Race 14
With 268 points to his credit, the 20-year-old from Würzburg holds an unassailable lead at the top of the standings. The Porsche Junior paved the way for the title decision with his victory at race 14 on Sunday on the racetrack near Chemnitz and relegated Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix) and Lorcan Hanafin (United Kingdom/Fach Auto Tech) to positions two and three. As his closest rival for the title, Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite) occupied fourth place. “It’s a fantastic feeling to now be the new champion. When I saw my team cheering at the pit wall at the finish, it was an indescribably wonderful moment. The fans in the grandstands at the Sachsenring applauded me too during my cool-down lap. Crazy!” said the ecstatic Heinrich.
Witnessed by 26,000 spectators, Heinrich enjoyed a perfect race weekend at the Sachsenring as part of the ADAC GT Masters: The fastest in free practice, two pole positions in qualifying, victory on Saturday and Sunday, the fastest race lap on both days and ultimately the title gave Heinrich and his SSR Huber Racing team plenty of reasons to celebrate. “I’m very proud of Laurin and my team. We’re celebrating overall victory and the team championship title, and that means a great deal to me personally,” explained team owner Christoph Huber.
After a turbulent race on Saturday, Sunday’s event ran relatively smoothly. Heinrich immediately took the lead at the start, while Pereira overtook the rookie Hanafin and settled into second place. They continued in this order at the wheel of their 510 PS Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to the flag. As a member of the Porsche Talent Pool, Hanafin was delighted with his first podium finish in the German Carrera Cup. “It’s a great feeling to stand on the podium with a trophy. I’ve worked hard for this and I’m very happy,” said the rookie.
Fourth place went to ten Voorde ahead of three Porsche Talent Pool drivers Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon), Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing) and Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing). Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing) rounded off the top eight. In the ProAm classification, Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon) finished first ahead of Ahmad Alshehab (Kuwait/CarTech Motorsport by Nigrin) and Kim Hauschild (Germany/HRT Performance).
With two races left on the calendar, the standings for the top drivers reveal a tense situation in the fight for the vice championship: Behind Heinrich, who holds a clear lead with 268 points, ten Voorde ranks second with 216 points followed closely by Pereira (211 points). At the final doubleheader event at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (21-23 October), 50 points can still be claimed and the rookie and Pro-Am titles are still up for grabs. “I’m pleased that we’ll have two more decisions at Hockenheim. We celebrated Laurin Heinrich as our new championship early at the Sachsenring. He worked his way up the ranks from the Porsche Sports Cup to the Carrera Cup and has now won the title. That deserves great respect. I’d also like to congratulate SSR Huber Racing on winning the team championship,” said Hurui Issak, Project Manager of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
Result race 14
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
2. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix)
3. Lorcan Hanafin (United Kingdom/Fach Auto Tech)
4. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
5. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon)
6. Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing)
7. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing)
8. Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing)
9. Alexander Tauscher (Germany/Allied-Racing)
10. Huub van Eijndhoven (Netherlands/GP Elite)
Full race results
motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/pccd-2022-results
Points standings after 14 of 16 races
Drivers’ classification
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing), 268 points
2. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), 216 points
3. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 211 points
Rookie classification
1. Lorcan Hanafin (United Kingdom/Fach Auto Tech), 264 points
2. Huub van Eijndhoven (Netherlands/GP Elite), 255 points
3. Alexander Fach (Switzerland/Fach Auto Tech), 194 points
ProAm classification
1. Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 270 points
2. Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon), 254 points
3. Georgi Donchev (Bulgaria/Huber Racing), 186 points
Team classification
1. SSR Huber Racing, 437 points
2. Team GP Elite, 323 points
3. Allied-Racing, 251 points
Race 13
Laurin Heinrich clinched his fifth win of the season at race 13 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at the Sachsenring on Saturday. The Porsche Junior beat Bastian Buus and Morris Schuring to the flag. With three races remaining on the 2022 calendar, Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing) leads the championship standings with 243 points ahead of Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), who has 203 points. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix) ranks third with 191 points.
Spectators in the grandstands at the 3.645-kilometre racetrack in Saxony, Germany, witnessed a turbulent race. In sunshine and temperatures of 18 degrees Celsius, the 31-strong field took off in their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers. Starting from pole position, Heinrich immediately settled in at the front of the pack. After two laps, ten Voorde managed to improve from fourth to second place. The safety car was deployed twice, which bunched the field together and cancelled out any hard-earned time advantages. In lap 16, Heinrich briefly veered too wide out a corner and ten Voorde grabbed his chance to overtake. Two corners later, the 20-year-old made a countermove and reclaimed his lead. Fans held their breath when a message from the race director suddenly appeared on the monitors: Heinrich was instructed to return his lead to ten Voorde. After 21 laps, ten Voorde took the flag in first place followed over the line by Heinrich and Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing). However, when the stewards watched the decisive manoeuvre from different camera perspectives, they came to the conclusion that ten Voorde had gained an unfair advantage over Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon). Ten Voorde received a time penalty for this and was thus relegated down the field to fifth place in the final results.
“A lot happened in this race. In the end, I managed to turn my pole position into a victory and also set the fastest lap in the race. I’m happy that I ultimately extended my championship lead,” said Heinrich. Buus inherited second place: “I started from P8 and was in fourth place for a while. I noticed that the situation in front of me was close. Keeping calm and being ready at the decisive moment was the strategy that got me my podium spot in the end,” explained Buus, who is a member of the Porsche Talent Pool. Positions three through six in the final results list went to the Dutchman Morris Schuring (SSR Huber Racing), Loek Hartog (Black Falcon), ten Voorde and Huub van Eijndhoven (GP Elite). Seventh place was occupied by Alexander Tauscher (Germany/Allied-Racing) followed by Alexander Fach (Switzerland/Fach Auto Tech).
Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon) won the ProAm class ahead of Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix) and Georgi Donchev (Bulgaria/Huber Racing). Van Eijndhoven received the trophy as the best rookie. After 13 of 16 championship rounds, Heinrich has won five races, with ten Voorde and Pereira claiming four victories each. Buus has climbed to the top of the podium once this season.
The German free-TV channel NITRO broadcasts Sunday’s race 14 live from 2.15 pm. The live stream on the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland YouTube and Facebook channels and in the Porsche Motorsport Hub starts at 2.25 pm.
Result race 13
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
2. Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing)
3. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/SSR Huber Racing)
4. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon)
5. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
6. Huub van Eijndhoven (Netherlands/GP Elite)
7. Alexander Tauscher (Germany/Allied-Racing)
8. Alexander Fach (Switzerland/Fach Auto Tech)
9. Jukka Honkavuori (Finland/ID Racing)
10. Lukas Ertl (Germany/CarTech Motorsport by Nigrin)
Full race results
motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/pccd-2022-results
Points standings after 13 of 16 races
Drivers’ classification
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing), 243 points
2. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), 203 points
3. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 191 points