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CONTENTS CONTENTS Welcome Welcome
05 Welcome 05 Welcome
2019 Review 2020 Information 06-07 Lotus & Cup Europe 06-07 Lotus Cup Europe
2021 Review & 2022 Information
08-09 Championship Class Information 10-13 Season Review 08-09 2019 Championship Class Information 10-11 2021 Race Season Review 14 2019 Winners 2021 Championship Race Winners & Championship Table 1512 2019 Table 14-19 Champion & Class Winner Interviews
16-19 Champion & Class Winner Interviews 21
Lotus on Track - 2022 Calendar
20-23 2020 Circuits 22-25 2022 Circuits
FIA Race& Directors Brochure Programme Production Paul Golding Emma Newman Pascal Vanhullebusch emma@lotrdc.com
26-27 Other
Chairman Event Team Jeremy Bob van Braker Melzen Les Slater Club Secretary Mark Anderson FIA Race Directors Paul Golding Secretary Competition Nick Turner David Skeggs Pascal Vanhullebusch
24-25 41-46 LOTRDC Spotters’ Timeline Guide
LoTRDC Timeline
42 Championship & Event Sponsorship
26-36 Team Directory
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WELCOME The 2021 Lotus Cup Europe season turned out to be somewhat of a success, against the pandemic odds! The opening round at Hockenheim was caught foul by Covid restrictions and then Spa cancelled mid-meeting due to the wellpublicised flooding we then somehow ran all remaining events to the end of the year. Thanks must go to DTM as they pulled off three fantastic events at Monza, Zolder and Nurburgring. Arguably the visit to the spectacular Monza circuit was the highlight of the season, with a hard core of drivers and teams following no end of travel and event restrictions to get to Italy. The racing at the following rounds, especially at Zolder in terrible conditions was top class with the live tv commentator getting carried away on more than one occasion. After the three DTM rounds we moved on to Le Mans joining the FIA & French truck championships before Paul Ricard in October was cancelled with just a couple of weeks’ notice. The racing gods were on our side though and along with support from the circuit we managed to hold a very private event at the French home of F1, finishing the season with three races. The title went down to the final weekend in the south of France with Hungary’s Bence Balogh taking the overall and V6 honours for a record third time from the UK’s Toby Goodman who took the Production crown and runner up slot in his Elise S2. Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex took the 2-Eleven title while ex-double champion Tamas Vizin finished third overall and provided the main competition to Bence, the pair swapping race leads numerous times during the season. Looking forward to 2022 arguably the seasons highlight will be the trip to Imola with DTM, a first visit to the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari for LCE. We also return to Spa-Francorchamps twice, first off for a 50 minute race and then with DTM whom we also join again at Nürburgring. We’ll start the season by joining our friends at the Championnat de France Camions at Paul Ricard on the full F1 circuit and join them again at the Le Mans 24 Heures Camions for the season finale. After the opening round at Paul Ricard we have a very welcome return to the Hockenheim Historic - Jim Clark Revival. Of course, it would not be possible for any of us to compete without the hard work of our volunteers and the marshals, and we are hugely grateful for their contribution. Arguably more than ever before in 2021 we were grateful of the support of teams and a hardcore of drivers. We are always happy to help with any further queries you may have and we look forward to welcoming you to our events this season! Paul Golding Championship Coordinator
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Europe’s finest coming together Lotus Cup Europe is firmly established as one of the continent’s strongest single-marque championships. Originally set up by Lotus as a direct response to customer and dealer interest for a fun but professionally-run series, it has attracted competitors from across the continent. Lotus Cup Europe was granted FIA International Series status in 2013, similar to prestigious Championships such as DTM and GT World Series. To include as much of the Lotus range of sportscars as possible, entries are split into four classes: • GT Cup – Evora GT4 & Emira. • Exige Cup – Exige V6 Cup cars. • 2-Eleven/Open – for the four-cylinder supercharged open-top 2-Eleven, four-cylinder Exige Cup cars, the Elise Cup PB-R and other cars based on the Elise chassis that are not eligible for the other categories. • Production – for normally-aspirated Elises and the Elise Cup R. Championship points are scored according to class position. This means that drivers from all four classes have an equal chance of competing for the overall title. Current champion Bence Balogh won from the V6 Cup ranks last year in his Evora GT4 whilst Toby Goodman was runner up in his Elise S2 – K-series.
