The Dutch Supercar Challenge proved to be another hit with British fans at the weekend as the eclectic sports car series visited Donington Park for four races across the GT, Supersport I, Supersport II and Sport classes.
Diederik Sijthoff took victory in the opening-hour long race in his Speedtec Motorsport Dodge Viper after long-time leader Martin Short retired his Mosler with electrical problems towards the end of the race.
Short had immediately jumped into the lead from third at the start and led by more than 30 seconds after his compulsory pit stop. The British driver’s advantage was wiped out 15 minutes from the end of the race when a Safety Car was called after Charlie Frijn’s Porsche spilled oil on the track, but he was pulling clear again before his untimely retirement.
Sijthoff therefore grabbed victory having passed the Marcos LM 600 of Cor Euser on the restart. He then held off his countryman’s attacks towards the end of the race to cross the line just 0.158 seconds clear.
The Brinkmann Motorsport Audi R8 LMS of Ardi van der Hoek and Danny van Dongen completed the overall podium, while Supersport I class honours went to the JR Motorsport BMW M3 Silhouette of Bert van der Zweerde.
The second race saw van der Hoek and van Dongen claim victory ahead of Short.
Sijthoff led the first part of the race but lost his advantage following a Safety Car when he reacted slowly on the restart and both Euser and Short, who had climbed to third from 14th on the grid, got past.
Euser’s race was over soon after as he retired from the lead having suffered contact while lapping slower traffic and Short lost time during his pit stop due to a fuel issue meaning van der Hoek and van Dongen took over at the head of the field.
Van Dongen took the chequered flag over 40 seconds clear of Short at the finish while the Rudolph Racing Corvette of Roger and Niels Grouwels inherited the final podium spot near towards the end of the rase when Dave Basu spun his similar Zero R Racing car.
The Supersport I class win went to Michael Donovan driving an In2Racing Porsche 997 GT3.
In a pair of exciting Supersport II and Sport category races Koen Bogaerts and Mark van der Aa won twice overall in their European Staffing Racing BMW 132 GTR, while Guillaume Schulz (Team TDM Lotus Exige Cup) and Richard van den Bos (JR Motorsport, BMW E36) shared the Sport victories.
Dutch Supercar Challenge results – Donington Park
Race 1 (GT & SSI)
1 (GT) Diederik Sijthoff, Speedtec Motorsport, Dodge Viper SRT10, 49 laps, 1:00:36.267
2 (GT) Cor Euser, Marcos Racing International, Marcos LM 600, +0.158
3 (GT) Ardi van der Hoek / Danny van Dongen, Brinkmann Motorsport, Audi R8 LMS GT3, +24.174
4 (GT) Roger Grouwels / Niels Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Corvette CR5 GT1, +1 lap
5 (GT) Dave Basu, Zero R Racing, Corvette CR6 GT1, +1 lap
6 (GT) Alex van’t Hoff, Mad & Daring Team, Mosler MT900R GT3, +1 lap
7 (SSI) Bert van der Zweerde, JR Motorsport, BMW M3 Silhouette, +1 lap
8 (GT) Jan Versluis, VEKA Racing, Ferrari F430 GT2, +1 lap
9 (SSI) Wolf Nathan / Jaap van Lagen, FE Racing, Porsche 997 GT3, +2 laps
