2025–26 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East

The 2025–26 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East is the 3rd season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. The season began at Bahrain International Circuit on 7 November and will finish at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on 19 April.


Calendar

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
2025
1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain 8–9 November FIA World Endurance Championship
2 Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar 28–30 November Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
2026
3 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24–25 January None
4 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 31 January–1 February None
5 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain 10–12 April Formula One World Championship
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
6 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 17–19 April Formula One World Championship
FIA Formula 2 Championship
F1 Academy

Entry list

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Bulgaria Splendid Racing 1 Bulgaria Alexandra Vateva P R 1–4
Saudi Arabia Saudi Racing 3 Saudi Arabia Saud Al Saud P 1–4
23 Saudi Arabia Khaled Alahmadi P 1–4
Australia BeMe Racing 7 Australia Joshua Berry P R 3–4
Sweden Mtech Competition[1] 9 Norway Alexander Hagen Berg P R 1
Sweden Kjelle Lejonkrans PA 2
United Kingdom James Wallis P R 3–4
10 Sweden Krister Andero M 1–4
Netherlands Team GP Elite 13 Australia Sam Shahin PA 1–3
33 Netherlands Niels Koolen P 2
42 France Cedric Chassang[2] PA 1–4
Bahrain DHL-Team 14 Australia Caleb Sumich P R 1–4
Italy Intercable Racing 16 Italy Max Mutschlechner P R 1–4
Canada M3L Team 17 Canada Mark J. Thomas M 1–4
United Arab Emirates Baron Motorsport 37 Lebanon Rawad Sarieddine M 4
Japan Seven x Seven Racing 66 Japan "Bankcy" PA 1–3
Netherlands Robert de Haan P 4
77 Japan Taichi Watarai P R 1–4
Serbia Flaner Racing 74 Serbia Nikola Petrović M 3–4
Czech Republic GT Sports Technology 85 Czech Republic Petr Brecka M 1–4
Qatar QMMF 96 Qatar Abdulla Al-Khelaifi P 2
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
M Masters Cup
R Rookie
Guest Starter

Results

Round Circuit Pole position Overall winner Pro-Am winner Masters winner
1 R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Japan Taichi Watarai Japan Taichi Watarai Japan "Bankcy" Czech Republic Petr Brecka
R2 Japan Taichi Watarai Japan Taichi Watarai France Cedric Chassang Sweden Krister Andero
2 R1 Qatar Lusail International Circuit Japan Taichi Watarai Australia Caleb Sumich France Cedric Chassang Czech Republic Petr Brecka
R2 Japan Taichi Watarai Japan Taichi Watarai France Cedric Chassang Sweden Krister Andero
3 R1 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome Japan Taichi Watarai United Kingdom James Wallis France Cedric Chassang Sweden Krister Andero
R2 Australia Caleb Sumich Australia Caleb Sumich France Cedric Chassang Canada Mark J. Thomas
4 R1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Netherlands Robert de Haan Netherlands Robert de Haan France Cedric Chassang Czech Republic Petr Brecka
R2 Netherlands Robert de Haan Netherlands Robert de Haan France Cedric Chassang Sweden Krister Andero
5 R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit
R2
6 R1 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit
R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Points 25 20 17 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Overall

