The 2022–23 Middle East Trophy was the first season of the Middle East Trophy, presented by Creventic. The race are contested with GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, sports cars, 24H-Specials, like silhouette cars, TCR Touring Cars, TCX cars and TC cars.
Calendar Round Event Circuit Location Date 1 12 Hours of Kuwait Kuwait Motor Town Ali Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait 30 November–2 December 2022 2 Dubai 24 Hour Dubai Autodrome Dubai, United Arab Emirates 13–15 January 2023 3 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 21–22 January 2023
Teams and drivers
GT Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds GT3 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 1 Michael Doppelmayr PA 2–3 Elia Erhart 2–3 Pierre Kaffer 2–3 Christer Jöns 2 Sven Herberger 3 Visiom Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 2 Jean-Bernard Bouvet PA 2 Romain Iannetta 2 Dino Lunardi 2 Jean-Paul Pagny 2 Christophe Tinseau 2 Abu Dhabi Racing by HRT Bilstein Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Khaled Al Qubaisi P 2 Sebastien Baud 2 Jules Gounon 2 Hubert Haupt 2 Al Manar Racing by HRT 777 Al Faisal Al Zubair P 2 Axcil Jefferies 2 Martin Konrad 2 Fabian Schiller 2 Luca Stolz 2 MS7 by Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 7 P 2 Jens Klingmann 2 Diego Menchaca 2 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 2 Dries Vanthoor 2 KFC VR46 Team WRT 46 Sean Gelael P 2 Max Hesse 2 Maxime Martin 2 Valentino Rossi 2 Tim Whale 2 EBM – Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 10 Earl Bamber P 2 Brenton Grove 2 Stephen Grove 2 Anton de Pasquale 2 JR Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 12 Ted van Vliet 3 Max Weering 3 Poulsen Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 14 Gustav Birch PA 2 Kasper H. Jensen 2 Kristian Poulsen 2 Roland Poulsen 2 MP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 Bert de Heus PA 2 Daniël de Jong 2 Henk de Jong 2 Jaap van Lagen 2 HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 21 Mathieu Detry P 2–3 Maxime Soulet 2–3 Olivier Bertels 2 Benjamin Mazatis 2 Frédéric Vervisch 2 Stéphane Perrin 3 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 26 Erwan Bastard P 2 Grégoire Demoustier 2 Antoine Doquin 2 Simon Gachet 2 Christian Kelders 2 Heart of Racing Team by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 27 Roman De Angelis PA 2 Ross Gunn 2 Ian James 2 Gray Newell 2 Team GP-Elite Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 Lucas Groeneveld P 1–2 Daan van Kuijk 1–2 Jesse van Kuijk 1–2 Max van Splunteren 2 OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 43 Jukka Honkavuori PA 2 Leon Köhler 2 Alex Sedgwick 2 Alex Vogel 2 Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing 47 Ahmad Al Ghanem P 1 Mohammed Al Kazemi 1 Zaid Ashkanani 1 ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 44 Miro Konôpka Am 1, 3 Matej Konôpka 1 Zdeno Mikulasko 1 Andrzej Lewandowski 3 S’Aalocin by Kox Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 48 Tom Boonen Am 2 Peter Kox 2 Stéphane Kox 2 Nico Pronk 2 Dennis Retera 2 7TSIX McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76 James Cottingham Am 2 Andrew Gilbert-Scott 2 Fran Rueda 2 Matúš Výboh 2 CP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 85 Charles Espenlaub Am 1–2 Joe Foster 1–2 Shane Lewis 1–2 Charles Putman 1–2 Phil Quaife 2 Lionspeed by Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Daniel Allemann PA 2 