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PK Carsport

November 30, 2023

Pekaracing NV, competing as PK Carsport, is a racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as well as the Belcar Trophy in conjunction with Russell Racing. The team has previously competed in other series such as the FIA GT Championship.

PK Carsport
Founded2004 (as PK Carsport)
Founder(s)Paul Kumpen
BaseHasselt, Limburg
Current seriesNASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Belcar Trophy
Former seriesFIA GT Championship
Current driversNASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1:
11. Stienes Longin
24. Alon Day
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2:
11. Bert Longin, Freddy Nordström, Vittorio Ghirelli, Barry Maessen, Tom Boonen
24. Andre Castro, Vittorio Ghirelli
Belcar Trophy:
1. Frank Thiers, Hans Thiers, Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Gilles Magnus
Drivers'
Championships		NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 (2014, 2016)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 (2014, 2016)
24 Hours of Zolder (1994-1996, 2000, 2002-2004, 2021, 2022)
Belcar (1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2021)
Belgian Racing Car Championship (2013)
Websitehttp://www.pk-carsport.com/
Pekaracing NV
TypeNV
IndustryAutomotive industry
FoundedSeptember 1, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-09-01) in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
HeadquartersBedrijfsstraat 17,
Hasselt
,
Belgium
€ -158.384[1] (2015)
€ -259.782 (2015)
Total assets € 152.739 (2015)
Total equity € 1.480.710 (2015)
OwnerPaul Kumpen
Andrea Baer
Anthony Kumpen
Number of employees
3 (2015)
PK Carsport founder Paul Kumpen in 2015

History edit

PK Carsport has a long history in Belgian autosport. In 1968 PEKA Racing was founded by racing driver Paul Kumpen.[2] Besides racing Kumpen was an entrepreneur and partial owner of Ridley Bikes. The team initially started in rallycross. In 1989, 1990 and 1991 Kumpen participated in the Dutch and Belgian rounds of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. Racing at the Duivelsbergcircuit,[3] Glossocircuit[4] and Mandescircuit[5] and the Dutch Eurocircuit. He scored his best result in 1990 at the Eurocircuit, finishing in ninth place in Division 2.

After rallycross, the team entered the Formula Opel Euroseries with Jean-François Hemroulle and Oscar Middeldorp in 1992.[6] In 1994 and 1995, the team with Middeldorp switched to the Formula Renault running Alpa chassis. Middeldorp ended up eighth in the final standings in 1994 in the Eurocup.[7] David Saelens joined the team in 1995.[8] In 1995, Paul Kumpen, Albert Vanierschot and Georges Cremer won the 24 Hours of Zolder in a Porsche 993.[9]

In 1997 PEKA Racing merged with GL Racing, a racing team formed in 1992 by Ghislain Lenaers, to form GLPK Racing. In 1998 it entered the short-lived GTR Euroseries, winning the Misano Gold Cup. Kumpen shared the Porsche 911 GT2 with Stéphane Cohen and Charles Margueron. The team scored another podium finish at the Nürburgring.[10]

Belcar edit

In 1998 Kurt Thiers and Vincent Vosse competed in the Belgian Belcar championship. The duo scored three podium finished and secured the third place in the championship standings in their Porsche 911.[11] The following year, the team entered a Porsche 993 Turbo for Anthony Kumpen and Stephane Cohen. The team dominated, winning three times at Zolder and once at Spa.[12] The team secured the championship 120 points clear of the number two, Cor Euser and Herman Buurman.[13] For 2000, the team combined their FIA GT and Belcar championships using the Chrysler Viper GTS-R in both series. Despite winning six out of eight races, including the 24 Hours of Zolder, the championship was decided in the last round at Zolder in October.[14] Kumpen and Cohen retired early in the race and as Albert Vanierschot and Bert Longin won the race and the championship over GLPK Racing.[15] The 2001 Bert Longin and former motocross racer Eric Geboers won two races in the Belcar championship. Longin was the best placed GLPK Racing driver in twelfth place in the championship.[16] The following season PK Carsport dominated Belgium's premier racing series. Four PK Carsport drivers placed in the top four of the championship. Bert Longin scored most points, followed by David Hart, Anthony Kumpen and Vincent Dupont.[17] All races were won by one or the other GLPK Chrysler Vipers.[18] In 2003, all but one races were won by GLPK Racing, one race was won by Paul Belmondo Racing.[19] Of the GLPK Racing drivers, Anthony Kumpen was declared series champion.[20] After a partial season in 2005, GLPK Racing won the championship again in 2006. Kumpen and Longin won five races and finished third in the 24 Hours of Zolder. Therefore, the team, now racing a Corvette, won the championship.[21] For 2007 the Belcar championship was reorganized and SRO Belgium took over.[22] Kumpen scored two wins and again clinched the championship. As the original Belcar championship ceased to exist, PK Carsport backed out of the championship.

