Malaysian based Kiwi Will Bamber, along with eight other drivers has taken part in a two-day test for prospective Porsche Juniors at the Lausitzring. The objective was to select the most promising driver to become the recipient of a scholarship for a Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup campaign.
Bamber studied product design and decided to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Earl. Earl Bamber won the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in 2014 and has scored two victories at Le Mans (2015 and 2017). Will contests the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and with three rounds to contest is sitting in third place.
The winner of the Shootout receives 225,000 Euro towards a season in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. In addition to this funding, the successful candidate will receive support in areas of driver mentoring, fitness, psychological training and media relations as well as integration into public relations activities.
The international candidates, who were nominated by the Porsche one-make series of their respective countries, took part in a selection process involving various driving modules in the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. In addition to their driving skills, their ability to work with the Porsche engineers played a decisive role.
Julien Andlauer (Porsche Carrera Cup France), Will Bamber (Porsche Carrera Cup Asia), Rodrigo Baptista (Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Brasil), Charlie Eastwood (Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain), Jake Eidson (Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA), Philip Morin (Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia), Dylan O’Keeffe (Porsche Carrera Cup Australia), Riccardo Pera and Alessio Rovera (both Porsche Carrera Cup Italia) are this year’s aspirants for a spot in the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme.
The new Porsche Junior will be announced in a few weeks after extensive evaluation of all data and factors from the Lausitzring.
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