Belcar

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The Belcar Endurance Championship is the top-tier national endurance racing championship in Belgium. The series is sanctioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium and run by Circuit Zolder.[1]

History

The Belcar series has its roots in the early 1990s,[2] with the local Flemish championships BBL Endurance Cup and the Carglass Cup. Both were sanctioned by the Flemish autosport federation VAS. In 1997 the very successful Carglass Cup was upgraded to an RACB-sanctioned series and first used the name Belcar as the Carglass Cup Belcar. From 1998 the championship dropped the Carglass name and became known as Belcar. Its title sponsors were Castrol (1998-2001) and later Mediagroep Van Dyck.

In 2012, a conflict between the championship promotor Speedworld and the RACB led to the series' demise. Belcar was succeeded by a new series under the name Belgian Racing Car Championship, with Kronos Events as the new championship promotor.

In 2015, Circuit Zolder relaunched the Belcar under the name Belcar Trophy. It ran in parallel to the BRCC, but eventually became Belgium's top-tier endurance championship again in 2016 with Kronos Events ending the BRCC after the 2015 season. The series was renamed as Belcar Endurance Championship in 2016 and still runs under that name today.

Races

The Belcar has historically had a very regular calendar. The season usually starts and ends with a race at Circuit Zolder, with the New Race Festival being the season opener from 1990-2006 and again since 2015 and the NASCAR Euro Series event being the closing event since 2016. The highlight of the season has always been the Zolder 24 Hours, which usually takes place in August.

There are also at least one or two events at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and usually one event in a neighboring country, with Assen, Dijon-Prenois and Nürburgring being the most visited tracks.

Besides the Zolder 24 Hours, the race lenghts are usually 125 minutes.[3] However, there have been events where the race has been split into 2 or 3 shorter sprint races.

Classes

As of the 2025 season, all cars are split into the following classes[4]

  • Grand Touring Cup
    • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars
    • GT Cup cars > 3300 cm³
    • FIA GT3 cars with expired homologation or expiring in the current year
    • Silhouette Pro and Pro Evo
    • GTC Open
  • Grand Touring Sport
    • Porsche Cayman Cup cars
    • FIA GT4 cars
    • Silhouette Light
    • GTS Open
  • Super Sport
    • Touring cars > 4000cc
    • Touring cars between 2800cc and 4000cc
    • TCR cars
    • SS Open
  • Club Sport
    • Touring cars > 2500cc and < 2800cc
    • NLS VT2 Class cars
    • CS Open
  • Club Challenge
    • Touring & GT cars < 2500cc
    • CC Open

