2017 GT & Prototype Challenge

The 2017 GT & Prototype Challenge was the 1st season of the GT & Prototype Challenge. The Super GT and Superlights classes of the Supercar Challenge were split from the original series to form the new championship.

Regulations

The series entrants are divided over four classes. The GT class, from the Supercar Challenge Super GT class, forms the highest and fastest division. Cars with a 2,8kg per HP or more ratio are allowed to compete. This includes all Group GT3 class cars and specially built GT's such as the Solution F built Volvo S60 and Renault Sport R.S. 01.^[1] LMP3 spec cars first raced in the Supercar Challenge Super GT class in 2016. The class forms a separate class within the series open to all 2016 specification LMP3 machinery.

Two classes from the Supercar Challenge Superlights class are included in the new series. The fastest of the two is the Group CN class. Group CN specification cars built after 2014 are allowed to compete. The fourth, and slowest, class is the Radical SR3 class. Mainly a Radical SR3 spec class, the class is open to cars with comparable lap times.^[2] Also allowed are the Praga R1 and pre-2014 Group CN class cars.^[3]

Entry List

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Super GT
JR Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Mercedes-Benz M156 6.2 L V8	101	Daan Meijer	1, 4–5
de Jong Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	106	Daniël de Jong	6
de Jong Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	106	Henk de Jong	6
Topper Team	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	109	Sebastiaan Bleekemolen	2
Topper Team	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	109	Dirk Schulz	2
TCS Motorsport	Ginetta G50 GT4	Ford Cyclone 3.5 L V6	128	Paul Fleury	2
Speedlover	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	153	Hans Hjelm	4
PUMAXS Racing	Pumax RT	Chevrolet LS7 6.7 L V8	172	Henk Thuis	1, 6
BlueBerry Racing	Mosler MT900R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8	173	Berry van Elk	1, 4–6
BlueBerry Racing	Mosler MT900R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8	173	Dick van Elk	6
TransAm EuroRacing	Howe Ford Mustang TA2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	180	Hervé Maillien	2
			181	Alexis van de Poele	2
			181	Eric van de Poele	2
			182	Alexandre Berard	3
			182	Charles-Aime Clerc	3
Team Roscar	Ferrari 458 GT3	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	192	Alexis Berthet	5
	Ferrari 458 GT3	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	192	Patrick Michellier	5
	Saleen S7R	Ford 7.0 L V8	195	Guy Heliou	5
GT entries ineligible to score points
TransAm EuroRacing	Howe Ford Mustang TA2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	180	Amaury Bonduel	1
TransAm EuroRacing	Howe Ford Mustang TA2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	180	Stéphane Kox	1
JR Motorsport	BMW M4 Silhouette	BMW S54 3.2 L I6	181	Koen Bogaerts	1
JR Motorsport	BMW M4 Silhouette	BMW S54 3.2 L I6	181	Bas Schouten	1
DVB Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	184	Alexandre Jouannem	1
DVB Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	184	Cengiz Oguzhan	1
Team Roscar	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	187	Jean Jacques Lega	5
			188	Eric Bazonnet	5
			188	Laurent Cochard	5
			189	Jean-Pierre Levasseur	5
			189	Jean-Charles Levy	5
			190	George Canas	5
			197	Thomas Winkler	5
			198	Tomas Pfister	5
			198	Alfred Winkler	5
	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	191	Denis Baron	5
	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	191	David Defaux	5
	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	193	Thierry Genetier	5
	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	193	Marc Peraldi	5
