Sebastian Job from East Grinstead in Surrey and Luke McKeown from Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex came out on top in an action-packed weekend at Zandvoort. The championship’s traditional ‘wild card’ races took place at a circuit chosen by followers of the @PorscheRaces_GB Instagram account, kick-starting the second half of the Porsche Esports Carrera Cup GB season.

The challenging 2.6 mile circuit in the Netherlands saw Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing’s Job emerge ahead in Round Nine, with McKeown battling his way by Matt J Caruana from Reading to take victory in Round 10. The racing was equally close in the Amateur category, Aidan Walsingham from Bath in Somerset enjoyed the edge over his rivals securing two wins to move into the category championship lead.

Job and McKeown win again in Pro

Peter Berryman from Corby in Northamptonshire was once again in the hunt for pole position throughout qualifying, however, he was beaten to the top spot at Zandvoort by Job, McKeown would start third. In dry conditions Job got off the line well at the start to lead Berryman from McKeown. Drama on the opening lap saw Alexander Davidson from Menstrie in Scotland take to the gravel trap early on, with Zandvoort’s famous banking soon claiming Jacob Tofts from Hatfield Heath, Issac Price from Telford in Shropshire and Am category racer Daniel Cofield from Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

With 20 minutes of the race remaining Caruana put Porsche Carrera Cup GB race winner Charles Rainford from Horsham in West Sussex under increasing pressure. When Rainford ran wide the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge GB champion snatched sixth place. Meanwhile Job came under attack from Apex Racing Team drivers Berryman and McKeown yet neither could mount a pass. In the closing stages Job made an error allowing Berryman to attempt a move, however he soon had to defend from McKeown which left the positions unchanged.

In the final laps of the race William Chadwick from Wrightington in Wigan completed an impressive charge from last on the grid to tenth – a climb of 14 places. However, attentions quickly turned to race winner Job as he took the chequered flag for his fourth victory of 2025, joined on the virtual Pro category podium by Berryman and McKeown. With the top eight finishers from Race One reversed for Race Two, on the third consecutive occasion, Rainford would start from reverse grid pole position.

The second race also took place in dry conditions, when the lights went out Rainford cut across to defend his lead from an attacking Caruana – now up to second. Am category leader Walsingham fell to third with Leo Gariboli from Hemel Hempstead running in fourth. Luke Pennington from Bideford in Devon and Walsingham soon fell down the order while McKeown advanced to fourth. As Caruana attacked the leader in turn he came under fire from Gariboli, meanwhile an incident behind resulted in contact between Job, Berryman, Chadwick, and Am racers Guy R Edwards from Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey and Scott Moakes from Meppershall in Bedfordshire.

With 16 minutes remaining on the clock Caruana finally found a way by Rainford for the lead at the first corner, as Gariboli attempted to follow he suffered a spin before rejoining in sixteenth place. Keen to advance, McKeown pressured Rainford and there was mild contact between the pair sending the latter off the circuit and out of the race. McKeown continued in pursuit of leader Caruana with Walsingham now in third overall, Pennington was up to fourth, he and Job soon overtook Walsingham.  

In the final 10 minutes of racing McKeown tried to mount a pass for the lead several times, his fourth attempt at the first corner finally gained him the outside line which became the inside to compete the pass. Caruana slotted in behind the new leader as Job looked for a route by Pennington, his opportunity came with just three minutes left on the clock. At the flag McKeown enjoyed his third victory of the season, Caruana finished second with Job in third.

Walsingham takes two wins in Am

Walsingham had the edge over his rivals throughout the Zandvoort weekend, he would start the first race from category pole position – an impressive sixth overall on the grid. Walsingham led his rivals in the first race, with Christian Szaruta from London in second and Moakes in third. With 10 minutes of the race remaining an incident for Moakes put him out of contention making the new Am order Walsingham from Szaruta and Edwards, and that is how it would remain to the flag.   

Walsingham was ahead again in the second race in the Netherlands, he was initially followed by Szaruta and Edwards, however that would soon change. An incident involving multiple cars on the banking eliminated Moakes and promoted Adam Cox to the final category podium spot. However, in the second half of the race Cox was overtaken by Oliver Ettridge from Nuneaton in Warwickshire. Walsingham was clear to take his fourth category win of the season, becoming only the second driver this year to take two Am wins in a single weekend. With his result he moves into the Am category championship lead.  

Following the weekend for an incident between Scott Moakes and Tim Darracott in the first race, 10 seconds was added to the race time of Darracott. For an incident in the second race between Gareth Higgins and Alexander Davidson, 10 seconds was added to the race time of Davidson.

There is a change of circuit for Rounds 11 and 12 of the championship on 23 March with the venue set to be announced soon. Keep up to date with RAFA Racing Club Porsche Esports Carrera Cup GB news via the dedicated Instagram and X feeds – @PorscheRaces_GB – and the Porsche Motorsport Hub: https://racing.porsche.com