Gripping sport and drama even in the 20th year
Stuttgart. This season is a very special year for the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. The renowned brand trophy series celebrates its 20th anniversary – and ever since its first race on the Hockenheimring in 1990, this prestigious race series has provided spectators with gripping sport and drama from the first to the last lap.For pilots, the Carrera Cup Deutschland is regarded as a launching platform for careers. Many professional drivers began their racing careers with winning the title. Today, Joerg Bergmeister (2000 champion), Timo Bernhard (2001 champion) and Marc Lieb (2002 champion) are racing for Porsche as works drivers. Lucas Luhr (1999 champion) and Mike Rockenfeller (2004 champion) are competing for Audi with sports prototypes and in the DTM series.
In the anniversary year, Jeroen Bleekemolen from the Netherlands is a favourite in the hunt for the title. The 27-year-old former DTM pilot needed only eleven of twelve rounds last year to win the international Porsche Mobil1 Supercup title – and he held a 72-point advantage over runner-up Damien Faulkner (Ireland). Such a huge margin has never been seen before in the international one-make cup. For 2009, Bleekemolen is aiming to make it a double victory: to win Germany’s national Carrera Cup championship and also to defend the international title.
Of the youngsters, Jan Seyffarth is the favourite to snatch the coveted title. The 22-year-old former Porsche Junior dominated the second half of the 2008 season, collected three race victories in succession and even headed into the final round on the Hockenheimring with a chance to become champion. Only nine points separated him from the leading René Rast, who eventually took the title home.
The fight for points and prestige takes off on 17th May on the Hockenheimring. A total of nine championship rounds as support to the DTM make up the calendar, with six rounds on German circuits and three in other European countries. Two events on the programme hold a special significance: The second race on the Eurospeedway Lausitz (31 May) marks the 1,000th Carrera Cup race worldwide, and on 11th October the race series is contested in Dijon, France, for the first time. For Porsche, this is historic ground: It is here that Niki Lauda won the French Grand Prix in 1984 with the 900 hp McLaren-TAG Porsche.
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland – 2009 calendar
17 May: Hockenheimring
31 May: Eurospeedway Lausitz
28 June: Norisring
19 July: Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
2 August: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
16 August: Nürburgring
20 September: Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
11 October: Circuit Dijon-Prenois, France
25 October: Hockenheimring
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