Home win for ten Voorde
Heinrich at the top halfway through the season
06/27/2022, 11:28 am
Larry ten Voorde won his home race at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. In the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, the GP Elite driver won the eighth round of the season on Sunday and caused cheers in the grandstands.
“Winning in front of your own fans is a special feeling. My start was really good. After that I had to survive two safety car phases, but in the final minutes I was able to take the lead to the finish with ease,” says ten Voorde. The 25-year-old beat Bastian Buus (Allied Racing) from Denmark and Porsche Junior Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing) to second and third place in the ADAC GT Masters race.
At 21 degrees Celsius and sunshine, the 31 drivers, led by pole setter ten Voorde, started the grid. From the start, a trio of ten Voorde, Buus and Heinrich fought for the lead. Two safety car phases provided additional tension, as a result of which the field of the 375 kW (510 hp) strong Porsche 911 GT3 Cup was brought closer together again. After several attempts to overtake, Buus reacted with lightning speed at the second restart in the slipstream of ten Voorde and drew level with the man in front. But ten Voorde defended his lead and drove ahead of Buus to his second win of the season. “After the restart, Larry ten Voorde made a small mistake, unfortunately I couldn’t take advantage of it. But three podium places in the last four races are a great development,” summed up Buus, who is part of the Porsche Carrera Cup talent pool Germany counts.
Heinrich completed the winner’s podium
Heinrich made his seventh top 3 result perfect. “It was important that I was able to make up two places in the early stages. Overall, the first half of the season went extremely well. With the exception of one race, I was always on the podium,” says championship leader Heinrich. His best result this year was marked by Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing), who crossed the finish line in fourth place. His compatriots Jesse van Kuijk and Max van Splunteren (both Team GP Elite) secured places five and six. Four Dutchmen made it into the top 6 at their home race. Jukka Honkavuori (ID Racing) from Finland finished the race on the 4.259-kilometre track in seventh place. Michael Ammermüller (Germany/SSR Huber Racing) moved up to eighth from twelfth on the grid.
Jan-Erik Slooten (IronForce Racing by Phoenix) achieved his fourth victory in the ProAm classification on the race track on the North Sea, which meanders through the dunes near Zandvoort. The German won his class ahead of Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon) and Georgi Donchev (Bulgaria/Huber Racing).
After the race weekend in Zandvoort, Heinrich is half-time champion in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. With four wins and 169 points, the 20-year-old leads ahead of defending champions ten Voorde (137 points) and Buus (118 points). In the ProAm class, Slooten is at the top. After eight of 16 races, the best rookie is Lorcan Hanafin (Great Britain/Fach Auto Tech). The table leader in the team classification is called SSR Huber Racing.
“The two races in Zandvoort were a great way to end the first half of the season with the many position changes. So far, seven different drivers have made it onto the podium. This also promises an exciting battle at the top for the other eight races,” says Hurui Issak, project manager Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
After a six-week summer break, the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland will be back on the Nürburgring from August 5th to 7th. Rounds nine and ten of the ADAC GT Masters are on the program in the Eifel. IronForce Racing by Phoenix and Black Falcon have a short journey. The two teams are based in Meuspath, just a few kilometers from the Nürburgring.
Race result 8th round, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
1. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
2. Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied Racing)
3. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
4. Rudy van Buren (Netherlands/Huber Racing)
5. Jesse van Kuijk (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
6. Max van Splunteren (Netherlands/Team GP Elite)
7. Jukka Honkavuori (Finland/ID Racing)
8. Michael Ammermuller (Germany/SSR Huber Racing)
9. Dylan Pereira (Luxembourg/IronForce Racing by Phoenix)
10. Lorcan Hanafin (Great Britain/Fach Auto Tech)
Score after 8 of 16 runs
Driver Rating
1. Laurin Heinrich (Germany/SSR Huber Racing), 169 points
2. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), 137 points
3. Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied Racing), 118 points
Rookie Rating
1. Lorcan Hanafin (Great Britain/Fach Auto Tech), 155 points
2. Alexander Fach (Switzerland/Fach Auto Tech), 132 points
3. Huub van Eijndhoven (Netherlands/GP Elite), 119 points
ProAm rating
1. Jan-Erik Slooten (Germany/IronForce Racing by Phoenix), 172 points
2. Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon), 136 points
3. Georgi Donchev (Bulgaria/Huber Racing), 101 points
team score
1. SSR Huber Racing, 268 points
2. Team GP Elite, 210 points
3. Allied Racing, 150 points