 FC | Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 | 420 | Luc de Cock | 2 |
Tim Joosen | |||||
Alain Berg | Radical SR8 | Suzuki RPE 2.7 L V8 | 473 | Alain Berg | 4 |
EDEKA Aschoff Racing | Praga R1R | Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4 | 476 | Max Aschoff | 2 |
VR Motorsport | Praga R1T | Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4 | 496 | Tim Gray | 1–4 |
Alain Berg | 1–3 | ||||
Grant Williams | 4 | ||||
Praga R1 | 511 | Tim Gray | 4 (R2) | ||
Jam Motorsport | Wolf GB08 | Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 | 497 | Roman Krumins | 2 |
Bas Koeten Racing | Wolf GB08 | Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 | 498 | Rob Kamphues | 3 |
SR3 - Praga | |||||
VR Motorsport | Radical SR3L | Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 | 501 | Wim Jeuris | 2 |
Radical SR3 | Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 | 514 | Alain Berg | 1, 3–5 | |
Alistair Boulton | 1, 3–4 | ||||
V-Max Racing | Praga R1 | Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4 | 508 | Dick van Elk | 1–2 |
510 | Kelvin Snoeks | 3, 5 | |||
BlueBerry Racing | Praga R1 | Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4 | 509 | Leon Rijnbeek | 5 |
511 | Danny van Dongen | 4 | |||
ALP Racing | Saker RAPX | Subaru 2.0 L Flat-6 | 530 | David Brise | 4 |
Alan Purbrick | |||||
Praga R1 | Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4 | 555 | Rodrigue Gillion | 2 | |
Bart Ooms | |||||
Source: [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Super GT Winning Car | LMP3 Winning Car | Group CN Winning Car | SR3 - Praga Winning Car | |
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Super GT Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | Group CN Winning Drivers | SR3 - Praga Winning Drivers | |||
1 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 110 Dragon Racing | No. 212 Prime Racing | No. 410 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 514 VR Motorsport |
Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie | Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken | Stefano Leaney Neil Primrose | Alain Berg Alistair Boulton | |||
R2 | No. 110 Dragon Racing | No. 212 Prime Racing | No. 496 VR Motorsport | No. 514 VR Motorsport | ||
Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie | Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken | Alain Berg Tim Gray | Alain Berg Alistair Boulton | |||
2 | R1 | Zolder | No. 172 PUMAXS Racing | No. 212 Prime Racing | No. 420 Deldiche Racing | No. 501 VR Motorsport |
Henk Thuis | Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken | Luc de Cock Tim Joosen | Wim Jeuris | |||
R2 | No. 172 PUMAXS Racing | No. 212 Prime Racing | No. 497 Jam Motorsport | No. 555 | ||
Henk Thuis | Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken | Roman Krumins | Rodrigue Gillion Bart Ooms | |||
3 | R1 | Zandvoort | No finishers | No. 212 Prime Racing | No. 496 VR Motorsport | No. 514 VR Motorsport |
Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken | Alain Berg Tim Gray | Alain Berg Alistair Boulton | ||||
R2 | No starters | No. 212 Prime Racing | No. 496 VR Motorsport | No. 510 V-Max Racing | ||
Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken | Alain Berg Tim Gray | Kelvin Snoeks | ||||
4 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 124 Oliver Freymuth | No. 213 EDEKA Aschoff Racing | No. 410 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 511 Blueberry Racing |
Oliver Freymuth | Max Aschoff | Neil Primrose | Danny van Dongen | |||
R2 | No. 124 Oliver Freymuth | No. 229 Pegasus Racing | No. 410 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 514 VR Motorsport | ||
Oliver Freymuth | Julien Schell | Neil Primrose | Alain Berg Alistair Boulton | |||
5 | R1 | Assen | No entries | No. 213 EDEKA Aschoff Racing | No entries | No. 510 V-Max Racing |
Max Aschoff | Kelvin Snoeks | |||||
R2 | No. 293 BE Motorsport | No. 510 V-Max Racing | ||||
Javier Ibran Pardo Mathijs Bakker | Kelvin Snoeks | |||||
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | Pole |
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Points | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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