Supercar Challenge (series)

The Supercar Challenge is a motor racing series centered on the Benelux. A special feature is that touring cars, GTs and Sportscars can all participate on an equal basis within the same class, enabled by very open regulations. The championship was first held in 2001, after replacing the Supercar Cup. From 2001 to 2011 the championship was called the Dutch Supercar Challenge, but due to interest from drivers, teams and tracks outside the Netherlands the organisers decided to drop 'Dutch' from its name on 11 February 2012.[1]

Supercar Challenge
CategoryTouring cars and Sportscars
Country Benelux
Inaugural season2001
Drivers~80
Drivers' champion Maxim Oosten
Milan Teekens
Official websitesupercarchallenge.nl
Current season

Format and regulations

A typical race weekend exists of the usual practice on Friday and Saturday, qualifying on Saturday and two races of 45 to 60 minutes with one pit stop of at least 60 seconds. One race is on Saturday and one Sunday. The four classes usually run separate races two classes at a time. The two fastest run together and the two slowest run their race separate. The exception is at Spa-Francorchamps where all four classes can and do run together in two races over the weekend. All races are started from a rolling start though in the past standing starts have been used as well. "Success time" is awarded after every race. The first-place finisher gets 15 seconds, second place gets 10, third place gets 5, fourth place loses 5 seconds, fifth place loses ten and all below fifth place lose 15 seconds. This is added to the time of the minimum pit stop duration. The reason no "success ballast" is used, is the immense variety in vehicles competing. For instance, a 50 kg weight has a much larger effect on a Lotus Elise than it has on a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe even though these can compete in the same class.

Classes
  • Sport I - Vehicles over 5.2 kg/bhp. Engines maximum 3000cc and 6 cylinders.
  • Supersport II - Vehicles over 4.7 kg/bhp but under 5.2 kg/bhp. Engines maximum 5000 cc and 8 cylinders.
  • Supersport I - Vehicles over 3.7 kg/bhp but under 4.7 kg/bhp. Minimum mass is 1080 kg. Engines as in Supersport II
  • GT - Vehicles over 2.7 kg/bhp but under 3.6 kg/bhp. Minimum mass is 1180 kg.

Single make series

During most of its lifetime the Supercar Challenge has served as a host to many single make series. In the first two years the Marcos Mantis Cup ran within the GT class. In 2003 it was fully integrated in the GT class. Starting in 2008 the Mosler Challenge has run within GT. In 2010 three series were added. Those are BRL V6 and the Saker Challenge, not to be confused with the series of the same name the DNRT hosts, both within Supersport I and BRL Light in Supersport II. The BRL series were before separate events and still have a slightly different calendar. The races at Silverstone don't pay them points while the races at the Zolder truck Grand Prix do though to all other classes they don't count.

Champions

Supercar Challenge
Season GT Supersport 1 Supersport 2 Sport 1 Sport 2 Marcos Mantis Cup Mosler Challenge
2001 Herman Buurman Ruud Olij Arjan Vels Dirk-Jan Hofmans Herman Buurman
2002 Cor Euser
Pieter van Soelen		 Rudolf van Soelen Arjan Vels Peter van der Kolk
2003 Rob Knook
Peter van der Kolk		 Hans Ambaum Albèrt Priem
2004 Cor Euser
Jos Menten		 Graham Coomes Hans Ambaum
2005 Pieter Dubois
René Wijnen		 Lex van der Meijden Richard van den Berg
2006 Hans Ambaum Pieter van Soelen Eugène Janssen
Rolf van Os
2007 Ardi van der Hoek
Arjan van der Zwaan		 Peter van der Kolk Tony Brown
Ian White		 Kees Kreijne
2008 Martin Short Henk Thuis Pieter van Soelen Luc de Cock Rob Nieman Martin Short
2009 Cor Euser Henk Haane
Nol Köhler		 Bert van der Zweerde Koen Bogaerts
Nik de Jong		 Martin Short
2010 Alex van 't Hoff Charlie Frijns
Rob Frijns		 Pieter van Soelen Richard van der Bos
Bert van der Zweerde
2011 Diederik Sijthoff Jaap van Lagen
Wolf Nathan		 Ferry Monster
Robin Monster		 Aart Bosman
Season Super GT GT GTB Supersport Sport 1 Sport 2 -
2012 Diederik Sijthoff Barry Maessen Kees Kreijne Koen Bogaerts
Pieter van Soelen		 Priscilla Speelman
John van der Voort		 Rob Nieman
2013 Glynn Geddie
Jim Geddie		 Steve van Bellingen
Ward Sluys		 Patrick Lamster
Marc Neyens		 Ferry Monster
Robin Monster		 Aart Bosman
Season Super GT GT GTB Supersport Sport Superlights 1 Superlights 2
2014 Robert de Graaff
Roger Grouwels
Arjan van der Zwaan		 Patrick van Glabeke
Frédérique Jonckheere		 Max Koebolt Cor Euser Dennis de Borst
Martin de Kleijn		 Henk Thuis Carlo Kuijer
2015 Roger Grouwels[2]
Kelvin Snoeks[2]		 Kris Cools[2]
Patrick Lamster[2]
Donald Molenaar[2]		 Mark van der Aa[3]
Koen Bogaerts[3]
Pieter van Soelen[3]		 Wiebe Wijtzes[4] Luc de Cock[5]
Sam Dejonghe[5]		 Filip Declercq[6]
2016 Oliver Campos-Hull[7]
Kosta Kanaroglou[7]		 Chris Mattheus[7]
Ward Sluys[7]		 Dennis de Borst[8]
Martin de Kleijn[8]		 Bart Drost[9]
Niels Kool[9]		 Luc de Cock
Tim Joosen		 Dominik Dierkes
Season Overall GT Supersport 1 Supersport 2 Sport - -
2017 Bart van den Broeck
Chris Voet		 Bas Schouten
Ward Sluys		 Dennis de Borst
Martin de Kleijn		 Ollie Taylor Bart van den Broeck
Chris Voet
2019 Maxim Oosten
Milan Teekens		 John de Wilde Dennis de Borst
Stan van Oord		 Maxim Oosten
Milan Teekens		 Rob Nieman

GT & Prototype Challenge
Season Super GT Divisie 2 Divisie 3 Divisie 4
2017 Daan Meijer David Hauser
Gary Hauser		 Luc de Cock
Tim Joosen		 Wim Jeuris
Season LMP3 CN SR3
2019 Max Aschoff Tom Boonen Alain Berg
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References
  1. "Nieuwe naam voor DSC: Supercar Challenge powered by Dunlop". supercarchallenge.nl. Supercar Challenge. February 11, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. "Kox/Pronk racewinnaar, Grouwels/Snoeks en Lamster/Molenaar GT kampioenen!". supercarchallenge.nl. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. "Bogaerts/Van der Aa kampioen en Shahin/Enge opnieuw racewinnaar!". supercarchallenge.nl. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. "Schouten/Delnoij spectaculair racewinnaar, Wijtzes kampioen Sport-divisie!". supercarchallenge.nl. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. "Freebird racewinnaar en de Cock/Dejonghe kampioen bij de Superlights!". supercarchallenge.nl. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. "Filip Declercq kampioen bij de Superlights!". supercarchallenge.nl. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. "Een race met onderbrekingen en de eerste kampioenen van 2016 zijn bekend". supercarchallenge.nl. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. "Dennis de Borst en Martin de Kleijn winnen het kampioenschap van de Supersport divisie". supercarchallenge.nl. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. "Drost en Kool pakken kampioenschap, in de Sueprsport blijft het spannend". supercarchallenge.nl. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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