Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Category	One-make racing by Porsche
Country	United Kingdom
Inaugural season	2003
Drivers	20-30
Teams	8-10
Constructors	Porsche
Tyre suppliers	Michelin
Drivers' champion	Dan Cammish
Teams' champion	Redine Racing
Official website	Porsche 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 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. ^[1]

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). . ^[2]

Scoring 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

The current scoring system

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 (2)	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	Nigel Rice	Redline Racing	Glynn Geddie	Parr Motorsport
2009	Tim Bridgman	Team Parker Racing	Glynn Geddie	Team Parker Racing	Glenn McMenamin	Parr Motorsport
2010	Tim Harvey (2)	Redline Racing	Ollie Jackson	Motorbase Performance	George Richardson	Motorbase Performance
2011	James Sutton (2)	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 (2)	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 (2)	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
2021	Dan Cammish (3)		Ryan Ratcliffe		Justin Sherwood
2022	Kiern Jewiss		Charles Rainford		Josh Stanton
2023	Adam Smalley		Max Bird		Justin Sherwood

References

1. Porsche Carrera Cup GB Teams and Drivers
2. "Porsche one-make series - Porsche Great Britain".

External links

• Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain website