GEBHARDT Motorsport will drive with two LMP3 prototypes for the entire Prototype Cup Germany season.

GEBHARDT Motorsport enjoyed a successful season in the Prototype Cup Germany in 2024. The traditional team won the drivers’ title with Markus Pommer and Valentino Catalano. The team from Sinsheim also triumphed in the team classification. This year, the team will once again compete in the German LMP3 championship.
‘We have grown fond of the Prototype Cup Germany over the past few years,’ says Fritz Gebhardt. ‘We like the environment of the series. It’s also great that we can compete at four DTM events and the Hockenheim Historic in front of large crowds. For us, it is the perfect complement to the programmes in the Michelin Le Mans Cup and the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge in the USA.’

The team will contest the entire six race weekends with two Duqueine D08. In addition, the team will field a Ginetta G61-LT-P3 at its home race in Hockenheim in May. The drivers and the new design of the exotic LMP3 car will be confirmed by the team at a later date.
The car with starting number #1 will be driven by Michael Herich and Alexzander Kristiansson. While gentleman driver Herich has already gained experience in the series, Swede Kristiansson will be making his debut. Last year, he won the title in the Swedish GEBHARDT Ginetta GT5 Challenge and was given a test drive in one of the team’s LMP3 cars. During the test, he impressed the team so much that he was given a contract for the entire 2025 season.

With starting number #70, GEBHARDT Motorsport is aiming to defend its title. The car will be driven by fast Dane Mikkel C. Johansen, who will compete with rotating team-mates. Johansen will make his debut for GEBHARDT Motorsport in the 2025 season after impressing in a guest start with another team last year. Colombian Oscar Tunjo will line up with him at the season opener in Spa-Francorchamps, as it is his favourite track. Last year’s champion Valentino Catalano will be celebrating his home race at Hockenheim and will therefore take the wheel of the Duqueine. Catalano will also be the second driver at the legendary Norisring. The team will announce the rest of the line-up at a later date.

Before the season opener at Spa-Francorchamps on the Easter weekend, the team was able to complete test drives at Hockenheim, which went very well. GEBHARDT Motorsport is therefore very confident about the upcoming season.

‘Of course, our goal is to defend our title from last year! I think that we will have a good chance of achieving this with our line-up,’ says Fritz Gebhardt confidently. ‘However, we also want to attack the Trophy classification with Michael Herich and the Junior classification with Alexzander Kristiansson.’

The Prototype Cup Germany will contest six race weekends in 2025, each with two races lasting 55 minutes and one lap. A driver change is mandatory at the halfway point of the race. The season kicks off on the Easter weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. The series will compete four times in the DTM programme and will also return to the legendary Norisring in Nuremberg. GEBHARDT Motorsport’s home race in Hockenheim will take place for the first time at the ADAC Hockenheim Historic – the Jim Clark Revival.

Schedule Prototype Cup Germany 2025:

  • 18.04. – 20.04. – Spa-Francorchamps (BEL)
  • 09.05. – 11.05. – Hockenheim
  • 23.05. – 25.05. – DEKRA Lausitzring
  • 04.07. – 06.07. – Norisring
  • 08.08. – 10.08. – Nürburgring
  • 12.09. – 14.09. – Red Bull Ring (AUT)

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