Mini Trophy

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Mini Trophy
MINI Trophy Logo Claim Schwarz.gif
Vehicle type Touring car
Country or region Europe
Current name MINI TROPHY
Previous names MINI Challenge
First season 2012
Last season 2013
vehicles Mini
Engines John Cooper Works
tires Dunlop
Official website www.MINI-TROPHY.de
MINI Trophy Race 2 in Oschersleben 2013. # 11 Jürgen Schmarl, # 12 Andre Fleischmann, # 17 Thomas Tekaat and # 41 Steve Kirsch

The MINI TROPHY was a one-make cup or motorsport racing series that took place in 2012 and 2013. The MINI TROPHY is the successor to the Mini Challenge Germany . The races took place as part of the ADAC Masters Weekend , the 2013 ADAC GT Masters and other different events, including Mini United as the largest MINI festival in the world and the ADAC Zurich 24h Race as the world's largest motorsport event. Only MINI John Cooper Works Challenge racing vehicles were allowed in the one-make cup. The series was designed as a popular sport and series for young talent.

history

The racing series was founded and organized by punktEins Service GmbH. The racing series was supported by the ADAC . The Mini Trophy has been live on the Internet since the first season in 2012. The racing series will not continue in 2014.

Regulations

Technical

Only the MINI John Cooper Works Challenge model with 211 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 racing car is 1170 kg including the driver. BMW delivered and tested the vehicle. 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 slicks and racing tires came from Dunlop .

Sporty

The minimum age for participation was 18 years. The series operator can, however, 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 TROPHY organization in accordance with the registration requirements were eligible to participate were registered and paid the registration fee. On the race weekend there was generally a free practice, a timed practice and 2 races of 30 minutes each. There is an exception in the 24-hour race, where only one race was held. Because of the equal opportunities, 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 
Points 30th 24 20th 17th 16 15th 14th 13 12 11 10 9 8th 7th 6th 5 4th 3 2 1

Racing vehicle

The racing vehicle was only approved for the race track and not for public road traffic. The racing vehicle had been equipped as follows since 2010:

  • Cylinders / displacement: 4 / 1,598 cm³
  • Rated output at 1 / min (in kW): 155 kW (211 PS)
  • Max. Torque: 260 Nm
  • Top speed: 240 km / h
  • Acceleration 0–100 km / h: 6.1 s
  • Deceleration 100–0 km / h: 3.1 s / 31 m
  • Dimensions (L × W × H): 3,798 / 1,683 / 1,446 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2,467 mm
  • Minimum weight: 1,170 kg (including driver)
  • Power-to-weight ratio : 5.09 kg / hp

Prize money

A total of 8,000 euros in material prizes and prize money for drivers and teams were made available for the duels for the top. The overall winner even got a Mini John Cooper Works.

Annual rating

placement 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10
Prize money Mini € 5,000 € 4,000 € 3,500 € 3,000 € 2,500 € 2,000 € 1,500 € 1,000 500 €

Gentleman / rookie rating

placement 1 2 3
Prize money € 1,500 € 1,000 500 €

Team evaluation

placement 1 2 3
Prize money 50% 30% 20%

Racetracks

The 2012 season was held at the Oschersleben , Le Castellet , Sachsenring , Red Bull Ring , Lausitzring , Nürburgring and Hockenheimring race tracks . In the 2013 season, the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Nordschleife , Sachsenring, Nürburgring, Red Bull Ring, Lausitzring and Hockenheimring racetracks were driven.

Overall winner

year master Second Third Rookie gentleman team
2012 AustriaAustria Jürgen Schmarl GermanyGermany Thomas Tekaat GermanyGermany Stephanie Halm - GermanyGermany Ralf Martin Gigamot I.
2013 GermanyGermany Thomas Tekaat AustriaAustria Jürgen Schmarl GermanyGermany Steve Kirsch - GermanyGermany Steve Kirsch Team Fast Forward

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MINI TROPHY - Infobooklet ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 3.0 MB)
  2. ↑ punktEins Service GmbH continues the series
  3. ^ MINI Trophy - Feel the Race.
  4. ↑ MINI TROPHY - racing car ( Memento from March 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Order the Mini JCWC
  6. ↑ Vehicle details ( Memento from September 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ a b Regulations 2013 ( Memento of May 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.1 MB)
  8. ↑ Hari Proczyk with the best time through the "Green Hell". motorsport-total.com, June 7, 2007, accessed March 29, 2012 .