Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland signs with SIXT

Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland welcomes a new official partner and rental company SIXT SE, based near Munich in Germany. Previously sponsored by the oil company Mobil for many years, the Porsche Carrera Deutschland will therefore give the car rental specialist a strong presence in Germany and even beyond its borders from the 2024 season The race series will be named the Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Deutschland by Porsche The Taycan Turbo GT will be the new safety car for the 2024 season A Porsche 911 GT3 RS will also serve as the Cup Race Taxi…

Founded in 1990, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland is a collection of track activities with its 30-minute races over eight weekends where drivers fight on equal footing. The grid consists of 32 cars (maximum), all technically identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cups (type 992) and built in-house at Porsche Motorsport. Compared to the production version of the 911 GT3 which retains its engine, the GT3 Cup lacks electronic driving aids such as traction control and ABS. The car is also equipped with a roll cage and slick Michelin tires.

The Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Deutschland offers driver, team, Rookies and ProAm rankings. In addition, the Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Deutschland is a professional springboard for young drivers as it supports up to eight talents in its “Talent Pool”. The program includes experienced driver training during race weekends and ongoing training in everything from fitness to media relations.

As the new official partner of the Carrera Cup Deutschland, it is the sponsor logo SIXT that will appear on the cars and advertising spaces around the circuit. At the season opening event from April 19 to 21, 2024, SIXT customers will also be able to rent Porsche cars at SIXT agencies in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich. In addition to the 911, Panamera and Cayenne models, the Porsche Taycan and the new Macan electric SUV will join the rental company’s fleet. With Porsche in its first fleet, SIXT wants to attract wealthy international tourists visiting Germany.

2024 calendar from Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Germany

Based on the DTM calendar with six races in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, the German Carrera Cup will also participate in other major international events through qualifying at the world endurance race (WEC) in Imola, Italy, and at the Formula 1 circuit in the Hungarian capital of Budapest during the GT Open international championship.

Date:

April 19 – 21: Imola (I), FIA World Endurance Championship
26 – 28 April: Oschersleben (D), DTM
June 7 and 9: Zandvoort (NL), DTM
June 21 and 23: Budapest (HU), GT Open International Championship
August 16 and 18: Nurburgring (D), DTM
September 6 and 8: Saxony (D), DTM
27-29 September: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg (A), DTM
18-20 October: Hockenheimring (D), DTM

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