PK Carsport scored a great victory yesterday at Spa-Francorchamps with their brand new Audi R8 LMS ultra. The Belgian Audi Sport customer racing team was impressive in the Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) 3-hour endurance race
The winning #1 Audi was shared by Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Frank Belien. The three drivers finished ahead of the #100 Aston Martin V12 Vantage and the #99 Porsche 997 GT3-R.
After a lot of bad luck in the opening rounds of the BRCC, PK Carsport drivers, team members and the Belgian Audi Club were delighted with this great race win.
Another Audi team entered the BRCC round 5 with an old specification R8 LMS, JB Motorsport from Sweden. The #3 car in the hands of Jan Brunstedt, Mikael Bender and Magnus Dybeck finished in a strong fourth overall and took a fine GTP class victory.
A great news coming from Belgium, PK Carsport the only Audi team in the BRCC series has switched to the Audi R8 LMS ultra.
The Belgian Audi Sport customer racing team has competed in BRCC with an older specification Audi R8 LMS in 2013 winning the endurance championship and in the opening rounds this year.
PK Carsport was among the fastest and strongest in the field this season however they were not able to target overall victories in a demanding field with teams using new generation GT3 race cars.
Race debut for PK Carsport with the Audi R8 LMS ultra is this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. The BRCC series supporting the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
The #1 Audi R8 LMS will be driven by the team's regulars Anthonly Kumpen, Bert Longin and Frank Belien.
And as was the case with the old Audi R8 LMS, PK Carsport ultra livery has been made by our friends at Berzerkdesign and the car looks really great.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) is heading to Circuit Park Zandvoort sharing the weekend with the Blancpain Sprint Series. Unfortunatelly there will be no Audi R8 LMS entry from PK Carsport.
The Belgian team is forced to skip the Dutch round after a severe crash with their Audi R8 LMS last Monday at Spa-Francorchamps. The car was heavily damaged while testing and will not be ready in time to take part in the event.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) held its second round for 2014 in France this weekend, at the Dijon circuit. W Racing Team (WRT) joined the regular season Audi entrants, PK Carsport.
PK Carsport finished second at the season opener at Zolder last time out. They were back on the grid this weekend, fielding their #1 Audi R8 LMS for Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Frank Beliën.
W Racing Team fielded one of their Audi R8 LMS ultra cars at the French BRCC event for Harry Teneketzian and Grégoire Chaix, who also competed with WRT at the opening round of the French V de V Endurance Series at Catalunya in March.
PK Carsport was entered in the GT Pro class for older GT3 machinery and WRT was entered in the GT Pro Evo class for newer cars.
The weekend started well for the Audi Sport customer acing squad, as WRT took pole position. PK Carsport qualified sixth overall, behind five GT Pro Evo cars, the fastest GT Pro qualifier.
The three-hour race was held on Sunday and WRT came home to take second overall, finishing a mere 1.267 seconds behind the race winners. PK Carsport unfortunately dropped back and retired following an accident.
Round three of the BRCC will be heading to Zandvoort, 4-6 July.
W Racing Team (WRT) will be entering an Audi R8 LMS ultra at round two of the Belgian Racing Car Championship.
The Belgian team will be entering the car for drivers Harry Teneketzian and Grégoire Chaix, who also competed with WRT at the opening round of the French V de V Endurance Series at Catalunya in March.
Together with WRT, the grid at round two will also see the regular BRCC entrants and reigning BRCC endurance drivers champions', PK Carsport, with their #1 Audi R8 LMS. The second round of the BRCC will be heading to Dijon in France, 9-11 May.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship got its 2014 season underway at the Zolder New Race Festival this weekend. PK Carsport returned to defend their 2013 BRCC title.
The #1 Audi R8 LMS was fielded by PK Carsport and driven by reigning BRCC endurance champions, Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin, alongside their new teammate, Frank Beliën.
The PK Carsport trio qualified seventh overall behind six newer GTPE (GT Pro Evo) cars, but they were the fastest GTP (GT Pro) class car on the grid.
A one-hour race was held on Sunday and PK Carsport performed very well, with the #1 Audi R8 LMS finishing in second place overall, first in the GTP class.
Round two of the BRCC will be heading to Dijon in France, from 9-11 May.
By Johan Laubscher PK Carsport was out testing at Zolder on Thursday, ahead of the Belgian Racing Car Championship season opener at the same circuit this upcoming weekend. The team is hard at work preparing for their title defence in the Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC). Their #1 Audi R8 LMS will be piloted by reigning BRCC endurance champions, Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin. They will be joined by Frank Beliën.
The PK Carsport R8 LMS was seen out on track with its new livery for the first time on Thursday, a stunning new black design by berzerkdesign.de. The first round of the BRCC will be taking place at the Zolder New Race Festival this upcoming weekend, from 26-27 April. Photo credit: Anthony Kumpen berzerkdesign.de
The Belgian Racing Car Championship was out in force at Zolder today. It was the official test day and a number of competitors took part, but the reigning BRCC Endurance champions were not present at the test day.
