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

Porsche competition

After making a brief cameo in

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, 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

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. He also made an appearance in the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup France with the team. He also drove for MRS GT-Racing in the

2019 Porsche Supercup The 2019 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup was the 27th Porsche Supercup season. It began on 12 May at Circuit de Catalunya and ended on 27 October at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, after ten scheduled races, all of which were support events for the 2019 ...

for the seventh round in

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, where he finished in 18th. In 2020, he made cameos in the

2020 Porsche Supercup The 2020 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup was the 28th Porsche Supercup season. It began on 5 July at the Red Bull Ring and ended on 6 September at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, after eight scheduled races, all of which were support events for the 2020 ...

and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Bas Koeten Racing Team. He came 10th in his appearance at

in the

, 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 The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany was the 36th season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. The season began at Spa-Francorchamps on 30 April and ended at Hockenheim on 24 October. Races were held in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Net ...

for Black Falcon Team TEXTAR. Hartog was one of the standout rookies of the series, as he fought with

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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

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. He also drove in the

2021 Porsche Supercup The 2021 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup was the 29th Porsche Supercup season. It began on 23 May at Circuit de Monaco and ended on 12 September at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, after eight races, all of which were support events for the 2021 Formul ...

for three races with

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, coming in points paying positions in

and his home race of

, he was ineligible for points due to being a guest driver. In 2022 Hartog drove in the Porsche Supercup full time with

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, scoring points in all races bar the exception of Circuit Paul Ricard, where he retired from the race. 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 The 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany was the 37th season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. The season began at Spa-Francorchamps on 5 May and ended at Hockenheim on 23 October. Races were held in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Netherla ...

full time, driving for Black Falcon, where he got his maiden pole position in the

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, followed by a second pole a round later in Imola Circuit. 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 The 2023 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is the 31st Porsche Supercup season. It started on 26 May at Monte Carlo, Monaco and will end on 3 September at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy, after eight races, all of which will be support events for ...

and the

2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany The 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany was the 38th season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. The season began at Spa-Francorchamps on 27 April and ended at Hockenheim on 22 October. The races were held in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Aust ...

. 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. He finished the championship in 6th place with 75 points. Meanwhile in the

, 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

, where he got a podium and a maiden win in the second race. Hartog got two pole positions at the second round at the

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, coming second and first in the races. 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

, in the fifth round at the Lausitzring, where he claimed two poles and won the first race, but would retire from the second one. 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. In 2024 Hartog joined Kellymoss to make his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.

GT's

In early 2024, he made his GT3 debut with

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and Dustin Blattner for Car Collection Motorsport in the second round of the

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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

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with Marschall and Blattner in the Bronze Cup of the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. They finished 31st overall in their maiden race.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

As he was a guest driver, Hartog was ineligible to score points.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) As Hartog was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^†As Hartog was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

External links

References

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