2023–24 Middle East Trophy
The 2023–24 Middle East Trophy was the second season of the Middle East Trophy, presented by Creventic.[1][2] The races 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]The provisional calendar was released on 11 October 2023, featuring three rounds.[2] On 27 December 2023, a change to the schedule was announced, the Dubai 24 Hour becoming the season finale, due to shipping issues in the Bab El Mandab Strait.[3] Due to the rescheduling, eight entries withdrew from the event.[4][5]
Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Map of circuit locations |
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1 | 12 Hours of Kuwait | Kuwait Motor Town | Ali Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait | 7–9 December 2023 | |
2 | 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 19–21 January 2024 | |
3 | Dubai 24 Hour | Dubai Autodrome | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 26–28 January 2024 |
Teams and drivers
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Race results
[edit]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 | Report | |
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1 | Kuwait Motor Town | No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | No. 22 Century Motorsport | No. 85 CP Racing | No. 795 Toro Verde GT | No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl | No. 937 KKrämer Racing | No. 438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport | No. 138 Simpson Motorsport | No. 278 CWS Engineering | Report | |
Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi | Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato | Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman | Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz | Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv" | Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin | Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin | Christian Broberg Neale Muston Colin White | ||||
2 | Yas Marina Circuit | No. 99 Attempto Racing | No. 96 Car Collection Motorsport | No. 86 Baron Motorsport | No. 701 Vortex V8 | No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl | No. 931 QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar | No. 429 Century Motorsport | No. 188 AC Motorsport | No. 277 CWS Engineering | Report | |
Alex Aka Jef Machiels Florian Scholze | Dustin Blattner Loek Hartog Dennis Marschall | Philipp Baron Axcil Jefferies Ernst Kirchmayr | Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Fabian Danz | Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed Julian Hanses | Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson | James Kaye Ivar Vallers | Dale Albutt Owen Hizzey Colin White | ||||
3 | Dubai Autodrome | No. 54 Eastalent Racing Team | No. 22 Century Motorsport | No. 14 Century Motorsport | No. 795 Toro Verde GT | No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl | No. 931 QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar | No. 496 Continental Racing | No. 138 Simpson Motorsport | No. 278 CWS Engineering | Report | |
Christopher Haase Gilles Magnus Simon Reicher Markus Winkelhock Mike Zhou | Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato Jake Rattenbury | Sean Gelael Michael Johnston Darren Leung Christopher Salkeld | Nico Prost Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz | Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed Julian Hanses | Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin Ahmed Al Khaja Mikhail Loboda David Pogosyan | Ahmed Al Khaja Kavi Jundu Andrei Muraveika Oliver Webb Nadir Zuhour | Mark Griffith Owen Hizzey Tom Holland Daniel Morris Colin White |
Championship standings
[edit]Points system
[edit]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 |
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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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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the class winner's race distance.
GT3 Teams'
[edit]Pos. | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
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1 | No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | 2 | 3 | 4 | 68 (96) |
2 | No. 22 Century Motorsport | 3 | 37† | 3 | 64 (68) |
3 | No. 96 Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 5 | 60 | |
No. 85 CP Racing | 1 | 6 | 26 | 60 (68) | |
4 | No. 99 Attempto Racing | 4 | 31† | 34 | |
5 | No. 21 HAAS RT | 8 | 8 | 32 | |
6 | No. 50 Huber Motorsport | 9 | 9 | 28 | |
7 | No. 91 Herberth Motorsport | 5 | Ret | 24 | |
8 | No. 48 S'Aalocin by Kox Racing | 18 | Ret | 8 | |
9 | No. 10 EBM – Grove Racing | 34 | Ret | 6 | |
One-offs ineligible for championship | |||||
No. 54 Eastalent Racing Team | 1 | (40) | |||
No. 86 Baron Motorsport | 2 | (36) | |||
No. 83 Proton Huber Competition | 2 | (36) | |||
No. 14 Century Motorsport | 5 | (24) | |||
No. 80 Goroyan RT by Car Collection Motorsport | 7 | (18) | |||
No. 26 Saintéloc Junior Team | 7 | (18) | |||
No. 13 Race Lab | 11 | (12) | |||
No. 31 Team Parker Racing | 10 | (12) | |||
No. 44 ARC Bratislava | 17 | (10) | |||
No. 27 Heart of Racing by SPS | 18 | (10) | |||
No. 17 MRS GT-Racing | 39 | (4) | |||
GetSpeed Performance | 44† | (2) | |||
No. 92 HAAS RT | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 6 racing one | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 76 7TSIX | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 88 ROFGO with Dragon Racing | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 18 Saintéloc Junior Team | Ret | 0 | |||
- | No. 63 Leipert Motorsport | DNS | - | ||
Pos. | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
GT3-Pro Am Drivers'
[edit]Pos. | Drivers | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
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1 | Jack Barlow Lewis Plato | No. 22 Century Motorsport | 3 | 37† | 64 | |
2 | Dustin Blattner Loek Hartog Dennis Marschall | No. 96 Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 40 | ||
Carl Cavers | No. 22 Century Motorsport | 3 | 37† | 40 | ||
3 | Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi | No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | 3 | 36 | ||
4 | Euan Hankey James Kell Lucky Khera Thomas Surgent | No. 13 Race Lab | 11 | 32 | ||
5 | Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Jordan Love | No. 10 EBM – Grove Racing | 34 | 28 | ||
Edoardo Bacci Masoud Jaberian Alessandro Tonoli | No. 92 HAAS RT | Ret | 0 | |||
Pos. | Drivers | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
GT3-Pro Am Teams'
[edit]Pos. | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
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1 | No. 22 Century Motorsport | 3 | 37† | 3 | 80 (104) |
2 | No. 96 Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 6 | 72 | |
No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors | 3 | 4 | 72 | ||
One-offs ineligible for championship | |||||
No. 13 Race Lab | 11 | (32) | |||
No. 10 EBM – Grove Racing | 34 | (28) | |||
No. 31 Team Parker Racing | 10 | (28) | |||
No. 27 Heart of Racing by SPS | 18 | (24) | |||
No. 92 HAAS RT | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 6 racing one | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 76 7TSIX | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 91 Herberth Motorsport | Ret | 0 | |||
No. 18 Saintéloc Junior Team | Ret | 0 | |||
- | No. 63 Leipert Motorsport | DNS | - | ||
Pos. | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
GT3-Am Drivers'
[edit]Pos. | Drivers | Team | KUW | ABU | DUB | Pts. |
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1 | Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis |