2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2018 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 conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. The 2018 season was the 16th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 8 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races at eight meetings. Fourteen of the races were held in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship, with a round in support of the 2018 European Le Mans Series at Monza.

2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
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2018 ToCA Tour:
2018 BTCC
2018 F4 British Championship
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2018 Ginetta Junior Championship
2018 Renault UK Clio Cup

Entry list
Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro
Redline Racing 8 Dino Zamparelli[1] All
Slidesports Engineering 11 Tio Ellinas[2] All
GT Marques 12 Tom Jackson 7–8
43 James Kaye 1–3
JTR 19 Tom Wrigley[3] All
33 Daniel Harper[4] All
77 Lewis Plato[5] All
Team Parker Racing 32 George Gamble[6] All
Motorbase Performance 88 Valentin Hasse-Clot 5
300 Michael Caine 8
IN2 Racing 96 Will Bratt 2–4, 7
Pro-Am
Welch Motorsport 2 Rory Collingbourne[7] 1–2, 4
17 Daniel Welch 6–7
41 Jake Giddings 5
Motorbase Performance 2 Rory Collingbourne[8] 8
55 Dan Vaughan[9] All
GT Marques 3 Esmee Hawkey[10] All
Team Parker Racing 7 Justin Sherwood[7] All
66 Seb Perez[6] All
Redline Racing 10 Sam Brabham 7
72 Mike Wilds[8] 8
JTR 71 Jamie Orton[5] All
G-Cat Racing 76 Greg Caton[7] 1, 3
Am
GT Marques 4 Dan Kirby 5
Rob Boston Racing 5 Fraser Robertson[11] 1–7
Slidesports 9 David Fairbrother[12] 3–5, 7–8
84 Richard Hawken[13] All
G-Cat Racing 18 Gary Eastwood[7] 1–5
27 David Shaw 2, 7
31 Shamus Jennings[7] 1–7
IN2 Racing 22 Peter Kyle-Henney[7] 1–7
Asset Advantage Racing 23 Iain Dockerill[7] All
Welch Motorsport 35 Steve Gales 2, 4–6, 8
Team Parker Racing 44 Peter Mangion[7] All

Race calendar and results

The majority of the races will held in the United Kingdom, with the exception of the round held at Monza in Italy.[14]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Pro Winning Team Winning Pro-Am Winning Am
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 7 April Dino Zamparelli Tio Ellinas Dino Zamparelli Redline Racing Jamie Orton Peter Kyle-Henney
R2 8 April Daniel Harper George Gamble Team Parker Racing Jamie Orton Peter Mangion
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 28 April Tio Ellinas Dino Zamparelli Tio Ellinas Slidesports Engineering Dan Vaughan David Shaw
R4 29 April Dino Zamparelli Lewis Plato JTR Jamie Orton Peter Mangion
3 R5 Autodromo Nazionale Monza
(Monza, Italy)		 12 May Daniel Harper Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Redline Racing Seb Perez Peter Kyle-Henney
R6 13 May Dino Zamparelli George Gamble Team Parker Racing Seb Perez Iain Dockerill
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 9 June Tom Wrigley Lewis Plato Tom Wrigley JTR Seb Perez Peter Kyle-Henney
R8 10 June Daniel Harper Daniel Harper JTR Dan Vaughan Peter Mangion
5 R9 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 28 July Tio Ellinas George Gamble Dino Zamparelli Redline Racing Jamie Orton Peter Mangion
R10 29 July Daniel Harper Tom Wrigley JTR Jamie Orton Peter Mangion
6 R11 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 25 August Daniel Harper Tio Ellinas Daniel Harper JTR Seb Perez Peter Mangion
R12 26 August Daniel Harper George Gamble Team Parker Racing Seb Perez Peter Mangion
7 R13 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 15 September Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Redline Racing Dan Vaughan Peter Kyle-Henney
R14 16 September Daniel Harper Tom Wrigley JTR Seb Perez Peter Mangion
8 R15 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 29 September Daniel Harper Daniel Harper Lewis Plato JTR Rory Collingbourne Iain Dockerill
R16 30 September Daniel Harper Tom Wrigley JTR Rory Collingbourne Peter Mangion

Championship standings
Points system
 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

