2022 Prototype Challenge

The 2022 Prototype Challenge powered by Hankook was the sixth season of the Prototype Challenge. It began at Hockenheimring 14 May and ended at TT Circuit Assen on 30 October.[1]

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Event Notes
NC   Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands 8–10 April Only prototypes that contested both races were SPC entries.
1   Hockenheimring, Germany 13–15 May Supporting 2022 12 Hours of Hockenheimring.
2   Circuit Zolder, Belgium 12–13 June Supercar Madness
3   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 15–17 July Spa Euro Races Both races contested with Sports Prototype Cup entries.
4   TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands 5–7 August JACK'S Racing Day
5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 14–16 October Racing Festival Both races contested with Funyo Cup competitors.
6   TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands 28–30 October Hankook Finale Races
Source:[1]

Entry list

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Non-championship entries
Sports Prototype Cup
  Revolution Race Cars Revolution A-One 427SC Ford 3.7 L V6 1   Abbie Eaton NC
  Jorge Calado
  Chris Hoy 3
19   Ron Fletcher 3
Revolution A-One 500SC Ford 3.7 L V6 24   Gregg Gorski NC, 3
74   James Abbott NC
58   Pierre Schroeder 3
500   Richard Morris NC, 3
  URO Motorsports Revolution A-One 500SC Ford 3.7 L V6 5   Tang Tien Foo Roy 3
25   Goh Eng Peng 3
  Kim Hyunjun
Revolution A-One 427SC Ford 3.7 L V6 55   Rho Seung Min 3
  Yu Changwook
  Costa Racing Revolution A-One 500SC Ford 3.7 L V6 11   Alain Costa NC, 3
  Race Performance Revolution A-One 427SC Ford 3.7 L V6 29   Marco Cennetti 3
  Marcello Marrateotto
  Valour Performance Technology Radical RXC Spyder Ford 3.7 L V6 31   Michael Clark 3
Radical SR10 Ford 2.3 L V6 63   James Booth 3
Radical SR3 Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 77   David Morales 3
  Matthew Rees
  360 Racing Radical SR3 Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 49   Cian Shields 3
  Breakell Racing Radical SR3 Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 70   Andy Cummings 3
  Bradley Ellis
Funyo Cup
  HMC Funyo SP05 Evo Peugeot 1.6 L I4 206   Xavier Cousin 5
221   Bruno Fretin 5
224   Franck Artuit 5
  Julien Charitour
225   Eric Mary 5
  Sebastien Viale
228   Jean-Claude Rolland 5
230   Ridel Benoit Stekr 5
  Guillaume Yaouanc
262   Remy Brouard 5
  Frank Lefevre
279   Nicolas Cannard 5
  Eric Soares
290   Nicolas Sturm 5
  Belt Racing 209   Julien Devaux 5
  Maximilien Menu
286   Ethan Bernard 5
  Sasha Herbrard
  Borlovan Racing 216   Leo Borlovan 5
  Ewen Hachez
  Yves Orhant 235   Yves Orhant 5
  AMGV 264   Etienne Champetier 5
283   Dominique Arnoux 5
  Uber-Belt Racing 269   Olivier Bec 5
  Hugo Fleury
  DAFA Racing 277   Jean Christophe Robin 5
  Nicolas Robin
  Pegasus Racing 294   Alain Meyer 5
  Jordan Meyer
LMP3
  Deldiche Racing[2] Nova Proto NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 502   Alex Cascatău 5
  Thomas Piessens
  Racing Experience[3] Duqueine M30 - D08[3] Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 512   Gary Hauser[3] 1–2, 4–6
  Lea Mauer[3]
  EDEKA Aschoff Racing Ginetta G58 Ginetta Billet Block 6.2 L V8 521   Max Aschoff 3–6
Group CN
  Deldiche Racing[2] Norma M20 FC[2] Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 611   Sam Dejonghe 1–4, 6
  Thomas Piessens[2]
621   Luc de Cock[2] 1–2, 5–6
  Thomas Piessens[2] 1 (R1)
  Sam Dejonghe 5
