Porsche Cup returns to Jeddah’s Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022

JEDDAH: In welcome news for race fans, the Saudi Motorsport Company, promoters of the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2022, has confirmed that the Porsche Sprint Cup Challenge Middle East will again take place at the Saudi Arabian F1 race weekend alongside the FIA Formula 2 Championship in Jeddah from March 25-27.

Commenting on today’s announcement, Martin Whitaker, CEO of the SMC, said: “We are delighted to confirm the return of the Porsche Sprint Cup Challenge Middle East to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix program. As the premier sports car racing series in the region, its inclusion on our schedule alongside Formula 2 ensures that the second F1 race weekend in Saudi Arabia will once again showcase the greatest racing action on the planet each and every day. We can’t wait to welcome the world once more to Jeddah in March.”

The Porsche Sprint Cup Challenge Middle East was founded in 2009 by the late Austrian racing veteran Walter Lechner, having been known as the Porsche GT3 Challenge Middle East before it assumed its current title in 2020. The single-engine racing series is the longest-running and most successful championship in the region, having staged nearly 150 races in the Middle East since its inception.

The series sees a minimum of 16 cars line up on the grid to compete across different racetracks around the world annually. Saudi Arabia has a wealth of young race drivers, both male and female, and a considerable number of Saudi drivers are expected to compete as the action returns to Jeddah.

The Porsche Sprint Cup Challenge series already has a strong relationship with the Kingdom, with the Saudi-based Al-Faisal Team holding the record for the largest number of victories and podiums in the championship.