Bavarian Alexander Tauscher extends championship lead with emotional victory – AutoMart Canada

Porsche Junior Flynt Schuring (NL/Schumacher CLRT) finished second, while Theo Oeverhaus (D/ID Racing) secured third place. After crossing the finish line in his 520 hp Porsche 911 Cup, Tauscher let his emotions show and celebrated his first victory of the season: “I’ve never had to fight this hard for a win before. It means a lot to me. Sometimes I’m too self-critical, but right now I’m genuinely very happy.” Tauscher now leads the overall standings with 139 points ahead of Schuring (126 points) and Oeverhaus (125 points).

In front of packed grandstands and in sunny conditions with temperatures of 22 degrees Celsius, Tauscher started from pole position. The driver from Mitterfels managed to defend his lead against Schuring, who lined up alongside him on the front row, but the 30-minute race soon developed into a thrilling battle for positions. Door-to-door fights, overtaking manoeuvres, two safety car periods and close restarts provided plenty of excitement. Schuring attacked Tauscher and temporarily lost second place to Oeverhaus. Starting from sixth on the grid, Oeverhaus fought his way onto the podium. Dutchman Wouter Boerekamps (Team GP Elite) climbed from eighth on the grid to finish fourth after 18 laps. Brazilian Matheus Ferreira (Team GP Elite) crossed the line in fifth place. Britain’s Joseph Warhurst (Target) secured sixth position ahead of South African Keagan Masters (Proton Competition) and Porsche Junior Marcus Amand (FIN/Proton Competition).

Chester Kieffer (L/Schumacher CLRT) claimed his sixth rookie class victory of the season. Competing under the Dutch flag, Sam Jongejan (Team75 Bernhard) received the trophy for second place on the rookie podium, while Montego Maassen (D/Forch Racing by Atlas Ward) finished third. Dutch guest driver Niels Troost secured victory in the ProAm classification for Team GP Elite.

“The spectators in Zandvoort witnessed spectacular races and our Porsche 911 Cup proved once again that it offers extremely high safety standards. It was great to have our CFO Karsten Sohns with us at the track this weekend. Now we will enjoy the halfway point of the season before continuing in four weeks’ time,” said Thorsten Rückert, Project Manager Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland. Germany’s fastest one-make cup will visit the Dekra Lausitzring from 19 to 21 June. The race weekend will be a home event for Jonas Greif. The GP Elite driver lives in Dresden and is looking forward to racing in front of his home crowd: “It will be a fantastic event at the Lausitzring. Personally, I’ll have around 300 guests there, many of whom support me as sponsors. In general, Saxony is the most beautiful federal state in Germany for me and it is definitely worth visiting as a spectator.”

Result race 8, Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland

1. Alexander Tauscher (D/Target)
2. Flynt Schuring (NL/Schumacher CLRT)
3. Theo Oeverhaus (D/ID Racing)
4. Wouter Boerekamps (NL/Team GP Elite)
5. Matheus Ferreira (Team GP Elite)
6. Joseph Warhurst (UK/Target)
7. Keagan Masters (ZA/Proton Competition)
8. Marcus Amand (FIN/Proton Competition)
9. Daniel Ros (S/Team Proton)
10. Sebastian Freymuth (D/Laptime-Performance)

Points standings after 8 of 16 races

Drivers’ classification
1. Alexander Tauscher (D/Target), 139 points
2. Flynt Schuring (NL/Schumacher CLRT), 126 points
3. Theo Oeverhaus (D/ID Racing), 125 points

Rookie classification
1. Chester Kieffer (L/Schumacher CLRT), 150 points
2. Sam Jongejan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), 126 points
3. Montego Maassen (D/Forch Racing by Atlas Ward), 117 points

ProAm classification
1. Michael Essmann (D/Team75 Bernhard), 157 points
2. Sören Spreng (D/GP Elite), 146 points
3. Samer Shahin (AUS/GP Elite), 137 points

Teams’ classification
1. Target, 192 points
2. Proton Competition, 190 points
3. Schumacher CLRT, 178 points

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