The 2023–24 Middle East Trophy is the second season of the Middle East Trophy, presented by Creventic.^[1][2] 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

The provisional calendar was released on 11 October 2023, featuring three rounds.^[2] On 27 December 2023, a change to the schedule was announced, the Dubai 24 Hour becoming the season finale, due to shipping issues in the Bab El Mandab Strait.^[3] Due to the rescheduling, eight entries withdrew from the event.^[4][5]

Round	Event	Circuit	Location	Date	Map of circuit locations
1	12 Hours of Kuwait	Kuwait Motor Town	Ali Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait	7–9 December 2023	Kuwait Yas Marina Dubai
2	6 Hours of Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina Circuit	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	19–21 January 2024
3	Dubai 24 Hour	Dubai Autodrome	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	26–28 January 2024

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds GT3 OJ Lifestyle Racing by Racing One[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 6 Stefan Aust PA TBA Steffen Görig TBA Luca Ludwig TBA GetSpeed Performance[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Al Faisal Al Zubair[8] P TBA Anthony Bartone[7] TBA Martin Konrad[7] TBA Fabian Schiller[7] TBA Luca Stolz[7] TBA EBM – Grove Racing[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 10 Brenton Grove[10] PA 2 Stephen Grove[10] 2 Jordan Love[10] 2 Phil Keen[10] TBA Matthew Payne[10] TBA Race Lab[11] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 Euan Hankey[11] PA 2 James Kell[11] 2 Lucky Khera[11] 2 Thomas Surgent[11] 2 Century Motorsport[12] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo V8 14 Sean Gelael[12] Am TBA Michael Johnston[12] TBA Darren Leung[12] TBA Christopher Salkeld[12] TBA 22 Jack Barlow[12] PA 1–2 Carl Cavers[12] 1–2 Lewis Plato[12] 1–2 Jake Rattenbury[12] TBA Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 18 Michael Doppelmayr PA TBA Elia Erhart TBA Sven Herberger TBA Pierre Kaffer TBA 26 Mattéo Merafina Am TBA Thomas Merafina TBA Wilfried Merafina TBA HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 20 Liang Jiatong TBA Tim Müller TBA Morris Schuring TBA 21 Mathieu Detry Am 2 Thomas Kiefer 2 Torsten Kratz 2 Stanislav Minsky[N 1] 2 Miika Panu TBA Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 92 Edoardo Bacci PA 2 Masoud Jaberian 2 Alessandro Tonoli 2 Heart of Racing by SPS[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 27 Pierre Kleinubing[8] PA TBA Daniel Mancinelli[8] TBA Gray Newell[13] TBA Darren Turner[8] TBA Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 31 Robert Huff PA TBA Max Lynn TBA Shaun Lynn TBA Joe Wheeler TBA ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 44 Petr Fulín Am 2 Miro Konôpka 2 Zdeno Mikulasko 2 S'Aalocin by Kox Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 48 Peter Kox Am 2 Stéphane Kox 2 Nico Pronk 2 Tom Boonen TBA Dennis Retera TBA Huber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 50 Marc Bartels P 2 Finn Gehrsitz 2 Tim Zimmerman 2 Eastalent Racing Team[14] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 54 Christopher Haase[14] P TBA Simon Reicher[14] TBA Markus Winkelhock[14] TBA Mike Zhou[14] TBA Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 63 Brendon Leitch PA TBA Marco Mapelli TBA Gabriele Rindone TBA Alban Varutti TBA 7TSIX McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76 George Nakas P TBA Fraser Ross TBA TBA TBA Goroyan RT by Car Collection Motorsport[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 80 Artur Goroyan[15] P 2 Roman Mavlanov[15][N 1] 2 Markus Winkelhock[15] 2 Car Collection Motorsport[4][15] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 96 Dustin Blattner[15] PA 2 Loek Hartog[15] 2 Dennis Marschall[15] 2 Sebastian