Loek Hartog drove a commanding race against Bastian Buus over the entire distance and brought home his first victory in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Securing second place, Porsche Junior Buus increased his lead in the overall standings to 21 points over third-placed Larry ten Voorde. This pushes the title decision in the international one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 to the finale next Sunday (3 September 3 2023) run as part of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

The second Supercup race in Zandvoort this weekend, and the second home win: After Morris Schuring’s victory on Saturday, another Dutchman dominated round seven of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on Sunday. Driving for GP Elite, Loek Hartog celebrated his maiden Supercup victory at the wheel of the 375 kW (510 PS) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Fending off attacks from Porsche Junior Bastian Buus over the entire race distance, he remained resolute and relegated Buus to second place with a lead of half a second. Behind the Dane from the BWT Lechner Racing squad, Hartog’s teammate and fellow countryman Larry ten Voorde crossed the finish line in third place.

With this, the two-time Supercup champion has kept the title decision for this season open – albeit theoretically. Buus travels to next weekend’s finale in Monza holding a 21-point lead over ten Voorde, his only remaining rival for the crown. However, the Dutchman must win on the Formula 1 racetrack in northern Italy to secure the 25 points. In this scenario, eleventh place would be enough for Bastian Buus to take home the title.

“I had a great duel with Bastian. We both went for it but kept it fair at all times,” said Hartog. “A dream has come true for me with my first Supercup victory. I grew up not far from Zandvoort and I’ve driven all kinds of race cars at this track. To win here in front of my home crowd is unbelievable.” Thanks to his first victory, the 20-year-old Dutchman advanced to sixth place overall.

“Larry’s attempts to attack kept me as occupied as my attempts to overtake Loek. Of course, I didn’t take any major risks. Second place also means that my lead heading to the final in Monza is pretty reassuring,” concluded Bastian Buus. “But it’s also about the Teams’ championship, which I’d obviously like to win for BWT Lechner Racing.” In this classification, the Porsche Junior’s team leads the standings with a 31-point advantage over the GP Elite team with its drivers Loek Hartog as the Zandvoort winner and Larry ten Voorde. In the Teams’ classification, a maximum of 45 points are still up for grabs in Monza.

Ten Voorde remains realistic about his chances and aims to focus on the Teams’ championship crown at Monza. “I did my absolute best but I couldn’t achieve more than third place today. My goal is to win at Monza next Sunday. Even if I only have an outside chance of clinching the title, I’d like to use it to score points in the team classification,” he stated.

Fourth place went to Morris Schuring. The 18-year-old Dutchman put in a strong drive and made up five positions from his grid spot in Fach Auto Tech’s Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Despite two victories so far this season, he is out of contention for the title. The same applies to UK driver Harry King (BWT Lechner Racing), who finished fifth.

Scoring sixth place, Alessandro Ghiretti won the Rookie classification for the fourth time. Competing for the Martinet by Alméras squad, the Frenchman has the best chance of securing the title in the Supercup newcomers’ class at the finale. He was joined on the Rookie podium in Zandvoort by South African Keagan Masters (Ombra) and Australian Harri Jones (BWT Lechner Racing).

“Once again, the Zandvoort weekend was fantastic. We witnessed two thrilling races, where Morris Schuring and Loek Hartog were cheered for their victories by tens of thousands of their home crowd fans. Congratulations to Loek as a new addition to the circle of Supercup winners. I’m now looking forward to our finale in Monza, which should again be a nail-biter with all three categories still open,” commented Oliver Schwab, Project Manager Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

Result race 7 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, Zandvoort (Netherlands)
1. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 28:35.594 minutes
2. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/BWT Lechner Racing), +0.451 seconds
3. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), +0.786 seconds
4. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), +1.630 seconds
5. Harry King (UK/BWT Lechner Racing), +2.005 seconds
6. Alessandro Ghiretti (F/Martinet by Alméras), +2.473 seconds

Standings 2023 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup (after seven races)
1. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/BWT Lechner Racing), 118 points
2. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), 97 points
3. Morris Schuring (NL/Fach Auto Tech), 91 points
4. Harry King (UK/BWT Lechner Racing), 85 points
5. Dorian Boccolacci (F/CLRT), 80 points

Next weekend’s season finale with guest driver Timo Glock
Monza hosts the eighth and final round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup this coming weekend (1 to 3 September 2023). In the race held as part of the Italian Grand Prix support programme, the ex-Formula 1 driver and now TV commentator Timo Glock will contest his second Supercup race this season. As part of a documentary being made for the Sky Sports TV station about the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the German will again drive the No. 911 VIP 911 GT3 Cup. This very special racer is the 5,000th Cup 911 that Porsche Motorsport has built since 1990.

Schedule Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Monza/I (all times CEST)
Friday, 1 September
6:35 – 7:20 pm: Practice

Saturday, 2 September
10:50 – 11:20 am: Qualifying

Sunday, 3 September
11:55 am: Race 8 (15 laps)

Full results and championship standings
https://motorsports.porsche.com/international/en/category/mobil1supercup/pmsc-2023-results