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The third season of Lotus Cup Europe under the organizational skills of LoTRDC saw an important change. With Dany Bahar's revitalised Lotus putting ever greater emphasis on racing, overseen by the experienced Claudio Berro, the Lotus Cup programme expanded throughout the globe. The series now sat alongside a number of other Lotus Cup series including those from the USA, Japan and UK.

The increased opportunities for the European Lotus racer changed the makeup of the grid, focusing it more on the French, Belgian and German drivers, and whilst British drivers still entered the races, the balance was now firmly in favour of those from the mainland. Despite this, grid numbers were higher than ever, with the 2-Eleven and Exige Cup classes experiencing huge growth. The Production class, which had provided up to a third of the field in the past, was now a sideshow to the main event but no less competitive for it.

A new class was also added for the V6-powered Evora GT4 race cars. 2010's outstanding driver, Gregory Rasse, was joined by Thierry Verheist and whilst the former's season started well with a podium at Dijon, he was unable to extract as much from the car as he had from his Exige. Verheist was as solid as ever and so it wasn't until the final round, with Lotus Motorsport ace Gavan Kershaw on board that the first Evora victory was claimed. With the top classes as equal as ever, drivers still had to make up the extra tenths to win races.

Even so, as with previous years, the majority of the wins came from the 2-Eleven class. In 2010, Bourcier Competition provided one of the stars of the season with Romain Ratureau. This year they had a new driver but despite an appearance somewhat less youthful than their previous winner, Rémi Pochauvin came with plenty of experience, including the Le Mans 24 Hours. He was no slouch either, and dominated the first two rounds at Dijon-Prenois and Magny-Cours.

It seemed as though he couldn't be beaten early in the season but missing from those early grids was regular Jon Walker, with a variety of mechanical maladies. However he and the car were back on form at the Nürburgring, taking a brace of victories. Meanwhile although Pochauvin didn't take the top step of the podium again he was usually to be found at the sharp end of the field and established himself as the one to beat.

The series joined forces with Lotus Cup UK at two rounds and since they were both at circuits familiar to the British contingent, it was no surprise that they dominated. Finishing second to Kershaw at Spa, Mark Fullalove took the Brands Hatch wins, with Steve Williams and Walker the challengers.

Christophe Lisandre upheld mainland honour at Brands Hatch and he could be relied upon to challenge in all the races. Unable to add to his 2010 Magny-Cours win, he came very close at the same circuit, even led, but could not resist Pochauvin. He found himself amongst a strong 2-Eleven contingent this year, with Phillippe Loup and Karl Vivion providing particularly tough competition. Jean-Pierre Genoud Prachex and British drivers Pete Storey and Simon Deacon also challenged on occasion in a very competitive class.

Whilst the Exige Cup class rivalled the 2-Elevens for numbers, one man stood above the rest in the races. With his brother having moved to the Evora category, John Rasse took almost every class win and sealed his season with an overall win at Zolder, a feat that Gregory had come very close to achieving the previous year. Awarded the best driver of the season overall, John's challengers ended up squabbling between themselves – Olivier Cunat was the only other victor, benefitting from John running wide at turn one in race two at Magny-Cours, whilst Jean-Baptiste Meusnier, Gregor Zetsche and Herbert Metzker joined him as best of the rest.

The Open Class was often fought out between veteran David Harvey, Xavier Georges in an immaculate Gulf-liveried series 1 Exige, and father-and-son pairing David and Rob Fenn. Harvey suffered a few problems and was unlucky not to score a class win, whilst Georges picked up a number of wins along the way. However it was the Fenns that were the frontrunners, in a superbly-liveried motorsport Elise but their season only lasted until Brands Hatch, so Georges had to share the honours with Campbell Cassidy and Matt Cherrington's Europa at the final Spa round.

Whilst not in the hunt for overall victories, the Production class provided plenty of entertainment as José Vaslin and Nigel Ayres usually fought it out for victory, the pair being joined by Elise racing returnee Paul Pattison part-way through the season. They were joined by occasional visitors from the UK's Elise Trophy and so the winners' roster featured many names, including Matt Bartlett (Magny-Cours), Adam Bewsey and Dan Plant (Nürburgring), Steve Quick and Ken Savage (Brands Hatch) and Ben Hyland (Spa-Francorchamps). The class also saw two new regular runners, Alain Adoud and Jan Christe, who fielded the first 2010-facelift Elise racer.