  Haegeli by T2 Racing Norma M20 FC Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 612   Oliver Bertels 2, 5
  Cedric Baeten 2
  Chris Matheus 3
  Ivan Ruggiero 5
  Verheyen Motorsport by T2 Racing 613   Ian Gepts 1–4
  Brent Verheyen
  BS Racing by Baticonsult Norma M20 FC Honda K20A 2.0 L I4 614   Alain Berg 3, 6
Radical
  Revolution Race Cars Revolution A-One 500SC Ford 3.7 L V6 704   Dominik Dierkes 4
  Antonio La Rosa
  Johan Kraan Motorsport Radical SR1 Suzuki RPE 1.3 L I4 707   Jerome Greenhalgh All
  Robin Greenhalgh
  Domec Racing[2] Radical SR3[2] Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 750   Martin Lucas[2] 2–3, 5
  MV Motorsport[4] Radical SR1[4] Suzuki RPE 1.3 L I4 776   Melvin van Dam All
  Eddie van Dam 2–3, 5
777   Eddie van Dam 1
Radical SR3[4] Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 6
  Esmee Kosterman 6
  Bastiaan van Loenen
  Tim Gray Motosport Radical SR3 Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4 786   Stephen Bell 3
  David Watson
Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit NC Winning Car LMP3 Winning Car Group CN Winning Car Radical Winning Car
NC Winning Drivers LMP3 Winning Drivers Group CN Winning Drivers Radical Winning Drivers
NC R1   Zandvoort   No. 11 Costa Racing Did not participate
  Alain Costa
R2   No. 500 Revolution Race Cars
  Richard Morris
1 R1   Hockenheimring Did not participate   No. 512 Racing Experience   No. 613 Verheyen Motorsport by T2 Racing   No. 776 MV Motorsport
  Gary Hauser
  Lea Mauer
  Ian Gepts
  Brent Verheyen
  Melvin van Dam
R2 No finishers   No. 613 Verheyen Motorsport by T2 Racing   No. 776 MV Motorsport
  Ian Gepts
  Brent Verheyen
  Melvin van Dam
2 R1   Zolder   No. 512 Racing Experience   No. 611 Deldiche Racing   No. 750 Domec Racing
  Gary Hauser
  Lea Mauer
  Sam Dejonghe
  Thomas Piessens
  Martin Lucas
R2   No. 512 Racing Experience   No. 611 Deldiche Racing   No. 750 Domec Racing
  Gary Hauser
  Lea Mauer
  Sam Dejonghe
  Thomas Piessens
  Martin Lucas
3 R1   Spa-Francorchamps   No. 49 360 Racing   No. 521 EDEKA Aschoff Racing   No. 611 Deldiche Racing   No. 750 Domec Racing
  Cian Shields   Max Aschoff   Sam Dejonghe
  Thomas Piessens
  Martin Lucas
R2   No. 31 Valour Performance Technology   No. 521 EDEKA Aschoff Racing   No. 613 Verheyen Motorsport by T2 Racing   No. 750 Domec Racing
  Michael Clark   Max Aschoff   Ian Gepts
  Brent Verheyen
  Martin Lucas
4 R1   Assen Did not participate   No. 521 EDEKA Aschoff Racing   No. 611 Deldiche Racing   No. 707 Johan Kraan Motorsport
  Max Aschoff   Sam Dejonghe
  Thomas Piessens
  Robin Greenhalgh
  Jerome Greenhalgh
R2   No. 521 EDEKA Aschoff Racing   No. 611 Deldiche Racing   No. 776 MV Motorsport
  Max Aschoff   Sam Dejonghe
  Thomas Piessens
  Melvin van Dam
5 R1   Spa-Francorchamps   No. 294 Pegasus Racing   No. 502 Deldiche Racing   No. 612 Haegeli by T2 Racing   No. 750 Domec Racing
  Alain Meyer
  Jordan Meyer
  Alex Cascatău
  Thomas Piessens
  Olivier Bertels
  Ivan Ruggierio
  Martin Lucas
R2   No. 277 DAFA Racing   No. 511 Racing Experience   No. 612 Haegeli by T2 Racing   No. 750 Domec Racing
  Jean-Christophe Robin
  Nicolas Robin
  Gary Hauser
  Lea Mauer
  Olivier Bertels
  Ivan Ruggierio
  Martin Lucas
6 R1   Assen Did not participate   No. 512 Racing Experience   No. 611 Deldiche Racing   No. 707 Johan Kraan Motorsport
  Gary Hauser
  Lea Mauer
  Sam Dejonghe
  Thomas Piessens
  Robin Greenhalgh
  Jerome Greenhalgh
R2   No. 521 EDEKA Aschoff Racing   No. 614 BS Racing by Baticonsult   No. 777 MV Motorsport
  Max Aschoff   Alain Berg   Esmee Kosterman
  Eddie van Dam
  Bastiaan van Loenen