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For the 2022 season there will be three races at Paul Ricard and the season finale at Le Mans, just two of the classic circuits visited by Lotus Cup Europe, all of which have featured on present or past Formula 1 Grand Prix calendars. The 2022 championship will open in the south of France at Paul Ricard as part of the Grand Prix Camions du Castellet truck racing event. It will then move on to Germany for Hockenheim Historic, which is one of the venue’s biggest events of the season and incorporates the Jim Clark Revival. From there the series will visit the historic and emotional Imola circuit in Italy, the first of three rounds supporting the prestigious and hugely popular DTM championship. Next up is the first of two visits to the majestic and challenging Spa-Francorchamps for a one-off 50 minute race. We then head right into DTM heartland, with huge crowds expected at the Nürburgring for our second event with Germany’s premier race championship. For the penultimate rounds we will return to Spa Francorchamps, this time with our normal double race format, again alongside DTM. The season comes to an end at Le Mans as part of the 24 Heures Camions event that see’s the World’s largest truck racing event come together. The champions will be crowned on the famous La Sarthe podium. Lotus Cup Europe will be broadcasted live for the majority of its rounds with a highlights programme also being available after the events. The championship also enjoys unrivalled support from the Lotus community, with many owners and enthusiasts attending events. This is backed up by social media activity, where well over 60,000 Facebook followers gave the Lotus Cup Europe page over 3 million views and a quarter of a million likes in our last pre-C19 season.
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Classes
GT Cup (Emira & Evora) The GT Cup (Evora GT4 & Emira) class is home to the most powerful cars in the Lotus range; the all conquering Evora GT4 and the new Emira. Max power 360bhp, max power-to-weight (including driver) 285.7bhp/tonne. Two models are eligible for this category: Evora GT4 – The race-prepared variant is normally-aspirated, but tuned by Cosworth and built to GT4 regulations. Emira GT4 – The Emira GT4 (subject to homologation) which uses a supercharged Toyota V6 engine. Both cars are equalised on power-to-weight to ensure parity on track.
Exige Cup
The Exige Cup class is specifically designed for the factory specification Exige V6 race cars. Max power-to-weight at the hubs of 340bhp and with a maximum power-to-weight (including driver) of 285.7bhp/tonne. A single model is eligible for this category: Exige V6 Cup – The Exige V6 Cup car has a supercharged Toyota V6, and is tuned for road and track performance.
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2-Eleven/Open The 2-Eleven and Open classes stay combined for the 2022 season, with both equalised on power-to-weight. Several cars are eligible for this category: 2-Eleven – Powered by the four-cylinder, supercharged Toyota engine, the 2-Eleven is an uncompromising, track-focussed open top car. Max power 250bhp, min weight (including driver) 815kg. 4-cylinder Exige – The previous generation of Exige Cup cars powered by the four-cylinder, supercharged Toyota. Whilst they are heavier than the 2-Eleven, these cars have a more aerodynamically-efficient shape. Elise Cup PB-R – Upgraded Elise S3. Sequential box & more power. Open class cars – max power 260bhp, max power-to-weight (including driver) 285.7bhp/tonne.
Production The Production class is primarily for Elises, and whilst these are around 100bhp down on the other two categories, the racing here is even closer and more frenetic, with several cars and drivers capable of winning races. Eligible cars, equalised for power-to-weight, include: Elise Cup R & Elise S3 – The latest track-focussed incarnation of the Elise is powered by a four-cylinder, supercharged Toyota engine, but Lotus Cup Europe regulations ensure that rival machinery is able to compete on even terms. Max power 195bhp with series-spec engine map, min weight (inc.driver) 975kg. Elise S2 – Both K-series and Toyota-engined cars have competed in the Production class, with K-series cars allowed to carry a little less weight to make up for the power deficiency to the Toyota machines. K-series max power 161bhp, minimum weight 790kg. Toyota max power 180bhp, min weight (including driver) 885kg. Elise S1 – The lightest and oldest cars competing in Lotus Cup Europe, Series 1 Elises run the K-series engine and regularly compete for race victories in this class. Max power 161bhp, minimum weight (inc.driver) 790kg. www.lotuscupeurope.com
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Season Review
Lotus Cup Europe 2021 - Season review Bence Balogh wins third championship title Bence Balogh was crowned Lotus Cup Europe champion for the third time in 2021 after a fantastic season of racing taking in some of the best circuits in Europe. Following cancellation of the Hockenheim opener due to Covid restrictions and severe flooding at Spa Francorchamps, the season eventually got underway in style at Monza, the first of several rounds supporting DTM.
the 211/Open class’ battle of the spouses as well as Goodman’s Production defence from Mick Edwards and his son Bailey. Balogh continued his winning form into the next rounds at Zolder, prevailing in two spectacular duels with Vizin, both of which were only decided late on after a relentless fight for victory between the pair. Daniel Palma secured third in both races, the second of which took place after a heavy rain shower delayed proceedings for a short while but leaving treacherous conditions for the drivers to contend with. There were also double wins for 211/Open’s JP Genoud-Prachex - after fending off wife Nathalie and compatriot François De Witte - as well as Production’s Toby Goodman, who held both Edwards and Cai Cederholm at bay.