The 2011 season has provided many new faces, some of them visiting the podium, as the series establishes itself as a popular proving ground on the race circuits of western Europe. More of the same is expected next year as the Lotus brand continues to go from strength to strength.

2011 Driver of the Season – John Rasse

2011 Class drivers of the Season

2 Eleven – Rémi Pochauvin
Exige – John Rasse
Evora – Greg Rasse
Open Class – Xavier Georges
Production - José Vaslin

Lotus Cup Europe returned to the Belgian circuit of Zolder after a successful supporting role to the FIA European Truck Grand Prix last year. The former home of the Belgian Grand Prix is a popular track amongst Lotus drivers and forms the first part of a double-header in the country to round off the 2011 season.

Jon Walker, the winner of race two here last year returns as favourite but faces strong competition from R�mi Pochauvin, who dominated the early French races, and Christophe Lisandre, who has yet to record a win this year. Gregory Rasse almost won at this circuit in 2010 and will want to be the first Evora victor, and his brother, who missed that race, will also be keen to perform well.

Supporting the FIA Formula Two Championship once more, both Lotus Cup series joined forces for a 'best of Europe' contest, also counting as a points scoring round for Lotus Cup UK. Twenty and thirty-minute races followed Lotus Cup Europe's format.

The Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit is a firm favourite amongst many of the drivers and its challenging nature has historically handed the advantage to the UK-based drivers. However last year Romain Rautureau dominated on his first visit, so could the similarly impressive Remi Pochauvin be the man to beat? Steve Williams picked up the pieces when Rautureau's car failed in race two last time and has otherwise been the fastest man here, however John Walker is likely to be strong, as is Mark Fullalove.

Following an extended stay in France, the series returned to the legendary Nurburgring circuit, set in the picturesque Eifel mountains, for round three.

Remi Pochauvin is the man to beat in 2011, with a clean sweep of victories so far, however with all of them taking place in his home country, would his dominance end here? Jon Walker won at this circuit last year and has hopes of lasting the distance this time round, whilst the Rasse brothers intend to improve upon their early season results, as does Christophe Lisandre. David and Rob Fenn aim to continue their form in the Open class, whilst Adam Bewsey and Dan Plant join in with Production regulars Nigel Ayres and Jose Vaslin.

Après une manche d’ouverture extrêmement prometteuse à Dijon-Prenois avec une participation record, La Lotus Cup Europe s’est déplacée de quelques kilomètres pour se rendre à Magny-Cours, une autre grande piste qui hébergea le Grand Prix de France. Nous sommes en présence d’un circuit de Formule 1 moderne, large, sécurisant et avec un petit nivelé.

Remi Pochauvin avait été intouchable lors de la première manche mais les frères Rasse n’étaient pas loin derrière, tout comme Philippe Loup. Christophe Lisandre l’avait remporté à Magny Cours l’année dernière : tous ces hommes allaient-ils être la clé de ce weekend ?

La nouvelle saison de la Lotus Cup Europe amène son lot de nouveaux visages avec une catégorie 2-Eleven en grande croissance et une catégorie Exige Cup pas loin derrière et dont on s’attend à ce qu’elle traite d’égal à égal cette année. Nouvelle venue, la catégorie Evora comporte deux voitures dont une pour Gregory Rasse, l’exceptionnel pilote de l’année 2010, et une autre pour l’expert en préparation Thierry Verheist.

Alors que bon nombre de concurrents et de voitures sont nouveaux, le circuit lui demeure familier et toujours parmi les favoris en Europe. Il était donc naturel de débuter la saison sur ce circuit de Dijon-Prenois qui a par le passé accueilli les Grand Prix de France et de Suisse. La combinaison de virages rapides et de nivelés garantit un cadre idyllique pour ce qui promet déjà d’être une saison phare de la Lotus Cup Europe...

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Lotus Cup Europe at Dijon in 2009

Deacon takes win in the opening Cup UK round

An all French Podium last time out on French soil

The Lotus Cup Europe 2011 season gets started at Dijon-Prenois later this month (30 April – 1 May), returning to the picturesque former home of the French and Swiss Grands Prix after a year’s absence at a circuit that is universally popular with Lotus drivers with its sweeping turns and elevation changes.

