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Nearly 30 entries and Le Mans as the highlight!

With a five-star calendar featuring one race at the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans and a popular format combining sportsmanship and enjoyment, the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France once again promises to be a true success. On March 30th, twenty-seven Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992s will be gathering in Magny-Cours for the traditional preseason tests.

This increasingly attractive programme relies on three main ingredients: the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 – a car that is unrivalled in terms of driving experience – prestigious circuits that allow the drivers to enjoy its full potential, and a rigorous yet friendly environment. The Porsche Carrera Cup France has always managed to renew itself while remaining true to its founding principles. This year, eleven Pro cars (including four rookies), eight Pro-Am cars, and eight Am cars will be hitting the tracks, with no less than five different nationalities represented.

As for the teams, some of them will be new to the championship (Team Clairet Sport, F4 Events Motorsport, Herrero Racing), while others will be returning to it (Porsche Lorient, Speed Lover, Tsunami RT). Enough to shake up the series’ regulars (Martinet by Alméras, Racing Technology, ABM, CLRT, IMSA LS Group Performance, TFT Racing).

During the off-season, a game of musical chairs somehow reshuffled the cards. Two-time defending champion Marvin Klein will try to notch up a third win, but will be racing for TFT Racing this season. His toughest rival in the last two seasons Dorian Boccolacci has joined Team CLRT. 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) is the only driver within last season’s top three to remain with the same team. He will try to shake up the current hierarchy. So will Louis Perrot, who will now drive for Imsa LS Group Performance, while Victor Blugeon has sticked with the Savoie-based team ABM. 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior Mathys Jaubert will get the opportunity to learn alongside Marvin Klein at TFT Racing.

In the Pro-Am class, it will not be an easy task for Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology) to defend his title given his competitors: Maxence Maurice (Imsa LS Group Performance), Christophe Lapierre (Martinet by Alméras), and 2022 Am class champion Sébastien Dussolliet (ABM). The Am category promises to be very competitive too. Sébastien Poisson (ABM) will want to build on last year’s promising results, racing against a crowd of newcomers as well as against Christian Jaquillard (Racing Technology) who will be returning to the competition.

With six events and eleven races, this 2023 season promises to be once again particularly exciting and competitive. The track will deliver a first verdict for the official season-opener held in Barcelona as part of the ELMS (April 21st-23rd). The teams will then head to Magny-Cours for another two races (May 5th-7th), before the season’s highlight as part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 8th-10th). This also coincides with Porsche’s return to the main endurance class as well as with the brand’s 75th anniversary. Having partnered with Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, Porsche France will offer its drivers one of the finest playing fields in the world, with no less than 71 flat-six engines roaring through La Sarthe during this legendary race. After the summer break, the second half of the season will be just as exciting, including one event at the Red Bull Ring in Austria (September 8th-10th), another one at Monza – Italian temple of speed – (September 22nd-24th), and the two traditional finale races at the Paul Ricard circuit (October 6th-8th), for what promises to be a thrilling finish.

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Mathys Jaubert named 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior

Press release, November 16, 2022

The second time was a charm for Mathys Jaubert! At only 17 years old, the driver from Salon de Provence has been selected as this year’s Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior.

Jaubert is looking to follow in his predecessors’ footsteps and add to the list of winners generated from this now famous selection. Florian Latorre, Marvin Klein, Hugo Chevalier, Alessandro Ghiretti… the list is impressive and demonstrates the merits of this contest launched eight years ago.

After a pre-selection process based on sporting achievements, eight hopefuls were chosen: Elliott Vayron, Alexis Garcin, Marius Fossard, Marlon Hernandez, Mathys Jaubert, Paul Cauhaupé, Romain Andriolo and Sacha Maguet gathered on 1-3 November at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet. Their shared goal was to succeed last year’s winner, Mathieu Martins, credited with a promising first campaign in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France that included a fourth place finish at the final race of the season.