10 (GT) Andy Holden / Darren Dowling, Team Holden Racing, TVR Sagaris V8 GT, +2 laps
11 (SSI) Michael Donovan, In2Racing, Porsche 997 GT3, +2 laps
12 (GT) Ron Marchal / Jean Glorieux, Marchal Racing, Aston Martin DBRS9, +2 laps
13 (GT) Milko Tas / Niels Bouwhuis, Carworld Motorsport, Mosler MT900R GT3, +2 laps
14 (GT) Martin Short, Mosler Europe, Mosler MT900R GT3, +3 laps
15 (GT) Rick Abresch, Mad & Daring Team, Corvette CR6 GT1, +3 laps
16 (SSI) Jacky van de Ende, Van Berlo Racing, Ford Mondeo V6 MW, +3 laps
17 (SSI) Nelson van der Pol, BRL Associates, Ford Mondeo V6 MW, +3 laps
18 (GT) Ric Woodhouse, CNC Heads Racing, Audi A6 V8, +3 laps
19 (SS1) Martin Webb, Team Webb, BMW E46 GTR, +3 laps
20 (SSI) Erol Ertan / Rene Wijnen, Carworld Motorsport, Porsche 997 GT3, +3 laps
21 (SSI) Barry Maessen, Van Berlo Racing, Ford Mondeo V8 MW, +3 laps
22 (SSI) Dirk Schulz, Topper Team, Porsche 997 GT3, +3 laps
23 (SSI) Tom Webb / James Webb, Team Webb, BMW E46 GTR, +3 laps
24 (SSI) Daniel Schryvers / Dick van der Donk, Kuipers Racing, Ford Mondeo MW V6, +3 laps
25 (GT) Nol Kohler / Jan Storm, Lammertink Porsche, Porsche RSR GT2, +5 laps
Not classified
(GT) Dick Kvetnansku / Martin Sedlak, Race 4 Slovakia, Attack R4, 34 laps
(GT) Rene Snel, RS Racing, Porsche 911 GT2, 34 laps
(SSI) Charlie Frijns / Rob Frijns, Carworld Motorsport, Porsche 997 GT3, 34 laps
(SSI) Gary Furst, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9, 32 laps
(GT) Daniel Landa / Joseph Petak, Attack Praga R4S, 20 laps
(SSI) Kees Kreijne, DDG Motorsports, Aston Martin Vantage, 1 lap
Race 2 (GT & SSI)
1 (GT) Ardi van der Hoek / Danny van Dongen, Brinkmann Motorsport, Audi R8 LMS GT3, 46 laps, 1:00:17.051
2 (GT) Martin Short, Mosler Europe, Mosler MT900R GT3, +40.769
3 (GT) Roger Grouwels / Niels Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Corvette CR5 GT1, +41.412
4 (GT) Diederik Sijthoff, Speedtec Motorsport, Dodge Viper SRT10, 55.183
5 (GT) Ric Woodhouse, CNC Heads Racing, Audi A6 V8, +1:42.138
6 (GT) Alex van’t Hoff, Mad & Daring Team, Mosler MT900R GT3, +1 lap
7 (GT) Rene Snel, RS Racing, Porsche 911 GT2, +1 lap
8 (GT) Andy Holden / Darren Dowling, Team Holden Racing, TVR Sagaris V8 GT, +1 lap
9 (SSI) Michael Donovan, In2Racing, Porsche 997 GT3, +1 lap
10 (GT) Dave Basu, Zero R Racing, Corvette CR6 GT1, +2 laps
11 (GT) Ron Marchal / Jean Glorieux, Marchal Racing, Aston Martin DBRS9, +2 laps
12 (SSI) Erol Ertan / Rene Wijnen, Carworld Motorsport, Porsche 997 GT3, +2 laps
13 (SSI) Barry Maessen, Van Berlo Racing, Ford Mondeo V8 MW, +2 laps
14 (SSI) Tom Webb / James Webb, Team Webb, BMW E46 GTR, +2 laps
15 (GT) Milko Tas / Niels Bouwhuis, Carworld Motorsport, Mosler MT900R GT3, +3 laps
16 (SSI) Wolf Nathan / Jaap van Lagen, FE Racing, Porsche 997 GT3, +3 laps
17 (SSI) Gary Furst, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9, +4 laps
18 (SSI) Kees Kreijne, DDG Motorsports, Aston Martin Vantage, +4 laps
19 (GT) Nol Kohler / Jan Storm, Lammertink Porsche, Porsche RSR GT2, +5 laps
20 (SSI) Dirk Schulz, Topper Team, Porsche 997 GT3, +5 laps
21 (SSI) Jacky van de Ende, Van Berlo Racing, Ford Mondeo V6 MW, +7 laps