Sharing the bill at the Trophée de Bourgogne are the Belgian Touring Cars and Fun Cup for what should be a hugely entertaining meeting.

The 2-Eleven class looks like being the most popular in 2011 with Christophe Lisandre aiming to hold onto his crown but with over twenty cars entered this year his job will be a difficult one. Although Philippe Loup will be missing at Dijon there’s no shortage of French drivers looking to run Christophe close for victory on their home soil with Laurent Feve and Jean Pierre Genoud Prachex returning from last season, whilst Karl Vivion joins them from the Exige Class. Amongst the UK drivers crossing the channel, Nicholas Walker joins his brother Jon, adding a sibling rivalry to match the Rasses. Simon Deacon has already been a winner this year in the opening round of Lotus Cup UK, whilst Steve Williams, Pete Storey and Tom Chatterway will all look to add to their trophy cabinets. We also welcome a number of new drivers who will no doubt be looking to impress in what is arguably the most competitive single make class in any European wide series; Thierry Humbert, Sven Pettersson and Olivier Severini are among that number.

After last year’s exploits on the overall podium by eventual driver of the season Gregory Rasse, the Exige Class will be looking for another star this season. The obvious place to look to is Greg’s brother John but Olivier Cunat is sure to provide stiff competition yet again, as will last year’s newcomers Gregor Zetsche, Glenn Sherwood and Jean Baptiste Meusnier, who both impressed when they joined the series late in the season. Herbert Metzker and Christophe Guerrier will be expected to take trophies this year and we’ve a number of dark horses coming in during the season, with Thierry Hedoin and Rémi Pochauvin both joining Cup Europe on home soil at Dijon for the first time.

New for 2011 is the Evora class, with GT4-spec racers entered for Gregory Rasse and Thierry Verheist and the former will certainly be looking to build upon the sort of performances that earned him that driver of the season accolade in 2010.

The Open Class includes a Europa for French-based driver Campbell Cassidy, whilst experienced racers David and Rob Fenn can be expected to challenge for outright honours in their beautifully prepared Motorsport Elise.

Finally, the production class will be wide open this year with Jose Vaslin expected to improve upon a hugely impressive opening season. Nigel Ayres will be aiming to provide the main challenge whilst Stephane Merlet, Jan Christe and Alan Adoud add welcome variety to a class which is starting to take off outside the UK with cars available from just 11,000 Euros it’s an ideal entry level into racing. The class will also see guest appearances during the season from Ex-Lotus F1 driver and Group Lotus Ambassador Martin Donnelly, who will also be on hand at most weekends giving free coaching to drivers out racing for the first time.

It all adds to a record grid for an exciting opening Lotus Cup Europe round. We hope to welcome many spectators and hope that you can join us for a Lotus drivers and fans barbeque on Saturday evening at the circuit.

In preparation for the new season, and with a view to competing in next years Dubai 24 Hour, on the 11th March Lotus Cup Europe drivers Laurent Feve and Christophe Lisandre competed in a round of the CYTECH UAE GT Championship in Dubai. They finished 5th in the GTC class, competing against Ginettas, Aston Martins & Maseratis.

Qualifying & results can be viewed here: http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/tracktalk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20110311-UAEGT-Results.pdf

Feve and Lisandre aren't alone in preparations as several others took part in the new Lotus Cup UK Championship this weekend, with Simon Deacon taking the Overall & 2-Eleven Class win and Denis van den Savel winning in the Exige Class.

For the race report and results see: http://www.lotrdc.com/race-reports/lotus-cup-uk-snetterton-300-race-report/

2-Eleven GT4 in Dubai

Successful Partnership set to Expand

LoTRDC are proud to confirm that Motul will be increasing the scope of their partnership with them throughout Europe into 2011. In addition to the world-renowned oil and lubricant company’s status as the official supplier for the Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK, Motul are also the headline partner for the Motors TV broadcasts, available throughout the continent on Motors TV and the Motul You Tube channel: CLICK HERE TO VIEW

This season the all-new magazine-format programme in partnership with Motul will cover the Elise Trophy, Lotus Cup Europe and the new Lotus Cup UK championship, plus extend its reach to cover other territories and provide an insight into general Lotus Motorsport activity.

