The winner of round three of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland is Dylan Pereira (IronForce Racing by Phoenix). The Luxembourger clinched his first win of the season on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. “At the start I stayed close to Loek Hartog and was able to pass shortly afterwards. In the final phase, Laurin Heinrich put the pressure on again. I couldn't afford to make a mistake, but thanks to my experience I stayed cool,” says Pereira. Porsche Junior Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing) finished second in his 375 kW (510 hp) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Third place went to Dutchman Loek Hartog (Black Falcon) in the ADAC GT Masters race. Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix) celebrated his first victory in the ProAm class.

In the mountainous landscape of Styria, the field of 32 vehicles provided an impressive motorsport backdrop. For the first time in his career, Hartog was in pole position in the German one-make cup. However, after just two laps there was a change in the lead. Pereira passed the 19-year-old on the inside lane. Shortly thereafter, Heinrich also left the Black Falcon pilot behind. There were no more overtaking maneuvers at the front because Pereira initially built up a lead and then cleverly defended in the closing stages. After 21 laps, Pereira won with a narrow lead of 0.23 seconds over Heinrich. “My qualifying was rather mixed starting fourth, but my goal was still a place on the podium. To be honest, I wouldn't have thought that I'd even be fighting for victory in the end."

With third place, Hartog perfected the second podium result of his career in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. “Anyone who starts from pole position naturally also wants to win. But it was important for me to see that I had the speed for the leading group. In front of me are Dylan Pereira, a multiple race winner at the Red Bull Ring, and Laurin Heinrich, the current Porsche Junior. Third place is a great result,” says Hartog, who is one of eight drivers in the one-make cup talent pool squad. Defending champion Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) crossed the finish line in fourth. The two youngsters Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing) and Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied Racing) followed behind the Dutchman.

There was a premiere win in the ProAm class. Jan-Erik Slooten won his classification for the first time on the 4.318 kilometer Formula 1 track. “Right after the start I saw a gap to overtake Carlos Rivas. That worked and was crucial. Together with Dylan Pereira's first place, the double victory is a great success for our team," says the well-known YouTuber. Georgi Donchev (Bulgaria/Huber Racing) and the current ProAm champion Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon) took the other two places on the ProAm podium.

The fourth race of the season in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland begins on Sunday at 2:40 p.m. local time. 17-year-old Schuring is on pole position for the first time. Heinrich (70 points) starts as the leader of the table from second place. NITRO shows the race live on German free TV and reports from the Red Bull Ring from 2:30 p.m. The race will also be broadcast live on RTL+, on the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland YouTube channel and on the Porsche Motorsport Hub.

Race result 3rd round, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
1st Dylan Pereira (Luxemburg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix)
2nd Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
3rd Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon)
4th 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)

Score after 3 of 16 races
Drivers' standings
1st .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
2nd Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 65 points
3rd Ahmad Alshehab (Kuwait/CarTech Motorsport by Nigrin), 42 points

team classification
1st SSR Huber Racing, 112 points
2nd Team GP Elite, 65 points
3. IronForce Racing by Phoenix, 60 points