Ralf Bohn 2 Alfred Renauer 2 Robert Renauer 2 Felix Neuhofer P 3 Markus Neuhofer 3 Alfred Renauer 3 Robert Renauer 3 Herberth Motorsport 92 Adam Adelson P 2 Jason Hart 2 Seth Lucas 2 Elliott Skeer 2 Tresor by Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 99 Alex Aka P 2 Finlay Hutchison 2 Andrey Mukovoz 2 Dylan Pereira 2 Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911 Harry King P 2–3 Alex Malykhin 2–3 Joel Sturm 2–3 Sven Müller 2 GTX Vortex V8 Vortex 1.0 GTX Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 701 Lionel Amrouche All Philippe Bonnel All Nicolas Nobs 1 Philippe Gruau 2 Tom Pieri 2 Julien Boillot 3 702 Philippe Fertoret 2 Miguel Moiola 2 Nicolas Nobs 2 Lucas Sugliano 2 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 710 Gregg Gorski 1, 3 Jean-Francois Brunot 1 Kerong Li 1 Josh Hansen 3 Jürgen Krebs 3 Razoon – More than Racing KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 714 Daniel Drexel All Dominik Olbert 1, 3 Haytham Qarajouli 1, 3 Bob Bau 2 Ernst Kirchmayr 2 Leo Pichler 2 Kris Rosenberger 2 P21 Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 721 Chris Hillaby 3 José Monroy 3 Rui Miritta 3 Tischner Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 763 Uwe Kleen 3 Matthias Tischner 3 Michael Tischner 3 992 SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 907 Alexandre de Bernardinis Am 2 Gislain Genecand 2 Xavier Michel 2 Gabriel Pemeant 2 908 Jean-Christophe David Am 2 Mathys Jaubert 2 Sebastien Lajoux 2 Lionel Rigaud 2 Red Camel-Jordans.nl Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 909 Ivo Breukers P All Luc Breukers All Rik Breukers All Fabian Danz 2 Huber Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 925 Stefan Aust Am 2 Steffen Görig 2 Klaus Rader 2 Hans Wehrmann 2 HRT Performance NKPP by HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 928 Gijs Bessem Am 1–2 Harry Hilders 1–2 Kim Andre Hauschild 1 Mark van der Aa 2 Bob Herber 2 Miika Panu 3 Jim Rautiainen 3 QMMF Racing by HRT Thuraya Qatar 929 Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Am All Ibrahim Al-Mannai 1 Anders Fjordbach 1 Hamad Saeed Al Asam 1 Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed 2–3 Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani 2–3 Julian Hanses 2–3 QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar HRT Performance 930 Abdullah Al Abbasi Am 1–2 Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed 1 Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani 1 Kim Andre Hauschild 1 Abdulaziz Al Jabri 2 Ibrahim Al-Mannai 2 Daniel Roos 2 Antti Buri P 3 Kari-Pekka Laaksonen 3 HRT Performance 931 Gregg Gorski Am 2 Holger Harmsen 2 Fidel Leib 2 Mikael Pitamber 2 Fidel Leib P 3 Mikael Pitamber 3 932 Stéphane Adler Am 2 Michael Blanchemain 2 Jérôme Da Costa 2 Franck Leherpeur 2 Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 955 Fabrizio Broggi P All Sabino de Castro All Sergiu Nicolae All Fach Auto Tech Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 961 Alexander Fach P 2 Peter Hegglin 2 Jan Klingelnberg 2 Christof Langer 2 Christopher Zöchling 2 962 Huub van Eijndhoven P 2 Matthias Hoffsümmer 2 Gabriele Rindone 2 Alexander Schwarzer 2 Larry ten Voorde 2 RABDAN Motorsports Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 977 Saif Al Ameri P 2–3 Salem Al Ketbi 2–3 Helal Ali Mazrouei 2–3 Saeed Al Mehairi 2–3 Speed Lover by RABDAN Speed Lover Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 979 Olivier Dons Am 1, 3 Saif Al Ameri 1 Saeed