2022 Prototype Cup Germany
The 2022 Prototype Cup Germany was the first season of the series, with German automobile club ADAC securing exclusive rights in Germany for ACO-rules LMP3 class racing,[1] and Creventic organizing and promoting the series.[2] The races will be contested with Le Mans Prototype and Group CN cars.
Calendar
Hockenheimring
Nürburgring
Spa-Francorchamps
Lausitzring
2022 Prototype Cup Germany
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Liège, Belgium
|
22–24 April | 24H GT Series 24H TCE Series |
| R2 | ||||
| 2 | R1 |  Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
|
15–17 July | European Truck Racing Championship |
| R2 | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Lausitzring, Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany
|
19–21 August | ADAC GT Masters ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship ADAC Formula 4 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| R2 | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
|
21–23 October | ADAC GT Masters ADAC GT4 Germany ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| R2 | ||||
| Source:[3] | ||||
Teams and drivers
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All cars that competed were in the LMP3 class and used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP3 | ||||
 Konrad Motorsport[4]
|
Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | 2 |  Axcil Jefferies[4]
|
All |
| Franz Konrad[4]
|
1 | |||
| Maximilian Hackländer
|
2–4 | |||
| 22 | Franz Konrad[4]
|
2 | ||
 Danny Soufi
|
3–4 | |||
 Nielsen Racing[5]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 4 | Matt Bell[5]
|
1 |
| John Melsom[5]
|
1 | |||
 Speed Factory Racing[6]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 5 |  Giorgio Rosa[7]
|
1–2 |
| Santiago Concepción Serrano[7]
|
1 | |||
 Aleksey Chuklin
|
2 | |||
| Toksport WRT[8]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 7 |  Berkay Besler[8]
|
All |
| Marvin Dienst[8]
|
All | |||
| Wochenspiegel Team Monschau[9][10]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 11 | Torsten Kratz[9]
|
1, 3–4 |
| Leonard Weiss[9]
|
1, 3–4 | |||
 Racing Experience[11]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 12 | Gary Hauser[11]
|
All |
| Sebastian von Gartzen[7]
|
All | |||
| MRS GT-Racing[12]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 14 |  Rory Penttinen
|
4 |
| Mühlner Motorsport[13]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 21 | Matthias Lüthen[7]
|
All |
| Donar Munding[7]
|
All | |||
 Pegasus Racing
|
Ligier JS P320 | 23 | Thibaut Ehrhart
|
2, 4 |
| Julien Schell
|
4 | |||
| Reiter Engineering[14]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 24 | Eike Angermayr[14]
|
1 |
| Florian Janits[14]
|
1 | |||
 Mads Siljehaug
|
2–3 | |||
| Freddie Hunt
|
2 | |||
| Lion Dücker
|
4 | |||
| Moritz Löhner
|
4 | |||
| Frikadelli Racing Team
|
Ligier JS P320 | 30 | Klaus Abbelen
|
2 |
| Felipe Fernández Laser
|
2 | |||
| Rinaldi Racing
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 33 |  Óscar Tunjo
|
2–4 |
 Mateo Villagómez
|
2–3 | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Martin Berry
|
4 | |||
 ARC Bratislava
|
Ligier JS P320 | 44 | Miro Konôpka
|
4 |
| Matej Konôpka
|
4 | |||
| Gebhardt Motorsport[15]
|
Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | 70 | Jacob Erlbacher[15]
|
All |
| Michael Herich[7]
|
1–2, 4 | |||
| Michael Lyons
|
3 | |||
| Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport[16]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 72 |  Sebastian Arenram[16]
|
All |
| Jesse Salmenautio[16]
|
All | |||
 Inter Europol Competition[17]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 777 | Damian Ciosek[17]
|
1 |
| James Winslow[17]
|
1 | |||
Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps
|
No. 24 Reiter Engineering
|
No. 7 Toksport WRT
|
| Eike Angermayr Florian Janits
|
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
| |||
| R2 | No. 7 Toksport WRT[a]
|
No. 7 Toksport WRT
| ||
| Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
|
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
| |||
| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring
|
No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport
|
No. 24 Reiter Engineering
|
| Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding
|
Freddie Hunt Mads Siljehaug
| |||
| R2 | No. 7 Toksport WRT
|
No. 7 Toksport WRT
| ||
| Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
|
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
| |||
| 3 | R1 | Lausitzring
|
No. 2 Konrad Motorsport
|
No. 7 Toksport WRT
|
| Maximilian Hackländer Axcil Jefferies
|
Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
| |||
| R2 | No. 7 Toksport WRT
|
No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport
| ||
| Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
|
Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding
| |||
| 4 | R1 | Hockenheimring
|
No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport
|
No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau
|
| Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding
|
Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss
| |||
| R2 | No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau
|
No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau
| ||
| Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss
|
Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss
| |||
Drivers' Championship
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | SPA
|
NÜR
|
LAU‡
|
HOC
|
Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
|
1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 111.5 |
| 2 | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss
|
2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 97 | ||
| 3 | Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding
|
4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 93 |
| 4 | Axcil Jefferies
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 82 |
| 5 | Gary Hauser Sebastian von Gartzen
|
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 79.5 |
| 6 | Óscar Tunjo
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 63.5 | ||
| 7 | Maximilian Hackländer
|
2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 63 | ||
| 8 | Jacob Erlbacher
|
8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Michael Herich
|
8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 46 | ||
| 10 | Mateo Villagómez
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 43.5 | ||||
| 11 | Mads Siljehaug
|
1 | 3 | WD | WD | 41 | ||||
| Freddie Hunt
|
1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 12 | Sebastian Arenram Jesse Salmenautio
|
Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 36 |
| 13 | Damian Ciosek James Winslow
|
6 | 2 | 30 | ||||||
| 14 | Giorgio Rosa
|
Ret | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| 15 | Lion Dücker Moritz Löhner
|
5 | 7 | 22 | ||||||
| 16 | Martin Berry
|
8 | 6 | 20 | ||||||
| 17 | Aleksey Chuklin
|
8 | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| 18 | Eike Angermayr Florian Janits
|
3 | Ret | 16 | ||||||
| 19 | Santiago Concepcion Serrano
|
Ret | 4 | 13 | ||||||
| 20 | Michael Lyons
|
8 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| Drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||
| Rory Penttinen
|
3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Klaus Abbelen Felipe Fernández Laser
|
3 | 7 | ||||||||
| Thibaut Ehrhart
|
7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| Danny Soufi
|
9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | ||||||
| Julien Schell
|
9 | 8 | ||||||||
| Matt Bell John Melsom
|
Ret | 9 | ||||||||
| Franz Konrad
|
WD | WD | WD | WD | ||||||
| Miro Konôpka Matej Konôpka
|
WD | WD | ||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SPA
|
NÜR
|
LAU‡
|
HOC
|
Points | ||||
Notes:
- ‡ – Half points were awarded at the Lausitzring races.
See also
Notes
- ^ Matt Bell was quickest in qualifying in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing car, but the team was forced to start from the back of the grid following a penalty.
References
- ^ "Prototype Cup Germany Launched For 2022, Organised By ADAC & CREVENTIC". Dailysportscar. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2021-12-22). "ADAC, Creventic Launch German National LMP3 Series – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "First regulations confirmed for Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Franz Konrad returns to sportscar racing in Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Single race entry for Nielsen Racing in Spa". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "First Lithuanian Full Season Entry For Prototype Cup Germany by Speed Factory Racing". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "International Field For The Premiere of The Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Toksport WRT Add Prototype Cup Germany Programme". Dailysportscar. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "WTM Racing Has Confirmed Their Full Season Entry in the Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Prototype Cup Germany Confirms First Entries: Gebhardt Ginetta, WTM, Racing Experience & Muehlner Duqueines". Dailysportscar. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Gary Hauser Confirms His Full Season Campaign With a Duqueine 08 by Racing Experience". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "LMP3 2022, ADAC GT Masters 2023: Comeback von MRS-GT Racing". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Mühlner Motorsport Emters Duqueine D08 For Full 2022 Season of the Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Janits and Angermayr sign up for Prototype Cup Germany with Reiter Engineering and Ligier". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Gebhardt Motorsport enters a Ginetta G61-LT-P3 for Jacob Erlbacher". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "First Scandinavian Duo in Prototype Cup Germany with Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Inter Europol Competition joins the new Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.