As usual, the eight candidates were subjected to an extensive series of tests, among them driving the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992. Jaubert, who will turn 18 in March 2023, distinguished himself even more convincingly than during his first attempt in 2020 thanks to his driving ability, maturity, improvement, and capacity to adapt and listen.

After a solid career in karting during which he made his mark at every level, Jaubert moved into car racing in 2021 and earned the French title in the Caterham Roadsport Championship. His success continued in 2022, this time with the title in Caterham 420R, along with an impressive first foray into the Ligier European Series, as preamble to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a pole position and two second place finishes to his credit. The experience will undoubtedly prove useful to him when driving the jewel of the field, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992, in the Porsche Carrera Cup France.

Jaubert will benefit from personalised support from Patrick Pilet as well as a grant of €40,000 (excluding VAT), an endowment of Michelin tyres and a sponsorship from a partner Porsche Centre…everything he needs to take on the next Porsche Carrera Cup season!

Mathys Jaubert, 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior I am very proud and honoured to have been chosen because the competition level was extremely high! This is the result of continued hard work I have done over the course of several years, and I am really happy to have succeeded this time after my first attempt in 2020. I would like to thank everyone from the organisation who supported us, the Driving Koncept team that helped me so much and the drivers I met for their invaluable guidance. I am proud to join Porsche and I hope to gain as much experience as possible in this new adventure.

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The Porsche Carrera Cup Le Mans the highlight of a dream 2023 calendar

Press release, October 27, 2022

With six events and eleven races, the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France calendar once again skillfully balances prestigious European destinations and renowned French circuits. The most famous among them will host the Porsche Carrera Cup Le Mans as the opening race to the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans (10-11 June).

In the landscape of French motorsport, the Porsche Carrera Cup France never disappoints, succeeding season after season in offering an increasingly attractive programme. Next year is no exception with the traditional preseason tests at Magny-Cours (04/04), then the official season-opener at Barcelona (21-23/04) with two ELMS races, before returning to France (05-07/05) for a FFSA GT4 Championship weekend.

Followed by the most anticipated moment of the season, the Porsche Carrera Cup Le Mans, to be held in the form of a single round as a preamble to the iconic 24-hour race! The centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans (10-11 June) promises to be historic in more ways than one. It will indeed mark the 100th anniversary of the race, but will also signal the return of Porsche to the head class with its LMDh prototype developed by Porsche Penske Motorsport.

To honour the occasion, the Porsche Carrera Cup France has partnered with the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia to offer its drivers one of the finest playing fields in the world. The last running of this exciting round was held in September 2020 on a wet track after which Larry ten Voorde (Nebulus Racing by Huber) came out on top in the field of 52 starters.

At nearly 14 km in length, Le Mans is one of the most legendary circuits in existence, and also where Porsche has written some of the most outstanding pages in its sporting history. As a worthy successor to the 911 RSR that won LMGTE Pro class at the 2022 24 Hours, there is no doubt the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 will be in its element on the Mulsanne Straight and in the Porsche Curves.

The second half of the 2023 season is certain to prove just as thrilling, with competitors hitting the track at the Red Bull Ring (08-10/09) in Austria, then heading to the Monza circuit (22-24/09) known as the Italian temple of speed, both for the GT Open. The Porsche Carrera Cup France typically comes down to the wire, so the two traditional finale races at the Paul Ricard circuit (06-08/10) will provide yet another electrifying close to an exceptional season.

Marc Meurer, CEO Porsche France: “The 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France is once again shaping up to be an excellent season of racing. The calendar is designed to allow our drivers to demonstrate their talent all while thoroughly relishing being at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992. The Porsche Carrera Cup Le Mans just before the centenary running of the 24 Hours, coinciding with Porsche’s return to the head class, will certainly be one of the great highlights of the season. We are delighted to co-organise this event with the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia since we share the same ambition: to bring motorsport to life for our drivers and the spectators in pure Porsche tradition, through professionalism, sportsmanship and enjoyment.”

