The 2022 Championnat AXA Alpine was the third season of the fictional Championnat AXA Alpine. The five-event season was scheduled to begin on June 4th, 2022 at Circuit Paul Ricard and finish at the Circuit de la Sarthe on July 30th, 2022.
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP class and grand tourer-style racing cars in the GT and Cup classes. The Stock class was phased out at the end of the 2021 season and was replaced by the Cup class, consisting of cars built to Alpine Europa Cup regulations.
Calendar
editThe calendar was announced on August 1st, 2021 with a length of five races.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNP Paribas 240 |  Circuit Paul Ricard
|
Le Castellet, France | June 4th | Report |
| 2 | Alpine 90 Minutes at Magny-Cours | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
|
Magny-Cours, France | June 18th | Report |
| 3 | Proximus 3 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
Stavelot, Belgium | July 2nd | Report |
| 4 | Michelin Grand Prix of Nogaro | Circuit Paul Armagnac
|
Nogaro, France | July 16th | Report |
| 5 | AXA 4 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe
|
Le Mans, France | July 30th | Report |
- Calendar Changes
- The events at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and Circuit Paul Armagnac were moved back one week, to the third weekend in June, first weekend in July, and third weekend in July respectively.
Entries
editLMP
editIn accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mühlner Motorsport
|
Alpine A470 | 21 |  Matthias Kaiser
|
1, 3, 5 |
| Thomas Laurent
| ||||
| IDEC Sport
|
Alpine A470 | 28 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
1, 3, 5 |
| Patrick Pilet
|
1, 3 | |||
 Ryan Dalziel
|
5 | |||
 Dwight Merriman
| ||||
| 48 | Paul-Loup Chatin
|
All | ||
| Paul Lafargue
|
1–3, 5 | |||
| Patrick Pilet
|
4–5 | |||
| Duqueine Engineering
|
Alpine A470 | 30 | Richard Bradley
|
All |
| Reshad de Gerus
| ||||
| TDS Racing
|
Alpine A470 | 31 |  Mathias Beche
|
All |
| Philippe Cimadomo
| ||||
 Tijmen van der Helm
|
5 | |||
| Team WRT
|
Alpine A470 | 32 | Robin Frijns
|
All |
| Norman Nato
| ||||
 René Rast
|
5 | |||
| RealTeam by WRT
|
41 |  Rui Andrade
|
3, 5 | |
 Ferdinand Habsburg
| ||||
| Charles Milesi
|
5 | |||
| Ultimate
|
Alpine A470 | 34 | François Heriau
|
5 |
| Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
| ||||
| Matthieu Lahaye
| ||||
| Signatech Alpine Elf
|
Alpine A470 | 35 | Pierre Ragues
|
All |
| Matthieu Vaxivière
| ||||
| 36 | Nicolas Lapierre
|
All | ||
 André Negrão
| ||||
| Cool Racing
|
Alpine A470 | 37 |  Yifei Ye
|
5 |
| Ricky Taylor
| ||||
| Niklas Krütten
| ||||
| Graff Racing
|
Alpine A470 | 40 | David Droux
|
All |
| Eric Trouillet
| ||||
| Sébastien Page
|
5 | |||
| Panis Racing
|
Alpine A470 | 65 | Julien Canal
|
All |
| Nico Jamin
| ||||
| Job van Uitert
|
5 |
GT
editAll cars in the GT class are built to GT4 regulations and utilize a 1.8L TCe M5P turbocharged I4.