This was the first time Lotus Cup Europe had visited this fantastic historic Italian circuit and it certainly did not disappoint with some close racing across all three classes. Balogh got his campaign off to a fine start with victory in race one, an all-Hungarian affair for overall honours with reigning champion Tamas Vizin and Egon Burkus challenging for the V6 class. The 211/Open category saw Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex leading the way home ahead of his wife Nathalie, while in Production, Toby Goodman drove a faultless race to lead from the start to the flag. Race two produced a similar result, however the racing was equally as frenetic, in particular 10
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The third and final DTM-supporting rounds of the year were held at Germany’s Nürburgring, where Vizin finally got revenge on his compatriot, holding off Balogh and Jason McInulty to take the flag in race one. The top two were reversed in the second race, however, in which Nikolaj Ipsen occupied the final step on the podium.
Season Review Elsewhere, JP Genoud-Prachex and Toby Goodman both continued to dominate their respective classes, putting pressure on Balogh’s title bid. Two triple-header rounds in France would decide the 2021 title, the first of these being held on the Le Mans Bugatti circuit, where Balogh would commence an inexorable run to championship victory. Resisting further pressure from Vizin, Balogh recorded a hat-trick of wins, while German debutant Sven Barth claimed a podium finish in two of the encounters, with Daniel Palma completing the set.
family honour in the season finale. In the other classes, race one honours were shared between Balogh - who had a straightforward run to the flag when Vizin’s challenge faltered with a mechanical issue – and Goodman. The pair repeated the trick in race two to set up a thrilling title decider. With Vizin back up to speed, the overall win was a tense fight between the two Hungarians, but Balogh was wise to the challenge and crossed the line to take his 11th win of the season – one short of a clean sweep. By contrast, Goodman had a disastrous race - albeit still a podium finisher - third behind Cederholm and Bailey Edwards. Thus Balogh held the Lotus Cup Europe title aloft for the third time. The ongoing effects of the Covid pandemic continued to present a huge challenge for the championship organisers and drivers alike during 2021, with restricted travel, regular testing and quarantining becoming the norm, but once again the championship fulfilled its objective of providing a fun, sociable and safe environment for Lotus enthusiasts to compete on track.
With Balogh back in control, the other two classes saw their respective leaders successfully challenged. David McInulty scored a 211/Open victory in race one, while Mick Edwards topped the Production podium. Normal service was resumed in the following two races, but the title momentum had headed towards Balogh. Moving south to Paul Ricard, Balogh, JP Genoud-Prachex and Goodman were set for the title decider, all determined to bring the overall crown to their respective classes. First to fall was JP, with engine failure in qualifying ending his challenge and leaving the door open for David McInulty to take two class wins, before Nathalie Genoud-Prachex restored
We wish all the drivers, teams and their families as well as everyone else who has supported Lotus Cup Europe in 2021 a safe and healthy winter and look forward to the new season, which is scheduled to commence at Circuit Paul Ricard in April. www.lotuscupeurope.com
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Champs Tables
Championship Standings & Class Winners MONZA RACE 1 Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman MONZA RACE 2
Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman
ZOLDER RACE 1 Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman ZOLDER RACE 2
Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman
NURBURGRING RACE 1 Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Tamas Vizin Tamas Vizin Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman NURBURGRING RACE 2
Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman
OVERALL STANDINGS #
GRP
DRIVER
PTS
1
V6 Cup
Bence Balogh
342
2
PRO
Toby Goodman
293
3
V6 Cup
Tamas Vizin
256
4
211O
Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex
227
5
211O
Nathalie Genoud-Prachex
194
6
V6 Cup
Thierry Verhiest
185
7
PRO
Mick Edwards
184
8
PRO
Bailey Edwards
178
9
V6 Cup
Daniel Palma
177
10
PRO
Cai Cederholm
173
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V6 Cup
Paul Marechal
146
12
211O
David McInulty
127
13
211O
Francois De Witte
127
14
V6 Cup
Sven Pettersson
123
15
V6 Cup
Robin Nilsson
109
16
V6 Cup
Jason McInulty
105
17
V6 Cup
Nikolaj Ipsen
87
18
V6 Cup
Ronald Andraczek
69
19
V6 Cup
Gyorgy Balogh
58
20
PRO
Lucas Bscher
44
21
PRO
Kai Leymann
42
22
V6 Cup
Egon Burkus
37
23
V6 Cup
Dariusz Cegielski
35
24
V6 Cup
Sven Barth
35
25
V6 Cup
Rainer Borgens
28
26
V6 Cup
Wolfgang Henseler
23
27
211O
Eric Libor
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LE MANS RACE 1 Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh David McInulty Mick Edwards
PAUL RICARD RACE 1 Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
LE MANS RACE 2 Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production 12
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman LE MANS RACE 3 Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Toby Goodman
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Overall V6 Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh David McInulty Toby Goodman PAUL RICARD RACE 3 Overall Bence Balogh V6 Cup Bence Balogh 2-Eleven/Open Nathalie Genoud-Prachex Production Cai Cederholm
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Class Winners
BENCE BALOGH
LCE Champion - Overall & V6 How does it feel to win the Lotus Cup Europe championship for a record third time? It honestly feels incredible. The team and I have put a lot of effort into it over the years and it’s great to see it coming to fruit like this. You seemed more emotional this year, having your partner as well as dad at events. What does it mean to have them alongside you at the races? We always went racing together with my dad. It’s our shared hobby and his support means a lot to me. It’s the first time I was accompanied by my love. It honestly is an amazing experience to have her with me. You won every race apart from the first Nurburgring race, how do you manage to stay so consistent throughout the season? Lots of practice. I meticulously prepare for every track at home in the simulator with a car model I prepared myself. We’re used to seeing the clinical Bence over the years, the utmost professional. However, what else do you do to relax? Other hobbies and interests? Most of my other interest I guess are mostly generic (books, videogames, movies, etc…). Something a bit more unique that I do for fun is 3D printing. There 14
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LE MANS
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Lotus Cup Europe’s season-closer has been held at Le Mans for many years, and in recent times has been part of the huge 24 Heures Camions event. Whilst better known for Champion the famous round-the-clock LCE - Overall &sportscar V6 race, the venue in north-west France also hosted the French Grand Prix in 1967 on the Bugatti circuit.