PK Carsport is hard at work preparing for the 2014 BRCC and opted not to take part in the official test day on Thursday. The team has however completed a number of test sessions at Zolder in recent weeks. Their primary Audi R8 LMS is being prepared for the BRCC and will soon be receiving its new livery.
The trio of drivers for the #1 PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS includes Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Frank Beliën.
The stunning new PK Carsport R8 LMS livery was designed by berzerkdesign.de.
The first round of the BRCC will be taking place at the Zolder New Race Festival from 26-27 April.
Update: One of PK Carsports' two Audi R8 LMS cars was present at the Zolder test day, but it did not take part. The car is for sale and was on display in pitlane (pictured below). This is the vehicle that PK Carsport used to win the 2013 BRCC Endurance drivers' title. The team will be using the ex-MOMO Megatron DF1 Audi R8 LMS during 2014, the car that was seen in the 2013 European Le Mans Series.
Thanks to autosport.befor the updates from the Zolder test day.
PK Carsport was out testing their Audi R8 LMS at Zolder on Thursday this week. They are currently hard at work preparing for their title defence in the Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC).
Their Audi R8 LMS will be piloted by reigning BRCC endurance champions, Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin. They will be joined by Frank Beliën.
The PK Carsport R8 LMS will soon be receiving its new livery, a stunning new black design by berzerkdesign.de.
The official BRCC test and press day will be taking place at Zolder on 20 March, followed by the first round at the Zolder New Race Festival from 26-27 April.
PK Carsport will be returning to the Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) with Audi in 2014. They won the 2013 Endurance title with Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Martin Makelberge behind the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS.
For PK Carsport it was a victorious return on their debut, after having taken a break for a number of seasons. The driving duo of Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin will be joined by Frank Beliën for PK Carsport’s 2014 entry.
The team will be fielding the Audi R8 LMS from MOMO Megatron DF1, which was used in the 2014 ELMS. PK Carsport’s ex-Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS, which won the 2013 BRCC Endurance title, is currently for sale (see below). Both of the cars were seen testing at Zolder two weeks ago.
The official BRCC test and press day will be taking place at Zolder on 20 March, followed by the first round at the Zolder New Race Festival from 26-27 April.
Two Audi R8 LMS cars were seen taking part in testing at Zolder on Thursday. The cars from PK Carsport and MOMO Megatron DF1 were both used at the test.
Anthony Kumpen was one of the drivers on hand at Zolder this week. Neither teams have announced their 2014 plans as of yet, but it is very exciting to see both of these cars taking part in testing.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship, wherein PK Carsport won the 2013 Endurance title with Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge, will be hosting its official Zolder test day on 20 March.
Thanks to BelgiumCarChannel for the information and the cover image.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship saw the return of PK Carsport in 2013. PK's weapon of choice was the Audi R8 LMS and their drivers went on to win the 2013 BRCC Endurance title.
The season review has been compiled from the 2013 Audi Motorsport Blog Weekend Round Up posts. Each round has been added as was seen in the individual Weekend Round Up posts during 2013, which can be accessed via the links throughout the review below:
Test Day: Zolder
The Belgian BRCC held an official test day at Zolder on Friday. Two Audi R8 LMS cars took part. The PK Carsport R8 LMS is a full season BRCC competitor, whereas the Belgian Racing Team (MOMO-Megatron-dF1) R8 LMS used the test day to prepare for the upcoming ELMS season.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) was a support event at Zolder this weekend. The PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS debuted at the event. The team performed well and won the ninety minute endurance race on Sunday.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) held round two in France this weekend. One Audi team was entered for the event at Dijon, that of PK Carsport. The team was victorious in the endurance event at Zolder, round one of the championship. The team performed very well this weekend and finished the race in fourth place, third in class.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) also held its third round at Spa this weekend. The PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS qualified on the front row and did very well during the race, finishing in third place.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) was at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. They hosted round four of the series as a support event for the Spa 24 Hours. PK Carsport was there and achieved very good results. The team achieved pole position for the BRCC race at Spa, which was held on Friday afternoon, before the Spa 24 Hours Superpole. They were over a second ahead of the field during the wet qualifying session. The hour-long race itself saw the PK Carsport squad converting pole into a solid finish. Third place overall and yet another podium finish and good points for the season.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship headed to Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, for the 600 km of Spa, round five of the season. PK Carsport was entered with their #7 Audi R8 LMS, with drivers Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge. They qualified in third place and finished the endurance event on the podium in third as well.
The finale of the Belgian Racing Car Championship was held at Zolder this weekend. PK Carsport arrived with their drivers leading the championship. PK Carsport has been an all-season competitor in the BRCC, fielding their #7 Audi R8 LMS driven Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge. The trio had retaken the lead in the BRCC endurance championship standings following the last round at the 600 km of Spa in September. They arrived at Zolder with a mere five point lead in the driver’s standings. PK Carsport was also in the hunt for the team’s title, as they were in third place, just three points behind the leaders. They qualified third on the gird for the race at Zolder, taking position three behind the two GPR Aston Martin Vantage GT3 cars. The finale arrived on Sunday with high drama during the morning. News of possible sabotage emerged from the PK Carsport pits. This came after the PK Carsport engineers discovered that sticker seals, placed on the car the night before, had been broken. This raised the suspicion that the car might have been tampered with during the night, and with the title fight hanging in the balance, the PK Carsport team worked hard on Sunday morning to thoroughly check the car and replace many components. After the morning's drama the race got underway on Sunday afternoon. PK Carsport finished the season by taking second place overall by the end of the race, finishing behind the #100 GPR Aston Martin. This result was enough to crown the PK Carsport driving trio as the 2013 BRCC Endurance champions.
