Porsche Cup Suisse: Jasin Ferati shows the champion 🎥
GT3 TITLE FOR PORSCHE JUNIOR With a perfect performance, Jasin Ferati ousted Jürg Aeberhard, who had travelled to Misano for the last round of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse as the leader, from the top spot in the GT3 premier class.
Who will secure the title in the GT3 Cup of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse: Veteran and championship leader Jürg Aeberhard or up-and-coming driver Jasin Ferati? Just nine points separated the two before the season finale in Misano, with a total of 59 points still up for grabs in the last two races.
Championship title in first GT3 season
Ferati made a strong start: The 19-year-old decided qualifying in his favor and relegated his rival to second place on the grid by half a second.
The youngster also left no stone unturned in the 15-lap sprint in his 515-hp 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. He only allowed his rival to take the lead for a short time in the first few meters and then drove to a clear victory, including the fastest race lap.
This meant that the starting position before the final and decisive sprint run was: Aeberhard 279 points, Ferati 277. The first lap already indicated a thriller: Although Ferati started from pole position, Aeberhard initially took the lead again. However, the support driver immediately reversed this order, but always kept his pursuer on his heels.
But it was to be enough: At the finish, Ferati maintained a lead of 1.787 seconds and increased his Misano points haul to a maximum of 59, securing the championship title in his very debut year in the GT3 Cup.
Jasin Ferati: "Everything went right this weekend - from the car to the team. To win the title in my first year is such a nice feeling. I'd like to thank everyone who supported me. In both races I initially messed up the start, which was a huge stress. But I knew what I had to do. In the end, we were still able to take all the points."
Also a final duel for third place
Gregor Burkard and Alexander Schwarzer also fought an exciting duel. They were fighting for third place in the GT3 Cup group. Burkard arrived with a 17-point lead, but had to settle for fourth behind Schwarzer in the first race. The latter also took two extra points for third place on the grid and the third-fastest race lap and was unimpressed by a five-second time penalty for disregarding the track limits.
The picture was repeated in the second sprint race: Schwarzer drove unchallenged to third place, while Burkard first had to hold off Peter Hegglin and then defend his position against Marc Arn. However, fourth place was enough for the 34-year-old from Canton Zug to defend his third position in the GT3 Cup standings.
Mottet was already set as GT4 champion
In the field of GT4 sports cars, Alexandre Mottet was able to take it easy at the season finale in Misano, Italy. The title in Class 10 for the 425-hp Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport with the so-called Manthey package was no longer in reach of the French-Swiss driver (gallery on the left).
So it was Renzo Kressig who dominated the action in the first sprint race. As the best qualifier, he set the fastest race lap and even secured overall victory in this group on the 15th and final lap, as he was able to relegate the incomparably stronger RS model of Paolo Locatelli, competing in Class 19, to second place by 0.468 seconds.
Race two was a clear prey for the 500-hp 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. Paolo Locatelli managed to beat Marc Schöni, who had taken over the Class 10 Porsche from Renzo Kressig, on the starting lap. However, Valerio Presezzi approached from behind, taking the lead in the sixth of 14 laps and defending the lead by a razor-thin margin - at the finish line, he was ahead by 0.309 seconds.
New winner in the Drivers Competition
Philippe Menotti won the first race of the Open GT group with his 911 GT3 R, while 911 GT3 Cup driver Loïc Villiger was in front in the second.
In the regularity competition of the Porsche Drivers Competition, first Marc Schöni and then Virgil Keller prevailed. Nicolas Garski, who had already been crowned champion, was no longer at the start.
Final demonstration of the juniors
The final two-hour endurance night race on the 4.226-kilometer Adria circuit, which is no longer part of any championship, was won by Patrick Dinkeldein and professional racer Marco Seefried at the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 R. Second place went to Jasin Ferati and Alexander Fach, the GT3 Cup title winner of the past two years (gallery right). In the Porsche Drivers Competition evenness contest, first Marc Schöni and then Virgil Keller prevailed.