BENCE BALOGH
are couple of printed parts in the Evora as well! More than 57,000 fans attend the 24 Heures Camions event, which features both the Championnat de France Camions and the FIA European Truck Racing ChampiWe obviously hope to see your famous onship. Many spend the weekend at the circuit, and a on the grid in 2022. Do you plan spectacular Saturday evening programme includesEvora acon returning to LCE or is it time to move tion on the pit straight, fireworks and live music. Lotus Cup Europe is the only car racing on the bill, andon? the 2019 champions will be crowned on the famous podium!
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TOBY GOODMAN
Production Champion & overall runner-up Your first full season in LCE and you’ve taken not only the Production championship but finished runner up over all. How do you feel about that? Yes, it’s been a great year and I’m obviously very proud of what we’ve achieved. It definitely wasn’t easy by any means and a lot of learning had to be done in a very short space of time. Taking the production championship was our main goal, but to be second overall as well…. We couldn’t have asked for more! Your success was achieved in not only the oldest car on the grid but arguably with the smallest budget – what was the secret to your consistency as well as reliability. Reliability and consistency go hand in hand. Without a car that you know as a driver will not only make it to the line, but can also be pushed to the limit with confidence no matter the conditions, you’ll really struggle as a driver to keep the results up. That’s where my team this year really out did themselves. Rob Sanderson took on the challenge of building that car and, although it may be the oldest, it managed to survive whatever was thrown at it all year, which is a testament to his level of preparation. The same can be said with Guy Janssen, he stepped in and helped us out with maintaining and transporting the car in Europe and supported us at every race weekend after Monza. The car was spot on for every round and made my job much easier! So, if there is a secret… you’ll have to ask them both! In the last race at Paul Ricard it was a bit touch and go whether you would make it to the finish line! What was going through your mind in the final laps? In all honesty I did my best to ignore it! I had radio communication with my team and they assured me everything was fine and to crack on so I did. I could feel it getting worse though, and right 16
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TOBY GOODMAN
Production Champion & overall runner-up on the last lap the engine dropped and I was forced to complete the race at a crawl. With hindsight we were pretty lucky! Had the problem arisen in the first race we’d have struggled to complete the weekend and that would have cost us the championship, so at least the car was polite in its final moments. You carry Motorsport UK Academy stickers on your Elise – What is this and how are you involved? I’ll be going into my second year of the Motorsport UK Futures programme in 2022 and so far, it has been a real privilege. Motorsport UK select a dozen drivers who they feel have potential and have performed at a high level over an extended period of time. The aim of the programme is to provide these drivers with the knowledge and expertise required to reach their goals and perform at a higher level. I was selected to be a part of the programme just after my 2019 season in the MINI Challenge Trophy and it’s been an honour to have them on my car since. Obviously, you’re a very talented young driver, what are your plans for the future? My goal has always been to become a professional driver. It’s always a difficult sport to try and plan for as its always progressing and changing at rapid rate (quite literally) but with Lotus’ new Emira GT4 car announced, it gives me something to work towards. To race a Lotus in the first place is something very special, but to get behind the wheel of their latest and greatest would be a step beyond. It’s a really exciting time for motorsport, with electric and biofuel technology offering a captivating incentive for big manufactures to enter the sport in different categories especially in endurance racing. To stand on the top step of the podium at the Le Mans 24 is a dream I’ve always had but, for the time being two times Lotus Cup Europe Production Champion would be nice! www.lotuscupeurope.com
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Class Winners
JEAN-PIERRE GENOUD-PRACHEX 2-Eleven/Open Champion
