Porsche Carrera Cup (sometimes abbreviated PCC) is a number of one-make racing by Porsche premier series competed with initially Porsche 911 Carrera Cup and then Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The cars are specifically built by Porsche for one-make racing, but are visually and mechanically quite similar to road-registrable 911s of the same generation.
There are three distinct tiers of racing, the top tier is the Porsche Supercup. Today the Supercup races as part of the support program of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship on most, if not all, of the Grands Prix held in Europe, and occasionally Grands Prix in Asia and North America. Established in 1993, it is the most prestigious one-make series for GT cars.
The second tier are the national Carrera Cups, held in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom as well as International Carrera Cups held across multiple nations in eastern Asia and in the Scandinavian nations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The longest running is the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, which was also the original series, first held in 1986 using the Porsche 964 Cup racing car. It has been one of the world's best known Pro-Am GT series and helped to progress many future World Endurance Champions, Le Mans winners and today is the primary feeder for the Porsche Supercup with many racing teams contesting both series. The Porsche Carrera Cup France began just a year later in 1987. The early 2000s saw a proliferation of Carrera Cups with Great Britain, Australia, Asia and Scandinavia all starting in a four-year burst with Italy following in 2007.
The third tier is the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge or Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy, recently renamed in some markets as the Porsche Sprint Challenge. This is a mixture of smaller series in Europe, Switzerland based series, Benelux series held across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, a Central European series, a Middle East series in the Gulf States, as well as larger series in the Americas; United States, Brazil and Argentina. As well as New Zealand and some which act as a second tier series within Carrera Cup nations. Some GT3 Cup Challenge series will use older Carrera Cup cars from previous generations of the Porsche 911. New Zealand and Australian GT3 Cup Challenges use second hand cars from Carrera Cup Australia series as an example, although largers series, particularly United States and Brazil are effectively Carrera Cups. GT3 Cup Trophies are essentially second tier GT3 Cup Challenges. Superseded Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup Cars have also become popular cars to race in domestic GT series on five continents.
Dutch racer Patrick Huisman is the most successful Carrera Cup racer having won four Supercups consecutively between 1997 and 2000. German driver René Rast won three Supercups (2010–12) and two German Carrera Cups (2008 & 2012). Dominique Dupuy won the French Carrera Cup five times between 1992 and 1999 and New Zealander Craig Baird won the Australian Carrera Cup five times between 2006 and 2013. Christophe Bouchut won the French Carrera Cup four times around Dupuy's five titles, the two dominating the French series for a decade. Dutch driver Larry ten Voorde is currently the defending champion of the Porsche Supercup.
The one-make GT series model has also been used for other Porsche models, usually the entry level Porsche of the time (924, 944, 968 and Boxster) and has proliferated to other manufacturers as well; Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Trofeo Maserati, Audi R8 LMS Cup, Lotus Cup, MGF Trophy and a multitude of series based on the Mazda MX-5.
Championships
International Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera World Cuphttp://www.driverdb.com/standings/6869-2011/ 2011 Porsche Carrera World Cup results International Race of Champions USA (IROC I)
Carrera Cup Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil Porsche Carrera Cup France Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Porsche Carrera Cup North America Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East
Sprint Challenge Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy Argentina Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux Porsche Sprint Challenge Brasil Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe Porsche Sprint Challenge China Porsche Sprint Challenge France Porsche Sprint Challenge Germany Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica Porsche Sprint Challenge Indonesia Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Porsche Sprint Challenge North European Zone Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse Porsche Sprint Trophy Thailand Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West
Endurance Porsche Endurance Trophy Benelux Porsche Endurance Challenge Brasil Porsche Endurance Challenge Germany Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand Porsche Endurance Challenge North America
Champions Europe Carrera Cup GermanyCarrera Cup FranceCarrera Cup Great BritainCarrera Cup ScandinaviaCarrera Cup ItaliaCarrera Cup BeneluxSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriver1986 Joachim WinkelhockNot Held Not Held Not Held Not Held Not Held1987 Roland Asch1987 René Metge1988 Roland Asch1988 André Bourdon1989 Roland Asch1989 1990 Olaf Manthey1990 1991 Roland Asch1991 1992 Uwe Alzen1992 Dominique Dupuy1993 1993 Dominique Dupuy1994 Bernd Mayländer1994 Christophe Bouchut1995 Harald Grohs1995 Christophe Bouchut1996 Ralf Kelleners1996 Christophe Bouchut1997 1997 Dominique Dupuy1998 Dirk Müller1998 Dominique Dupuy1999 Lucas Luhr1999 Dominique Dupuy2000 Jörg Bergmeister2000 Christophe Bouchut2001 Timo Bernhard2001 Philippe Gache2002 Marc Lieb2002 2003 Frank Stippler2003 2003 Barry Horne2004 Mike Rockenfeller2004 James Ruffier2004 Richard Westbrook2004 Robin Rudholm2005 Christian Menzel2005 Anthony Beltoise2005 Damien Faulkner2005 Fredrik Ros2006 Dirk Werner2006 Anthony Beltoise2006 Damien Faulkner2006 Fredrik Ros2007 Uwe Alzen2007 Patrick Pilet2009 James Sutton2007 Edward Sandström2007 Andrea Boldrini2008 René Rast2008 Anthony Beltoise2009 Tim Harvey2008 Jocke Mangs2008 Luigi Ferrara2009 Thomas Jäger2009 Renaud Derlot2009 Tim Bridgman2009 Jocke Mangs2009 Alessandro Balzan2010 Nicolas Armindo2010 Frédéric Makowiecki2010 Tim Harvey2010 Robin Rudholm2010 Alessandro Balzan2011 Nick Tandy2011 Kévin Estre2011 James Sutton2011 Robin Rudholm2011 Alessandro Balzan2012 René Rast2012 Jean-Karl Vernay2012 Michael Meadows2012 Johan Kristoffersson2012 Vito Postiglione2013 Kévin Estre2013 Gaël Castelli2013 Michael Meadows2013 Johan Kristoffersson2013 Enrico Fulgenzi2013 Jeffrey van Hooydonk2014 Philipp Eng2014 Côme Ledogar2014 Josh Webster2014 Oscar Palm2014 Matteo Cairoli2014 Xavier Maassen2015 Philipp Eng2015 Maxime Jousse2015 Dan Cammish2015 Johan Kristoffersson2015 Riccardo Agostini2015 Peter Hoevenaars2016 Sven Müller2016 Mathieu Jaminet2016 Dan Cammish2016 Fredrik Larsson2016 Côme Ledogar2016 Dylan Derdaele2017 Dennis Olsen2017 Julien Andlauer2017 Charlie Eastwood2017 Jocke Mangs2017 Alessio Rovera2017 Xavier Maassen2018 Thomas Preining2018 Ayhancan Güven2018 Tio Ellinas2018 Lukas Sundahl2018 Gianmarco Quaresmini2018 Ayhancan Güven2019 Julien Andlauer2019 Ayhancan Güven2019 Daniel Harper2019 Lukas Sundahl2019 Simone Iaquinta2019 Max van Splunteren2020 Larry ten Voorde2020 Jaxon Evans2020 Harry King2020 Lukas Sundahl2020 Simone Iaquinta2020 Loek Hartog2021 Larry ten Voorde2021 Marvin Klein2021 Dan Cammish2021 Lukas Sundahl2021 