Pos. Driver Team BHR1
Bahrain
LUS[a]
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
YAS
United Arab Emirates
BHR2
Bahrain
JED
Saudi Arabia
Points
1 Japan Taichi Watarai Japan Seven x Seven Racing 1 1 2 1 7 10 2 2 138.5
2 Australia Caleb Sumich Bahrain DHL-Team 4 Ret 1 2 2 1 4 3 125
3 Saudi Arabia Khaled Alahmadi Saudi Arabia Saudi Racing 5 3 4 3 3 2 3 5 117.5
4 Saudi Arabia Saud Al Saud Saudi Arabia Saudi Racing 6 8 5 6 4 3 5 6 88
5 France Cedric Chassang Netherlands Team GP Elite 7 2 8 8 6 6 7 8 79.5
6 Bulgaria Alexandra Vateva Bulgaria Splendid Racing Ret 4 6 5 5 7 6 4 75
7 Italy Max Mutschlechner Italy Intercable Racing 8 6 10 9 8 4 8 7 68
8 Netherlands Robert de Haan Japan Seven x Seven Racing 1 1 50
9 Japan "Bankcy" Japan Seven x Seven Racing 2 9 11 11 9 11 49
10 Australia Sam Shahin Netherlands Team GP Elite 3 5 9 10 WD WD 40.5
11 Sweden Krister Andero Sweden Mtech Competition 11 10 14 13 10 13 11 10 37
12 Canada Mark J. Thomas Canada M3L Team 12 12 15 14 13 8 12 11 31.5
13 Australia Joshua Berry Australia BeMe Racing 11 5 9 9 31
16 Czech Republic Petr Brecka Czech Republic GT Sports Technology 9 11 13 15 12 Ret 10 12 31
15 United Kingdom James Wallis Sweden Mtech Competition 1 12 DNS DNS 30
16 Qatar Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Qatar QMMF 3 4 24
17 Norway Alexander Hagen Berg Sweden Mtech Competition 10 7 15
18 Sweden Kjelle Lejonkrans Sweden Mtech Competition 12 12 7.5
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Netherlands Niels Koolen Netherlands Team GP Elite 7 7 0
Serbia Nikola Petrović Serbia Flaner Racing 14 9 14 Ret 0
Lebanon Rawad Sarieddine United Arab Emirates Baron Motorsport 13 DNS 0
Pos. Driver Team BHR1
Bahrain
LUS[a]
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
YAS
United Arab Emirates
BHR2
Bahrain
JED
Saudi Arabia
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie

Pro Am

Pos. Driver Team BHR1
Bahrain
LUS[a]
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
YAS
United Arab Emirates
BHR2
Bahrain
JED
Saudi Arabia
Points
1 France Cedric Chassang Netherlands Team GP Elite 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 179.5
2 Japan "Bankcy" Japan Seven x Seven Racing 1 3 3 3 2 2 107.5
3 Australia Sam Shahin Netherlands Team GP Elite 2 2 2 2 WD WD 70
4 Sweden Kjelle Lejonkrans Sweden Mtech Competition 4 4 21
Pos. Driver Team BHR1
Bahrain
LUS[a]
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
YAS
United Arab Emirates
BHR2
Bahrain
JED
Saudi Arabia
Points

Masters

Pos. Driver Team BHR1
Bahrain
LUS[a]
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
YAS
United Arab Emirates
BHR2
Bahrain
JED
Saudi Arabia
Points
1 Sweden Krister Andero Sweden Mtech Competition 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 167.5
2 Czech Republic Petr Brecka Czech Republic GT Sports Technology 1 2 1 3 2 Ret 1 3 140.5
3 Canada Mark J. Thomas Canada M3L Team 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 2 140
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Serbia Nikola Petrović Serbia Flaner Racing 4 3 5 Ret 0
Lebanon Rawad Sarieddine United Arab Emirates Baron Motorsport 4 DNS 0
Pos. Driver Team BHR1
Bahrain
LUS[a]
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
YAS
United Arab Emirates
BHR2
Bahrain
JED
Saudi Arabia
Points

Dealer Trophy

Pos. Team Pts
1 Japan Seven x Seven Racing 237.5
2 Saudi Arabia Saudi Racing 205.5
3 Netherlands Team GP Elite 118
4 Sweden Mtech Competition 89.5

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Half points were awarded in the second race of round two as huge crash saw the race stopped after just two laps.

References

  1. ^ "Mtech Competition joins Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 16 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Cédric Chassang to race in Carrera Cup Middle East". Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East. 26 September 2025.