You moved back to your 2-Eleven in 2021, after a couple of seasons in the production class. How have you found being back in a faster car? It was always the plan to come back to 2-Eleven class. I had significant reliability problems with the 2-Eleven, and it required a quite expensive and time consuming rebuild to become again a winner. I decided to “pause” a couple of years in Production to provide the time and money required to cleanly rebuild and upgrade the 2-Eleven. In the mean time, I raced in production class and really enjoyed these years, but once the 2-Eleven was finished, I also enjoyed coming back with it. I raced 8 years in 2-Eleven class prior to my stint in production. 2-Elevens are fantastic cars to drive, light, reactive and smooth with their tyres. To me, it’s the ultimate expression of Colin Chapman’s “light is right” rule. We mentioned your reliability for the majority of the season, one of the reasons you originally moved from 211 to your Elise S3 was for reliability. What have you done to your 211 to improve its reliability? Overall, the car was in a quite “used” condition, and required a full rebuild. But above all, it had multiple oil pump failures in the past. Oil pumps on the standard Toyota engine are placed at the end of the crankshaft, and rotates at very high rpm which is not good. When used in combination with the SADEV gearbox, they are also affected by vibrations which make them prone to failure. We rebuilt a brand new engine equipped with the original race dry sump it had when racing under Lotus colours, a solution which eliminates these problems. I had to trace the equipment back to where it was in UK, as parts were no longer available ! Together with the full rebuild of the gearbox by SADEV, the car became mechanically sound and reliable. You found yourself in a few battles this year, not just with the other cars in your class but with the Exiges as well. However, until the final weekend you had great consistency & reliability along with getting the required results. How have you done this? With such a car and my 12 years of experience in LCE, it’s no wonder we are quick! The experience also counts when setting up the car, and I must say we were quite good this year at finding very quickly the good balance. That allowed me to fight with the slower V6s, but I am far from being able to get the quickest ones! We have to remain realistic: the 2-Eleven 18
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JEAN-PIERRE GENOUD-PRACHEX 2-Eleven/Open Champion
rules have not been changed for years and Exiges and Evoras are quicker and quicker, and are much more powerful. The introduction of Motorsport ABS braking for them killed the advantage a 2-Eleven had in this phase, for instance. Even with similar power to weight ratios, V6 cars are much quicker in straight lines. We are talking about 20 km/h advantage, not easy to stay ahead with such a difference! Unfortunately, you had engine failure at Paul Ricard which must have been disappointing as you were pushing for the overall championship, how did you feel at that point? Quite frankly, I was devastated. The car up to then had perfect reliability and performance, I had best time in my class in qualifications and the engine broke for a very unusual reason. To be honest, even with a perfect score at Paul Ricard, I could not have won the championship, as Bence did also a perfect score there. The LCE rules provide a small advantage to the top racer in V6 class, as they give additional points to overall race leaders. So at similar performance in our class, a V6 would always be ahead, which I understand. Bence has been extremely competitive in its class as well and he fully deserves his title. On my side, I was nevertheless able to clinch the Class title, which I already did in 2020 but this time, it was over a full season! You obviously enjoy racing in the Lotus Cup Europe championship, what makes it such a great championship for you? First of all, I have been a Lotus fan forever. I managed the French Lotus Club for 12 years, 6 years as Secretary and 6 years as President. Another factor is that my wife Nathalie is also a great fan, so when we realized we could afford it, we both decided to go for it, each one in our own car, both on 2-levens. 11 years later, we are still here, enjoying to meet each year our friends and appreciating the competitive ambiance but always with respect from all competitors. We will never have enough time to thank Paul Golding and his crew for making this possible, thanks a lot for all of you guys and girls! www.lotuscupeurope.com
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Calendar Location Opened Length
Germany 1932 4.574 km
PAUL RICARD 22-24 April