Overall championship
Pos Driver BHI DON MNZ OUL SNE KNO SILN BHGP Pts
Pro Class
1 Tio Ellinas 2 2 1 4 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 2 3 117
2 Dino Zamparelli 1 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 10 1 3 2 4 1 5 13 5 115
3 Tom Wrigley 6 5 4 2 3 4 1 4 5 1 5 6 3 1 3 1 108
4 Lewis Plato 3 4 5 1 Ret 7 2 2 4 2 6 5 8 3 1 2 95
5 Daniel Harper 13 7 3 7 Ret 8 4 1 2 4 1 2 5 2 9 4 84
6 George Gamble 4 1 7 DSQ 4 1 5 5 6 6 4 1 4 Ret 4 7 75
7 Will Bratt 9 5 Ret Ret 11 8 6 7 18
8 James Kaye 12 11 18 10 13 16 12
9 Tom Jackson 12 10 5 6 10
10 Michael Caine 6 9 4
11 Valentin Hasse-Clot Ret 7 2
Pro-Am Class
1 Seb Perez Ret 10 11 8 5 5 6 9 8 9 7 7 10 6 10 Ret 114
2 Dan Vaughan 9 13 6 11 7 6 7 6 9 10 8 8 7 8 Ret 10 107
3 Jamie Orton 5 6 8 6 Ret 9 9 7 7 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret 8 Ret 96
4 Justin Sherwood 10 Ret 12 9 12 Ret 10 11 10 13 Ret 16 11 12 12 11 55
5 Esmee Hawkey 11 9 14 DSQ 6 10 12 Ret 14 12 10 11 13 11 11 13 54
6 Rory Collingbourne 8 8 10 Ret 8 Ret 7 8 48
7 Daniel Welch 9 9 9 9 28
8 Greg Caton 7 Ret 8 Ret 13
9 Mike Wilds 14 18 7
10 Sam Brabham 16 13 6
11 Jake Giddings Ret 11 5
Am Class
1 Peter Mangion 15 12 Ret 12 Ret 12 14 12 11 14 11 12 15 14 Ret 12 130
2 Peter Kyle-Henney 14 16 15 13 9 Ret 13 13 12 15 15 15 14 17 108
3 Iain Dockerill 17 Ret 20 16 10 11 15 14 20 17 12 13 17 16 15 14 95
4 Richard Hawken 19 15 17 17 14 15 17 15 15 20 14 17 22 20 17 16 65
5 Shamus Jennings 18 17 Ret 15 11 13 19 16 19 18 13 14 18 19 57
6 David Fairbrother 15 14 16 Ret 17 19 20 18 16 15 43
7 Gary Eastwood 16 14 16 14 16 DNS Ret 17 18 Ret 34
8 Fraser Robertson 20 Ret 19 Ret 17 Ret 18 18 16 DSQ Ret 19 21 21 20
9 Steve Gales Ret 18 20 19 21 21 16 18 18 17 20
10 Dan Kirby 13 16 12
11 David Shaw 13 Ret 19 15 10

References
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  2. "TIO ELLINAS HEADS BACK TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR TITLE TILT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. "WRIGLEY JOINS JTR FOR SECOND CARRERA CUP GB CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "HARPER SIGNS WITH JTR FOR FIRST CARRERA CUP GB SEASON". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. "JTR CONFIRM PLATO AND ORTON FOR 2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. "SUPERCUP DUO MOVE TO CARRERA CUP GB WITH TEAM PARKER". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. "2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON LAUNCHES AT SILVERSTONE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. "Mike Wilds and Rory Collingbourne to race for Redline Racing at Brands Hatch - The Checkered Flag". The Checkered Flag. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  9. "MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE RETURN TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB WITH DAN VAUGHAN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. "ESMEE HAWKEY STEPS UP TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR 2018". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. "ROB BOSTON RACING CONFIRMS FRASER ROBERTSON FOR CARRERA CUP GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  12. "DAVID FAIRBROTHER BACK WITH SLIDESPORTS TO BUILD ON CARRERA CUP GB VICTORY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. "FORMER BTCC DRIVER HAWKEN JOINS CARRERA CUP GB GRID FOR 2018". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. "2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CALENDAR AND PRIZES CONFIRMED". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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