The Porsche Cup Brasil C6 Bank will hold next week the first stage in more than two decades on French soil, with two races of the Porsche C6 Bank Carrera Cup Brasil within the official program of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s premier endurance race.
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For such a special occasion, the most produced racing cars on the planet will have a differentiated journey. Instead of races with the usual 25 minutes plus one lap, the two races will last 45 minutes on the Le Sarthe circuit.
The additional time is due to the characteristics of the 13.626 km and 38-turn layout. It will be the longest track in the history of the Porsche Cup Brasil C6 Bank since its first race in 2005, held in São Paulo.
The races on June 11 and 13 will mark the sixth foreign track in the history of the Porsche Cup Brasil C6 Bank, a category that has already held races in Barcelona, Algarve, Estoril, Buenos Aires, and Termas de Río Hondo.
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In addition to the two 45-minute races on the 11th and 13th, the stage will provide Porsche C6 Bank Carrera Cup Brasil drivers with three other practice sessions of the same duration. Track action begins on Wednesday, the 10th, with two free practice sessions. On Thursday, the cars return to the track for qualifying. Then race 1 takes place, with a scheduled start at 13:25 local time (8:25 Brasília time). On Friday (12th) there are no track activities, and the final race takes place on Saturday (13th) starting at 10:30 local time (5:30 in Brasília).
After two stages, with four races in total, at the Interlagos and Velocitta tracks, the championship leader is Marçal Muller with the Porsche #544. He won two races and has 100% podiums, with a total of 92 points accumulated. Thiago Vivacqua, winner of race 2 at Velocitta, is the runner-up with 81. He has one more point than Jeff Giassi, winner of race 2 at Interlagos. Lucas Salles and Miguel Paludo complete the top 5. In Carrera Sport, the championship leader is Israel Salmen, holder of Porsche #51. And the youngest on the grid, Pipo Massa, leads the Carrera Rookie.
What he said:
“The reason the race is 45 minutes is to give us more time on a very extensive track like Le Mans. With the traditional 25 minutes, the race would have four or five laps, which in practice would be a short time… Not to mention particular aspects of the layout, such as the possibility of safety car and slow zones. Our goal is to give the drivers a greater opportunity to complete a full race and to provide a good experience and more competition time. If the safety car comes out, interventions, rescues, and repairs can take longer than on a short layout due to the size of the track. That is why we opted for 45 minutes, a change we believe will please our drivers, sponsors, and those who follow the race broadcasts.”
Vinicius Quadros, planning and relationship director of Porsche Cup Brasil C6 Bank
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