2018 FIA Prototype Challenge season

2018 FIA Prototype Challenge
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The 2018 FIA Prototype Challenge season was the first season of the FIA Prototype Challenge, a series rose from the ashes from the collapsed Le Mans Cup.

Drivers and teams

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds
Mont Blanc Racing	Mont Blanc MB1	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	3	Vic Sunset	All
			24	Dennis Mignolet	All
Team Bentley	Bentley Speed 8 Hybrid Edition	Bentley 5.5 V8 H Series	6	Asim Adhikari	All
			11	Calvin Brooks	All
Noritake Terada Autosport	Dome S105	AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6	7	Ricardo Llosa	All
			8	Jordan McKenna	All
Pirtek Mazdaspeed Pulsar	Mazdaspeed Pulsar P1-18	Mazda SKYACTIV-D 2.4L inline-4	19	Deividas Lukauskis	All
			20	Andrea Battani	All
Nissan Motorsports	Nissan R392	Nissan VRX32A 3.2 L V6	22	Ron Mignolet	All
			23	Hagane Shizuka	All
Eisen Wolf	Eisen Wolf EW-BG	Mercedes-AMG LM50A V12	31	Enrico Molinaro	All
			32	Yui Megumi	All
Lotto Racing	Gibson 015S	NISMO VK48DE V8	41	Stefan Kuntz	All
			68	Rui Onorio	1-5
				Miguel Rocha	6
				Wulfric Wombesi	7-10
Valerian Motorsport	Valerian R15	Audi TDI V10	42	Gretchen Suarez	1-8
				Riley Griffith	9-10
			78	Takuma Nakamura	1-4, 7-8
				Riley Griffith	5-6
MK Scuderia	Zytek Z11SN	Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	56	John Bovy	All
			57	Brucie Kibbutz	All
JLD Motorsport	BMW-Oreca 07/18	BMW P91 2.5 V6T	73	Anita Horford	All
			74	Tristan Jung	1-8, 10
				Laurindo Coelho	9
Gulf Racing	Oreca 07	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	80	Nikolas Hirvonen	All
			81	David Simmons	All
Globex Scorpio Racing	Scorpio H-1	Dodge SRT 8.4L V10	91	Paul Jenkins	All
			92	Jackie Gardner	All
Scuderia Adriatica	Adriatica-Subaru SAS18-01	Subaru EJ25TT-18	94	Leandro Moreira	All
			95	Yu Hao	All

Race calendar

	Race	Venue	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Reject of the Race
1	3 Hours of Daytona	Daytona	14th-15th March	Anita Horford	Tristan Jung	Anita Horford	JLD Motorsport	Pitcrews in general
2	4 Hours of Bahrain	Sakhir International Circuit	31th March-1st April	Jackie Gardner	Jordan McKenna	Jordan McKenna	Noritake Tekada Autosport	JLD Motorsport
3	3 Hours of Akrotiri Bay	Akrotiri Bay	14th-15th April	Calvin Brooks	Asim Adhikari	Asim Adhikari	Team Bentley	Rui Onorio
4	3 Hours of Enna Pergusa	Autodromo di Pergusa	26th-27th April	Dennis Mignolet	Jordan McKenna	Jordan McKenna	Noritake Tekada Autosport	N/A
5	4 Hours of As Fartway	As Fartway	21st-22nd July	Asim Adhikari	Jordan McKenna	Hagane Shizuka	Nissan Motorsports	As Fartway itself
6	5 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa Francorchamps	4th-5th August	Paul Jenkins	Paul Jenkins	Dennis Mignolet	Mont Blanc Racing	Anyone outside the top 5
7	4 Hours of Karjala	Karjala Raceway	11th-12th August	Ricardo Llosa	Ricardo Llosa	Ron Mignolet	Nissan Motorsports	Jordan McKenna
8	4 Hours of Paris	Circuit Charles de Gaulle	1st-2nd September	Ron Mignolet	Ricardo Llosa	Ron Mignolet	Nissan Motorsports	Ricardo Llosa
9	3 Hours of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	3rd-4th November	Hagane Shizuka	Ricardo Llosa	Ricardo Llosa	Noritake Tekada Autosport	Takuma Nakamura
10	Finale at San Francisco	Golden Gate Bridgeway	17th-18th November	Jackie Gardner	Hagane Shizuka	Hagane Shizuka	Nissan Motorsports	The race itself

Championship Standings

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
Points	700	630	560	490	420	350	280	210	140	70	150	150