	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	194	Régis Rego de Sebes	5
ABOG	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	190	Aart Bosman	1
Moritz Racing	Marcos Mantis	Ford 5.0 L V8	191	Bert Moritz	1
Moritz Racing	Marcos Mantis	Ford 5.0 L V8	191	Patrick Moritz	1
LMP3
Prime Racing	Ginetta G57 P2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	202	Jean-Pierre Lequeux	1–3
Prime Racing	Ginetta G57 P2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	202	Jean-Marc Ueberecken	1–3
Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	203	Jakub Śmiechowski	1–5
				Wolfgang Jordan	1
				Cristopher Dreyspring	3–4
			204	Martin Hippe	1–2, 5
				Hans Laub	1
				Philippe Bourgeois	2
				Pontus Fredricsson	5
Racing Experience	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	222	David Hauser	All
Racing Experience	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	222	Gary Hauser	4–6
Equipe Verschuur	Renault RS 01 Trophy	Gibson 3.8 L V6	226	Sandor van Es	1
			226	Rob Kamphues	1
			227	Sam de Jonghe	5
			227	Stéphane Lémeret	5
AFK Motorsport	Renault RS 01 Trophy	Gibson 3.8 L V6	228	Oliver Freymuth	2–3, 5
KEO Racing	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	243	Joakim Frid	5
KEO Racing	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	243	Roman Krumins	5
Peter Kox Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	248	Peter Kox	4
Peter Kox Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	248	Stéphane Kox	4
G57
Prime Racing	Ginetta G57 P2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	202	Jean-Pierre Lequeux	5
Prime Racing	Ginetta G57 P2	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	202	Jean-Marc Ueberecken	5
Powermotorsports	Norma M20 FC	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	290	Siegmar Pfeifer	5
Group CN
Deldiche Racing^{[N 1]} Norma Benelux^{[N 1]}	Norma M20 FC	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	301	Luc de Cock	1–3, 6
				Tim Joosen	1–3, 6
				Sam de Jonghe	3
			333	David Houthoofd	2
Hulford Racing	Wolf GB08	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	337	Gerry Hulford	5
Hulford Racing	Wolf GB08	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	337	Miles Hulford	5
Alain Berg	Radical SR8	Suzuki RPE 2.7 L V8	339	Alain Berg	4
Alain Berg	Radical SR8	Suzuki RPE 2.7 L V8	339	Henk Thuis	4
Bas Koeten Racing	Wolf GB08	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	340	Rob Kamphues	4
Bas Koeten Racing	Wolf GB08	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	340	Leon Rijnbeek	4
JR Motorsport	Radical SR8	Suzuki RPE 2.7 L V8	341	Bob Herber	4, 6
JR Motorsport	Radical SR8	Suzuki RPE 2.7 L V8	341	Daan Meijer	6
Daniel Schildgen	Radical SR8	Suzuki RPE 2.7 L V8	342	Daniel Schildgen	6
Team Aschoff	Praga R1T	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	387	Max Aschoff	5
Team Aschoff	Praga R1T	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	387	Robert Aschoff	5
Praga Factory Team	Praga R1T	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	388	Ales Jirasek	5
VR Motorsport	Praga R1T	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	396	Tim Gray	1–4, 6
				Alastair Boulton	1, 4–5
				Oliver Hewitt	2–3
				Alain Berg	5–6
SR3-Praga
Blueberry Racing	Praga R1	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	401	Fiona James	1–2, 4, 6
			401	Cor Euser	3
			402	Dick van Elk	2–4, 6
V-Max Racing	Praga R1	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	402	Dick van Elk	5
V-Max Racing	Praga R1	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	408	Daniel Schildgen	5
Wim Jeuris	Radical SR3L	Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4	403	Wim Jeuris	1–5
EHK2	Ligier JS51	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	405	Cristian Holtappels	3
Ko Koppejan	Radical SR3	Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4	406	Ko Koppejan	1

