- 18-year old Dutchman wins his first Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland race
- Larry ten Voorde extends overall lead with second place
- Pro-Am victory goes to Georgi Donchev, Vincent Andronaco best Rookie
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).
