Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is a multi-event one-make motor racing series that takes place in the United Kingdom for the Porsche 911 GT3. Being the fastest and most successful single marque GT championship in the UK, the Carrera Cup is now entering its nineteenth season. With over 30.000 visitors attending the majority of the races and approximately 370.000 visitors over the duration of the season, the championship is fully integrated in the international Porsche Motorsport program. Notable drivers in the championship have been two-time Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup winner Richard Westbrook and Supercup race winner Damien Faulkner.[1]

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
CategoryOne-make racing by Porsche
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Inaugural season2003
Drivers20-30
Teams8-10
ConstructorsPorsche
Tyre suppliersMichelin
Drivers' championUnited Kingdom Dan Cammish
Teams' championUnited Kingdom Redine Racing
Official websitePorsche Carrera Cup GB
Current season
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Race at Donington Park, 2008
Carrera Cup Car
The car currently used in the championship, the Porsche 991 GT3 Cup.

The series is currently shown live on ITV4 as part of the channel's coverage of BTCC race days.

History

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The Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain had its inaugural Season in 2003, and is since then held across England, Scotland and Ireland. The Championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The Drivers compete in identical 911 Carrera GT3 Cup Cars, that conform technical regulations for the championship and aim to put driver skills in the spotlight. Although the championship is primarily held across the UK, single races in Germany, France and Belgium had been included to the regular racing calendar in seasons 2011, 2014 and 2015. Notable drivers are 2015 Le Mans winner Nick Tandy, two-time Porsche Mobil 1 winner Richard Westbrook and Supercup race winner Damien Faulkner.

The Championship continues to be a prime support race to British Touring Car Championship and is featured on a 7-hour live coverage on ITV4 each race weekend. Teams, Drivers and sponsors benefit from the Porsche Carrera Cup GB being broadcast on live TV.

In 2006 Porsche introduced a Pro-Am racing class (PA) for non-professional race drivers, giving them a chance to elevate their passion and benchmark their skills on the best national stage possible. By introducing an all-new Rookie class in 2015, Porsche provides a helping hand for young sports car drivers to build a professional racing career. This new class is primarily for young professional race drivers, aged between 17 and 24, with no prior Carrera Cup experience. By operating in its own class, Rookies are also able to compete within one of the other championship categories. The first place wins up to £50.000, the second place wins £20.000 and the third place still wins £10.000. By competing in one of the other championship categories, Rookies are able to win even more money from their respective class.

Since introduced for the 2018 season. All drivers are competing in a flat-six, rear-engine 911 (Type 991.2) GT3 Cup Car, with 485bhp (361kW). .[2]

Scoring system

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 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  PP FL
Race 1 (Pro) 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 2 1
Race 2 (All Classes) 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1

The current scoring system

Champions

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Season Champion Team Champion
2003   Barry Horne   Team Parker Racing
2004   Richard Westbrook   Redline Racing
2005   Damien Faulkner   Team Parker Racing
Season Champion Team Champion Pro-Am Champion Pro-Am Team
2006   Damien Faulkner (2)   Team Parker Racing   Phil Quaife   Motorbase Performance
2007   James Sutton   Redline Racing   Nigel Rice   Redline Racing
Season Champion Team Champion Pro-Am 1 Champion Pro-Am 1 Team Pro-Am 2 Champion Pro-Am 2 Team
2008   Tim Harvey   Redline Racing   Nigel Rice   Redline Racing   Glynn Geddie   Parr Motorsport
2009   Tim Bridgman   Team Parker Racing   Glynn Geddie   Team Parker Racing   Glenn McMenamin   Parr Motorsport
2010   Tim Harvey (2)   Redline Racing   Ollie Jackson   Motorbase Performance   George Richardson   Motorbase Performance
2011   James Sutton (2)   Redline Racing   Jonas Gelžinis   Juta Racing   George Brewster   Celtic Speed
2012   Michael Meadows   Redline Racing   Ahmad Al Harthy   Redline Racing   Will Goff   Goff Racing
2013   Michael Meadows (2)   Samsung Smart Motorsport   Víctor Jiménez   Redline Racing   Pete Smallwood   Parr Motorsport
2014   Josh Webster   Redline Racing   Justin Sherwood   Team Parker Racing   Steve Liquorish   Team Parker Racing
2015   Dan Cammish   Redline Racing   Ignas Gelžinis   Juta Racing   John McCullagh   Redline Racing
2016   Dan Cammish (2)   Redline Racing   Euan McKay   IN2 Racing   Tautvydas Barštys   Juta Racing
2017   Charlie Eastwood   Redline Racing   Alex Martin   Team Parker Racing   Peter Kyle-Henney   IN2 Racing
Season Pro Champion Pro Team Champion Pro-Am Champion Pro-Am Team Am Champion Am Team
2018   Tio Ellinas   JTR   Seb Perez   Team Parker Racing   Peter Mangion   Team Parker Racing
2019   Daniel Harper   JTR   Karl Leonard   Team Parker Racing   Justin Sherwood   Team Parker Racing
2020   Harry King   Team Parker Racing   Esmee Hawkey   Team Parker Racing   Justin Sherwood   Team Parker Racing
2021   Dan Cammish (3)   Ryan Ratcliffe   Justin Sherwood
2022   Kiern Jewiss   Charles Rainford   Josh Stanton
2023   Adam Smalley   Max Bird   Justin Sherwood

References

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  1. ^ Porsche Carrera Cup GB Teams and Drivers
  2. ^ "Porsche one-make series - Porsche Great Britain".
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