Parker Revs Motorsport claimed the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux title at the weekend (October 7-9) as Harry King scored his eighth and ninth victories of the season to be crowned champion at Hockenheim.

Having to miss the previous two races in Barcelona, due to a clash with his Porsche Supercup commitments, the young Brit had a nine-point advantage heading to the German venue and did everything he needed to leave victorious.

Harry was right on the pace in qualifying, vaulting to the top of the times and looking like he would secure pole position, but a late flyer by guest entrant Morris Schuring denied the BRDC SuperStar a bonus point to step closer to the title, though he did start ahead of main rival Glenn Van Parjis. Meanwhile, Rik Koen found himself uncharacteristically down the order, 11th of the Pro drivers, with Jeroen Kreeft sixth in Am.

Harry had an incredible start to race one, shooting into the lead and leaving Van Parjis back in third position. He locked a wheel into the hairpin on lap two, allowing Schuring alongside, but held firm and retained the lead. Behind, Rik began to make up ground, while Jeroen, working hard to keep out of the way as he was lapped, took heavy contact from Sebastien Freymuth but was able to continue, albeit with damaged steering. Out front, Harry drove a calm, assured, and rapid race, claiming his eighth victory in nine races this season and extending his lead in the standings by five more points.

Lining up second for the final race of the year, Harry started well and slotted in behind Schuring with Van Parijs behind but had to defend from his title rival on the opening lap before the leading duo pulled clear. Things became calmer when Schuring was handed a five-second penalty for being out of position at the start which would hand Harry the win.

Wanting to do the job on track however, the 21-year-old got alongside and had a dramatic moment taking avoiding action, before finally getting the job done when he forced Schuring into an error at turn two, slipping by and into a lead he would not relinquish. Rik enjoyed a good battle with Jan Seyffert, Amaury Cordeel, and Freymuth, crossing the line tenth overall, and Jeroen once again claimed sixth in Am.

The successful finish to the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux season marks the first combined championship for Team Parker Racing and Revs Motorsport, after the two companies came together in 2021, and speaks to the depth of talent and knowledge in both outfits on the European scene.

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