Middle East Trophy
| Category | Grand tourer Touring cars Endurance racing |
|---|---|
| Country | Middle East |
| Inaugural season | 2022–23 |
 Current season | |
The Middle East Trophy is a sports car racing and touring car racing series developed by Creventic and with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), based in the Middle East. The races in the series are contested with GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, sports cars, 24H-Specials, like silhouette cars, TCR Touring Cars, TCX cars and TC cars. The calendar consists of rounds ranging from 6-hour to 24-hour races.
Creventic
[edit]The Dutch agency Creventic is the organiser and promoter of the series. Their goals are to organise races with "low costs, a convivial atmosphere with teams and drivers from all over the world and fair competition on the track." In co-operation with the Dutch National Racing Team (DNRT) – one of the biggest motorsport organisations of the Benelux – they organised the inaugural Dubai 24 Hour in 2006.[1] Creventic is also the organiser of the 24H Series and the Touring Car Endurance Series.
History
[edit]On 23 September 2022, Creventic announced the formation of the Middle East Trophy, with the first race taking place on 30 November.[2][3] On 23 September 2023, it was announced that the series would return for the 2023–24 season.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Creventic, promoter 24H Series". Creventic. p. 6. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "New Championship! Middle East Trophy Debut With Hankook 12H Kuwait". 24hseries.com. Creventic. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Creventic Introduce New 2022/2023 Middle East Trophy". Dailysportscar. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Creventic's Three Round Middle East Trophy Returns for 2023/2024". 24hseries.com. Creventic. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Middle East Trophy Returns For 2023/2024". Dailysportscar. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.