The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is on track for a truly thrilling finale. Qualifying for the seventh and penultimate round of the season saw the top three drivers in the championship secure the first three positions on the grid. Team Schumacher CLRT’s Flynt Schuring set the pace with a lap time of 1:35.952 minutes, beating Laurin Heinrich’s 2021 pole record by almost four tenths of a second. A mere thousandth of a second behind was Porsche Junior Alessandro Ghiretti, placing the other 911 GT3 Cup of the French team on the front row. Another three hundredths behind the championship leader, Robert de Haan secured third on the grid in BWT Lechner Racing’s 911.
‟I expected it to be close – but not this close,” smiled pole-sitter Schuring, who is on the verge of clinching the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup rookie title. ‟Starting from pole here in front of my home crowd is a dream come true. Of course, the championship is my main goal, but I’m not thinking about that right now. If I want to secure that, I have to win races. It’s as simple as that. That’s the goal for tomorrow. The two guys alongside and behind me will do everything in their power to prevent that. I just need to get a good start, and then we’ll see.”
Alessandro Ghiretti appeared slightly disappointed after being narrowly pipped at the post by his younger teammate. ‟Pole position was within reach, but I didn’t quite get the third sector right,” said the Porsche Junior, visibly annoyed. ‟Huge credit to our Schumacher CLRT team, and congratulations to Flynt, who did a great job. A thousandth of a second is nothing, but it’s still a thousandth too much and therefore a little frustrating. Today’s qualifying once again shows just how competitive the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is. I’m ready for a tough fight!”
Robert de Haan, currently second in the standings, commended the Schumacher CLRT duo: ‟It’s always the same – I’m only missing hundredths or thousandths, but the two black cars are always at the front. You have to acknowledge they’re doing a fantastic job. I had good speed, but it just wasn’t quite enough. Still, my goal for tomorrow is clear: I want to beat them, and I’ll do everything I can to make it happen. I have to, because there are no points to give away in the penultimate race of the season.”
Behind the consistently strong Israeli Ariel Levi (Team GP Elite) and Budapest winner Mathys Jaubert (Martinet by Alméras), seasoned specialist Jaap van Lagen from Proton Huber Competition secured his best qualifying result of the season with sixth on the grid. The 48-year-old Dutchman had held the second fastest time on his first set of tyres. ‟At one point I was hoping for pole position,” admitted van Lagen. ‟Unfortunately, I locked a wheel on my second set going into Tarzanbocht corner, and after that there was nothing more I could do. At least I only pushed for one flying lap on the first set, so I’ve still got good tyres for tomorrow’s race. We’ll see…”
Van Lagen’s teammate at Proton Huber Competition, Porsche Junior Theo Oeverhaus, qualified his 375 kW (510 PS) 911 GT3 Cup in twelfth, leaving him with a tough challenge from the sixth row. The hard task is only amplified by the 4.259-kilometre dune circuit at Zandvoort, which offers limited overtaking opportunities.
The seventh round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season will start on Sunday at 11:55 hours. The programme includes 17 laps over a distance of 72.342 kilometres or a maximum race duration of 30 minutes plus one lap.
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TV channels Eurosport und Sky Sport as well as streaming service f1tv.formula1.com broadcast live. On the Porsche Motorsport Hub, also a live timing is available.
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Qualifying result, round 7 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, Zandvoort (Netherlands)
1. Flynt Schuring (NLD/Schumacher CLRT), 1:35.952 minutes.
2. Alessandro Ghiretti (FRA/Schumacher CLRT), 0.001 seconds behind.
3. Robert de Haan (NLD/BWT Lechner Racing), 0.031 seconds behind.
4. Ariel Levi (ISR/Team GP Elite), 0.219 seconds behind.
5. Mathys Jaubert (FRA/Martinet by Alméras), 0.236 seconds behind.
6. Jaap van Lagen (NLD/Proton Huber Competition), 0.323 seconds behind.
Full qualifying result on the Porsche Motorsport Hub:
https://racing.porsche.com/mobil-1-supercup/results-season-2025
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