Lap Records: V6 Cup
1:51.651
Bence Balogh
(2019)
211/Open
1:52.900
Christophe Lisandre
(2017)
Sven Pettersson
(2019)
Production 2:01.001
2022
Round 1
Paul Ricard returned to the F1 calendar in 2018, two years after Lotus Cup Europe held its first event at the Mediterranean venue. Paul Ricard hosted the French Grand Prix on many occasions from 1971 to 1990. Lotus drivers Ronnie Peterson and Mario Andretti won there, whilst future Lotus Cup Europe driver Martin Donnelly made his GP debut there 30 years ago. The Grand Prix Camions du Castellet is a hugely popular event at the venue, headlined by the Championnat de France Camions. French truck racing events are a carnival of colour and noise, and the venue is taken over by devotees to the freight cause, with a huge on-track parade on both days. The result is a big crowd for all three of the Lotus Cup Europe races. Location France Calendar Opened 1970 Length 5.821 km
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Lap Records: V6 Cup
2:18.130
Tamas Vizin
(2021)
211/Open
2:21.992
Chris Laroche
(2019)
Mark Yates
(2019)
Production 2:32.715
2022
Round 2
Located close to Mannheim and Frankfurt, Hockenheim is the current home of the German Grand Prix and has hosted the event many times since its introduction to the Formula One calendar in 1970. Future Lotus World Champion Jochen Rindt won that event, but the annual Hockenheim Historic celebrates the life and legacy of Lotus icon Jim Clark. Lotus Cup Europe has been the only modern race series on the Hockenheim Historic bill for several seasons and has traditionally opened the season. The event also features racing from a variety of categories that has included BOSS GP for 90s and 00s F1 cars, Historic F2, classic sports and touring cars and much more. The popular event is also renowned for classic car displays and nostalgic entertainment. Location Opened Length
Germany 1932 4.574 km
PAUL RICARD
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Lap Records: V6 Cup
1:51.651
Bence Balogh
(2019)
211/Open
1:52.900
Christophe Lisandre
(2017)
Sven Pettersson
(2019)
Production 2:01.001
Calendar Calendar Calendar
IMOLA IMOLA
17-19 June June 17-19
2022
Round 3 3 Round
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better The Monza Eni Circuit, just northeast of Milan, in northern known as Imola, is a racing circuit in the town of Imola, in Italy is universally known as the Temple of Speed, and the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, 40 kms east of Bologna. becomes the DTM’s fourth-ever Italian venue. It is one of the few major international circuits to run in an One of the most historic circuits inis the world,after having hostanti-clockwise direction. The circuit named Ferrari's FormulaEnzo 1 inFerrari, all-but-one of son, its seasons since 1950. lateedfounder, and his Alfredo "Dino" Located a natural it features long straights with Ferrari, whoindied in 1956park, at age 24. Before Enzo's death, it hard braking chicanes and challenging corners, making was called Autodromo Dino Ferrari. it a favourite among racing drivers. Several Lotus drivers Imola will forever be tainted the tragedies 1994 when appear in the official hall ofbyfame, includingof Ronnie PeterAyrton Senna & Roland Ratzenberger both lost their son & Mario Andretti both in a Lotus JPS, and Jimlives, Clark. while a number of spectators & mechanics were also injured in accidents terrible to weekend. Lotus Cupduring Europea returns Monza after a 14 year break. Despite the events of 1994 Imola remains one of the most atmospheric and challenging circuits in Europe. Italy Location 1922 Opened Location Italy 5.793 km Length Opened 1953 Length 4.909 km
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‘Majestic’ is often used to describe this legendry ‘Majestic’ iscircuit, oftennestled used in to the describe thisForest legendry undulating Ardennes close undulat-ing circuit, nestled the Ardennes Forest close to the German border. SpainFrancorchamps is a popular to the German Spa-Francorchamps is a popular venue for manyborder. race series, and it’s a permanent venue for many race series, and it’s a near-permanent fixture on the Lotus Cup Europe calendar. fixture on the Lotus Cup Europe calendar. From saloon racers racers to to the the Belgian Belgian Grand Grand Prix Prix From saloon competitors, all acknowledge the circuit as one of the competitors, all acknowledge the circuit as one of the World’s very finest, and the iconic Eau Rouge sequence world’s very finest, and the iconic Eau Rouge sequence is is aa challenge challenge that that is is both both enduring enduring and and thrilling. thrilling.
