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Category | One-make racing by Porsche |
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Country | Benelux: Belgium and Netherlands |
Inaugural season | 2013 |
Constructors | Porsche |
Tyre suppliers | Continental |
Drivers' champion | Dirk Schouten |
Teams' champion | Q1-trackracing |
Official website | Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Official Website |
Current season |
The Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux is the Belgian & Netherlands-based Porsche 911 Carrera Cup series for Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera Cup races, launched in 2013. The series is supported by Porsche Motorsport, Porsche Belgium, and Porsche Netherlands. In 2013 the Benelux series kicked off as the 20th Porsche one make series worldwide. Right from the start, the Cup had numerous fans and lots of interest from racing drivers and teams from all over Europe. [1]
Season | Champion | Team Champion | Car Model |
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2013 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | DVB Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 |
2014 | Xavier Maassen | Allure | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 |
2015 | Peter Hoevenaars | Belgium Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 |
2016 | Dylan Derdaele | Belgium Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 |
2017 | Xavier Maassen | DVB Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 |
2018 | Ayhancan Güven | Attempto Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II |
2019 | Max van Splunteren | Attempto Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II |
2020 | Loek Hartog | Bas Koeten Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II |
2021 | Dylan Derdaele | Belgium Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 |
2022 | Harry King | Parker Revs Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 |
2023 | Robert de Haan | Richardson Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 |
2024 | Dirk Schouten | Q1-trackracing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 |
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