2022–23 Middle East Trophy
The 2022–23 Middle East Trophy was the first season of the Middle East Trophy, presented by Creventic.[1][2] The race are contested with GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, sports cars, 24H-Specials, like silhouette cars, TCR Touring Cars, TCX cars and TC cars.
Calendar
| Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | 12 Hours of Kuwait | Kuwait Motor Town | Ali Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait | 30 November–2 December 2022 |
| 2 | Dubai 24 Hour | Dubai Autodrome | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13–15 January 2023 |
| 3 | 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 21–22 January 2023 |
Teams and drivers
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TCE
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| 700 Miles | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 106 | Thierry Chkondali | 2 |
| Fabian Duffieux | 2 | ||||
| Marc Girard | 2 | ||||
| Jordan Mougenot | 2 | ||||
| Michel Sallenbach | 2 | ||||
| Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 116 | Mohamed Al Sabah | 1 |
| Jasmin Preisig | 1 | ||||
| Ivars Vallers | 1 | ||||
| 117 | Robert Huff | 2 | |||
| Marcus Menden | 2 | ||||
| Marlon Menden | 2 | ||||
| Peter Posavac | 2 | ||||
| 121 | Jasmin Preisig | 2–3 | |||
| Ivars Vallers | 2–3 | ||||
| Calle Bergman | 2 | ||||
| Andreas Höfler | 2 | ||||
| Nicolas Baert | 3 | ||||
| Ricky Coomber | 3 | ||||
| BBR – Billionaire Boys Racing | CUPRA León Competición TCR | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 159 | Anusorn Asiralertsiri | 1 |
| Kantadhee Kusiri | 1 | ||||
| Kantasak Kusiri | 1 | ||||
| Pasarit Promsombat | 1 | ||||
| Munkong Sathienthirakul | 1 | ||||
| Sharky-Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 176 | Artur Goroyan | 3 |
| Roman Mavlanov[a] | 3 | ||||
| AC Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 188 | Stéphane Perrin | 1–2 |
| Mathieu Detry | 1 | ||||
| James Kaye | 1 | ||||
| Miklas Born | 2 | ||||
| Sam Dejonghe | 2 | ||||
| Yannick Mettler | 2 | ||||
| Marcos Costantini | 3 | ||||
| Jonas Karklys | 3 | ||||
| Niels Ulrich Nyboe | 3 | ||||
| Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 199 | Tommy Ku | 2 | |
| David Lau | 2 | ||||
| Shaun Thong | 2 | ||||
| Andy Yan | 2 | ||||
| Mato Matosevic | 3 | ||||
| Victor Moutinho | 3 | ||||
| Paul Sieljes | 3 | ||||
| TCX | |||||
| Team Avia Sorg Rennsport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 227 | Daniel Gregor | 2 |
| Patrick Grütter | 2 | ||||
| Christoph Krombach | 2 | ||||
| Benito Tagle | 2 | ||||
| TC | |||||
| Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | BMW M2 ClubSport Racing | BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 | 331 | Hermann Bock | 1 |
| Michael Bonk | 1 | ||||
| Martin Kroll | 1 | ||||
| Michael Mayer | 1 | ||||
| Rainer Partl | 1 | ||||
| 332 | Hermann Bock | 1 | |||
| Michael Bonk | 1 | ||||
| Martin Kroll | 1 | ||||
| Michael Mayer | 1 | ||||
| Rainer Partl | 1 | ||||
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Race Results
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Event | Circuit | GT3-Pro Winners | GT3-Pro Am Winners | GT3-Am Winners | GTX Winners | 992-Pro Winners | 992-Am Winners | GT4 Winners | TCR Winners | TCX Winners | TC Winners | Report | |
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| 1 | Kuwait Motor Town | No. 47 Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing | No Entrants | No. 85 CP Racing | No. 710 Leipert Motorsport | No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl | No. 928 HRT Performance | No. 429 Century Motorsport | No. 159 BBR – Billionaire Boys Racing | No Entrants | No. 332 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport | Report | |
| Ahmad Al Ghanem Mohammed Al Kazemi Zaid Ashkanani |
Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman |
Jean-Francois Brunot Gregg Gorski Kerong Li |
Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers |
Gijs Bessem Kim Andre Hauschild Harry Hilders |
Bradley Ellis Adam Hatfield David Holloway Piers Johnson |
Anusorn Asiralertsiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantasak Kusiri Pasarit Promsombat Tanart Sathienthirakul |
Hermann Bock Michael Bonk Martin Kroll Michael Mayer Rainer Partl | ||||||
