2018 GT4 Central European Cup

The 2018 GT4 Central European Cup was the first and only season of the GT4 Central European Cup, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 28 April at Most and ended on 7 October at Zandvoort. It was discontinued for 2019, with the new ADAC GT4 Germany taking over its position in the Central European market.

Calendar

On 15 December 2017, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2018 calendar.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 Autodrom Most, Most, Czech Republic 28–29 April ADAC GT Masters
2 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 19–20 May F2 Italian Trophy
3 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 30 June–1 July ADAC Truck-Grand-Prix
4 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 18–19 August Standalone event
5 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 6–7 October

Entry list
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Phoenix Racing[2] Audi R8 LMS GT4[2] 3 Gosia Rdest[2] PA 3
Óscar Tunjo[2]
4 John-Louis Jasper[2] PA 3
Helmut Rödig[2]
eSky WP Racing Team[3] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[3] 7 Łukasz Kręski[3] Am All
Maciej Marcinkiewicz[3]
Ekris Racing[4] Ekris M4 GT4[4] 8 Ricardo van der Ende[4] PA 5
Bernhard van Oranje[4]
Sofia Car Motorsport[5] SIN R1 GT4[5] 11 Ivan Vlachkov[6] Am All
Konstantin Marshavelov[7] 4
Chris Chadwick[4] 5
razoon - more than racing[8] KTM X-Bow GT4[8] 13 Önder Erdem[8] Am 2
Dominik Olbert[8]
Racing One[6] Audi R8 LMS GT4[6] 16 Hamza Owega[6] PA 1
PROsport Performance[6] Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4[6] 18 Moritz Oestreich[6] PA 1
Luca Wollgarten[6]
Besagroup Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] 20 Franjo Kovac[6] PA 1
Tomáš Pekař[6]
Franjo Kovac[8] Am 2–4
Cora Schumacher[8] 2–3
Salag Racing[7] KTM X-Bow GT4[7] 21 Adam Galas[7] Am 4
True Racing - Reiter[9][N 1]
Felbermayr - Reiter[9][N 1]
Holinger - Reiter[9][N 1]
K Racing - Reiter[9][N 1]
 KTM X-Bow GT4[9] 22 David Klar[2] PA 3
Lennart Marioneck[2]
23 Sergej Pavlovec[6] Am 1
David Klar[8] PA 2, 4–5
Laura Kraihamer[8] 2
Mads Siljehaug[10] 4
Nicolai Elghanayan[4] 5
24 Maciej Dreszer[6] PA 1
David Klar[6]
25 Ilmari Korpivaara[6] PA All
Benjamin Mazatis[6]
26 Marylin Niederhauser[6] PA All
Patric Niederhauser[6] 1
Nikolaj Rogivue[8] 2
Mads Siljehaug[2] 3
Eike Angermayr[7] 4
Lennart Marioneck[4] 5
SRT Selleslagh[4] Mercedes-AMG GT4[4] 30 Bas Schouten[4] PA 5
Nicolas Vandierendonck[4]
31 Louis-Philippe Soenen[4] Am 5
Allied-Racing[6] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[6] 41 Freddy Kremer[6] Am 1–3
Nicolas Schöll[6] 1–2
Joachim Bölting[2] 3
