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.
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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
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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
- ^ a b c "McLaren Trophy Europe". McLaren Trophy Europe. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d "McLaren Trophy". cars.mclaren.com. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Race Results 2025 | Brands Hatch | Race 1 | Great Britain". McLaren Trophy Europe. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Race Results 2025 | Nürburgring | Race 1 | Germany". McLaren Trophy Europe. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Race Results 2025 | Spa-Francorchamps | Race 1 | Belgium". McLaren Trophy Europe. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Race Results 2025 | Monza | Race 1 | Italy". McLaren Trophy Europe. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (5 August 2024). "2025 McLaren Trophy Europe Calendar Revealed". Retrieved 16 October 2025.