The 2022 Prototype Cup Germany was the first season of the series, with German automobile club ADAC securing exclusive rights in Germany for ACO-rules LMP3 class racing, [1] and Creventic organizing and promoting the series. [2] The races will be contested with Le Mans Prototype and Group CN cars.
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | |
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1 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Liège, Belgium | 22–24 April | 24H GT Series 24H TCE Series |
R2 | ||||
2 | R1 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | 15–17 July | European Truck Racing Championship |
R2 | ||||
3 | R1 | Lausitzring, Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany | 19–21 August | ADAC GT Masters ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship ADAC Formula 4 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
R2 | ||||
4 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | 21–23 October | ADAC GT Masters ADAC GT4 Germany ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
R2 | ||||
Source: [3] |
All cars that competed were in the LMP3 class and used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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LMP3 | ||||
Konrad Motorsport [4] | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | 2 | Axcil Jefferies [4] | All |
Franz Konrad [4] | 1 | |||
Maximilian Hackländer | 2–4 | |||
22 | Franz Konrad [4] | 2 | ||
Danny Soufi | 3–4 | |||
Nielsen Racing [5] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 4 | Matt Bell [5] | 1 |
John Melsom [5] | 1 | |||
Speed Factory Racing [6] | Ligier JS P320 | 5 | Giorgio Rosa [7] | 1–2 |
Santiago Concepción Serrano [7] | 1 | |||
Aleksey Chuklin | 2 | |||
Toksport WRT [8] | Ligier JS P320 | 7 | Berkay Besler [8] | All |
Marvin Dienst [8] | All | |||
Wochenspiegel Team Monschau [9] [10] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 11 | Torsten Kratz [9] | 1, 3–4 |
Leonard Weiss [9] | 1, 3–4 | |||
Racing Experience [11] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 12 | Gary Hauser [11] | All |
Sebastian von Gartzen [7] | All | |||
MRS GT-Racing [12] | Ligier JS P320 | 14 | Rory Penttinen | 4 |
Mühlner Motorsport [13] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 21 | Matthias Lüthen [7] | All |
Donar Munding [7] | All | |||
Pegasus Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 23 | Thibaut Ehrhart | 2, 4 |
Julien Schell | 4 | |||
Reiter Engineering [14] | Ligier JS P320 | 24 | Eike Angermayr [14] | 1 |
Florian Janits [14] | 1 | |||
Mads Siljehaug | 2–3 | |||
Freddie Hunt | 2 | |||
Lion Dücker | 4 | |||
Moritz Löhner | 4 | |||
Frikadelli Racing Team | Ligier JS P320 | 30 | Klaus Abbelen | 2 |
Felipe Fernández Laser | 2 | |||
Rinaldi Racing | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 33 | Óscar Tunjo | 2–4 |
Mateo Villagómez | 2–3 | |||
Martin Berry | 4 | |||
ARC Bratislava | Ligier JS P320 | 44 | Miro Konôpka | 4 |
Matej Konôpka | 4 | |||
Gebhardt Motorsport [15] | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | 70 | Jacob Erlbacher [15] | All |
Michael Herich [7] | 1–2, 4 | |||
Michael Lyons | 3 | |||
Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport [16] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 72 | Sebastian Arenram [16] | All |
Jesse Salmenautio [16] | All | |||
Inter Europol Competition [17] | Ligier JS P320 | 777 | Damian Ciosek [17] | 1 |
James Winslow [17] | 1 |
Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 24 Reiter Engineering | No. 7 Toksport WRT |
Eike Angermayr Florian Janits | Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | |||
R2 | No. 7 Toksport WRT [a] | No. 7 Toksport WRT | ||
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | |||
2 | R1 | Nürburgring | No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport | No. 24 Reiter Engineering |
Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding | Freddie Hunt Mads Siljehaug | |||
R2 | No. 7 Toksport WRT | No. 7 Toksport WRT | ||
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | |||
3 | R1 | Lausitzring | No. 2 Konrad Motorsport | No. 7 Toksport WRT |
Maximilian Hackländer Axcil Jefferies | Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | |||
R2 | No. 7 Toksport WRT | No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport | ||
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding | |||
4 | R1 | Hockenheimring | No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport | No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau |
Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss | |||
R2 | No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau | No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau | ||
Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos. | Driver | SPA | NÜR | LAU ‡ | HOC | Points | ||||
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1 | Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 111.5 |
2 | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 97 | ||
3 | Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 93 |
4 | Axcil Jefferies | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 82 |
5 | Gary Hauser Sebastian von Gartzen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 79.5 |
6 | Óscar Tunjo | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 63.5 | ||
7 | Maximilian Hackländer | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 63 | ||
8 | Jacob Erlbacher | 8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 55 |
9 | Michael Herich | 8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 46 | ||
10 | Mateo Villagómez | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 43.5 | ||||
11 | Mads Siljehaug | 1 | 3 | WD | WD | 41 | ||||
Freddie Hunt | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
12 | Sebastian Arenram Jesse Salmenautio | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 36 |
13 | Damian Ciosek James Winslow | 6 | 2 | 30 | ||||||
14 | Giorgio Rosa | Ret | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | ||||
15 | Lion Dücker Moritz Löhner | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||||||
16 | Martin Berry | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||||||
17 | Aleksey Chuklin | 8 | 10 | 17 | ||||||
18 | Eike Angermayr Florian Janits | 3 | Ret | 16 | ||||||
19 | Santiago Concepcion Serrano | Ret | 4 | 13 | ||||||
20 | Michael Lyons | 8 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
Drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||
Rory Penttinen | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
Klaus Abbelen Felipe Fernández Laser | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
Thibaut Ehrhart | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
Danny Soufi | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | ||||||
Julien Schell | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
Matt Bell John Melsom | Ret | 9 | ||||||||
Franz Konrad | WD | WD | WD | WD | ||||||
Miro Konôpka Matej Konôpka | WD | WD | ||||||||
Pos. | Driver | SPA | NÜR | LAU ‡ | HOC | Points | ||||
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