Supercar Challenge (series)

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Supercar Challenge
United Autosports Spa Euro Races.jpg
Category Touring cars, Sportscars and Sports prototypes
Country Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Benelux
Inaugural season2001
Drivers~80
Tyre suppliers Pirelli
Drivers' champion Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Arendsen
Official website supercarchallenge.nl
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The Supercar Challenge is a motor racing series centered on the Benelux. A special feature is that touring cars, GTs and Sportscars can all participate on an equal basis within the same class, enabled by very open regulations. The championship was first held in 2001, after replacing the Supercar Cup. From 2001 to 2011 the championship was called the Dutch Supercar Challenge, but due to interest from drivers, teams and tracks outside the Netherlands the organisers decided to drop 'Dutch' from its name on 11 February 2012. [1]

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Format and regulations

A typical race weekend exists of the usual practice on Friday and Saturday, qualifying on Saturday and two races of 45 to 60 minutes with one pit stop of at least 60 seconds. One race is on Saturday and one Sunday. The four classes usually run separate races two classes at a time. The two fastest run together and the two slowest run their race separate. The exception is at Spa-Francorchamps where all four classes can and do run together in two races over the weekend. All races are started from a rolling start though in the past standing starts have been used as well. "Success time" is awarded after every race. The first-place finisher gets 15 seconds, second place gets 10, third place gets 5, fourth place loses 5 seconds, fifth place loses ten and all below fifth place lose 15 seconds. This is added to the time of the minimum pit stop duration. The reason no "success ballast" is used, is the immense variety in vehicles competing. For instance, a 50 kg weight has a much larger effect on a Lotus Elise than it has on a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe even though these can compete in the same class.

Classes

Single make series

During most of its lifetime the Supercar Challenge has served as a host to many single make series. In the first two years the Marcos Mantis Cup ran within the GT class. In 2003 it was fully integrated in the GT class. Starting in 2008 the Mosler Challenge has run within GT. In 2010 three series were added. Those are BRL V6 and the Saker Challenge, not to be confused with the series of the same name the DNRT hosts, both within Supersport I and BRL Light in Supersport II. The BRL series were before separate events and still have a slightly different calendar. The races at Silverstone don't pay them points while the races at the Zolder truck Grand Prix do though to all other classes they don't count.

Champions

Supercar Challenge

SeasonGTSupersport 1Supersport 2Sport 1Sport 2Marcos Mantis CupMosler Challenge
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Herman Buurman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Olij Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjan Vels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk-Jan Hofmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg Herman Buurman
2002 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter van Soelen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rudolf van Soelen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjan Vels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter van der Kolk
2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Knook
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter van der Kolk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Ambaum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Albèrt Priem
2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Menten
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Coomes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Ambaum
2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Dubois
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Wijnen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lex van der Meijden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard van den Berg
2006 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Ambaum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter van Soelen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eugène Janssen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf van Os
2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ardi van der Hoek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjan van der Zwaan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter van der Kolk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brown
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian White
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kees Kreijne
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Short Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Thuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter van Soelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc de Cock Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Nieman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Short
2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henk Haane
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nol Köhler
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert van der Zweerde Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Bogaerts
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nik de Jong
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Short
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex van 't Hoff Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charlie Frijns
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Frijns
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter van Soelen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard van der Bos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert van der Zweerde
2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diederik Sijthoff Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wolf Nathan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ferry Monster
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Monster
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aart Bosman
SeasonSuper GTGTGTBSupersportSport 1Sport 2-
2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diederik Sijthoff Flag of the Netherlands.svg Barry Maessen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kees Kreijne Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Bogaerts
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter van Soelen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Priscilla Speelman
Flag of the Netherlands.svg John van der Voort
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Nieman
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glynn Geddie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Geddie
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve van Bellingen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ward Sluys
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Lamster
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Neyens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ferry Monster
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Monster
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aart Bosman
SeasonSuper GTGTGTBSupersportSportSuperlights 1Superlights 2
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert de Graaff
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roger Grouwels
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjan van der Zwaan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick van Glabeke
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédérique Jonckheere
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Koebolt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin de Kleijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Thuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carlo Kuijer
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roger Grouwels [2]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin Snoeks [2]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Cools [2]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Lamster [2]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Donald Molenaar [2]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark van der Aa [3]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Bogaerts [3]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter van Soelen [3]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wiebe Wijtzes [4] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc de Cock [5]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sam Dejonghe [5]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Filip Declercq [6]
2016 Flag of Spain.svg Oliver Campos-Hull [7]
Flag of Greece.svg Kosta Kanaroglou [7]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Mattheus [7]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ward Sluys [7]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst [8]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin de Kleijn [8]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Drost [9]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Kool [9]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc de Cock
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tim Joosen
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Dierkes
SeasonOverallGTSupersport 1Supersport 2Sport--
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart van den Broeck
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Voet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bas Schouten
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ward Sluys
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin de Kleijn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Taylor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart van den Broeck
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Voet
2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart van den Broeck
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Voet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem Meijer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Verhagen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stan van Oord
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier de Leeuw
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick de Vreede
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart van den Broeck
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Voet
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maxim Oosten
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Milan Teekens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg John de Wilde Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stan van Oord
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maxim Oosten
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Milan Teekens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Nieman
2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Wieringa Flag of Belgium (civil).svg John de Wilde Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oscar Gräper
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henry Zumbrink
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Elk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Wieringa
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stan van Oord
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bob Herber Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stan van Oord
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jerome Greenhalgh
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Greenhalgh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter de Jong
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jack Hokstra
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Arendsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Arendsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis de Borst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens de Wit Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Jobst

Prototype Challenge

SeasonSuper GTDivisie 2Divisie 3Divisie 4
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan Meijer Flag of Luxembourg.svg David Hauser
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc de Cock
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tim Joosen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wim Jeuris
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Freymuth Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jean-Pierre Lequeux
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jean-Marc Ueberecken
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alain Berg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Gray
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alain Berg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Boulton
SeasonLMP3CNRadical/Praga
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Max Aschoff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Boonen Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alain Berg
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Max Aschoff Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alain Berg
Flag of Romania.svg Alex Cascatău
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Dierkes
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Max Aschoff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Boonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max de Bruijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvin van Dam
2022 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Lea Mauer
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Piessens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvin van Dam

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