2024–25 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East

The 2024–25 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East is the 2nd season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. The season began at Bahrain International Airport on 31 October and will finish at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on 20 April.

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
2024
1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain 31 October–2 November FIA World Endurance Championship
2 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar 29 November–1 December Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
F1 Academy
2025
3 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18–19 January
4 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 25–26 January
5 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain 11–13 April Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
6 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 18–20 April Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
F1 Academy

Entry list

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Saudi Racing 3 Saud Al Saud PA R All
23 Khaled Alahmadi PA All
Team GP Elite[1] 5 Sören Spreng PA 1–5
44 Thomas Kiefer PA 1
72 Stanislav Minskiy M 2–4
Rabdan Motorsport 7 Saif Al Ameri PA 1, 4–6
Proton Huber Competition[2] 10 Krister Andero[3] M All
34 Shihab Al Habsi PA 4
52 Angus Whiteside[4] P 1–5
Sumich Motorsport 14 Caleb Sumich P R 3–5
DHL Team 6
40 Janne Stiak[5] P R 1–5
M3L Team 17 Mark J. Thomas M 1–2, 4–6
MVII Racing LLC 27 "Mike Mim" M All
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing[6] 44 Alessandro Giannone M 4
71 Andrea Girondi PA 4
BWT Junior Racing 46 Robert de Haan P 5
50 James Wallis[7] P R 6
Porsche Junior GB 1–4
CarTech Motorsport 55 Colin Bönighausen[8] P R 1
AV Racing 56 Alexandra Vateva[9] PA R All
Seven x Seven Racing 66 "Bankcy" M All
GT Sports Technology 85 Petr Brecka M All
QMMF by HRT Performance 94 Ghanim Al Maadeed PA 2
95 Ibrahim Abdulghani PA 2
96 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi PA 2
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
M Masters Cup
R Rookie
Guest Starter

Results

Round Circuit Pole Overall Winner Pro-Am Winner Masters Winner
1 R1 Bahrain International Circuit Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Saud Al Saud Petr Brecka
R2 Colin Bönighausen Colin Bönighausen Saud Al Saud "Mike Mim"
2 R1 Lusail International Circuit Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Saud Al Saud "Mike Mim"
R2 Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Abdulla Al-Khelaifi "Bankcy"
3 R1 Dubai Autodrome Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Sören Spreng "Bankcy"
R2 Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Saud Al Saud "Bankcy"
4 R1 Yas Marina Circuit Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Saud Al Saud "Bankcy"
R2 Janne Stiak Janne Stiak Khaled Alahmadi Alessandro Giannone
5 R1 Bahrain International Circuit Robert de Haan Robert de Haan Khaled Alahmadi "Bankcy"
R2 Robert de Haan Robert de Haan Khaled Alahmadi "Bankcy"
6 R1 Jeddah Corniche Circuit Khaled Alahmadi Caleb Sumich Saud Al Saud "Mike Mim"
R2 Caleb Sumich Caleb Sumich Khaled Alahmadi "Bankcy"

