At the first race of the season on Saturday, ten Voorde beat his Swedish teammate Henric Skoog and Berkay Besler (TR/Car Collection Motorsport). “I’ve been working hard all winter for this season-opening round. It’s simply great to be rewarded in this way. The setup of the vehicle was chosen so that I could pull clear of the field in the first half of the race,” said ten Voorde.
In sunshine and temperatures of 12 degrees Celsius, 31 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers rolled to the grid as part of the DTM support programme. Ten Voorde (Overdrive Racing by Huber) converted pole position into a lead but was unable to pull away from the field immediately due to an early safety car phase. At the restart, the 22-year-old demonstrated his experience by defending his front position and gradually extended his advantage on the 4.574-kilometre racetrack lap by lap. As a consequence, van Lagen (NL/Förch Racing) was unable to put any serious pressure on his compatriot. The Förch driver crossed the finish in second place after 16 laps 0.6 seconds behind ten Voorde. “My start was super and decisive for second place. In the last laps I was able to reduce the gap a little, but over the weekend Larry ten Voorde was faster than me,” said van Lagen.
Porsche Junior Evans (NZ/Team Project 1 – JBR) experienced some fierce competition. The 22-year-old took up the race from second on the grid, but was unable to defend himself from van Lagen after the start. Over the laps, a fight developed for third place between Evans, Skoog and Luca Rettenbacher (A/MSG/HRT Motorsport). The young New Zealander successfully fended off his rival’s attacks to score the third podium step. “At first I was a little disappointed that I couldn’t defend second place, but the competition in this series is pretty high, so third feels good,” said Evans. Fourth place went to Igor Walilko (Overdrive Racing by Huber) from Poland.
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Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer (BWT Lechner Racing) treated spectators to a spirited performance on the storied German racetrack. The Frenchman took up the race from eleventh on the grid before launching a pursuit through the field. At the flag, the 19-year-old had ploughed his way up to fifth. “After the start I was nudged by another car and lost several positions. After that it was a really great race with a lot of overtaking. With a better qualifying result, maybe I could have ended up on the podium,” stated Andlauer. The positions behind him were occupied by Rettenbacher, Besler and Dylan Pereira (L/Lechner Racing Team).
In the amateur classification, Stefan Rehkopf (Huber Racing) celebrated a double victory. After clinching first place on Saturday, the German went on to win again on Sunday. Second place went to Carlos Rivas (L/Black Falcon Team Textar) ahead of his German teammate Sören Spreng.
Visiting as special guests were Alexander Pollich (CEO at Porsche Deutschland GmbH) and Bastian Schramm (Director Marketing Porsche Deutschland GmbH). Both gentlemen presented the trophies on the podium.
After the season-opening weekend, ten Voorde leads the championship with 50 points. Behind him on second place sits Skoog (27 points) and Besler (25 points) in third. Besler is also the best rookie. After the double-header weekend, the 20-year-old has earned 45 points in this class. After his double victory in the amateur classification, Rehkopf leads with 50 points. In the team classification, Overdrive Racing by Huber ranks first (83 points).
For the next double-header, the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland heads to the Czech Republic from 17 to 19 May. Races three and four of the one-make cup will be contested at the Autodrom Most as support to the ADAC GT Masters.
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Overdrive Racing by Huber)
2. Jaap van Lagen (NL/Förch Racing)
3. Jaxon Evans (NZ/Team Project 1 – JBR)
4. Igor Walilko (PL/Overdrive Racing by Huber)
5. Julien Andlauer (F/BWT Lechner Racing)
6. Luca Rettenbacher (A/MSG/HRT Motorsport)
7. Berkay Besler (TR/Car Collection Motorsport)
8. Dylan Pereira (L/Lechner Racing Team)
9. Henric Skoog (S/Overdrive Racing by Huber)
10. Toni Wolf (D/Car Collection Motorsport)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Overdrive Racing by Huber), 50 points
2. Henric Skoog (S/Overdrive Racing by Huber), 27 points
3. Berkay Besler (TR/Car Collection Motorsport), 25 points
Larry ten Voorde has won the first race of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season. At Saturday’s event, the Dutchman took the flag in first place ahead of his compatriot Jaap van Lagen and Porsche-Junior Jaxon Evans. On the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, ten Voorde kicked off the 30th anniversary season of the one-make cup with a lights-to-flag victory. “Starting the season with a victory is awesome. Still, the race was hard work. I couldn’t take the racing line in the first laps because of the wet track surface, so it required a great deal of skill,” said ten Voorde.
