Born on the 20th of February, 2005, Morris Schuring is a Le Mans winner.
The Dutch wonderkid, at only 19 years old, delivered the Manthey EMA #91 car to victory in the first LMGT3 race at the Le Mans 24 Hours, alongside Porsche stalwart Richard Lietz and experienced Bronze driver Yasser Shahin.
It’s a stellar launching point in Morris’s young career.
“It can’t get better than that!” Morris said to DSC at this year’s Spa Parade. “I’m still on cloud nine.
“But now it’s back to the job, and trying to do the same here.”
Schuring is driving the #91 once again, this time a Herberth Motorsport Porsche – in the 20+ strong Bronze Cup, with the regular season line up of himself, Robert Renauer and Ralf Bohn joined by Alfred Renauer for Spa.
The team currently sits in 7th in the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup’s Bronze category, after a 28th place finish overall at Paul Ricard.
Morris is one of 14 drivers that will be completing the Triple 24 Hours of June, Nurburgring, Le Mans, and Spa Francorchamps. While Nurburgring didn’t go his way, finishing in 10th in the Cup 2 class (Porsche Carrera Cup), the experienced gained there, and then at Le Mans, holds him in good stead going forward.
“I can feel everything in my body, and I could use some rest after this!” Morris jokes. “But to be racing three of the big races is like a dream.”
This season has been a breakout season for Schuring, who was picked up for the Manthey EMA WEC program off the back of an impressive 4th place in Porsche Supercup in 2023, which included 2 victories.
At Le Mans, Schuring’s WEC teammate Richard Lietz said that his drive for Manthey EMA was a “project,” saying “For every driver who wants to be successful in Endurance, it’s important to be proud of a project.”
The environment of a team of drivers, especially those at Herberth or Manthey, is a perfect launchpad for Schuring’s current project.
“Being in a team environment allows me to highlight my strengths more,” Schuring responded. “I think I’m a good team player, and a good thinker.
“Endurance racing is much more about being clever, and not just driving quick.
“It’s something different to what I’ve done, basically all my life, just sprint racing, maximum 30 minutes. Now it’s playing the long game, thinking about loads of other things.
“There’s stuff [the team] can teach you, but there’s also stuff you can only experience, like doing a 24 hour race. It’s all about the little details, not only on track, but off track. How you dial yourself in for such a weekend, how do you conserve your energy.
“You have to make some mistakes in order to learn how to do it better in the future.”
Not bad advice from a teenage Le Mans winner!
The last teenage Le Mans Class winner, also for Porsche, was current Proton Competition Porsche 963 pilot Julien Andlauer. Andlauer won the LMGTE-Am class for Dempsey Proton alongside Matt Campbell and Christian Ried in 2018. Should we expect the same trajectory for Schuring’s career?
Schuring was level-headed in his response.
“I hope so! It’s my goal, and winning Le Mans is definitely a nice step towards it.
“But you’re only as good as your last race.
“I need to stay on it, but [Le Mans] is a good reward for the hard work I’ve been putting in behind the scenes, to get such a result at such an early age.”
