Autoracing Club Bratislava
Autoracing Club Bratislava, also known as ARC Bratislava, is an auto racing team based in Slovakia. The team is led by Miro Konôpka, who has been driving for the team since its inception. ARC Bratislava are currently known for competing in the Asian Le Mans Series, but they are also set to join the new LMP2 Pro-Am class in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[2] The team has competed in various FIA, ACO or SRO-sanctioned championships throughout its existence, using various prototypes or GT cars. ARC Bratislava also compete in the local ESET V4 Cup, where Konôpka is a three-time overall champion.[3]
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| Founded | 1997[1] |
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| Founder(s) | Miro Konôpka Dušan Vysloužil |
| Base | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Team principal(s) | Miro Konôpka |
| Current series | Asian Le Mans Series ESET V4 Cup 24H Series FIA World Endurance Championship |
| Former series | Porsche Supercup FIA GT Championship American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series Blancpain Endurance Series Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe International GT Open TCR Eastern Europe Trophy |
| Current drivers |  Miro Konôpka Maťo Konôpka Justas Jonušis Thomas Padovani Zdeno Mikuláško.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tom Cloet Charlie Robertson |
| Teams' Championships | Asian Le Mans Series: 2018–19 (LMP2 Am) 24 Series Europe: 2020 (GTX) |
| Drivers' Championships | ESET V4 Cup: 2013: Miro Konôpka 2014: Miro Konôpka 2016: Miro Konôpka 24 Series Europe: 2020 (GTX): Konôpka/Konôpka/Homola |
| Website | arcbratislava.sk |
Results
Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | No. | Class | Car | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Team Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | ARC Bratislava |
7 | GT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Miro Konôpka Pierre Kaffer Fairuz Fauzy Afiq Yazid |
FUJ 4 |
SEP 8 |
CHA 6 |
SEP 8 |
28 | 7th |
| 2016–17 | ARC Bratislava |
4 | LMP3 | Ginetta-Juno P3-15 | Darren Burke Miro Konôpka Mike Simpson Konstantīns Calko |
ZHU 4 |
FUJ 2 |
CHA 1 |
SEP 6 |
63 | 2nd |
| 7 | LMP3 | Ginetta-Juno P3-15 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neale Muston Konstantīns Calko Miro Konôpka Mike Simpson |
ZHU 5 |
FUJ 4 |
CHA 2 |
SEP 7 |
46 | 5th | ||
| 2017–18 | ARC Bratislava |
4 | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Konstantīns Calko Miro Konôpka Rik Breukers Gustavo Yacamán |
ZHU 3 |
FUJ 4 |
CHA 4 |
SEP 4 |
51 | 3rd |
| 2018–19 | ARC Bratislava |
4 | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Darren Burke Miro Konôpka Kang Ling |
SHA 4 |
FUJ 3 |
CHA 4 |
SEP 4 |
51 | 3rd |
| LMP2 Am | 1st1 | ||||||||||
| 44 | LMP3 | Ginetta-Juno P3-15 | Neale Muston Michael Simpson |
SHA | FUJ | CHA | SEP 9 |
2 | 10th | ||
| 2019–20 | ARC Bratislava |
4 | LMP2 Am | Ligier JS P2 | Miro Konôpka Andreas Laskaratos Kang Ling Garnet Patterson |
SHA Ret |
BEN 3 |
SEP | CHA | 16 | 4th |
| 2021 | ARC Bratislava |
44 | LMP3 | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | Miro Konôpka Tom Cloet Charlie Robertson |
DUB | DUB | YAS | YAS |
- Notes
- ^1 – By winning the LMP2 Am trophy, the team was given an automatic entry for the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.[4]
- * – Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
ARC Bratislava at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.
| Year | Entrant | No. | Class | Car | Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ARC Bratislava |
49 | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Miro Konôpka Konstantīns Calko Rik Breukers |
314 | 45th | 19th |
| 2019 | ARC Bratislava |
49 | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Miro Konôpka Konstantin Tereshchenko Henning Enqvist |
160 | DNF | DNF |
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| Asian Le Mans Series | 2015– |
| ESET V4 Cup | 2013– |
| FIA World Endurance Championship | 20173, 20193, 2021– |
| 24H Series4 | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020– |
| Former series | |
| Porsche Supercup | 20031 |
| FIA GT Championship | 2005–2006, 2008 |
| American Le Mans Series | 2007–20082 |
| Le Mans Series | 2009 |
| Blancpain Endurance Series | 2012–2013, 2016 |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 2017–2018 |
| International GT Open | 2018, 2020 |
| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy | 2020 |
| Sources:[1][5] | |
- Notes
- ^1 – The team was entered under the name Team Slovakia.
- ^2 – 12 Hours of Sebring only.
- ^3 – 24 Hours of Le Mans only.
- ^4 – Selected races only.
References
- "About Us". ARC Bratislava. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Lloyd, Daniel (21 January 2021). "WEC Reveals 33-Car Season Entry for 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Results – ESET V4 Cup". ESET V4 Cup. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- "24 Hours of Le Mans - ARC Bratislava (LMP2)". lemans.org. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Miroslav Konopka". Driver Database. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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