About

Lotus Cup Europe is firmly established as one of the continent’s strongest single-marque championships. Originally set up by Lotus as a direct response to customer and dealer interest for a fun but professionally run series, it has attracted competitors from across the continent.

Lotus Cup Europe was granted FIA International Series status in 2013, similar to prestigious Championships such as DTM, GT World Series & European Le Mans Series.

The championship is open to a wide range of cars from the Elise through to the current Emira GT4, with entries being split into four groups: GT Cup, Exige Cup, 2-Eleven/Open and Production.

Championship points are scored according to group position. This means that drivers from all four groups have a chance of competing for the overall title. Current champion Bence Balogh won from the GT Cup ranks last year in his Evora GT4 whilst Jean-Pierre Genoud-Prachex was runner up in his 2-Eleven with Jason McInulty third in his Production Elise Cup R.

In 2023, 14 races will be held across 7 events. Race weekends feature two free practice sessions followed by qualifying. Most rounds then feature two races incorporating rolling and standing starts while at Le Mans there will be three races as part of the 24 Heures Camions event. On the second visit of the season to Spa-Francorchamps there will be a one off 50-minute pit stop race.

The vast majority of events have been broadcast either as part of an exclusive programme or via live streaming over the last ten years, something that will continue in 2023. The championship enjoys unrivalled support from the Lotus community, with many owners and enthusiasts attending events. This is backed up by social media activity, where close to 60,000 Facebook & Instagram followers gave the Lotus Cup Europe pages over 2.9 million views and 90,000 likes in 2022.

The championship is open to drivers at all levels of experience, provided that they hold an International D licence or higher. Whilst the series has grown hugely since its inception over a decade ago, the emphasis has firmly remained as a fun and social environment in which to compete.

2023 Calendar:
1-2 April	Zolder
21-22 April	Hockenheim
12-14 May	Oschersleben
2-4 June	Spa-Francorchamps
14-15 July	Spa-Francorchamps
22-24 September	Le Mans
6-8 October	Dijon-Prenois

Compete
- Compete
  - Entry Status and Car Validity
  - LoTRDC Racing Membership
  - Entry Forms
  - Additional Track Time Fees
  - Entry Fees
  - Lotus Track Days
    - Lotus-on-Track
- Regulations
- Teams & Support
- Parts
Media
Results
Sponsorship
- Series Sponsorship Packages
- Facts and Figures
Contact
- General enquiries: Paul Golding paul@lotrdc.com
  Commercial: Richard Short rich@lotrdc.com
  Regulations and eligibility: Mark Anderson mark@lotrdc.com
  Press: Elise Golding elise@lotrdc.com

Final Classification 2018

To see standings in order of class you may sort by the ‘CLA’ field.

#	CLA	DRIVER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	DS	TOT
1	V6	Bence BALOGH	33	30	39	36	37	31	37	39	37	36	31	30	33	37	38	36	36	-60	536
2	PRO	Sven PETTERSSON	34	32	25	26	31	34	32	24	31	26	27	31	30	30	23	26	23	-47	438
3	211	Chris LAROCHE & Franck LAROCHE	26	31	32	26	28	28	28	30	22	30	23	23	24	29	27	31	31	-45	424
4	OPE	Andrew WRIGHT	33	31	31	30	30	34	31	0	0	0	31	28	27	24	29	27	27	0	413
5	PRO	Thierry HEDOIN	28	0	0	23	24	28	28	22	21	23	33	0	27	36	35	34	29	0	391
6	V6	Steve WILLIAMS	36	36	30	30	28	25	24	25	27	21	27	27	25	27	0	0	0	0	388
7	PRO	Mark YATES	22	24	0	32	26	0	24	35	26	32	0	26	23	27	26	30	33	0	386
8	V6	Tamás VIZIN	23	24	25	25	24	27	30	0	22	22	25	25	24	25	23	0	20	0	364
9	V6	David MCINULTY	24	21	22	22	21	23	23	24	24	23	0	0	19	23	29	29	26	0	353
10	V6	Thierry VERHIEST	21	22	24	24	23	21	20	21	20	21	23	23	21	20	26	23	22	-40	335
11	V6	Daniel PALMA	19	19	21	21	20	0	19	20	21	24	22	21	23	24	22	26	29	-19	332
12	PRO	Cai CEDERHOLM	24	0	31	21	21	24	22	27	23	21	24	23	22	0	22	21	0	0	326
13	V6	Jason MCINULTY	28	25	0	27	25	37	27	27	25	27	0	0	36	31	0	0	0	0	315
14	211	Nathalie GENOUD-PRACHEX	20	22	19	19	20	23	23	21	20	22	20	20	19	0	20	22	0	0	310
15	V6	John RASSE	25	28	27	24	30	0	0	31	30	30	38	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	300
16	211	Christophe LISANDRE	34	19	30	32	32	0	22	0	31	26	31	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	286
17	PRO	Paul PATTISON	21	21	26	20	20	21	21	20	21	0	0	0	24	0	20	23	22	0	280
18	OPE	David HARVEY	0	0	22	21	0	19	21	0	29	29	23	24	31	30	0	0	0	0	249
19	V6	Robin NILSSON	18	18	23	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	21	24	24	24	0	218
20	211	Anthony FOURNIER	0	0	0	0	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	32	23	31	25	25	0	202
21	211	Philippe LOUP	21	25	21	23	21	0	0	24	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	19	22	0	196
22	OPE	Pete STOREY	25	0	0	0	0	26	26	28	23	23	0	0	22	21	0	0	0	0	194
23	V6	Janos SANTA	17	17	0	0	0	20	18	0	19	0	0	0	20	19	21	20	19	0	190
24	V6	Nikolaj IPSEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	23	23	25	24	24	0	0	0	21	23	0	184
25	OPE	Ian FENWICK	0	0	24	24	24	23	23	0	0	0	20	0	20	19	0	0	0	0	177
26	OPE	Matt BARTLETT	22	25	0	0	0	21	21	23	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152
27	PRO	Denis VANDENSAVEL	0	0	0	0	0	22	20	0	0	0	22	21	0	0	19	22	20	0	146
28	PRO	Dave CARR 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	20	0	0	25	0	29	24	25	0	142
29	211	Benoit ROGER	23	0	24	21	24	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117
30	PRO	Chris MAYHEW	20	27	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	25	0	0	0	0	112
31	PRO	Andy DOLAN	20	27	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	24	0	0	0	0	111
32	211	Eric LIBOR	0	20	20	20	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	104
33	V6	György BALOGH	0	0	20	0	19	0	0	22	0	0	21	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	102
34	V6	Xavier GEORGES	22	23	0	0	0	24	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	94
35	V6	Tibor VALINT	20	20	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84
36	OPE	Dave CARR	0	22	0	0	21	20	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	82
37	PRO	Jean-Pierre GENOUD-PRACHEX 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	23	0	26	0	0	0	70
38	211	Jean-Pierre GENOUD-PRACHEX	0	0	22	0	22	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69
39	V6	Egon BURKUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	22	21	0	63
40	211	Ian FENWICK 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20	20	0	62
41	PRO	Jon WALKER	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	20	21	0	62
42	PRO	James KNIGHT	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	57
43	V6	Calum KING	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	22	0	0	0	0	49
44	211	Neil STOTHERT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	20	0	0	0	0	41
45	PRO	Felix GODARD	0	0	21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
46	211	Jean-Baptiste LOUP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
47	PRO	Jan CHRISTE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2023 Calendar:

Final Classification 2018