Ayhancan Güven joins BWT Lechner Racing for the 2021 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season
Behind the scenes a lot has been going on at BWT Lechner Racing for quite some time – now finally the moment has come to make it public: Porsche Junior Ayhancan Güven will join BWT Lechner Racing for the 2021 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season. The 23-year-old from Turkey won the Porsche Carrera Cup France twice in 2018 and 2019 and was also Rookie Champion in the Supercup in 2019.
CEO and Team Principal Robert Lechner
“We are very much looking forward to finally being able to work with Ayhancan, who even at his rather young age is already an experienced Supercup race winner and definitely championship material. He will be a great addition to our driver line-up, a very valuable asset to the team. I very well remember our first conversation at the Porsche Night of Champions at Weissach in 2018 – we immediately got on very well and have stayed in touch ever since. Later on I introduced him to my father, remarking that ´this is a driver to be signed by Lechner Racing sooner or later.´ So I am very happy that this cooperation is now becoming reality!”
Ayhancan Güven
“I can´t wait to start working with Robert and his team for the new season. My aim is to make Walter proud and keep the Lechner Racing family on top in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, where they have been for many years already.”
With the start of the racing career of Walter Lechner sen. The history of Lechner Racing began in 1975. Over the years, the Lechner Racing Team celebrated great successes in numerous racing series - currently in the Porsche Supercup as part of Formula 1. The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup has been the only Gran Turismo racing series to be held exclusively as part of the Formula 1 races since 1993. In this attractive environment, the top series of the 19 Porsche one-make cups developed very well. The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, in which the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is used, is interesting not only for the drivers who can recommend themselves for a career in touring car or GT racing with good performances. With races in Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone or Monte Carlo, among others, the Porsche Supercup is the fastest and most prestigious one-make cup in the world.