# Porsche Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup (sometimes abbreviated PCC) is a number of one-make racing by Porsche premier series competed with, initially Porsche 911 Carrera Cup, then later Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The cars are specifically built by Porsche for one-make racing, but are visually and mechanically quite similar to road-registrable 911s of the same generation.
There are three distinct tiers of racing, the top tier is the Porsche Supercup. Today the Supercup races as part of the support program of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship on most, if not all, of the Grands Prix held in Europe, and occasionally Grands Prix in Asia and North America. Established in 1993, it is the most prestigious one-make series for GT cars.
The second tier are the national Carrera Cups, held in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom as well as International Carrera Cups held across multiple nations in eastern Asia and in the Scandinavian nations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The longest running is the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, which was also the original series, first held in 1986 using the Porsche 964 Cup racing car. Now in its 39th year it has been one of the world's best known Pro-Am GT series and helped to progress many future World Endurance Champions, Le Mans winners and today is the primary feeder for the Porsche Supercup with many racing teams contesting both series. The Porsche Carrera Cup France began just a year later in 1987. The early 2000s saw a proliferation of Carrera Cups with Great Britain, Australia, Asia and Scandinavia all starting in a four-year burst with Italy following in 2007.
The third tier is the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge or Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy, recently renamed in some markets as the Porsche Sprint Challenge. This is a mixture of smaller series in Europe, Switzerland based series, Benelux series held across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, a Central European series, a Middle East series in the Gulf States, as well as larger series in the Americas; United States, Brazil and Argentina. As well as New Zealand and some which act as a second tier series within Carrera Cup nations. Some GT3 Cup Challenge series will use older Carrera Cup cars from previous generations of the Porsche 911. New Zealand and Australian GT3 Cup Challenges use second hand cars from Carrera Cup Australia series as an example, although largers series, particularly United States and Brazil are effectively Carrera Cups. GT3 Cup Trophies are essentially second tier GT3 Cup Challenges. Superseded Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup Cars have also become popular cars to race in domestic GT series on five continents.
Dutch racer Patrick Huisman is the most successful Carrera Cup racer having won four Supercups consecutively between 1997 and 2000. German driver René Rast won three Supercups (2010–12) and two German Carrera Cups (2008 & 2012). Dominique Dupuy won the French Carrera Cup five times between 1992 and 1999 and New Zealander Craig Baird won the Australian Carrera Cup five times between 2006 and 2013. Christophe Bouchut won the French Carrera Cup four times around Dupuy's five titles, the two dominating the French series for a decade. Dutch driver Larry ten Voorde is currently the defending champion of the Porsche Supercup.
The one-make GT series model has also been used for other Porsche models, usually the entry level Porsche of the time, 924, 944, 968 and Boxster and has proliferated to other manufacturers as well; Ferrari Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Trofeo Maserati, Audi R8 LMS Cup, Lotus Cup, MGF Trophy and a multitude of series based on the Mazda MX-5.

## Championships
### International

* Porsche Supercup
* Porsche Carrera World Cup
* International Race of Champions USA (IROC I)

### Carrera Cup

* Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
* Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
* Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux
* Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil
* Porsche Carrera Cup France
* Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
* Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
* Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
* Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
* Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
* Porsche Carrera Cup North America
* Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East

### Sprint Challenge

* Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy Argentina
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Brasil
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe
* Porsche Sprint Challenge China
* Porsche Sprint Challenge France
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Germany
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East
* Porsche Sprint Challenge North America
* Porsche Sprint Challenge North European Zone
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse
* Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West
* Porsche Sprint Challenge Indonesia

