Race 4
With his third victory this season, the Porsche-Junior extended his championship lead. “The decisive move was when I broke away from my pursuers early on. This allowed me to control the speed and keep my tyres and brakes at a healthy temperature. It’s particularly important given the summer weather conditions,” says Heinrich. His SSR Huber Racing squad had every reason to celebrate: also driving for the team from Neuburg am Inn in Bavaria, Morris Schuring (Netherlands) and Michael Ammermüller (Germany) claimed the other two podium steps. At the race weekend run as support to the ADAC GT Masters, 32 drivers went head to head on the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg in their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Spectators in the grandstands were treated to an eventful race in sunny conditions and a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. Right after the start, Heinrich overtook pole debutant Schuring. The 17-year-old lost ground in the first lap and fell back to fifth place, but refused to give up. Over the course of the race, Schuring worked his way back up the field. In the final minutes, he swept past Ammermüller and then overtook the title defender Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite). However, the leading Heinrich remained out of reach for Schuring. With a 2.6-second lead, Heinrich crossed the finish line ahead of his teammate. “On Friday I sat my final exam. So wrapping up this weekend with second place feels fantastic,” says Schuring.
First podium result for Ammermüller
For Ammermüller, third marks his first podium result this year. “Until now my season hasn’t gone so smoothly so I’m very pleased with third place. Unfortunately, my car was damaged towards the end of the race after contact with Larry ten Voorde’s car. Otherwise even more might have been possible,” states the three-time champion of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup (2017-2019). Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing) put in a spirited charge to claim fourth place, with ten Voorde ultimately achieving fifth. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon) gave an impressive performance with many overtaking manoeuvres. The polesitter from Saturday’s race started from P13 and made up seven places. After winning on Saturday, Dylan Pereira (IronForce Racing by Phoenix) from Luxembourg finished in seventh ahead of Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/CarTech Motorsport by Nigrin).
In the ProAm class, Carlos Rivas (Black Falcon) dominated on the 4.318-kilometre Alpine rollercoaster circuit. The Luxembourger celebrated his class win ahead of his German teammate Sören Spreng and Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix).
With 95 points, Heinrich leads the championship after four of 16 races. Behind the 20-year-old sits Pereira (67 points) and Schuring (62 points). “That was an exciting race weekend. With Loek Hartog and Morris Schuring, two of our drivers from the Talent Pool programme started from pole position. I’m thrilled to see the young guns from our series up there at the front and holding their own against the experienced drivers,” says Hurui Issak, Project Manager of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
In about a month is the next doubleheader of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. From 17 to 19 June, rounds five and six will be contested as support to the DTM on the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola (Italy). It marks a comeback for the Porsche one-make cup after a 30-year break: The last German Carrera Cup race held on the Formula 1 racetrack southeast of Bologna was in 1992.
Result race 4, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
2. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing)
3. Michael Ammermüller (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
4. Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing)
5. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
6. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon)
7. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix)
8. Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing)
9. Max van Splunteren (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
10. Huub van Eijndhoven (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
Full race results
https://motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/pccd-2022-results
Points standings after 4 of 16 races
Drivers’ classification
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing), 95 points
2. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 67 points
3. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing), 62 points
Rookie class
1. Alexander Fach (Switzerland/Fach Auto Tech), 80 points
2. Lorcan Hanafin (Great Britain/Fach Auto Tech), 69 points
3. Huub van Eijndhoven (Netherlands/GP Elite), 61 points
ProAm class
1. Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon), 91 points
2. Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 81 points
3. Sören Spreng (Germany/Black Falcon), 55 points
Team classification
1. SSR Huber Racing, 157 points
2. Team GP Elite, 86 points
3. IronForce Racing by Phoenix, 74 points
Race 3
“I stuck close to Loek Hartog at the start and managed to get past him shortly afterwards. In the final phase, Laurin Heinrich put me under pressure again. I couldn’t afford to make a mistake, but thanks to my experience I kept my cool,” says Pereira. Porsche Junior Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing) took the flag in second at the wheel of his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Third place at the race run as support to the ADAC GT Masters went to Loek Hartog (Black Falcon) from the Netherlands. Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix) celebrated his maiden win in the ProAm class.
In the mountainous countryside of Styria, the 32-strong field added to the impressive backdrop. For the first time in his career, Hartog took up the German one-make cup from pole position. However, after just two laps, the situation at the front had changed. Pereira swept past the 19-year-old on the inside line. Shortly afterwards, Heinrich then overtook the Black Falcon driver. There were no more overtaking manoeuvres in the lead as Pereira initially eked out an advantage and skilfully defended it over the last laps. After 21 laps, Pereira took the flag in first place with a 0.23-second advantage over Heinrich. “My qualifying was mediocre with fourth place, but I’d set my sights on a podium result. To be honest, I never imagined I’d even have a chance to fight for victory,” says Heinrich.
With third place, Hartog achieved the second podium result of his Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland career. “When you start from pole position you obviously hope to win. But it was important for me to see that I had the speed to stay among the leading pack. I got beaten by Dylan Pereira, who has won on the Red Bull Ring multiple times, and Laurin Heinrich the current Porsche Junior. So, in view of this, third place is a great result,” admits Hartog, who is one of the eight drivers in the Talent Pool squad of the one-make cup. Title defender Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) scored fourth place. Behind the Dutchman were the two youngsters Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing) and Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing). Germany’s Michael Ammermüller (SSR Huber Racing) concluded his race in seventh place ahead of Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing).
A maiden victory was achieved in the ProAm class: on the 4.318-kilometre racetrack, Jan-Erik Slooten won his classification for the first time. “Right after the start, I saw a gap to get past Carlos Rivas. That worked and it proved decisive. Thanks to Dylan Pereira’s win and my result, this is a great success for our team,” says the well-known YouTuber. Georgi Donchev (Bulgaria/Huber Racing) and the reigning ProAm champion Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon) claimed the other podium spots in the ProAm class.
Race four of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland gets underway on Sunday at 2:40 pm local time. Seventeen-year-old Schuring starts from pole position for the first time. The current series leader Heinrich (70 points) tackles the race from P2. The German free-TV channel NITRO televises the race live from the Red Bull Ring from 2:30 am. Moreover, the race will be streamed live on RTL+, the YouTube channel of Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland as well as on the Porsche Motorsport Hub.
Result race 3, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
1. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix)
2. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
3. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon)
4. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
5. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing)
6. Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing)
7. Michael Ammermüller (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
8. Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing)
9. Max van Splunteren (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
10. Lorcan Hanafin (Great Britain/Fach Auto Tech)
Full race results
https://motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/pccd-2022-results
Points standings after 3 of 16 races
Drivers’ classification
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing), 70 points
2. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 58 points
3. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing), 42 points
Rookie class
1. Alexander Fach (Switzerland/Fach Auto Tech), 70 points
2. Lorcan Hanafin (Great Britain/Fach Auto Tech), 56 points
3. Alexander Tauscher (Germany/Allied-Racing), 41 points
ProAm class
1. Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon), 66 points
2. Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 65 points
3. Ahmad Alshehab (Kuwait/CarTech Motorsport by Nigrin), 42 points
Team classification
1. SSR Huber Racing, 112 points
2. Team GP Elite, 65 points
3. IronForce Racing by Phoenix, 60 points