FIA GT Championship edit

 
PK Carsport racing at Oschersleben in 2005

In 2004 GLPK Racing joined forces with Carsport Holland, the team run by Mike Hezemans, changing its name to PK Carsport. The team entered the prestigious FIA GT Championship in 2005. Bert Longin, Anthony Kumpen, Mike Hezemans won two races, the 2005 FIA GT Zhuhai Supercar 500 and 2005 FIA GT Imola Supercar 500. The Chevrolet Corvette C5-R team ended up fourth in the season standings. The following year the same drivers finished fifth in the season standings winning at the 2006 FIA GT Paul Ricard 500km. In 2007, Ghislain Lenaers resigned from GLPK Racing, leaving the team PK Racing, later renamed to PK Carsport.[23] In 2007, the union between Carsport Holland and PK Carsport ended. PK Carsport continued in the FIA GT Championship. At the 2007 Spa 24 Hours, the team signed Kurt Mollekens and Frédéric Bouvy besides their regular drivers Kumpen and Longin. The team failed to win a race in the whole season, finishing fifth in the standings, behind Carsport Holland. For 2008, PK Carsport switched cars. The team attracted the Saleen S7-R to race. The team's performance was variable. The team initially struggled to score points but won the season finale at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit. Hezemans returned in 2009 to race in the final 'old' style FIA GT championship. The team also returned to the Chevrolet Corvette, upgrading to the C6.R type. The team won the races at Oschersleben and the 24 Hours of Spa. However, the season came to a dramatic end at Zolder (the team's home track). Battling for the championship the Vitaphone Racing team won the race at Zolder. However, PK Carsport filed an appeal as they claimed the Vitaphone team breached the pitstop regulations. However, after an investigation, the PK Carsport team was disqualified for a technical infringement.[24] Both Vitaphone Racing and PK Carsport were invited to enter the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. PK Carsport was on the initial entry list but later withdrew.[25]

Pagani Zonda GR edit

See also: Pagani Zonda
 
Herbeck racing the Zonda GR at the Hockenheimring

Paul Kumpen, along with Tom Weickardt, owner of American Viperacing and Toine Hezemans, owner of Carsport Holland, was requested by Pagani to develop a racing version of Pagani Zonda C12. S. Kumpen, Weickardt and Hezemans founded a new company, Carsport Zonda, to develop the new car. One Pagani Zonda GR was completed a few months after development started at the Modena headquarters of Carsport Zonda. While the car used the original carbon fiber chassis, front and rear diffusers were added to the bodywork. The engine was also updated leading to better performance.[26]

Under the Carsport America entry, the car was entered in the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mike Hezemans, Anthony Kumpen and David Hart were selected as its drivers. During the initial tests, the car placed the 36th time, eleventh in the GTS class. The Pagani qualified 32nd, ninth in class. However, the race for the car was only ten laps long. After ten laps the Xtrax gearbox failed after which the car retired.[27]

After Le Mans, the car was intended to enter the final round of the Belcar championship by GLPK Racing.[28] Due to a missing vital component to the engine, the car never raced in the championship.[29] The car was sold to Czech gentleman racer Antonin Herbeck. In 2012 the car suffered a vicious crash at Autodrom Most. Jan Vonka, in an Audi A4 DTM, attempted a pass for the lead in the race on Herbeck. The two cars touched and the Zonda GR hit a concrete wall and was nearly destroyed in the crash.[30] The car was later repaired and raced again in the DMV Gran Turismo Touring Car Cup among other series.[31]

Racing for Holland edit

See also: Racing for Holland

One year after the Pagani Zonda GR disappointment, the PK Carsport team returned to Le Mans in 2004.[32] The Belgian team ran the Racing for Holland Dome S101. Tom Coronel, Justin Wilson and Ralph Firman were the drivers for the LMP1 entry. The car qualified tenth for the most famous 24 hour race.[33] The team had to retire with an ignition problem to their Judd GV4 4.0L V10 engine.[34]

Superleague Formula edit

See also: R.S.C. Anderlecht (Superleague Formula team) and Azerti Motorsport
 
Davide Rigon at Silverstone in 2010.

