2023–24 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East
The 2023–24 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East was the inaugural season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. The season began on 2 November at Bahrain International Circuit and finished on 9 March at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Theo Oeverhaus claimed the first Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East Drivers' Championship in Bahrain with two races in the season to spare.[1]
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | 2–4 November 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship | |
| 2 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | 15–16 December 2023 | F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | |
| 3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20–21 January 2024 | ||
| 4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 27–28 January 2024 | ||
| 5 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | 29 February–2 March 2024 | Formula One World Championship Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship | |
| 6 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 7–9 March 2024 | Formula One World Championship Formula 2 Championship F1 Academy | |
| Source:[2][3][4] | ||||
Entry list
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Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Overall winner | Pro-Am Winner | Am Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | Robert de Haan | Theo Oeverhaus | Bashar Mardini | Sebastian Gorga |
| R2 | Theo Oeverhaus | Robert de Haan | Ahmad Al-Shehab | Jaber Al-Khalifa | ||
| 2 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | Theo Oeverhaus | Theo Oeverhaus | Ahmad Al-Shehab | Sebastian Gorga |
| R2 | Theo Oeverhaus | Theo Oeverhaus | Ahmad Al-Shehab | Sebastian Gorga | ||
| 3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome | Theo Oeverhaus | Theo Oeverhaus | Ahmad Al-Shehab | None |
| R2 | Theo Oeverhaus | Theo Oeverhaus | Bashar Mardini | Sebastian Gorga | ||
| 4 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit | Theo Oeverhaus | Theo Oeverhaus | Saud Al Saud | Leo Willert |
| R2 | Theo Oeverhaus | Theo Oeverhaus | Saud Al Saud | Leo Willert | ||
| 5 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | Theo Oeverhaus | Harry King | Khaled Alahmadi | Jaber Al-Khalifa |
| R2 | Robert de Haan | Robert de Haan | Sören Spreng | Saif Al Ameri | ||
| 6 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit | Harry King | Harry King | Bashar Mardini | Sebastian Gorga |
| R2 | Harry King | Harry King | Khaled Alahmadi | Saif Al Ameri | ||
Standings
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Overall
| Pos. | Driver | Team | BHR1 |
BHR2 |
DUB |
ABU |
BHR3 |
JED |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Theo Oeverhaus | DHL Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 243 |
| 2 | Janne Stiak | JS Racing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 192 |
| 3 | Colin Boenighausen | FIRE Racing | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 170 |
| 4 | Robert de Haan | Central Europe Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 127 | ||||||
| 5 | Jackson Walls | JW Racing | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 127 | ||
| 6 | Flynt Schuring | Central Europe Racing | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 102 | ||||
| 7 | Harry King | BWT Junior Racing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95 | ||||||||
| 8 | Sören Spreng | Team GP Elite | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 85 |
| 9 | Saud Al Saud | Saudi Racing | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 83 |
| 10 | Bashar Mardini | Team BMR | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 18 | 8 | 9 | 81 |
| 11 | Ahmad Al-Shehab | Team Kuwait | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 20 | Ret | WD | 67 | ||
| 12 | Khaled Alahmadi | Saudi Racing | 9 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 63 |
| 13 | Cédric Chassang | Team GP Elite | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 55 |
| 14 | Sebastian Gorga | R1SE Motorsport | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 32 | ||
| 15 | Harri Jones | Jones Motorsport | 8 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 16 | James Wallis | Porsche Junior GB | 5 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Charlie Wurz | Central Europe Racing | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Huub van Eijndhoven | Team GP Elite | 7 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Leo Willert | Heizer Monkeys Racing | 14 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 13 | 19 | ||||||
| 20 | Jaber Al-Khalifa | One% | 14 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Team Bahrain | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Sam Shahin | The Bend Motorsport | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Salman bin Isa Al-Khalifa | Team Bahrain | 13 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Saif Al Ameri | Rabdan Motorsport | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
| 24 | Xuanyu Liu | Z-speed | 12 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Mark J. Thomas | M3L Team | 16 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Stanislav Minskiy | Team GP Elite | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
| 27 | Klaus Boenighausen | Baederprofis.de | 15 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Timo Recker | Team GP Elite | 15 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Franz Dziwok | FA 1 Racing | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Source:[8] | |||||||||||||||
Pro-Am
| Pos. | Driver | Team | BHR1 |
BHR2 |
DUB |
ABU |
BHR3 |
JED |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Sören Spreng | Team GP Elite | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 213 |
| 2 | Bashar Mardini | Team BMR | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 2 | 210 |
| 3 | Saud Al Saud | Saudi Racing | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 202 |
| 4 | Khaled Alahmadi | Saudi Racing | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 175 |
| 5 | Cédric Chassang | Team GP Elite | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 153 |
| 6 | Ahmad Al-Shehab | Team Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | WD | 147 | ||
| 7 | Sam Shahin | The Bend Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Xuanyu Liu | Z-speed | 7 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Timo Recker | Team GP Elite | 7 | Ret | 9 | ||||||||||
Am
| Pos. | Driver | Team | BHR1 |
BHR2 |
DUB |
ABU |
BHR3 |
JED |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Sebastian Gorga | R1SE Motorsport | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 199 | ||
| 2 | Leo Willert | Heizer Monkeys Racing | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 110 | ||||||
| 3 | Saif Al Ameri | Rabdan Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 87 | ||||||||
| 4 | Jaber Al-Khalifa | One% | 3 | 1 | 84 | ||||||||||
| Team Bahrain | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Stanislav Minskiy | Team GP Elite | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 58 | ||||||||
| 6 | Salman bin Isa Al-Khalifa | Team Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Klaus Boenighausen | Baederprofis.de | 3 | 3 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Mark J. Thomas | M3L Team | 4 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Franz Dziwok | FA 1 Racing | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||
Rookie
| Pos. | Driver | Team | BHR1 |
BHR2 |
DUB |
ABU |
BHR3 |
JED |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Theo Oeverhaus | DHL Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 243 |
| 2 | Janne Stiak | JS Racing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 192 |
| 3 | Colin Boenighausen | FIRE Racing | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 170 |
| 4 | Robert de Haan | Central Europe Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 127 | ||||||
| 5 | Jackson Walls | JW Racing | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 127 | ||
| 6 | Flynt Schuring | Central Europe Racing | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 102 | ||||
| 7 | Saud Al Saud | Saudi Racing | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 83 |
| 8 | James Wallis | Porsche Junior GB | 5 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Charlie Wurz | Central Europe Racing | 5 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Huub van Eijndhoven | Team GP Elite | 7 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||
Teams
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team GP Elite | 158 |
| 2 | Saudi Racing | 146 |
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