2023 Supercar Challenge Explained

The 2023 Supercar Challenge powered by Pirelli is the twenty-third Supercar Challenge season since it replaced the Supercar Cup in 2001. It began at Circuit Zandvoort 14 April and will end at TT Circuit Assen on 29 October.[1]

Calendar

RoundCircuitDateEventNotes
1 Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands14–16 AprilSpring RacesRaces contested with Prototype Challenge entries.
2 Red Bull Ring, Austria19–21 MayBG Sport Events
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium2–4 JuneSpa Euro Races
4 Circuit Zolder, Belgium7–9 JulyZolder Superprix
5 TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands11–13 AugustJACK'S Racing Day
6 Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands14–17 SeptemberTrophy of the Dunes
7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium13–15 OctoberRacing FestivalRaces separate from Prototype Challenge entries. Contested with BMW M2 CS Racing Cup competitors.
8 TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands27–29 OctoberSupercar Madness Finale Races
Source:[2]

Entries

TeamCarDriversClassRounds
Koopman Racing[3]
Koopman Racing by DRDO
BMW M6 GT3101 Bart Arendsen[4] GT2, 5
103 Hein KoopmanGT2
Ronald van Loon
105 Mex JansenGTAll
Jordin Poland
107 Daan MeijerGT1–3
148 Ivor MoensGTTBA
149 Cees Wjisman[5] GT1–2, 6–8
198 Axel JansenGT3
Ronald van Loon
BMW Z4 GT3103 Hein KoopmanGT1, 3–8
BMW M4 GT3149 Cees WjismanGT3, 5
196 Roger Grouwels[6] GT5
BMW M4 GT4[7] 321 Frank BroersonSS21–2
323 Maik BroersonSS21–3, 5–8
328 Jos HarperSS21–3, 5–8
Frank Broerson5
BMW 1 Series GTR336 Berry ArendsenSS22, 5
Joop Arendsen
BMW M3 E46 GTR324 Gilles van HoutenSS21–2, 4
Axel Jansen1–2
373 Martin WijsmanSS23
473SP5
BMW M3 E46352 Han KirchhoffSS23
452SP5
353 Han WannetSS23
453SP5
451 Peter KoelewijnSP5
BMW M240i Racing432 Emile DrummenSP1, 3, 5, 7–8
Tom Drummen
BMW M3 E46 GTR433 Mick SchutteSP2, 4–5
BODA RacingBMW M6 GT3107 Daan MeijerGT5
Bentley Continental GT3177 Bob HerberGT2–3, 5
JR MotorsportBMW M6 GT3108 Ted van Vliet[8] GTAll
Willem Meijer5–7
111 Max TubbenGTAll
Max Weering
BMW M3 E46233 Remco de BeusSS1All
Bas Schouten4–5
BMW M3 F80246 Ruud OlijSS16–7
MZR-Motorsport Zentrum RiedKTM X-Bow GT2112 Martin KochGT1–2
ES MotorsportLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo117 Jason McInultyGT3
SpeedloverPorsche 992 GT3 Cup128 Pierre-Etienne BordetGT3, 6
Hans Hjelm RacingFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020134 Hans HjelmGT1
Ferry Monster Autosport
FEBO Racing Team[9]
DK Racing powered by FMA
Emergo Racing powered by FMA[10]
BMW M6 GT3174 Bas SchoutenGT7
Jayden Post