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Klein crowned for the second time in a row

Press release, October 16, 2022

Arriving with five victories each in Le Castellet for the final meeting of the Porsche Carrera Cup France season, Marvin Klein and Dorian Boccolacci reserved a breathtaking finale. With two more victories in the Var, Marvin Klein has won his second consecutive title at the age of 23.

If it is never easy to win a first title, confirming it is often even more complicated. This is however the superb performance achieved by Marvin Klein at the end of the last meeting of the Porsche Carrera Cup France 2022 held on the Paul Ricard circuit. Having arrived in the lead in the Var, just fourteen points ahead of Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras), his great rival of the last two seasons, the CLRT driver reaffirmed his intention to achieve the pass of two by winning the pole positions in each of the two confrontations.

But Boccolacci remained in ambush, finishing each qualifying session as runner-up. It was undoubtedly on Saturday, during the first race of the weekend, held after dark, that Marvin Klein struck the biggest blow. Indeed, he signed an uncontested victory in front of Boccolacci and Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) to present himself at the start of the last race of the season, with a lead of twenty-two units.

Unless Klein had a surprise counter-performance, it was going to be a difficult mission for Boccolacci in race 2. However, he once again showed his characteristic panache, taking the lead at the end of the race thanks to an excellent start. But he eventually succumbed to the repeated attacks of Klein, who took his seventh victory of the season and thus his second consecutive Porsche Carrera Cup France title. Boccolacci, once again second, actively contributed to the victory of Martinet by Alméras in the Teams category. Third in this last race, Bastian Buus (Allied Racing) failed by 2 units to beat Ghiretti, who was forced to retire, for the third position in the final general classification of the 2022 Cup.

Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology) and Sébastien Dussolliet (ABM) were also among the winners of the year, in Pro-Am and Am respectively. They arrived at Le Castellet with eight wins each from ten rounds, and confirmed their status as leaders by taking the respective pole positions in their categories for each of the two contests on the programme. Dussolliet achieved a faultless performance, with two new victories, and a title confirmed on Saturday evening. Boullery was also crowned at the end of the first day of racing, thanks to a second position behind Sylvain Noël (Racing Technology), and he finished on Sunday in style by climbing for the ninth time this year on the highest step of the Pro-Am podium.

The Porsche Carrera Cup France was once again a thrilling event, fought out to its conclusion, offering its drivers an exciting field of expression and the same kind of sensations.

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Boccolacci and Klein trade equal blows!

Press release, September 19, 2022

The Porsche Carrera Cup France made its first ever trip to the Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo racetrack as part of the GT World Challenge. Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) took honours in race one before Marvin Klein (CLRT) hit back in the rain in Sunday’s race. Better placed on the starting grid for Race 1, Dorian Boccolacci was the fastest out of the blocks. He grabbed the early lead and went on to dominate the race, never seriously troubled by his rivals. After running wide onto the gravel, Marvin Klein managed to find sufficient pace in the second half of the race to fight back and finish as runner-up. Bastian Buus (Allied Racing) took the final podium spot. Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology) produced a solid performance in the Pro-Am class to take first place whilst the ABM team dominated the AM class as Sébastien Dussolliet led home a one-two-three, followed by Sébastien Poisson and Karim Ajlani. Conditions were different on Sunday for Race 2 with rain falling from the opening stages. Marvin Klein made the most of his pole position to get off to the best start, before diving into the pits quickly to fit wet weather tyres. This aggressive strategy enabled him to take the lead and then hold onto it until the end of the race. His fifth win of the season ensured Klein remains top of the Cup standings. Dorian Boccolacci managed to grab second place ahead of Vincent Andronaco (Allied Racing). Jérôme Boullery took advantage of mistakes by Sylvain Noël and Clément Mateu to claim his second win of the weekend in the Pro-Am class, whilst ABM outshone their rivals once again in the AM category, as Sébastien Dussolliet took top honours and Sébastien Poisson and Karim Ajlani completed the podium.