2023 Prototype Challenge

The 2023 Prototype Challenge powered by Pirelli was the seventh season of the Prototype Challenge. It began at Circuit Zandvoort 14 April and concluded 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:[1][2]

Entry list

Team Chassis Engine No. 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 Ligier JS P3 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 R1 Zandvoort No entries No. 733 Radical Motorsport
Eddie van Dam
Melvin van Dam
R2 No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Jerome Greenhalgh
Robin Greenhalgh
2 R1 Red Bull Ring No. 722 Radical Motorsport
Melvin van Dam
R2 No. 751 Domec Racing
Vlad Raducanu
3 R1 Spa-Francorchamps No. 614 BS Racing by Baticonsult No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Alain Berg
Patrick Engelen
Jerome Greenhalgh
R2 No. 618 Idola Motorsport No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Rodolfo González
William Stowell
Jerome Greenhalgh
4 R1 Zolder No. 611 Deldiche Racing No. 750 Domec Racing
Thomas Piessens Martin Lucas
R2 No. 611 Deldiche Racing No. 744 Radical Motorsport
Thomas Piessens Alain Berg
Bastiaan van Loenen
5 R1 Assen No. 615 DayVTec No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Mathijs Bakker
Joshua Kreuger
Jerome Greenhalgh
Robin Greenhalgh
R2 No. 615 DayVTec No. 710 Radical Benelux
Mathijs Bakker
Joshua Kreuger
Mitchell van Dijk
Oscar Vianen
6 R1 Zandvoort No. 500 Revolution Race Cars No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Milan DeLaet
Richard Morris
Jerome Greenhalgh
Robin Greenhalgh
R2 No. 500 Revolution Race Cars No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Milan DeLaet
Richard Morris
Jerome Greenhalgh
Robin Greenhalgh
7 R1 Spa-Francorchamps No entries No. 710 Radical Motorsport
Alain Berg
Mitchell van Dijk
R2 No. 705 Radical Motorsport
Jerome Greenhalgh
Robin Greenhalgh
8 R1 Assen No. 710 Radical Benelux
Mitchell van Dijk
Luuk van Wijngaarden
R2 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
Pos. 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
Pos. Driver Team
ZAN

RBR

SPA

ZOL

ASS

ZAN

SPA

ASS
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


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