Hyundai i30 N TCR201 Dennis de BorstSS1All
Steff de Borst
CUPRA León TCR206 Tony Vijfschaft[11] SS15
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR264 Jonas de Kimpe[12] SS13, 5–7
John de Wilde5–6
307 Priscilla SpeelmanSS22–3, 5–8
Teunis van der Grift3, 5–6, 8
Dams RacingBMW M4 GT4209 Andy DamSS11
309SS22–3
Racing Team TappelBMW Z4 Zilhouette211 Henk TappelSS11–3, 5–6, 8
Harold Wisselink
Bas Koeten Racing[13] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)222 Laurens de WitSS1All
Fabian Schoonhoven5, 7–8
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport305 Bas BarenbrugSS21–3, 6–8
Certainty Racing[14]
Certainty Racing by DRDO
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)244 Paul MeijerSS13, 6
Tim Schulte
BMW M3 E46357 Dennis van der LindenSS23
Harders PlazaBMW M3 E90245 Benjamin van den BergSS15
Robert van den Berg
Euro Autosport FoundationBMW M3 F80246 Ruud OlijSS11–2
Traxx Racing TeamAlpine A110 Cup301 Bart van den BroeckSS21–7
Chris Voet
Renault Clio IV802 Leon IserbytSP21–7
Ignace van den Broeck
Zilhouette RacingZilhouette GTS310 Jacob KuilSS27–8
Mark Wieringa
Zilhouette Sport410 Mark WieringaSP2, 6
420 Oscar VianenSP1–2
Mark Jobst1, 3, 5
461 Tom VanderheydenSP4, 6
Oscar Vianen
Mark Jobst7–8
469 Jan Berry DrenthSP1–2, 4
481 Bernard BlaakSP1–2, 5, 8
Lars Blaak1–2, 8
489 Pieter de JongSP1–2, 4, 6–8
Jack Hoekstra
DayVTecBMW 240i311 Andre SeinenSS27
312 Britt van OstaSS24
Robin van Osta
Team VDBCUPRA León TCR325 Yardy HoogwerfSS21, 5
Steven Teirlinck
Verhulst Invest MotorsportHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)339 Tony VerhulstSS21–5
JJ MotorsportBMW M2 ClubSport Racing335 Patrick de VreedeSS25
Rogier de Leeuw
CP Motorsport by DRDOBMW M2 ClubSport Racing369 Haso KericSS23
Semo Keric
381 Daaf SteentjesSS25
382 Christian Frankenhout[15] SS25
Meindert van Buuren Jr.
383 Patrick GrootscholtenSS23
Daaf Steentjes
Spirit Racing[16] Renault Clio Cup RS401 Rob Nieman[17] SP1, 3–8
Simon Knap5
Renault Clio IV402 Wouter MaderveldSP1, 3
Raymond Koper1, 5
John van der Voort5
404 Christian DijkhofSP4
DRDOBMW 1 Series 135i454 Dirk DekkerSP5
Koen de Wit
Peter SterkenBMW 330i471 Harry SteegmansSP4
Peter Sterken
Protasov RacingBMW 325ti Compact860 Leonid ProtasovSP22–3, 5–6, 8
Sergii Pustovoitenko2–3, 6
Oleksandr Dobik8
HD RacingRenault Clio Cup RS862 Robin DriesSP23
Samuel Hilgers
Baron MotorsportFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020899 Philipp BaronGT2
Ernst Kirchmayr
Source:[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
IconClass
GTGT class
SS1Supersport 1 class
SS2Supersport 2 class
SPSport class
SP2Sport 2 class

