Porsche Carrera Cup - Le Mans June 2017

Belgian John de Wilde leading a group out of the Esses.

One of the two categories providing support races for the 24 hours of Le Mans was a major Porsche Carrera Cup race with participants from France, UK, Benelux and many other countries around the world.  A great chance for these young up and coming or gentlemen drivers to sample the proper 24 hour circuit at Le Mans.  The race was just 45 minutes long, during which they covered 9 laps but there was certainly plenty of action.  In the end after many incidents and a puncture for the pole sitter Florian Latorre, the race became a battle between Dino Zamparelli, Dan Cammish, Ayhancan Güven, Philipp Morin and Alessio Rovera.  British driver Dan Cammish eventually won by muscling past them on the last lap and now has an enviable record in this class of racing.

For pictures of a French Porsche Carrera Cup race at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit in 2015, click here.

First lap and some close racing and a big incident further back with a number of cars ending up in the gravel.

More first lap action.

The lead group in the Esses with Rovera (21) leading.

Dan Cammish (901) drove a determined race and ended up the winner.

No.908 Dino Zamparelli finished second.  Here he is exiting the Esses.

Alessio Rovera (21) finished third.  Here is leading Cammish.

Spectators watching the battle for the lead between Rovera and Cammish.

Alex Martin (902) was 4th of the class B runners.  Here he is leading other cars through the Esses.

Ross Wylie finished thirteenth 

Dutch driver Jesse van Kuijk finished in the top 30 of this huge field of about 60 cars.

Nicolas Misslin finished twelfth.

For pictures of the LMP1 cars at Le Mans 2017, click here.

For pictures of the LMP2 cars at Le Mans 2017, click here,

For pictures of the LMGTE Pro cars at Le Mans 2017, click here.

For pictures of the LMGTE Am cars at le Mans 2017, click here.

Porsche Carrera Cup cars in the paddock.

Vincent Beltoise finished ninth.  He is a nephew of the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise.

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20 year old French lady driver Lucille Cypriano finished an excellent fifteenth.