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The third season of Lotus Cup Europe under the organizational skills of LoTRDC saw an important change. With Dany Bahar's revitalised Lotus putting ever greater emphasis on racing, overseen by the experienced Claudio Berro, the Lotus Cup programme expanded throughout the globe. The series now sat alongside a number of other Lotus Cup series including those from the USA, Japan and UK. The increased opportunities for the European Lotus racer changed the makeup of the grid, focusing it more on the French, Belgian and German drivers, and whilst British drivers still entered the races, the balance was now firmly in favour of those from the mainland. Despite this, grid numb…
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Introduction The new season of Lotus Cup Europe brought in lots of new faces, as the 2-Eleven class numbers dramatically increased, with the Exige Cup class not far behind on numbers and expected to be on equal terms this year. In addition the new Evora class brought in two cars for last year's outstanding driver Gregory Rasse and preparation expert Thierry Verheist. Whilst there were a lot of new drivers and cars, the circuits remained familiar and amongst the very best in Europe, so where better to start than the former home of the French (and Swiss!) Grand Prix at Dijon-Prenois? The combination of challenging corners and undulations provide the …
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Jonathan Walker followed up his success at Dijon with another clean sweep in last weekend’s (7/8 June) Lotus Cup Europe round at Zandvoort. The British driver was joined for the first time by his brother, Nick, on the podium for the second encounter at the Dutch seaside circuit, after the siblings dominated qualifying the day before. Nicholas Ferrer took third, the only non-V6 powered driver to feature in the overall top three throughout the weekend, whilst Nikolaj Ipsen and Gregory Rasse joined Walker on the rostrum for the opening race. Xavier Georges trailed team mate Jeremy Lorenco in the 2-Eleven category both times, however he currently shares the championship lea…
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New era for Lotus Cup Europe as inaugural championship kicks off at the Nürburgring The first race for Lotus Cup Europe as an FIA International Series took place at the Nürburgring this weekend and saw victories for V6 powered machinery. Belgium’s Greg Rasse swapped the lead with French 2-Eleven driver Jeremy Lourenço several times before taking the opening race win of 2013. The 2-Eleven of Xavier George completed the podium in third place. Meanwhile Anthony Fournier took the Exige Cup class honours on his series debut from Dave Carr and Jean Baptiste Loup. In the V6 class Nick Walker recorded his best ever finish with fifth place overall and second in class, whilst…
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Double celebration for Rasse family as Lourenço is denied treble at Le Mans Gregory Rasse won the final Lotus Cup Europe race of 2015 at Le Mans last weekend (10/11 October), celebrating with brother John, who claimed the title despite missing out on a clean sweep of class victories. Outgoing champion Jérémy Lourenço passed polesitter and team-mate Xavier Georges to win the opening two races on the Bugatti circuit, which were held during the 24 Heures Camions event at the famous venue. The French Exige Cup pair finished in 1-2 formation, with Belgian Gregory Rasse taking third in his Evora. Rasse got his revenge in the double-points final race after a fantastic six-…
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Walker takes a commanding double at Lotus Festival Jon Walker charged to a brace of victories as Lotus Cup Europe’s penultimate round played out to a crowd of Lotus owners and fans at the annual Lotus Festival. With the Lotus Cup UK and Elise Trophy series also on the bill, along with Formula 1 demonstrations and a Lotus Cortina 50th anniversary race, several UK drivers also took part. This included Andrew Bentley, who starred in a Lotus Evora that started from the back of the grid in both contests. However it was not enough to defeat Walker, who maintained a steady gap to the rest and was able to pull away at will. Christophe Lisandre starred in qualifying but was unabl…
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The 2015 Lotus Cup Europe provisional calendar has been released, and the FIA International Series will visit Germany, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom in a championship that will visit seven of the continent’s best circuits. The calendar includes several prestigious meetings, starting with the Jim Clark Revival weekend at Hockenheim in April. The championship then heads to France, first at Dijon-Prenois, then Magny-Cours, with both events taking place in May. Lotus Cup Europe will once again support the Fun Cup 25 Hour and British GT Championship at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps in July. The following month the championship will join its UK counterparts at the annua…
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Reigning Lotus Cup Europe Champion Jérémy Lourenço followed up his maiden overall win at Dijon- Prenois with a double victory at Magny-Cours this weekend in rounds five and six of the 2015 championship. Reigning Lotus Cup Europe Champion Jérémy Lourenço followed up his maiden overall win at Dijon-Prenois with a double victory at Magny-Cours this weekend (30/31 May) in rounds five and six of the 2015 championship. Meanwhile another dominant performance in the Production class has allowed John Rasse to stretch his title lead. Lourenço qualified on pole position at the former French Grand Prix venue, but was passed by teammate and fellow front row starter Xavier Georges as…
