2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is a multi class championship, with drivers grouped based on their ability and experience into three classes: Professional, Professional-Amateur 1 (Pro-Am 1)and Professional-Amateur 2 (Pro-Am 2).[1] It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

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This season was the tenth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 21 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.

Entry list

The official entry list was released on 13 March, including 21 full-season entries.[2]


Team No. Driver Rounds
Redline Racing 0 Michael Meadows All
00 Glynn Geddie 1–7
1 James Sutton 8–10
Team Parker Racing 5 Richard Plant All
7 Sam Tordoff All
18 Andy Meyrick 6–10
23 Daniel Lloyd All
Juta Racing 8 Jonas Gelžinis All
Parr Motorsport 20 Ben Barker All
49 Chris Dymond 1, 3
Celtic Speed 45 Rory Butcher All
Pro-Am 1
Celtic Speed 11 George Brewster 1, 3, 5, 7, 9–10
Team Parker Racing 17 Michael Leonard 1–2, 4, 6
24 Derek Pierce All
Redline Racing 25 Víctor Jiménez All
29 Yücel Özbek 1–8
77 Ahmad Al Harthy All
99 Keith Webster 1–3, 6–7, 9–10
Parr Motorsport 36 Karl Leonard 2, 4
GT Marques 70 Oliver Mortimer All
Pro-Am 2
SIBSport 15 Tania Mann 1–3, 6–7
Juta Racing 19 Tautvydas Barštys 1, 4–5
Speedlover 27 Jean Glorieux 1
GT Marques 47 Fraser O'Brien 6
Parr Motorsport 55 Richard Denny 9–10
Goff Racing 59 Will Goff 1, 4–6, 8–10

Race calendar and results

On 20 September 2011, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2012 season, for all of the series competing on the TOCA package.[3] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 31 March Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Richard Plant Team Parker Racing
R2 1 April Michael Meadows Richard Plant Michael Meadows Redline Racing
2 R3 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 15 April Michael Meadows Jonas Gelžinis Michael Meadows Redline Racing
R4 Michael Meadows Jonas Gelžinis Michael Meadows Redline Racing
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 29 April Michael Meadows Ben Barker Michael Meadows Redline Racing
R6 Michael Meadows Sam Tordoff Daniel Lloyd Team Parker Racing
4 R7 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 10 June Sam Tordoff Michael Meadows Sam Tordoff Team Parker Racing
R8 Michael Meadows Jonas Gelžinis Michael Meadows Redline Racing
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 23 June Rory Butcher Rory Butcher Rory Butcher Celtic Speed
R10 24 June Rory Butcher Rory Butcher Rory Butcher Celtic Speed
6 R11 Snetterton (300) Circuit, Norfolk 12 August Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Team Parker Racing
R12 Sam Tordoff Ben Barker Sam Tordoff Team Parker Racing
7 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 26 August Ben Barker Ben Barker Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
R14 Ben Barker Ben Barker Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
8 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 23 September Ben Barker Ben Barker Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
R16 Ben Barker Sam Tordoff Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
9 R17 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 7 October Ben Barker Jonas Gelžinis Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
R18 Michael Meadows Rory Butcher Michael Meadows Redline Racing
10 R19 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 21 October Jonas Gelžinis Jonas Gelžinis Jonas Gelžinis Juta Racing
R20 Jonas Gelžinis Daniel Lloyd Sam Tordoff Team Parker Racing

Championship standings

A driver's best 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Michael Meadows 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 2 6 3 3 4 1 11 7 320
2 Ben Barker 5 5 2 Ret 2 5 6 7 5 7 Ret 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 282
3 Sam Tordoff 4 4 4 4 10 12 1 3 3 5 1 1 3 Ret 7 4 7 5 2 1 274
4 Jonas Gelžinis 2 3 3 2 8 6 3 2 2 3 DSQ 5 4 11 2 8 8 3 1 10 4 259
5 Rory Butcher 7 13 6 6 3 3 5 4 1 1 5 11 Ret 2 5 2 3 7 3 3 3 254
6 Daniel Lloyd Ret 2 8 3 5 1 4 5 6 4 4 12 5 3 9 Ret Ret 9 4 5 9 202
7 Richard Plant 1 7 15 5 4 8 7 6 11 11 7 6 Ret 5 6 6 6 2 7 4 196
8 Ahmad Al Harthy 10 11 5 7 6 7 10 9 7 8 Ret 8 6 4 Ret 7 9 8 10 Ret 143
9 Oliver Mortimer 11 9 12 Ret 11 10 11 8 10 10 9 10 7 8 11 10 12 10 13 11 3 108
10 Glynn Geddie 6 8 9 8 9 2 16 Ret 4 6 6 7 10 Ret 2 105
11 Derek Pierce 8 Ret 7 9 13 14 9 10 8 9 13 13 Ret 7 10 Ret 10 11 8 9 104
12 Víctor Jiménez DSQ 12 10 10 12 11 8 11 9 16 8 9 8 Ret 12 9 11 Ret 12 8 4 92
13 Andy Meyrick 3 4 DSQ Ret 4 Ret 5 6 6 Ret 4 72
14 James Sutton 8 5 2 Ret 9 6 55
15 Keith Webster 14 14 13 Ret 14 15 10 14 11 9 Ret Ret 14 12 36
16 Yücel Özbek 15 18 Ret Ret 16 16 13 14 12 12 11 16 12 10 Ret 11 34
17 George Brewster 12 10 15 13 15 13 9 Ret 13 13 16 14 33
18 Chris Dymond 13 6 7 9 29
19 Will Goff 16 16 15 13 13 14 14 17 13 12 15 12 15 13 27
20 Karl Leonard 11 11 12 12 18
21 Michael Leonard 9 Ret 14 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 2 10
22 Tania Mann 17 Ret 16 12 17 17 15 19 Ret NC 5
23 Fraser O'Brien 12 18 4
24 Tautvydas Barštys Ret 15 17 Ret 14 15 4
25 Richard Denny 14 Ret 17 15 3
26 Jean Glorieux Ret 17 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References
  1. "Classification". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. Cliffe, Andrew (13 March 2012). "2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB entry unveiled". racingexposure.com. Racing Exposure. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  3. "BTCC issues 2012 dates". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
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