The 2022–23 Middle East Trophy was the first season of the Middle East Trophy, 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
edit| Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | 12 Hours of Kuwait |  Kuwait Motor Town
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Ali Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait | 30 November–2 December 2022 |
| 2 | Dubai 24 Hour |  Dubai Autodrome
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13–15 January 2023 |
| 3 | 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 21–22 January 2023 |
Teams and drivers
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TCE
edit| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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 700 Miles
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Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 106 | Thierry Chkondali
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2 |
 Fabian Duffieux
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| Marc Girard
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| Jordan Mougenot
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2 | ||||
 Michel Sallenbach
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2 | ||||
 Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
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Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 116 | Mohamed Al Sabah
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| Jasmin Preisig
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 Ivars Vallers
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| 117 |  Robert Huff
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2 | |||
 Marcus Menden
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2 | ||||
| Marlon Menden
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2 | ||||
| Peter Posavac
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2 | ||||
| 121 | Jasmin Preisig
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| Ivars Vallers
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 Calle Bergman
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2 | ||||
 Andreas Höfler
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2 | ||||
| Nicolas Baert
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3 | ||||
| Ricky Coomber
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3 | ||||
 BBR – Billionaire Boys Racing
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CUPRA León Competición TCR | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 159 | Anusorn Asiralertsiri
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1 |
| Kantadhee Kusiri
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| Kantasak Kusiri
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1 | ||||
| Pasarit Promsombat
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1 | ||||
| Munkong Sathienthirakul
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| Sharky-Racing
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Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 176 |  Artur Goroyan
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3 |
 Roman Mavlanov[a]
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3 | ||||
| AC Motorsport
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Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 188 | Stéphane Perrin
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1–2 |
| Mathieu Detry
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| James Kaye
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| Miklas Born
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| Sam Dejonghe
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| Yannick Mettler
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 Marcos Costantini
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3 | ||||
 Jonas Karklys
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3 | ||||
 Niels Ulrich Nyboe
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3 | ||||
| Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | 199 |  Tommy Ku
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2 | |
 David Lau
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| Shaun Thong
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| Andy Yan
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| Mato Matosevic
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3 | ||||
| Victor Moutinho
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 Paul Sieljes
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| Team Avia Sorg Rennsport
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Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 227 | Daniel Gregor
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2 |
| Patrick Grütter
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| Christoph Krombach
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 Benito Tagle
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| Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport
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BMW M2 ClubSport Racing | BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 | 331 | Hermann Bock
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1 |
| Michael Bonk
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| Martin Kroll
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| Michael Mayer
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| Rainer Partl
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| 332 | Hermann Bock
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| Michael Bonk
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| Martin Kroll
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| Michael Mayer
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| Rainer Partl
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Race Results
editBold 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 | |
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| 1 | Kuwait Motor Town
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No. 47 Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing
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No Entrants |  No. 85 CP Racing
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No. 710 Leipert Motorsport
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No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl
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No. 928 HRT Performance
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No. 429 Century Motorsport
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No. 159 BBR – Billionaire Boys Racing
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No Entrants | No. 332 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport
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Report | |
| Ahmad Al Ghanem Mohammed Al Kazemi Zaid Ashkanani
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Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman
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Jean-Francois Brunot Gregg Gorski Kerong Li
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Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers
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Gijs Bessem Kim Andre Hauschild Harry Hilders
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Bradley Ellis Adam Hatfield David Holloway Piers Johnson
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Anusorn Asiralertsiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantasak Kusiri Pasarit Promsombat Tanart Sathienthirakul
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Hermann Bock Michael Bonk Martin Kroll Michael Mayer Rainer Partl
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| 2 | Dubai Autodrome
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 No. 7 MS7 by WRT
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No. 91 Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport
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No. 85 CP Racing
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No. 714 Razoon – More than Racing
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No. 962 Fach Auto Tech
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No. 925 Huber Racing
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No. 408 ROFGO with Dragon Racing
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No. 188 AC Motorsport
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No. 227 Team Avia Sorg Rennsport
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No Entrants | Report | |
| Mohammed Bin Saud Al Saud Jens Klingmann Diego Menchaca Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Dries Vanthoor
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Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer
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Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman Phil Quaife
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Bob Bau Daniel Drexel Ernst Kirchmayr Leo Pichler Kris Rosenberger
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Huub van Eijndhoven Matthias Hoffsümmer Gabriele Rindone Alexander Schwarzer Larry ten Voorde
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Stefan Aust Steffen Görig Klaus Rader Hans Wehrmann
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Benjamin Goethe Oliver Goethe Roald Goethe Jordan Grogor Stuart Hall
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Miklas Born Sam Dejonghe Yannick Mettler Stéphane Perrin
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Daniel Gregor Patrick Grütter Christoph Krombach Benito Tagle
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| 3 | Yas Marina Circuit
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No. 911 Pure Rxcing
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No. 1 Phoenix Racing
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 No. 44 ARC Bratislava
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No. 714 Razoon – More than Racing
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No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl
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No. 928 HRT Performance
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No. 416 Buggyra ZM Racing
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No. 106 Sharky-Racing
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No Entrants | Report | ||
| Harry King Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm
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Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart Pierre Kaffer
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 Andrzej Lewandowski Miro Konôpka
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Daniel Drexel Dominik Olbert Haytham Qarajouli
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Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers
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 Miika Panu Jim Rautiainen
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Aliyyah Koloc Adam Lacko David Vršecký
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Artur Goroyan Roman Mavlanov
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Championship standings
editPoints system
editTeams 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 |
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| Points | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
GT3 Drivers'
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the class winner's race distance.
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992 Teams'
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TCR Drivers'
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
- ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (21 October 2022). "WRT BMWs Among 32 GT3 Cars on Provisional Dubai Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
- ^ a b c d e Lloyd, Daniel (18 December 2022). "Bamber Teams Up With Groves, De Pasquale for 24H Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Lloyd, Daniel (20 December 2022). "Heart of Racing Enters Dubai With SPS-Run Mercedes". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "P1 Groupe Introduces New Program for 2023". gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group America. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Dagys, John (27 November 2022). "All-Kuwait Lineup Among Entries for 12H Kuwait". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Goodwin, Graham (3 January 2023). "7TSIX Confirm 24H Dubai Crew". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Euwema, Davey (25 November 2022). "Century to Give M4 GT4 Customer 24H Debut in Dubai". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H KUWAIT 2022". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- ^ a b "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H DUBAI 2023". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- ^ a b "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 6H ABU DHABI 2023". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Car No. 928 entered as HRT Performance at Rounds 1 & 3 and as NKPP by HRT Performance at Round 2
- ^ a b Car No. 930 entered as QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar at Rounds 1 & 2 and as HRT Performance at Round 3
- ^ a b Car No. 979 entered as Speed Lover by RABDAN from Round 1 and as Speed Lover at Round 2 onwards.