Rookie against veteran First Carrera Cup victory for Dutch rookie Flynt Schuring October 1st, 2024, 4:49 p.m. The exciting duel between newcomer Flynt Schuring and title candidate Harry King determined Sunday’s race of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany at the Red Bull Ring . Schuring, who started from pole position, was able to fend off his pursuer’s persistent attempts to overtake in the style of a complete professional. After 21 laps, the 18-year-old Dutchman from the German team Proton Huber Competition celebrated his first Carrera Cup victory. King, who drives for Allied Racing, postponed the title decision until the season finale with second place. Championship leader Larry ten Voorde crossed the finish line fourth in the Proton Huber Competition Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. His lead over King is still 35 points before the final two races. They will take place in Hockenheim on October 19th and 20th, 2024. Flynt Schuring (NL) (Photo: Porsche AG) After first places in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux and a week ago also in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Flynt Schuring is now the eighth race winner in the current season of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany. “At the beginning of the year things weren’t going so well for me. But I improved from race to race. “To achieve our first victory now – that’s really awesome,” said a delighted Schuring, who also received the trophy for first place in the rookie classification. King, who had won the first race of the Red Bull Ring weekend the day before, was not entirely satisfied with second place. “I think I could have cracked Flynt,” the Brit mused. Starting from fourth position, he overtook Ten Voorde immediately after the start and Kas Haverkort shortly afterwards. He also quickly closed the gap to Schuring and tried several times to pass the leader. “But when I received a warning from the race management for repeatedly disregarding the track limits, I stopped my attacks. Even with second place, I was still able to catch up with Larry ten Voorde by a few points. The championship leader lost out to King in the second corner. “Harry had nothing to lose today, I saw that when he overtook me. After that, the only thing that mattered to me was getting to the finish line in one piece,” Ten Voorde summarized. That’s why the reigning Carrera Cup champion refrained from attacking Kas Haverkort, who was in third place. (Photo: Porsche AG) The Dutchman, who competes for Uniserver by Team GP Elite, was particularly happy about the points for second place among the rookies. “I couldn’t keep up with Flynt and Harry,” Haverkort admitted. “But at least I have further extended my lead in the standings among the newcomers.” In this ranking, Haverkort pushed his compatriot Robert de Haan off the top spot with the results from the Red Bull Ring. The 18-year-old from Team75 Bernhard crossed the finish line in fifth place, but subsequently lost this position due to a time penalty. The title decision will now be made in Hockenheim between Haverkort, De Haan and Schuring, who is twelve points behind the championship leader. Huub van Eijndhoven (Uniserver by Team GP Elite) was ranked fifth. Sixth place went to his Israeli-born teammate Ariel Levi. The race in the ProAm class Among the ProAm drivers, Sören Spreng looked like the sure winner for a long time. But in the final phase of the race, the championship leader from the GP Elite team was involved in a collision and fell back to the end of this group. As on Saturday, Michael Essmann took first place, this time ahead of his CarTech Motorsport teammate Kai Pfister. “It was a cool race with lots of duels. “That was really fun,” was Essmann’s conclusion. The trophy for third place among the ProAm drivers went to the Dane Robert Schlünssen (Allied Racing). Only Sören Spreng and Michael Essmann, who are separated by six points, have a chance of winning the title. In the team classification, the duel between Proton Huber Competition and Uniserver by Team GP Elite continues in the finale. “The Red Bull Ring has it all: Once again we were able to offer the spectators two exciting and varied races. I warmly congratulate Flynt Schuring on his first victory in the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany. All title decisions are still open – the finale in three weeks at the Hockenheimring could hardly be more exciting,” commented Thorsten Rückert, project manager of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany. Result Race 14, Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany, Red Bull Ring (A) 1. Flynt Schuring (NL/Team Proton Huber Competition), 21 laps2. Harry King (UK/Allied Racing), +2.845 seconds3. Kas Haverkort (NL/Uniserver by Team GP Elite), +3.671 seconds4. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Proton Huber Competition), +4.740 seconds5. Huub van Eijndhoven (NL/Uniserver by Team GP Elite), +6.130 seconds6. Ariel Levi (IL/Uniserver by Team GP Elite), +6.880 seconds overall ranking Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany (after 14 of 16 races)1. Larry ten Voorde (NL, Proton Huber Competition), 258 points2. Harry King (UK, Allied Racing), 223 points3. Theo Oeverhaus (D, Bonk Motorsport), 171 points Complete results and standings: motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/psccd-2024-results
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Rookie against veteran: First Carrera Cup victory for Dutch rookie Flynt Schuring