Series coordinator Paul Golding said “We’ve been privileged to receive support, both financial and more importantly technical for a number of years now from Motul. They are one of the most respected companies in motorsport and it’s fantastic news for us that they continue to support Lotus club motorsport with ourselves. Our competitors expect the best and the feedback we have received has been marvellous.”

2010 Lotus Cup Europe season review – as published in AVD season roundup

New Programme to Expand on Lotus Content

LoTRDC have confirmed that Motors TV will continue to provide coverage of their races in 2011, which have given them a strong profile in European motorsport over the last four years. The format has been tweaked to include coverage of the new Lotus Cup UK Championship in addition to the Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup Europe and will also add features on Lotus in Motorsport, an area that has experienced huge growth in the past 12 months, providing a real buzz within the sport.

With the additional content the one-hour shows, filmed and produced once again by Race TV, will be presented in a magazine format, broadening their appeal. The programmes will be broadcast throughout Europe, including the UK, France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands - countries playing host to LoTRDC races in 2011.

Frederic Viger, Motors TV’s Head of Programming and Acquisitions said: “Everyone at Motors TV is delighted that Lotus Racing will be featured in our programming again in 2011. The fact that it is one of the few race series in the world supported by Lotus Cars highlights its prestige and, in addition to the on-track action, we’re planning some behind-the-scenes features and footage from the US scene this year, which will certainly add to the popularity of the shows amongst our viewers.”

Paul Golding of LoTRDC said: "Motors TV coverage has been a hit with the drivers and supporters of the series and with Lotus' drive towards a greater presence in motorsport, the new format is the perfect opportunity to gain an insight into the marque's activites"

Lotus Cup Europe has new logo for 2011 to bring the series into line with the current Group Lotus corporate identity...

2011 will see Lotus Cup Europe start with 2 rounds in France and finish with 2 rounds in Belgium with a visit to Germany and the UK sandwiched inbetween.

• 30th April & 1st May – Dijon Prenois
• 14th – 15th May – Magny Cours
• 18th – 19th June – Nurburgring
• 22nd – 24th July – Brands Hatch Grand Prix
• 17th – 18th September – Zolder
• 30th September – 2nd October – Spa Francorchamps

Drivers will also be able to compete in all rounds of Lotus Cup UK where class regs are the same for Cup Europe drivers. The Brands Hatch 1000KM will also be open to drivers on 5th November 2011.

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Steve Williams stamped his authority over the Assen circuit from the first Practice session this weekend, at the final rounds of the Lotus Cup Europe season.  However a spin in the filthy conditions of race one relieved him of the lead, damaging the splitter on his 2-Eleven, which resulted in an eventual retirement.  This left flying Dutchman Marc Schipper to dominate in the rain, with John and Gregory Rasse making it an all-Exige podium, whilst the highest placed 2-Eleven of Christophe Lisandre was only sixth. 

With a drying surface the following day, Williams reasserted his authority, despite early challenges from Schipper and Lisandre.  He was followed by another podium appearance from the Rasse brothers, who had once again fought their way up from relatively low grid positions, John once again prevailing. 

On a weekend when driving ability counted for more than the machinery at their disposal, the Production class leaders also finished well in the overall order.  Both Gavin Kirby and Markus Nikowitsch were in the top ten, the former's seventh place following a subdued qualifying performance behind Nikowitsch and James Knight.  The Invitation class honours were shared between Cai Cederholm and David Harvey.

Race Report

Photo gallery

New videos for Lotus Cup Europe 2010 TV available on the Videos page

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Rapport de course

Résultats

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Free entry for spectators at Spa 2-3rd October!

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Mark Fullalove and Jon Walker both enjoyed fruitful visits to Belgium’s Zolder circuit this weekend, taking a win each in torrential conditions as the Lotus Cup Europe series supported the FIA European Truck Championship.  Walker qualified his 2-Eleven on the front row on a much drier track and from each rolling start took early leads.  However conditions got the better of him in the first race as Fullalove tracked him down from ninth on the grid.  Walker then had the leading Exige of Gregory Rasse to contend with, losing out again by just two seconds.

In the next race, Walker held off Fullalove for the duration of the 30-minuter, his margin just over a second.  Poleman Christophe Lisandre completed the race in third place, with Rasse scoring another class win just behind.