Jan Kasperlik[7] PA 4
Csaba Mór[7]
Jan Kasperlik[4] Am 5
Jörg Viebahn[4]
43 Rob Severs[6] PA All
Jörg Viebahn[6] 1
Jan Kasperlik[8] 2
Nicolas Schöll[2] 3–5
Lechner Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] 47 Freddy Fast[6][N 2] Am All
Scuderia Villorba Corse[11] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[11] 50 Antoni Chodzen[11] PA 2–5
Piotr Chodzen[11] 2–4
Patrick Zamparini[4] 5
77 Romy Dall'Antonia[11] Am All
Giuseppe Fascicolo[11]
Team GT[8] McLaren 570S GT4[8] 87 Micah Stanley[8] PA 2
Alain Valente[12]
88 Christian Danner[8] Am 2
Bernhard Laber[8]
Equipe Verschuur[4] McLaren 570S GT4[4] 111 Liesette Braams[4] Am 5
Luc Braams[4]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners
1 R1 Most No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team No. 16 Racing One No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport
Łukasz Kręski
Maciej Marcinkiewicz		 Hamza Owega Ivan Vlachkov
R2 No. 26 K Racing - Reiter No. 26 K Racing - Reiter No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport
Marylin Niederhauser
Patric Niederhauser		 Marylin Niederhauser
Patric Niederhauser		 Ivan Vlachkov
2 R1 Red Bull Ring No. 41 Allied-Racing No. 50 Scuderia Villorba Corse No. 77 Scuderia Villorba Corse
Freddy Kremer
Nicolas Schöll		 Antoni Chodzen
Piotr Chodzen		 Romy Dall'Antonia
Giuseppe Fascicolo
R2 No. 87 Team GT No. 43 Allied-Racing No. 88 Team GT
Micah Stanley
Alain Valente		 Jan Kasperlik
Rob Severs		 Christian Danner
Bernhard Laber
3 R1 Nürburgring No. 3 Phoenix Racing No. 26 K Racing - Reiter No. 77 Scuderia Villorba Corse
Gosia Rdest
Óscar Tunjo		 Marylin Niederhauser
Mads Siljehaug		 Romy Dall'Antonia
Giuseppe Fascicolo
R2 No. 43 Allied-Racing No. 3 Phoenix Racing No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport
Nicolas Schöll
Rob Severs		 Gosia Rdest
Óscar Tunjo		 Ivan Vlachkov
4 R1 Slovakia Ring No. 43 Allied-Racing No. 41 Allied-Racing No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team
Nicolas Schöll
Rob Severs		 Jan Kasperlik
Csaba Mór		 Łukasz Kręski
Maciej Marcinkiewicz
R2 No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport No. 23 True Racing - Reiter No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team
Konstantin Marshavelov
Ivan Vlachkov		 David Klar
Mads Siljehaug		 Łukasz Kręski
Maciej Marcinkiewicz
5 R1 Zandvoort No. 43 Allied-Racing No. 43 Allied-Racing No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team
Nicolas Schöll
Rob Severs		 Nicolas Schöll
Rob Severs		 Maciej Marcinkiewicz
R2 No. 26 K Racing - Reiter No. 43 Allied-Racing No. 48 Lechner Racing
Lennart Marioneck
Marylin Niederhauser		 Nicolas Schöll
Rob Severs		 Freddy Fast