Championship standings

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Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   Pole 
Points 23 20 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 1
Pos. Driver Team  
HOC
 
ZOL
 
SPA
 
ASS
 
SPA
 
ASS
Points
LMP3
1   Gary Hauser
  Lea Mauer
  Racing Experience 6 Ret 4 12 2 Ret 2 1 2 6 177
2   Max Aschoff   EDEKA Team Aschoff 3 1 1 1 3 23 12 5 172
3   Alex Cascatău
  Thomas Piessens
  Deldiche Racing 1 22 44
Group CN
1   Thomas Piessens   Deldiche Racing 5 7 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 223
  Sam Dejonghe DNS 7 1 1 1 3 DNS 2 25 3 1 2
2   Ian Gepts
  Brent Verheyen
  Verheyen Motorsport by T2 Racing 1 1 2 Ret 2 2 WD WD 109
3   Luc de Cock   Deldiche Racing 5 8 17 DNS 25 3 Ret Ret 96
4   Oliver Bertels   Haegeli by T2 Racing 3 5 17 2 83
5   Ivan Ruggiero   Haegeli by T2 Racing 17 2 46
6   Cedric Baeten   Haegeli by T2 Racing 3 5 37
7   Alain Berg   BS Racing by Baticonsult DNS DNS Ret 1 23
  Chris Matheus   Haegeli by T2 Racing DNS DNS 0
Radical
1   Melvin van Dam   MV Motorsport 11 10 15 16 30 Ret Ret 9 23 12 16 Ret 183
2   Robin Greenhalgh
  Jerome Greenhalgh
  Johan Kraan Motorsport 12 Ret Ret 10 DNS 30 15 Ret 19 18 15 22 163
3   Martin Lucas   Domec Racing 10 8 15 17 10 8 141
4   Eddie van Dam   MV Motorsport Ret Ret 15 16 30 Ret 23 12 19 18 131
5   Esmee Kosterman
  Bastiaan van Loenen
  MV Motorsport 19 18 40
6   Stephen Bell
  David Watson
  Tim Gray Motorsport 19 40 37
  Dominik Dierkes
  Antonio La Rosa
  Revolution Race Cars Ret DNS 0
Non-championship entries
  Jean Christophe Robin
  Nicolas Robin
  DAFA Racing 5 4
  Michael Clark   Valour Performance Technology 7 4
  Alain Meyer
  Jordan Meyer
  Pegasus Racing 4 Ret
  Olivier Bec
  Hugo Fluery
  Uber-Belt Racing 7 5
  Marco Cenetti
  Marcello Marrateotto
  Race Performance 10 5
  Cian Shields   360 Racing 6 8
  Nicolas Cannard
  Eric Soares
  HMC 16 6
  Leo Borlovan
  Ewen Hachez
  Borlovan Racing 6 20
  Ethan Bernard
  Sasha Herbrard
  Belt Racing 13 7
  James Booth   Valour Performance Technology 17 7
  Yves Orhant   Yves Orhant 8 16
  Remy Brouard
  Frank Lefevre
  HMC 12 9
  Julien Devaux
  Maximilien Menu
  Belt Racing 9 17
  Etienne Champetier   AMGV 18 10
  David Morales
  Matthew Rees
  Valour Performance Technology 42 10
  Jean-Claude Rolland   HMC 15 11
  Nicolas Sturm   HMC 11 Ret
  Andy Cummings
  Bradley Ellis
  Breakell Racing 16 12
  Ron Fletcher   Revolution Race Cars 13 18
  Eric Mary
  Sebastien Viale
  HMC 21 13
  Tang Tien Foo Roy   URO Motorsports 18 14
  Xavier Cousin   HMC 20 14
  Bruno Fretin   HMC 14 DNS
  Chris Hoy   Revolution Race Cars 14 Ret
  Ridel Benoit Stekr
  Guillaume Yaouanc
  HMC 26 15
  Alain Costa   Costa Racing Ret 16
  Franck Artuit
  Julien Charitour
  HMC 24 19
  Pierre Schroeder   Revolution Race Cars 20 23
  Dominique Arnoux   AMGV 22 21
  Goh Eng Peng
  Kim Hyunjun
  URO Motorsports Ret 34
  Rho Seung Min
  Yu Changwook
  URO Motorsports Ret Ret
  Gregg Gorski   Revolution Race Cars Ret DNS
  Richard Morris   Revolution Race Cars DNS DNS
Pos. Driver Team  
HOC
 
ZOL
 
SPA
 
ASS
 
SPA
 
ASS
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
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


References

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