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Boccolacci replies to Klein!

Press release, May 7, 2022

Unable to do better than third place in one of the races at the opening meeting of the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France in Nogaro, 2021 series runner-up Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) simply had to bounce back at round two, contested at the Spa-Francorchamps meeting as one of the support series to the FIA World Endurance Championship. At the iconic Belgian track, which has often proved to be a happy hunting ground for his rival and defending champion Marvin Klein (one race win 2020, two in 2021), the Cote d’Azur driver grabbed pole position for both races, before managing to convert each into a win. Meanwhile, Klein – having been so dominant during the opening weekend in the south of France – had to settle for runner-up behind Boccolacci, results that nonetheless secured him valuable points for the championship. The fight between the two men is very much back on!

Expectations had also been high for Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), winner of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior title, but he struggled on this unusual track, finishing ninth and seventh after starting from the back of the grid in each race. Danish driver Bastian Buus (Allied Racing) took full advantage to grab the final podium place in race 1, followed by Evan Spenle (CLRT) and Louis Perrot (TFT Racing). Perrot, who this year switched from the Porsche Sprint Challenge France – where he is the reigning champion– confirmed his rapid progress as he claimed a maiden podium in the series in race 2, ahead of Victor Blugeon (ABM) and Evan Spenle (CLRT).

Winner of both races in Nogaro, last year’s Pro-Am class runner-up Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology) confirmed his title ambitions in Belgium with another pair of victories. The Am class was similarly dominated by Sébastien Dussolliet, who led home an ABM one-two-three in both races, joined on the podium by his stable-mates Sébastien Poisson and Stéphane Louard. Performances that the Porsche Carrera Cup France competitors will be aiming to build on, as they look to keep up their good form next weekend at the third meeting of the season, held this time at Magny-Cours as part of the FFSA French Track Racing Championship.

Marvin Klein simply unbeatable

Press release, April 19, 2022

The Coupes de Pâques meeting, traditionally held over the Easter weekend at the Nogaro race track, played host to the start of the 2022 season of the Porsche Carrera Cup France. Defending champion Marvin Klein (CLRT) claimed both pole positions, which he then converted into two dominant race wins. Behind Klein, the remaining podium places in race 1 were taken by Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) and Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras), whilst in the second race Klein was once again joined on the podium by Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), again on his shirt-tails, with Evan Spenle (CLRT) finishing third. Alexander Tauscher (Allied-Racing) made a promising start to his career in the French Porsche Carrera Cup. The young German finished an impressive fourth overall on day one.

In Monday’s race, Mathieu Martins (Martinet by Alméras), winner of the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior Programme, also made a strong debut to his career in the series, grabbing a top-five finish. A serious contender for the Pro-Am title, having finished as runner-up in 2021, Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology) had the perfect opening weekend, winning both races in the class. Sébastien Dussolliet (ABM) enjoyed similar success in the AM class, moving top of the standings with two race wins in south-western France. After visiting this “classic” French track, the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers head north at the start of May to tackle the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which is also hosting round two of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), for a two-race weekend.

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A Porsche Carrera Cup France still in high demand!

Press release, March 2nd, 2022

With twenty-one entrants, a mix of regulars and new faces, the thirty-second edition of the Porsche Carrera Cup France, and the second with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992, is shaping up to be a great success. We take a look at the line-up for the traditional pre-season test at Magny-Cours on Thursday 3rd March.

With most of the competitors already having a year’s experience at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 type 992, the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France promises to be an even more intense season in terms of emotions and tightness on the track! Especially since Marvin Klein (CLRT), the outgoing champion, is putting his title back on the line, as is his best opponent from last year, Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras). Last season, the first one had won six times, against five to the second one, and their mano à mano had only revealed its epilogue during the last race. There is no doubt that they will be among the great animators of this new vintage. In the ranks of the twelve Pro drivers, we can also count on Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), the Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France 2021, author of no less than six podiums last year! to continue his rise to power, as well as Evan Spenle (CLRT) or Ugo Gazil (CLRT). Mathieu Martins (Pierre Martinet by Alméras), the Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France 2022, will try to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, progressing step by step, thanks to the support provided by Porsche France.

The Annecy-based team ABM, whose spearhead will always be Victor Blugeon, is increasing its presence, with now four cars entered, the team intends to have its say. As well as TFT Racing, last year’s winner of the Porsche Sprint Challenge France, whose flag bearer will be Louis Perrot, the Porsche Sprint Challenge France Champion, proof of the validity of the Porsche network in France. Not forgetting the presence of foreigners who confirm the international dimension of the French Cup: the Australian Aaron Love (Pierre Martinet by Alméras), third in his national Carrera Cup in 2020, will obviously be one to watch, as will the Allied Racing team, which is fielding the Dane Bastian Buus, winner of the Pro-Am Cup in the GT4 European Series in 2020.

