Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

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Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Category One-make racing by Porsche
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Inaugural season2003
Drivers20-30
Teams8-10
Constructors Porsche
Tyre suppliers Michelin
Drivers' champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Cammish
Teams' champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redine Racing
Official website Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Motorsport current event.svg Current season
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Race at Donington Park, 2008 Carrera cup field.jpg
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Race at Donington Park, 2008
Carrera Cup Car Porsche Carrera Cup Press Day 001.jpg
Carrera Cup Car
The car currently used in the championship, the Porsche 991 GT3 Cup. Porsche 991 GT3 Cup GB.jpg
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]

Contents

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

 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th PPFL
Race 1 (Pro)121086432121
Race 2 (All Classes)10865432101

The current scoring system

Champions

SeasonChampionTeam Champion
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Horne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing
2005 Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Faulkner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing
SeasonChampionTeam ChampionPro-Am ChampionPro-Am Team
2006 Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Faulkner (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Quaife Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Motorbase Performance
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Sutton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Rice Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing
SeasonChampionTeam ChampionPro-Am 1 ChampionPro-Am 1 TeamPro-Am 2 ChampionPro-Am 2 Team
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Rice Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glynn Geddie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Parr Motorsport
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Bridgman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glynn Geddie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glenn McMenamin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Parr Motorsport
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Motorbase Performance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Motorbase Performance
2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Sutton (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of Lithuania.svg Jonas Gelžinis Flag of Lithuania.svg Juta Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Brewster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Celtic Speed
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Meadows Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of Oman.svg Ahmad Al Harthy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Goff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Goff Racing
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Meadows (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samsung Smart Motorsport Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Jiménez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pete Smallwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Parr Motorsport
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Liquorish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Cammish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of Lithuania.svg Ignas Gelžinis Flag of Lithuania.svg Juta Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McCullagh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Cammish (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Euan McKay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg IN2 Racing Flag of Lithuania.svg Tautvydas Barštys Flag of Lithuania.svg Juta Racing
2017 Flag of Ireland.svg Charlie Eastwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Redline Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Kyle-Henney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg IN2 Racing
SeasonPro ChampionPro Team ChampionPro-Am ChampionPro-Am TeamAm ChampionAm Team
2018 Flag of Cyprus.svg Tio Ellinas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JTR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Seb Perez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Mangion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Harper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JTR Flag of Ireland.svg Karl Leonard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Esmee Hawkey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Cammish (3) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Ratcliffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Sherwood
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kiern Jewiss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Rainford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Stanton
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Smalley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Bird Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Sherwood

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References

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