Race 12
Morris Schuring is racing from one record to the next. The 18-year-old Dutchman from the FACH AUTO TECH team is now the youngest winner in the history of the German Porsche Carrera Cup. He recently achieved the same honour in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the international one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. “I’ve been contesting the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland since I was 16 years old. Becoming the youngest winner in this series was my goal from the start. I’m proud to have finally achieved it,” said Schuring after round twelve at the Sachsenring.
Just 24 hours earlier, Schuring narrowly missed out on this achievement when he finished second behind Porsche Junior Bastian Buus. Then, on Sunday, his luck turned. Schuring beat the polesitter from Denmark in the sprint to the first corner. “I had a mega start. After that, all I had to do was manage the lead,” reported the overjoyed Schuring.
This task was made easier for him when Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) also managed to squeeze past the polesitter Bastian Buus (Allied Racing) in the first few metres. For the remainder of the race, the two title aspirants locked horns in a thrilling but time-consuming duel. As a result, Schuring had the chance to pull away.
“My car ran significantly better today than yesterday,” said ten Voorde in gratitude to his team of engineers. “The crucial thing was that I was able to overtake Bastian in the first corner.” Porsche Junior Buus had a similar view. “I messed up my start, that was my mistake,” admitted the 20-year-old Dane, who won the title in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup last weekend. “After that, I couldn’t find a way to get past Larry again. He fended me off cleverly and simply didn’t make a single mistake.” Buus now trails championship leader Larry ten Voorde by 64 points.
In a repeat of Saturday’s result, ten Voorde’s teammate Loek Hartog took the flag in fourth place. Leon Köhler (Proton Competition) was the best-placed German in fifth place. Sixth place went to another driver from the Dutch GP Elite squad, Huub van Eijndhoven.
Thanks to his victory in the Rookie classification, Vincent Andronaco (Allied-Racing) slashed the gap to Theo Overhaus (CarTech Motorsport Bonk). The German successfully defended his championship lead in the Rookie category with third place behind Australian Harri Jones (Scherer Sport PHX). “My start was good. After that, I concentrated on keeping Harri and Theo behind me,” described Andronaco, who also collected points in the overall standings for seventh place.
Georgi Donchev (ProfilDoors by Huber Racing) crossed the finish line as the best-placed ProAm driver. The Germans Christof Langer (ID Racing) and Kai Pfister (HRT Performance) occupied the other two ProAm podium spots alongside the Bulgarian. With this success, Donchev climbed to second overall behind championship leader Sören Spreng (GP Elite) and ahead of Ahmad Alshehab (CarTech Motorsport Bonk), both of whom failed to finish the race.
“As expected, the two races at the Sachsenring were very exciting and entertaining. The many fans were treated to first-class motorsport especially with the duel between Bastian Buus and Morris Schuring on Saturday. Morris’s revenge on Sunday was also enthralling. Huge congratulations to him as the youngest victor in the history of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. I’m very proud that both Bastian and Morris come from the German Porsche Carrera Cup’s Talent Pool. There are still four races left on this year’s calendar – the battle for all four titles is entering the critical phase,” commented Hurui Issak, Project Manager Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland travels to Austria for the seventh and penultimate round, where races 13 and 14 will be contested at the Red Bull Ring in Styria in two weeks (22-24 September 2023).
Results
Result race 12, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Sachsenring (D)
1. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), 32:15,291 minutes
2. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), +1,716 seconds
3. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), +2,114 seconds
4. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), +6,780 seconds
5. Leon Köhler (D/Proton Competition), +7,426 seconds
6. Huub van Eijndhoven (NL/Team GP Elite), +8,055 seconds
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Drivers (after 12 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), 253 points
2. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), 189 points
3. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 175 points
4. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 173 points
5. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), 139 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Rookies (after 12 races)
1. Theo Oeverhaus (D/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 191 points
2. Vincent Andronaco (D/Allied-Racing), 180 points
3. Harri Jones (AUS/Scherer Sport PHX), 179 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / ProAm (after 12 races)
1. Sören Spreng (D/GP Elite), 209 points
2. Georgi Donchev (BG/ProfilDoors by Huber Racing), 206 points
3. Ahmad Alshehab (KWT/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 201 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Teams (after 12 races)
1. Team GP Elite (NL), 443 points
2. Allied-Racing (D), 380 points
3. FACH AUTO TECH (CH), 219 points
Full results and championship standings:
motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/pccd-2023-results
Race 11
Porsche Junior Bastian Buus and Morris Schuring went head-to-head in a gripping duel for the lead over the entire round eleven of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. It was only shortly before the flag that 20-year-old Buus managed to make the decisive move and celebrate his second victory of the season. Trailing Schuring over the line was his Dutch compatriot and series leader Larry ten Voorde. Round twelve of the one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will follow tomorrow, Sunday (10 September 2023) at the Sachsenring.
