Loek Hartog (Netherlands) clinched his first Porsche Carrera Cup North America Pro class championship with a full race weekend still remaining on the 2024 schedule.
The Kellymoss series’ rookie used two second-place finishes at Road Atlanta to put his nearest championship contender out of mathematical reach of the title.
Rounds 13 and 14 at the Braselton, Georgia track saw Zachary Vanier (Canada) and Ryan Yardley (New Zealand) each win their second races of the season on October 10 and 11 respectively.
Hartog has scored seven race wins in 14 rounds with an additional five podium finishes for a total of 303 points thus far.
The point total puts the No. 24 Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car 87 points ahead of Alex Sedgwick (United Kingdom) in the No. 98 PT Autosport JDX Racing entry in the all-Porsche race series.
“Yes, it was almost a perfect year. I’m very thankful for all the people that made it possible,” said Hartog
“It’s been a very good year with a lot of nice memories made and a lot of things learned – that’s why I came here.
“It just feels very special to do it with all these people here at Kellymoss. It’s definitely become a family for me, and that’s very important.
“Friday’s race was nice. I went from second to fourth to back to second, fighting for the lead the entire race.
“I tried not to focus too much on the championship. It just felt like any other. And I think that’s also how you win a championship, to go race by race. I’m very happy.”
Porsche Motorsport North America will crown champions in all three classes at the Porsche Carrera Cup North America season finale at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), October 18 – 20 in Austin, Texas.
