Dutchman Robert de Haan claimed the overall championship title in Proton Huber Competition’s Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, while his teammate and fellow countryman Sacha Norden secured the rookie crown. In the ProAm class, Michael Schrey from Germany took home the trophy for Bonk Motorsport. Alongside its campaign in the international Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, French team Schumacher CLRT made a flawless debut in the German Carrera Cup, promptly clinching the team championship.
“The 36th season goes down as one of the most thrilling in the history of the German Carrera Cup. All four titles were decided only at the finale at Hockenheimring, and two of them came down to the final lap of the last race – a testament to the series’ long-standing reputation for fierce competition. My sincere thanks to all the drivers, teams, and the entire organisational team for a fantastic year. I’m already looking forward to 2026, when we’ll contest 16 races on eight circuits across five countries with the new Porsche 911 Cup,” stated Thorsten Rückert, Project Manager of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland.
The most successful drivers
Robert de Haan and Porsche Junior Alessandro Ghiretti (Schumacher CLRT) were the clear protagonists of the 2025 Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland season. The Dutch champion celebrated six race wins and started from pole position four times. He also set the fastest lap in five races, which earned him the “TAG Heuer Fastest Lap Award” along with an exclusive wristwatch. His French rival claimed four victories, five fastest qualifying times, and four fastest laps.
Sacha Norden dominated the rookie classification, finishing as the highest-placed Carrera Cup newcomer in nine of the 16 races. Michael Schrey treated himself to a special farewell gift to mark the end of his long racing career: the German driver was crowned the ProAm champion exactly 19 years after winning the rookie title in the international Porsche Supercup.
A single point determines the team championship
The battle for the team classification came down to the wire, with Schumacher CLRT scoring just one point more than Proton Huber Competition. Alessandro Ghiretti and Flynt Schuring brought home seven victories for the French outfit, while the Bavarian rivals relied solely on Robert de Haan, who claimed six wins.
Talent Pool driver Flynt Schuring nominated for Porsche Junior shootout
Continuing a tradition, Porsche Deutschland once again supported eight young drivers through its Talent Pool development programme, with ADAC alongside as a partner. Dutch driver Emely de Heus (ID Racing) became the first female to join this group. Flynt Schuring emerged as the most successful Talent Pool member, winning three races and finishing fourth in the overall standings.
The 19-year-old Dutchman, whose older brother Morris contested the DTM last season with the Porsche 911 GT3 R, now has another opportunity for further development support: Porsche Deutschland has nominated him for the upcoming Porsche Junior selection process.
Flynt Schuring could continue a proud tradition: The German Carrera Cup has frequently produced Porsche Juniors, including this year’s Porsche Junior Theo Oeverhaus, as well as predecessors Bastian Buus and Laurin Heinrich. The newly crowned DTM champion, Ayhancan Güven, also contested the German one-make series as a Porsche Junior.
2025 season stats
At the 16 races of the past season, a total of 45 drivers from 17 nations lined up on the grid. The largest contingents came from Germany (16 representatives), and the Netherlands, whose flag flew on ten Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The drivers who travelled the farthest were Australians Sam Shahin (GP Elite) and Marcos Flack (ID Racing). Other notable entries included Ahmad Alshehab from Kuwait and Ahmed Arif Alkhoori from the United Arab Emirates (both [a-workx] by Porsche Paderborn), as well as South African Keagan Masters (Proton Huber Competition) and rookie Matheus Ferreira from Brazil, representing Team Target.
On average, more than 28 drivers contested each race. Across the 16 events, they covered nearly 33,200 kilometres. The fastest race of the year was the Sunday race at the Red Bull Ring, where Dutchman Wouter Boerekamps (Team GP Elite) claimed victory with an average speed of 168 km/h. The outright fastest lap, however, was set by Porsche Junior Alessandro Ghiretti, who averaged 181 km/h at Spa-Francorchamps. The 7.004-kilometre Formula 1 circuit in the Belgian Ardennes also saw the closest finish of the season, with winner Flynt Schuring crossing the line just 0.423 seconds ahead of his teammate Ghiretti. The most thrilling qualifying took place at the Norisring: on the 2.162-kilometre street circuit in Nuremberg, the shortest track on the Carrera Cup calendar, less than a second separated pole position from 25th on the grid.
Racing with synthetic fuel
Committed to cutting CO₂ emissions in motorsport, the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland used the synthetic fuel “DTM Pro Climate” at all eight race weekends in the 2025 season – the same fuel adopted by the DTM, ADAC GT Masters, and GT4 Germany series.
Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland 2025 on TV and online
During the past season, national and regional television broadcasters in more than 200 territories reported on the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland, either live or in feature segments, enabling fans to follow the German one-make series around the globe. Fans could also access numerous streams on internationally available online platforms, including the Porsche Motorsport Hub and the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland social media channels on YouTube and Facebook.
Looking ahead to the 2026 season
Next year, the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland will be one of four Porsche one-make series worldwide to feature the new Porsche 911 Cup. Based on the current 911 generation 992.2, the upgraded race car incorporates a range of aerodynamic enhancements. At the same time, the 4.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engine now delivers 382 kW (520 PS), an increase of ten horsepower.
The 2026 Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland calendar again features 16 races over eight weekends. The season opens at Imola, Italy, as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). This is followed by the Red Bull Ring in Austria, marking the first of six rounds held as part of the DTM support programme. Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps Formula 1 circuit will also host the Carrera Cup, running alongside with the International GT Open.
Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland 2026
17 – 19 April 2026: Imola (ITA), FIA World Endurance Championship WEC
24 – 26 April 2026: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg (AUT), DTM
15 – 17 May 2026: Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), International GT Open
22 – 24 May 2026: Zandvoort (NLD), DTM
19 – 21 June 2026: Lausitzring, Klettwitz (DEU), DTM
3 – 5 July 2026: Norisring, Nuremberg (DEU), DTM
14 – 16 August 2026: Nürburgring (DEU), DTM
9 – 11 October 2026: Hockenheimring (DEU), DTM
