Robert de Haan is the youngest winner in the German Carrera Cup’s history

Robert de Haan is the youngest winner in the German Carrera Cup's history

27/04/2024

Robert de Haan (Team75 Bernhard) won race three of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. After 20 action-packed laps, the Dutchman crossed the finish line approximately three seconds ahead of his German teammate Janne Stiak. Third place went to Ariel Levi (Uniserver by GP Elite). Already, tomorrow, Sunday (28 April 2024), the field of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars will tackle race four of the season at 11.20 am on the 3.667-kilometre circuit in the Magdeburger Börde.

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Race 3

At the age of 17 years, ten months and five days, Robert de Haan crowned himslef the youngest winner in the history of the one-make cup, which was established in 1990. Janne Stiak, who rounded off the one-two victory for Porsche brand ambassador Timo Bernhard's team, is nine months younger. Finishing third, 23-year-old Ariel Levi is yet another talented youngster in the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland. He is also the first Israeli racing driver to clinch a podium result.

"That was a very interesting race," said polesitter Robert de Haan with a smile. "I made a mistake at the start which cost me the lead." That was the moment when his teammate Janne Stiak swept to the front of the field for the first time in his career. "I had a great start but I didn't get the rear tyres up to temperature properly, so Robert got past me again."

Robert de Haan

Larry ten Voorde (Proton Huber Competition) and Marvin Klein (Target Competition) were initially locked in a battle for third place. In a direct duel, the defending champion from the Netherlands nudged the French newcomer's car into a spin. A trailing driver was unable to avoid the melee and rear-ended Klein - throwing them both out of the race. Ten Voorde managed to continue driving but was immediately handed a penalty by the stewards. He had to take two penalty laps, which meant that twice he had to reduce his speed to 60 km/h for 50 metres. By the time he crossed the finish line, Larry ten Voorde had ploughed his way back up to eighth place.

"Oschersleben is known for being chaotic in the first few laps. I used a defensive tactic and stayed out of all trouble. That paid off. I'm incredibly proud of my third place," reported Ariel Levi, who started the race from sixth place on the grid. He was followed over the line by Theo Oeverhaus from Osnabrück (Bonk Motorsport), Huub van Eijndhoven (Uniserver by GP Elite) from the Netherlands and championship leader Harry King (Allied-Racing) from England.

Victory in the Rookie classification also went to Robert de Haan. With Flynt Schuring (Proton Huber Competition) in second place and Senna van Soelen (Target Competition) in third, the podium was locked out by all-Dutch drivers. The fastest ProAm driver was Sören Spreng (GP Elite). "My start wasn't great because I couldn't really see the lights at the start. Then someone shunted me into a spin and I lost a few places. I had to work my way up the order again. The race was full of action for me too," quipped the German.

Result race 3

1 Robert de Haan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), 32:30.175 minutes (20 laps)
2 Janne Stiak (D/Team75 Bernhard), +3.001 seconds
3 Ariel Levi (IL//Team GP Elite), +3.950 seconds
4 Theo Oeverhaus (D/Bonk Motorsport), +8.501 seconds
5 Huub van Eijndhoven (NL/Uniserver by GP Elite), +9.597 seconds
6 Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), +9.817 seconds

Standings drivers (after 3 of 16 races)

1 Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 60 points
2 Larry ten Voorde (NL/Proton Huber Competition), 48 points
3 Robert de Haan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), 42 points

Full results and championship standings:
motorsports.porsche.com/germany/de/category/carreracup/psccd-2024-results