2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England, France and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It was 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 formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. The 2014 season was the twelfth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 30 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after 19 races at 10 meetings. 18 of the races were held in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, with the other race in support of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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For the majority of the season, the championship battle revolved around Redline Racing team-mates Josh Webster and Michael Meadows, running under the Samsung UHD TV Racing banner. Meadows won more races than Webster – Meadows with nine overall wins plus a further two class wins, while Webster took five overall wins with a further class win – but Webster's greater consistency allowed him to take the overall championship by nine points, ahead of the two-time defending champion Meadows. Webster finished each race as one of the best three finishers in class, including the overseas round at Le Mans, where he was seventh overall. Third place in the championship went to Paul Rees, who took a race victory at Rockingham, and three further podium finishes. The only other drivers to take race victories were Ben Barker, who achieved an overall victory at Le Mans – as well as two victories in the guest car in the opening Brands Hatch round – and Daniel Cammish, who took a win in the guest car at the final round. Redline Racing were comfortable winners of the teams' championship, finishing almost 200 points clear of In2Racing, the next best team.

In the Pro-Am championships, Justin Sherwood won the Pro-Am 1 title by 41 points, largely due to him competing in more rounds of the series than any other driver in the class. Only twice did a Pro-Am 1 driver reach the overall podium, as Karl Leonard achieved a second-place finish at Donington Park, while Pepe Massot took a third-place finish at Croft. Massot was later regraded as a professional driver after his strong performances at Croft, and in qualifying at Snetterton. In Pro-Am 2, although Peter Kyle-Henney scored more championship points in total, the best seven rounds scoring system allowed Steven Liquorish to claim the championship title by a single point. Liquorish took six race wins over the course of the season, while Kyle-Henney took four wins. Third place went to three-time winner Will Goff, with two wins each for Carol Brown at Knockhill, Paul Donkin at Croft, and Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher, who achieved his double at Silverstone.

Entry list

For the 2014 season, a new car was utilised with the introduction of the seventh generation Porsche 911 – the Porsche 991 – to replace the Porsche 997 model.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Redline Racing 1 Michael Meadows All
9 Josh Webster All
18 Nicholas Latifi 8
25 Víctor Jiménez All
Parr Motorsport 14 Pepe Massot 6–10
130 Ben Barker 4
In2Racing 24 Jake Hill 1, 10
77 Paul Rees All
Welch Motorsport 55 James Fletcher 9
70 Mark Cole 3
Pro-Am 1
Team Parker Racing 7 Justin Sherwood 1–3, 5–10
36 Karl Leonard 1–2, 4
Redline Racing 13 Jordan Witt 6–10
99 Rob Smith 2, 4, 6–7, 10
Parr Motorsport 14 Pepe Massot 5
23 Kieran Gallagher 1
In2Racing 42 Graeme Mundy 2–4
49 Michael Donovan 9
Welch Motorsport 44 George Brewster 10
Pro-Am 2
Redline Racing 15 Paul Donkin 5
17 Kelvin Fletcher 1, 9
Team Parker Racing 3
66 Steven Liquorish All
123 Bill Cameron 4
Parr Motorsport 22 Peter Kyle-Henney All
In2Racing 50 Paul McKay 5–6
59 Will Goff 1–2, 8, 10
91 Daniel McKay 8
92 Carol Brown 7
Welch Motorsport 111 Scott Marshall 4
Guest
Parr Motorsport 0 Ben Barker 1
Max Coates 2
Oscar King 3
Redline Racing Chris Harris 4
Ollie Millroy 5
Richard Muscat 6
In2Racing William Plant 7
David Walley 8
Josh Files 9
Team Parker Racing Dan Cammish 10
Redline Racing 116 Guy Riall 4
ASK Racing 117 Tom Hallissey 4
Parr Motorsport 195 Pete Smallwood 4
Icon Class
PA1 Pro-Am 1
PA2 Pro-Am 2
G Guest

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 23 September 2013. The championship reduced from 20 rounds in 2013 to 19 rounds, after the inclusion of a single joint race, with the Porsche Carrera Cup France, in support of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, replacing the races at Oulton Park.[2] The French round was only the second time the championship has held an international round, after the 2011 race in Germany. All other rounds were held in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season and featured two races at each meeting.[3]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
30 March Michael Meadows Ben Barker Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
R2 Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
19 April Michael Meadows Josh Webster Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
R4 20 April Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Josh Webster Redline Racing
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
4 May Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
R6 Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
4 R7 Circuit de la Sarthe
(Le Mans)
13 June Kévin Estre Kévin Estre Ben Barker Parr Motorsport
5 R8 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
28 June Paul Rees Josh Webster Josh Webster Redline Racing
R9 29 June Josh Webster Michael Meadows Josh Webster Redline Racing
6 R10 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
3 August Josh Webster Josh Webster Josh Webster Redline Racing
R11 Josh Webster Michael Meadows Josh Webster Redline Racing
7 R12 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
24 August Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
R13 Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
8 R14 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
6 September Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
R15 7 September Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Paul Rees In2Racing
9 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 September Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
R17 28 September Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
10 R18 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
12 October Dan Cammish Josh Webster Dan Cammish Team Parker Racing
R19 Dan Cammish Dan Cammish Michael Meadows Samsung UHD TV Racing
Notes