The finale of the Belgian Racing Car Championship was held at Zolder this weekend. PK Carsport arrived with their drivers leading the championship in the #7 Audi R8 LMS.
PK Carsport has been an all-season competitor in the BRCC, fielding their #7 Audi R8 LMS driven Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge. The trio had retaken the lead in the BRCC endurance championship standings following the last round at the 600 km of Spa in September. They arrived at Zolder with a mere five point lead in the driver’s standings. PK Carsport was also in the hunt for the team’s title, as they were in third place, just three points behind the leaders.
They qualified third on the gird for the race at Zolder, taking position three behind the two GPR Aston Martin Vantage GT3 cars.
Photo of the broken seal - as shared by Anthony Kumpen via twitter @AnthonyKumpen
The finale arrived on Sunday with high drama during the morning. News of possible sabotage emerged from the PK Carsport pits. This came after the PK Carsport engineers discovered that sticker seals, placed on the car the night before, had been broken. This raised the suspicion that the car might have been tampered with during the night, and with the title fight hanging in the balance, the PK Carsport team worked hard on Sunday morning to thoroughly check the car and replace many components.
After the morning's drama the race got underway on Sunday afternoon. PK Carsport finished the season by taking second place overall by the end of the race, finishing behind the #100 GPR Aston Martin. This result was enough to crown the PK Carsport driving trio as the 2013 BRCC Endurance champions.
Well done to PK Carsport for an excellent season in Belgium.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship headed to Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, for the 600 km of Spa, round five of the season.
PK Carsport was entered with their #7 Audi R8 LMS, with drivers Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge. Coming into this penultimate BRCC round the PK Carport drivers were still involved in the championship title fight.
During qualifying they qualified in third place, behind the two GPR Aston Martins.
The PK Carsport squad were running at the front during the race, fighting against the GPR cars. By the end of the 600 km race the PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS crossed the finish in third place, behind the #9 GPR Aston Martin and the race winning sister #100 GPR Aston Martin.
The results from the Spa weekend can be seen HERE.
The finale of the BRCC will take place at Zolder in mid-October.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) was at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. They hosted round four of the series as a support event for the Spa 24 Hours. PK Carsport was there and achieved very good results.
PK Carsport has been a regular BRCC competitor this year, entering their #7 Audi R8 LMS which is driven by Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge. They tasted victory at the first event of the season at Zolder, and things looked very good this weekend.
The team achieved pole position for the BRCC race at Spa, which was held on Friday afternoon, before the Spa 24 Hours Superpole. They were over a second ahead of the field during the wet qualifying session. The hour-long race itself saw the PK Carsport squad converting pole into a solid finish. Third place overall and yet another podium finish and good points for the season.
The race was won by the GPR Aston Martin, ahead of the Prospeed Competition Porsche 911.
PK Carsport is one of the most prestigious and successful sportscar teams from Belgium. The team was revived this year after many years of absence. They have chosen to compete in the Belgian Racing Car Championship with the Audi R8 LMS.
Last weekend Circuit Zolder hosted the first round of the BRCC, a support event to the FIA GT Series. It was a perfect debut for PK Carsport with Audi. They qualified in fifth place. With the 2010 spec R8 LMS (ex Team Rosberg) of Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge they won the 90 minutes endurance race, less than five seconds ahead the second placed Porsche 996 GT3-RS from ProSpeed Competition.
Anthony Kumpen, who also raced in the FIA GT Series on the same weekend with Phoenix Racing, was delighted after this fantastic victory: "I am very happy to finish this superb weekend on the highest step of the podium." (quotes sourced from BRCC)
The second round of the BRCC will be in France at Circuit Dijon-Prenois in May, with the three PK Carsport Audi drivers leading the overall points standings.
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (BRCC) held their official test day at Zolder on Friday. Two older Audi R8 LMS were entered for the test.
PK Carsport has entered one red and white Audi R8 LMS as a full season BRCC entry. The team has completed a number of pre-season testing sessions and also attended the official BRCC test day. More can be read about the team HERE.
The second Audi R8 LMS was listed on the test day entry list as Belgian Racing. On the day it emerged that the car was indeed the MOMO-Megatron-dF1 R8 LMS, which will be seen in the ELMS this year. Dylan Derdaele is one of Belgian Racing drivers and he is also listed as one of the Momo ELMS drivers. Thus the team used the Zolder test day as a testing opportunity for the Audi R8 LMS ahead of the first ELMS round at Silverstone. More can be read about the team HERE.
The first BRCC round will take place at Zolder on the FIA GT Series weekend. So far only one Audi is entered for the event, the single R8 LMS from PK Carsport.
