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| Category | Endurance racing |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1990 |
| Drivers' champion |  Dylan Derdaele Jan Lauryssen |
| Makes' champion | Porsche |
| Teams' champion | Belgium Racing |
| Official website | Belcar Series |
 Current season | |
The Belcar Endurance Championship is the top-tier national endurance racing championship in Belgium. The series is sanctioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium and run by Circuit Zolder. [1]
The Belcar series has its roots in the early 1990s, [2] with the local Flemish championships BBL Endurance Cup and the Carglass Cup. Both were sanctioned by the Flemish autosport federation VAS. In 1997 the very successful Carglass Cup was upgraded to an RACB-sanctioned series and first used the name Belcar as the Carglass Cup Belcar. From 1998 the championship dropped the Carglass name and became known as Belcar. Its title sponsors were Castrol (1998-2001) and later Mediagroep Van Dyck.
In 2012, a conflict between the championship promotor Speedworld and the RACB led to the series' demise. Belcar was succeeded by a new series under the name Belgian Racing Car Championship, with Kronos Events as the new championship promotor.
In 2015, Circuit Zolder relaunched the Belcar under the name Belcar Trophy. It ran in parallel to the BRCC, but eventually became Belgium's top-tier endurance championship again in 2016 with Kronos Events ending the BRCC after the 2015 season. The series was renamed as Belcar Endurance Championship in 2016 and still runs under that name today.
The Belcar has historically had a very regular calendar. The season usually starts and ends with a race at Circuit Zolder, with the New Race Festival being the season opener from 1990-2006 and again since 2015 and the NASCAR Euro Series event being the closing event since 2016. The highlight of the season has always been the Zolder 24 Hours, which usually takes place in August.
There are also at least one or two events at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and usually one event in a neighboring country, with Assen, Dijon-Prenois and Nürburgring being the most visited tracks.
Besides the Zolder 24 Hours, the race lengths are usually 125 minutes. [3] However, there have been events where the race has been split into 2 or 3 shorter sprint races.
As of the 2025 season, all cars are split into the following classes [4]
| Year | Championship name | Driver(s) | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | BBL Endurance Cup | Etienne Dumortier Baudoin de Rosee | JED2 Racing | Volvo 240 Turbo |
| 1991 | BBL Endurance Cup | Erik Bruynoghe Guy Verheyen | Peugeot 309 Turbo | |
| 1992 | Carglass Cup | Daniel Hubert Patrick Hubert | BMW 335i | |
| 1993 | Carglass Cup | Peter Eliano Jean-Pierre Mondron Didier Wuydts | Honda Civic | |
| 1994 | Carglass Cup | Georges Cremer Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot | Peka Racing | Porsche 993 |
| 1995 | Carglass Cup | Georges Cremer Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot | Peka Racing | Porsche 993 |
| 1996 | Carglass Cup | Marc Duez Daniel Hubert Patrick Hubert | BMW M3 | |
| 1997 | Carglass Cup Belcar | Georges Cremer Vincent Dupont Fons Taels | GLPK Racing | Porsche 993 |
| 1998 | Castrol Belcar | Jean-François Hemroulle Tim Verbergt | Dubois Racing | Audi A4 Quattro |
| 1999 | Castrol Belcar | Jean-François Hemroulle Tim Verbergt | Dubois Racing | Audi A4 Quattro |
| 2000 | Castrol Belcar | Stéphane Cohen | GLPK Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
| 2001 | Castrol Belcar |  Pertti Kuismanen | Kuismanen Competition | Audi 80 Compétition |
| 2002 | Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar | Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin | GLPK Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
| 2003 | Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar | Vincent Dupont Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin | GLPK Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
| 2004 | Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar | Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin | GLPK Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
| 2005 | Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar | Marc Goossens  David Hart | Selleslagh Racing Team | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R |
| 2006 | Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar | Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin | GLPK Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R |