Race results

Rounds 1, 3 and 6 are co-headlined by the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship.

Round		Circuit	Date	Super GT Winning Car	GT Winning Car	LMP3 Winning Car	Group CN Winning Car	SR3 - Praga Winning Car	Supporting
Round		Circuit	Date	Super GT Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers	LMP3 Winning Drivers	Group CN Winning Drivers	SR3 - Praga Winning Drivers	Supporting
1	R1	Zandvoort	20 May	No. 101 JR Motorsport	No. 181 JR Motorsport	No. 226 Equipe Verschuur	No. 301 Deldiche Racing	No. 406 Ko Koppejan	Jumbo Family Racing Days
	R1		20 May	Daan Meijer	Koen Bogaerts Bas Schouten	Sandor van Es Rob Kamphues	Luc de Cock Tim Joosen	Ko Koppejan
	R2		21 May	No. 172 PUMAXS Racing	No. 181 JR Motorsport	No. 222 Racing Experience	No. 301 Deldiche Racing	No. 401 Blueberry Racing
	R2		21 May	Henk Thuis	Koen Bogaerts Bas Schouten	David Hauser	Luc de Cock Tim Joosen	Fiona James
2	R1	Spa-Francorchamps	10 June	No. 128 TCS Motorsport	Merged with Super GT class	No. 222 Racing Experience	No. 301 Deldiche Racing	No. 403 Wim Jeuris	Spa Euro Race
	R1		10 June	Paul Fleury		David Hauser	Luc de Cock Tim Joosen	Wim Jeuris
	R2		11 June	No. 180 TransAm EuroRacing		No. 202 Prime Racing	No. 333 Norma Benelux	No. 403 Wim Jeuris
	R2		11 June	Hervé Maillien		Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken	David Houthoofd	Wim Jeuris
3	R1	Zolder	15 July	No. 182 TransAm EuroRacing		No. 203 Inter Europol Competition	No. 301 Deldiche Racing	No. 401 Blueberry Racing	Zolder Superprix
	R1		15 July	Alexandre Berard Charles-Aime Clerc		Cristopher Dreyspring Jakub Śmiechowski	Luc de Cock Tim Joosen Sam de Jonghe	Cor Euser
	R2		16 July	No. 182 TransAm EuroRacing		No. 203 Inter Europol Competition	No. 396 VR Motorsport	No. 401 Blueberry Racing
	R2		16 July	Alexandre Berard Charles-Aime Clerc		Cristopher Dreyspring Jakub Śmiechowski	Tim Gray Oliver Hewitt	Cor Euser
4	R1	Assen	5 August	No. 153 Speedlover		No. 222 Racing Experience	No. 341 JR Motorsport	No. 401 Blueberry Racing	Gamma Racing Days
	R1		5 August	Hans Hjelm		David Hauser Gary Hauser	Bob Herber	Fiona James
	R2		6 August	No. 101 JR Motorsport		No. 203 Inter Europol Competition	No. 339 Alain Berg	No. 403 Wim Jeuris
	R2		6 August	Daan Meijer		Cristopher Dreyspring Jakub Śmiechowski	Alain Berg Henk Thuis	Wim Jeuris
5	R1	Spa-Francorchamps	30 September	No. 173 BlueBerry Racing		No. 227 Equipe Verschuur	No. 388 Praga Factory Team	No. 408 V-Max Racing	Racing Festival
	R1		30 September	Berry van Elk		Sam de Jonghe Stéphane Lémeret	Ales Jirasek	Daniel Schildgen
	R2		1 October	No. 101 JR Motorsport		No. 203 Inter Europol Competition	No. 388 Praga Factory Team	No. 403 Wim Jeuris
	R2		1 October	Daan Meijer		Jakub Smiechowski	Ales Jirasek	Wim Jeuris
6	R1	Assen	21 October	No. 172 PUMAXS Racing		No. 222 Racing Experience	No. 301 Deldiche Racing	No. 401 Blueberry Racing	Formido Finaleraces
	R1		21 October	Henk Thuis		David Hauser Gary Hauser	Luc de Cock Tim Joosen	Fiona James
	R2		22 October	No. 106 de Jong Racing		No. 222 Racing Experience	No. 341 JR Motorsport	No. 401 Blueberry Racing
	R2		22 October	Daniël de Jong Henk de Jong		David Hauser Gary Hauser	Bob Herber Daan Meijer	Fiona James