Lotus Cup Cup Europe Europe returns returns to to the the Spa Spa Euro 25 hour, Lotus Race, aa weekend that regular on on the weekend that was is aa regular the calendar. calendar. Although Lotus Cup Europe has generally been very lucky with thea first weather at Spa-Francorchamps, it’sminute known forwith its In for LCE we will have a single 50 race changeable pitcon-ditions, which only adds to the compulsory stop this weekend. challenge for the drivers. Location Location Opened Opened Length Length
Belgium Belgium 1981 1981 7.004 km 7.004 km
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Lap Records: Lap Records: V6 Cup 2:37.794 V6 Cup 2:37.794 211/Open 2.40.956 211/Open 2.40.956 Production 2.48.729 Production 2.48.729
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Belgium 1926 4 km
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The Monza Eni Circuit, just northeast of Milan, in northern Germany’s most famous race venue has made several Italy is universally known as the Temple of Speed, and appearances on the Lotus Cup Europe calendar, and becomes the DTM’s fourth-ever Italian venue. is another that has associations with F1 success. Both Stirling Moss and Jim Clark won on the fearsome One of the most historic circuits in the world, having hostNordschleife, however, since F1 returned to the venue in ed Formula 1 in all-but-one of its seasons since 1950. the mid-1980s it has raced on the newer, shorter Located in a natural park, it features long straights with configuration. hard braking chicanes and challenging corners, making it a favourite among racing drivers. Several Lotus drivers The Nürburgring is also in the heart of DTM country, and appear in the official hall of fame, including Ronnie PeterGerman racing fans will be flocking to the Eifel region to son & Mario Andretti both in a Lotus JPS, and Jim Clark. see their heroes in action. The second of three events featuring Lotus Cup Europe, this is expected to Lotus Cup Europe returns to Monza after a 14 year break. be the biggest of the trio and one of the highlights of the season as the title race reaches a critical point. Location Location Opened Opened Length Length
Italy Germany 1922 1984 5.793 km 5.148 km
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V6 Cup
1:35.933
211/Open
1:36.637
Production 1:43.104
Tamas Vizin
(2019)
Jason McInulty
(2017)
Calendar Christophe Lisandre (2017)
2022
Lap Records: Lap Records: V6 Cup V6 Cup 2:11.303 211/Open 211/Open 2:12.804 Production Production 2:23.266
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TBD John Rasse TBD Christophe Lisandre TBD Sven Pettersson
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(2020) (2017) (2020) (2017) (2020) (2017)
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‘Majestic’ is often used to describe this legendry undulating circuit, nestled in the Ardennes Forest close to the German border. Spa Francorchamps is a popular venue for many race series, and it’s a near permanent fixture on the Lotus Cup Europe calendar. From saloon racers to the Belgian Grand Prix competitors, all acknowledge the circuit as one of the World’s very finest, and the iconic Eau Rouge sequence is a challenge that is both enduring and thrilling. Lotus Cup Europe returns for a second visit in 2022, this time supporting DTM. After the single 50 minute pit stop race in July it’s back to the usual format of 2 x sprint races for September. Location Opened Length 24
Belgium 1981 7.004 km
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Lap Records: V6 Cup
2:37.794
John Rasse
(2017)
211/Open
2.40.956
Rob Fenn
(2014)
Tamas Vizin
(2016)
Production 2.48.729
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LE MANS
23-25 September
2022
Round 7
Le Mans returns as our season closer in 2022 as we once again visit as part of the huge 24 Heures Camions event. Whilst better known for the famous round the clock sportscar race, the venue in north west France also hosted the French Grand Prix in 1967 on the Bugatti circuit. Close to 60,000 fans attend the 24 Heures Camions event, which features both the Championnat de France Camions and the FIA European Truck Racing Championship, in fact Lotus Cup Europe brings the only car racing to the event. Many spend the weekend at the circuit, and a spectacular Saturday evening programme includes action on the pit straight, fireworks and live music. Location Opened Length
France 1923 4.185 km
Lap Records: V6 Cup
1:46.501
Bence Balogh
(2018)
211/Open
1:48.584
Chris Laroche
(2018)
Toby Goodman
(2021)
Production 1:55.986
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LoTRDC Timeline Elise Trophy supports its first major European race meeting – DTM Oct 2007
Mar 2007
Jan 2011
Lotus Cup UK Production champion - Rob Boston awarded Autosport’s top club driver of the year
LoTRDC enter a team in a 24 hour race for the first time at Dubai 24H
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Lotus Cup UK Speed Championship launched for 2014
Dec 2012
Lotus Cup Europe granted FIA Championship status
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Group Lotus ask LoTRDC to take over organisation of Lotus Cup Europe
Sep 2013
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Oct 2008 Sep 2008
Elise Trophy supports the A1 GP in front of 50,000 spectators: Lotus F1 legend and double World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi shows his support with paddock visit
Elise Trophy heads abroad for the first time visiting Spa Francorchamps
Yuji Shinohara comes from Japan to compete in the 1000KM and his team proceed to win the ET race while Stratton Motor Company win overall in an Evora
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Jun 2007
Elise Trophy launches with full grid in front of thousands of Lotus fans at Brands Hatch
A pair of drives in the ET raise nearly £9000 in the Elise Garden Party charity auction
Awarded MSN “Most impressive new series of the year” & Autosport’s top 10 of the year
Thomas Dehaibe crowned as the first ever FIA International Lotus Cup Europe Champion
Oct 2014 Oct 2013
Jérémy Lourenço wins the Lotus Cup Europe Championship at Le Mans.
2007 - 2021 World Land Speed record holder – Wing Commander Andy Green OBE BA RAF races for the first time ever at the Lotus Festival
Elise Trophy features on BBC1’s coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with 2 programmes to promote Go Motorsport
Oct 2009
Major James Cameron of the Second Royal Tank Regiment competes in the DTM round before leaving for duty in Afghanistan
Nov 2010
Jun 2010
Jun 2009
Nov 2009
BBC1 F1 anchor Jake Humphrey races for the very first time and chooses the Elise Trophy
John Rasse wins Lotus Cup Europe crown at Le Mans
2015
Sep 2010
LoTRDC donate Elise to Mission Motorsport for season, including 1000KM Race of Remembrance.