| 2 | Dubai Autodrome | No. 7 MS7 by WRT | No. 91 Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport | No. 85 CP Racing | No. 714 Razoon – More than Racing | No. 962 Fach Auto Tech | No. 925 Huber Racing | No. 408 ROFGO with Dragon Racing | No. 188 AC Motorsport | No. 227 Team Avia Sorg Rennsport | No Entrants | Report | |
| Mohammed Bin Saud Al Saud Jens Klingmann Diego Menchaca Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Dries Vanthoor |
Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer |
Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman Phil Quaife |
Bob Bau Daniel Drexel Ernst Kirchmayr Leo Pichler Kris Rosenberger |
Huub van Eijndhoven Matthias Hoffsümmer Gabriele Rindone Alexander Schwarzer Larry ten Voorde |
Stefan Aust Steffen Görig Klaus Rader Hans Wehrmann |
Benjamin Goethe Oliver Goethe Roald Goethe Jordan Grogor Stuart Hall |
Miklas Born Sam Dejonghe Yannick Mettler Stéphane Perrin |
Daniel Gregor Patrick Grütter Christoph Krombach Benito Tagle | |||||
| 3 | Yas Marina Circuit | No. 911 Pure Rxcing | No. 1 Phoenix Racing | No. 44 ARC Bratislava | No. 714 Razoon – More than Racing | No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl | No. 928 HRT Performance | No. 416 Buggyra ZM Racing | No. 106 Sharky-Racing | No Entrants | Report | ||
| Harry King Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm |
Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart Pierre Kaffer |
Andrzej Lewandowski Miro Konôpka |
Daniel Drexel Dominik Olbert Haytham Qarajouli |
Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers |
Miika Panu Jim Rautiainen |
Aliyyah Koloc Adam Lacko David Vršecký |
Artur Goroyan Roman Mavlanov |
Championship standings
Points system
Teams and drivers must race in at least 2 (two) events to be eligible for championship.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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| Points | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the class winner's race distance.
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References
- ^ "New Championship! Middle East Trophy Debut With Hankook 12H Kuwait". 24hseries.com. Creventic. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Creventic Introduce New 2022/2023 Middle East Trophy". Dailysportscar. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lloyd, Daniel (20 December 2022). "Gounon, Stolz in HRT's Two-Car Lineup for 24H Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (21 October 2022). "WRT BMWs Among 32 GT3 Cars on Provisional Dubai Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Goodwin, Graham (16 December 2022). "BMW Team WRT Confirm Plans For Dubai 24H, Bathurst 12H & GT World Challenge Europe". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Lloyd, Daniel (18 December 2022). "Bamber Teams Up With Groves, De Pasquale for 24H Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Lloyd, Daniel (20 December 2022). "Heart of Racing Enters Dubai With SPS-Run Mercedes". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "P1 Groupe Introduces New Program for 2023". gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group America. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Dagys, John (27 November 2022). "All-Kuwait Lineup Among Entries for 12H Kuwait". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Goodwin, Graham (3 January 2023). "7TSIX Confirm 24H Dubai Crew". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Euwema, Davey (25 November 2022). "Century to Give M4 GT4 Customer 24H Debut in Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT 2022". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- ^ a b "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H DUBAI 2023". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- ^ a b "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 6H ABU DHABI 2023". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
Notes
- ^ a b c d Andrey Mukovoz, Roman Mavlanov and Andrey Solukovtsev are Russian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Alex Malykhin is Belarusian, but competes under a British Licence as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ a b Car No. 928 entered as HRT Performance at Rounds 1 & 3 and as NKPP by HRT Performance at Round 2
- ^ a b Car No. 930 entered as QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar at Rounds 1 & 2 and as HRT Performance at Round 3
- ^ a b Car No. 979 entered as Speed Lover by RABDAN from Round 1 and as Speed Lover at Round 2 onwards.