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Time to head back to the track!

Press release, October 5, 2021

Following on the summer break, the drivers and their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) are on their way to Barcelona for a new important meeting as part of the GT World Challenge Europe. Only four races to go in the Porsche Carrera Cup France season, yet fans are left in complete suspense with Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras), current leader in the standings, and his closest rival Marvin Klein (CLRT).

At this upcoming round in Catalonia, the drivers will have to quickly get back into the swing of things with their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992). Indeed, competition is so tough in the Porsche Carrera Cup France that they will not have much time to find their feet and get into the right pace after this several weeks’ break. All the more since some of the drivers made the most of this pause and sharpened their skills in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. No doubt that they must have all been thinking about how best to optimise the countless little details that can make a huge difference.

Rookie Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) has made a great start in the competition, having already clinched no less than five wins this season. Yet the reinvigorated Marvin Klein (CLRT) has caught up with him, thanks to three consecutive wins between Spa-Francorchamps and Monza. The battle shall therefore resume at this penultimate meeting of the season! Yet several outsiders among the fifteen pro drivers are also determined to clinch their first success of the year, including Florian Latorre (CLRT), who has maintained consistency throughout so far, but also 2021 Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras), who has been a surprise contender in this competition, and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (BWT Lechner Racing).

The second part of the season promises to be just as exciting in the Pro-Am category. Jérome Boullery (YDEO by Racing Technology) has made an outstanding start, with four wins already. Yet three-time winner and defending champion Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing) managed to close the gap with him during the last meeting in Monza. Other drivers will surely interfere in this duel, including Christophe Lapierre (Pierre Martinet by Alméras) and Raymond Narac (Imsa Performance), not forgetting and Philipp Sager (Dinamic Motorsport), who will also take to the track next week-end.

In the Am category, Maxence Maurice (Imsa Performance) has clearly established himself as the leader, having won seven of eight races so far. He will certainly be keen to continue to build on this impressive series of success in Montmelo. However, Sébastien Dussolliet’s success (ABM) in Monza must have inspired Tugdual Rabreau (CLRT), Franck Leherpeur (CLRT), Benoit Fretin (YDEO Compétition), Cédric Mezard (Martinet by Alméras) and Sébastien Poisson, who will take over Dussolliet behind the wheel of ABM’s second Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992).

To make sure that you do not miss out on the show, which promises to once again be an amazing event, log on to the Porsche Carrera Cup France official Facebook page on Saturday, October 9th to follow the qualifying session between 12:25 and 12:55pm. The first race will then follow at the end of the day (6:10-6:40pm), while the second race will take place on Sunday, October 10th from 10:30 to 11:00am.

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Tighter at the top in the Porsche Carrera Cup France following Monza round!

Press release, July 12, 2021

After Spa-Francorchamps, the Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers took on another iconic motorsport track at the Autodromo di Monza. No fewer than 23 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992 generation) made the trip to Italy. Marvin Klein (CLRT) and Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) took the honours in the two races held as part of the ELMS meeting. Starting from Pole Position in race 1, Florian Latorre (CLRT) was unable to hold off Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) when the lights went out but the latter got then a five-second penalty for jumping the start. Florian Latorre (CLRT) went straight on the attack and managed to regain the lead. He then started to move clear of Marvin Klein (CLRT), Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) and Gianmarco Quaresmini (Ombra Racing). However, the race was thrown into uncertainty in the last ten minutes when the Safety Car came out! Marvin Klein (CLRT) caught his rivals off guard at the restart, grabbing the lead and going on to claim a third consecutive win this season, ahead of Florian Latorre (CLRT). Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) took the final podium spot whilst Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) had to settle for fourth after his penalty. Raymond Narac (IMSA Performance) finished first in the Pro-Am class. A newcomer to the Am category, Sébastien Dussolliet (ABM) made an impressive debut, winning his first race whilst finishing a fine eleventh overall!

Determined to put his disappointment in race one behind him, Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) made no mistake from pole position in race 2 to lead into the opening Monza chicane. Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) went on to produce a dominant performance, leading from start to finish, to take his fifth win this season. Marvin Klein (CLRT) dislodged Florian Latorre (CLRT) from second place to take a big haul of points and reduce the gap to Dorian Boccolacci (Martinet by Alméras) in the Cup standings. Florian Latorre (CLRT) showed further consistency with another podium finish. Nicolas Misslin (BWT Lechner Racing) grabbed the honours in the Pro-Am class whilst Maxence Maurice (IMSA Performance) was first in the Am category.

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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.