2018 WCR Challenge Series season
2018 WCR Challenge Series | |
# of Rounds | 12 |
Ovals | 6 |
Road Courses | 6 |
Driver's Champion | |
Owner's Champion | |
Season Opener | |
Season Finale | |
Championship Overview |
The 2018 WCR Challenge Series presented by MasterSpark season is the 4th season of competition for the World Challenge Cup. Due to escalating costs, World Challenge Cup officials have entered 2018 with a new vision for the direction of the series. For 2018 and beyond, teams will be limited to two cars per entry, and the series will take on an exclusive role as a feeder series to the upper echelons of racing. The series, which held 2017 races in America, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Italy, Sweden, Russia, and Dubai, will exclusively hold races in the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada for the new season due to the exorbitant travel and logistical costs associated with hosting headliner events over the globe without much support from sponsors. The race weekend format will also change, with a traditional qualifying and race, rather than the double-header weekends that existed in 2017.
All teams are obligated to run the Omecha MA02, a car with many different setup options that allows for some freedom for the teams.
Team Chart[edit | edit source]
Team | No. | Driver | Primary Sponsor |
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Hypno Autosport | 1 | Ryan Kelly | B4 Car Parts |
HQS Racing | 2 | Evie Vance | Bitter Pills |
62 | Joey Clagett | Ricky and Lewis' | |
Gallard Brothers Racing | 3 | James Gallard | Cheerwine |
HL Autosport | 6 | Sebastian Kask | Danish Crown |
Avalanche Racing | 7 | Vince Nadelli | P. Knowledge |
8 | Nate Reynolds | FarmStop | |
Alec Hodges Motorsports with Ashcroft Family Racing | 9 | Patrick Ashcroft | Marlisle C9 Antifreeze |
53 | Alec Hodges, Jr. | ||
TBA | 12 | TBA | |
24 | TBA | ||
Roos Motorsports | 16 | Lauryn Roos | TomTom/KPN |
17 | Chene Roos | Aegon/DSM | |
Scuderia Gianunzo | 19 | Pietro Acierno | Parmalat/Bertolli |
20 | Warren Koen | The Standard Bank of South Africa | |
Krieger Racing | 23 | Kirby Krieger | Romeo's Alternators |
Garrison Racing Ventures | 27 | Arnie Garrison, Jr. | Oiluminati |
Hartrell Motor Racing | 32 | Jordan Vaughn | Adrian Flux |
82 | Arkady Melkinov | Zapruder Russian Helicopters | |
Borealis Team STS | 33 | Tobias Newbridge | Galgalim |
99 | Mavril Loretta | Sliplube | |
Tim's Raceworks | 40 | Marcus Bryner | Barnwell |
47 | Nick Stevenson | LackO Brakes | |
Team 50 Racing | 50 | Steve Peterson | Maynard |
Hannagan Enterprises | 55 | Mark O'Hannagan | |
505 | Patrick O'Hannagan | ||
Curtis Sawyers Racing | 60 | Nick Van Gilder | Hugger Oranges |
Racing for Ireland | 80 | Keelin Shanahan | Butlers Chocolate/Costa Coffee |
85 | Molly Floyd | Iceland Supermarket/Clarks Pies | |
Kurosawa Motorsports | 196 | Naomi Alnako | My Mech |
197 | Hiroko Nakawa | Moko's Grill |
Schedule[edit | edit source]
Rd. | Circuit | Race Winner | Winning Team | Supporting |
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1 | Ovalo Juarez | N/A | ||
2 | Provo Motorsports Park | AmeriCar Championship Road Racing Series | ||
3 | The Milwaukee Mile | NAAC Launch Energy Championship Racing Series | ||
4 | Grand Detour of Southern Illinois | NAAC Launch Energy Championship Racing Series | ||
5 | Chicago Motor Speedway | N/A | ||
6 | Road America | V8 Champ Car | ||
7 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | NAAC Launch Energy Championship Racing Series | ||
8 | Michigan International Speedway | Formula Overdrive | ||
9 | New York Autoring | NAAC Launch Energy Championship Racing Series | ||
10 | Brands Hatch | American Raceday at Brands Hatch | ||
11 | Ocean State Speedway | N/A | ||
12 | Surfers Paradise | V8 Champ Car |