Alberto Cerqui2021 Dylan Derdaele2022 Laurin Heinrich2022 Marvin Klein2022 Kiern Jewiss2022 Lukas Sundahl2022 Gianmarco Quaresmini2022 Harry King2023 Larry ten Voorde2023 Dorian Boccolacci2023 Adam Smalley2023 Ola Nilsson2023 Larry ten Voorde2023 Robert de Haan2024 Larry ten Voorde2024 Alessandro Ghiretti2024 George Gamble2024 Lukas Sundahl2024 Keagan Masters2024 Dirk Schouten2025 Robert de Haan2025 Marcus Amand2025 Andrew Rackstraw2025 Daniel Ros2025 Keagan Masters2025 Jaap van Lagen2026 2026 Marvin Klein2026 Callum Voisin2026 William Siverholm2026 2026 SeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverCarrera Cup GermanyCarrera Cup FranceCarrera Cup Great BritainCarrera Cup ScandinaviaCarrera Cup ItaliaCarrera Cup Benelux
Rest of the world Mobil 1 SupercupCarrera Cup JapanCarrera Cup AsiaCarrera Cup AustraliaCarrera Cup BrasilCarrera Cup North AmericaCarrera Cup Middle EastSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriver1993 Altfrid HegerNot Held Not Held Not Held Not Held Not Held Not Held1994 Uwe Alzen1995 1996 Emmanuel Collard1997 Patrick Huisman1998 Patrick Huisman1999 Patrick Huisman2000 Patrick Huisman2001 Jörg Bergmeister2001 Yasuo Miyakawa2002 Stéphane Ortelli2002 Takashi Inoue2003 Frank Stippler2003 Masayuki Yamamoto2003 Charles Kwan2003 Jim Richards2004 Wolf Henzler2004 Masayuki Yamamoto2004 Matthew Marsh2004 Alex Davison2005 Alessandro Zampedri2005 Isao Ihashi2005 Jonathan Cocker2005 Fabian Coulthard2005 Beto Posses2006 Richard Westbrook2006 Isao Ihashi2006 Darryl O'Young2006 Craig Baird2006 2007 Richard Westbrook2007 Shinichi Takagi2007 Tim Sugden2007 David Reynolds2007 Ricardo Baptista2008 Jeroen Bleekemolen2008 Akihiro Tsuzuki2008 Darryl O'Young2008 Craig Baird2008 Miguel Paludo2009 Jeroen Bleekemolen2009 Yasuhiro Shimizu2009 Christian Menzel Not Held2009 Miguel Paludo2010 René Rast2010 Yasuhiro Shimizu2010 Christian Menzel2010 Ricardo Rosset2011 René Rast2011 Hideto Yasuoka2011 Keita Sawa2011 Craig Baird2011 Constantino Júnior2012 René Rast2012 Ryo Hirakawa2012 Alexandre Imperatori2012 Craig Baird2012 Ricardo Baptista2013 Nicki Thiim2013 Ryo Ogawa2013 Earl Bamber2013 Craig Baird2013 Ricardo Rosset2014 Earl Bamber2014 Ryo Ogawa2014 Earl Bamber2014 Steven Richards2014 Constantino Júnior2015 Philipp Eng2015 Yuya Motojima2015 Chris van der Drift2015 Nick Foster2015 Ricardo Rosset2016 Sven Müller2016 Tsubasa Kondo2016 Nico Menzel2016 Matt Campbell2016 Lico Kaesemodel2017 Michael Ammermüller2017 Shinji Takei2017 Chris van der Drift2017 David Wall2017 Rodrigo Baptista2018 Michael Ammermüller2018 Tsubasa Kondo2018 Chris van der Drift2018 Jaxon Evans2018 Werner Neugebauer2019 Michael Ammermüller2019 Ukyo Sasahara2019 Philip Hamprecht2019 Jordan Love2019 Marçal Müller2020 Larry ten Voorde2020 Tsubasa Kondo2020Not Held2020Not Awarded2020 Miguel Paludo2021 Larry ten Voorde2021 Tsubasa Kondo2021 Lu Wenlong2021 Cameron Hill2021 Miguel Paludo2021 Sebastian Priaulx2022 Dylan Pereira2022 Ryo Ogawa2022 Leo Ye Hongli2022 Harri Jones2022 Enzo Elias2022 Parker Thompson2023 Bastian Buus2023 Ryo Ogawa2023 Florian Latorre2023 Callum Hedge2023 Nicolas Costa2023 Riley Dickinson2023–24 Theo Oeverhaus2024 Larry ten Voorde2024 Reimei Ito2024 Alessandro Ghiretti2024 Harri Jones2024 Marçal Müller2024 Loek Hartog2024–25 Janne Stiak2025 Alessandro Ghiretti2025 Iori Kimura2025 Dylan Pereira2025 Dylan O'Keeffe2025 Miguel Paludo2025 Ryan Yardley2025–26 Taichi Watarai2026 Flynt Schuring2026 Taichi Watarai20262026202620262026–27SeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverSeasonDriverMobil 1 SupercupCarrera Cup JapanCarrera Cup AsiaCarrera Cup AustraliaCarrera Cup BrasilCarrera Cup North AmericaCarrera Cup Middle East
See also
Ferrari Challenge Lamborghini Super Trofeo Mustang Challenge Audi R8 LMS Cup Trofeo Maserati
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