Fun Cup Endurance Championship

Fun Cup offers the excitement, drama and passion of long distance endurance racing, with a team of like minded drivers.

The tension of the start …fuel stop strategy…driver changes…refuelling…and the drama of dealing with racing incidents…just a small part of the adrenaline rush which goes with this type of racing, whether behind the wheel, or working in the pits.

Just look at your time in the seat too. In a year’s average club sprint racing you’ll maybe drive for around 3.5 hours total. With the Fun Cup Endurance Championship, in just one season in the UK races, you’ve got something like 35 hours.

Even split 2 or 3 ways, that’s a huge amount of driving for your money!

Originally conceived in mainland Europe in 1997, this unique class of racing has been supremely successful, spreading from country to country; Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and of course, the UK…Fun Cup is growing all the time.

It has been born out of a passion to provide motor racing which is enjoyable for everyone concerned. A fun based championship, but with some of the closest, most competitive and affordable racing you’ll find anywhere!

The Cars

The cars are race designed, single-seaters, with super-strong space frame chassis. They are powered by an 1800cc, 130 bhp VW/Audi petrol engine, with the ultra reliable Sadev sequential gearbox. Paddle-shift and pit-to-car radio are also available as optional extras and they all feature race brakes and fully adjustable suspension.

All cars are identical in specification, with no performance modifications. The championship consists of two classes and a trophy is awarded to the top 3 teams in each class after each race. The Masters Championship is for any teams who have a driver or drivers aged 55 or above.

The Racing

The races usually last between 3 – 6 hours, with a 45 minute or 1 hour qualifying session on race day. Exclusive Fun Cup testing takes place the day before the race and the grid positions are made from a random ballot, rather than times set in qualifying. At each round, the overall winning team from the previous event starts the race from the back of the grid too.

Each race is split into stints of between 30, 40, 50 and 60 minutes (depending on the length of the race), at the end of which, there is a ‘pit stop window’ when each car must stop and may refuel. Refuelling cannot take place at any other time. When in the pits, the driver must get out and either run round the car before getting back in again, or be replaced by another driver. That way, however many drivers in a team, there is no disadvantage.