Round nine of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland concluded with a convincing lights-to-flag victory for Loek Hartog. At the Lausitzring near Dresden, the Dutchman crossed the finish line first ahead of his GP Elite teammate Larry ten Voorde. The two Allied-Racing drivers, Porsche Junior Bastian Buus from Denmark and Harry King from the UK, followed in third and fourth. Securing a strong sixth place overall, Vincent Andronaco won the Rookie classification. Fellow German Sören Spreng clinched victory in the ProAm classification for the sixth time this season.

After the first four races of the season and two victories, Loek Hartog held the lead of the overall standings of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland – then the almost two-metre-tall Dutchman went through a dry spell. “When things didn’t quite go to plan, I initially thought, ok, this can happen. After the second race with problems, the doubts started to creep in. It took us two more races to find a solution. I’m finally back,” said Hartog, obviously thrilled with his victory at the Lausitzring. The 20-year-old tackled the race from pole position, his fourth so far this season. His only threat came at the start when he had to fend off his GP Elite teammate Larry ten Voorde, who had started from alongside him on the front grid row. “I blocked his attempt to overtake, and then managed to control the race from the front,” stated Hartog.

“Loek drove a flawless race. I’m happy with second place,” said ten Voorde, with a view to the overall standings, where Hartog took over second position from Harry King. The British racer finished fourth behind his Allied-Racing teammate, Porsche Junior Bastian Buus from Denmark. “My car ran beautifully and I could easily follow Loek and Larry. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to overtake. I need to do that tomorrow right at the start,” said Buus as he heads into the tenth race of the season on Sunday (11:20 am). The Dane will then line up on the grid next to Loek Hartog, with ten Voorde and King sharing the second row.

Sixth place in the race, which was interrupted by two safety car periods, went to Morris Schuring (FACH AUTO TECH). The Dutchman was able to assert himself against Vincent Andronaco (Allied-Racing). As the fastest Rookie, the German took the lead in the overall ranking of the Carrera Cup newcomers. “The second Rookie win in a row – my season is finally taking off,” beamed Andronaco. He was joined on the Rookie podium by Belgian Ghislain Cordeel (GP Elite) and Jasin Ferati (FACH AUTO TECH) from Switzerland.

Sören Spreng (GP Elite) won the ProAm classification for the sixth time this year. “That was a tough race because of the heat,” said the German after the race in 30-degree temperatures. “Still, I made it over the finish line and had a couple of decent duels on the way.” Positions two and three in the ProAm classification were occupied by Ahmad Alshehab from Kuwait (CarTech Motorsport Bonk) and Kai Pfister (HRT Performance) from Germany.

TV and internet coverage of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
Round ten of the season will be broadcast live with English commentary on Sunday (20 August 2023) at 11:05 am CEST on the Porsche Motorsport Hub (https://motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup) and on the one-make cup’s YouTube channel.

Result race 9, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Lausitzring (D)
1. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 31:47.038 minutes
2. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), +0.756 seconds
3. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), +1.349 seconds
4. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), +2.437 seconds
5. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), +2.855 seconds
6. Vincent Andronaco (D/Allied-Racing), +3.876 seconds

Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Drivers (after 9 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), 201 points
2. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 149 points
3. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 143 points
4. Porsche Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), 123 points