Drivers' championships

Pos.	Driver	Team	ZAN		SPA		ZOL		ASS		SPA		ASS		Points
Super GT^[4]
1	Daan Meijer	JR Motorsport	7	Ret					DNS	5	15	11			96
2	Henk Thuis	PUMAXS Racing	9	9									3	9	89
3	Berry van Elk	BlueBerry Racing	13	Ret					10	DNS	7	Ret	8	8	82
4	Daniël de Jong Henk de Jong	de Jong Racing											5	1	46
5	Hervé Maillien	TransAm EuroRacing			9	7									45
6	Hans Hjelm	Speedlover							9	11					45
7	Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Dirk Schulz	Topper Team			10	9									39
8	Guy Heliou	Team Roscar									16	14			32
9	Alexandre Berard Charles-Aime Clerc	TransAm EuroRacing					10	10							29
10	Paul Fleury	TCS Motorsport			8	DNS									25
11	Alexis Berthet Patrick Michellier	Team Roscar									11	DNS			23
12	Alexis van de Poele Eric van de Poele	TransAm EuroRacing			Ret	Ret									3
Entries ineligible to score points
	Koen Bogaerts Bas Schouten	JR Motorsport	10	4											0
	Aart Bosman	ABOG	11	6											0
	Alexandre Jouannem Cengiz Oguzhan	DVB Racing	DNS	10											0
	Amaury Bonduel Stéphane Kox	TransAm EuroRacing	Ret	11											0
	Bert Moritz Patrick Moritz	Moritz Racing	DNS	12											0
	Thomas Winkler	Team Roscar									21	13			0
	George Canas	Team Roscar									13	Ret			0
	Régis Rego de Sebes	Team Roscar									14	Ret			0
	Jean Jacques Lega	Team Roscar									22	16			0
	Tomas Pfister Alfred Winkler	Team Roscar									17	22			0
	Eric Bazonnet Laurent Cochard	Team Roscar									Ret	17			0
	Jean-Pierre Levasseur Jean-Charles Levy	Team Roscar									18	18			0
	Thierry Genetier Marc Peraldi	Team Roscar									19	19			0
	Denis Baron David Defaux	Team Roscar									24	23			0
LMP3^[5]
1	David Hauser	Racing Experience	2	1	1	3	3	2	1	3	4	7	1	2	249
1	Gary Hauser	Racing Experience							1	3	4	7	1	2	249
2	Jakub Śmiechowski	Inter Europol Competition	3	5	2	2	1	1	5	1	5	2			208
	Wolfgang Jordan		3	5
	Cristopher Dreyspring						1	1	5	1
3	Jean-Pierre Lequeux Jean-Marc Ueberecken	Prime Racing	6	2	7	1	4	4			8	6			136
4	Martin Hippe	Inter Europol Competition	4	7	DNS	DNS					9	4			76
	Hans Laub		4	7
	Philippe Bourgeois				3	4
	Pontus Fredricsson										9	4
5	Oliver Freymuth	AFK Motorsport			5	5	6	Ret			3	8			64
6	Sam de Jonghe Stéphane Lémeret	Equipe Verschuur									1	3			49
7	Peter Kox Stéphane Kox	Peter Kox Motorsport							2	2					40
8	Sandor van Es Rob Kamphues	Equipe Verschuur	1	8											36
9	Joakim Frid Roman Krumins	KEO Racing									12	9			16
Entries ineligible to score points
	Siegmar Pfeifer	Powermotorsports									2	1			0
Group CN^[6]
1	Luc de Cock Tim Joosen	Deldiche Racing	5	3	3	10	2	5					2	6	194
2	Tim Gray	VR Motorsport	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3	4	7			6	10	107
	Alistair Boulton		12	Ret					4	7	Ret	Ret
	Oliver Hewitt				Ret	Ret	5	3
	Alain Berg										Ret	Ret	6	10
3	Bob Herber	JR Motorsport							3	9			7	3	84
4	Ales Jirasek	Praga Factory Team									7	5			54
5	David Houthoofd	Norma Benelux			6	5									45
6	Max Aschoff Robert Aschoff	Team Aschoff									10	10			40
7	Daniel Schildgen	Daniel Schildgen											4	4	40
8	Rob Kamphues Leon Rijnbeek	Bas Koeten Racing							8	6					30
9	Gerry Hulford Miles Hulford	Hulford Racing									20	12			30
10	Henk Thuis	Alain Berg							Ret	4					26
Entries ineligible to score points
	Sam de Jonghe	Deldiche Racing					2	5							0
SR3 - Praga^[7]
1	Wim Jeuris	Wim Jeuris	DNS	DNS	11	8	8	7	11	8	Ret	15			169
2	Fiona James	Blueberry Racing	Ret	13	12	12			6	10			9	5	159
3	Dick van Elk	Blueberry Racing			13	11	9	9	7	DNS			Ret	7	117
3	Dick van Elk	V-Max Racing									DNS	21			117
4	Cor Euser	Blueberry Racing					7	6							52
5	Ko Koppejan	Ko Koppejan	8	15											49
6	Daniel Schildgen	V-Max Racing									23	20			45
7	Cristian Holtappels	EHK2					Ret	8							15
Pos.	Driver	Team	ZAN		SPA		ZOL		ASS		SPA		ASS		Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

Notes

^ ^a ^b Car no. 301 was entered as Deldiche Racing and car no. 333 was entered as Norma Benelux

References

^ "GT & Prototype Challenge officieel voorgesteld". autosport.be. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "GENERAL/SPORTING AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 2017" (PDF). Supercar Challenge. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "MAAK KENNIS MET EEN NIEUWE RACEKLASSE". Supercar Challenge. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "GT & Prototype Challenge - Super GT 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.
^ "GT & Prototype Challenge - Division 2 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.
^ "GT & Prototype Challenge - Division 3 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.
^ "GT & Prototype Challenge - Division 4 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.

External links

Official website

[NormaBenelux-4] Car no. 301 was entered as Deldiche Racing and car no. 333 was entered as Norma Benelux

[1] "GT & Prototype Challenge officieel voorgesteld". autosport.be. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[2] "GENERAL/SPORTING AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 2017" (PDF). Supercar Challenge. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[3] "MAAK KENNIS MET EEN NIEUWE RACEKLASSE". Supercar Challenge. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[5] "GT & Prototype Challenge - Super GT 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.

[6] "GT & Prototype Challenge - Division 2 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.

[7] "GT & Prototype Challenge - Division 3 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.

[8] "GT & Prototype Challenge - Division 4 2017 standings". Driver Database AB.

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