Car Collection Motorsport makes guest appearance with Porsche in GT World

Car Collection Motorsport is returning to the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup in Portimão, Portugal (16–17 October). At the championship’s season finale, the team will field a Porsche 911 GT3 R and compete in the Bronze Cup. Following its participation in the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa in June, this marks the Walluf-based team’s second outing in the prestigious SRO championship this year.

The Car Collection Motorsport driver line-up is led by Porsche works driver Joel Sturm. Joining the fast German driver will be Canadian Reinhold Krahn and the promising young Italian talent Pietro Armanni. Whilst Sturm and Krahn have already driven for the team at the 24 Hours of Spa, Armanni is making his debut in the championship. This year, he has successfully competed in the International GT Open, where he has secured three overall victories to date.

With four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen on the starting grid, the motorsport world is paying particular attention to the event on the Algarve coast. The GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup will hold a three-hour race on Saturday evening, which gets underway at 18:00 German time. The race, as well as the practice and qualifying sessions, can be watched via the official livestream on YouTube. SKY Sport F1 will also broadcast the race live on pay-TV.

Quotes from the drivers

Porsche works driver Joel Sturm ahead of his race on the Algarve coast: “It’s really cool to be back on the grid with Car Collection Motorsport, following our strong performance together at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa. I’m delighted to be getting behind the wheel again this year in the GT World Challenge Europe. Our line-up is very strong and I hope we can spring a few surprises.”

“I’m really looking forward to taking part in my first race in the GT World Challenge Europe, having spent a year gaining experience with the Porsche 911 GT3 R in the International GT Open, where Alex Fontana and I are currently battling it out for the title. In my opinion, the GT World Challenge Europe is the most competitive and high-calibre GT championship there is. “For this race, the aim is quite simply to deliver a strong performance together with the team, improve my driving skills and make the most of every aspect of the car to extract as much pace as possible – all whilst avoiding mistakes and driving as consistently as possible,” said 21-year-old Italian Pietro Armanni.

Reinhold Krahn ahead of his second outing with Car Collection Motorsport in the SRO Championship: “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Purpose Investments, my main sponsor. I’m absolutely delighted to be part of the team and am grateful that Car Collection Motorsport is giving me the chance to compete against some of the best Bronze drivers in the GT world and, of course, against the best driver in the world.”

“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe again at such short notice, and it’s also great that Pietro will be racing for us for the first time, having put in some impressive performances in the International GT Open. Together with him, Joel and Reinhold, we aim to fight for a strong result in the Bronze Cup,” said team manager Romina Schmidt.