Gorga TBA Fuad Sawaya TBA Mark Wallenwein TBA Proton Huber Competition[16] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 83 Razmik Arayan[N 2] PA TBA Spartak Barsegyan[N 2] TBA Sven Müller TBA Vigen Shikhanyan[N 2] TBA 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 Darren Law TBA Baron Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 86 Philipp Baron Am 2 Axcil Jefferies 2 Ernst Kirchmayr 2 ROFGO with Dragon Racing[17][18] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 88 Benjamin Goethe[18] P TBA Oliver Goethe[18] TBA Roald Goethe[18] TBA Jordan Grogor[18] TBA Stuart Hall[18] TBA Herberth Motorsport[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 91 Antares Au PA 2 Ralf Bohn 2 Alfred Renauer 2 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 95 Fabrizio Broggi P 1 PA 2 1–2 Sabino de Castro 1–2 Sergiu Nicolae 1–2 Cosimo Papi 1–2 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 99 Alex Aka P 2 Jef Machiels 2 Florian Scholze 2 Andrey Mukovoz[N 2] TBA Sergey Titarenko[N 2] TBA GTX Vortex V8 Vortex 2.0 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 701 Lionel Amrouche 1–2 Philippe Bonnel 1–2 Arnaud Gomez 1–2 Olivier Gomez 1–2 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 710 Gregg Gorski 2 Gerhard Watzinger 2 Razoon – More than Racing KTM X-Bow GT2 Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 714 Arthur Chwist 1–2 Daniel Drexel 1–2 Dominik Olbert 1 Haytham Qarajouli 1 Denis Liebl 2 P21 Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 715 Jorge Figueiredo 2 José Monroy 2 Rui Miritta 2 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup I Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 721 Rúben Costa 2 Alexandre Fonseca 2 Kika Queiroz 2 Scott Sport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 750 Keith Frieser 2 Mikkel Mac 2 Aaron Scott 2 Toro Verde GT Ginetta G56 Supercup GM LS3 6.2 L V8 795 Mike Simpson 1–2 Freddie Tomlinson 1–2 Lawrence Tomlinson 1–2 Nico Prost[19] TBA 992 PROsport Racing[20] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 901 Simon Balcaen Am TBA Guillaume Dumarey TBA Steven Palette TBA Jörg Viebahn TBA Holmgaard Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 902 Darren Currie P TBA Axle Donaldson TBA Magnus Holmgaard TBA Jonas Holmgaard TBA Patrick Steen Rasmussen TBA Red Ant Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 903 Peter Guelinckx P TBA Jef Machiels TBA Ayrton Redant TBA Yannick Redant TBA RPM - Krohn Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 907 Niclas Jönsson Am TBA Philip Hamprecht TBA Patrick Huisman TBA Tracy Krohn TBA SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 910 Sebastien Lajoux Am 2 Benjamin Paque 2 Stéphane Perrin 2 Flynt Schuring TBA Lucas Walter TBA Red Camel-Jordans.nl Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 909 Ivo Breukers P 1–2 Luc Breukers 1–2 Fabian Danz 1–2 Rik Breukers 1 PRP Motorsports with HRT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 918 Steven Liquorish Am 2 Graeme Mundy 2 Gilles Vannelet 2 HRT Performance 928 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 929 Gregg Gorski Am 2 Holger Harmsen 2 TBA TBA 930 Stéphane Adler Am TBA Michael Blanchemain TBA Jérôme Da Costa TBA Franck Eburderie TBA Franck Lavergne TBA QMMF by HRT Suhail Qatar 931 Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Am 2 Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi 2 Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed 2 Julian Hanses 2 Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 921 Vladislav Lomko[N 1] Am TBA Bryan Sircely TBA TBA TBA Team Captain America by Bas Koeten Racing[21] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 925 Kay van Berlo[21] Am TBA Richard Edge[21] TBA Curt Swearingin[21] TBA Grant Talkie[21] TBA Pedro Torres[21] TBA NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten[21] 