The show will be present at all the meetings of the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France, with the Pro-Am and Am categories once again promising. Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology), who came close to winning the Pro-Am title last year, is the legitimate favourite for the title, but he will have to contend with the experienced Christophe Lapierre (Pierre Martinet by Alméras) and Sylvain Noël (Racing Technology), as well as Maxence Maurice (Imsa Performance), the outgoing Am champion, and Clément Mateu (CLRT). Finally, in the Am class, Sébastien Dussoliet (ABM) is clearly the scarecrow, with three successes in four appearances in 2021, but Patrick Charlaix (TFT Racing), Sébastien Poisson (ABM) and Stéphane Louard (ABM) could spring a surprise! The pre-season tests scheduled for this Thursday at Magny-Cours will allow them to get their bearings, before considering chasing the stopwatch during the opening meeting scheduled at Nogaro, as part of the FFSA French Circuit Championship, from 16 to 18 April next.

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Mathieu Martins named 2022 Junior PCCF winner!

Press release, November 24, 2021

The 20-year-old French driver will follow in the footsteps of predecessor Alessandro Ghiretti in the prestigious Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior Program.

For seven years now, this announcement has been the long-awaited end-of-season moment for aspiring talent, two days organized by Porsche France for the Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior Program. Aiming to spotlight and support tomorrow’s drivers at the highest level, the program has certainly proven itself over the years, and 2021 winner Alessandro Ghiretti has demonstrated its merit perfectly. Fourth overall in the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France, with no less than six podiums, Ghiretti has set the bar extremely high, but his successor Mathieu Martins is looking to take up the torch with gusto.

Martins stood out in a pre-selection of eight young talents during two vigorous days of tests (14-16 November at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet) overseen by the Porsche Carrera Cup France team and Porsche Motorsport driver Patrick Pilet. Martins was joined by Maxence Sevin, Kajus Siksnelis, Arthur Rasse, Margaux Verza, Andy Noah, Mathieu Fretin and Lilou Wadoux-Ducellier from Porsche and other constructor one-make series, F4 and karting. Martins distinguished himself through his driving skills, maturity, capacity for progress, as well as his ability to adapt and listen.

These are all qualities that the runner-up in the JS2R class of the Ligier European Series will undoubtedly need to continue to rise in the very demanding arena of the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France. To do so, he can count on personalized support from Patrick Pilet, a grant of € 40,000 before tax, an endowment of Michelin tires and financial assistance from a partner Porsche Center. Martins should therefore feel more at ease as he makes his debut at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992.

2022 Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France winner Mathieu Martins What is happening to me is unbelievable and I don’t have the words to describe how I feel. I have dreamed of joining the Porsche family since I was little, so this is a bit like an early Christmas! I would like to thank everyone on staff at Porsche who were so kind to welcome me, advise and boost me up during the two selection days. I learned a great deal, as much about driving as about the physical aspects and also relative to the media. I would like to acknowledge everyone who has been with me in this adventure over the last five years because without them none of this would be possible. I can’t wait to get back in the 911 GT3 Cup type 992 for a race, I had such a wonderful time driving it.

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A five-star PCCF 2022 calendar!

Press release, November 16, 2021

For its upcoming 35th season, the Porsche Carrera Cup has kept the fundamental ingredient in its success, a calendar perfectly balanced between three essential French circuits and three benchmark international circuits, for an unchanged total of 12 races.

The organizers of the Porsche Carrera Cup strive each year to achieve a skillful mix of tradition and innovation, and the 2022 season will be no exception. Of the six events on the schedule, three will take place in France, at classic circuits like Magny-Cours and Paul Ricard, as well as at the lesser-known Paul Armagnac track in Nogaro.

The other three meetings in what is already looking like an excellent season will be hosted by some of the most beautiful European circuits there are, beginning with Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium where the Porsche Carrera Cup France returns with great pleasure every time. New stops are also on the menu for participants in the Cup, with the appearance of Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, on the calendar. Everyone is impatient to see the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992s take on the last banking-like turn in the car’s second season. The other circuit new to the PCCF that is sure to thrill fans and competitors is Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.

After the traditional pre-season testing sessions in early March at Magny-Cours, the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France will officially get underway with the popular Easter Cups at the circuit in Nogaro, France (16.04-18.04) as part of the FFSA French Circuits Championship. Then the action will continue in the Belgian Ardennes at the famously hilly Spa-Francorchamps circuit (05.05-07.05) also set to host competitors in the FIA World Endurance Championship. What an opportunity for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992 drivers to cross paths in the paddock with drivers racing Porsche 911 RSRs in GTE Pro and Am!

The PCCF will then return to France for two FFSA French Circuits Championship races at Magny-Cours (13.05-15.05), third stop on the calendar, before once again heading abroad. The following month, competitors will hit the track at Zandvoort (17.06-19.06), and after a summer break, Valencia (16.09-18.09), both in the GT World Challenge where the spotlight will also be on 911 GT3R. For the first time since 2019, the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet (14.10-16.10) will serve as the scene in mid-October of a thrilling finale while a certain autumnal mildness is still present in the region. There is no doubt, the stage has been set for yet another outstanding season in 2022!