Rain during the morning had made the asphalt wet in some sections of the racetrack. Nevertheless, almost all of the 30 drivers took off into the race on slicks under cloudy skies and with a temperature of eight degrees Celsius. Right from the start, ten Voorde underlined his aspirations to win and immediately pulled clear of the field in his 485 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Two safety car phases, however, bunched the field together again, but the 22-year-old kept his cool at the restarts and took the flag 1.8 seconds ahead of van Lagen. The Förch-Pilot crossed the finish line in second after beating Porsche-Junior Evans in a duel. “The asphalt of my grid spot was still wet and cold, so my tyres weren’t at the ideal temperature at the start of the race,” explained van Lagen. “Still, I’m very pleased with my race.”
For Evans, this was his first race in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. The youngster from New Zealand initially swept past van Lagen at the start to sit in second place. However, van Lagen then reclaimed the spot in the hairpin at the end of Parabolica. “To finish third at my debut race in the Carrera Cup is a super start to the season. I’m not really familiar with wet asphalt in Australia, so I found the first laps a bit tricky and I found myself in the run-off zone in lap one. But the track dried up quickly soon after,” stated Evans. Fourth place went to Igor Walilko (PL/Overdrive Racing by Huber) ahead of his Swedish teammate Henric Skoog.
Race 1 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at Hockenheim
Berkay Besler (Car Collection Motorsport) claimed position six on the storied 4.574-kilometre racetrack, making the 20-year-old Turk the best driver in the so-called Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Talent Pool – a support programme for young drivers in the one-make cup. Finishing behind the current champion of the Porsche Sports Cup were Tim Zimmermann (D/Black Falcon) and Gustav Malja (S/Förch Racing).
Porsche-Junior Julien Andlauer (BWT Lechner Racing) was disappointed with his first performance of the 2019 season. The Frenchman started from position twelve and ultimately lost one place at the flag. “To be honest, that race was pretty depressing. I managed to make up some places after the start, but I got entangled in another competitor’s collision, which threw me back down the field. Obviously I’m not happy with this result,” said Andlauer.
Victory in the amateur category went to Germany’s Stefan Rehkopf (Huber Racing), beating Carlos Rivas (L/Black Falcon Team Textar) and Matthias Jeserich (D/CARTECH Motorsport by Nigrin) on the Hockenheim circuit.
British influencer Sam Fane got a glimpse behind the scenes
Sam Fane experienced the race live. The British influencer has his own YouTube channel “Seen Through Glass” with over 420,000 subscribers. Fane got a glimpse behind the scenes of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland and documented his day for his followers.
Race two of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland will also be contested at the Hockenheimring, with ten Voorde again starting from pole position. The race takes off on Sunday at 11.30 hours as part of the DTM weekend.
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Overdrive Racing by Huber)
2. Jaap van Lagen (NL/FÖRCH Racing)
3. Jaxon Evans (NZ/Team Project 1 – JBR)
4. Igor Walilko (PL/Overdrive Racing by Huber)
5. Henric Skoog (S/Overdrive Racing by Huber)
6. Berkay Besler (TR/Car Collection Motorsport)
7. Tim Zimmermann (D/Black Falcon)
8. Gustav Malja (S/FÖRCH Racing)
9. Luca Rettenbacher (A/MSG/HRT Motorsport)
10. Sandro Kaibach (D/MSG/HRT Motorsport)