22 (SSI) Daniel Schryvers / Dick van der Donk, Kuipers Racing, Ford Mondeo MW V6, +10 laps
23 (GT) Rick Abresch, Mad & Daring Team, Corvette CR6 GT1, +11 laps
Not classified
(SSI) Charlie Frijns / Rob Frijns, Carworld Motorsport, Porsche 997 GT3, 33 laps
(SSI) Bert van der Zweerde, JR Motorsport, BMW M3 Silhouette, 31 laps
(GT) Kevin Riley, Kevin Riley Motorsport, Mosler MT900R GT3, 30 laps
(GT) Cor Euser, Marcos Racing International, Marcos LM 600, 28 laps
(GT) Daniel Landa / Joseph Petak, Attack Praga R4S, 26 laps
(GT) Jan Versluis, VEKA Racing, Ferrari F430 GT2, 25 laps
(SSI) Nelson van der Pol, BRL Associates, Ford Mondeo V6 MW, 1 lap
(GT) Dick Kvetnansku / Martin Sedlak, Race 4 Slovakia, Attack R4, 1 lap
(SS1) Martin Webb, Team Webb, BMW E46 GTR, +1 lap
Race 1 (SSII & SP)
1 (SSII) Koen Bogaerts / Mark van der Aa, European Staffing Racing, BMW 132 GTR, 45 laps, 1:00:24.972
2 (SSII) Pieter van Soelen, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 Coupe GTR, +1.632
3 (SSII) Nick Aerts, Van de Pas Racing, Ford Mondeo, +21.684
4 (SSII) Luc de Cock, Deldiche Racing, Lotus 2 Eleven GT4, +22.514
5 (SSII) Ferry Monster / Robin Monster, Team Riwal Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +36.307
6 (SSII) Marcel Norbart, Passie Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1 lap
7 (SP) Richard van den Bos, JR Motorsport, BMW E36 M2.5, +1 lap
8 (SSII) Ted van Vliet, Van Vliet Afbouw / Intrax Racing, BMW E92 M3, +1 lap
9 (SP) Guillaume Schulz, Team TDM, Lotus Exige Cup, +1 lap
10 (SSII) Christian Dijkhof, Brax Racing, Sear Leon Supercopa, +1 lap
11 (SP) Eric van den Munckhof, Van de Pas Racing, Focus Sport, +2 laps
12 (SSII) Luco Hornsveld / Harold Wisselink, Penucci Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +2 laps
13 (SP) Aart Bosman, ABW Racing, Lotus Exige, +2 laps
14 (SSII) Bob Herber / Gerrit Meyer, Saker Europe, Saker GT, +2 laps
15 (SP) Frank Bedorf / Machiel Kars, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +2 laps
16 (SP) Peter van Vliet / Nico van Vliet, Speedtec Motorsport, BMW M3 E46, +2 laps
17 (SP) Macel van Berlo, Van Berlo Racing, Focus Sport, +2 laps
18 (SSII) Jasper Bijl / Robbert Bijl, Gravity Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +2 laps
19 (SP) Rob Nieman, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +2 laps
20 (SSII) Wim Jeuris / Ronald Vetters, RSTT Race Service, Saker GT, +2 laps
21 (SP) Edward Grouwels / Roger Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +2 laps
22 (SP) Nico Been, Driver, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +3 laps
23 (SSII) Ronald van Loon, V-Max Racing, BMW E46 M3, +3 laps
24 (SP) Alyn James / David Vincec, Synchro Motorsport, Honda Civic Type-R, +4 laps
25 (SP) Marcus Many / Martin Parsons, Saxon Motorsport, Honda Civic Type-R, +4 laps
26 (SP) Kim Troeyen, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, +5 laps
Not classified
(SSII) Leo Kurstjens, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, 32 laps
(SSII) Hal Prewitt, Marcos Racing International, Lotus Evora GT4, 30 laps
(SSII) Michael Verhagen, Honda Racing Verhagen, Lotus Exige GT3, 14 laps
(SSII) Jan van der Kooi, Team Lotus Racing, Lotus Exige GT3, 13 laps
