2018 GT4 Central European Cup

The 2018 GT4 Central European Cup was the first and only season of the GT4 Central European Cup, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 28 April at Most and ended on 7 October at Zandvoort. It was discontinued for 2019, with the new ADAC GT4 Germany taking over its position in the Central European market.

Calendar edit

On 15 December 2017, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2018 calendar.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1   Autodrom Most, Most, Czech Republic 28–29 April ADAC GT Masters
2   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 19–20 May F2 Italian Trophy
3   Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 30 June–1 July ADAC Truck-Grand-Prix
4   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 18–19 August Standalone event
5   Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 6–7 October

Entry list edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Phoenix Racing[2] Audi R8 LMS GT4[2] 3   Gosia Rdest[2] PA 3
  Óscar Tunjo[2]
4   John-Louis Jasper[2] PA 3
  Helmut Rödig[2]
  eSky WP Racing Team[3] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[3] 7   Łukasz Kręski[3] Am All
  Maciej Marcinkiewicz[3]
  Ekris Racing[4] Ekris M4 GT4[4] 8   Ricardo van der Ende[4] PA 5
  Bernhard van Oranje[4]
  Sofia Car Motorsport[5] SIN R1 GT4[5] 11   Ivan Vlachkov[6] Am All
  Konstantin Marshavelov[7] 4
  Chris Chadwick[4] 5
  razoon - more than racing[8] KTM X-Bow GT4[8] 13   Önder Erdem[8] Am 2
  Dominik Olbert[8]
  Racing One[6] Audi R8 LMS GT4[6] 16   Hamza Owega[6] PA 1
  PROsport Performance[6] Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4[6] 18   Moritz Oestreich[6] PA 1
  Luca Wollgarten[6]
  Besagroup Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] 20   Franjo Kovac[6] PA 1
  Tomáš Pekař[6]
  Franjo Kovac[8] Am 2–4
  Cora Schumacher[8] 2–3
  Salag Racing[7] KTM X-Bow GT4[7] 21   Adam Galas[7] Am 4
  True Racing - Reiter[9][N 1]
Felbermayr - Reiter[9][N 1]
Holinger - Reiter[9][N 1]
K Racing - Reiter[9][N 1]
KTM X-Bow GT4[9] 22   David Klar[2] PA 3
  Lennart Marioneck[2]
23   Sergej Pavlovec[6] Am 1
  David Klar[8] PA 2, 4–5
  Laura Kraihamer[8] 2
  Mads Siljehaug[10] 4
  Nicolai Elghanayan[4] 5
24   Maciej Dreszer[6] PA 1
  David Klar[6]
25   Ilmari Korpivaara[6] PA All
  Benjamin Mazatis[6]
26   Marylin Niederhauser[6] PA All
  Patric Niederhauser[6] 1
  Nikolaj Rogivue[8] 2
  Mads Siljehaug[2] 3
  Eike Angermayr[7] 4
  Lennart Marioneck[4] 5
  SRT Selleslagh[4] Mercedes-AMG GT4[4] 30   Bas Schouten[4] PA 5
  Nicolas Vandierendonck[4]
31   Louis-Philippe Soenen[4] Am 5
  Allied-Racing[6] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[6] 41   Freddy Kremer[6] Am 1–3
  Nicolas Schöll[6] 1–2
  Joachim Bölting[2] 3
  Jan Kasperlik[7] PA 4