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	DAY	BAH	CYP	ITA	NOR	BEL	FIN	FRA	JPN	CAL	Points
1	Ron Mignolet	2	7	6	4	7	11	1	1	3	5	4560
2	Asim Adhikari	7	3	1	2	4	5	5	Ret	2	10	4500
3	Hagane Shizuka	5	6	4	8	1	8	9	6	5	1	3890
4	Dennis Mignolet	14	2	13	3	7	1	3	5	6	7	3860
5	Jordan McKenna	Ret	1	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	7	9	3460
6	Ricardo Llosa	6	8	10	6	6	Ret	2	Ret	1	14	2830
7	Paul Jenkins	4	5	14	10	2	3	6	Ret	11	Ret	2820
8	Jackie Gardner	Ret	4	7	7	17	Ret	13	Ret	4	3	2250
9	Stefan Kuntz	9	11	8	5	10	6	Ret	3	14	4	2140
10	Calvin Brooks	12	9	2	11	13	2	4	7	18	12	1920
11	Riley Griffith					3	10			9	2	1400
12	Vic Sunset	11	Ret	9	9	5	7	11	8	12	12	1120
13	Wulfric Wombesi							8	4	15	6	1050
14	Deividas Lukauskis	18	16	18	19	11	4	7	9	10	Ret	980
15	Anita Horford	1	Ret	15	13	15	Ret	Ret	11	16	15	850
16	Tristan Jung	3	Ret	Ret	18	12	13	10	10		Ret	850
17	Takuma Nakamura	20	19	5	17			18	13	24	8	630
18	Rui Onorio	8	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	280
19	Laurindo Coelho									8		210
20	Andrea Battani	10	12	16	14	9	16	15	Ret	13	16	210
21	Leandro Moreira	19	13	19	16	22	9	16	17	19	17	140
22	Gretchen Suarez	17	Ret	11	21	19	19	Ret	15			0
23	Bruce Kibbutz	13	14	17	12	14	12	12	Ret	21	Ret	0
24	John Bovy	15	15	12	15	21	14	17	14	22	13	0
25	Yu Hao	Ret	18	Ret	20	20	15	14	12	17	23	0
26	David Simmons	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	16	Ret	19	16	20	18	0
27	Nikolas Hirvonen	16	17	20	22	24	18	20	Ret	25	19	0
28	Miguel Rocha						17					0
29	Enrico Molinaro	21	20	22	23	18	20	21	18	26	21	0
30	Yui Megumi	22	21	23	24	23	21	Ret	19	23	20	0

Teams Championship

Pos	Team	#	DAY	BAH	CYP	ITA	NOR	BEL	FIN	FRA	JPN	CAL	Points
1	Nissan Motorsports	22	2	7	6	4	7	11	1	1	3	5	8250
		23	5	6	4	8	1	8	9	6	5	1
2	Team Bentley	6	7	3	1	2	4	5	5	Ret	2	10	6420
		11	12	9	2	11	13	2	4	7	18	12
3	Noritake Terada Autosport	7	6	8	10	6	6	Ret	2	Ret	1	14	6290
		8	Ret	1	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	7	9
4	Globex Scorpio Racing	91	4	5	14	10	2	3	6	Ret	11	Ret	5070
		92	Ret	4	7	7	17	Ret	13	Ret	4	3
5	Mont Blanc Racing	3	11	Ret	9	9	5	7	11	8	12	12	4980
		24	14	2	13	3	7	1	3	5	6	7
6	Lotto Racing	41	9	11	8	5	10	6	Ret	3	14	4	2630
		68	8	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	8	4	15	6
7	Valerian Motorsport	42	17	Ret	11	21	19	19	Ret	15	9	2	2030
		78	20	19	5	17	3	10	18	13	24	8
8	JLD Motorsport	73	1	Ret	15	13	15	Ret	Ret	11	16	15	1700
		74	3	Ret	Ret	18	12	13	10	10	8	Ret
9	Pirtek Mazdaspeed Pulsar	19	18	16	18	19	11	4	7	9	10	Ret	1190
		20	10	12	16	14	9	16	15	Ret	13	16
10	Scuderia Adriatica	94	19	13	19	16	22	9	16	17	19	17	140
		95	Ret	18	Ret	20	20	15	14	12	17	23
11	MK Scuderia	56	15	15	12	15	21	14	17	14	22	13	0
		57	13	14	17	12	14	12	12	Ret	21	Ret
12	Gulf Racing	80	16	17	20	22	24	18	20	Ret	25	19	0
		81	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	16	Ret	19	16	20	18
13	Eisen Wolf	31	21	20	22	23	18	20	21	18	26	21	0
		32	22	21	23	24	23	21	Ret	19	23	20