After the disappointing GT Open race weekend at Spa Francorchamps, Team Car Collection is going into the upcoming race weekend of the series in Hungary with full commitment and a new driver. Instead of Tijmen van der Helm, who has returned to his responsibilities in the IMSA series, the Swede Emil Persson will drive the #7 Porsche alongside Bashar Mardini. The aim for all three crews is to make up for the bad luck of the last race and to score as many points as possible.
The fourth event of the International GT Open Championship will take place next weekend on the Formula 1 circuit in Hungary. Car Collection Motorsport will once again field three Porsche 911 GT3 Rs at the Hungaroring. While the crews of the #12 with ‘Hash’ and Alex Fontana and #15 with Nico Menzel and Gustav Bergstöm remain unchanged, the Swede Emil Persson will drive alongside Bashar Mardini in the #7 instead of regular driver Tijmen van der Helm this time. Van der Helm has to miss out again because he has commitments in the IMSA series race taking place at the same time.
Emil Persson is an experienced driver from Sweden who shared a cockpit with current Car Collection driver Gustav Bergström in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia last year. Prior to that, the former kart driver gained a wide range of experience in various touring car classes before completing several seasons in the Carrera Cup. Now it’s time to step up to the GT3 Porsche.
Emil Persson: ‘I’m very happy to have this opportunity in such a professional team. It will certainly be a lot of fun to drive the Porsche GT3 R for the first time. I will do my best to score as many points as possible.”
But it’s not just the car line-up that’s new; for the first time in Hungary, there will also be an extensive pit walk for the fans on both race days. All Car Collection Motorsport drivers will be available to sign autographs and take photos during the lunch break. Things get serious on Saturday at 2.30 pm when the 70-minute race starts. On Sunday, the drivers will take to the track for 60 minutes at 1.45 pm.