Belgian football club, R.S.C. Anderlecht, was active in the Superleague Formula between 2008 and 2010. During the three seasons, the team was run subsequently by Team Astromega in 2008, Zakspeed in 2009, and Azerti Motorsport in 2010. Azerti Motorsport, led by Wim Coekelbergs, was supported by PK Carsport entering the Panoz DP09 for racing driver Davide Rigon. PK Carsport provided Azerti Motorsport with car maintenance and technical support. Management and engineering are in the hands of Azerti Motorsport.[35] The cooperation proved very successful. Rigon won races at Assen, Zolder and Adria. Rigon won his second Superleague Formula championship in 2010. After a troubled 2011 season, in which only two rounds were run, the Superleague Formula folded.

Return to Belgian racing edit

After the Belgian GT Championship folded, the series was revamped as the Belgian Racing Car Championship. In the endurance championship, PK Carsport entered an Audi R8 LMS for Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge. The team won the first round at Zolder and in total scored podium finishes in five out of six races. The team won the championship in 2013.[36]

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series edit

 
Kumpen's car after winning at Raceway Venray in 2017

In early 2014 PK Carsport announced it would enter the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.[37] Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen entered the Elite 1 division. Maxime Dumarey raced the Elite 2 division full-time while the other car featured various drivers. At the first race in Valencia, Longin scored the pole position. Longin and Kumpen finished second and third in the race while Yann Zimmer won.[38] Kumpen was a constant top ten finisher. He eventually won one race, at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit.[39] Kumpen won the championship by one point at the final round over multiple series champion Ander Vilariño. In the Elite 2 division, Dumarey was very successful. Despite winning only one race, he won the championship. The team struggled the following season. Kumpen crashed twice, at Raceway Venray (first race) and Tours Speedway. The Belgian driver also won the second race at Raceway Venray. Kumpen placed fourth in the series championship. In Elite 2 Stienes Longin, son of Elite 1 driver Bert, had a strong debut season. Longin was a regular top-five finisher and also a winner at Tours. He placed fourth in the season standings.

Motorsports results edit

Complete FIA GT Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Gallery edit

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    Start of the 2006 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

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    PK Carsport at Oschersleben 2009

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    PK Carsport at Budapest 2009

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    PK Carsport at Budapest 2009

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    PK Carsport at Budapest 2009

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    Anthony Kumpen and Maxime Dumarey at Raceway Venray 2015

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    Stienes Longin winning at Raceway Venray 2016

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    Anthony Kumpen winning at Raceway Venray 2015