Al Mehairi 1 Simon Balcaen 2 Chris Maes 2 Steven Palette 2 Philippe Wils 2 Jean-Michel Gerome 3 Eric Mouez 3 ALM Motorsport by MRS GT-Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 988 Sigitas Ambrazevicius Am 2 Arunas Geciauskas 2 Kjelle Lejonkrans 2 Antti Rammo 2 MRS GT-Racing 989 Alexandr Artemyev P 2 Rodrigue Gillion 2 Andrey Solukovtsev 2 Rafael Vallina 2 Nico Verdonck 2 990 Andreas Gülden P 2 Marc Hennerici 2 Alex Herbst 2 Peter Pejacsevich 2 Duel Racing with Toro Verde GT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 995 Phil Keen P 2 Nabil Moutran 2 Ramzi Moutran 2 Sami Moutran 2 GT4 RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 405 Phil Keen 3 Phil Quaife 3 James Thorpe 3 ROFGO with Dragon Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 408 Benjamin Goethe 2 Oliver Goethe 2 Roald Goethe 2 Jordan Grogor 2 Stuart Hall 2 Dragon Racing 488 Bradley Ellis 2 David Holloway 2 Leo Loucas 2 Rhea Loucas 2 Buggyra ZM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 416 Aliyyah Koloc 3 Adam Lacko 3 David Vršecký 3 Century Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 429 Bradley Ellis 1 Adam Hatfield 1 David Holloway 1 Piers Johnson 1 BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 Carl Cavers 2 Michael Johnston 2 Lewis Plato 2 Chris Salkeld 2 RHC Jorgensen-Strom by Century BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 450 Nathan Freke 1–2 Daren Jorgensen 1–2 Brett Strom 1–2 Jeroen Bleekemolen 2 Danny van Dongen 2 Simpson Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 438 James Kaye 2–3 Adam Hatfield 2 David Holloway 2 Keith Kassulke 2 Lionspeed Racing by Herberth Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 491 Andreas Bakkerud 1 José Garcia 1 Patrick Kolb 1 Daniel Miller 1 Source: GT3 entries Icon Class P GT3-Pro PA GT3-Pro Am Am GT3-Am 992 entries Icon Class P 992-Pro Am 992-Am
TCE Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds TCR 700 Miles Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 106 Thierry Chkondali 2 Fabian Duffieux 2 Marc Girard 2 Jordan Mougenot 2 Michel Sallenbach 2 Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 116 Mohamed Al Sabah 1 Jasmin Preisig 1 Ivars Vallers 1 117 Robert Huff 2 Marcus Menden 2 Marlon Menden 2 Peter Posavac 2 121 Jasmin Preisig 2–3 Ivars Vallers 2–3 Calle Bergman 2 Andreas Höfler 2 Nicolas Baert 3 Ricky Coomber 3 BBR – Billionaire Boys Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 159 Anusorn Asiralertsiri 1 Kantadhee Kusiri 1 Kantasak Kusiri 1 Pasarit Promsombat 1 Munkong Sathienthirakul 1 Sharky-Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 176 Artur Goroyan 3 Roman Mavlanov 3 AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 188 Stéphane Perrin 1–2 Mathieu Detry 1 James Kaye 1 Miklas Born 2 Sam Dejonghe 2 Yannick Mettler 2 Marcos Costantini 3 Jonas Karklys 3 Niels Ulrich Nyboe 3 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 199 Tommy Ku 2 David Lau 2 Shaun Thong 2 Andy Yan 2 Mato Matosevic 3 Victor Moutinho 3 Paul Sieljes 3 TCX Team Avia Sorg Rennsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 227 Daniel Gregor 2 Patrick Grütter 2 Christoph Krombach 2 Benito Tagle 2 TC Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport BMW M2 ClubSport Racing BMW S55B30T0 3.0 L I6 331 Hermann Bock 1 Michael Bonk 1 Martin Kroll 1 Michael Mayer 1 Rainer Partl 1 332 Hermann Bock 1 Michael Bonk 1 Martin Kroll 1 Michael Mayer 1 Rainer Partl 1 Source: Race results Bold indicates overall winner.