Oliver Paludo accelerates Porsche Cup C6 Bank car for the first time at the age of 14
After debuting in the Porsche Cup C6 Bank in 2008 and racing 15 seasons since then, it is very rare for multi-champion Miguel Paludo to experience an unprecedented day in the category.
Owner of ten titles in the Carrera Cup, record holder in wins (40) and poles (19), the holder of the Porsche #7 completes 180 races in the event this weekend at Velocitta. But the weekend begins marked by an experience lived outside the cockpit that consecrated him. Paludo and his wife Patricia saw their 14-year-old son Oliver accelerate for the first time in a racing Porsche.
Oliver has attended the event since his earliest childhood and is much loved inside the pits. As a child, he was known for circulating in the public with a fast scooter. But nothing compares to the laps done in the Velocitta.
After starting in karting in the United States and also with hours of action in virtual motorsport, Oliver started in cars this year. He has raced regional formula races and has now had the initial contact with the Porsche competition.
It should be noted that this is not an isolated case in the more than 20-year history of the Porsche Cup C6 Bank. Many drivers from the second generation of the same family have already competed in the event, even repeating titles of the eldest relative.
This is the case, for example, of Ricardo and Rodrigo Baptista. Record holder in number of starts in the Porsche Cup C6 Bank (with 221) and tied with Paludo at the top of the table for the most poles won, Ricardo is two-time champion of the event (2007 and 2012). Rodrigo is his nephew and lifted the Carrera title in 2017, before leaving for a successful international career with the right to runner-up in his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Impossible to address the second generations of success on the track with the Porsche 911 Cup without mentioning Pipo Massa in 2026. Felipe Massa's son makes his debut in racing cars at the age of 16 and arrived at Velocitta accredited by 100% success at Interlagos at the opening of the calendar. Since then, he has also been in Barcelona for another race with the Porsche 911 Cup of the 992 generation, where he also won in his category.
In addition to Oliver Paludo's special test, the track had optional practice activities on Thursday, for Carrera and Challenge. On Friday, all three categories will run in the stage, for a record 78 drivers entered in the Velocitta.
The track will open on Saturday with the Carrera and Challenge qualifiers. Then the first two races take place and the schedule ends with the Trophy qualifier. The access division opens Sunday's schedule with its race and, in the afternoon, the inverted grid races of Carrera and Challenge take place.
The races are shown live on the Band and Bandsports channels, as well as on the official digital platforms of the Porsche Cup C6 Bank.
What they said:
"It's an experience I don't even have words to describe. I enjoyed and learned a lot, I saw new things and I was very happy. My parents were very attentive to the radio and I know how much my father knows about this car. They helped me a lot and I can't thank them enough"
Oliver Paludo
"What a very special day! Nice to see Oli small, growing up testing karts, racing, going to formula and now at Porsche. Happy to provide this for him at this age and this is what I, Patricia and the family, as a basis, can do for him. Try to give him all the tools to develop as a driver, learn all the knowledge I can pass on to him.
I also thank Alan Hellmeister who rode with him in the car, everyone involved and that he can learn and have enough baggage to, God willing, we can accelerate together in an Endurance before I retire."