What you should know about the Porsche Supercup

What means "Porsche Supercup"?

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup has been supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship since 1993. It is a professional and high-ranking race series which is firmly established and enjoys appreciation with insiders and the public alike. As the fastest and most spectacular international one make cup in the world, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup races are held at all European Formula One events and at the opening race in Bahrain.

At Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, drivers, teams and sponsors contribute the necessary level of teamwork and sporting spirit to an excellent motor racing championship. Passion, entertainment and pure drama are guaranteed. On average 26 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) model race cars, a limited edition especially developed by Porsche AG, get on the track. The high-ranking participants, including a mixture of famous driver personalities and ambitious, talented young drivers put their abilities to the test on Race Sunday before the Formula One race.

The race calendar 2009 schedules 11 races within 10 events.

The races ...

In Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup the 911 GT3 Cup type 997 is deployed - a car based on the Porsche 911 Carrera. All vehicles are technically identical and enter the 2009 motorsports season with the engine output of 420 bhp. The racing car weighs 1,140 kg an possesses of a sequential six-speed gearbox. In Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup the vehicle features - exclusively in Porsche one make cups - a special exhaust system with an even more striking sound pattern reminiscent of the Formula One racing scene as well as the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB). Cooperation partner Michelin developed special Cup-tyres, of which two sets of slicks may be used per car and weekend. The number of Michelin wet tyres is unlimited. The tyres are identical for all competitors and are not permitted to be pre-warmed or chemically treated.

The car and the tyres ...

Im Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup kommt der Porsche 911 GT3 Cup auf Basis des Porsche 911 Carrera (997) zum Einsatz. Alle Wagen sind technisch identisch und starten mit einer Leistung von 420 PS in die Motorsportsaison 2009. Der Rennwagen verfügt über ein sequenzielles Sechsgang-Getriebe und wiegt 1.140 Kilogramm. Im Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup sind die Fahrzeuge - exklusiv in den Porsche Markenpokalen - mit einer speziellen Abgasanlage mit einem markanten, an das Formel 1-Umfeld angepassten Klangbild sowie der Porsche-Keramik-Verbundbremse PCCB (Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake) ausgestattet.

Kooperationspartner Michelin hat für Porsche Motorsport spezielle Cup-Reifen entwickelt, von denen pro Wagen und Wochenende zwei Sätze Slicks verbraucht werden dürfen. Die Anzahl der Michelin-Regenreifen ist unbegrenzt. Die Reifen sind für alle Starter identisch; sie dürfen nicht mit Wärme oder chemisch behandelt werden.

Who participates?

The Porsche 911, the sprint format of the race and the exclusive frame of the F1 weekends make the Supercup an attractive racing series for professionals and rookie drivers. This series is regarded as a launching pad for careers in sports car (ALMS, FIA GT) and touring car racing. Porsche organises the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup for professional teams, who generally enter two race cars for the championship. Occasionally guest-drivers of 2-car-teams are to enter certain events.

Can I follow the Porsche Supercup races on TV?

At the Grand Prix circuits during 2008 an average of 150,000 spectators witnessed the action from the grandstands at each round. With over 690 reports and more than 165 hours of television broadcast, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup reaches more than 25,5 million spectators on the television sets world-wide, which is an increase on the previous season of more than 19%.

On TV, Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is broadcasted live on pay-tv channel Premiere. The races Bahrain 1, Barcelona, Monte-Carlo, Nürburgring, Budapest and Monza are broadcasted live on pan-European channel Eurosport. All other races will be broadcasted live on Eurosport 2. Additionally Eurosport 1 shows a summary in between its "Motorsports Week-end" program. Moreover, a number of international TV stations broadcast summaries of the 2009 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup races.

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