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official website

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Pekaracing NV competing as PK Carsport is a racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as well as the Belcar Trophy in conjunction with Russell Racing The team has previously competed in other series such as the FIA GT Championship PK CarsportFounded2004 as PK Carsport Founder s Paul KumpenBaseHasselt LimburgCurrent seriesNASCAR Whelen Euro Series Belcar TrophyFormer seriesFIA GT ChampionshipCurrent driversNASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 11 Stienes Longin24 Alon DayNASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 11 Bert Longin Freddy Nordstrom Vittorio Ghirelli Barry Maessen Tom Boonen24 Andre Castro Vittorio GhirelliBelcar Trophy 1 Frank Thiers Hans Thiers Jeffrey van Hooydonk Gilles MagnusDrivers ChampionshipsNASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 2014 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 2014 2016 24 Hours of Zolder 1994 1996 2000 2002 2004 2021 2022 Belcar 1999 2002 2003 2006 2021 Belgian Racing Car Championship 2013 Websitehttp www pk carsport com Pekaracing NVTypeNVIndustryAutomotive industryFoundedSeptember 1 1995 28 years ago 1995 09 01 in Hasselt Limburg BelgiumHeadquartersBedrijfsstraat 17 Hasselt BelgiumOperating income 158 384 1 2015 Net income 259 782 2015 Total assets 152 739 2015 Total equity 1 480 710 2015 OwnerPaul Kumpen Andrea Baer Anthony KumpenNumber of employees3 2015 PK Carsport founder Paul Kumpen in 2015Contents 1 History 1 1 Belcar 1 2 FIA GT Championship 1 3 Pagani Zonda GR 1 4 Racing for Holland 1 5 Superleague Formula 1 6 Return to Belgian racing 1 7 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2 Motorsports results 2 1 Complete FIA GT Championship results 2 2 Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 results 2 3 Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 results 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editPK Carsport has a long history in Belgian autosport In 1968 PEKA Racing was founded by racing driver Paul Kumpen 2 Besides racing Kumpen was an entrepreneur and partial owner of Ridley Bikes The team initially started in rallycross In 1989 1990 and 1991 Kumpen participated in the Dutch and Belgian rounds of the FIA European Rallycross Championship Racing at the Duivelsbergcircuit 3 Glossocircuit 4 and Mandescircuit 5 and the Dutch Eurocircuit He scored his best result in 1990 at the Eurocircuit finishing in ninth place in Division 2 After rallycross the team entered the Formula Opel Euroseries with Jean Francois Hemroulle and Oscar Middeldorp in 1992 6 In 1994 and 1995 the team with Middeldorp switched to the Formula Renault running Alpa chassis Middeldorp ended up eighth in the final standings in 1994 in the Eurocup 7 David Saelens joined the team in 1995 8 In 1995 Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot and Georges Cremer won the 24 Hours of Zolder in a Porsche 993 9 In 1997 PEKA Racing merged with GL Racing a racing team formed in 1992 by Ghislain Lenaers to form GLPK Racing In 1998 it entered the short lived GTR Euroseries winning the Misano Gold Cup Kumpen shared the Porsche 911 GT2 with Stephane Cohen and Charles Margueron The team scored another podium finish at the Nurburgring 10 Belcar edit In 1998 Kurt Thiers and Vincent Vosse competed in the Belgian Belcar championship The duo scored three podium finished and secured the third place in the championship standings in their Porsche 911 11 The following year the team entered a Porsche 993 Turbo for Anthony Kumpen and Stephane Cohen The team dominated winning three times at Zolder and once at Spa 12 The team secured the championship 120 points clear of the number two Cor Euser and Herman Buurman 13 For 2000 the team combined their FIA GT and Belcar championships using the Chrysler Viper GTS R in both series Despite winning six out of eight races including the 24 Hours of Zolder the championship was decided in the last round at Zolder in October 14 Kumpen and Cohen retired early in the race and as Albert Vanierschot and Bert Longin won the race and the championship over GLPK Racing 15 The 2001 Bert Longin and former motocross racer Eric Geboers won two races in the Belcar championship Longin was the best placed GLPK Racing driver in twelfth place in the championship 16 The following season PK Carsport dominated