# 2018 GT4 Central European Cup

The 2018 GT4 Central European Cup was the first and only season of the GT4 Central European Cup, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 28 April at Most and ended on 7 October at Zandvoort. It was discontinued for 2019, with the new ADAC GT4 Germany taking over its position in the Central European market.

## Calendar

On 15 December 2017, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2018 calendar.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Autodrom Most, Most, Czech Republic | 28–29 April | ADAC GT Masters |
| 2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria | 19–20 May | F2 Italian Trophy |
| 3 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 30 June–1 July | ADAC Truck-Grand-Prix |
| 4 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia | 18–19 August | Standalone event |
| 5 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | 6–7 October | Standalone event |

## Entry list

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 3 | Gosia Rdest | PA | 3 |
| Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 3 | Óscar Tunjo | PA | 3 |
| Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 4 | John-Louis Jasper | PA | 3 |
| Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 4 | Helmut Rödig | PA | 3 |
| eSky WP Racing Team | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 7 | Łukasz Kręski | Am | All |
| eSky WP Racing Team | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 7 | Maciej Marcinkiewicz | Am | All |
| Ekris Racing | Ekris M4 GT4 | 8 | Ricardo van der Ende | PA | 5 |
| Ekris Racing | Ekris M4 GT4 | 8 | Bernhard van Oranje | PA | 5 |
| Sofia Car Motorsport | SIN R1 GT4 | 11 | Ivan Vlachkov | Am | All |
| Sofia Car Motorsport | SIN R1 GT4 | 11 | Konstantin Marshavelov | Am | 4 |
| Sofia Car Motorsport | SIN R1 GT4 | 11 | Chris Chadwick | Am | 5 |
| razoon - more than racing | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 13 | Önder Erdem | Am | 2 |
| razoon - more than racing | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 13 | Dominik Olbert | Am | 2 |
| Racing One | Audi R8 LMS GT4 | 16 | Hamza Owega | PA | 1 |
| PROsport Performance | Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4 | 18 | Moritz Oestreich | PA | 1 |
| PROsport Performance | Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4 | 18 | Luca Wollgarten | PA | 1 |
| Besagroup Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 20 | Franjo Kovac | PA | 1 |
| Besagroup Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 20 | Tomáš Pekař | PA | 1 |
| Besagroup Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 20 | Franjo Kovac | Am | 2–4 |
| Besagroup Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 20 | Cora Schumacher | Am | 2–3 |
| Salag Racing | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 21 | Adam Galas | Am | 4 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 22 | David Klar | PA | 3 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 22 | Lennart Marioneck | PA | 3 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 23 | Sergej Pavlovec | Am | 1 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 23 | David Klar | PA | 2, 4–5 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 23 | Laura Kraihamer | PA | 2 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 23 | Mads Siljehaug | PA | 4 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 23 | Nicolai Elghanayan | PA | 5 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 24 | Maciej Dreszer | PA | 1 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 24 | David Klar | PA | 1 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 25 | Ilmari Korpivaara | PA | All |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 25 | Benjamin Mazatis | PA | All |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 26 | Marylin Niederhauser | PA | All |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 26 | Patric Niederhauser | PA | 1 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 26 | Nikolaj Rogivue | PA | 2 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 26 | Mads Siljehaug | PA | 3 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 26 | Eike Angermayr | PA | 4 |
| True Racing - Reiter Felbermayr - Reiter Holinger - Reiter K Racing - Reiter | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 26 | Lennart Marioneck | PA | 5 |
| SRT Selleslagh | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 30 | Bas Schouten | PA | 5 |
| SRT Selleslagh | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 30 | Nicolas Vandierendonck | PA | 5 |
| SRT Selleslagh | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 31 | Louis-Philippe Soenen | Am | 5 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Freddy Kremer | Am | 1–3 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Nicolas Schöll | Am | 1–2 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Joachim Bölting | Am | 3 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Jan Kasperlik | PA | 4 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Csaba Mór | PA | 4 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Jan Kasperlik | Am | 5 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 41 | Jörg Viebahn | Am | 5 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 43 | Rob Severs | PA | All |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 43 | Jörg Viebahn | PA | 1 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 43 | Jan Kasperlik | PA | 2 |
| Allied-Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 43 | Nicolas Schöll | PA | 3–5 |
| Lechner Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 47 | Freddy Fast | Am | All |
| Scuderia Villorba Corse | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 50 | Antoni Chodzen | PA | 2–5 |
| Scuderia Villorba Corse | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 50 | Piotr Chodzen | PA | 2–4 |
| Scuderia Villorba Corse | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 50 | Patrick Zamparini | PA | 5 |
| Scuderia Villorba Corse | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 77 | Romy Dall'Antonia | Am | All |
| Scuderia Villorba Corse | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 77 | Giuseppe Fascicolo | Am | All |
| Team GT | McLaren 570S GT4 | 87 | Micah Stanley | PA | 2 |
| Team GT | McLaren 570S GT4 | 87 | Alain Valente | PA | 2 |
| Team GT | McLaren 570S GT4 | 88 | Christian Danner | Am | 2 |
| Team GT | McLaren 570S GT4 | 88 | Bernhard Laber | Am | 2 |
| Equipe Verschuur | McLaren 570S GT4 | 111 | Liesette Braams | Am | 5 |
| Equipe Verschuur | McLaren 570S GT4 | 111 | Luc Braams | Am | 5 |
| Icon | Class |
| PA | Pro-Am Cup |
| Am | Am Cup |

## Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners |
| 1 | R1 | Most | No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team | No. 16 Racing One | No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport |
| 1 | R1 | Most | Łukasz Kręski Maciej Marcinkiewicz | Hamza Owega | Ivan Vlachkov |
| 1 | R2 | Most | No. 26 K Racing - Reiter | No. 26 K Racing - Reiter | No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Most | Marylin Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser | Marylin Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser | Ivan Vlachkov |
| 2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | No. 41 Allied-Racing | No. 50 Scuderia Villorba Corse | No. 77 Scuderia Villorba Corse |
| 2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | Freddy Kremer Nicolas Schöll | Antoni Chodzen Piotr Chodzen | Romy Dall'Antonia Giuseppe Fascicolo |
| 2 | R2 | Red Bull Ring | No. 87 Team GT | No. 43 Allied-Racing | No. 88 Team GT |
| 2 | R2 | Red Bull Ring | Micah Stanley Alain Valente | Jan Kasperlik Rob Severs | Christian Danner Bernhard Laber |
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring | No. 3 Phoenix Racing | No. 26 K Racing - Reiter | No. 77 Scuderia Villorba Corse |
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring | Gosia Rdest Óscar Tunjo | Marylin Niederhauser Mads Siljehaug | Romy Dall'Antonia Giuseppe Fascicolo |
| 3 | R2 | Nürburgring | No. 43 Allied-Racing | No. 3 Phoenix Racing | No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Nürburgring | Nicolas Schöll Rob Severs | Gosia Rdest Óscar Tunjo | Ivan Vlachkov |
| 4 | R1 | Slovakia Ring | No. 43 Allied-Racing | No. 41 Allied-Racing | No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team |
| 4 | R1 | Slovakia Ring | Nicolas Schöll Rob Severs | Jan Kasperlik Csaba Mór | Łukasz Kręski Maciej Marcinkiewicz |
| 4 | R2 | Slovakia Ring | No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport | No. 23 True Racing - Reiter | No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team |
| 4 | R2 | Slovakia Ring | Konstantin Marshavelov Ivan Vlachkov | David Klar Mads Siljehaug | Łukasz Kręski Maciej Marcinkiewicz |
| 5 | R1 | Zandvoort | No. 43 Allied-Racing | No. 43 Allied-Racing | No. 7 eSky WP Racing Team |
| 5 | R1 | Zandvoort | Nicolas Schöll Rob Severs | Nicolas Schöll Rob Severs | Maciej Marcinkiewicz |
| 5 | R2 | Zandvoort | No. 26 K Racing - Reiter | No. 43 Allied-Racing | No. 48 Lechner Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Zandvoort | Lennart Marioneck Marylin Niederhauser | Nicolas Schöll Rob Severs | Freddy Fast |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | Team | MST | MST | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | SVK | SVK | ZAN | ZAN | Points |
| Pro-Am class ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rob Severs | Allied-Racing | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 162 |
| 2 | Marylin Niederhauser | K Racing - Reiter | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 8 | 157 |
| 3 | Ilmari Korpivaara Benjamin Mazatis | Holinger - Reiter | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 149 |
| 4 | David Klar | Felbermayr - Reiter | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 122 |
| 4 | David Klar | True Racing - Reiter | | | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 122 |
| 5 | Nicolas Schöll | Allied-Racing | | | | | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| 7 | Antoni Chodzen | Scuderia Villorba Corse | | | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 82 |
| 7 | Mads Siljehaug | K Racing - Reiter | | | | | 1 | 6 | | | | | 70 |
| 7 | Mads Siljehaug | True Racing - Reiter | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | 70 |
| 8 | Jan Kasperlik | Allied-Racing | | | 13 | 1 | | | 2 | Ret | | | 60 |
| 9 | Lennart Marioneck | True Racing - Reiter | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | 55 |
| 9 | Lennart Marioneck | K Racing - Reiter | | | | | | | | | 4 | 8 | 55 |
| 10 | Piotr Chodzen | Scuderia Villorba Corse | | | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 4 | 9 | | | 52 |
| 11 | Patric Niederhauser | K Racing - Reiter | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 12 | Gosia Rdest Óscar Tunjo | Phoenix Racing | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 43 |