Championship standings
Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver Team MST
 RBR
 NÜR
 SVK
 ZAN
 Points
Pro-Am class
1 Rob Severs Allied-Racing 4 8 13 1 5 2 5 11 1 1 162
2 Marylin Niederhauser K Racing - Reiter 2 1 9 8 1 6 Ret 4 4 8 157
3 Ilmari Korpivaara
Benjamin Mazatis		 Holinger - Reiter 7 2 7 5 12 3 3 3 5 10 149
4 David Klar Felbermayr - Reiter 9 6 122
True Racing - Reiter 5 7 6 4 7 1 9 Ret
5 Nicolas Schöll Allied-Racing 5 2 5 11 1 1 102
7 Antoni Chodzen Scuderia Villorba Corse 3 Ret Ret DNS 4 9 8 2 82
7 Mads Siljehaug K Racing - Reiter 1 6 70
True Racing - Reiter 7 1
8 Jan Kasperlik Allied-Racing 13 1 2 Ret 60
9 Lennart Marioneck True Racing - Reiter 6 4 55
K Racing - Reiter 4 8
10 Piotr Chodzen Scuderia Villorba Corse 3 Ret Ret DNS 4 9 52
11 Patric Niederhauser K Racing - Reiter 2 1 50
12 Gosia Rdest
Óscar Tunjo		 Phoenix Racing 2 1 43
13 Moritz Oestreich
Luca Wollgarten		 PROsport Performance 3 4 33
14 Laura Kraihamer True Racing - Reiter 5 7 33
15 Jörg Viebahn Allied-Racing 4 8 25
16 Nikolaj Rogivue K Racing - Reiter 9 8 24
17 John-Louis Jasper
Helmut Rödig		 Phoenix Racing 3 8 23
18 Maciej Dreszer Felbermayr - Reiter 9 6 22
19 Franjo Kovac
Tomáš Pekař		 Besagroup Racing 11 11 16
20 Micah Stanley
Alain Valente		 Team GT Ret 10 10
Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points
Hamza Owega Racing One 1 3
Bas Schouten
Nicolas Vandierendonck		 SRT Selleslagh 2 6
Patrick Zamparini Scuderia Villorba Corse 8 2
Csaba Mór Allied-Racing 2 Ret
Eike Angermayr K Racing - Reiter Ret 4
Nicolai Elghanayan True Racing - Reiter 9 Ret
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje		 Ekris Racing DNS DNS
Am class
1 Maciej Marcinkiewicz eSky WP Racing Team Ret DNS 4 3 7 7 1 2 3 4 162
2 Romy Dall'Antonia
Giuseppe Fascicolo		 Scuderia Villorba Corse 10 7 1 4 4 12 10 5 7 7 160
3 Freddy Fast Lechner Racing 12 9 8 Ret 9 10 6 7 6 3 135
4 Ivan Vlachkov Sofia Car Motorsport 5 5 12 DNS 8 5 8 8 10 Ret 133
5 Freddy Kremer Allied-Racing 6 10 6 Ret 10 9 67
6 Łukasz Kręski eSky WP Racing Team Ret DNS 4 DNS WD WD 1 2 WD WD 65
7 Franjo Kovac Besagroup Racing 11 9 11 11 11 10 54
8 Christian Danner
Bernhard Laber		 Team GT 2 2 43
9 Nicolas Schöll Allied-Racing 6 10 6 Ret 42
10 Cora Schumacher Besagroup Racing 11 9 11 11 34
11 Joachim Bölting Allied-Racing 10 9 25
12 Jan Kasperlik
Jörg Viebahn		 Allied-Racing 11 5 25
13 Önder Erdem
Dominik Olbert		 razoon - more than racing 10 6 20
14 Sergej Pavlovec True Racing - Reiter 8 Ret 15
Guest drivers ineligible to score Am class points
Adam Galas Salag Racing 9 6
Konstantin Marshavelov Sofia Car Motorsport 8 8
Louis-Philippe Soenen SRT Selleslagh 13 9
Chris Chadwick Sofia Car Motorsport 10 Ret
Liesette Braams
Luc Braams		 Equipe Verschuur 12 Ret
Pos. Driver Team MST
 RBR
 NÜR
 SVK
 ZAN
 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship
Pos. Team Manufacturer Points
1 Scuderia Villorba Corse Maserati 163
2 eSky WP Racing Team Maserati 162
3 Allied-Racing Porsche 140
4 Lechner Racing Mercedes-AMG 135
5 Sofia Car Motorsport SIN 133
6 Reiter Engineering KTM 125
7 Besagroup Racing Mercedes-AMG 78
8 Team GT McLaren 43
9 PROsport Performance Porsche 30
10 Phoenix Racing Audi 30
11 razoon - more than racing KTM 20

See also

Notes
  1. Cars No. 22 and 23 entered as True Racing - Reiter, car No. 24 entered as Felbermayr - Reiter, car No. 25 entered as Holinger - Reiter and car No. 26 entered as K Racing - Reiter.
  2. Freddy Fast entered in car No. 48 at Round 5.

References
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  8. "Neue Teams und Formel-1-Experte Christian Danner beim GT4 Central European Cup am Red Bull Ring". central.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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