  Csaba Mór[7]
  Jan Kasperlik[4] Am 5
  Jörg Viebahn[4]
43   Rob Severs[6] PA All
  Jörg Viebahn[6] 1
  Jan Kasperlik[8] 2
  Nicolas Schöll[2] 3–5
  Lechner Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] 47   Freddy Fast[6][N 2] Am All
  Scuderia Villorba Corse[11] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[11] 50   Antoni Chodzen[11] PA 2–5
  Piotr Chodzen[11] 2–4
  Patrick Zamparini[4] 5
77   Romy Dall'Antonia[11] Am All
  Giuseppe Fascicolo[11]
  Team GT[8] McLaren 570S GT4[8] 87   Micah Stanley[8] PA 2
  Alain Valente[12]
88   Christian Danner[8] Am 2
  Bernhard Laber[8]
  Equipe Verschuur[4] McLaren 570S GT4[4] 111   Liesette Braams[4] Am 5
  Luc Braams[4]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1   Most   No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team   No. 16 Racing One   No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport
  Łukasz Kręski
  Maciej Marcinkiewicz
  Hamza Owega   Ivan Vlachkov
R2   No. 26 K Racing - Reiter   No. 26 K Racing - Reiter   No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport
  Marylin Niederhauser
  Patric Niederhauser
  Marylin Niederhauser
  Patric Niederhauser
  Ivan Vlachkov
2 R1   Red Bull Ring   No. 41 Allied-Racing   No. 50 Scuderia Villorba Corse   No. 77 Scuderia Villorba Corse
  Freddy Kremer
  Nicolas Schöll
  Antoni Chodzen
  Piotr Chodzen
  Romy Dall'Antonia
  Giuseppe Fascicolo
R2   No. 87 Team GT   No. 43 Allied-Racing   No. 88 Team GT
  Micah Stanley
  Alain Valente
  Jan Kasperlik
  Rob Severs
  Christian Danner
  Bernhard Laber
3 R1   Nürburgring   No. 3 Phoenix Racing   No. 26 K Racing - Reiter   No. 77 Scuderia Villorba Corse
  Gosia Rdest
  Óscar Tunjo
  Marylin Niederhauser
  Mads Siljehaug
  Romy Dall'Antonia
  Giuseppe Fascicolo
R2   No. 43 Allied-Racing   No. 3 Phoenix Racing   No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport
  Nicolas Schöll
  Rob Severs
  Gosia Rdest
  Óscar Tunjo
  Ivan Vlachkov
4 R1   Slovakia Ring   No. 43 Allied-Racing   No. 41 Allied-Racing   No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team
  Nicolas Schöll
  Rob Severs
  Jan Kasperlik
  Csaba Mór
  Łukasz Kręski
  Maciej Marcinkiewicz
R2   No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport   No. 23 True Racing - Reiter   No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team
  Konstantin Marshavelov
  Ivan Vlachkov
  David Klar
  Mads Siljehaug
  Łukasz Kręski
  Maciej Marcinkiewicz
5 R1   Zandvoort   No. 43 Allied-Racing   No. 43 Allied-Racing   No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team
  Nicolas Schöll
  Rob Severs
  Nicolas Schöll
  Rob Severs
  Maciej Marcinkiewicz
R2   No. 26 K Racing - Reiter   No. 43 Allied-Racing   No. 48 Lechner Racing
  Lennart Marioneck
  Marylin Niederhauser
  Nicolas Schöll
  Rob Severs
  Freddy Fast

