2022–23 Middle East Trophy
The 2022–23 24H Middle East Trophy Series is the first season of the 24H Middle East Trophy Series, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCR | ||||||
 700 Miles |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 106 | Thierry Chkondali |
2 | |
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2 | |||||
| Marc Girard |
2 | |||||
| Jordan Mougenot |
2 | |||||
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2 | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Source:[12][13][14] | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
GT3 Drivers'
|
Bold – Pole |
GT3 Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the class winner's race distance.
GT3-Pro Am Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
GT3-Am Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
992 Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
992-Am Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
GTX Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
GT4 Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
TCR Teams'
|
Bold – Pole |
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.
- 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.
- Lloyd, Daniel (21 October 2022). "WRT BMWs Among 32 GT3 Cars on Provisional Dubai Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- 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.
- Lloyd, Daniel (18 December 2022). "Bamber Teams Up With Groves, De Pasquale for 24H Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Lloyd, Daniel (20 December 2022). "Heart of Racing Enters Dubai With SPS-Run Mercedes". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- "P1 Groupe Introduces New Program for 2023". gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group America. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- Dagys, John (27 November 2022). "All-Kuwait Lineup Among Entries for 12H Kuwait". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- Goodwin, Graham (3 January 2023). "7TSIX Confirm 24H Dubai Crew". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- Euwema, Davey (25 November 2022). "Century to Give M4 GT4 Customer 24H Debut in Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT 2022". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H DUBAI 2023". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 6H ABU DHABI 2023". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
Notes
- 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 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.
- Car No. 928 entered as HRT Performance at Rounds 1 & 3 and as NKPP by HRT Performance at Round 2
- Car No. 930 entered as QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar at Rounds 1 & 2 and as HRT Performance at Round 3
- Car No. 979 entered as Speed Lover by RABDAN from Round 1 and as Speed Lover at Round 2 onwards.
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