## Champions

| Season | Carrera Cup Germany | Carrera Cup France | Mobil 1 Supercup | Carrera Cup Japan | Carrera Cup GB | Carrera Cup Australia | Carrera Cup Asia | Carrera Cup Scandinavia | Carrera Cup Brasil | Carrera Cup Italia | Carrera Cup Benelux | Carrera Cup North America | Carrera Cup Middle East |
| 1986 | Joachim Winkelhock | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1987 | Roland Asch | René Metge | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1988 | Roland Asch | André Bourdon | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1989 | Roland Asch | Michel Maisonneuve | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1990 | Olaf Manthey | Michel Maisonneuve | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1991 | Roland Asch | Jean-Pierre Malcher | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1992 | Uwe Alzen | Dominique Dupuy | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1993 | Wolfgang Land | Dominique Dupuy | Altfrid Heger | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1994 | Bernd Mayländer | Christophe Bouchut | Uwe Alzen | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1995 | Harald Grohs | Christophe Bouchut | Jean-Pierre Malcher | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1996 | Ralf Kelleners | Christophe Bouchut | Emmanuel Collard | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1997 | Wolfgang Land | Dominique Dupuy | Patrick Huisman | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1998 | Dirk Müller | Dominique Dupuy | Patrick Huisman | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1999 | Lucas Luhr | Dominique Dupuy | Patrick Huisman | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2000 | Jörg Bergmeister | Christophe Bouchut | Patrick Huisman | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2001 | Timo Bernhard | Philippe Gache | Jörg Bergmeister | Yasuo Miyakawa | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2002 | Marc Lieb | Sébastian Dumez | Stéphane Ortelli | Takashi Inoue | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2003 | Frank Stippler | Sébastian Dumez | Frank Stippler | Masayuki Yamamoto | Barry Horne | Jim Richards | Charles Kwan | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2004 | Mike Rockenfeller | James Ruffier | Wolf Henzler | Masayuki Yamamoto | Richard Westbrook | Alex Davison | Matthew Marsh | Robin Rudholm | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2005 | Christian Menzel | Anthony Beltoise | Alessandro Zampedri | Isao Ihashi | Damien Faulkner | Fabian Coulthard | Jonathan Cocker | Fredrik Ros | Beto Posses | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2006 | Dirk Werner | Anthony Beltoise | Richard Westbrook | Isao Ihashi | Damien Faulkner | Craig Baird | Darryl O'Young | Fredrik Ros | Xandy Negrão | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2007 | Uwe Alzen | Patrick Pilet | Richard Westbrook | Shinichi Takagi | James Sutton | David Reynolds | Tim Sugden | Edward Sandström | Ricardo Baptista | Andrea Boldrini | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2008 | René Rast | Anthony Beltoise | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Akihiro Tsuzuki | Tim Harvey | Craig Baird | Darryl O'Young | Jocke Mangs | Miguel Paludo | Luigi Ferrara | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2009 | Thomas Jäger | Renaud Derlot | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Yasuhiro Shimizu | Tim Bridgman | Not Held | Christian Menzel | Jocke Mangs | Miguel Paludo | Alessandro Balzan | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2010 | Nicolas Armindo | Frédéric Makowiecki | René Rast | Yasuhiro Shimizu | Tim Harvey | Not Held | Christian Menzel | Robin Rudholm | Ricardo Rosset | Alessandro Balzan | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2011 | Nick Tandy | Kévin Estre | René Rast | Hideto Yasuoka | James Sutton | Craig Baird | Keita Sawa | Robin Rudholm | Constantino Júnior | Alessandro Balzan | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2012 | René Rast | Jean-Karl Vernay | René Rast | Ryō Hirakawa | Michael Meadows | Craig Baird | Alexandre Imperatori | Johan Kristoffersson | Ricardo Baptista | Vito Postiglione | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2013 | Kévin Estre | Gael Castelli | Nicki Thiim | Ryō Ogawa | Michael Meadows | Craig Baird | Earl Bamber | Johan Kristoffersson | Ricardo Rosset | Enrico Fulgenzi | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2014 | Philipp Eng | Côme Ledogar | Earl Bamber | Ryō Ogawa | Josh Webster | Steven Richards | Earl Bamber | Oscar Palm | Constantino Júnior | Matteo Cairoli | Xavier Maassen | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2015 | Philipp Eng | Maxime Jousse | Philipp Eng | Yuya Motojima | Dan Cammish | Nick Foster | Chris van der Drift | Johan Kristoffersson | Ricardo Rosset | Riccardo Agostini | Peter Hoevenaars | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2016 | Sven Müller | Mathieu Jaminet | Sven Müller | Tsubasa Kondo | Dan Cammish | Matt Campbell | Nico Menzel | Fredrik Larsson | Lico Kaesemodel | Côme Ledogar | Dylan Derdaele | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2017 | Dennis Olsen | Julien Andlauer | Michael Ammermüller | Shinji Takei | Charlie Eastwood | David Wall | Chris van der Drift | Jocke Mangs | Rodrigo Baptista | Alessio Rovera | Xavier Maassen | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2018 | Thomas Preining | Ayhancan Güven | Michael Ammermüller | Tsubasa Kondo | Tio Ellinas | Jaxon Evans | Chris van der Drift | Lukas Sundahl | Werner Neugebauer | Gianmarco Quaresmini | Ayhancan Güven | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2019 | Julien Andlauer | Ayhancan Güven | Michael Ammermüller | Ukyo Sasahara | Daniel Harper | Jordan Love | Philip Hamprecht | Lukas Sundahl | Marçal Müller | Simone Iaquinta | Max van Splunteren | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2020 | Larry ten Voorde | Jaxon Evans | Larry ten Voorde | Tsubasa Kondo | Harry King | Not Awarded | Not Held | Lukas Sundahl | Miguel Paludo | Simone Iaquinta | Loek Hartog | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2021 | Larry ten Voorde | Marvin Klein | Larry ten Voorde | Tsubasa Kondo | Dan Cammish | Cameron Hill | Daniel Lu Wenlong | Lukas Sundahl | Miguel Paludo | Alberto Cerqui | Dylan Derdaele | Sebastian Priaulx | Not Held |
| 2022 | Laurin Heinrich | Marvin Klein | Dylan Pereira | Ryō Ogawa | Kiern Jewiss | Harri Jones | Leo Ye | Lukas Sundahl | Enzo Elias | Gianmarco Quaresmini | Harry King | Parker Thompson | Not Held |
| 2023 | Larry ten Voorde | Dorian Boccolacci | Bastian Buus | Ryō Ogawa | Adam Smalley | Callum Hedge | Florian Latorre | Ola Nilsson | Nicolas Costa | Larry ten Voorde | Robert de Haan | Riley Dickinson | Not Held |
| 2024 | Larry ten Voorde | Alessandro Ghiretti | Larry ten Voorde | Reimei Ito | George Gamble | Harri Jones | Alessandro Ghiretti | Lukas Sundahl | Marçal Müller | Keagan Masters | Dirk Schouten | Loek Hartog | Theo Oeverhaus |
| Season | Carrera Cup Germany | Carrera Cup France | Mobil 1 Supercup | Carrera Cup Japan | Carrera Cup GB | Carrera Cup Australia | Carrera Cup Asia | Carrera Cup Scandinavia | Carrera Cup Brasil | Carrera Cup Italia | Carrera Cup Benelux | Carrera Cup North America | Carrera Cup Middle East |