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 1–4
23 Khaled Alahmadi PA 1–4
Team GP Elite 5 Sören Spreng PA 1–4
44 Thomas Kiefer PA 1
72 Stanislav Minskiy M 2–4
Rabdan Motorsport 7 Saif Al Ameri PA 1, 4
Proton Huber Competition 10 Krister Andero M 1–4
34 Shihab Al Habsi PA 4
52 Angus Whiteside P 1–4
Sumich Motorsport 14 Caleb Sumich P R 3–4
M3L Team 17 Mark J. Thomas M 1–2, 4
MVII Racing LLC 27 "Mike Mim" M 1–4
DHL Team 40 Janne Stiak P R 1–4
Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 44 Alessandro Giannone M 4
71 Andrea Girondi PA 4
Porsche Junior GB 50 James Wallis P R 1–4
CarTech Motorsport 55 Colin Bönighausen P R 1
AV Racing 56 Alexandra Vateva PA R 1–4
Seven x Seven Racing 66 "Bankcy" M 1–4
GT Sports Technology 85 Petr Brecka M 1–4
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
R2
6 R1 Jeddah Corniche Circuit
R2

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 1 195
2 James Wallis Porsche Junior GB 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 148
3 Angus Whiteside Proton Huber Competition 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 124
4 Saud Al Saud Saudi Racing 5 6 4 11 6 5 5 11 82
5 Khaled Alahmadi Saudi Racing 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 79
6 Caleb Sumich Sumich Motorsport 4 4 3 2 65
7 Alexandra Vateva AV Racing 11 8 15 5 9 8 8 8 58
8 Sören Spreng Team GP Elite 8 Ret 12 Ret 5 6 7 6 53
9 "Mike Mim" MVII Racing LLC 10 5 8 10 11 11 12 17 49
10 "Bankcy" Seven x Seven Racing 13 Ret 11 8 8 9 9 10 46
11 Colin Bönighausen CarTech Motorsport 2 1 45
12 Petr Brecka GT Sports Technology 9 9 10 Ret 12 10 11 14 40
13 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi QMMF 5 3 29
14 Krister Andero Proton Huber Competition 14 11 Ret 12 10 12 Ret 12 27
15 Mark J. Thomas M3L Team 12 10 13 13 14 13 25
16 Ghanim Al Maadeed QMMF 7 7 18
17 Ibrahim Abdulghani QMMF 9 9 14
18 Stanislav Minskiy Team GP Elite 14 14 13 13 15 18 14
19 Thomas Kiefer Team GP Elite 7 Ret 9
20 Saif Al Ameri Rabdan Motorsport 15 12 Ret 15 8
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 finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 5 169
2 Khaled Alahmadi Saudi Racing 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 153
3 Alexandra Vateva AV Racing 5 3 7 2 4 4 4 4 117
4 Sören Spreng Team GP Elite 4 Ret 6 Ret 1 2 3 2 106
5 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi QMMF 2 1 45
6 Saif Al Ameri Rabdan Motorsport 6 4 Ret 6 36
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
– Andrea Girondi Enrico Fulgenzi Racing 6 7 –
– Shihab Al Habsi Proton Huber Competition 5 3 –
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 2 156
2 "Mike Mim" MVII Racing LLC 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 6 153
3 Petr Brecka GT Sports Technology 1 2 2 Ret 4 2 3 5 133
4 Krister Andero Proton Huber Competition 5 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 3 97
5 Mark J. Thomas M3L Team 3 3 4 4 5 4 93
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 161
2 Proton Huber Competition 151
3 Team GP Elite 76
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.