With the summer break over, the Porsche Carrera Cup France returned to the historic Dijon-Prenois circuit. Six years after its last visit, the championship brought its 992 GT3 Cup cars to the Burgundy circuit for the first time. Although he was new to the track at the wheel of the Porsche, Alessandro Ghiretti was quick to get into the rhythm. In qualifying, the Porsche Motorsport Junior 2024 claimed his seventh and eighth pole positions of the year. Race 1, contested on Saturday afternoon, saw the overall leader triumph once again after 30 minutes in complete control. However, the battle for second place was fierce. It pitted Mathys Jaubert (Martinet by Alméras) against Louis Perrot (CLRT Schumacher). The PCCF 2023 junior and the former simracer kept at it, but the former held the advantage under the chequered flag. Despite a stint in the gravel trap, which kept him out of the fight for the top-3, Marvin Klein (ABM) managed to climb back up to fourth place. The only rookie to have won only once so far, Marcus Amand (Schumacher CLRT) added a second success in the category. The Franco-Finnish driver came out on top after a tough but fair battle with Paul Cauhaupé (CLRT Schumacher). The PCCF 2024 junior had taken pole. Victor Bernier (Martinet by Alméras) was third.
Once again on the highest spot on the grid in Race 2, Alessandro Ghiretti pulled away perfectly.Lap after lap, his pace increased.He finished the job without a moment’s hesitation to claim his seventh victory in eight races.For the third time in four meetings, he took two wins, two poles and two fastest laps.Marvin Klein’s second place made ABM deliriously happy.For the first time in their history, the Haute Savoie-based team placed one of its cars on the overall podium.The two-time champion of the discipline, his team-mates and the members of the team jumped for joy after this collective triumph.It was undoubtedly one of the finest achievements of their career to date.The two rivals from the previous day found themselves in a battle for the last step of the podium.And just as on Saturday, Mathys Jaubert refused to give in to Louis Perrot, who was as aggressive as ever.On braking into the first bend and in the subsequent sequences, the CLRT Schumacher resident was able to close the gap on the driver in front of him several times, without ever gaining a significant advantage.Starting from ninth place, Marcus Amand made up ground on Paul Cauhaupé, who was fifth at the start, in the opening laps.The battle was intense, but the previous day’s winner once again got the better on the rookie battle.With this double win, the N°99 rider gains important points in the Rookie classification.
The Pro-Am category became a duel between Marc Guillot and Jérôme Boullery.On home soil, the ABM driver was determined to shine.Neck and neck throughout the two races, the Dijon-born driver emerged victorious from his battle with the two-time Racing Technology champion.Cyril Caillo (Racing Technology) dominated the Am category from Friday to Sunday.Jean-Philippe Gambaro (CLRT Schumacher) finished twice behind him, while Jordan Boisson (TFT Racing) and Eric Debard (Debard Automobiles by Racetivity) shared third place.
The Porsche Carrera Cup France will be back in just two weeks’ time, at the Mugello circuit on 27-28-29 September.