Champions

List of overall Champions

Year Championship name Driver(s) Team Car
1990 BBL Endurance Cup Template:Flagicon Etienne Dumortier
Template:Flagicon Baudoin de Rosee 		Template:Flagicon JED2 Racing Volvo 240 Turbo
1991 BBL Endurance Cup Template:Flagicon Erik Bruynoghe
Template:Flagicon Guy Verheyen 		Peugeot 309 Turbo
1992 Carglass Cup Template:Flagicon Daniel Hubert
Template:Flagicon Patrick Hubert 		BMW 335i
1993 Carglass Cup Template:Flagicon Peter Eliano
Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Mondron
Template:Flagicon Didier Wuydts 		Honda Civic
1994 Carglass Cup Template:Flagicon Georges Cremer
Template:Flagicon Paul Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Albert Vanierschot 		Template:Flagicon Peka Racing Porsche 993
1995 Carglass Cup Template:Flagicon Georges Cremer
Template:Flagicon Paul Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Albert Vanierschot 		Template:Flagicon Peka Racing Porsche 993
1996 Carglass Cup Template:Flagicon Marc Duez
Template:Flagicon Daniel Hubert
Template:Flagicon Patrick Hubert 		BMW M3
1997 Carglass Cup Belcar Template:Flagicon Georges Cremer
Template:Flagicon Vincent Dupont
Template:Flagicon Fons Taels 		Template:Flagicon GLPK Racing Porsche 993
1998 Castrol Belcar Template:Flagicon Jean-François Hemroulle
Template:Flagicon Tim Verbergt 		Template:Flagicon Dubois Racing Audi A4 Quattro
1999 Castrol Belcar Template:Flagicon Jean-François Hemroulle
Template:Flagicon Tim Verbergt 		Template:Flagicon Dubois Racing Audi A4 Quattro
2000 Castrol Belcar Template:Flagicon Stéphane Cohen Template:Flagicon GLPK Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R
2001 Castrol Belcar Template:Flagicon Pertti Kuismanen Template:Flagicon Kuismanen Competition Audi 80 Compétition
2002 Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin 		Template:Flagicon GLPK Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R
2003 Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar Template:Flagicon Vincent Dupont
Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin 		Template:Flagicon GLPK Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R
2004 Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin 		Template:Flagicon GLPK Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R
2005 Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar Template:Flagicon Marc Goossens
Template:Flagicon David Hart 		Template:Flagicon Selleslagh Racing Team Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
2006 Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin 		Template:Flagicon GLPK Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
2007 Mediagroep Van Dyck Belcar Template:Flagicon Bart Couwberghs Template:Flagicon GPR Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
2008 Belgian GT Championship Template:Flagicon Frédéric Bouvy
Template:Flagicon Damien Coens 		Template:Flagicon Delahaye Racing Ferrari F430 GT3
2009 Belgian GT Championship Template:Flagicon Jean-François Hemroulle
Template:Flagicon Tim Verbergt 		Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS
2010 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Greg Franchi 		Template:Flagicon W Racing Team Audi R8 LMS
2011 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Marc Goossens
Template:Flagicon Maxime Soulet 		Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3 R
2012 Belgian Racing Car Championship Template:Flagicon Frédéric Bouvy Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition Porsche 996 GT3 RS
2013 Belgian Racing Car Championship Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin
Template:Flagicon Maarten Makelberge 		Template:Flagicon PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS
2014 Belgian Racing Car Championship Template:Flagicon Bert Redant
Template:Flagicon Tim Verbergt 		Template:Flagicon Brussels Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3
2015 Belgian Racing Car Championship Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing Porsche 991 Cup
2016 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Luc De Cock
Template:Flagicon Sam Dejonghe
Template:Flagicon Tim Joosen 		Template:Flagicon Deldiche Racing Norma M20-FC
2017 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon François Bouillon
Template:Flagicon David Houthoofd
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Vervisch 		Template:Flagicon McDonald's Racing Norma M20-FC
2018 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Template:Flagicon Gilles Magnus
Template:Flagicon Frank Thiers
Template:Flagicon Hans Thiers 		Template:Flagicon Russell Racing by DVB Racing Norma M20-FC
2019 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Saelens 		Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo
Porsche 991 Cup
2020 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Saelens 		Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo
2021 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Saelens 		Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup
2022 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Peter Guelinckx
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin
Template:Flagicon Stienes Longin 		Template:Flagicon PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS GT2
2023 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Peter Guelinckx
Template:Flagicon Bert Longin
Template:Flagicon Stienes Longin 		Template:Flagicon PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS GT2
2024 Belcar Endurance Championship Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele
Template:Flagicon Jan Lauryssen 		Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup

By driver

Multiple championships by driver
Wins Driver Years
7 Template:Flagicon Bert Longin 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2023
6 Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013
5 Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
4 Template:Flagicon Tim Verbergt 1998, 1999, 2009, 2014
3 Template:Flagicon Georges Cremer 1994, 1995, 1997
Template:Flagicon Jean-François Hemroulle 1998, 1999, 2009
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Saelens 2019, 2020, 2021
2 Template:Flagicon Daniel Hubert 1992, 1996
Template:Flagicon Patrick Hubert 1992, 1996
Template:Flagicon Albert Vanierschot 1994, 1995
Template:Flagicon Paul Kumpen 1994, 1995
Template:Flagicon Vincent Dupont 1997, 2003
Template:Flagicon Marc Goossens 2005, 2011
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Bouvy 2008, 2012
Template:Flagicon Peter Guelinckx 2022, 2023
Template:Flagicon Stienes Longin 2022, 2023

By team

Multiple championships by team
Wins Team Years
11 Template:Flagicon PK Carsport/GLPK Racing 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2023
5 Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
2 Template:Flagicon Dubois Racing 1998, 1999
Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition 2011, 2012

Race wins

By driver

Last updated 01 June 2025, listing drivers with 10+ wins only

Rank Driver Wins
1 Template:Flagicon Bert Longin 40
2 Template:Flagicon Anthony Kumpen 37
3 Template:Flagicon Marc Goossens 18
4 Template:Flagicon Tim Verbergt 16
5 Template:Flagicon Frédéric Bouvy 14
Template:Flagicon Hans Thiers
Template:Flagicon Stéphane Cohen
8 Template:Flagicon David Hart 12
Template:Flagicon Jeffrey Van Hooydonk
Template:Flagicon Maxime Soulet
11 Template:Flagicon Dylan Derdaele 11

By team

Last updated 01 June 2025, listing teams with 5+ wins only

Rank Driver Wins
1 Template:Flagicon PK Carsport/GLPK Racing 45
2 Template:Flagicon GPR Racing 16
3 Template:Flagicon RTM Racing/Prospeed 14
4 Template:Flagicon Russell Racing 12
5 Template:Flagicon Belgium Racing 11
6 Template:Flagicon Deldiche Racing 9
7 Template:Flagicon Gravity Racing 8
8 Template:Flagicon Selleslagh Racing Team 7
Template:Flagicon W Racing Team
10 Template:Flagicon David Hart Vastgoed Racing 6
11 Template:Flagicon Delahaye Racing 5
Template:Flagicon KRK Racing

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