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 eighteenth 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
Country United Kingdom
Inaugural season2003
Drivers23
Teams14
ConstructorsPorsche
Tyre suppliersMichelin
Drivers' champion Harry King
Teams' champion Team Parker 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

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
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Points201816141210987654321

1 extra point for fastest lap in each race and 1 point for Pole Position in the first race of each meeting.

Champions
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 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 Tony Gilham ReDesign Racing Glynn Geddie Parr Motorsport
2009 Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing Glynn Geddie Team Parker Racing Glenn McMenamin Parr Motorsport
2010 Tim Harvey Redline Racing Ollie Jackson Motorbase Performance George Richardson Motorbase Performance
2011 James Sutton 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 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 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

References
  1. Porsche Carrera Cup GB Teams and Drivers
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