The right-hand turn at the end of the long start-finish straight offers the best overtaking opportunity on the Sachsenring. And this is exactly where Bastian Buus attacked polesitter Morris Schuring on almost every lap. Several times it seemed that the 20-year-old Dane from the Allied-Racing team would succeed – and he even managed to take the lead for a very short time. Schuring, however, always had an answer – until the penultimate lap. This time Buus dodged to the left and then squeezed past on the right – and finally took his 18-year-old rival by surprise.
“I tried a different overtaking manoeuvre each lap. Only the one that Sascha Maassen told me about actually worked,” said Buus in gratitude to the former Porsche works driver and current Porsche Junior coach. Thanks to his second win of the season, Buus advanced to second overall and closed the gap to championship leader Larry ten Voorde, who finished third. “Tomorrow I start from pole position, then it’s time for the next win,” stated Buus, looking ahead to race twelve of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, which will again be contested at the Sachsenring on Sunday (September 10, 2023).
Understandably, Morris Schuring was disappointed that he was unable to convert his first Carrera Cup pole position into his maiden victory. “I tried everything to fend Bastian off. His moves were really aggressive, and he surprised me with the last one. Of course I’m happy with second place – but I would’ve preferred to win,” commented the Dutchman, who competes for the Swiss team FACH AUTO TECH. Schuring gets his chance for revenge already this weekend: for round twelve of the season on Sunday, he will line up on the front grid row alongside polesitter Buus.
Larry ten Voorde had the best seat in the house to watch the duel unfold between Schuring and Buus. “That was very interesting,” grinned the two-time Carrera Cup champion from the GP Elite team. “Thanks to their duel, I was able to get within striking distance. But ultimately they were both simply faster than me today.”
Between the Dutchman Loek Hartog (Team GP Elite) and Germany’s Alexander Tauscher (Huber Racing), Theo Oeverhaus (CarTech Motorsport Bonk) crossed the finish line in fifth place. This was the German’s fifth win in the Rookie rankings this season. “I focussed on winning the Rookie class and didn’t take any unnecessary risks when fighting for positions,” admitted the classification leader from Osnabrück. His fellow countrymen Vincent Andronaco (Allied Racing) and Janne Stiak (ID Racing) rounded off the Rookie podium.
In contrast to Oeverhaus, Sören Spreng, the current leader in the ProAm classification, missed the podium this time due to a spin. Instead, the top three places went to Ahmad Alshehab from Kuwait, the German Michael Essmann (both CarTech Motorsport Bonk) and Georgi Donchev (ProfilDoors by Huber Racing) from Bulgaria. “It’s important that I was able to slash the gap to Sören,” said winner Alshehab, who ranks second in the overall ProAm standings. “Hopefully I can do that again in the race on Sunday.”
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland seasonrace 12 on the internet
Round 12 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland will be broadcast live on the internet on Sunday (10 September 2023) from 11.10 am on the one-make cup’s YouTube channel and the Porsche Motorsport Hub (www.porsche.de/pccd).
Results
Results race 11, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Sachsenring (D)
1. Porsche Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), 31:42,305 minutes
2. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), +1,270 seconds
3. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), +3,097 seconds
4. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), +8,147 seconds
5. Theo Oeverhaus (D/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), +8,503 seconds
6. Alexander Tauscher (D/Huber Racing), +8,659 seconds
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Drivers (after 11 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), 233 points
2. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), 173 points
3. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 166 points
4. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 162 points
5. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), 114 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Rookies (after 11 races)
1. Theo Oeverhaus (D/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 175 points
2. Harri Jones (AUS/Scherer Sport PHX), 159 points
3. Vincent Andronaco (D/Allied-Racing), 155 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / ProAm (after 11 races)
1. Sören Spreng (D/GP Elite), 209 points
2. Ahmad Alshehab (KWT/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 201 points
3. Georgi Donchev (BG/ProfilDoors by Huber Racing), 181 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Teams (after 11 races)
1. Team GP Elite (NL), 410 points
2. Allied-Racing (D), 354 points
3. FACH AUTO TECH (CH), 191 points
Full results and championship standings:
motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/pccd-2023-results
Preview
The hunt for Larry ten Voorde enters the next phase next weekend (8 to 10 September 2023) at the Sachsenring near Chemnitz. Clinching five victories from the last ten races, the leader of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland has built up an advantage of 54 points. His pursuers include Harry King, Loek Hartog and Porsche Junior Bastian Buus. As part of the DTM support programme at the Sachsenring, the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland will hold two 30-minute races on Saturday and Sunday.
