Ayhancan Güven (Turkey/Phoenix Racing) has won round ten of this year’s Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.

13-07-2021 21:33 -

The Porsche Junior crossed the finish line first at Sunday's race of the one-make cup on the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. “My start was good but Loek Hartog got off the line better. My pace then increased lap by lap. I was certain that I'd get the chance to overtake. When I did, I used it,” said Güven. Joining him on the podium were Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon Team Textar) and Leon Köhler (Germany/Nebulus Racing by Huber). Saturday's winner Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite) remains at the top of the leaderboard with fifth place. A 29-strong field of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup tackled the ADAC GT Masters event on the redesigned Formula 1 racetrack.

While Güven took up the race from pole position, it was Hartog who became the focus of attention at the start. The driver from the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Talent Pool – the series' support programme – started from the third grid spot and won the sprint to the first corner. Güven settled in behind Hartog. Over the course of the race, the Phoenix Racing driver increased the pressure and kept an eye out for a chance to overtake. The key scene: In lap eleven, Güven spotted the decisive gap, passed Hartog on the inside line and went on to win the race. With second place, Hartog claimed his first podium result in the German Carrera Cup. “I'm thrilled! Unfortunately, I couldn't match Ayhancan Güven's pace in the end. It was a great feeling to see the fans in the grandstands as I crossed the finish line,” described the current champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux.