A historic success for Proton Huber Competition at the Nürburgring: The team from Bavaria celebrated a one-two victory in the 400th race of the Carrera Cup Deutschland. Alexander Tauscher stood at the top of the podium for the first time in the German Porsche one-make cup, which has been contested since 1990. Reigning champion Larry ten Voorde secured second place. Robert de Haan finished third in the Team75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, a result that crowned him as the victor of the Rookie classification.

“My first victory, and in the 400th Carrera Cup race – I’m at a loss for words,” said Alexander Tauscher, struggling to contain his emotions. Tackling the race from pole position, the 22-year-old from Bavaria won the sprint to the first corner against his Dutch teammate Larry ten Voorde. He continued to pull away from the field seemingly effortlessly and extended his lead to just under three seconds. Then, on the 16th of 21 laps, he made a braking error. “That immediately prompted flashbacks to Saturday’s race, when I lost a podium result due to a similar mistake,” recalled Tauscher. This time, however, the slip-up did not end in the gravel and only cost him about a second.

Larry ten Voorde had his work cut out for him. The reigning Carrera Cup champion had to fend off his Dutch compatriot Robert de Haan throughout the race. Several of the 18-year-old’s attempts to overtake failed – with ten Voorde backing off at just the right moment to avoid contact. “I had to have eyes in the back of my head today and that helped,” joked the 27-year-old. “Without that, neither of us would’ve made it to the finish line.” In the final phase of the race, ten Voorde held back and settled for a second-place finish. “Alexander really deserved the win: he was fastest in qualifying and controlled the race,” he said in praise of his younger teammate, whom he also supports as a coach.

Harry King, the winner of Saturday’s race at the Nürburgring, crossed the finish line behind Robert de Haan. The British Allied-Racing driver outpaced Janne Stiak from northern Germany, who drives for Team75 Bernhard, and Frenchman Marvin Klein from the Target Competition squad in the chasing pack. This result increased King’s gap to championship leader Larry ten Voorde to 24 points. Robert de Haan has moved up the rankings to now sit third overall, winning the Rookie classification in a repeat of yesterday’s result. Dutchman Flynt Schuring (Proton Huber Competition) and German Colin Bönighausen (CarTech Motorsport) rounded out the Carrera Cup Rookie podium.

Among the ProAm drivers, championship leader Sören Spreng (GP Elite) did not finish. Michael Essmann secured victory ahead of his CarTech Motorsport teammate Kai Pfister and guest driver Angelo Fontana (EST1 Racing) from Venezuela. “That makes the second half of the season really exciting again,” said a delighted Essmann, who slashed the gap to Spreng to ten points.

“With two very diverse races, the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland managed to provide a silver lining for the spectators at the Nürburgring who experienced less-than-ideal weather. Congratulations to Alexander Tauscher on his maiden victory in our one-make cup. The title duel between Larry ten Voorde and Harry King is intensifying even more. In any case, all signs point to some suspenseful racing for our next two races at the Sachsenring,” commented Thorsten Rückert, Project Manager Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland.

The Sachsenring hosts rounds eleven and twelve of the one-make cup season with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup on the weekend of 6 to 8 September 2024.

Award ceremony for the “Azubi-Challenge 2024” at the Nürburgring
The winners of the “Azubi-Challenge 2024” were honoured during the Nürburgring races of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland. In this competition, apprentices from 57 German Porsche Centres were pitted against each other. They mastered tasks they set themselves, ranging from the restoration of a historic Porsche to a concept for recruiting new trainees.

Six winning teams from Porsche Germany’s sales regions experienced the motorsport atmosphere up close at the Nürburgring. Almost 40 apprentices received their winners’ trophies from Karsten Sohns (Chief Financial Officer Porsche Germany), Hurui Issak (Regional After Sales Manager) and Salvatore Lumia (Manager After Sales Strategy & Sales).

Result race 10, Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland, Nürburgring (D)
1. Alexander Tauscher (D/Proton Huber Competition), 21 laps
2. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Proton Huber Competition), +1.351 seconds
3. Robert de Haan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), +3.713 seconds
4. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), +7.059 seconds
5. Janne Stiak (D/Team75 Bernhard), +7.912 seconds
6. Marvin Klein (F/Target Competition), +8.782 seconds

Drivers’ standings (after 10 of 16 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Proton Huber Competition), 193 points
2. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 169 points
3. Robert de Haan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), 127 points
Full results and championship standings:

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