Just one day after his 25th birthday, Marvin Klein celebrated his first victory in the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland. Like his team, Target Competition, the two-time champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup France is a newcomer to the German one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. At the Hungaroring, Klein outpaced the championship leader Larry ten Voorde (Proton Huber Competition) and Robert de Haan (Team75 Bernhard).

Marvin Klein had started the race from pole position, with Larry ten Voorde lining up alongside him. “I had a bad start and tried to defend my position against Larry,” recapped Klein, recalling the decisive start to the 17-lap race. Ten Voorde pulled alongside Klein in the opening sprint and overtook him on the first corner. However, according to the race director’s analysis, he nudged Klein off the track. The decision was made swiftly: Ten Voorde was radioed to let Klein, who had come away from the scuffle unscathed, overtake him.

The Frenchman refused to let this chance slip away from him a second time. Back in the lead, he immediately gained ground on the chasing pack and eventually won the race 2.6 seconds ahead of ten Voorde. “It looked easier than it was. I gave everything at the start. It was only when the gap started to increase that I was able to relax a little,” summarised Klein. “I’m proud to give Target Competition this victory.”

Second place was also valuable for ten Voorde: the championship leader from the Netherlands scored nine championship points more than his direct rival Harry King, who finished fifth. “I accept the race organisers’ decision. Marvin was anyway faster than me today,” conceded ten Voord.

Robert de Haan climbed the podium in third place. On his 18th birthday, the Dutchman also celebrated victory in the Rookie classification. “My strategy was not to ruin the tyres in the high temperatures. I managed to do that – and the points for the Rookie victory are another fantastic birthday present,” grinned the Team75 Bernhard driver. De Haan was also the fastest driver from the Talent Pool, Porsche Deutschland’s young talent development programme.

German Theo Oeverhaus (Bonk Motorsport), Great Britain’s Harry King and Ariel Levi from Israel (Uniserver by Team GP Elite) followed the leading three over the line. Ahmad Alshehab took the flag as the winner of the ProAm classification. “At the start of the race, I lost the position as best-placed ProAm. It was hard work to get back to the top of our class,” reported the racing driver from Kuwait, who drives for the German team CarTech Motorsport.

The Hungaroring will also host the eighth race of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland season on Sunday (23 June 2024). Dutch rookie Kas Haverkort (Uniserver by Team GP Elite) and Theo Oeverhaus will start from the front row at 12:00 noon.

Result race 7, Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland, Budapest (HU)
1. Marvin Klein (F/Target Competition), 17 laps
2. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Proton Huber Competition), +2.593 seconds
3. Robert de Haan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), +3.304 seconds
4. Theo Oeverhaus (D/Bonk Motorsport), +5.568 seconds
5. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), +7.043 seconds
6. Ariel Levi (IL/Uniserver by Team GP Elite), +7.721 seconds

Drivers’ standings (after 7 of 16 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Proton Huber Competition), 143 points
2. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 124 points
3. Theo Oeverhaus (D/Bonk Motorsport), 81 points
Full results and championship standings:
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