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Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Motor racing series takes in the UK

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Summary

Motor racing series takes in the UK

FieldValue
logoFile:PorscheCarreraCupGreatBritainLogo.png
categoryOne-make racing by Porsche
country/regionUK United Kingdom
inaugural2003
drivers20-30
teams8-10
constructorsPorsche
tyresMichelin
champion driverGBR Dan Cammish
champion teamGBR Redline Racing
current_seasonPorsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
websitePorsche Carrera Cup GB
car911 (Type 992) GT3 Cup Car

| country/region = UK United Kingdom

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 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.

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

History

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- 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). .

Scoring system

PPFL
1st
Race 1 (Pro)12
Race 2 (All Classes)10

The current scoring system

Champions

SeasonChampionTeam Champion200320042005SeasonChampionTeam ChampionPro-Am ChampionPro-Am Team20062007SeasonChampionTeam ChampionPro-Am 1 ChampionPro-Am 1 TeamPro-Am 2 ChampionPro-Am 2 Team2008200920102011201220132014201520162017SeasonPro ChampionPro Team ChampionPro-Am ChampionPro-Am TeamAm ChampionAm Team201820192020202120222023
GBR Barry HorneGBR Team Parker Racing
GBR Richard WestbrookGBR Redline Racing
IRE Damien FaulknerGBR Team Parker Racing
IRE Damien Faulkner (2)GBR Team Parker RacingGBR Phil QuaifeGBR Motorbase Performance
GBR James SuttonGBR Redline RacingGBR Nigel RiceGBR Redline Racing
GBR Tim HarveyGBR Redline RacingGBR Nigel RiceGBR Redline RacingGBR Glynn GeddieGBR Parr Motorsport
GBR Tim BridgmanGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Glynn GeddieGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Glenn McMenaminGBR Parr Motorsport
GBR Tim Harvey (2)GBR Redline RacingGBR Ollie JacksonGBR Motorbase PerformanceGBR George RichardsonGBR Motorbase Performance
GBR James Sutton (2)GBR Redline RacingLIT Jonas GelžinisLIT Juta RacingGBR George BrewsterGBR Celtic Speed
GBR Michael MeadowsGBR Redline RacingOMA Ahmad Al HarthyGBR Redline RacingGBR Will GoffGBR Goff Racing
GBR Michael Meadows (2)GBR Samsung Smart MotorsportSPA Víctor JiménezGBR Redline RacingGBR Pete SmallwoodGBR Parr Motorsport
GBR Josh WebsterGBR Redline RacingGBR Justin SherwoodGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Steve LiquorishGBR Team Parker Racing
GBR Dan CammishGBR Redline RacingLIT Ignas GelžinisLIT Juta RacingGBR John McCullaghGBR Redline Racing
GBR Dan Cammish (2)GBR Redline RacingGBR Euan McKayGBR IN2 RacingLIT Tautvydas BarštysLIT Juta Racing
IRL Charlie EastwoodGBR Redline RacingGBR Alex MartinGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Peter Kyle-HenneyGBR IN2 Racing
CYP Tio EllinasGBR JTRGBR Seb PerezGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Peter MangionGBR Team Parker Racing
GBR Daniel HarperGBR JTRIRL Karl LeonardGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Justin SherwoodGBR Team Parker Racing
GBR Harry KingGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Esmee HawkeyGBR Team Parker RacingGBR Justin SherwoodGBR Team Parker Racing
GBR Dan Cammish (3)GBR Ryan RatcliffeGBR Justin Sherwood
GBR Kiern JewissGBR Charles RainfordGBR Josh Stanton
GBR Adam SmalleyGBR Max BirdGBR Justin Sherwood

References

References

  1. [http://www.porsche.com/uk/motorsportandevents/motorsport/racing/porschecarreracupgreatbritain/teamsanddriver/ Porsche Carrera Cup GB] Teams and Drivers
  2. "Porsche one-make series - Porsche Great Britain".
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