Four drivers fight for Carrera Cup Deutschland title at Hockenheim as 2027 calendar is confirmed
Four drivers arrive at the Hockenheimring with the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland title still undecided, while the 2027 race calendar has already been confirmed.
- 210
- 50
- 8 in 4 countries
- 4.574 km, 17 corners
What Happened
Four drivers are still in contention for the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland title at the season finale at the Hockenheimring, with a maximum of 50 points still up for grabs. Championship leader Keagan Masters, 26, of Proton Competition tops the standings with 210 points and knows that winning both races in his Porsche 911 Cup would make the title his. Both races will be broadcast live on the Porsche Motorsport Hub and on the Facebook and YouTube channels of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland, and TV partner ProSieben will also stream them free of charge on its Joyn platform. The 4.574-kilometre Hockenheimring, with 17 corners, fast sections and heavy braking zones, provides the stage, and one of the best overtaking opportunities comes at the hairpin after the long Parabolika. The Fastest Lap Award will also be presented there: the driver with the highest number of fastest laps over the season receives the exclusive Porsche Design Chronograph 1 - All Black Numbered Edition.
- Keagan Masters (ZA/Proton Competition), 210 points: the championship leader, who would secure the title by winning both Hockenheim races.
- Flynt Schuring (NL/Schumacher CLRT), 203 points: the Porsche Junior is seven points behind and the only driver to have already won five races this season; two more victories would put him out of reach of his rivals.
- Alexander Tauscher (D/Target), 186 points: 24 points behind the leader, with top-five finishes in eleven of the 14 races so far.
- Theo Oeverhaus (D/ID Racing), 183 points: 27 points behind, after opening the season with two victories.
- 5. Matheus Ferreira (BR/GP Elite), 159 points
- 6. Marcus Amand (FIN/Proton Competition), 140 points
- 7. Chester Kieffer (L/Schumacher CLRT), 98 points
- 8. Wouter Boerekamps (NL/Team GP Elite), 88 points
- 9. Dirk Schouten (NL/Looping by Cartech), 88 points
- 10. Sam Jongejan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), 87 points
- Chester Kieffer (L/Schumacher CLRT), 248 points, ahead of Sam Jongejan (NL/Team75 Bernhard), 237 points
- Michael Essmann (D/Team75 Bernhard), 288 points, ahead of Sören Spreng (D/GP Elite), 277 points
- Proton Competition, 347 points, ahead of Schumacher CLRT, 306 points
Free practice from 11:00 to 11:55, qualifying from 16:40 to 17:15.
Race 15 of the season starts at 10:50 and runs to 11:20.
Race 16 starts at 12:30 and runs to 13:00.
“Our teams and drivers can look forward to exciting racing in four countries, including two circuits currently on the Formula 1 calendar. The events as part of the DTM, the FIA WEC and the International GT Open provide an attractive setting. I am particularly pleased that we are returning to Monza after six years. The circuit is known around the world and has a unique magic of its own.”
Even before the 2026 champion has been decided, the race calendar for the 2027 Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland has already been confirmed, with eight race weekends in four countries. The season opens at Imola in Italy from 9 to 11 April as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship, followed by DTM rounds at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, the Norisring as Germany's only street circuit, Circuit Zandvoort on the Dutch North Sea coast and the historic Nürburgring. The calendar then moves to the high-speed Monza circuit in Italy as part of the International GT Open, before two further DTM weekends at the Sachsenring and the season finale at the Hockenheimring complete the schedule. Every race weekend features two sprint races lasting 30 minutes plus one lap.
Why this matters
The Hockenheim finale will decide the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland champion, with four drivers still in contention and 50 points on the table, so teams, drivers and fans get a genuine four-way fight. The same weekend also maps out 2027, when the series is set to race over eight weekends in four countries.
Terms in This Story
- DTM
- A German-based touring car racing series whose race weekends also host support races from other championships.
- FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)
- A global sports car racing series run under the FIA, the international governing body of motorsport.
- ProAm
- A racing classification that mixes professional and amateur drivers competing in the same category.
- sprint race
- A short race format, in this series lasting 30 minutes plus one lap, as opposed to a long endurance event.
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