992 Gjis Bessem[21] Am 2 Harry Hilders[21] 2 Bob Herber[21] TBA Kari-Pekka Laaksonen[21] TBA SRS Team Sorg Rennsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 927 Stefan Beyer Am TBA Patrik Grütter TBA Oleksiy Kikireshko TBA Marlon Menden TBA KKrämer Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 936 Michele di Martino P 1 Am 2 1–2 Karsten Krämer 1–2 "Selv" 1–2 Moritz Kranz 1 Tobias Müller 1 937 Karsten Krämer Am 1–2 Michele di Martino 1 "Selv" 1 Cameron McLeod 2 Mark "Speakerwas" 2 SMP Racing[N 3] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 937 Aleksandr Bolduev[N 3] P TBA Vitaly Petrov[N 3] TBA Denis Remenyako[N 3] TBA Sergey Sirotkin[N 3] TBA Alexander Smolyar[N 3] TBA Fach Auto Tech Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 961 Marc Devis Am TBA Michael Hinderer TBA Yves Scemama TBA Christian Traber TBA Nico Verdonck TBA 962 Paul Meijer P TBA Ralph Poppelaars TBA Jop Rappange TBA Huub van Eijndhoven TBA MDM Ireckonu Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 965 Tom Coronel P 2 Jan Jaap van Roon 2 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 971 Saif Alameri P 1 Am 2 1–2 Christopher Zöchling 1–2 Enrico Fulgenzi 1 Helal Al Mazrouei 2 Salem Alketbi TBA Fahad Alzaab TBA Neuhofer Rennsport by MRS GT-Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 988 Alexey Denisov[N 1] Am 2 P 3 2 Felix Neuhofer 2 Markus Neuhofer 2 Martin Ragginger TBA Helmut Roedig TBA MRS GT-Racing 989 Alexandr Artemyev Am TBA Alexey Denisov[N 1] TBA Nikolai Gadetskii[N 1] TBA Antti Rammo TBA Toro Verde GT[22] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 995 Adrian Flack[22] TBA Frazer McFadden[22] TBA Ed Stanton[22] TBA David Wall[22] TBA GT4 GPM Racing by Dragon[18] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 408 Ramez Azzam 2 Denis Bulatov[N 1] 2 Keith Gatehouse[18] 2 PCR Sport Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 418 Jamie Day TBA Keith Gatehouse TBA TBA TBA Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[23] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 423 Samuel Harrison[23] 2 Kavi Jundu[23] 2 Michael O'Brien[23] 2 Benjamin Tusting[23] 2 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 429 Ravi Ramyead 1–2 Charlie Robertson 1–2 Nathan Freke 1 David Holloway 1 Piers Johnson TBA Nick Halstead TBA Rianna O’Meara-Hunt TBA BMW AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 438 Fabian Duffieux 1–2 Andrey Solukovtsev[N 1] 1 Vasily Vladykin 1 Tim Docker 2 Ivan Krapivtsev[N 2] 2 Hugo Cook TBA Artur Dzhalilov[N 2] TBA TGR Continental Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 496 Ahmed Al Khaja 2 Andrey Solukovtsev[N 1] 2 Vasily Vladykin 2 David Pogosyan[N 2] TBA Mikhail Loboda[N 2] TBA TCR Simpson Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 138 Ricky Coomber 1 James Kaye 1 Jack Lemmer 1 Henry Neal 1 Vasily Vladykin 1 Jason Garrett 2 Andrei Muraveika[N 2] 2 Ivan Stanchin[N 1] 2 Nadir Zuhour TBA AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 188 Enzo Ferrari 2 James Kaye 2 Ivars Vallers 2 Artur Goroyan TBA Thierry Chkondali TBA Paul Sieljes TBA TCX Lotus PB Racing Lotus Elise Cup PB-R Toyota 1.4 L I4 205 Stefano d'Aste TBA Vito Utzieri TBA Maurizio Copetti TBA Stefano Moretti TBA Emanuele Romani TBA Race Track Competition Lamera GT Volvo 2.5 L I5 223 Gilles Bruckner 2 Daniel Lamouli 2 Laurent Özkan 2 Tommy Rollinger 2 SRS Team Sorg Rennsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 227 Gero Bauknecht TBA José Garcia TBA Patrick Kolb TBA Christoph Krombach TBA Benito Tagle TBA CWS Engineering Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 277 Dale Albutt 2 Owen Hizzey 2 Adam Hayes TBA Dan Morris TBA Neale Muston TBA 278 Colin White 1–2 Christian Broberg 1 Neale Muston 1 Mark Griffin 2 Mark Griffiths TBA Dan Morris TBA Source:[24][25][26]

