Mini Challenge Germany
| Mini Challenge Germany | |
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| Vehicle type | Touring car |
| Country or region | Europe |
| First season | 2004 |
| Last season | 2011 |
| vehicles | Mini |
| tires | Dunlop |
The Mini Challenge Germany was a motorsport racing series that was held from 2004 to 2011. The races took place as part of various series and events, including Formula 1 , World Touring Car Championship , 24-hour races , DTM , AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix , ADAC Masters Weekend and the Mini United Festival . In the Clubsport series only minis were at the start. The successor championship is the Mini Trophy , which has been held since 2012 .
Technical regulations
Only the Mini John Cooper Works Challenge model with 210 hp and an acceleration from 0 to 100 in 6.1 seconds was permitted . The car cost € 41,930 (excluding VAT ) and could not be approved for use on public roads. The minimum weight of the car was 1150 kg plus driver. BMW delivered and tested the vehicle. At the start of the Mini Challenge, the vehicles were allocated to the 38 individual teams. In order to ensure the greatest possible equality of opportunity, only a few changes to the car were allowed. The engine, transmission and turbocharger were secured with seals that could not be removed. No additional thermostats were allowed to be installed. The racing tires came from the manufacturer Dunlop .
Sporting regulations
The minimum age was 18 years. However, the series operator was able to allow 17-year-old starters in the form of an exception. Drivers with a valid national A license for all events approved by the DMSB or an international B or C driver license of the DMSB or another national sports authority affiliated to the FIA for all other events that were held at the Mini Challenge organization according to the registration requirements were eligible to participate were registered and paid the registration fee. On the race weekend there was a free practice and a timed practice of 30 minutes. Two races of 30 minutes each were held. There was an exception in the 24-hour race, where only one race was held. The starting grid for the second race was based on the result of the first, with the first six drivers starting the second race in reverse order. The races were usually started with a standing start.
Scoring
For places 1 to 20, the points were awarded in the following order:
| position | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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| Points | 30th | 24 | 20th | 17th | 16 | 15th | 14th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Racetracks
The 2011 season was held on the Hockenheimring , Sachsenring , Nürburgring , Oschersleben and Salzburgring race tracks .
Results
Winner of the Mini Challenge Germany
| year | winner | Second | Third |
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| 2004 |
 Alexander Burgstaller
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Kai Riemer
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Marcel Wintersohl
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| 2005 |
Steve Abold
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Kai Riemer
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Thomas Winkelhock
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| 2006 |
Thomas Hunter
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 Joakim Mangs
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Maximilian Werndl
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| 2007 |
Joakim Mangs
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 Hari Proczyk
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Alexander Burgstaller
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| 2008 |
Thomas Neumann
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Hari Proczyk
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Daniel Haglöf
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| 2009 |
Daniel Haglöf
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Hendrik Vieth
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Nico Bastian
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| 2010 |
Hendrik Vieth
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Hari Proczyk
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Stefan Landmann
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| 2011 |
Nico Bastian
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Hendrik Vieth
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Fredrik Lestrup
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Team winner of the Mini Challenge Germany
| year | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Schubert Motorsport | We love / o2 can race. | I love it |
| 2005 | Roma Wiesmann | Schubert Motorsport 1 | Highspeed Racing 1 |
| 2006 | Team ProSieben | Schubert Motorsport 1 | Roma Team Wiesmann 1 |
| 2007 | Team ProSieben | Schubert Motorsport 1 | Ehrl Sport Lechner Racing |
| 2008 | Gigamot 1 | the agentour racing | Ehrl Sport Lechner Racing |
| 2009 | Gigamot 1 | the agentour racing | Vivus Racing Team |
| 2010 | Gigamot 1 | Lechner Racing Team | Gigamot 2 |
| 2011 | Gigamot | Caisley International | Team Piro and Partl Motorsports |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ MINI Challenge becomes MINI Trophy. (PDF; 68 kB) mini-racing-team.de, December 22, 2011, accessed on March 29, 2012 .
- ↑ stern.de - Sporty Spice
- ↑ Order the Mini JCWC
- ↑ Vehicle details ( Memento from September 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b regulations 2011 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (PDF; 1.1 MB)
- ↑ Hari Proczyk with the best time through the "Green Hell". motorsport-total.com, June 7, 2007, accessed March 29, 2012 .