2025 McLaren Trophy Europe

The 2025 McLaren Trophy Europe was a motor racing championship for McLaren Artura Trophy cars and the 3rd running of the McLaren Trophy Europe. It was organised and promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The championship was contested over ten rounds held around Europe. It began in May and ended in October.[1]

Entries

All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli as SRO Motorsports Group official tyre supplier.[2] Additionally, Am drivers featuring in either the Pro-Am or Am classes are eligible for Papaya Cup points.

Team No. Class Drivers Rounds
Garage 59[3] 8 Am Alexander West[3] 1
Paddock Motorsport[3] 9 P Tom Holland[4] 4
Martin Plowman[4]
PA David Foster[1] 5
Tom Holland[4]
40 PA Nick Halstead[3] 1–3
Tom Holland[3]
78 Am Tim Docker PC[3] All
SMC Motorsport[3] 12 P Will Aspin[3] All
Alejandro Geppert[3]
27 Am Rafael Muncharaz 4–5
68 P Harry Burgoyne[3] All
Zac Meakin[3]
69 PA Bradley Ellis[3] All
Klaus Halsig PC[3]
Greystone GT[3] 14 PA Michael Broadhurst[3] 1
Phillip Carter[3]
17 P Jayden Kelly[3] All
Michael O'Brien[3]
22 PA Ryan James[3] All
Oliver Webb[3]
33 Am Bill Fenech[5] 3
Chris Hall
43 P Josh Mason[3] 1–4
Sam Nesar[3]
74 PA Shaun Penrith[6] 2
Stuart White[6]
80 PA Ron Trenka PC[3] All
Jon Lancaster[3] 1–4
Duncan Tappy[1] 5
DTO Motorsport[3] 15 Am Danny Henrey PC[3] All
MS Racing Team[6] 28 Am Kevin Rohrscheidt[6] 2–4
Andreas Greiling[6] 2, 4
Jens Richter[5] 3
Neimann Autosport[5] 42 PA Albert Jochems[5] 3
Charles Zwolsman[5]
ALM Motorsport[3] 48 P Mikael Karlsson[3] 1–3, 5
Lukas Sundahl[3] 1–2
Robin Knutsson[6] 3, 5
90 P Samuel Harrison[6] 2–5
Leonidas Karavasili[6]
Race Lab[3] 49 PA Maurice Henry[3] All
Fiona James PC[3]
ALFAB[3] 88 PA Erik Behrens[3] All
Ashley Marshall[3] 1–2
Lukas Sundahl[3] 3–5
Icon Class
P Pro class
PA Pro-Am class
Am Am class
PC Papaya Cup

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 Brands Hatch, Kent 3–4 May GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
2
3 Monza Circuit, Monza 30 May – 1 June GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
4
4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 26–28 June Intercontinental GT Challenge
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
6
7 Nürburgring, Nürburg 29–31 August GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
8
9 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 3–5 October TC France Series
French GT4 Cup
10

Calendar changes

Whilst the rounds at Monza, Spa-Franchorchamps and the Nürburgring remain unchanged from 2024, the series will make its debut at Brands Hatch for the opening round of the season. The championship will also race at Circuit Paul Ricard in support of the TC France Series and the French GT4 Cup to close the season.[7]

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

Car

For 2025, the series introduced the new McLaren Trophy Evo. The car features a 585PS engine with enhanced aerodynamics, wider tyres, new suspension uprights and upgraded anti-roll bars. The new car also incorporates a new Push-to-Pass feature which boosts the power output up to 620PS when activated.[2]

Sporting regulations

Pro category

The 2025 season was the first to include a Pro category for Silver rated drivers. This coincides with the new McLaren Trophy Academy, where young drivers are provided with support to further their development.[2]

Papaya Cup

A new award was introduced for the 2025 season, the Papaya Cup. The award is targeted at competitors with limited racing experience.[2]

Results and standings

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Pro Winners Pro-Am Winners Am Winners Papaya Cup Winners
1 Brands Hatch Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Nick Halstead
Tom Holland
Alexander West Tim Docker
2 Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Nick Halstead
Tom Holland
Alexander West Fiona James
3 Monza Circuit Will Aspin
Alejandro Romero
Josh Mason
Sam Neser
Ryan James
Oliver Webb
Danny Henrey Klaus Halsig
4 Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Ryan James
Oliver Webb
Andreas Greiling
Kevin Rohrscheidt
Klaus Halsig
5 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Josh Mason
Sam Neser
Josh Mason
Sam Neser
Erik Behrens
Lukas Sundahl
Jens Richter
Kevin Rohrscheidt
Klaus Halsig
6 Mikael Karlsson
Robin Knutsson
Will Aspin
Alejandro Romero
Erik Behrens
Lukas Sundahl
Jens Richter
Kevin Rohrscheidt
Fiona James
7 Nürburgring Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Ryan James
Oliver Webb
Andreas Greiling
Kevin Rohrscheidt
Klaus Halsig
8 Harry Burgoyne
Zac Meakin
Harry Burgoyne
Zac Meakin
Erik Behrens
Lukas Sundahl
Andreas Greiling
Kevin Rohrscheidt
Fiona James
9 Circuit Paul Ricard Samuel Harrison
Leonidas Karavasili
Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Erik Behrens
Lukas Sundahl
Danny Henrey Fiona James
10 Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Harry Burgoyne
Zac Meakin
Erik Behrens
Lukas Sundahl
Rafael Muncharaz Ron Trenka