| 2007 | Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar | Bart Couwberghs | GPR Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup |
| 2008 | Belgian GT Championship | Frédéric Bouvy Damien Coens | Delahaye Racing | Ferrari F430 GT3 |
| 2009 | Belgian GT Championship | Jean-François Hemroulle Tim Verbergt |  Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS |
| 2010 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Anthony Kumpen Greg Franchi | W Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS |
| 2011 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Marc Goossens Maxime Soulet | Prospeed Competition | Porsche 997 GT3 R |
| 2012 | Belgian Racing Car Championship | Frédéric Bouvy | Prospeed Competition | Porsche 996 GT3 RS |
| 2013 | Belgian Racing Car Championship | Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Maarten Makelberge | PK Carsport | Audi R8 LMS |
| 2014 | Belgian Racing Car Championship | Bert Redant Tim Verbergt | Brussels Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 |
| 2015 | Belgian Racing Car Championship | Dylan Derdaele | Belgium Racing | Porsche 991 Cup |
| 2016 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Luc De Cock Sam Dejonghe Tim Joosen | Deldiche Racing | Norma M20-FC |
| 2017 | Belcar Endurance Championship | François Bouillon David Houthoofd Frédéric Vervisch | McDonald's Racing | Norma M20-FC |
| 2018 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Jeffrey van Hooydonk Gilles Magnus Frank Thiers Hans Thiers | Russell Racing by DVB Racing | Norma M20-FC |
| 2019 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Dylan Derdaele Nicolas Saelens | Belgium Racing | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Porsche 991 Cup |
| 2020 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Dylan Derdaele Nicolas Saelens | Belgium Racing | Lamborghini Super Trofeo |
| 2021 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Dylan Derdaele Nicolas Saelens | Belgium Racing | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup |
| 2022 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin Stienes Longin | PK Carsport | Audi R8 LMS GT2 |
| 2023 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Peter Guelinckx Bert Longin Stienes Longin | PK Carsport | Audi R8 LMS GT2 |
| 2024 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Dylan Derdaele Jan Lauryssen | Belgium Racing | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup |
| Wins | Driver | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bert Longin | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2023 |
| 6 | Anthony Kumpen | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 |
| 5 | Dylan Derdaele | 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 |
| 4 | Tim Verbergt | 1998, 1999, 2009, 2014 |
| 3 | Georges Cremer | 1994, 1995, 1997 |
| Jean-François Hemroulle | 1998, 1999, 2009 | |
| Nicolas Saelens | 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| 2 | Daniel Hubert | 1992, 1996 |
| Patrick Hubert | 1992, 1996 | |
| Albert Vanierschot | 1994, 1995 | |
| Paul Kumpen | 1994, 1995 | |
| Vincent Dupont | 1997, 2003 | |
| Marc Goossens | 2005, 2011 | |
| Frédéric Bouvy | 2008, 2012 | |
| Peter Guelinckx | 2022, 2023 | |
| Stienes Longin | 2022, 2023 | |
| Wins | Team | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | PK Carsport/GLPK Racing | 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2023 |
| 5 | Belgium Racing | 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 |
| 2 | Dubois Racing | 1998, 1999 |
| Prospeed Competition | 2011, 2012 | |
Last updated 05 July 2025, listing drivers with 10+ wins only
| Rank | Driver | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Longin | 40 |
| 2 | Anthony Kumpen | 37 |
| 3 | Marc Goossens | 18 |
| 4 | Tim Verbergt | 16 |
| 5 | Frédéric Bouvy | 14 |
| Hans Thiers | ||
| Stéphane Cohen | ||
| 8 | Dylan Derdaele | 12 |
| David Hart | ||
| Jeffrey Van Hooydonk | ||
| Maxime Soulet | ||
Last updated 05 July 2025, listing teams with 5+ wins only
| Rank | Driver | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PK Carsport/GLPK Racing | 45 |
| 2 | GPR Racing | 16 |
| 3 | RTM Racing/Prospeed | 14 |
| 4 | Russell Racing | 12 |
| Belgium Racing | ||
| 6 | Deldiche Racing | 9 |
| 7 | Gravity Racing | 8 |
| 8 | Selleslagh Racing Team | 7 |
| W Racing Team | ||
| 10 | David Hart Vastgoed Racing | 6 |
| 11 | Delahaye Racing | 5 |
| KRK Racing | ||