The King of Hockenheim strikes again. Seventh win tomorrow?
Text: Willem J. Staat
Photo: Porsches
Larry de Koning van Hockenheim and Loek Hartog delivered a double win for the Elite GP
Two-time champion Larry ten Voorde beat teammate Loek Hartog from the start and was able to hold his ground with force majeure in the 17-lap race. Larry ten Voorde: “My last race in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is still fresh in my memory. From pole position I lost the duel and came second. So I concentrated 100 percent at first and it went perfectly. Thanks to his first place, he leads the championship standings.
Perfect start for Larry ten Voorde at Hockenheim.
In a race interrupted by two phases of the safety car, teammate Loek Hartog had to defend fiercely against Benelux champion Harrie King (Allied Racing). Loek Hartog: “I’m not very happy because I didn’t manage to turn my pole position into a win, but at least I got a lot of points and it’s very important for the championship. But of course it’s great for our GP Elite Team. Harrie King managed to outwit Leon Köhler (Huber Racing) almost immediately. Harry King: “In qualifying I had some problems but during the race it went perfectly for me. Now I’m looking forward to the second race on Sunday from which I will start from pole.” Leon Köhler finished fifth.
Will Loek Hartog take revenge in the second match of Festival of Dreams tomorrow?
Theo Oeverhaus of Team Car Tech Motorsport Bonk took seventh place for his first win in the Rookie Class. Therefore, the 22-year-old driver from Osnabrück is also the highest-rated Porsche Talent Pool driver. Furthermore, Vincent Andronaco from Germany (Allied Race) and Ghislain Cordeel from Belgium are on the Rookie podium. Apart from that, Sören Spreng also gave victory to the GP Elite team in the ProAm classification. Behind him, Michael Esmann (Car Tech Motorsport Bonk) and Bulgarian Georgi Donchev (ProfilDoors by Huber Racing) finished ahead of Bastian Buus’s Porsche Junior. He disappeared on the first lap at the entrance to the Motodrom due to contact with another entrant in the gravel trap and had to surrender immediately.
Results of race 3, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Hockenheimring (D)
1. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), 31,46,392 minutes
2. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), +1.061 seconds
3. Harry King (United Kingdom/Allied Race), +1.646 seconds
4. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/Fach Auto Tech), +2.002 seconds
5. Leon Köhler (Germany/Huber Racing), +2.553 seconds
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland standings (after 3 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), 65 points
2. Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), 61 points
3. Harry King (United Kingdom/Allied Race), 54 points
4. Morris Schuring (Netherlands/Fach Auto Tech), 29 points
5. Theo Oeverhaus (Germany/Car Tech Motorsport Bonk), 28 points
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