The 2022 Prototype Cup Germany was the first season of the Prototype Cup. Creventic and German automobile club ADAC are the organizers and promoters of the series. [1] The races will be contested with Le Mans Prototype and Group CN cars, as well as some special prototypes.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: [2] | ||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP3 | ||||
 Konrad Motorsport [3] | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | 2 |  Axcil Jefferies [3] | All |
| Franz Konrad [3] | 1 | |||
| Maximilian Hackländer | 2–4 | |||
| 22 | Franz Konrad [3] | 2 | ||
 Danny Soufi | 3–4 | |||
 Nielsen Racing [4] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 4 | Matt Bell [4] | 1 |
| John Melsom [4] | 1 | |||
 Speed Factory Racing [5] | Ligier JS P320 | 5 |  Giorgio Rosa [6] | 1–2 |
| Santiago Concepcion Serrano [6] | 1 | |||
 Aleksey Chuklin | 2 | |||
| Toksport WRT [7] | Ligier JS P320 | 7 |  Berkay Besler [7] | All |
| Marvin Dienst [7] | All | |||
| Wochenspiegel Team Monschau [8] [9] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 11 | Torsten Kratz [8] | 1, 3–4 |
| Leonard Weiss [8] | 1, 3–4 | |||
 Racing Experience [10] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 12 | Gary Hauser [10] | All |
| Sebastian von Gartzen [6] | All | |||
| MRS GT-Racing [11] | Ligier JS P320 | 14 |  Rory Penttinen | 4 |
| Mühlner Motorsport [12] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 21 | Matthias Lüthen [6] | All |
| Donar Munding [6] | All | |||
 Pegasus Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 23 | Thibaut Ehrhart | 2, 4 |
| Julien Schell | 4 | |||
| Reiter Engineering [13] | Ligier JS P320 | 24 | Eike Angermayr [13] | 1 |
| Florian Janits [13] | 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 [14] | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | 70 | Jacob Erlbacher [14] | All |
| Michael Herich [6] | 1–2, 4 | |||
| Michael Lyons | 3 | |||
| Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport [15] | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 72 |  Sebastian Arenram [15] | All |
| Jesse Salmenautio [15] | All | |||
 Inter Europol Competition [16] | Ligier JS P320 | 777 | Damian Ciosek [16] | 1 |
| James Winslow [16] | 1 | |||
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | SPA | NÜR | LAU ‡ | HOC | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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