The 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia was the 20th Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia season. It began on 12 May at Anderstorp Raceway and will end on 23 September at Mantorp Park. For the first time, Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia went to the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans along with the Porsche Carrera Cup France. [1] The championship is made up of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) with Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia featuring the Pro-Am Cup for the first time, replacing the previous Masters' Cup and Porsche Approved Cup. [2]
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Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Pro-Am Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Anderstorp Raceway | 12–13 May | Hampus Ericsson | Hampus Ericsson | Hampus Ericsson | M3G Motorsport | Mikael Karlsson |
R2 | Lukas Sundahl | Lukas Sundahl | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Christoffer Bergström | |||
2 | R | Circuit de la Sarthe | 10 June | Dylan Pereira [a] | Dylan Pereira [b] | Dylan Pereira | Mtech Competition | Mikael Karlsson |
3 | R1 | Drivecenter Arena | 30 June | Lukas Sundahl | Lukas Sundahl | Hampus Ericsson | M3G Motorsport | Mikael Karlsson |
R2 | Ola Nilsson [c] | Lukas Sundahl | Lukas Sundahl | Micke Kågered Racing | Oscar Löfqvist | |||
4 | R1 | 1 July | Lukas Sundahl | Hampus Ericsson | Lukas Sundahl | Micke Kågered Racing | Mikael Karlsson | |
R2 | Ola Nilsson | Hampus Ericsson | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Oscar Löfqvist | |||
5 | R1 | Karlskoga Motorstadion | 18–19 August | Hampus Ericsson | Hampus Ericsson | Hampus Ericsson | M3G Motorsport | Oscar Löfqvist |
R2 | Ola Nilsson | Hampus Ericsson | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Kjelle Lejonkrans | |||
6 | R1 | Rudskogen | 8–9 September | Ola Nilsson | Dennis Hauger | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Christoffer Bergström |
R2 | Ola Nilsson | Ola Nilsson | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Roar Lindland | |||
R3 | Ola Nilsson | Hampus Ericsson | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Roar Lindland | |||
7 | R1 | Mantorp Park | 22–23 September | Ola Nilsson | Hampus Ericsson | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Kjelle Lejonkrans |
R2 | Ola Nilsson | Hampus Ericsson | Ola Nilsson | Mtech Competition | Mikael Karlsson |
Race format
Race 1 is a 20-minute + 1 lap race being set by the results of Q1. Race 2 is a 30-minute + 1 lap race with 11th and below being set by Q1 results and the top 10 being set by a top-ten shootout in Q2. [10] If there are three races, Q1 sets the grid for Race 1 and Race 2 with Q2 setting the grid for Race 3.
Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Those highlighted in blue are Pro-Am entries.
Pos. | Driver | AND | LMS | SKE1 | SKE2 | KAR | RUD | MAN | Points | |||||||
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R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | |||
1 | Ola Nilsson | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 263 |
2 | Lukas Sundahl | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 260 |
3 | Hampus Ericsson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 257 |
4 | Emil Persson | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 168 |
5 | Marcus Annervi | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 151 |
6 | Daniel Roos | 9 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 94 | ||||
7 | Gustav Bergström | 10 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 89 |
8 | Robin Knutsson | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 85 | |||||
9 | Mikael Karlsson | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 77 |
10 | Kjelle Lejonkrans | 13 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 75 |
11 | Christoffer Bergström | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 62 |
12 | Dennis Hauger [d] | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 58 | ||||||||||
13 | Linus Lundqvist | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 58 | ||||||||||
14 | Oscar Löfqvist | Ret | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 58 |
15 | Albin Wärnelöv | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 50 |
16 | Hannes Morin | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 43 | ||||||||||
17 | Thomas Karlsson | 15 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
18 | Roar Lindland | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | |||||||||||
19 | Jan Magnussen | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||||
20 | Edvin Hellsten | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||||||||||||
21 | Hampus Hedin | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | |||
22 | Marcus Ericsson | 9 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||||
23 | Carl Phillip Bernadotte | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
24 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
25 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Ret | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |||||||
26 | Oscar Palm | 15 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||
27 | Alexander Hagen Berg | Ret | 16 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||
- | Dylan Pereira | 1 | - | |||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Points |
AND | LMS | SKE1 | SKE2 | KAR | RUD | MAN |
Pos. | Driver | AND | LMS | SKE1 | SKE2 | KAR | RUD | MAN | Points | |||||||
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R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | |||
1 | Mikael Karlsson | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 268 |
2 | Kjelle Lejonkrans | 13 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 240 |
3 | Christoffer Bergström | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 213 |
4 | Oscar Löfqvist | Ret | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 196 |
5 | Albin Wärnelöv | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 186 |
6 | Thomas Karlsson | 15 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 127 |
7 | Hampus Hedin | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 118 | |||
8 | Roar Lindland | 9 | 8 | 6 | 72 | |||||||||||
9 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Ret | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 54 | |||||||
10 | Carl Phillip Bernadotte | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 50 | ||||||||||
11 | Alexander Hagen Berg | Ret | 16 | 13 | 21 | |||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Points |
AND | LMS | SKE1 | SKE2 | KAR | RUD | MAN |
Pos. | Team | Points |
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1 | Micke Kågered Racing | 523 |
2 | M3G Motorsport | 426 |
3 | Race Team Gelleråsen By AFR | 388 |
4 | Mtech Competition | 379 |
5 | Porsche Experience Racing | 310 |
6 | WCR-Pampas | 296 |
7 | Fragus Motorsport | 223 |
8 | Kjellin Motorsport | 189 |
9 | Steber Motorsport | 43 |
10 | Ohana Racing | 18 |
11 | JC Raceteknik | 9 |
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