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The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992 takes on the temple of speed !

Press release, 6 July 2021

After the Spa-Francorchamps round, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992 is now gearing up for the legendary Monza circuit in Italy. As in Belgium, Porsche Carrera Cup France competitors will look to unseat provisional classification leader Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras).

Ascari, the Parabolica…these corner names are music to the ears of motorsport enthusiasts like so many mythical places, steeped in history. Porsche Carrera Cup France competitors are impatient to let loose the 510 horses of their atmospheric flat-six in the transalpine temple of speed. Held in tandem with the European Le Mans Series, this fourth race of the year promises to be decisive on more than one front. It marks the onset of the second half of the season and will see the pursuit of provisional classification leader Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) resume with a vengeance.

Two-time winner Marvin Klein (CLRT) earned several points two weeks ago in Belgium. The 22-year-old Frenchman showed great resourcefulness in-race despite a lackluster qualifying attempt. Still, Klein is heading to Italy in high spirits, well aware he is on the radar of Florian Latorre (CLRT), 2021 Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France winner Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (BWT Lechner Racing), all in the top 5 of the championship and all looking for their first triumph of the season. On its home turf, the Italian contingent of the Porsche Carrera Cup France, namely Gianmarco Quaresmini (Ombra Racing) and Enrico Fulgenzi (EF Racing), should not be underestimated. French driver Milan Petelet has joined MRT by CLRT for this and future races.

The battle is looking fierce in Pro-Am as well, with Jérôme Boullery (YDEO by Racing Technology) clearly the one to beat. Hot on his heels are top notch contenders like three-time defending champion Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing) and Christophe Lapierre (Pierre Martinet by Alméras), more and more at ease in his team.

In the Am class, after six consecutive wins, Maxence Maurice (IMSA Performance) will seek a seventh victory, but CLRT drivers Tugdual Rabreau and Franck Leherpeur will certainly want a say. Perhaps Cup newcomer Sébastien Dussoliet (ABM) will shake things up even more.

Qualifying for the Monza round is set for Saturday 10 July from 11:50-12:20, with the races scheduled on Saturday from 16:00-16:30 and Sunday 11 July from 9:45-10:15.

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Klein, boss of Spa !

Press release, 20 June 2021

The third meeting of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France, the always eagerly awaited event at Spa-Francorchamps saw Marvin Klein (CLRT) achieve a real hat-trick of results in the field of Type 992 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. A result which allows him to get back into the title race.

At the time of the predictions, Marvin Klein (CLRT) was obviously part of the short list of drivers likely to come and upset the domination of Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) for this renewal on the Ardennes toboggan. Already in 2020, he won the first confrontation on this track. In addition to the usual contenders, this weekend also saw Dylan Pereira (BWT Lechner Racing), substitute for Richard Wagner, and Steven Palette (MRT by CLRT), guest. But it was Klein, who had previously finished third in Magny-Cours as his best result, who proved to be the strongest in Belgium, a sign that he and his CLRT team had made the most of the month-long break in the calendar to fine-tune their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992 and to exploit its undeniable potential even better. Marvin Klein took the two pole positions, both times ahead of Florian Latorre, his team mate at CLRT, and Dylan Pereira, whilst Dorian Boccolacci could only manage eighth.

Klein confirmed his excellent performance of the weekend in race 1 with a solo run and his first win of the season, also the first one for the team of Côme Ledogar. Behind him, Pereira got the better of Latorre on the first lap and the two men completed the podium in this order. On the doorstep of the podium, the very regular Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France 2021, Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), continued to impress. So much so that he took the laurels in the Rookies category, ahead of his team mate Dorian Boccolacci, who made a fine comeback thanks to his offensive driving. In the Pro-Am category, there was an upheaval right from the warm-up lap, with the elimination of Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing), victim of a collision, and it was Raymond Narac (Imsa Performance) who used his experience on this demanding track to win the race ahead of Christophe Lapierre (Pierre Martinet by Alméras) and Henry Hassid (MRT by CLRT). A Pro-Am podium in which Maxence Maurice (Imsa Performance), the strong man of the Am, came in between, a sign of the very high level of competitiveness he has now reached.

