Lupo GTI Championship

The Lupo GTI Championship, commonly referred to as the Lupo Cup, is a single-make racing series using the Volkswagen Lupo GTI. The series is a support to the Rejects Touring Car Championship.

History
In mid 2015, a little group of German investors contacted Volkswagen Racing, wanting to purchase 20 Volkswagen Polo formerly used in the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup. Volkswagen quickly refused and instead offered 20 unsold, race-ready Lupo GTIs and a stock of spare parts for a modest amount of money, which the investors agreed.

2016 saw the first season of the series, Laurent Couteau winning the championship ahead of Cecep Sugiharto and Koyomi Setou. This year was considered rather successfull with the highest moment being the Spa Superprix, where 56 cars were entered to race. Unfortunately, the race itself was red flagged after just 9 laps after too many accidents. During this season, the engineers worked a lot on the car to give it more power and more grip for 2017. It resulted in massive modifications on the chassis, suspensions, gearbox and engine. 2017 would see the "B-Spec Lupo" race for the first time.

Qualifying and Race format
Qualifying sessions last 60 minutes and each race last 30 minutes. The same format is used for the German Special Heats and Finale. For this special final round, the grid will be divided into two heats of 10 cars. The top 4 of each heat advances to the Finale.

2016
Engine: Gearbox: Manual 6 gears
 * 1598cc DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder
 * Max. Power : 138 Hp @ 7250 rpm
 * Max. Torque : 162 Nm @ 4500 rpm

Weight: 840 kg

2017
Engine: Gearbox: Sequential 6 gears
 * 1598cc DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder
 * Max. Power : 225 Hp @ 7250 rpm
 * Max. Torque : 264 Nm @ 4500 rpm

Weight: 840 kg