{"id":3445,"date":"2026-02-19T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/the-circuit-hosts-the-third-round-of-the-porsche-sprint-cup-southern-europe-this-saturday\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:51:19","slug":"the-circuit-hosts-the-third-round-of-the-porsche-sprint-cup-southern-europe-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/the-circuit-hosts-the-third-round-of-the-porsche-sprint-cup-southern-europe-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Circuit hosts the third round of the Porsche Sprint Cup Southern Europe this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section-block only&#8211;bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong>Circuit Ricardo Tormo<\/strong> hosts the third round of the <strong>Porsche Sprint Cup Southern Europe<\/strong> this Saturday. The German brand&#8217;s winter one-make series holds one of its key events at the Valencian track before the season finale. <\/p>\n<p>After races at the main Portuguese circuits, the Aut\u00f3dromo Internacional do Algarve and Estoril, the championship arrives in Spain with very tight standings in the Sport and Club categories. The arrival of new guest drivers adds to the usual roster of contenders and increases the competitive level expected for Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>At the mid-season point, <strong>Boerekamps<\/strong> leads the championship followed by <strong>Marczak<\/strong> and <strong>Giltrap<\/strong>, with the title fight completely open. After the first four races, Monegro leads the Club category standings and heads into the event at the <strong>Cheste<\/strong> track with a lead that keeps interest high in the series&#8217; progress. <\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s schedule includes free practice and qualifying sessions before the start of the four scheduled races <strong>from 1:00 PM.<\/strong> Each race lasts thirty minutes and brings together young talents and experienced drivers from the Porsche winter series.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f3c1.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfc1\"> <strong>Schedule \u2013 Saturday, February 21<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"___i31lg00 f10pi13n f14t3ns0 f1nbblvp fat0sn4 f1ov4xf1 fekwl8i f1lmfglv f1oz7aqm f1abmfm4 f1w619qj f16h0jq8\">\n<table class=\"___1hm93bs f1ddd56o f16vktn6 f1enuhaj fdclmfp f1ev3kgc ftgm304 f1uinfot fibjyge fvueend f9yszdx f1fu4s3n f3l3pb3 f1s2k7dp f8fmt76 fjvbh62 fysh76l fic4ptz f1yenhzu f1yn6nvh f14tj6oe f1jq587y f1el8yx3 f1pymoxg f1ofu761 fe6itr f7coize f1794535 f70r78m f4zgifc fk1v6el f16pyhcb fo436u6 fzy4j18 fc43013 f1hmrcvb fc4t9fq fgp09rh fjnyn6r\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Activity<\/th>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:00 AM \u2013 9:40 AM<\/td>\n<td>Free Practice<\/td>\n<td>Sport Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:50 AM \u2013 10:30 AM<\/td>\n<td>Free Practice<\/td>\n<td>Club Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:40 AM \u2013 11:10 AM<\/td>\n<td>Qualifying<\/td>\n<td>Sport Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:20 AM \u2013 11:50 AM<\/td>\n<td>Qualifying<\/td>\n<td>Club Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1:00 PM \u2013 1:30 PM<\/td>\n<td>Race 1<\/td>\n<td>Sport Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2:15 PM \u2013 2:45 PM<\/td>\n<td>Race 1<\/td>\n<td>Club Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3:30 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>Race 2<\/td>\n<td>Sport Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4:45 PM \u2013 5:15 PM<\/td>\n<td>Race 2<\/td>\n<td>Club Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section-block only&#8211;bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]The provisional lead is held by just a few points, leaving the championship battle wide open. 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The main contenders head to Cheste with the chance to close the gap and shake up the standings.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission<\/strong> will be <strong>free<\/strong> for all fans, who can follow the action from the Circuit Ricardo Tormo Pit Grandstand and will have the chance to walk through the open paddock.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section-block only&#8211;bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,238],"tags":[236],"class_list":["post-3445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-porsche","tag-porsche"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3445"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}