Belgium s premier racing series Four PK Carsport drivers placed in the top four of the championship Bert Longin scored most points followed by David Hart Anthony Kumpen and Vincent Dupont 17 All races were won by one or the other GLPK Chrysler Vipers 18 In 2003 all but one races were won by GLPK Racing one race was won by Paul Belmondo Racing 19 Of the GLPK Racing drivers Anthony Kumpen was declared series champion 20 After a partial season in 2005 GLPK Racing won the championship again in 2006 Kumpen and Longin won five races and finished third in the 24 Hours of Zolder Therefore the team now racing a Corvette won the championship 21 For 2007 the Belcar championship was reorganized and SRO Belgium took over 22 Kumpen scored two wins and again clinched the championship As the original Belcar championship ceased to exist PK Carsport backed out of the championship FIA GT Championship edit nbsp PK Carsport racing at Oschersleben in 2005In 2004 GLPK Racing joined forces with Carsport Holland the team run by Mike Hezemans changing its name to PK Carsport The team entered the prestigious FIA GT Championship in 2005 Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans won two races the 2005 FIA GT Zhuhai Supercar 500 and 2005 FIA GT Imola Supercar 500 The Chevrolet Corvette C5 R team ended up fourth in the season standings The following year the same drivers finished fifth in the season standings winning at the 2006 FIA GT Paul Ricard 500km In 2007 Ghislain Lenaers resigned from GLPK Racing leaving the team PK Racing later renamed to PK Carsport 23 In 2007 the union between Carsport Holland and PK Carsport ended PK Carsport continued in the FIA GT Championship At the 2007 Spa 24 Hours the team signed Kurt Mollekens and Frederic Bouvy besides their regular drivers Kumpen and Longin The team failed to win a race in the whole season finishing fifth in the standings behind Carsport Holland For 2008 PK Carsport switched cars The team attracted the Saleen S7 R to race The team s performance was variable The team initially struggled to score points but won the season finale at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit Hezemans returned in 2009 to race in the final old style FIA GT championship The team also returned to the Chevrolet Corvette upgrading to the C6 R type The team won the races at Oschersleben and the 24 Hours of Spa However the season came to a dramatic end at Zolder the team s home track Battling for the championship the Vitaphone Racing team won the race at Zolder However PK Carsport filed an appeal as they claimed the Vitaphone team breached the pitstop regulations However after an investigation the PK Carsport team was disqualified for a technical infringement 24 Both Vitaphone Racing and PK Carsport were invited to enter the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans PK Carsport was on the initial entry list but later withdrew 25 Pagani Zonda GR edit See also Pagani Zonda nbsp Herbeck racing the Zonda GR at the HockenheimringPaul Kumpen along with Tom Weickardt owner of American Viperacing and Toine Hezemans owner of Carsport Holland was requested by Pagani to develop a racing version of Pagani Zonda C12 S Kumpen Weickardt and Hezemans founded a new company Carsport Zonda to develop the new car One Pagani Zonda GR was completed a few months after development started at the Modena headquarters of Carsport Zonda While the car used the original carbon fiber chassis front and rear diffusers were added to the bodywork The engine was also updated leading to better performance 26 Under the Carsport America entry the car was entered in the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen and David Hart were selected as its drivers During the initial tests the car placed the 36th time eleventh in the GTS class The Pagani qualified 32nd ninth in class However the race for the car was only ten laps long After ten laps the Xtrax gearbox failed after which the car retired 27 After Le Mans the car was intended to enter the final round of the Belcar championship by GLPK Racing 28 Due to a missing vital component to the engine the car never raced in the championship 29 The car was sold to Czech gentleman racer Antonin Herbeck In 2012 the car suffered a vicious crash at Autodrom Most Jan Vonka in an Audi A4 DTM attempted a pass for the lead in the race on Herbeck The two cars touched and the Zonda GR hit a concrete wall and was