Gavin Kirby was favourite for honours in the Production class but a spin early on took himself and Exige runner Olivier Cunat out of the race.  So it was left to James Knight and Michael Edwards to dispute victory – Knight won the first encounter, lapping amongst the faster machinery with Edwards third behind newcomer Ben Gower, whilst spins from both eventually gave the nod to Edwards later on.  The Invitation class trophies went to David Harvey and Cai Cederholm.

Rapport de course

Galerie photo

Le rapport de course pour Brands Hatch GP est en ligne!

Click here to watch the video - full programme coming to Motors TV soon...

Gearbox troubles came between Romain Rautureau and a spectacular double at the Brands Hatch GP circuit, where Lotus Cup Europe supported Superleague Formula this weekend. The Frenchman, who also scored at Magny-Cours recently, started both races from pole position but a poor start in race one led to an over-optimistic move around the outside of Steve Williams at Paddock Hill after an early safety car intervention. Skipping through the gravel and rejoining well down the order, he then picked off every opponent before chasing after Williams, who was up to this point enjoying a healthy lead.

The pair ran two abreast for much of the GP section of the circuit before Rautureau asserted his authority. However Williams was able to stay with the leader through traffic and pulled off a fine move at Paddock Hill on the final tour, only for Rautureau to repeat his earlier challenge and cross the line first.

Second time around it looked to be a walkover for Rautureau, especially with a rolling start to ease his passage. However within a few laps he was falling down the order and eventually retired from the race, leaving Williams to win as he pleased, his third victory in a fortnight after dominating the Elise Trophy WTCC support rounds. Christophe Lisandre and Simon Deacon also posted fine performances, the latter picking up a brace of third places.

The Exige class was once again hotly contested by the Rasse brothers. John held a useful gap on the first occasion but much faster qualifier Gregory got his revenge later as the pair tussled throughout the 20-minute encounter. They both finished well ahead of Olivier Aggery.

Production was a double victory for Marcus Jewell, who was nearly upstaged by newcomer Stuart Plotnek. Steve Quick got between the pair in race two, with James Proctor the other podium finisher in the earlier event. Honours in the Invitation class went to BJ Chong on both occasions.

Kevin Ritson
LoTRDC Press Officer

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Le rapport de course pour Snetterton est en ligne!

The opening round of the 2010 Lotus Cup Europe will be broadcast across Europe from today on Motors TV.

TV coverage has been made possible by Motul’s support as headline sponsor.

Lotus Cup Europe - Round 1 - Nurburgring - Motors TV broadcast schedule

UK schedule

• Wednesday 16 June - 20:10
• Thursday 17 June - 05:00
• Friday 18 June - 18:00
• Sunday 20 June - 03:00
• Monday 21 June - 12:00
• Thursday 24 June - 16:00

European mainland schedule

• Wednesday 16 June 2010 - 20:00
• Thursday 17 June 2010 05:40
• Thursday 17 June 2010 07:50
• Friday 18 June 2010 - 18:20
• Saturday 19 June - 04:20
• Sunday 20 June - 03:30
• Monday 21 June - 12:10
• Tuesday 22 June - 02:35
• Tuesday 22 June - 14:50
• Thursday 24 June - 15:40
• Friday 30 June - 17:00

France schedule

• Friday 18 June - 19:50
• Saturday 19 June - 14:00
• Monday 21 June - 17:30
• Monday 21 June - 23:20
• Tuesday 22 June - 07:00
• Thursday 24 June - 15:45

Watch the video on this page.

A preview of the Lotus Cup Europe trailer for Motors TV is visible on this page.

Snetterton event details confirmed – Lotus all together for one special day!

All details on this page.

The highlights of Race 1 in Nurburgring are available in the videos page.

Le rapport de course et la galerie photo pour Nurburgring sont en ligne!

Lotus Cup Europe’s second season under the control of LoTRDC gets underway this weekend (1 May) at the fabled Nurburgring circuit in Germany with what promises to be a grid of close to forty competitors – that’s am amazing three-fold increase in numbers since LoTRDC took charge of the Group Lotus-sanctioned series at the beginning of last season!

The Nurburgring race will be the first of seven events in five countries on the 2010 Lotus Cup Europe Calendar, and with average grids of 40 cars expected at all rounds, action-packed racing is assured!

