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SEAT Leon Supercopa
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Inaugural Season	2016
Engine supplier(s)	SEAT
Tyre supplier(s)	Michelin, Pirelli, Bridgestone

Records

The SEAT Leon Supercopa, (formerly known as the Lupo GTI Championship and AutoReject GTi), is a single-make racing series using the SEAT Leon TDi. The series is both a support and a feeder to the RWRS and the other AutoReject series.

History

In mid 2015, a little group of German investors contacted Volkswagen's racing department to to purchase 20 Volkswagen Polos formerly used in the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup. When the offer was rejected, the company instead offered 20 unsold, race-ready Lupo GTIs, including the necessary spare parts, for a modest amount of money, which the investors agreed.

2016 saw the first season of the series, with Laurent Couteau winning the championship ahead of Cecep Sugiharto and Koyomi Setou. After the German Special Final heat qualifying session, all three drivers shared the same number of points. This year was considered rather successful with the highest moment being the Spa Superprix, where 56 cars were entered to race. Unfortunately, the race itself was red flagged after just 9 laps after too many accidents. During this season, the engineers worked a lot on the car to give it more power and more grip for 2017. It resulted in massive modifications on the chassis, suspensions, gearbox and engine. 2017 would see the "B-Spec Lupo" race for the first time. At the end of the year, the series joined the AutoReject organization. After 2017, there was a revamp of the series, leaving the AutoReject organization to go solo, and the B-Spec Lupo dropped by the new SEAT Leon, thus being rebranded the SEAT Leon Supercopa.

Qualifying and Race format

Qualifying sessions runs for 60 minutes and each race runs for 30 minutes. The same format was used for the 2016 German Special Heats and Finale, where the grid was divided into two heats of 10 cars. The top 4 of each heat advanced to the Finale.

Points system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL	PP
Points	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1

Car specifications

2016

Engine:

1598cc DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder
Max. Power : 138 Hp @ 7250 rpm
Max. Torque : 162 Nm @ 4500 rpm

Gearbox: Manual 6 gears

Weight: 840 kg

2017

Engine:

1598cc DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder
Max. Power : 225 Hp @ 7250 rpm
Max. Torque : 264 Nm @ 4500 rpm

Gearbox: Sequential 6 gears

Weight: 840 kg

List of Champions

Drivers'

Season	Driver	Team	Wins	Podiums	Points
2016	Laurent Couteau	Nebula Grand Prix	2	4	53
2017	Pedro Renales	Scuderia Vittore	3	6	393

Junior'

Season	Team	Drivers	Wins	Podiums	Points
2016	Laurent Couteau	Nebula Grand Prix	2	5	56

Senior'

Season	Team	Drivers	Wins	Podiums	Points
2016	Pedro Renales	Plus One Racing Engineering	4	6	60

Women'

Season	Team	Drivers	Wins	Podiums	Points
2016	Koyomi Setou	Davies Racing Team	3	7	66

Team's

Season	Team	Wins	Podiums	Points
2017	Scuderia Vittore	6	11	757

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 {{Championship Infobox
-|name               = AutoReject GTi
+|name               = SEAT Leon Supercopa
 |Logo               = File:ARGTi.png
 |series category    = Single-make touring cars
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 |founder(s)         = Currently unknown
 |inaugural season    = [[2016 Lupo GTI Championship season|2016]]
-|number of drivers at start of season  =  20
+|number of drivers at start of season  =  24
-|number of teams at start of season  = 12
+|number of teams at start of season  = 13
-|engine suppliers   = Volkswagen
+|engine suppliers   = SEAT
 |tyre suppliers     = Michelin, Pirelli, Bridgestone
-|current driver's champion = [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Laurent Couteau]]
+|current driver's champion = [[File:Flag of Brazil svg.png]] [[Pedro Renales]]
-|current team's champion  = ''not rewarded''
+|current team's champion  = [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Scuderia Vittore]]
-|page for series records  = [[AutoReject GTi records]]
+|page for series records  = [[SEAT Leon Supercopa records]]
-|current season page     = [[2017 AutoReject GTi season]]
+|current season page     = [[2018 SEAT Leon Supercopa season]]
 |}}
-The '''AutoReject GTi Championship''', (formerly known as the '''Lupo GTI Championship''' or '''Lupo Cup'''), is a single-make racing series using the Volkswagen Lupo GTI. The series is both a support and a feeder to the RWRS and the other AutoReject series.
+The '''SEAT Leon Supercopa''', (formerly known as the '''Lupo GTI Championship''' and '''AutoReject GTi'''), is a single-make racing series using the SEAT Leon TDi. The series is both a support and a feeder to the RWRS and the other AutoReject series.
 ==History==
 In mid 2015, a little group of German investors contacted Volkswagen's racing department to to purchase 20 Volkswagen Polos formerly used in the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup. When the offer was rejected, the company instead offered 20 unsold, race-ready Lupo GTIs, including the necessary spare parts, for a modest amount of money, which the investors agreed.
-saw the first season of the series, with Laurent Couteau winning the championship ahead of Cecep Sugiharto and Koyomi Setou. After the German Special Final heat qualifying session, all three drivers shared the same number of points. This year was considered rather successful with the highest moment being the Spa Superprix, where 56 cars were entered to race. Unfortunately, the race itself was red flagged after just 9 laps after too many accidents. During this season, the engineers worked a lot on the car to give it more power and more grip for 2017. It resulted in massive modifications on the chassis, suspensions, gearbox and engine. 2017 would see the "B-Spec Lupo" race for the first time. At the end of the year, the series joined the AutoReject organization.
+saw the first season of the series, with Laurent Couteau winning the championship ahead of Cecep Sugiharto and Koyomi Setou. After the German Special Final heat qualifying session, all three drivers shared the same number of points. This year was considered rather successful with the highest moment being the Spa Superprix, where 56 cars were entered to race. Unfortunately, the race itself was red flagged after just 9 laps after too many accidents. During this season, the engineers worked a lot on the car to give it more power and more grip for 2017. It resulted in massive modifications on the chassis, suspensions, gearbox and engine. 2017 would see the "B-Spec Lupo" race for the first time. At the end of the year, the series joined the AutoReject organization. After 2017, there was a revamp of the series, leaving the AutoReject organization to go solo, and the B-Spec Lupo dropped by the new SEAT Leon, thus being rebranded the SEAT Leon Supercopa.
 ==Qualifying and Race format==