2023 Prototype Challenge Explained

The 2023 Prototype Challenge powered by Pirelli is the seventh season of the Prototype Challenge. It began at Circuit Zandvoort 14 April and will end at TT Circuit Assen on 29 October.^[1]

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Event	Notes
1	Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands	14–16 April	Spring Races	All races contested with Supercar Challenge entries.
2	Red Bull Ring, Austria	19–21 May	BG Sport Events
3	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium	2–4 June	Spa Euro Races
4	Circuit Zolder, Belgium	7–9 July	Zolder Superprix
5	TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands	11–13 August	JACK'S Racing Day
6	Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands	14–17 September	Trophy of the Dunes
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium	13–15 October	Racing Festival	Both races contested with Funyo Cup and Sports Prototype Cup entries.
8	TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands	27–29 October	Supercar Madness Finale Races
Source:^[2]

Entry list

Team	Chassis	Engine		Drivers	Rounds
CN
Revolution Race Cars	Revolution A-One 500SC	Ford 3.7 L V6	500	Milan DeLaet	6
			Richard Morris
			563	James Booth	6
			577	Joaquim Penteado	6
Deldiche Racing	Norma M20-FC	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	611	Thomas Piessens	4
			Sam Dejonghe	TBA
BS Racing by Baticonsult	Norma M20-FC	Honda K20A 2.0 L I4	614	Alain Berg	3, 5
			Patrick Engelen	3
DayVTec		Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	615	Mathijs Bakker	5
			Joshua Kreuger
Idola Motorsport^[3]	Praga R1 (Mk5)	Renault F4R 832 2.0 L I4	616	Ed Bridle	5
			Lilo Fryrileiv
			617	Rodolfo González	5
			Antonio la Rosa
			618	Rodolfo González	3
			William Stowell
			619	Chris Bridle	5
			William Stowell
Radical
Radical Motorsport	Radical SR3	Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4	705	Robin Greenhalgh	1–2, 4–7
			Jerome Greenhalgh	1, 3–7
			710	Alain Berg	6
			Mitchell van Dijk
			722	Melvin van Dam	2–5
			Eddie van Dam	4
			Sam Jongejan	5
			733	Eddie van Dam	1–3, 5–7
			Melvin van Dam	1, 6–7
			Sam Jongejan^[4]	2
			Vlad Raducanu	3
			Alain Berg	4
			Bastiaan van Loenen
			Luuk van Wijngaarden	5
Radical Benelux	Radical SR1	Suzuki RPE 1.3 L I4	710	Mitchell van Dijk	5, 8
			Oscar Vianen	5
			Luuk van Wijngaarden	8
Domec Racing	Radical RXC Spyder	Ford 3.7 L V6	711	Nagy Kabaz	4, 7
	Radical SR3 RSX	Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4	750	Martin Lucas	4, 7
	Radical SR3	Suzuki RPE 1.5 L I4	751	Vlad Raducanu	1–4
			Alain Berg	1
Non-championship entries
Funyo Sprint Cup
L'Ecurie Française	Funyo SP05 Evo	Peugeot 1.6 L I4	2	Romain Boeckler	6
			33	Edoardo Elia	6
			Livio Elia
AMGV Sport Racing			7	David Litzistorf	6
			64	Etienne Champetier	6
			83	Dominique Arnoux	6
Belt Racing			12	Benoit Eveillard	6
HMC Racing			21	Bruno Fretin	6
			23	Nicolas Cannard	6
			28	Jean-Claude Rolland	6
			54	Jérémy Siffert	6
			77	Alex Gaines	6
			79	Eric Soares	6
Spirit of 78			26	Frank Lefevre	6
			49	Rémy Brouard	6
Kairos Racing			99	David Braunstein	6
Pegasus Racing			294	Alain Meyer	6
			Jordan Meyer
Sports Prototype Cup
DD-Compound	Revolution A-One 500SC	Ford 3.7 L V6	76	Dominik Dierkes	6
			Rob Kamphues
Revolution Race Cars	Revolution A-One 500SC	Ford 3.7 L V6	89	Elvis Stojko	6
			Markus Zunker
			500	Milan DeLaet	6
			Richard Morris
			563	James Booth	6
			577	Joaquim Penteado	6
Source:^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round	Circuit	CN Winning Car	Radical Winning Car
CN Drivers		Radical Winning Drivers
1		Zandvoort	No entries	No. 733 Radical Motorsport
				Eddie van Dam Melvin van Dam
				No. 705 Radical Motorsport
				Jerome Greenhalgh Robin Greenhalgh
2		Red Bull Ring		No. 722 Radical Motorsport
				Melvin van Dam
				No. 751 Domec Racing
				Vlad Raducanu
3		Spa-Francorchamps	No. 614 BS Racing by Baticonsult	No. 705 Radical Motorsport
			Alain Berg Patrick Engelen	Jerome Greenhalgh
			No. 618 Idola Motorsport	No. 705 Radical Motorsport
			Rodolfo González William Stowell	Jerome Greenhalgh
4		Zolder	No. 611 Deldiche Racing	No. 750 Domec Racing
			Thomas Piessens	Martin Lucas
			No. 611 Deldiche Racing	No. 744 Radical Motorsport
			Thomas Piessens	Alain Berg Bastiaan van Loenen
5		Assen	No. 615 DayVTec	No. 705 Radical Motorsport
			Mathijs Bakker Joshua Kreuger	Jerome Greenhalgh Robin Greenhalgh
			No. 615 DayVTec	No. 710 Radical Benelux
			Mathijs Bakker Joshua Kreuger	Mitchell van Dijk Oscar Vianen
6		Zandvoort	No. 500 Revolution Race Cars	No. 705 Radical Motorsport
			Milan DeLaet Richard Morris	Jerome Greenhalgh Robin Greenhalgh
			No. 500 Revolution Race Cars	No. 705 Radical Motorsport
			Milan DeLaet Richard Morris	Jerome Greenhalgh Robin Greenhalgh
7		Spa-Francorchamps	No entries	No. 710 Radical Motorsport
				Alain Berg Mitchell van Dijk
				No. 705 Radical Motorsport
				Jerome Greenhalgh Robin Greenhalgh
8		Assen		No. 710 Radical Benelux
				Mitchell van Dijk Luuk van Wijngaarden
				No. 710 Radical Benelux
				Mitchell van Dijk Luuk van Wijngaarden