Championship standings edit

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship edit

Pos. Driver Team MST
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
SVK
 
ZAN
 
Points
Pro-Am class
1   Rob Severs   Allied-Racing 4 8 13 1 5 2 5 11 1 1 162
2   Marylin Niederhauser   K Racing - Reiter 2 1 9 8 1 6 Ret 4 4 8 157
3   Ilmari Korpivaara
  Benjamin Mazatis
  Holinger - Reiter 7 2 7 5 12 3 3 3 5 10 149
4   David Klar   Felbermayr - Reiter 9 6 122
  True Racing - Reiter 5 7 6 4 7 1 9 Ret
5   Nicolas Schöll   Allied-Racing 5 2 5 11 1 1 102
7   Antoni Chodzen   Scuderia Villorba Corse 3 Ret Ret DNS 4 9 8 2 82
7   Mads Siljehaug   K Racing - Reiter 1 6 70
  True Racing - Reiter 7 1
8   Jan Kasperlik   Allied-Racing 13 1 2 Ret 60
9   Lennart Marioneck   True Racing - Reiter 6 4 55
  K Racing - Reiter 4 8
10   Piotr Chodzen   Scuderia Villorba Corse 3 Ret Ret DNS 4 9 52
11   Patric Niederhauser   K Racing - Reiter 2 1 50
12   Gosia Rdest
  Óscar Tunjo
  Phoenix Racing 2 1 43
13   Moritz Oestreich
  Luca Wollgarten
  PROsport Performance 3 4 33
14   Laura Kraihamer   True Racing - Reiter 5 7 33
15   Jörg Viebahn   Allied-Racing 4 8 25
16   Nikolaj Rogivue   K Racing - Reiter 9 8 24
17   John-Louis Jasper
  Helmut Rödig
  Phoenix Racing 3 8 23
18   Maciej Dreszer   Felbermayr - Reiter 9 6 22
19   Franjo Kovac
  Tomáš Pekař
  Besagroup Racing 11 11 16
20   Micah Stanley
  Alain Valente
  Team GT Ret 10 10
Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points
  Hamza Owega   Racing One 1 3
  Bas Schouten
  Nicolas Vandierendonck
  SRT Selleslagh 2 6
  Patrick Zamparini   Scuderia Villorba Corse 8 2
  Csaba Mór   Allied-Racing 2 Ret
  Eike Angermayr   K Racing - Reiter Ret 4
  Nicolai Elghanayan   True Racing - Reiter 9 Ret
  Ricardo van der Ende
  Bernhard van Oranje
  Ekris Racing DNS DNS
Am class
1   Maciej Marcinkiewicz   eSky WP Racing Team Ret DNS 4 3 7 7 1 2 3 4 162
2   Romy Dall'Antonia
  Giuseppe Fascicolo
  Scuderia Villorba Corse 10 7 1 4 4 12 10 5 7 7 160
3   Freddy Fast   Lechner Racing 12 9 8 Ret 9 10 6 7 6 3 135
4   Ivan Vlachkov   Sofia Car Motorsport 5 5 12 DNS 8 5 8 8 10 Ret 133
5   Freddy Kremer   Allied-Racing 6 10 6 Ret 10 9 67
6   Łukasz Kręski   eSky WP Racing Team Ret DNS 4 DNS WD WD 1 2 WD WD 65
7   Franjo Kovac   Besagroup Racing 11 9 11 11 11 10 54
8   Christian Danner
  Bernhard Laber
  Team GT 2 2 43
9   Nicolas Schöll   Allied-Racing 6 10 6 Ret 42
10   Cora Schumacher   Besagroup Racing 11 9 11 11 34
11   Joachim Bölting   Allied-Racing 10 9 25
12   Jan Kasperlik
  Jörg Viebahn
  Allied-Racing 11 5 25
13   Önder Erdem
  Dominik Olbert
  razoon - more than racing 10 6 20
14   Sergej Pavlovec   True Racing - Reiter 8 Ret 15
Guest drivers ineligible to score Am class points
  Adam Galas   Salag Racing 9 6
  Konstantin Marshavelov   Sofia Car Motorsport 8 8
  Louis-Philippe Soenen   SRT Selleslagh 13 9
  Chris Chadwick   Sofia Car Motorsport 10 Ret
  Liesette Braams
  Luc Braams
  Equipe Verschuur 12 Ret
Pos. Driver Team MST
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
SVK
 
ZAN
 
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team Manufacturer Points
1   Scuderia Villorba Corse Maserati 163
2   eSky WP Racing Team Maserati 162
3   Allied-Racing Porsche 140
4   Lechner Racing Mercedes-AMG 135
5   Sofia Car Motorsport SIN 133
6   Reiter Engineering KTM 125
7   Besagroup Racing Mercedes-AMG 78
8   Team GT McLaren 43
9   PROsport Performance Porsche 30
10   Phoenix Racing Audi 30
11   razoon - more than racing KTM 20

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Cars No. 22 and 23 entered as True Racing - Reiter, car No. 24 entered as Felbermayr - Reiter, car No. 25 entered as Holinger - Reiter and car No. 26 entered as K Racing - Reiter.
  2. ^ Freddy Fast entered in car No. 48 at Round 5.

References edit

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External links edit