nearly destroyed in the crash 30 The car was later repaired and raced again in the DMV Gran Turismo Touring Car Cup among other series 31 Racing for Holland edit See also Racing for Holland One year after the Pagani Zonda GR disappointment the PK Carsport team returned to Le Mans in 2004 32 The Belgian team ran the Racing for Holland Dome S101 Tom Coronel Justin Wilson and Ralph Firman were the drivers for the LMP1 entry The car qualified tenth for the most famous 24 hour race 33 The team had to retire with an ignition problem to their Judd GV4 4 0L V10 engine 34 Superleague Formula edit See also R S C Anderlecht Superleague Formula team and Azerti Motorsport nbsp Davide Rigon at Silverstone in 2010 Belgian football club R S C Anderlecht was active in the Superleague Formula between 2008 and 2010 During the three seasons the team was run subsequently by Team Astromega in 2008 Zakspeed in 2009 and Azerti Motorsport in 2010 Azerti Motorsport led by Wim Coekelbergs was supported by PK Carsport entering the Panoz DP09 for racing driver Davide Rigon PK Carsport provided Azerti Motorsport with car maintenance and technical support Management and engineering are in the hands of Azerti Motorsport 35 The cooperation proved very successful Rigon won races at Assen Zolder and Adria Rigon won his second Superleague Formula championship in 2010 After a troubled 2011 season in which only two rounds were run the Superleague Formula folded Return to Belgian racing edit After the Belgian GT Championship folded the series was revamped as the Belgian Racing Car Championship In the endurance championship PK Carsport entered an Audi R8 LMS for Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge The team won the first round at Zolder and in total scored podium finishes in five out of six races The team won the championship in 2013 36 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series edit nbsp Kumpen s car after winning at Raceway Venray in 2017In early 2014 PK Carsport announced it would enter the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 37 Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen entered the Elite 1 division Maxime Dumarey raced the Elite 2 division full time while the other car featured various drivers At the first race in Valencia Longin scored the pole position Longin and Kumpen finished second and third in the race while Yann Zimmer won 38 Kumpen was a constant top ten finisher He eventually won one race at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit 39 Kumpen won the championship by one point at the final round over multiple series champion Ander Vilarino In the Elite 2 division Dumarey was very successful Despite winning only one race he won the championship The team struggled the following season Kumpen crashed twice at Raceway Venray first race and Tours Speedway The Belgian driver also won the second race at Raceway Venray Kumpen placed fourth in the series championship In Elite 2 Stienes Longin son of Elite 1 driver Bert had a strong debut season Longin was a regular top five finisher and also a winner at Tours He placed fourth in the season standings Motorsports results editComplete FIA GT Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap FIA GT ChampionshipYear Car Engine Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts1999 Chrysler Viper GTS R Chrysler 8 0L V10 nbsp Vincent Vosse nbsp MNZ 5 nbsp SIL 3 nbsp HOC DNF nbsp ZOL14 nbsp OSC DNF nbsp DON 4 nbsp HOM nbsp GLN nbsp ZHU 7th 9 nbsp Didier Defourny nbsp Marc Duez nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp HUN 13 nbsp Jean Francois Hemroulle2001 Chrysler Viper GTS R Chrysler 8 0L V10 nbsp Wim Daems nbsp MNZDNS nbsp BRN8 nbsp MAG13 nbsp SILDNF nbsp ZOLDNF nbsp HUNDNF nbsp SPA9 nbsp A1R nbsp NUR11 nbsp JAR9 nbsp ESTDNF 9th 2 nbsp Tamas Illes nbsp Bert Longin nbsp SPA9 nbsp ESTDNF nbsp Georg Severich nbsp NUR11 nbsp Eric Geboers nbsp JAR92005 Chevrolet Corvette C5 R Chevrolet LS7r 7 0L V8 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp MNZ14 nbsp MAG4 nbsp SILDNF nbsp IMO1 nbsp BRN4 nbsp SPADSQ nbsp OSC3 nbsp IST5 nbsp ZHU1 nbsp DUB 3 nbsp BHR3 4th 52 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp Mike Hezemans nbsp Jeroen Bleekemolen2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6 R Chevrolet 7 0L V8 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp SIL8 nbsp BRN14 nbsp OSCDNF nbsp SPA3 nbsp PRI1 nbsp DIJDNF nbsp