Miroslav Konôpka | |
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Konôpka in 2023 | |
Nationality | Slovak |
Born | (1962-01-21) 21 January 1962 (age 62) Bratislava, Slovakia |
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | ARC Bratislava |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 44 |
Starts | 13 (13 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 23rd (LMP2) in 2022 |
Miroslav "Miro" Konôpka (born 21 January 1962) is a Slovak racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with his own team, ARC Bratislava.
Racing record
Konôpka taking part in the 2022 Grand Prix of Slovakia at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring with ARC Bratislava.Racing career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2003 | Porsche Supercup | Team Slovakia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16th |
2004 | FIA GT Championship - N-GT | Vonka Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22nd |
2005 | FIA GT Championship - GT2 | Autoracing Club Bratislava | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 13th |
Czech National Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Sigalsport | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | NC† | |
2006 | FIA GT Championship - GT2 | ARC Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39th |
Le Mans Series - LMGT2 | T2M Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Sigalsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181st | |
2007 | American Le Mans Series - GT2 | ARC Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
24 Hours of Barcelona | Red Camel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 24th | |
2008 | FIA GT Championship - GT1 | Autoracing Club Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
FIA GT Championship - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
American Le Mans Series - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
24H Series - A6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | ||
Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
Grand American Rolex Series - DP | Matt Connolly Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 63rd | |
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7 | Rüdiger Klos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th | |
2009 | Le Mans Series - GT1 | ARC Bratislava – Kaneko Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
24H Series - A6 | ARC Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |
2010 | 24H Series - A6 | ARC Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | |
2010–11 | Senegal Endurance Championship | ARC Bratislava | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 14th |
2011 | Bathurst 12 Hours - Class B | Motorsport Services | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro-Am | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
24 Hours of Barcelona - Class 997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
Dubai 24 Hours - A6-GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Orbit/GMG Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 68th | |
2013 | International GTSprint Series - Open | Racing Trevor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1st |
Machánek Racing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
2014 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7 | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th |
2015 | Central European Zone Championship - D4 | ARC Bratislava | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 72.5 | 3rd |
24H Series - SP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
2 Hours of Fuji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
3 Hours of Sepang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | ||
24H Series - 997 | Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
Artthea Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7 | raceunion Teichmann Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
2015–16 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10th |
2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 4th | ||
Touring Car Endurance Series - TCR | ARC Bratislava by Ferry Monster Autosport | ||||||||
2016–17 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 3rd |
2017 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Am | ARC Bratislava | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 8th |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Am | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 4th | ||
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 19th | ||
2017–18 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 3rd |
2018 | International GT Open - Am | ARC Bratislava by VSR | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 2nd |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Am | ARC Bratislava | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 6th | |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th | ||
2018–19 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 3rd |
2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3 | Nutrend PCCR Czech Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47th | |
Team Virage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am | ARC Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7th |
2020 | 24H GT Series Europe - GTX | ARC Bratislava | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1st |
International GT Open - Am | ARC Bratislava-SK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7th | |
2021 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25th | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th | ||
24H GT Series - GTX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
ESET V4 Cup - Endurance LMP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37.5 | 2nd | ||
2022 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 3rd |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21st | ||
24H GT Series - GT3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | NC | ||
Prototype Cup Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
ESET V4 Cup - Endurance LMP | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1st | ||
6 Hours of Abu Dhabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | ARC Bratislava | |||||||
2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11th |
ESET Cup Endurance - Proto | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37.5 | 1st | ||
2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14th |
Middle East Trophy - GT3 | |||||||||
2024 | 24H Series - GT3 | ARC Bratislava | |||||||
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* | ||
Ultimate Cup Series GT Endurance Cup - UCS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9th |
As Konôpka was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2006 | T2M Motorsport | Yutaka Yamagishi Jean-René de Fournoux |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT2 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
2010 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr Horst Felbermayr Jr. |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 304 | 24th | 8th |
2017 | ARC Bratislava | Konstantīns Calko Rik Breukers |
Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 314 | 45th | 19th |
2019 | ARC Bratislava | Konstantin Tereshchenko Henning Enqvist |
Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 160 | DNF | DNF |
2021 | ARC Bratislava | Oliver Webb Matej Konôpka |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 342 | 24th | 15th |
LMP2 Pro-Am | 6th | ||||||
2022 | ARC Bratislava | Bent Viscaal Tristan Vautier |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 360 | 26th | 21st |
LMP2 Pro-Am | 6th |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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2015–16 | ARC Bratislava | GT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 | FUJ 4 |
SEP1 8 |
BUR 6 |
SEP2 8 |
10th | 28 | |
2016–17 | ARC Bratislava | LMP3 | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | ZHU 4 |
FUJ 2 |
BUR 1 |
SEP 7 |
3rd | 61 | |
2017–18 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ZHU 3 |
FUJ 4 |
BUR 4 |
SEP 4 |
3rd | 51 | |
2018–19 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SHA 4 |
FUJ 3 |
BUR 4 |
SEP 4 |
3rd | 51 | |
2019–20 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 Am | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SHA Ret |
BEN 3 |
SEP | BUR | 7th | 16 | |
2021 | ARC Bratislava | LMP3 | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 8 |
ABU 1 6 |
ABU 2 9 |
10th | 14 | |
2022 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 4 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 4 |
4th | 51 | |
2023 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 7 |
DUB 2 9 |
ABU 1 8 |
ABU 2 7 |
9th | 18 | |
2023–24 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 10 |
SEP 2 10 |
DUB 10 |
ABU 1 11 |
ABU 2 8 |
11th | 7 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA Ret |
ALG 11 |
MNZ 10 |
25th | 8 | |||
Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LMS 9 |
BHR 10 |
BHR 11 | ||||||||
2022 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 13 |
SPA Ret |
LMS 12 |
MNZ 11 |
FUJ | BHR 13 |
23rd | 0 |
References
- "What motivates Miro Konopka?". ESET V4 Cup. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "Slovenský tím útočil na víťazstvo v Le Mans, šancu mu zmaril kameň". Sportnet (in Slovak). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "Automobilový pretekár Miro Konôpka ukázal bývanie: Môj život v susedstve Slavína". Nový čas (in Slovak). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES FULL SEASON FINAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- "4 Hours of Zhuhai – Asian Le Mans Series 2017–2018 – Final results Qualifying" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Asian Le Mans Series Confirm Boost In Early Entries For 2018/19 Season". Dailysportscar. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- Lloyd, Daniel (21 January 2021). "WEC Reveals 33-Car Season Entry for 2021". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Lloyd, Daniel (3 February 2021). "Full Entry List Released; Almost All Driving Crews Finalized". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- Šlégl, Jiří (1 May 2021). "Bohužel máme jen "Williams", říká Miro Konopka před startem WEC". F1sport.auto.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- Lloyd, Daniel (12 January 2022). "Record 39-Car Grid for WEC Season". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "ARC Bratislava Returns To The Asian Le Mans Series". www.asianlemansseries.com. Asian Le Mans Series. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links
- Miro Konôpka career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Slovak racing drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Euronova Racing drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- Sports car racing team owners
- Sportspeople from Bratislava
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers