Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

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The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup was a racing series held from 2010 to 2014 as part of the DTM's supporting program , which enabled young talents as well as motorsport legends and prominent guest starters in professional racing under the same conditions. In terms of motorsport and technology, the cup was one of the brand cups . The series replaced the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup , which was held until 2009.

vehicles

Last race in the series at the Hockenheimring 2014

The 2.0 liter TSI engine of the Scirocco Cup was operated with bio natural gas and was therefore considered the most environmentally friendly racing car in the world. The drivers were protected by a roll cage, a fire extinguishing system in accordance with FIA standards, a racing seat with a padded head protector, a six-point seat belt and the HANS system .

Technical details
Data designation description
engine
Engine construction In-line four-cylinder engine with exhaust gas turbocharger, natural gas intake manifold injection and charge air cooling, arranged transversely in front of the front axle
Displacement 1984 cm 3
power approx. 173 kW / 235 PS at 6000 rpm
Push-to-pass system approx. 37 kW / 50 PS more power (limited duration and frequency)
Maximum speed 6000 rpm
Torque approx. 275 Nm at 3000 rpm
Power transmission
transmission Standard six-speed DSG dual clutch transmission
drive Front-wheel drive with limited slip differential
landing gear
Front axle MacPherson struts, wishbones
Rear axle Multilink rear axle with H&R springs, easily adjustable
Dampers / springs ZF damper with H&R springs, easily adjustable
Stabilizers adjustable H&R stabilizers front and rear
steering Electromechanically assisted rack and pinion steering
Brakes Internally ventilated disc brakes all around (diameter 362 mm at the front and 282 mm at the rear), six-piston fixed caliper at the front, single-piston floating caliper at the rear
bikes ATS alloy wheels, size 9 × 18 inches
tires Dunlop 235/640/18 (slick and rain tires)
body
design type Self-supporting body, roll cage according to FIA standards
Gauge v / h 1571/1567 mm
Mileage
acceleration 6.3 s (0-100 km / h)
Top speed up to approx. 220 km / h

Results

Winner of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

Jordan Lee Pepper at the Hockenheimring (2014)
year winner Second Third
2010 GermanyGermany Kris Heidorn GermanyGermany Jann-Hendrik Ubben PolandPoland Maciek Steinhof
2011 PolandPoland Mateusz Lisowski SwedenSweden Ola Nilsson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Daniel Lloyd
2012 SwedenSweden Ola Nilsson United StatesUnited States Dennis Trebing DenmarkDenmark Kasper H. Jensen
2013 South AfricaSouth Africa Kelvin van der Linde DenmarkDenmark Kasper H. Jensen South AfricaSouth Africa Jordan Lee Pepper
2014 South AfricaSouth Africa Jordan Lee Pepper GermanyGermany Jason Kremer SwedenSweden Victor Bouveng

Winner of the Junior Cup classification of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

year winner Second Third
2013 South AfricaSouth Africa Jordan Lee Pepper DenmarkDenmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen GermanyGermany Manuel Fahnauer
2014 DenmarkDenmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen GermanyGermany Moritz Oberheim FranceFrance Yann Ehrlacher

Web links

Commons : Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Volkswagen Motorsport: Scirocco R-Cup - The Concept ( Memento from February 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Volkswagen Motorsport: Safety first ( Memento from March 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Volkswagen Motorsport: Racing vehicle ( Memento from March 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Volkswagen Motorsport: Season Review ( Memento from February 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive )