After several podiums, Dennis Hauger finally won the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the Norwegian Formula 2 star won both heats at home at Rudskogen Motorsenter. Double second was Lukas Sundahl who got himself a golden position for the final at Mantorp Park in two weeks. For the main title challenger, Robin Knutsson, the trip to Norway became a real nightmare.

Dennis Hauger was the man of the day at the top facility Rudskogen Motorsenter. In a glorious late summer weather, he won both heats ahead of Lukas Sundahl.

"It was a good weekend for me. It's great to finally win races in this championship," said a grateful and happy Hauger, who will travel to Baku on Tuesday for next weekend's Formula 2 round.

As a guest driver, Hauger did not score any points. The 25 points for victory therefore went to Lukas Sundahl. In addition, the Småland native took two bonus points for pole position and one for fastest lap in the opening race.

Sundahl was happy with the points distribution, but of course he would have liked to leave Norway with at least one victory in the bag. Especially in the second heat that he started from pole position.

"But I slept a little in the beginning," he admitted.

Nightmare weekend

Lukas Sundahl scored 53 points in Norway. The driver he shared the lead with before the race, Robin Knutsson, had to settle for 14!

"A nightmare weekend. I really suffer with him," Sundahl said.

In the first heat, Knutsson was involved in two collisions and with a sprained car he had to settle for twelfth place.

"It sucks, but I don't give up," he said afterwards.

However, he did not get any revenge. In the second heat, he was forced into the pits to close a door that had opened. 13th place at the finish. Curtain.

From being completely equal in terms of points before the weekend, Lukas Sundahl has snatched a gap of as much as 39 points. A situation that the five-time champion will hardly miss.

"Honestly, it would have been more fun if there had been a difference of 5-10 points instead, then the final at Mantorp Park would have been more interesting for everyone," says Sundahl, but at the same time points out that he does not take out his sixth title in advance.

Hang on to the silver

Behind Hauger and Sundahl, Marcus Annervi impressed with a third and fourth place. The points haul lifted him to bronze position in the standings, past Daniel Roos who was 14th without power steering in the first heat and a strong third in race two.

"No victory this weekend, but a lot of points and now an opportunity opened up for second place," said Annervi, who is 21 points behind Knutsson before the finish.

Fourth in the table is the aforementioned Roos, who in turn has William Siverholm and Gustav Krogh closest behind him. Of the two, Siverholm did best at Rudskogen Motorsenter with a fourth and a fifth place. Krogh was forced to retire from race one, but took revenge with position six in the second.

Close at the top

In the Pro Am class, Oscar Löfquist took a double victory ahead of Kjelle Lejonkrans and with Albin Wärnelöv as third in both races. The effort means that Löfquist is only three points behind Lejonkrans ahead of the finale at Mantorp Park in Östergötland on September 20-21.

"You didn't think so some time ago. Three points, it will be magical, just as it should be in a final, said a very satisfied Löfquist.

Dennis Hauger got his victory in the end

Dennis Hauger was first over the finish line in the opening Porsche Carrera Cup race at Rudskogens Motorsenter. But he was not allowed to step up on the podium. Instead, Lukas Sundahl, Marcus Annervi and William Siverholm were there. Wrong, it turned out. The penalty with a ten-second time penalty for a false start that Hauger received was withdrawn by the race management. Thus, after several attempts, the Norwegian can finally celebrate his first victory in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia.

It was a dramatic opening race during the Porsche Festival. Dennis Hauger was fastest away from pole position, but was courted by Lukas Sundahl already in the first corner.

Hauger defended his position, snatched a gap and looked to be heading for a safe victory. Then came the news: a ten-second time penalty for a false start. A decision that was changed after the finish. A technical delay played a trick on the race committee, but with the help of pictures from Hauger's car, they were able to correct the mistake.

"Of course, we regret that it went wrong and that Hauger never got to receive the audience's tributes on the podium afterwards. At the same time, we are happy that we have a regulatory framework that allows us to correct what has gone wrong," says Mikael Carlsson, race director.

For Lukas Sundahl, Hauger's fate did not matter. As a guest driver, the Norwegian does not score any points. First or second, Sundahl got points for the victory and thus snatched a gap in the points table when Robin Knutsson after two collisions finished first in twelfth place.

After contact with Daniel Roos, Knutsson spun and then collided with Gustav Krogh. The incident affected all drivers' races. Krogh was forced to retire, Roos only finished in 14th place and Knutsson thus had to settle for position twelve.

"It sucks. Now I'm 20 points behind Sundahl at the top of the table. But even if the starting position for the future is tough, I don't give up. Now it's the plate in the mat that counts in the races that remain, said an obviously rather subdued Knutsson.

Behind the top quartet, Gustav Bergström drove to fifth place, the position ahead of Oscar Löfquist, who thus won the Pro Am ahead of Kjelle Lejonkrans (seventh) and Albin Wärnelöv (10th).

Between Lejonkrans and Wärnelöv, Oskar Biksrud and Emil Gjerdrum drove into eighth and ninth place.