Latorre celebrated with champagne on the podium for the first time this season. “I finished in the top three here last year. This result makes me confident for the next races – I hope I’ll climb the podium more often this season,” said Latorre. Larry ten Voorde (NL/MRS GT-Racing) occupied position four. Porsche Junior Jaxon Evans (Fach Auto Tech) experienced a turbulent race. The New Zealand made a cracking start from third place, which propelled him right behind Güven. However, Evans came under increasing pressure and within four laps the 22-year-old was overtaken by Andlauer, Latorre and then ten Voorde. “After such a good start, fifth place is, of course, disappointing. I really wanted to finish on the podium, but unfortunately I made a few mistakes. Still, I’ll learn from them and hopefully demonstrate this at the next race,” stated Evans. 

Michael Ammermüller (D/BWT Lechner Racing) concluded the race as sixth ahead of Mikkel Pedersen (DK/Dinamic Motorsport). Guest driver Daniel Harper (GB/JTR) planted his Porsche in eighth place as the best British driver. For George Gamble (JTR), Josh Webster (Team Project 1 – Fach), Sebastian Perez (JTR), John Ferguson (MRS Cup-Racing) and VIP-driver Chris Hoy, this was a home race on the 5.891-kilometre-long racetrack. 

911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, race, round 4, Silverstone, 2019, Porsche AG
Julien Andlauer started from sixth place and was finally able to fight his way up to second place

The VIP vehicle fielded by Porsche AG this weekend gave its season debut decked out in a new livery. At the wheel, Scottish cycling ace Chris Hoy finished on 28th. “I managed to overtake several cars after the start. When it started to rain in the last laps, I eased off a bit and couldn’t defend my position. Of course in front of so many fans, I wanted to bring the car home unscathed – and that’s what I did,” said the six-time Olympic gold medallist in track cycling. Roar Lindland (pierre martinet by ALMÉRAS) secured his fourth win so far this season in the ProAm class, with the Norwegian beating Stephen Grove (AUS/Team Australia) and Philipp Sager (A/Dinamic Motorsport).

After the Silverstone race, Andlauer now leads the championship. The young race driver from Lyon ranks first with 67 points ahead of Ammermüller and Güven. In the rookie classification, Güven occupies position one. Lindland is the best driver in the ProAm class.

Round five of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will be contested on 26-28 July as support to the Formula 1 race at Hockenheim. In the history of the international one-make cup, nine German drivers have won their home race in the forested Hardtwald region in south-west Germany. As the only German contesting the entire season, Ammermüller is still waiting for a Supercup victory in front of home crowds.

911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, qualifying, Silverstone, 2019, Porsche AG
Florian Latorre secured the second grid spot

Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer (BWT Lechner Racing) turned the sixth fastest qualifying time. “My fastest lap was annulled because I went too wide off the track. That’s really annoying. My aim for Sunday is to earn as many points as possible towards the championship,” said the Frenchman. Lining up behind the 20-year-old on the grid are Al Faisal Al Zubair (OM/Lechner Racing Middle East) and Joey Mawson (AUS/Team Australia). Less than a second separated the first 18 drivers on the time sheets. The fastest Pro-Am driver was the Norwegian Roar Lindland (pierre martinet by ALMÉRAS).

The VIP vehicle of Porsche AG will race this weekend for the first time this season. At the wheel of the nine-eleven is Chris Hoy, the six-time Olympic gold medallist in track cycling. The Scotsman qualified on 26th. “The session was great fun. Compared to free practice, I managed to improve by around two seconds – to be honest, I didn’t expect that,” said Hoy. The best British driver was Daniel Harper (JTR) on P11. Aside from the 18-year-old and Hoy, three more British racing drivers tackle the race on Sunday: Josh Webster (Team Project 1 – Fach), George Gamble (JTR) and Sebastian Perez (JTR).

The race

Round four of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup gets underway on Sunday at 11.15am local time. Eurosport televises the race live in over 60 countries. Sky covers the international one-make cup in Great Britain and Italy, with Sport1 broadcasting in Germany. Fans can also watch the race live via the official Formula 1 streaming service (F1 TV).

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