Scoring system

Drivers' points

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' Championship standings

Pro

Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points
1 Jayden Kelly
Michael O'Brien
Greystone GT 1 1 2 1 Ret DSQ 1 4 1 3 105
2 Samuel Harrison
Leonidas Karavasili
ALM Motorsport 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 90
3 Will Aspin
Alejandro Romero
SMC Motorsport DNS 2 4 2 5 1 4 3 4 4 87
4 Harry Burgoyne
Zac Meakin
SMC Motorsport 2 5 Ret Ret 3 3 5 1 3 1 84
5 Josh Mason
Sam Neser
Greystone GT 3 4 1 4 1 Ret 2 5 Ret 5 80
6 Mikael Karlsson ALM Motorsport Ret 3 5 Ret 4 4 5 6 43
7 Robin Knutsson ALM Motorsport 4 4 5 6 27
8 Lukas Sundahl ALM Motorsport Ret 3 5 Ret 16
9 Tom Holland
Martin Plowman
Paddock Motorsport 6 6 10
Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Pro-Am

Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points
1 Ryan James
Oliver Webb
Greystone GT 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 123
2 Erik Behrens ALFAB 4 2 2 Ret 1 1 2 1 1 1 119
Ashley Marshall 4 2 2 Ret
Lukas Sandahl 1 1 2 1 1 1
3 Ron Trenka Greystone GT 6 7 4 3 7 7 5 4 5 4 70
Jon Lancaster 6 7 4 3 7 7 5 4
Duncan Tappy 5 4
4 Bradley Ellis
Klaus Halsig
SMC Motorsport 5 6 3 2 5 6 3 Ret 6 6 69
5 Maurice Henry
Fiona James
Race Lab Ret 5 Ret 4 6 4 4 3 4 5 63
6 Tom Holland Paddock Motorsport 1 1 DSQ Ret 2 3 3 3 52
Nick Halstead 1 1 DSQ Ret 2 3
7 Michael Broadhurst
Phillip Carter
Greystone GT 2 4 20
Not classified
- David Foster Paddock Motorsport 3 3 0
- Albert Jochems
Charles Zwolsman
Neimann Autosport 4 5 0
- Shaun Penrith
Stuart White
Greystone GT Ret DNS 0
Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points

Am

Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points
1 Tim Docker Paddock Motorsport 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 117
2 Danny Henrey DTO Motorsport 3 2 1 3 Ret Ret 2 2 1 DNS 86
3 Kevin Rohrscheidt MS Racing Team 3 1 1 1 1 1 85
4 Andreas Greiling MS Racing Team 3 1 1 1 55
5= Jens Richter MS Racing Team 1 1 30
5= Alexander West Garage 59 1 1 30
Not classified
- Rafael Muncharaz SMC Motorsport Ret 4 2 1 0
- Bill Fenech
Chris Hall
Greystone GT 3 3 0
Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points

Papaya Cup

Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points
1 Klaus Halsig SMC Motorsport 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 3 3 110
2 Ron Trenka Greystone GT 4 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 105
3 Fiona James Race Lab Ret 1 Ret 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 102
4 Tim Docker Paddock Motorsport 1 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 87
5 Danny Henrey DTO Motorsport 2 2 3 5 Ret Ret 4 2 4 DNS 70
Pos. Driver Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points

Teams' Championship standings

Pos. Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points
1 Greystone GT [Pro] 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 4 1 3 85
2 Greystone GT [Pro-Am] 5 7 8 5 8 3 7 8 7 8 83
3 SMC Motorsport [Pro] 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 1 3 1 69
4 ALFAB 8 6 6 Ret 6 1 8 7 6 7 58
5 ALM Motorsport Ret 3 10 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 52
6 Paddock Motorsport 4 5 11 9 7 5 6 6 8 9 42
7 MS Racing Team 12 8 13 9 11 9 20
8 SMC Motorsport [Pro-Am] 11 14 5 6 10 11 9 Ret 11 13 19
9 Race Lab Ret 11 Ret 10 11 7 10 10 9 11 17
10 DTO Motorsport 10 12 9 11 Ret Ret 13 11 12 DNS 14
11 Garage 59 6 9 8
Not classified
- Neimann Autosport 9 8 0
Pos. Team BRH
MON
SPA
NÜR
LEC
Points

References

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