Download the PDF for more information.

Lotus Cup Europe is pleased to announce that specialist lubricants supplier Motul will join the series as sponsor and technical partner. With a presence in many areas of international motor sport and a commitment to evolve their products alongside the fast-moving engine technology of today, Motul’s support will be welcomed by organisers and competitors alike.

A technical team from Motul will attend all 2010 Lotus Cup Europe events, starting with the opening round at Nurburgring (Germany) on 1st May. Whilst at Nurburgring drivers will be able to take part in a technical briefing by representatives of the oil company where they will also be presented with a Motul welcome pack.

Download the PDF for more information.

The schedule for Nurburgring has been updated (see event information).

Event information for Nurburgring is now updated, with timetable and downloads.

A pre-season shake down at the Abbeville track, in Northern France. Read the full report

Nouvelle info evénement pour 2010 en ligne!

Le calendrier est maintenant confirmé, et les inscriptions pour 2010 sont ouvertes. Veuillez vérifier les règlements et la page d'inscription.

Le Lotus Festival du Snetterton (UK) est prévu pour les 19 et 20 Juin.

We are pleased to announce the 2010 Lotus Cup Europe calendar. Each round will consist of a minimum of Free Practice (20 mins), Qualifying (20 mins) and two races (20 mins & 30 mins) the entry fee will be £450 per round. A full breakdown of each event will follow.

• 30 Avril & 1 Mai - Nürburgring GP (Allemagne)
• 12-13 Juin – Snetterton Lotus Festival (GB)
• 10-11 Juillet – Magny Cours  (France)
• 31 Juillet -  1 Aout – Brands Hatch GP (GB)
• 11-12 Septembre – Zolder (Belgique)
• 1-3 Octobre - Spa Francorchamps (Belgique)
• 23-24 Octobre – Assen (Pays Bas)

The Lotus Cup Europe season 2009 has come to an end! Read the Season Review here

Le rapport de course pour Le Mans est en ligne.

Lotus Cup Europe will continue to move in the same direction in 2010 with confirmation that LoTRDC will continue to run the series. More details on calendar and regulations are to follow but regulations are expected to be similar to 2009, the only major change being the inclusion of an invite class for Elises and Exiges that don’t currently meet regulations. 211, Exige and Production classes will all continue.

Nouvelle info evénement pour Le Mans en ligne.

Le rapport de course pour Spa Francorchamps est en ligne.

FREE entry to Spa for Spectators 2nd-4th October 2009! Print off and bring the attached ticket (PDF) along to any day of the meeting.

Le rapport de course pour Dijon Prenois est en ligne.

Cliquez ici pour plus d'informations.

Le rapport de course pour Hockenheim est en ligne.

Nouvelle info evénement Donington Park en ligne.

Lotus Cup Europe will now have a round in Italy. The series will join forces with Lotus Cup Italy and support World Touring Cars and Formula 2 at the historic Grand Prix circuit on 18th-20th September. Entry fee will remain at £350 with 2 lots of free practice, qually and one 40 minute race, with a 3 minute pit stop. Two driver teams will be allowed.

Nouvelle info evénement Hockenheim en ligne.

Le rapport de course pour Zandvoort est en ligne.

This coming weekend see’s the 2nd round of the 2009 Lotus Cup Europe and we visit another one of Europe’s top 10 circuits, Zandvoort in Holland.
Following on from the full grid of 44 Lotus at Brands Hatch we have yet another full grid at Zandvoort with 33 cars entered for what is a maximum grid of just 30 cars due to noise restrictions. HARC who organise the State of Art Historische Zandvoort Trophy meeting have given permission for a maximum of 5 extra cars to start. Local Lotus main dealer Van der Kooi Sportscars are supporting the event and have arranged for a separate parking area inside the paddock for 50 Lotus owners. Ex-F1 World Champion Alan Jones was hugely impressed by the number of Lotus in the car parks at Brands so support should be strong again at Zandvoort. We also see a record number of entries in both the LCE 211 and Exige classes.
Spectator entry is available on the day with free practice, qually and race 1 taking part on Saturday and race 2 on Sunday lunch time.