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 ZAN RBR SPA ZOL ASS ZAN SPA ASS Points CN 1 Alain Berg BS Racing by Baticonsult 1 3 2 2 84 Patrick Engelen 1 3 2 William Stowell Idola Motorsport 4 1 9 10 78 3 Rodolfo González Idola Motorsport 4 1 Ret 39 59 4 Thomas Piessens Deldiche Racing 1 4 47 5 Milan DeLaet Richard Morris Revolution Race Cars 3 1 47 6 Mathijs Bakker Joshua Kreuger DayVTec 1 1 46 7 Joaquim Penteado Revolution Race Cars 8 4 40 8 Chris Bridle Idola Motorsport 9 10 34 9 James Booth Revolution Race Cars 14 11 34 10 Ed Bridle Lilo Fryrileiv Idola Motorsport 12 40 28 11 Antonio La Rosa Idola Motorsport Ret 39 15 Radical 1 Eddie van Dam Radical Motorsport 4 8 11 12 13 29 Ret 9 13 35 10 10 168 2 Vlad Raducanu Domec Racing 8 12 10 7 DNS DNS 6 17 150 Radical Motorsport 13 29 3 Robin Greenhalgh Radical Motorsport 5 7 13 DSQ 11 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 145 Jerome Greenhalgh 5 7 10 6 11 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 4 Melvin van Dam Radical Motorsport 4 8 9 8 Ret 13 Ret 9 11 Ret 10 10 144 5 Alain Berg Domec Racing 8 12 70 Radical Motorsport 17 3 6 Sam Jongejan Radical Motorsport 11 12 11 Ret 54 7 Martin Lucas Domec Racing 5 6 43 8 Mitchell van Dijk Oscar Vianen Radical Benelux 26 23 38 9 Luuk van Wijngaarden Radical Motorsport 13 35 37 10 Bastiaan van Loenen Radical Motorsport 17 3 36 11 Nagy Kabaz Domec Racing 9 Ret 17 Driver Team ZAN RBR SPA ZOL ASS ZAN SPA ASS Points

Notes and References

1. News: Supercar Challenge presents calendar for 2023. autosport.nu. 11 November 2022. 11 November 2022.
2. Web site: Supercar Challenge. RacingCalendar.net.
3. News: Idola Motorsport joins Prototype Challenge for 2023. Supercar Challenge. 8 February 2023. 8 February 2023.
4. News: Sam Jongejan with a Radical in the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 26 March 2023. 26 March 2023.
5. News: Entry List Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - Voorjaarsraces 2023 - 14, 15 & 16 april 2023. sportity.com. 15 April 2023. 12 August 2023.
6. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - REDBULL RING 19-20 & 21 MAY 2023. sportity.com. 15 May 2023. 12 August 2023.
7. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - SPA EURO RACE - 2, 3 & 4 June 2023. sportity.com. 2 June 2023. 12 August 2023.
8. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - ZOLDER SUPERCAR MADNESS - 7, 8 & 9 July 2023. sportity.com. 7 July 2023. 12 August 2023.
9. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - JACK'S RACING DAY - 11, 12 & 13 August 2023. sportity.com. 12 August 2023. 12 August 2023.
10. News: Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - BELCITY TROPHY OF THE DUNES - 15, 16 & 17 September 2023. sportity.com. 15 September 2023. 15 September 2023.
11. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Prototype Challenge pb Pirelli - SPA RACING FESITVAL 2023 - 13, 14 & 15 OCTOBER 2023. sportity.com. 11 October 2023. 11 October 2023.