Loek Hartog
| Loek Hartog | |
|---|---|
 Hartog at the Red Bull Ring in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Netherlands |
| Born | 5 October 2002 Hoogmade, Netherlands |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Team GP Elite |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 24 |
| Former teams | MRS GT-Racing, Bas Koeten Racing Team, Team Parker Racing, Ombra Racing |
| Starts | 21 (21 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2023 |
Loek Hartog (born 5 October 2002) is a Dutch racing driver competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.
Career[edit]
Porsche competition[edit]
After making a brief cameo in karting, in the BNL Golden Trophy, Hartog began his full time racing debut in the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux, where he finished in third, picking up two wins, four pole positions and eight podiums, with Bas Koeten Racing. He also made a appearance in the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup France with the team. He also drove for MRS GT-Racing in the 2019 Porsche Supercup for the seventh round in Spa-Francorchamps, where he finished in 18th.
In 2020, he made cameos in the 2020 Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Bas Koeten Racing Team. He came 10th in his appearance at Spa-Francorchamps in the 2020 Porsche Supercup, but as he was guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
His career perked up in 2021, where he got a full time drive in the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Black Falcon Team TEXTAR.[1][2] Hartog was one of the standout rookies of the series, as he fought with Bastian Buus for the rookie title, with Hartog pipping him to the title. He also got his first podium in the series at his home race at Circuit Zandvoort.
He also drove in the 2021 Porsche Supercup for three races with Team Parker Racing, coming in points paying positions in Spa-Francorchamps and his home race of Circuit Zandvoort, he was ineligible for points due to being a guest driver.[3] In 2022 Hartog drove in the Porsche Supercup full time with Ombra Racing, scoring points in all races bar the exception of Circuit Paul Ricard, where he retired from the race.[4] He finished 8th in the overall classifications with 43 points and came runner-up to the rookies title.
Hartog also contested the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany full time, driving for Black Falcon, where he got his maiden pole position in the Red Bull Ring, followed by a second pole a round later in Imola Circuit.[5] He finished the season in 5th with four podiums and 185 points.
In 2023, he drove for Dutch team Team GP Elite in the 2023 Porsche Supercup and the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[6][7] At Zandvoort he would get his first podium in the Porsche Supercup, with a second place, and in the following race, also staged at Zandvoort, he got his maiden pole in the series, which was followed by a maiden win.[8] He finished the championship in 6th place with 75 points.
Meanwhile in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, he had a rather successful campaign where he fought for the championship title with teammate, two-time Porsche Supercup champion, Larry ten Voorde. He started his title bid in the first race of the first round at Spa-Francorchamps, where he got a podium and a maiden win in the second race.[9][10] Hartog got two pole positions at the second round at the Hockenheimring, coming second and first in the races.[11][12][13] Despite getting no podiums in the next rounds, he was consistent with points until he repeated a similar exploit to the one he did at the Hockenheimring, in the fifth round at the Lausitzring, where he claimed two poles and won the first race, but would retire from the second one.[14][15]
In the final few rounds, he would claim two more poles and three more podiums, including a win. He finished the championship in the runner-up position, behind Larry ten Voorde.[16]
In 2024 Hartog joined Kellymoss to make his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.[17][18]
GT's[edit]
In early 2024, he made his GT3 debut with Dennis Marschall and Dustin Blattner for Car Collection Motorsport in the second round of the Middle East Trophy at the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi. The trio would win the race as well. The young Dutchman would continue with GT3's and would drive for Rutronik Racing with Marschall and Blattner in the Bronze Cup of the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[19] They finished 31st overall in their maiden race.
Karting record[edit]
Karting career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BNL Golden Trophy — Senior Max | 19th |
Racing record[edit]
Racing career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24H TCE Continents Series - TCR | Bas Koeten Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 184 | 3rd | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Porsche Supercup | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| 2020 | Porsche Supercup | Bas Koeten Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | ||
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Black Falcon Team TEXTAR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 10th |
| Porsche Supercup | Team Parker Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Nürburgring Endurance Series - VT2 | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | |
| Nürburgring Endurance Series - V5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | ||
| 2022 | Porsche Supercup | Ombra Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Black Falcon | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 5th | |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Team GP Elite | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 251 | 2nd |
| Porsche Supercup | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 6th | ||
| 2023-24 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40* | 2nd* |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup | Rutronik Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 10th* |
| Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Kellymoss |
† As he was a guest driver, Hartog was ineligible to score points.
Complete Porsche Supercup results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MRS GT-Racing | CAT | MON |
RBR |
SIL |
HOC |
HUN |
SPA 18 |
MNZ |
MEX |
MEX |
31st | 0 |
| 2020 | Bas Koeten Racing Team | RBR |
RBR |
HUN |
SIL |
SIL |
CAT |
SPA 10 |
MNZ |
NC† | NC† | ||
| 2021 | Team Parker Racing | MON |
RBR |
RBR |
HUN 23 |
SPA 10 |
ZND 11 |
MNZ |
MNZ |
NC† | NC† | ||
| 2022 | Ombra Racing | IMO 9 |
MON 15 |
SIL 10 |
RBR 13 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 9 |
ZND 6 |
MNZ 8 |
8th | 43 | ||
| 2023 | Team GP Elite | MON 4 |
RBR Ret |
SIL 10 |
HUN 16 |
SPA 10 |
ZND 2 |
ZND 1 |
MNZ Ret |
6th | 75 |
† As Hartog was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
External links[edit]
Loek Hartog career summary at DriverDB.com
References[edit]
- ^ "BLACK FALCON enters the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Loek Hartog and Carlos Rivas". www.black-falcon.de. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (2021-02-20). "BLACK FALCON startet mit Loek Hartog und Carlos Rivas im Porsche Carrera Cup". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (2021-07-29). "Porsche Supercup: Parker Revs Motorsport mit neuen Aufgebot in Budapest". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Phillipps, Robin (2022-03-15). "Porsche Supercup: Loek Hartog für Ombra Racing am Start". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Phillipps, Robin (2022-04-28). "Porsche Carrera Cup: Black Falcon startet mit drei Fahrzeugen". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Driver Loek Hartog (20) In New Season Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | Hogenhouck M&a". hogenhouck.nl. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (2023-03-29). "GP-Elite mit Großaufgebot". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Sieg von Loek Hartog vertagt Titelentscheidung auf das Finale". Porsche Newsroom (in German). 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Erster Carrera-Cup-Sieg: Loek Hartog jubelt in den Ardennen | Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland". www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ speed-magazin.de. "Porsche Carrera Cup: Erster Carrera-Cup-Sieg - Loek Hartog jubelt in den Ardennen". SpeedMagazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Loek Hartog nach zweitem Saisonsieg wieder Tabellenführer im Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland". Porsche Newsroom (in German). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Böhme, Dirk. "Loek Hartog nach zweitem Saisonsieg wieder Tabellenführer im Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland". Region im Blick (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Loek Hartog nach zweitem Saisonsieg wieder Tabellenführer". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Salvation for Loek Hartog with season victory number three". PorscheSport | Latest Motorsport News & Interviews. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Befreiungsschlag von Loek Hartog mit Saisonsieg Nummer drei | Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland". www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Victory for Loek Hartog, titles for rookie Theo Oeverhaus and Team GP Elite". PorscheSport | Latest Motorsport News & Interviews. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Dagys, John (2024-01-10). "Porsche Supercup Rising Star Hartog Joins Kellymoss – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Loek Hartog Joins KellyMoss 2024 Racing Roster". www.kellymoss.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Rutronik confirms two-car Porsche programme, firms up first crew". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.