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitGT Winning CarSupersport 1 Winning CarSupersport 2 Winning CarSport Winning CarSport 2 Winning Car
GT Winning DriversSupersport 1 Winning DriversSupersport 2 Winning DriversSport Winning DriversSport 2 Winning Drivers
1 Zandvoort No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 246 Euro Autosport Foundation No. 323 Koopman Racing No. 461 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Ruud Olij Maik Broerson Mark Jobst
Oscar Vianen
Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 111 JR Motorsport No. 222 Bas Koeten Racing No. 339 Verhulst Invest Motorsports No. 469 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Max Tubben
Max Weering
Laurens de Wit Tony Verhulst Jan Berry Drenth Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
2 Red Bull Ring No. 899 Baron Motorsport No. 246 Euro Autosport Foundation No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 498 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Philipp Baron
Ernst Kirchmayr
Ruud Olij Priscilla Speelman Pieter de Jong
Jack Hoekstra
Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 177 BODA Racing No. 246 Euro Autosport Foundation No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 498 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Bob Herber Ruud Olij Priscilla Speelman Pieter de Jong
Jack Hoekstra
Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
3 Spa-Francorchamps No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 264 DK Racing powered by FMA No. 323 Koopman Racing No. 461 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Jonas de Kimpe Maik Broerson Mark Jobst Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 111 JR Motorsport No. 264 DK Racing powered by FMA No. 309 Dams Racing No. 401 Spirit Racing No. 862 HD Racing
Max Tubben
Max Weering
Jonas de Kimpe Andy Dam Rob Nieman Robin Dries
Samuel Hilgers
4 Zolder No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 233 JR Motorsport No. 339 Verhulst Invest Motorsports No. 433 Koopman Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Bas Schouten
Remco de Beus
Tony Verhulst Mick Schutte Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 201 FEBO Racing Team No. 312 DayVTec No. 498 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Dennis de Borst
Steff de Borst
Britt van Osta
Robin van Osta
Pieter de Jong
Jack Hoekstra
Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
5 Assen No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 211 Racing Team Tappel No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 454 DRDO No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Henk Tappel
Harold Wisselink
Priscilla Speelman
Teunis van der Grift
Dirk Dekker
Koen de Wit
Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 111 JR Motorsport No. 206 Ferry Monster Autosport No. 323 Koopman Racing No. 401 Spirit Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Max Tubben
Max Weering
Tony Vijfschaft Maik Broerson Simon Knap
Rob Nieman
Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
6 Zandvoort No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 246 Euro Autosport Foundation No. 305 Bas Koeten Racing No. 410 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Ruud Olij Bas Barenbrug Mark Wieringa Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 111 JR Motorsport No. 201 FEBO Racing Team No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 410 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Max Tubben
Max Weering
Dennis de Borst
Steff de Borst
Priscilla Speelman
Teunis van der Grift
Mark Wieringa Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
7 Spa-Francorchamps No. 105 Koopman Racing No. 201 FEBO Racing Team No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 461 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Dennis de Borst
Steff de Borst
Priscilla Speelman Mark Jobst Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
No. 108 JR Motorsport No. 264 DK Racing powered by FMA No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 461 Zilhouette Racing No. 801 Traxx Racing Team
Willem Meijer
Ted van Vliet
Jonas de Kimpe Priscilla Speelman Mark Jobst Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
8 Assen No. 111 JR Motorsport No. 264 DK Racing powered by FMA No. 307 Emergo Racing powered by FMA No. 498 Zilhouette Racing No. 860 Protasov Racing
Max Tubben
Max Weering
Dennis de Borst
Steff de Borst
Priscilla Speelman
Teunis van der Grift
Pieter de Jong
Jack Hoekstra
Oleksandr Dobik
Leonid Protasov

