Great leaders of the past edition, Ayhancan Güven (Martinet by Alméras) and Florian Latorre (CLRT) shared the laurels of this first confrontation.

A remake of last year. For his first meeting at Magny-Cours, the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup France indeed took on the looks of the 2019 vintage, when Florian Latorre (CLRT), second last season, invited himself to the party at the very last moment. He is also the one who took the two pole positions, each time ahead of Marvin Klein (Martinet by Alméras), second rookie in 2019, and Ayhancan Güven (Martinet by Alméras), the outgoing double champion. A sign that Latorre will still have to be reckoned with for this new edition of the Porsche Carrera Cup France.

The 23-year-old Frenchman also made a solo rider in the opening race, before being demoted to fifth place following a penalty of fifteen seconds for a false start. Victory went at the same time to Ayhancan Güven ahead of New Zealander Jaxon Evans (BWT Lechner Racing) and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (BWT Lechner Racing), who confirmed the great promises made in Porsche Supercup this year. Marvin Klein would have deserved second place on this inaugural round, again confirmation of his rise to power, but a puncture at the left rear one minute from the checkered flag made him drop to sixth position.

In Pro-Am, if Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing) confirmed his desire for a third consecutive title in a third different team by seizing pole position, it was finally Sylvain Noël (Racing Technology) who signed a comeback noticed by winning ahead of Christophe Lapierre (Sébastien Loeb Racing) and Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology). Emil Caumes (CLRT), the most experienced Am at the start, won the category ahead of Maxence Maurice (Imsa Performance) and François Lansard (CLRT).

On Sunday, Florian Latorre once again demonstrated his excellent skills on this track, leading from start to finish, this time offering a first success in the Porsche Carrera Cup France to the CLRT structure, recently created by Côme Ledogar, himself a former Cup winner (2014). He preceded a Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, decidedly in verve this weekend, and Marvin Klein, rewarded for his regularity at the forefront, while Jaxon Evans and Ayhancan Güven closed the top five.

In Pro-Am, Sylvain Noël made the start of the race in the lead, but a small mistake allowed him to open the door to Nicolas Misslin, who was finally surprised in the last minutes by Christophe Lapierre for the gain of victory. A victory in Am went to Maxence Maurice ahead of Emil Caumes and Franck Leherpeur (Racing Technology).

This first meeting of the Porsche Carrera Cup France 2020 has kept all its promises, and the show should climb a notch again this week, with the second meeting of the year already, ahead of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. . If there is only one race on the weekend program (Saturday 19 September at 9:15 a.m.), however long this time of forty-five minutes, it is undoubtedly the one that the pilots are waiting for. more. With its nearly fourteen kilometers, the Sarthois circuit is the route of all superlatives, also the one where Porsche has written among the most beautiful pages of its rich sporting history,

There are also many (54 entered including 29 Pro, 14 Pro-Am and 11 Am) to want to hang this prestigious victory. In addition to the usual leaders of the Porsche Carrera Cup France, we will also have to count on those of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland and Benelux. The line-up is also so prestigious that it notably counts the first nine of the 2020 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, with in order Larry Ten Voorde, Dylan Pereira, Ayhancan Güven, Jaxon Evans, Florian Latorre, Max Van Splunteren , Marvin Klein, Leon Köhler, and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer. Without forgetting the famous actor Michael Fassbender, present as a guest star. Proof that the show promises to be there at all levels!

Ayhancan Güven (Martinet by Almeras), winner of race 1
“We had a difficult qualifying but the race then went very well. I moved up from third place to second, my pace was good but not enough to challenge first place. It was then that I was informed that the lead car was penalized, so I made sure to manage my car and my tires until the finish to win. It's always good to start the season with a victory, those are big points for the championship. "

Florian Latorre (CLRT), winner of race 2
“It's a rather successful weekend for us, where we posted a solid level of performance and I'm happy that it ended with a victory. We fully deserve it, because we had an almost flawless course and it really bodes well for the future. Don't forget that this is CLRT's very first success in the Porsche Carrera Cup France, it's really great to start with six cars and show such a level of competitiveness, and few teams can boast of it. such a result. Now, I will do everything to win at Le Mans and thus take my revenge on 2017. "