The stopwatch has delivered its first verdict in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. One of the lessons learned in Barcelona is that Alessandro Ghiretti (Martinet by Alméras) will have to be counted on for the title. Third last year, behind the duettists Marvin Klein and Dorian Boccolacci, who have since moved on to TFT Racing and Forestier Racing CLRT respectively, he inherited the role of leader this season in his team and it is clear that he took on his new responsibilities perfectly in Catalonia. He scored his first two wins, after holding off former teammate Dorian Boccolacci with authority. On Saturday, Ghiretti was joined on the podium by Boccolacci and the young Belgian rookie Benjamin Paque (Forestier Racing CLRT), winner of the 2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge, while Mathys Jaubert (TFT Racing), Junior Porsche Carrera Cup France 2023, and Louis Perrot (IMSA LS Group Performance) made a convincing start to the campaign by finishing in the top five.
The scenario was almost identical on Sunday, but Boccolacci let second place slip away after an unsuccessful attempt to overtake, to the benefit of Benjamin Paque, who confirmed the extent of his potential. However, Boccolacci benefited from the five-second penalty (for not respecting the track limits) inflicted on Marvin Klein, the two-time defending champion, who returned to the front after an aborted first race (due to a flat tire), to keep third place.
In Pro-Am, the Canadian Bashar Mardini (Tsunami RT) took the laurels of the category, but Jérôme Boullery (Racing Technology), the outgoing champion, confirmed that he was a candidate for his own succession by winning on Sunday in front of the surprising Marc Guillot (Herrero Racing). In the Am, Sébastien Poisson (ABM) let the success slip on the first day to the benefit of the newcomer Gilles Colombani (Team Clairet Sport), but made up for it by winning the second race. In other words, this first confrontation augurs a new season particularly disputed at all levels, with the emergence of new talents, who will want to confirm from the next meeting of Magny-Cours (May 5-7), where two new races are scheduled.