The young German, who has already made a name for himself in international LMP racing, will make his debut in the Prototype Cup Germany in 2023. Hörr knows ADAC motorsport through his father, who raced in the ADAC GT Masters.
When season two of the Prototype Cup Germany gets underway at the end of April, Laurents Hörr will also take his place on the starting grid. The 25-year-old from Gerlingen near Stuttgart is regarded as one of the most promising youngsters in German prototype racing. “I will drive a Duqueine D08 for Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport in the Prototype Cup Germany,” Hörr reveals. “We don’t yet know who my team-mate will be. However, it will be a driver with FIA Bronze status. The team wants to double its contingent in the series and line up with two Duqueine cars in 2023.”
Hörr, who has recently done most of his racing on the international circuit, will be competing on home soil again in 2023. It suits him perfectly that the Prototype Cup Germany has been expanded from four to six race weekends for the coming season. “I find the calendar really cool. They have done a super job in the background,” says Hörr, who is particularly looking forward to two events. “My last home race in Hockenheim was in 2016. However, I am also really excited about the Norisring. I have never raced on a street circuit. Nowadays, racetracks in cities are rather uncommon in prototype racing, particularly in Europe.”
The ADAC and Creventic launched the Prototype Cup Germany in 2022 – a move that LMP specialist Hörr believes was long overdue. “I had felt for many years that there had to be a series like this in Germany,” he says. “It is a great way into prototype racing – for both the teams and the drivers. I am really looking forward to the season.”
Laurents Hörr comes from a motorsport family. His father, Oliver Dutt, lined up in the ADAC GT Masters from 2009 to 2011 with his own team Dutt Motorsport. Laurents initially moved from karting into single-seater racing, before switching to LMP3 in 2018. His career path then took him, via the Le Mans Cup and the European and Asian Le Mans Series, to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2022. And his debut in Le Mans was a successful one, claiming his first podium at a major endurance classic in an Oreca LMP2. He will start in Le Mans again in 2023.
“The LMP concept has impressed me, my family and the sponsors from the outset,” says Hörr, explaining why he has focussed on prototypes from early in his career. “My goal has always been to become a works driver and drive in the top class. I always felt I had a more realistic chance of achieving this in prototypes.”
Ever since he was a young boy, Laurents Hörr has always looked up to one very special racing driver: Marc Lieb, who was a Porsche works driver for many years and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a 919 Hybrid in 2016. “He is my role model,” Hörr stresses. “Marc has also been a friend of my family for many years. He has achieved great things. It goes without saying that my dream is also to triumph in Le Mans or the FIA WEC.”
First up for the 25-year-old is a debut in the Prototype Cup Germany. “The goal for this season is definitely to help the team make progress, as I would like to line up for Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport in the 24 Hours of Le Mans at some point. The Prototype Cup Germany is an ideal step on the way to achieving this.”