    Championship standings

    Points system
     1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  PP FL
    Finishers 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
    Pro-AM2 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

    Overall championship

    Pos Driver BHI DON THR SAR CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
    1 Josh Webster 3 4 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 357
    2 Michael Meadows 2 2 1 6 1 1 3 DNS 2 2 2 1 1 1 11 1 1 4 1 348
    3 Paul Rees 7 6 5 3 5 5 4 2 4 5 6 6 7 8 1 4 2 6 10 250
    4 Víctor Jiménez 5 5 4 2 4 3 14† 3 Ret 4 4 3 6 3 Ret 3 10 3 4 242
    5 Pepe Massot 4 3 6 5 4 3 4 3 Ret Ret 1 9 135
    6 Justin Sherwood 8 7 7 10 DNS DNS Ret 5 11 8 12 9 5 9 9 8 11 8 128
    7 Peter Kyle-Henney 10 10 9 9 8 9 Ret 7 8 8 11 10 11 9 10 11 11 13 12 127
    8 Steven Liquorish 9 9 11 8 9 8 8 Ret 7 9 10 11 12 10 8 Ret 9 14 11 121
    9 Rob Smith 8 7 6 7 7 7 5 9 7 88
    10 Jordan Witt Ret 9 5 4 6 Ret 7 7 7 Ret 65
    11 Jake Hill 4 3 8 3 59
    12 Karl Leonard 6 Ret 2 4 5 56
    13 Kelvin Fletcher 12 11 10 10 8 6 46
    14 Will Goff 13 8 Ret 12 11 6 12 13 45
    15 Graeme Mundy 10 11 7 7 7 42
    16 James Fletcher 6 5 26
    17 Mark Cole 6 6 24
    18 Paul McKay 8 9 10 Ret 23
    19 Ben Barker 1 1 1 22
    20 Paul Donkin 6 6 22
    21 George Brewster 10 6 20
    22 Daniel McKay 12 7 15
    23 Carol Brown 9 10 15
    24 Nicholas Latifi Ret 4 14
    25 Michael Donovan 10 12 12
    26 Kieran Gallagher 11 12 11
    27 Scott Marshall 9 7
    28 Bill Cameron 12 6
    Guest drivers ineligible for points
    Dan Cammish 1 5 0
    Richard Muscat 3 3 0
    Oscar King 3 4 0
    Josh Files 5 4 0
    Max Coates 6 5 0
    David Walley 7 5 0
    Ollie Millroy 5 Ret 0
    William Plant 8 8 0
    Pete Smallwood 10 0
    Guy Riall 11 0
    Tom Hallissey 13 0
    Chris Harris Ret 0
    Pos Driver BHI DON THR SAR CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP 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)
    Notes

     — At Le Mans, Víctor Jiménez did not finish the race but was classified for completing over 90% of the race distance.

    Pro-Am championships

    Pos Driver BHI DON THR SAR CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
    Pro-Am 1
    1 Justin Sherwood 8 7 7 10 DNS DNS Ret 5 11 8 12 9 5 9 9 8 11 8 132
    2 Rob Smith 8 7 22 7 7 7 5 9 7 91
    3 Jordan Witt Ret 9 5 4 6 Ret 7 7 7 Ret 76
    4 Karl Leonard 6 Ret 2 4 15 65
    5 Graeme Mundy 10 11 7 7 24 46
    6 Pepe Massot 4 3 P1 P1 33
    7 George Brewster 10 6 20
    8 Michael Donovan 10 12 12
    9 Kieran Gallagher 11 12 11
    Pro-Am 2
    1 Steven Liquorish 9 9 11 8 9 8 27 Ret 7 9 10 11 12 10 8 Ret 9 14 11 132
    2 Peter Kyle-Henney 10 10 9 9 8 9 Ret 7 8 8 11 10 11 9 10 11 11 13 12 131
    3 Will Goff 13 8 Ret 12 11 6 12 13 68
    4 Kelvin Fletcher 12 11 10 10 8 6 54
    5 Paul Donkin 6 6 24
    6 Carol Brown 9 10 24
    7 Paul McKay 8 9 10 Ret 23
    8 Daniel McKay 12 7 18
    9 Scott Marshall 31 9
    10 Bill Cameron 46 8
    Pos Driver BHI DON THR SAR CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP 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)
    Notes

    1 — Pepe Massot scored pole position points towards the Pro-Am 1 championship standings at Snetterton, before being regraded as a professional driver for the races.

    References

    1. "Classification". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
    2. "Le Mans date for Porsche Carrera Cup GB in 2014". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
    3. Ashby, Chris (23 September 2013). "2014 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Calendar Confirmed". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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