MUG7 nbsp HUN2 nbsp ADR3 nbsp DUB2 5th 48 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp Mike Hezemans nbsp Kurt Mollekens2007 Chevrolet Corvette C5 R Chevrolet 7 0L V8 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp ZHU3 nbsp SIL3 nbsp BUC5 nbsp MNZ5 nbsp OSCDSQ nbsp SPA3 nbsp ADR10 nbsp BRN3 nbsp NOG8 nbsp ZOL2 5th 43 5 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp Kurt Mollekens nbsp Frederic Bouvy2008 Saleen S7 R Ford 7 0 L V8 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp SIL16 nbsp MNZ6 nbsp ADRDNF nbsp OSC10 nbsp SPADNF nbsp BUC6 nbsp BUC4 nbsp BRNDNF nbsp NOGDNF nbsp ZOLDNF nbsp SAN1 6th 18 5 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp Kurt Mollekens nbsp Frederic Bouvy2009 Chevrolet Corvette C6 R Chevrolet 7 0L V8 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp SIL4 nbsp ADR2 nbsp OSC1 nbsp SPA1 nbsp BUD5 nbsp ALG2 nbsp PRIDNF nbsp ZOLDSQ 2nd 45 nbsp Mike Hezemans nbsp Kurt Mollekens nbsp Jos MentenComplete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 results edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1Year Car No Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts2014 Chevrolet SS 24 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp VAL3 nbsp VAL4 nbsp BRH4 nbsp BRH2 nbsp TOU7 nbsp TOU8 nbsp NUR5 nbsp NUR2 nbsp UMB2 nbsp UMB5 nbsp LEM1 nbsp LEM2 1st 65611 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp VAL2 nbsp VAL3 nbsp BRH18 nbsp BRH21 nbsp TOU6 nbsp TOU9 nbsp NUR12 nbsp NUR8 nbsp UMB8 nbsp UMB7 nbsp LEM5 nbsp LEM7 6th 5732015 Chevrolet SS 24 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp VAL5 nbsp VAL3 nbsp VEN16 nbsp VEN1 nbsp BRH5 nbsp BRH5 nbsp TOU18 nbsp TOU9 nbsp UMB4 nbsp UMB10 nbsp ZOL3 nbsp ZOL3 4th 61011 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp VAL17 nbsp VAL22 nbsp VEN5 nbsp VEN15 nbsp BRH8 nbsp BRH6 nbsp TOU12 nbsp TOU12 nbsp UMB15 nbsp UMB4 nbsp ZOL15 nbsp ZOL17 12th 5092016 Chevrolet SS 24 nbsp Anthony Kumpen nbsp VAL1 nbsp VAL4 nbsp VEN2 nbsp VEN1 nbsp BRH1 nbsp BRH10 nbsp TOU4 nbsp TOU5 nbsp ADR1 nbsp ADR2 nbsp ZOL1 nbsp ZOL7 1st 65711 nbsp Bert Longin nbsp VAL7 nbsp VAL9 nbsp VENDNS nbsp VEN11 nbsp BRH10 nbsp BRH11 nbsp TOU10 nbsp TOU7 nbsp ADR3 nbsp ADR4 nbsp ZOL19 nbsp ZOL8 5th 53546 nbsp Brandon Gdovic nbsp VAL20 nbsp VAL25 nbsp VEN nbsp VEN nbsp BRH nbsp BRH nbsp TOU nbsp TOU nbsp ADR nbsp ADR nbsp ZOL nbsp ZOL 36th 43Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 results edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2Year Car No Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts2014 Chevrolet SS 24 nbsp Maxime Dumarey nbsp VAL6 nbsp VAL4 nbsp BRH5 nbsp BRH3 nbsp TOU3 nbsp TOU6 nbsp NUR3 nbsp NUR3 nbsp UMB1 nbsp UMB14 nbsp LEM3 nbsp LEM5 1st 65411 nbsp Neal van Vaerenbergh nbsp VAL1 nbsp VAL1 37th 96 nbsp Jerry de Weerdt nbsp BRH10 nbsp BRHDNQ 24th 166 nbsp Stienes Longin nbsp TOU4 nbsp TOU2 nbsp NUR9 nbsp NUR5 nbsp UMB nbsp UMB 27th 156 nbsp Gabriele Gardel nbsp LEM4 nbsp LEM1 22nd 1722015 Chevrolet SS 24 nbsp Martin van Hove nbsp VAL16 nbsp VAL6 25th 144 nbsp Maxime Dumarey nbsp VEN9 nbsp VEN8 nbsp BRH11 nbsp BRH6 nbsp TOUDNS nbsp TOUDNS nbsp ZOL5 nbsp ZOL19 20th 241 nbsp Bart van Haeren nbsp UMB5 nbsp UMB13 26th 14011 nbsp Stienes Longin nbsp VAL2 nbsp VAL8 nbsp VEN6 nbsp VEN4 nbsp BRH20 nbsp BRH3 nbsp TOU1 nbsp TOU19 nbsp UMB2 nbsp UMB3 nbsp ZOL7 nbsp ZOL2 4th 6212016 Chevrolet SS 24 nbsp Gabriele Gardel nbsp VAL4 nbsp VAL23 nbsp VEN11 nbsp VEN4 nbsp BRH23 nbsp BRH6 nbsp TOU5 nbsp TOU5 nbsp ADR1 nbsp ADR2 nbsp ZOL1 nbsp ZOL5 2nd 60411 nbsp Stienes Longin nbsp VAL1 nbsp VAL1 nbsp VEN1 nbsp VEN1 nbsp BRH1 nbsp BRH2 nbsp TOU3 nbsp TOU1 nbsp ADR2 nbsp ADR1 nbsp ZOL24 nbsp ZOL1 1st 65046 nbsp Christian Malcharek nbsp VAL21 nbsp VAL11 nbsp VEN nbsp VEN nbsp BRH nbsp BRH nbsp TOU nbsp TOU nbsp ADR nbsp ADR nbsp ZOL nbsp ZOL 27th 129Gallery edit nbsp Start of the 2006 FIA GT Tourist Trophy nbsp PK Carsport at Oschersleben 2009 nbsp PK Carsport at Budapest 2009 nbsp PK Carsport at Budapest 2009 nbsp PK Carsport at Budapest 2009 nbsp Anthony Kumpen and Maxime Dumarey at Raceway Venray 2015 nbsp Stienes Longin winning at Raceway Venray 2016 nbsp Anthony Kumpen winning at Raceway Venray 2015References edit Peka Racing Balanscentrale Retrieved 5 May 2017 Geschiedenis van PK Carsport PK Carsport Retrieved 25 May 2016 FIA European Rallycross Championship for 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