Porsche driver Sven Müller is one to keep an eye on this weekend when his maiden British GT Championship campaign resumes at Oulton Park.
In 2025 he’s touring the UK, co-driving the #66 Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3.R (992) with Nick Jones and feels the team has all the ingredients in place to deliver podiums. The first of which could come as soon as Monday at the picturesque circuit in Cheshire.
The 2016 Porsche Supercup champion has spent over a decade competing behind the wheel of Weissach’s finest, competing at events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans in GTE-spec 911 RSRs, and in the ADAC GT Masters, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and Japan’s Super GT series in 991 GT3.Rs.
More recently, he’s has been campaigning the 992 GT3.R in GT World Challenge Europe, and is fresh from a win at Zandvoort in the Sprint Cup last weekend.
His high level of experience makes him a real asset to Team Parker, which is undertaking its first full-season British GT campaign with the current-generation Porsche.
It’s been a difficult start to the campaign, but things can change fast in this championship. The season opener at Donington saw the #66 Porsche sustain aerodynamic damage early on, limiting Müller and Jones to 22nd in the GT3 class. Still, Müller remained optimistic heading into the second weekend of the season.
“We were a little bit unlucky,” he reflected in conversation with DSC ahead of the Silverstone 500. “But we know this car well, and we hope for a better result.”
Things did improve at Silverstone, where the #66 finished 15th out of 21 GT3 entries in the 500. It was another finish outside the points but represented a step forward.
Müller may be to the championship and the majority of the circuits, but he brings supreme knowledge of the 992 GT3.R to the programme. This, he believes, should pay dividends as his working relationship with Team Parker develops throughout the campaign.
“Brands Hatch is a nice track,” he commented. “But I’ve had to learn a few: Donington, Oulton Park, Snetterton.
“I don’t know these tracks, but we’ve been testing, and so far, they’ve been quite fun.”
And while unfamiliar tracks can pose challenges, Müller relishes the competition, particularly against fellow international factory drivers from rival brands like Maxi Götz at 2 Seas and Marvin Kirchhöfer at Optimum.
Looking at the remaining stops on the calendar, Müller is hopeful he and Jones can collect silverware. Standout individual results are the target, rather than the title, as he will miss the race at Spa due to his clashing commitment at the Nürburgring 24 Hours with Falken Motorsports (there, Harry King will stand in for him).
Nevertheless, he’s fully focused and committed to helping the team and his co-driver Jones climb the standings during the summer stretch.
“We want to have fun, but we also want results,” he added.
“It’s the first time for the team doing a full season here, but if we do a good job, a podium is possible.
“I raced this car all season in the 2024 GT World Challenge Sprint/Endurance, and the Nürburgring programme with Falken. It’s a really nice car – very fun to drive.
“Every customer who comes to me enjoys driving the Porsche because it’s quite difficult. But if you get it right, it’s quick.
“That’s where experience counts – getting the setup right, knowing how to handle it.”
With the races at Donington and Silverstone in the books, the first sprint rounds of the year beckon.
The tight, technical Oulton Park circuit leaves little room for error, but offers double the opportunity for a breakthrough result across the meeting’s two 1-hour races.
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