(SSII) Chris Everill / Nigel Pike, CEC Racing, Ginetta GT4 Coupe, 9 laps
(SSII) Jim Pocklington / Steve Papworth, Pocklington Racing, BMW E46, 7 laps
(SSII) Fred Cavanagh, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 GTR, 5 laps
(SP) Berry van Elk, V-Max Racing, Mini Cooper S, 2 laps
Race 2 (SSII & SP)
1 (SSII) Koen Bogaerts / Mark van der Aa, European Staffing Racing, BMW 132 GTR, 45 laps, 1:00:36.634
2 (SSII) Ferry Monster / Robin Monster, Team Riwal Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +0.217
3 (SSII) Bob Herber / Gerrit Meyer, Saker Europe, Saker GT, +12.294
4 (SSII) Luc de Cock, Deldiche Racing, Lotus 2 Eleven GT4, +24.221
5 (SSII) Ted van Vliet, Van Vliet Afbouw / Intrax Racing, BMW E92 M3, +43.595
6 (SSII) Nick Aerts, Van de Pas Racing, Ford Mondeo, +1:08.509
7 (SSII) Marcel Norbart, Passie Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1 lap
8 (SP) Richard van den Bos, JR Motorsport, BMW E36 M2.5, +1 lap
9 (SSII) Christian Dijkhof, Brax Racing, Sear Leon Supercopa, +1 lap
10 (SSII) Luco Hornsveld / Harold Wisselink, Penucci Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1 lap
11 (SSII) Fred Cavanagh, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 GTR, +1 lap
12 (SSII) Wim Jeuris / Ronald Vetters, RSTT Race Service, Saker GT, +1 lap
13 (SSII) Jim Pocklington / Steve Papworth, Pocklington Racing, BMW E46, +2 laps
14 (SP) Guillaume Schulz, Team TDM, Lotus Exige Cup, +2 laps
15 (SSII) Hal Prewitt, Marcos Racing International, Lotus Evora GT4, +2 laps
16 (SSII) Ronald van Loon, V-Max Racing, BMW E46 M3, +2 laps
17 (SP) Aart Bosman, ABW Racing, Lotus Exige, +2 laps
18 (SP) Eric van den Munckhof, Van de Pas Racing, Focus Sport, +2 laps
19 (SSII) Jasper Bijl / Robbert Bijl, Gravity Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +2 laps
20 (SP) Edward Grouwels / Roger Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +2 laps
21 (SP) Rob Nieman, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +2 laps
22 (SP) Macel van Berlo, Van Berlo Racing, Focus Sport, +3 laps
23 (SP) Peter van Vliet / Nico van Vliet, Speedtec Motorsport, BMW M3 E46, +3 laps
24 (SP) Alyn James / David Vincec, Synchro Motorsport, Honda Civic Type-R, +3 laps
25 (SP) Nico Been, Driver, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +3 laps
26 (SSII) Michael Verhagen, Honda Racing Verhagen, Lotus Exige GT3, +7 laps
27 (SSII) Leo Kurstjens, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, +10 laps
Not classified
(SP) Frank Bedorf / Machiel Kars, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, 31 laps
(SP) Marcus Many / Martin Parsons, Saxon Motorsport, Honda Civic Type-R, 16 laps
(SP) Berry van Elk, V-Max Racing, Mini Cooper S, 14 laps
(SSII) Chris Everill / Nigel Pike, CEC Racing, Ginetta GT4 Coupe, 8 laps
(SSII) Pieter van Soelen, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 Coupe GTR, 3 laps
(SP) Kim Troeyen, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, 0 laps
Next round: 4-5 June, Assen
Watch Dutch Supercar Challenge highlights from Donington Park on Saturday 28 May at 1:10pm (BST) on Motors TV.
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