LMP

from Circuit Racing 2022

Acknowledgement

Maximum grip

Max Grip became the champion of LMP drivers classification after successful drive through the 2022 season. He drove KTM X-Bow car in the colours of MZR Racing team and although he sometimes fought against faster prototypes, he collected enough points to clinch the title.

Max Grip had no chance against much faster LMP2 prototype in the hands of Miro Konôpka from ARC Bratislava team. But he finished second behind him and in front Denis Liebl and Radomir Djurić also with KTM X-Bow. But ARC Bratislava team was missing in the second round at Red Bull Ring and Grip took the advantage of this opportunity and won his class. Important win against many opponents meant, that he collected 25

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(1) Max Grip (2) Miro Konôpka (3) Denis Liebl (4) Holger Baumgartner (5) Mat‘o Konôpka

points and took the lead in the standings. Second finished Holger Baumgartner, third Daniel Drexel – all with KTM. Second sprint race in Austria was won by Liebl.

Third event at Poznań belonged to local driver Jacek Zielonka with Radical SR10. He won both races, unfortunately he didn´t participate in the rest of the season. Grip didn´t start in Poland, but was back at Grobnik and duly won the sprint race in front of Djurić and Bob Bau.

Grip´s victory in Croatia brought him really close to winning the championship. He had a comfortable lead in the standings and although he missed the Slovakia Ring round, he became the class champion before the last event of the season. Local ARC Bratislava team won both races in Slovakia thanks to Maťo Konôpkaand his father Miro, but it wasn´t enough to keep the championship chances until the last round. Max Grip and Miro Konôpka met at Automotodrom Brno circuit. Slovakian veteran Miro Konôpka won both races in front of his son Maťo, both with Le Mans prototypes and newly crowned champion Max Grip finished third. ■