Ten Voorde’s dominance continues
PORSCHE SUPERCUP RED BULL RING (AUT) 27 JUNE
ROUND 2/8
Two pole positions, two wins and a fastest lap from the opening brace of races in this year’s Porsche Supercup season ensure Larry ten Voorde is seemingly on a missile-guided course to retain his championship crown.
When the fleet of new 992-generation Porsche 911s reconvened as part of the Formula 1 undercard at the Red Bull Ring, the Team GP Elite driver came up trumps in qualifying to top the ever-changing leaderboard by a slender 0.074 seconds over Ayhancan Guven – driving for the enduringly successful Lechner Racing squad. But just a further 0.003s in arrears was Dorian Boccolacci. Only
22, the French racer is already vastly experienced having climbed the singleseater ladder up to FIA F2 level before switching to GT machinery in 2019. Nevertheless, third place for a series rookie was a fine grid slot ahead of Leon Kohler.
As seems par for the course in this onemake championship, processional racing was the order of the day at the front of the field as ten Voorde romped unchallenged to the spoils by a comfortable 1.7s after 18 laps. And while Guvan retained second place for an unremarkable top two, Kohler deposed Boccolacci to earn his Nebulus Racing squad its first podium in the Supercup.
Earning better marks for entertainment was the three-way tussle for fifth, with ten Voorde’s team-mate Max van Splunteren getting the better of Martinet by Almeras driver Jaxon Evans and Fach Auto Tech’s Christopher Zochling.
A qualifying trip through the gravel for ex-british Touring Car driver Michael Crees neutered his grid position as he lined up 25th from the 29 cars, but would drop a further two places in the race. Crees has lost the chance to race in front of home fans at Silverstone, with Monza now earning double-header status at the end of the season. This comes in part with his Team Parker-based Parker Revs Motorsport squad being the only outfit to be based outside of mainland Europe.