Loeb in Carrera Cup and GT at Le Castellet

While the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup fête son 25e anniversaire à l?occasion de l?ultime épreuve d?une saison passionnante, Sébastien Loeb joins the usual competitors of the reference single-brand cup. For the Alsatian driver, this will not be a first, since he took part in the Nogaro event in 2009. “ I have already ridden in Cup and I like the principle of this discipline, he confirms. It?s an individual effort, in the form of a sprint. Everyone is racing with the same car, the level is high and the driving is very different from what I know. It?s not easy to play the leading roles! »

Sébastien Loeb is preparing for a busy meeting during the GT Tour final. On the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit, he will indeed participate in both the French Championship FFSAGT and the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup. But this copious program does not frighten him. “ When I'm on a Rally, I don't leave my car for three days, he says. This weekend, I'm coming to a track that I know, and that I really like. I will ride without pressure and in a relaxed atmosphere. It?s a form of relaxation: I want to make the most of it ».

If he comes to have fun behind the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the seven-time World Rally Champion driver is also motivated by the challenge that awaits him: “ Driving a Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup is always a big challenge. There are many specialists, so it?s almost more complicated for me to win in this series than in Rally. I haven't done any testing; I'm going to discover the car again directly during free practice. The challenge is in any case very interesting He concluded.

Sébastien Loeb joins a quality field made up of 25 Porsche 911 GT3 Cups.