Larry ten Voorde could skip the sixth round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at the Sachsenring next weekend and still be the leader of the standings on Monday. The 26-year-old Dutchman from GP Elite currently holds a 54-point lead in the overall standings of the one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Second-placed Harry King could earn a maximum of 50 points with two victories at the tradition-steeped racetrack near Chemnitz. The UK racer spearheads a three-driver group of pursuers that also includes ten Voorde’s teammate and compatriot Loek Hartog, as well as Porsche Junior Bastian Buus from Denmark.
“The Sachsenring is one of my favourite tracks,” Larry Ten Voorde warns his pursuers. “It’s very demanding from a driving point of view, you can’t afford to make any mistakes. My goal, of course, is to extend my lead in the standings.” Harry King from the Allied-Racing squad, the runner-up in the standings, is also eager to take on the challenge of the 3.7-kilometre circuit. “I only know the Sachsenring from test drives. I like its characteristics, and I’m optimistic. But the track puts more stress on the tyres than usual. That’s why everything has to be right, especially in qualifying. More than one flying lap per set of tyres will barely be possible,” the Briton analyses.
Of the three drivers in the chaser pack, Porsche Junior Bastian Buus is punching above his weight. The 20-year-old Dane, who drives for Allied-Racing, recently celebrated his first victory in this season’s Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at the Lausitzring. Last weekend, he also secured the title in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the international one-make cup run exclusively with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. “The situation in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland is completely different for me. I have to make up points and have nothing to lose. I want to continue where I left off at the Lausitzring,” Buus explains.
“After the flat and flowing layout of the Lausitzring, the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland now heads to the twisty rollercoaster track of the Sachsenring. The storied circuit, where we will once again be competing as part of the DTM, has always been good for some action-packed racing in the past. In addition to the chase for overall leader Larry ten Voorde, the focus also lies on the title battles in the ProAm, the Rookie and Teams classification, which are now entering the critical phase,” comments Hurui Issak, Project Manager Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
Rookies, ProAm and Teams classifications
The fight for the team title in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup goes down to the wire between championship leader GP Elite with its drivers Larry ten Voorde, Loek Hartog and rookie Huub van Eijndhoven and the hunter Allied-Racing with Porsche Junior Bastian Buus, Harry King and rookie Vincent Andronaco.
Eleven talented youngsters from six countries pit themselves against each other in the Rookie classification. Theo Oeverhaus currently tops the leaderboard. Driving for the CarTech Motorsport Bonk team, the German holds a narrow lead over the Australian Harri Jones (Scherer Sport PHX) and his fellow compatriot Vincent Andronaco (Allied-Racing). Sitting eighth overall, Oeverhaus is also the best-placed young driver from the Talent Pool of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
In the ProAm classification, Ahmad Alshehab from Kuwait (CarTech Motorsport Bonk) currently ranks second in the category and managed to close the gap to leader Sören Spreng (GP Elite) at the Lausitzring. Third in the standings is Bulgarian Georgi Donchev (BG/ProfilDoors by Huber Racing).
TV and internet coverage of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
Rounds 11 and 12 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland on the Sachsenring will be broadcast live on the internet, including the one-make cup’s YouTube channel and the Porsche Motorsport Hub.
Schedule Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, round 6, Sachsenring (D)
Friday, 8 September
1:15 – 2:15 am Free Practice
6:25 – 7:00 pm Qualifying
Saturday, 9 September
11:25 – 11:55 am Season race 11
Sunday, 10 September
11:25 – 11:55 am Season race 12
Standings
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / drivers (after 10 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), 217 points
2. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 163 points
3. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 149 points
4. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), 148 points
5. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), 94 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Rookies (after 10 races)
1. Theo Oeverhaus (D/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 150 points
2. Harri Jones (AUS/Scherer Sport PHX), 146 points
3. Vincent Andronaco (D/Allied-Racing), 135 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / ProAm (after 10 races)
1. Sören Spreng (D/GP Elite), 199 points
2. Ahmad Alshehab (KWT/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 176 points
3. Georgi Donchev (BG/ProfilDoors by Huber Racing), 165 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Teams (after 10 races)
1. Team GP Elite (NL), 381 points
2. Allied-Racing (D), 321 points
3. FACH AUTO TECH (CH), 162 points
Full results and championship standings
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland calendar
27-29 April: Spa-Francorchamps (B)
9-11 June: Hockenheimring (D)
23-25 June: Zandvoort (NL)
4-6 August: Nürburgring (D)
18-20 August: Lausitzring (D)
8-10 September: Sachsenring (D)
22-24 September: Red Bull Ring (A)
20-22 October: Hockenheimring (D)