27/04/2024
D’Ieteren Luxury Performance partners with NGT Racing
For the 2024 season of the Porsche Carrera Cup, D’Ieteren Luxury Performance is partneringwith NGT Racing as they promote new driving talent in this impressive racing series.
NGT Racing: showcasing excellence since 2004
Known for their technical expertise and cutting-edge technology, NGT Racing has been offering specialist professional racing support for almost 20 years, obtaining several championship titles under the NGT racing banner and in support of other teams. Promoting young Belgian talent has become a key part of their vision to ensure the future of the sport.
The Porsche Carrera Cup
The fastest one-make series in the Benelux, the Porsche Carrera Championship features exciting sprint races and closely fought battles over 12 races on 6 circuits. It is supported by Porsche Motorsport, Porche Belgium and Porsche Netherlands. It is the perfect place for young talent to develop and move up the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid.
Young driving talent for team NGT
The NGT team features two young Belgian drivers for 2024, both raised in motoring families and brought up on karting before moving to TCR. 18-year-old Kobe Pauwels who notched up 4 race wins in the TCR Europe Touring Car series in 2023 will race alongside 19-year-old 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France Rookie Champion, Benjamin Paque.
An icon revisited
These two promising talents will sit behind the wheel of the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, based on the eighth generation of the iconic Porsche 911, the most successful and most built GT race car worldwide. It is made for young ambitious talent and for experienced professionals with a 4.0-litre 6-cylinder engine with 510 hp and a Porsche six-speed sequential dog-type gearbox.
Leading with success
For 2024 DLP has joined forces with NGT Racing to sponsor young Belgian talent and if the first race of the season is anything to go by, the future is already looking bright. Talent, cutting-edge technology, and expertise are a dynamic combination.
A top performance from Paque
Benjamin Paque won the first race, praising the DLP team for the car's excellent performance. Paque took advantage of his pole position start to establish an early lead and held onto it until the finish line. On Saturday however, he was forced to retire making space for Dutch driver Dirk Schouten to claim his first victory in the championship despite a 5-second penalty.
A roaring start for the rookie
DLP’s Kobe Pauwels was the overall winner in the rookie category after crossing the finish line as the third rookie in race 1. Colin Jamie Bönighausen and Jurriaan de Back were hot on his heels but Pauwels used his experience of close battles at Rallycross to his advantage. Meanwhile, Jules Grouwels triumphed in the Pro-Am category.