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Speedcar
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 3 | Robert Consani
|
All |
| Benjamin Lariche
| ||||
| CMR
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 8 | Etienne Cheli
|
1, 3, 5 |
| Corentin Surand
| ||||
| Romain Monti
|
5 | |||
| Mirage Racing
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 29 | Vincent Beltoise
|
All |
| Mateo Herrero
| ||||
| Gael Castelli
|
5 | |||
| 92 | Frédéric de Brabant
|
3, 5 | ||
| Alban Lagrange
| ||||
| Rodolphe Wallgren
|
5 | |||
| Arkadia Racing
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 036 | Stephan Guérin
|
All |
| Antoine Leclerc
| ||||
| 63 | Pierre-Laurent Figuiere
|
All | ||
| Thomas Martinez
|
1 | |||
| Pierre-Louis Chovet
|
2–5 | |||
| Johan Boris Scheier
|
5 | |||
| Bodemer Auto
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 76 | Grégoire Demoustier
|
1–3, 5 |
| Jean-Charles Rédélé
| ||||
| Alain Ferté
|
5 | |||
| Autosport GP
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 110 | Pierre Sancinéna
|
All |
| Simon Tirman
| ||||
| JSB Compétition
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 138 | Julien Briche
|
3–5 |
| Jean-Laurent Navarro
| ||||
| Code Racing Development
|
Alpine A110 GT4 | 360 |  Eddie Hjortmarker
|
5 |
| Loïc Villiger
|
Stock
editAll cars in the Stock class utilize a 1.8L TCe M5P turbocharged I4.
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autosport GP
|
Alpine A110 Cup | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Mela
|
All |
| Lilou Wadoux
| ||||
| Paul Cauhaupe
|
5 | |||
| 16 | Pierre Macchi
|
All | ||
| Paul Cauhaupe
|
1–4 | |||
| Tim Merieux
|
5 | |||
| Marc Sevestre
| ||||
| Chazel Technologie Course
|
Alpine A110 Cup | 03 | Philippe Bourgois
|
All |
 Gosia Rdest
| ||||
| Frédéric Roy
|
5 | |||
| 93 | Lucas Frayssinet
|
All | ||
| Edwin Traynard
| ||||
| 93 | Jean-Paul Dominici
|
1 | ||
| Frédéric Roy
| ||||
| Herrero Racing
|
Alpine A110 Cup | 4 | Corentin Tierce
|
All |
| Ugo de Wilde
| ||||
| 22 | Laurent Richard
|
1, 3, 5 | ||
| Alexis Garcin
|
1, 3 | |||
| Denis Bernardi
|
5 | |||
| 85 | Adrien Le Floch
|
All | ||
| Denis Bernardi
|
1 | |||
| Alexis Garcin
|
2–4 | |||
| Franc Rouxel
|
5 | |||
| 222 | Thibaut Bossy
|
All | ||
| Rodolphe Wallgren
|
1–4 | |||
| Alexis Garcin
|
5 | |||
| Race Cars Consulting
|
Alpine A110 Cup | 5 | Henri Lombard
|
All |
| Louis Méric
| ||||
| Jules Gougeon
|
5 | |||
| Code Racing Development
|
Alpine A110 Cup | 59 | Romain Brun
|
5 |
| Louis Maurice
|
Results
editBold indicates overall winner.
| Rnd. | Circuit | LMP Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Cup Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | Cup Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Paul Ricard
|
No. 36 Signatech Alpine Elf
|
No. 3 Team Speedcar
|
No. 1 Autosport GP
|
| Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão
|
Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche
|
Jean-Baptiste Mela Lilou Wadoux
| ||
| 2 | Magny-Cours
|
No. 36 Signatech Alpine Elf
|
No. 3 Team Speedcar
|
No. 93 Chazel Technologie Course
|
| Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão
|
Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche
|
Lucas Frayssinet Edwin Traynard
| ||
| 3 | Spa-Francorchamps
|
No. 32 Team WRT
|
No. 29 Mirage Racing
|
No. 93 Chazel Technologie Course
|
| Robin Frijns Norman Nato
|
Vincent Beltoise Mateo Herrero
|
Lucas Frayssinet Edwin Traynard
| ||
| 4 | Nogaro
|
No. 48 IDEC Sport
|
No. 110 Autosport GP
|
No. 1 Autosport GP
|
| Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet
|
Pierre Sancinéna Simon Tirman
|
Jean-Baptiste Mela Lilou Wadoux
| ||
| 5 | Le Mans
|
No. 32 Team WRT
|
No. 29 Mirage Racing
|
No. 4 Herrero Racing
|
| Robin Frijns Norman Nato René Rast
|
Vincent Beltoise Mateo Herrero Gael Castelli
|
Corentin Tierce Ugo de Wilde
|
Championship standings
editPoints are awarded according to the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
- 4 Hours of Le Mans points
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 30 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Driver's championship
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