Lotus 1000KM brings a very special event back to Brands Hatch for the longest ever Lotus race – won by Fox Motorsport in just under 9 hours
Bence Balogh retains his V6 title for back to back championship victories
Bence Balogh becomes LCE champion for a record third time Oct 2020
Sep 2018
Nov 2016
Sep 2019
Oct 2017
Hungarian Tamas Vizin is Lotus Cup Europe Champion
Jan 2011
Lotus Festival supported by Lotus Racing F1 team
John Rasse wins Lotus Cup Europe Championship for second time
Oct/Nov 2015
Lotus Cup UK was launched, headlining the opening race meeting at the all new Snetterton 300 circuit
Hungarian Bence Balogh is crowned Lotus Cup Europe champion 2018
Oct 2021
Tamas Vizin takes his 2nd championship crown, 2016 from Production & in 2020 from V6.
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Paul Maréchal
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Rainer Borgens
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Robin Nilsson
Robin’s 7th season in Lotus Cup Europe. Previously competed in European SuperKarts for 9 years.
Kai Leymann
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2022 will be his third season in a Lotus. Dariusz is also the first ever Polish driver in Lotus Cup Europe.
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Dariusz Cegielski
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Dan Plant
Spotters’ Guide
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Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex
211O
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EXIGE CUP
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Toby Goodman
Tamas Vizin
Lotus Cup Europe Champion 2016 & 2020 2022 will be Tamas' 7th season in Lotus Cup Europe, his 6th in V6 class.
211O Class Champion 2021 Production Class Champion 2020 His 12th year in LCE, hoping for a very good season!
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Sven Pettersson
GT CUP
Production Class Champion 2021 Toby was the 2021 Production champion and overall runner up in his first full season.
Production Class Champion 2018 & 2019 Sven has been racing in Lotus Cup Europe since 2011.
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Spotters’ Guide
Nikolaj Ipsen
EXIGE CUP
Lotus Cup Europe since 2013. Nikolaj was the first Dane to win a Lotus Cup Europe race.
PAUL RICARD RACE 1 Overall GT Cup Exige Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Paul Marechal Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Jason McInulty PAUL RICARD RACE 2
Overall GT Cup Exige Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Paul Marechal Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Jason McInulty PAUL RICARD RACE 3 Overall Bence Balogh GT Cup Bence Balogh Exige Cup Paul Marechal 2-Eleven/Open Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Production Jason McInulty
HOCKENHEIM RACE 1 Overall GT Cup Exige Cup 2-Eleven/Open Production
Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Tamas Vizin Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Jason McInulty HOCKENHEIM RACE 2
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Bence Balogh Bence Balogh Tamas Vizin Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex Jason McInulty
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This will be György's 6th year in the championship. After 4th place at Monza in 2021 we hope to see György on the podium this year.
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Current 2022 Championship Standings & Class Winners
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CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS (AFTER ROUND 2 HOCKENHEIM) #
GRP
DRIVER
PTS
1
GT Cup
Bence Balogh
149
2
211O
Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex
134
3
PRO
Jason McInulty
131
4
EXIGE
Paul Marechal
117
5
EXIGE
Bence Valint
100
5
PRO
Toby Goodman
100
7
211O
Nathalie Genoud-Prachex
97
8
GT Cup
Lars Hoffmann
96
9
GT Cup
Sven Pettersson
91
10
PRO
Mick Edwards
82
10
EXIGE
Thierry Verhiest
82
12
EXIGE
Tamas Vizin
76
13
PRO
Bailey Edwards
75
13
GT Cup
Gyorgy Balogh
75
15
EXIGE
Daniel Palma
70
16
EXIGE
Ronald Andraczek
63
17
EXIGE
Alexandre Valensi
54
17
211O
David McInulty
54
19
PRO
Dave Carr
48
20
EXIGE
Robin Nilsson
27
21
EXIGE
Rainer Borgens
21
22
PRO
Kai Leymann
13
23
PRO
Cai Cederholm
0
23
EXIGE
Eric Libor
0
23
PRO
Lucas Bscher
0
23
PRO
Mark Yates
0
23
EXIGE
Nikolaj Ipsen
0
23
211O
Steve Lake
0
23
EXIGE
Tibor Valint
0
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2022 CALENDAR
22-24 APRIL // PAUL RICARD – GRAND PRIX CAMIONS 6-8 MAY // HOCKENHEIM – HOCKENHEIM HISTORIC 17-19 JUNE // IMOLA – DTM 15 JULY // SPA FRANCORCHAMPS – SPA EURO RACE 26-28 AUGUST // NÜRBURGRING – DTM 9-11 SEPTEMBER // SPA FRANCORCHAMPS – DTM 23-25 SEPTEMBER // LE MANS – 24 HEURES CAMIONS SUPPORTING
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