Championship standings

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  Pole 
Points232017151311975311
DriverTeam
ZAN

RBR

SPA

ZOL

ASS

ZAN

SPA

ASS
Points
GT
1 Max Tubben
Max Weering
JR MotorsportRet1333232432232266
2 Mex Jansen
Jordin Poland
Koopman Racing12442Ret21361Ret1Ret229
3 Ted van Vliet JR Motorsport64525652018654341221
4 Cees Wijsman Koopman Racing757Ret191414115584133
5 Hein Koopman Koopman RacingRet686Ret2045896Ret55133
6 Willem Meijer JR Motorsport6WD434190
7 Daan Meijer Koopman Racing3DNS655Ret86
BODA Racing58
8 Bob Herber BODA Racing21Ret4RetRet65
9 Bart Arendsen Koopman RacingRet2Ret440
10 Pierre-Etienne Bordet Speedlover779Ret39
14 Jayden Post
Bas Schouten
Ferry Monster Autosport2337
12 Martin Koch MZR-Motorsport Zentrum Ried23DNSDNS37
13 Roger Grouwels Koopman Racing7726
14 Philipp Baron
Ernst Kirchmayr
Baron Motorsport1DNS23
15 Ronald van Loon Koopman Racing86DNSDNS18
Axel Jansen Koopman RacingDNSDNS0
Jason McInulty ES MotorsportDNSDNS0
Hans Hjelm Hans Hjelm RacingWDWD0
GT Trophy
1 Cees Wijsman Koopman Racing757Ret191414115584150
2 Ted van Vliet JR Motorsport645256520185132
3 Daan Meijer Koopman Racing3DNS655Ret123
BODA Racing58
4 Hein Koopman Koopman RacingRet686Ret2045896Ret54110
5 Bob Herber BODA Racing21Ret4RetRet72
6 Pierre-Etienne Bordet Speedlover779Ret51
7 Martin Koch MZR-Motorsport Zentrum Ried23DNSDNS47
8 Roger Grouwels Koopman Racing7740
9 Ronald van Loon Koopman Racing86DNSDNS30
Axel Jansen Koopman RacingDNSDNS0
Jason McInulty ES MotorsportDNSDNS0
Hans Hjelm Hans Hjelm RacingWDWD0
Supersport 1
1 Laurens de Wit Bas Koeten Racing1191411910982117258712244
2 Remco de Beus JR Motorsport101419DNS121281017151324148212
3 Dennis de Borst
Steff de Borst
FEBO Racing Team15111510149Ret71916Ret7628209
4 Ruud Olij Euro Autosport Foundation910129150
JR Motorsport11Ret97
5 Jonas de Kimpe DK Racing powered by FMA8820141212Ret6134
6 Bas Schouten JR Motorsport810171574
7 John de Wilde DK Racing powered by FMA2014121263
8 Henk Tappel
Harold Wisselink
Racing Team TappelRet13RetDNS233315RetRetRet61
9 Paul Meijer
Tim Schulte
Certainty Racing1133DNS949
10 Benjamin van den Berg
Robert van den Berg
Harders Plaza161340
11 Tony Vijfschaft Ferry Monster Autosport181238
12 Fabian Schoonhoven Bas Koeten Racing211720
Supersport 2
1 Maik Broerson Koopman Racing131820151516241816151717228
2 Priscilla Speelman Emergo Racing powered by FMA1613171822221713169204
Teunis van der Grift171822221713
3 Bart van den Broeck
Chris Voet
Traxx Racing Team2727241821341220Ret3020182319149
4 Jos Harper Koopman Racing252523202021342919202220134
5 Bas Barenbrug Bas Koeten RacingDNSDNS2117181915151915134
6 Tony Verhulst Verhulst Invest Motorsports1916181616Ret10RetDNSDNS114
7 Andy Dam Dams Racing12151714Ret1590
8 Maik Broerson Koopman Racing1623Ret23342955
9 Yardy Hoogwerf
Steven Teirlinck
Team VDB2419282154
10 Gilles van Houtum Koopman Racing14172227RetDNS54
Axel Jansen14172227
11 Christian Frankenhout
Meindert van Buuren Jr.
CP Motorsport by DRDO231940
12 Britt van Osta
Robin van Osta
DayVTec151340
13 Berry Arendsen
Joop Arendsen
Koopman Racing2719274232
14 Patrick de Vreede
Rogier de Leeuw
JJ Motorsport252032
15 Andre Seinen DayVTec201632
15 Daaf Steentjes CP Motorsport by DRDO2827373224
Patrick Grootscholten2827
16 Haso Keric
Semo Keric
CP Motorsport by DRDO321718
18 Jacob Kuil
Mark Wieringa
Zilhouette Racing242518
19 Dennis van der Linden Certainty Racing by DRDO252416
Sport 1
1 Oscar Vianen Zilhouette Racing1722DNS2619142321237
Mark Jobst1722222531272521
2 Rob Nieman Spirit Racing222624231721322421192624207
3 Pieter de Jong
Jack Hoekstra
Zilhouette Racing20212521141122172923196
4 Emile Drummen
Tom Drummen
Koopman Racing2628292836282722110
5 Mick Schutte Koopman Racing28221312334394