Race 2 saw Marvin Klein give another perfect performance, to secure a second undisputed victory and put himself back in the title race. Florian Latorre also hoped to do the same, but was caught in a scuffle and had to climb back up to fifth place. Dorian Boccolacci, on the other hand, took advantage of this initial incident to make his way up from eighth on the grid to third place. There, he tried to put pressure on Dylan Pereira, but the latter did not hesitate, until a penalty for not respecting the track limits was applied to the Luxembourger, which offered second place to Dorian Boccolacci, and precious points in his quest for the final victory. Also worth noting is the solid performance of his team-mate Alessandro Ghiretti, who once again finished at the foot of the podium. In Pro-Am, Jérôme Boullery (YDEO by Racing Technology) found the way back to success after a long battle with Christophe Lapierre and Nicolas Misslin, while Maxence Maurice continued his impressive series in Am, with a sixth consecutive success this season. Tugdual Rabreau (CLRT), his runner-up in the provisional championship standings, has not lost any ground and there is no doubt that he will try again to shake him from the next confrontation, from 9 to 11 July, in this temple of speed that is the Monza circuit.

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Boccolacci confirmation!

Press release, 16 May 2021

Double winner last weekend in Magny-Cours, Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) took second place in Race 1 at Paul Ricard, with Jaxon Evans (Martinet by Alméras) the first to score no points for the occasion, before winning Race 2 in the very strong field of the Porsche Carrera Cup France.

A former single-seater and GT car driver, Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) had the label of a serious customer attached to his forehead when he entered the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France this winter. And the 22 year old from the Côte d’Azur has had an ideal start to the season in the new 911 GT3 Cup type 992. On the Paul Ricard track, the scene of the second meeting of the Porsche Carrera Cup France season, he took pole position in each of the two races on the weekend’s programme. But at the start of the first race, which was run in light rain, he was beaten by Jaxon Evans (Martinet by Alméras), the outgoing champion who was present for the occasion in preparation for the opening of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season next weekend in Monaco.

The New Zealander was in the lead until the finish, despite the efforts of Dorian to catch up. Behind him, Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (BWT Lechner Racing) was particularly combative and completed the podium, after having fiercely resisted the attacks of Florian Latorre (CLRT). A sign that Jean-Baptiste will have to be counted on again this season: after his two sixth places in Magny-Cours, he clearly increased his pace this weekend. Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), the 2021 Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France, also confirmed his excellent start to the season with a fifth place. Another man in form at the moment, Jérôme Boullery (YDEO by Racing Technology) converted his pole position in Pro-Am into a success, his third in as many races contested, while Maxence Maurice (Imsa Performance) did the same in Am.

Race 2 on Sunday saw Dorian Boccolacci take off perfectly and the battle for victory at the head of the 911 GT3 Cup type 992 field turned into a duel with Jaxon Evans. Despite the repeated attacks of the latter, Boccolacci did not give up, to offer himself a superb victory in front of Jaxon and a Florian Latorre (CLRT) who was again particularly regular at the front. For a long time he was fighting with his team-mate in the structure of Côme Ledogar for the third step of the podium, Marvin Klein (CLRT) finally reached the finish line in fourth place, in front of Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer and Alessandro Ghiretti, both of them once again well placed.

In Pro-Am, Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing), the three-time defending champion, opened his victory counter, despite the constant pressure of Jérôme Boullery who finally made a mistake, but saved in extremis the second place of the category. Tugdual Rabreau (CLRT) was leading for a while, but the Am classification finally went to Maxence Maurice for the fourth time this year. After two consecutive meetings, the drivers of the Porsche Carrera Cup France now have a month to learn the lessons of these first four confrontations, in order to come back even sharper aboard their 911 GT3 Cup type 992 for the next one at Spa-Francorchamps (18-20.06), on the famous Ardennes toboggan.

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Boccolacci scores a double!

Press relase, 10 May 2021

Nearly thirty drivers gathered at the Magny-Cours circuit for the start of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France. The first two races of the season in the Nièvre region saw Dorian Boccolacci dominate the proceedings on his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup France.

There was a sense of anticipation in the Porsche Carrera Cup France paddock on the eve of the first race of the season. After a first taste of the new 911 GT3 Cup type 992 during the pre-season tests organised last month, the drivers of Porsche Carrera Cup France got together for a battle of tenths which saw Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) take pole position twice ahead of Dylan Pereira (BWT Lechner Racing), who was invited to this opening round.

Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras), who was quicker on a timed lap, now had to master the 911 GT3 Cup type 992 over the course of a race. Boccolacci was the fastest driver in race 1 and took advantage of the 510 bhp of his Porsche to quickly break away, whilst Dylan Pereira saw Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) and Marvin Klein (CLRT) overtake him at the Adelaide stop. Alone in the lead, Boccolacci took advantage of a clear track to extend his lead and set the fastest lap of the race. The Martinet by Alméras driver crossed the finish line as winner just ahead of Ghiretti, the 2021 Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France, also a rookie in the discipline. Marvin Klein, who started in sixth position, took the last step of the podium just ahead of Pereira and Florian Latorre (CLRT). Jérôme Boullery (YDEO by Racing Technology), who finished at the foot of the podium in the Pro-Am category last year, drove a solid race to finish just outside the Top 10, in addition to his victory in the Pro-Am category. Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing) and Christophe Lapierre (Martinet by Alméras) completed the podium. Maxence Maurice (IMSA Performance) resisted the door-to-door duel with Franck Leherpeur (CLRT) to win the Am category. This first race ended under the safety car regime after Victor Blugeon (ABM) crashed out of his car, which was immobilised on the roof.

On Saturday, Dorian Boccolacci took pole position in Race 2 ahead of Dylan Pereira in his 911 GT3 Cup type 992. Although Boccolacci once again took the best start, Pereira was not surprised and stayed in contact with the leader for the whole thirty minutes of the race. Pereira was incisive and set the best lap times, despite the replies of Boccalocci, unperturbed at the head of the race. Despite the pressure of Pereira, more at ease than the day before at the wheel of his Porsche, Boccolacci offered himself a new victory on the Magny-Cours circuit. Alessandro Ghiretti was already on the podium in Race 1 and resisted the attacks of Florian Latorre until the last lap to take third place. Jérôme Boullery confirmed his ambitions in the Pro-Am category by taking a place among the Pro drivers, and Nicolas Misslin and Christophe Lapierre were on the podium in their category. Maxence Maurice scored big points with his new victory ahead of Tugdual Rabreau (CLRT) and Franck Leherpeur.

The Porsche Carrera Cup France is not taking a break at the beginning of the season. One week after the start in Magny-Cours, the drivers of the 911 GT3 Cup type 992 will be on the Paul Ricard circuit for a programme of two races on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 May. At home, Dorian Boccolacci intends to keep the same pace as he did at Magny-Cours. Alessandro Ghiretti, Marvin Klein and Florian Latorre are not hiding their ambitions when they arrive in the Var, just like Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer who will be keen to get a place on the podium. In total, no less than thirty drivers will compete on the Paul Ricard circuit and all of them have serious arguments to put forward.

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The 2021 season to kick off at the Magny-Cours circuit!

Press release, 30 April 2021

The wait is almost over and excitement is at a fever pitch! In just a few days, Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers, eager to do battle and leave the off-season behind them, will hit the track at the Magny-Cours F1 circuit. Who among the 29 entrants will make the most of the new, optimised 911 GT3 Cup type 992?

Will Florian Latorre (CLRT), Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (BWT Lechner Racing) and Marvin Klein (CLRT) vie for the title in a repeat of last season? Or will new talents like 2021 Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France winner Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) and Italian driver Enrico Fulgenzi (EF Racing) continue to impress as they did in the pre-season testing sessions?

Anything can happen in a one-make series championship that highlights the fun of driving and always gives fans nail-biting action. The 2021 season promises to do just that, with several relative newcomers, namely in the Pro class, like defending rookie champion Victor Weyrich (Pierre Martinet by Alméras) and Luxembourg native Dylan Perreira (BWT Lechner Racing), second in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup last year.

The competition is sure to be as fierce in Pro-Am thanks to defending three-time champion Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing), his top rival Christophe Lapierre (now with Pierre Martinet by Alméras), Jérôme Boullery (YDEO Compétition), defending Am champion François Lansard (MRT by CLRT) and veteran drivers such as Raymond Narac (IMSA Performance) and Henry Hassid (MRT by CLRT).

For Franck Leherpeur (CLRT), Maxence Maurice (IMSA Performance) and Tugdual Rabreau (CLRT), experience gained last season may make the difference in the Am class, but they will still have to contend with extremely talented newcomers.

The teams and drivers cannot wait to hit the track for the first 30-minute qualifying session of the year on Friday 7 May at 10:15. The first race is scheduled that evening (17:45-18:15) and the second race is set for Saturday 8 May (12:15-12:45). Every minute of the action will be live streamed on the Porsche Carrera Cup France Facebook page and the Porsche France YouTube channel.