2022 Prototype Cup Germany

The 2022 Prototype Cup Germany was the first season of the series, with German automobile club ADAC securing exclusive rights in Germany for ACO-rules LMP3 class racing,^[1] and Creventic organizing and promoting the series.^[2] The races will be contested with Le Mans Prototype and Group CN cars.

2022 Prototype Cup Germany

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2022 24H GT Series
2022 24H TCE Series
2022 ADAC GT Masters

Berkay Besler and Marvin Dienst won the championship, driving for Toksport WRT.

Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Liège, Belgium	22–24 April	24H GT Series 24H TCE Series
	R2
2	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	15–17 July	European Truck Racing Championship
	R2
3	R1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany	19–21 August	ADAC GT Masters ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship ADAC Formula 4 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
	R2
4	R1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	21–23 October	ADAC GT Masters ADAC GT4 Germany ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
	R2
Source:[3]

Teams and drivers

All cars that competed were in the LMP3 class and used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
LMP3
Konrad Motorsport[4]	Ginetta G61-LT-P3	2	Axcil Jefferies[4]	All
			Franz Konrad[4]	1
			Maximilian Hackländer	2–4
		22	Franz Konrad[4]	2
			Danny Soufi	3–4
Nielsen Racing[5]	Duqueine M30 - D08	4	Matt Bell[5]	1
			John Melsom[5]	1
Speed Factory Racing[6]	Ligier JS P320	5	Giorgio Rosa[7]	1–2
			Santiago Concepción Serrano[7]	1
			Aleksey Chuklin	2
Toksport WRT[8]	Ligier JS P320	7	Berkay Besler[8]	All
			Marvin Dienst[8]	All
Wochenspiegel Team Monschau[9][10]	Duqueine M30 - D08	11	Torsten Kratz[9]	1, 3–4
			Leonard Weiss[9]	1, 3–4
Racing Experience[11]	Duqueine M30 - D08	12	Gary Hauser[11]	All
			Sebastian von Gartzen[7]	All
MRS GT-Racing[12]	Ligier JS P320	14	Rory Penttinen	4
Mühlner Motorsport[13]	Duqueine M30 - D08	21	Matthias Lüthen[7]	All
			Donar Munding[7]	All
Pegasus Racing	Ligier JS P320	23	Thibaut Ehrhart	2, 4
			Julien Schell	4
Reiter Engineering[14]	Ligier JS P320	24	Eike Angermayr[14]	1
			Florian Janits[14]	1
			Mads Siljehaug	2–3
			Freddie Hunt	2
			Lion Dücker	4
			Moritz Löhner	4
Frikadelli Racing Team	Ligier JS P320	30	Klaus Abbelen	2
			Felipe Fernández Laser	2
Rinaldi Racing	Duqueine M30 - D08	33	Óscar Tunjo	2–4
			Mateo Villagómez	2–3
			Martin Berry	4
ARC Bratislava	Ligier JS P320	44	Miro Konôpka	4
			Matej Konôpka	4
Gebhardt Motorsport[15]	Ginetta G61-LT-P3	70	Jacob Erlbacher[15]	All
			Michael Herich[7]	1–2, 4
			Michael Lyons	3
Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport[16]	Duqueine M30 - D08	72	Sebastian Arenram[16]	All
			Jesse Salmenautio[16]	All
Inter Europol Competition[17]	Ligier JS P320	777	Damian Ciosek[17]	1
			James Winslow[17]	1

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Winners
1	R1	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 24 Reiter Engineering	No. 7 Toksport WRT
			Eike Angermayr Florian Janits	Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
	R2		No. 7 Toksport WRT[lower-alpha 1]	No. 7 Toksport WRT
			Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst	Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
2	R1	Nürburgring	No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport	No. 24 Reiter Engineering
			Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding	Freddie Hunt Mads Siljehaug
	R2		No. 7 Toksport WRT	No. 7 Toksport WRT
			Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst	Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
3	R1	Lausitzring	No. 2 Konrad Motorsport	No. 7 Toksport WRT
			Maximilian Hackländer Axcil Jefferies	Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst
	R2		No. 7 Toksport WRT	No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport
			Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst	Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding
4	R1	Hockenheimring	No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport	No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau
			Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding	Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss
	R2		No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau	No. 11 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau
			Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss	Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss

Drivers' Championship

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Driver	SPA		NÜR		LAU‡		HOC		Points
1	Berkay Besler Marvin Dienst	1	1	Ret	1	1	3	Ret	4	111.5
2	Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss	2	3			6	6	1	1	97
3	Matthias Lüthen Donar Munding	4	7	6	2	7	1	7	5	93
4	Axcil Jefferies	7	6	2	4	2	Ret	2	Ret	82
5	Gary Hauser Sebastian von Gartzen	5	5	5	6	3	4	Ret	3	79.5
6	Óscar Tunjo			4	5	4	2	8	6	63.5
7	Maximilian Hackländer			2	4	2	Ret	2	Ret	63
8	Jacob Erlbacher	8	8	Ret	8	8	6	6	7	55
9	Michael Herich	8	8	Ret	8			6	7	46
10	Mateo Villagómez			4	5	4	2			43.5
11	Mads Siljehaug			1	3	WD	WD			41
	Freddie Hunt			1	3
12	Sebastian Arenram Jesse Salmenautio	Ret	9	Ret	8	6	Ret	4	Ret	36
13	Damian Ciosek James Winslow	6	2							30
14	Giorgio Rosa	Ret	4	8	10					30
15	Lion Dücker Moritz Löhner							5	7	22
16	Martin Berry							8	6	20
17	Aleksey Chuklin			8	10					17
18	Eike Angermayr Florian Janits	3	Ret							16
19	Santiago Concepcion Serrano	Ret	4							13
20	Michael Lyons					8	6			9
Drivers ineligible to score points
	Rory Penttinen							3	2
	Klaus Abbelen Felipe Fernández Laser			3	7
	Thibaut Ehrhart			7	11			9	8
	Danny Soufi					9	7	Ret	10
	Julien Schell							9	8
	Matt Bell John Melsom	Ret	9
	Franz Konrad	WD	WD	WD	WD
	Miro Konôpka Matej Konôpka							WD	WD
Pos.	Driver	SPA		NÜR		LAU‡		HOC		Points

Notes:

• ‡ – Half points were awarded at the Lausitzring races.

See also

• 24H Series

Notes

1. Matt Bell was quickest in qualifying in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing car, but the team was forced to start from the back of the grid following a penalty.

References

1. "Prototype Cup Germany Launched For 2022, Organised By ADAC & CREVENTIC". Dailysportscar. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. Lloyd, Daniel (2021-12-22). "ADAC, Creventic Launch German National LMP3 Series – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
3. "First regulations confirmed for Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
4. "Franz Konrad returns to sportscar racing in Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
5. "Single race entry for Nielsen Racing in Spa". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
6. "First Lithuanian Full Season Entry For Prototype Cup Germany by Speed Factory Racing". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
7. "International Field For The Premiere of The Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
8. "Toksport WRT Add Prototype Cup Germany Programme". Dailysportscar. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
9. "WTM Racing Has Confirmed Their Full Season Entry in the Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
10. "Prototype Cup Germany Confirms First Entries: Gebhardt Ginetta, WTM, Racing Experience & Muehlner Duqueines". Dailysportscar. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
11. "Gary Hauser Confirms His Full Season Campaign With a Duqueine 08 by Racing Experience". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
12. "LMP3 2022, ADAC GT Masters 2023: Comeback von MRS-GT Racing". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
13. "Mühlner Motorsport Emters Duqueine D08 For Full 2022 Season of the Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
14. "Janits and Angermayr sign up for Prototype Cup Germany with Reiter Engineering and Ligier". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
15. "Gebhardt Motorsport enters a Ginetta G61-LT-P3 for Jacob Erlbacher". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
16. "First Scandinavian Duo in Prototype Cup Germany with Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
17. "Inter Europol Competition joins the new Prototype Cup Germany". prototypecup.com. Creventic. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

External links

• Official website