Championship 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
LUS
DUB
YAS
BHR2
JED
Points
1 Janne Stiak DHL Team 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 235
2 James Wallis Porsche Junior GB 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 188
BWT Junior Racing 2 2
3 Angus Whiteside Proton Huber Competition 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 155
4 Caleb Sumich Sumich Motorsport 4 4 3 2 3 4 146
DHL Team 1 1
5 Saud Al Saud Saudi Racing 5 6 4 11 6 5 5 11 Ret 6 3 4 118
6 Khaled Alahmadi Saudi Racing 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 Ret 3 111
7 Alexandra Vateva AV Racing 11 8 15 5 9 8 8 8 6 10 4 5 94
8 "Bankcy" Seven x Seven Racing 13 Ret 11 8 8 9 9 10 7 7 7 6 83
9 "Mike Mim" MVII Racing LLC 10 5 8 10 11 11 12 17 9 8 5 7 78
10 Petr Brecka GT Sports Technology 9 9 10 Ret 12 10 11 14 10 14 6 8 64
11 Sören Spreng Team GP Elite 8 Ret 12 Ret 5 6 7 6 13 13 59
12 Mark J. Thomas M3L Team 12 10 13 13 14 13 8 9 8 11 53
13 Krister Andero Proton Huber Competition 14 11 Ret 12 10 12 Ret 12 11 11 9 9 51
14 Robert de Haan BWT Junior Racing 1 1 50
15 Colin Bönighausen CarTech Motorsport 2 1 45
16 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi QMMF 5 3 29
17 Saif Al Ameri Rabdan Motorsport 15 12 Ret 15 12 12 10 10 28
18 Ghanim Al Maadeed QMMF 7 7 18
19 Ibrahim Abdulghani QMMF 9 9 14
20 Stanislav Minskiy Team GP Elite 14 14 13 13 15 18 14
21 Thomas Kiefer Team GP Elite 7 Ret 9
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Shihab Al Habsi Proton Huber Competition 13 7
Alessandro Giannone Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 10 9
Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 16 16
Pos. Driver Team BHR1
LUS
DUB
YAS
BHR2
JED
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified
Rookie

Pro-Am

Pos. Driver Team BHR1
LUS
DUB
YAS
BHR2
JED
Points
1 Saud Al Saud Saudi Racing 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 5 Ret 2 1 2 224
2 Khaled Alahmadi Saudi Racing 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 Ret 1 211
3 Alexandra Vateva AV Racing 5 3 7 2 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 170
4 Sören Spreng Team GP Elite 4 Ret 6 Ret 1 2 3 2 4 5 132
5 Saif Al Ameri Rabdan Motorsport 6 4 Ret 6 3 4 3 4 98
6 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi QMMF 2 1 45
7 Ghanim Al Maadeed QMMF 4 4 28
8 Ibrahim Abdulghani QMMF 5 5 24
9 Thomas Kiefer Team GP Elite 3 Ret 17
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Shihab Al Habsi Proton Huber Competition 5 3
Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 6 7
Pos. Driver Team BHR1
LUS
DUB
YAS
BHR2
JED
Points

Masters

Pos. Driver Team BHR1
LUS
DUB
YAS
BHR2
JED
Points
1 "Bankcy" Seven x Seven Racing 4 Ret 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 234
2 "Mike Mim" MVII Racing LLC 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 6 3 2 1 2 206
3 Petr Brecka GT Sports Technology 1 2 2 Ret 4 2 3 5 4 5 2 3 184
4 Mark J. Thomas M3L Team 3 3 4 4 5 4 2 3 4 5 154
5 Krister Andero Proton Huber Competition 5 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 3 5 4 5 4 149
6 Stanislav Minskiy Team GP Elite 5 5 5 5 6 7 70
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Alessandro Giannone Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 2 1
Pos. Driver Team BHR1
LUS
DUB
YAS
BHR2
JED
Points

Teams

Pos. Team Points
1 Saudi Racing 216
2 Proton Huber Competition 192
3 Team GP Elite 82
4 QMMF 47

References

  1. ^ "GP Elite - returns to season 2024/2025". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Proton Huber Competition returns to #CarreraCupME". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ @huber_racing; (30 October 2024). "We're excited to announce that Krister Andero is joining our team for the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East season!". Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @huber_racing; (30 October 2024). "We're delighted to welcome Angus Whiteside to our team for the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East season!". Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Janne Stiak is confirmed!". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Welcome, Enrico Fulgenzi Racing!". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  7. ^ "James Wallis is confirmed!". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Colin Jamie Boenighausen joining for Season 2". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  9. ^ Strebelow, Vivien (29 October 2024). "Alexandra Vateva set to become first ever female driver in Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East". Racers Behind The Helmet. Retrieved 31 October 2024.