2022 Prototype Challenge Explained

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

Round	Circuit	Date	Event	Notes
NC	Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands	8–10 April		Only prototypes that contested both races were 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:

Entry list

Team	Chassis	Engine		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	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	512	Gary Hauser	1–2, 4–6
			Lea Mauer
EDEKA Aschoff Racing	Ginetta G58	Ginetta Billet Block 6.2 L V8	521	Max Aschoff	3–6
Group CN
Deldiche Racing^[4]	Norma M20 FC	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	611	Sam Dejonghe	1–4, 6
			Thomas Piessens
			621	Luc de Cock	1–2, 5–6
			Thomas Piessens	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	Radical SR3	Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4	750	Martin Lucas	2–3, 5
MV Motorsport^[5]	Radical SR1	Suzuki RPE 1.3 L I4	776	Melvin van Dam	All
			Eddie van Dam	2–3, 5
			777	Eddie van Dam	1
	Radical SR3	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:^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

Race results

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		Zandvoort	No. 11 Costa Racing	Did not participate
			Alain Costa
			No. 500 Revolution Race Cars
			Richard Morris
1		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
				No finishers	No. 613 Verheyen Motorsport by T2 Racing	No. 776 MV Motorsport
					Ian Gepts Brent Verheyen	Melvin van Dam
2		Zolder		No. 512 Racing Experience	No. 611 Deldiche Racing	No. 750 Domec Racing
				Gary Hauser Lea Mauer	Sam Dejonghe Thomas Piessens	Martin Lucas
				No. 512 Racing Experience	No. 611 Deldiche Racing	No. 750 Domec Racing
				Gary Hauser Lea Mauer	Sam Dejonghe Thomas Piessens	Martin Lucas
3		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
			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		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
				No. 521 EDEKA Aschoff Racing	No. 611 Deldiche Racing	No. 776 MV Motorsport
				Max Aschoff	Sam Dejonghe Thomas Piessens	Melvin van Dam
5		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
			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		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
				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

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

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 Driver Team HOC ZOL SPA ASS SPA ASS Points

Notes and References

1. News: CALENDAR 2022 SUPERCAR CHALLENGE FINAL. Supercar Challenge. 17 November 2021. 17 November 2021.
2. News: Supercar Challenge: Great prospect for the coming season. autosport.nl]. 10 March 2022. 6 April 2022.
3. News: Fastest couple in the Benelux enjoys the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nl]. 28 June 2022. 28 June 2022.
4. News: Supercar Challenge: Great prospect for the coming season. autosport.nl]. 10 March 2022. 6 April 2022.
5. News: MV Motorsport active in all V-Max racing classes. autosport.nl]. 13 May 2022. 28 June 2022.
6. News: Abbie Eaton and Sir Chris Hoy join 2022 Cup. sportsprototypecup.com. 8 April 2022. 8 April 2022.
7. News: Supercar Challenge: High Noon at Hockenheim. autosport.nl]. 11 May 2022. 15 June 2022.
8. News: Supercar Challenge: The violence at Circuit Zolder breaks loose. autosport.nl]. 9 June 2022. 15 June 2022.
9. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Hankook - SPA 15-16-17 JULY 2022. ser2022.racspa.be. 10 July 2022. 10 July 2022.
10. News: Spa-Francorchamps Sports Prototype Cup preview. sportsprototypecup.com. 11 July 2022. 11 July 2022.
11. News: Entry List Supercar Challenge pb Hankook - Jack's Racing Day. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
12. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Hankook - Racing Festival - Circuit Spa Francorchamps - 15, 16 & 17 October 2022. 13 October 2022. 13 October 2022.
13. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Hankook - Racing Festival - Circuit Spa Francorchamps - 15, 16 & 17 October 2022. 26 October 2022. 26 October 2022.