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Bus stop fails to halt Lourenço’s double decker at Spa A spin at the Bus Stop chicane on the final lap of the second Lotus Cup Europe race at Spa-Francorchamps was the only blot on Jérémy Lourenço’s copybook this weekend (10-11 July). Whether or not it was down to exuberance, the reigning champion had reason to celebrate a perfect score at an event where many of his rivals lost ground in the title fight. The opening race was interrupted by several incidents, starting at La Source on lap one, which took potential winners Nikolaj Ipsen, Gregory Rasse and Philippe Loup out of contention. When Production category challenger David McInulty spun into the barriers at Eau Ro…
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Among the record entry of 41 cars taking to the Dijon-Prenois circuit for qualifying at round one of the Lotus Cup Europe season, there were plenty of new faces. One of these was veteran racer Rémi Pochauvin, a man with Le Mans starts to his name, and he left the circuit on Sunday with Pole Position and two wins. These were by no means easy pickings, as he was chased hard in both races. In the opener, brothers John and Gregory Rasse kept up the pressure for the duration, with the former leading most of the race. Unfortunately he wasn’t in front when it counted but the resultant podium featuring a 2-Eleven, Exige and one of two Evoras in the field reflected t…
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Jonathan Walker has ended Rémi Pochauvin’s early season domination of Lotus Cup Europe with a brace of victories at the Nürburgring. Taking pole position by half a second, he lost the lead to Pochauvin at the rolling start of race one, the veteran French racer already up to second as the cars headed along the pit straight. Chistophe Lisandre then had a turn at heading the field as a train of cars up to sixth place lapped in close company for the duration of the 20 minute race. Meanwhile, Walker picked off the two cars in front, eventually taking the flag from Lisandre and Phillippe Loup by just over a second. As if he enjoyed making a fight of it, Walker’s standin…
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Introduction After two visits to Germany and a round in France, the fourth meeting of 2012 saw a move to Belgium and the majestic Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes Forest. A popular destination in the series, the drivers’ favourite looked to favour the local contingent with John Rasse enjoying another strong season. However his brother Gregory has been improving in the Evora, whilst Christophe Lisandre and Xavier Georges head up the 2-Eleven contingent with UK Production frontrunner Ken Savage an intriguing prospect as he makes his class debut. Practice and Qualifying Georges led the field in the first session, run in the damp after overnight and morning rai…
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The championship, which gained FIA International Series status in 2013, will be supporting the Bosch Hockenheim Historic – Jim Clark Revival meeting at Hockenheim. The German Grand Prix venue will be staging a weekend of historic and modern racing, featuring some of the sport’s most famouscategories. Top of the bill will be Historic Formula 1 cars from 1966 to 1985, an era in which Team Lotus thrived, and the drivers will be competing for the Jim Clark Cup. More contemporary Grand Prix machinery can be found in the BOSS GP category, whilst there will be demonstration laps from Toyota’s 2002, 2004 and 2008 World Championship challengers. The Race Club Germany will also be…
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The 2015 Lotus Cup Europe champion will be crowned at the 24 Heures Camions event on the Le Mans Bugatti circuit next weekend (10/11 October), with a special triple-header set to decide the FIA International Series’ title. Twelve months ago, Jérémy Lourenço lifted the 2014 championship, and after moving up from the 2-Eleven class to V6 Cup with an Exige this season, the Frenchman has proven to be the man to beat for overall wins. Only England’s Jon Walker (Exige) and Belgium’s Greg Rasse (Evora) have beaten him to the top step of the podium this season, but with two and three victories respectively, they have been overshadowed by Lourenço’s dominant seven. However, t…
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Ten Elise Cup PB-R on track in the first round, one for Ivan Capelli All is set fot the first round of Lotus Cup Italia 2014. The Italian cup series will be on track next weekend in Adria for the first of six events of this season. Ten cars will be on the grid including the reigning champ Vito Utzieri, who will be under ADV Motorsport colours; Andrea Agazzi, from Bergamo, will debut in the Lotus Cup with a Lotus Elise Cup PB-R prepared by MM Motorsport; Alberto Grisi is another new entry in the racing series and his car will be managed by AGV Racing; Marco Fiore, from Switzerland, will share his car - prepared by Essecorse - with Luca Lorenzini in this first round; Fa…
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