| 13 | Moritz Oestreich Luca Wollgarten | PROsport Performance | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 14 | Laura Kraihamer | True Racing - Reiter | | | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | 33 |
| 15 | Jörg Viebahn | Allied-Racing | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 16 | Nikolaj Rogivue | K Racing - Reiter | | | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | 24 |
| 17 | John-Louis Jasper Helmut Rödig | Phoenix Racing | | | | | 3 | 8 | | | | | 23 |
| 18 | Maciej Dreszer | Felbermayr - Reiter | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 19 | Franjo Kovac Tomáš Pekař | Besagroup Racing | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 20 | Micah Stanley Alain Valente | Team GT | | | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | 10 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points ||||||||||||||
| | Hamza Owega | Racing One | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bas Schouten Nicolas Vandierendonck | SRT Selleslagh | | | | | | | | | 2 | 6 | |
| | Patrick Zamparini | Scuderia Villorba Corse | | | | | | | | | 8 | 2 | |
| | Csaba Mór | Allied-Racing | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | | | |
| | Eike Angermayr | K Racing - Reiter | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | | | |
| | Nicolai Elghanayan | True Racing - Reiter | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | |
| | Ricardo van der Ende Bernhard van Oranje | Ekris Racing | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | |
| Am class ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maciej Marcinkiewicz | eSky WP Racing Team | Ret | DNS | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 162 |
| 2 | Romy Dall'Antonia Giuseppe Fascicolo | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 160 |
| 3 | Freddy Fast | Lechner Racing | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 135 |
| 4 | Ivan Vlachkov | Sofia Car Motorsport | 5 | 5 | 12 | DNS | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 133 |
| 5 | Freddy Kremer | Allied-Racing | 6 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 9 | | | | | 67 |
| 6 | Łukasz Kręski | eSky WP Racing Team | Ret | DNS | 4 | DNS | WD | WD | 1 | 2 | WD | WD | 65 |
| 7 | Franjo Kovac | Besagroup Racing | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | | | 54 |
| 8 | Christian Danner Bernhard Laber | Team GT | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 43 |
| 9 | Nicolas Schöll | Allied-Racing | 6 | 10 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | 42 |
| 10 | Cora Schumacher | Besagroup Racing | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 34 |
| 11 | Joachim Bölting | Allied-Racing | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 25 |
| 12 | Jan Kasperlik Jörg Viebahn | Allied-Racing | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 13 | Önder Erdem Dominik Olbert | razoon - more than racing | | | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 14 | Sergej Pavlovec | True Racing - Reiter | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score Am class points ||||||||||||||
| | Adam Galas | Salag Racing | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | | | |
| | Konstantin Marshavelov | Sofia Car Motorsport | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | | | |
| | Louis-Philippe Soenen | SRT Selleslagh | | | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | |
| | Chris Chadwick | Sofia Car Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | |
| | Liesette Braams Luc Braams | Equipe Verschuur | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | MST | MST | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | SVK | SVK | ZAN | ZAN | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

### Teams' championship

| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Maserati | 163 |
| 2 | eSky WP Racing Team | Maserati | 162 |
| 3 | Allied-Racing | Porsche | 140 |
| 4 | Lechner Racing | Mercedes-AMG | 135 |
| 5 | Sofia Car Motorsport | SIN | 133 |
| 6 | Reiter Engineering | KTM | 125 |
| 7 | Besagroup Racing | Mercedes-AMG | 78 |
| 8 | Team GT | McLaren | 43 |
| 9 | PROsport Performance | Porsche | 30 |
| 10 | Phoenix Racing | Audi | 30 |
| 11 | razoon - more than racing | KTM | 20 |