GT3 entries Icon Class P GT3-Pro PA GT3-Pro Am Am GT3-Am 992 entries Icon Class P 992-Pro Am 992-Am

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Event	Circuit	GT3-Pro Winners	GT3-Pro Am Winners	GT3-Am Winners	GTX Winners	992-Pro Winners	992-Am Winners	GT4 Winners		TCR Winners	TCX Winners	TC Winners	Report
1	Kuwait Motor Town	No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors	No. 22 Century Motorsport	No. 85 CP Racing	No. 795 Toro Verde GT	No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl	No. 937 KKrämer Racing	No. 438 BMW AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport		No. 138 Simpson Motorsport	No. 278 CWS Engineering	No entries	Report
		Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi	Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato	Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman	Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz	Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv"	Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin		Ricky Coomber James Kaye Jack Lemmer Henry Neal Vasily Vladykin	Christian Broberg Neale Muston Colin White
2	Yas Marina Circuit												Report
3	Dubai Autodrome												Report

Championship standings

GT3 Drivers'

Pos. Drivers Team KUW ABU DUB  Pts.  1 Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman No. 85 CP Racing 1 40 2 Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae Cosimo Papi No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors 2 36 3 Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato No. 22 Century Motorsport 3 32 Pos. Drivers Team KUW ABU DUB  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

GT3 Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 85 CP Racing	1			40
2	No. 95 Manamauri Energy by Ebimotors	2			36
3	No. 22 Century Motorsport	3			32
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GT3-Pro Am Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	Jack Barlow Carl Cavers Lewis Plato	No. 22 Century Motorsport	3			40
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GT3-Pro Am Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 22 Century Motorsport	3			40
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GT3-Am Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman	No. 85 CP Racing	1			40
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GT3-Am Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 85 CP Racing	1			40
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GTX Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	Mike Simpson Freddie Tomlinson Lawrence Tomlinson	No. 795 Toro Verde GT	7			40
2	Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Dominik Olbert Haytham Qarajouli	No. 714 Razoon – More than Racing	10			36
3	Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez	No. 701 Vortex V8	13			32
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GTX Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 795 Toro Verde GT	7			40
2	No. 714 Razoon – More than Racing	10			36
3	No. 701 Vortex V8	13			32
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

992 Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz	No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl	4			40
2	Saif Alameri Enrico Fulgenzi Christopher Zöchling	No. 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	5			36
3	Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer Moritz Kranz Tobias Müller "Selv"	No. 936 KKrämer Racing	6			32
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

992 Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 909 Red Camel-Jordans.nl	4			40
2	No. 971 RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing	5			36
3	No. 936 KKrämer Racing	6			32
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

992-Am Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
	Michele di Martino Karsten Krämer "Selv"	No. 936 KKrämer Racing	14
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

992-Am Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 936 KKrämer Racing	14			40
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GT4 Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	Fabian Duffieux Andrey Solukovtsev Vasily Vladykin	No. 438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport	8			40
2	Nathan Freke David Holloway Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson	No. 429 Century Motorsport	9			36
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

GT4 Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
1	No. 438 AGMC Racing Team by Simpson Motorsport	8			40
2	No. 429 Century Motorsport	9			36
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

TCR Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

TCR Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

TCX Drivers'

Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
Pos.	Drivers	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

TCX Teams'

Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.
Pos.	Team	KUW	ABU	DUB	Pts.

References

Notes

External links

• Official website