The 2009 Lotus Cup Europe season got underway at Brands Hatch last weekend with a full grid of 44 cars. Lotus Cup Europe joined with the Elise Trophy to support the final round of the 2009 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.

Scotland’s Scott Cruickshank took 2 our of 3 race wins in Lotus Cup Europe with a 2nd overall to add to that impressive result. Jon Walker took the other win on a weekend when local knowledge gave a huge advantage. David Seear was the leading Exige with John Rasse pressing him hard and taking 2nd in all 3 of the Exige races. Frenchman Christophe Lisandre was the pic of the non Brits in the 211 class with two thirds and a well deserved 2nd.

Former F1 World Champion Alan Jones MBE presented trophies on the podium, while World Land Speed record holder Wing Commander Andy Green met drivers in the paddock. Emmerson Fittipaldi, Alan Prost and a number of recent F1 drivers were present in the paddock and around Brands Hatch.

Race report now live for the opening round at Brands Hatch where Lotus Cup Europe was the official support for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.

Lotus Cup Europe gears up for it’s opening round at Brands Hatch this coming weekend. There will be 3 races with a full grid of 44 211’s, Exiges and Elises. Quallifying will take place at 15.55 on Friday 1st May, Race 1 at 9.30 on Saturday, Race 2 at 10.00 on Sunday – just before the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Sprint Race while the final Lotus race will come at prime time 12.30 Sunday lunch time.

For tickets and further event details - http://www.a1gpbrandshatch.com/

Lotus Thierry Verhiest est sponsor officiel pour Lotus Cup Europe 2009.

Nouvelle info evénement Brands Hatch en ligne.

Marcassus nouveau sponsor officiel pour 2009.

La nouvelle vidéo de Lotus Cup Europe 2009 (en Anglais) est maintenant en ligne.

Merci à Anna Gonzalès d'avoir traduit le site web en français. Tous les documents PDF ont été également traduits.

Merci à Claude Gonzalès d’en avoir assuré l’intégralité de la traductionrèglement en français.

Nous lançons aujourd’hui notre nouveau site web simultanément avec l'ouverture du Salon de Genève où une Lotus Exige Cup 260 est exposée sur le stand du sponsor de la série Yokohama. Lotus Cars assurera la promotion de la série pendant toute la durée du Salon à l’aide de matériels publicitaires et de diffusions du dvd promotionnel de la série.

LoTRDC  a annoncé aujourd'hui les détails du sponsoring de la série et recherche un maximum de dix sociétés pour soutenir la série au prix extrêmement raisonnable de 1500£ + TVA. Pour plus d'informations veuillez envoyer un courrier électronique à l’adresse suivanteinfo@lotrdc.com

Des détails suivront également sur le nouveau site web dédié à la Lotus Cup Europe dont le lancement est prévu un peu plus tard cette semaine.

La seconde course à Spa Francorchamps le 4 octobre a été étendue à 30 minutes. Les droits d’entrée restent inchangés.

LoTRDC a publié aujourd'hui tous les 7 formulaires d'inscription pour la  Lotus Cup Europe 2009. Les frais d’engagement ont été fixés à un maximum de 350£ (approximativement 400€) pour toutes les manches à l'exception de Donington Park pour laquelle les frais d’engagement s’élèvent à seulement 300£. Les frais d’engagement incluent des essais sur quelques manches dont Spa et Le Mans.

LoTRDC et MSVR ont annoncé le calendrier de la Lotus Cup Europe 2009. Avec un programme comportant 7 circuits de Grand Prix dans 5 pays nous nous attendons à ce que ce soit l’un des calendriers les plus passionnants de la compétition Club en Europe. La manche d’ouverture se tiendra lors d’un des plus grands événements européens autour de la compétition automobile, la série soutenant l’A1GP à Brands Hatch. L’A1GP a été lancé à Brands Hatch en 2005 devant 72000 spectateurs passionnés et on s’attend à ce qu’une grande foule vienne voir en mai La Lotus Cup Europe se joindre au spectacle.

Brands Hatch Grand Prix du 1er au 3 mai
Zandvoort les 23 et 24 mai
Hockenheim les 20 et 21 juin
Donington Park Grand Prix les 15 et 16 août
Dijon Prenois les 4 et 6 septembre
Spa Francorchamps du 2 au 4 octobre
Le Mans les 24 et 25 octobre