6 Jan Berry Drenth Zilhouette Racing1820RetDNS161575
7 Wouter Maderveld Spirit Racing2324272674
Raymond Koper23243834
John van der Voort3834
8 Mark Wieringa Zilhouette Racing26Ret181667
9 Tom Vanderheyden Zilhouette Racing1914232158
10 Bernard Blaak Zilhouette Racing21RetRetDNS302555
Lars Blaak21RetRetDNS
11 Dirk Dekker
Koen de Wit
DRDO292640
12 Simon Knap Spirit Racing322439
13 Han Kirchhoff Koopman Racing by DRDO2622353632
14 Christian Dijkhof Spirit Racing181626
15 Han Wannet Koopman Racing by DRDO3031393320
16 Peter Koelewijn Koopman Racing by DRDODNS3111
17 Martin Wijsman Koopman Racing by DRDORetRetRet373
Harry Steegmans
Peter Sterken
Peter SterkenDNSDNS0
Sport 2
1 Robin Dries
Samuel Hilgers
HD Racing333044
2 Leon Iserbyt
Ignace van den Broeck
Traxx Racing Team282929243132221940382422282743
Leonid Protasov Protasov RacingDNSRetDNSDNSRet4126230
Sergii PustovoitenkoDNSRetDNSDNS2623
DriverTeam
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: Koopman Racing at full strength to the Red Bull Ring. autosport.nu. 16 May 2023. 17 May 2023.
  4. News: Bart Arendsen with the BMW M6 GT3 to the Jacks Racing Day at Assen. autosport.nu. 31 July 2023. 4 August 2023.
  5. News: Cees Wijsman ready for his second season in the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 4 April 2023. 4 April 2023.
  6. News: Roger Grouwels with new BMW M4 GT3 to Assen. autosport.nu. 9 August 2023. 10 August 2023.
  7. News: Family Broersen also in the Supercar Challenge next season. autosport.nu. 20 March 2023. 20 March 2023.
  8. News: Ted van Vliet with BMW M6 GT3 in the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 13 March 2023. 13 March 2023.
  9. News: Dennis de Borst together with son Steff in the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 7 April 2023. 7 April 2023.
  10. News: Priscilla Speelman returns with her own car in the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 20 April 2023. 17 May 2023.
  11. News: Tony Vijfschaft returns to the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 7 August 2023. 10 August 2023.
  12. News: Jonas De Kimpe makes his comeback in the Supercar Challenge. autosport.nu. 29 May 2023. 29 May 2023.
  13. News: Laurens de Wit also in the Supercar Challenge in 2023. autosport.nu. 14 March 2023. 14 March 2023.
  14. News: Koopman Racing at full strength to the Red Bull Ring. autosport.nu. 16 May 2023. 17 May 2023.
  15. News: Frankenhout and Van Buuren jr. join the CP Motorsport team for the Jacks Racing Day. autosport.nu. 6 August 2023. 10 August 2023.
  16. News: Spirit Racing will combine Supercar Challenge with DNRT in 2023. autosport.nu. 10 January 2023. 10 January 2023.
  17. News: Rob Nieman shares Clio with Simon Knap. autosport.nu. 25 July 2023. 10 August 2023.
  18. News: Entry List Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - Voorjaarsraces 2023 - 14, 15 & 16 april 2023. sportity.com. 15 April 2023. 12 August 2023.
  19. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - REDBULL RING 19-20 & 21 MAY 2023. sportity.com. 15 May 2023. 12 August 2023.
  20. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - SPA EURO RACE - 2, 3 & 4 June 2023. sportity.com. 2 June 2023. 12 August 2023.
  21. News: PROVISIONAL Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - ZOLDER SUPERCAR MADNESS - 7, 8 & 9 July 2023. sportity.com. 7 July 2023. 12 August 2023.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. News: REVISED Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - SPA RACING FESITVAL 2023 - 13, 14 & 15 OCTOBER 2023. sportity.com. 14 October 2023. 14 October 2023.
  25. News: REVISED Entry list Supercar Challenge pb Pirelli - SUPERCAR MADNESS FINALE RACES - 27, 28 & 29 OCTOBER 2023. sportity.com. 28 October 2023. 29 October 2023.