2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2016 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 2016 season was the fourteenth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 3 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 2 October 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 2016 British Touring Car Championship season, with a round in support of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Entry list edit

Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro
Redline Racing[N 1] 1   Dan Cammish[1] All
15   Tom Oliphant[2] All
28   Charlie Eastwood[3] All
77   Lewis Plato[4] All
Team Parker Racing 5   Stephen Jelley[5] All
45   Bradley Ellis 4
Juta Racing 8   Jonas Gelžinis[5] All
IDL Racing 10   Tom Sharp[5] All
GT Marques 19   Alessandro Latif[6] All
88   Dino Zamparelli All
IN2 Racing 32   Daniel Lloyd 7-8
Pro-Am 1
Team Parker Racing 7   Justin Sherwood All
Parr Motorsport 29   Sean Hudspeth[4] All
G-Cat Racing 30   Peter Jennings[5] 1–4, 8
76   Greg Caton 5
Redline Racing[N 1] 33   John McCullagh[5][N 2] All
IN2 Racing 81   Euan McKay All
91   Daniel McKay[5] All
Pro-Am 2
IN2 Racing 2   Mark Cowne 5
34   Salih Yoluc 2
The Car Loan Centre 4   Peter Parsons 1–5, 8
Juta Racing 13   Tautvydas Barštys[5] All
Intersport Racing 17   Mark Radcliffe[5] All
Parr Motorsport 22   Peter Kyle-Henney All
Asset Advantage Race Team 23   Iain Dockerill[5] 1–5, 7-8
G-Cat Racing 31   Shamus Jennings[5] All
Redline Racing[N 1] 44   Barrie Baxter[4] All
Team Parker Racing 46   Adrian Barwick 2–3, 5
49   Rupert Martin[5] 1–7
Guest
Team Parker Racing 36   Karl Leonard 8
Privateer 40   Graeme Mundy 2

Race calendar and results edit

The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 30 November 2015.[7]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
3 April   Dan Cammish   Dino Zamparelli   Dino Zamparelli GT Marques
R2   Dan Cammish   Dino Zamparelli   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
2 R3 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)
16 April   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R4 17 April   Dan Cammish   Dino Zamparelli   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
3 R5 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
4 June   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R6 5 June   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
4 R7 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
19 June   Dino Zamparelli   Dino Zamparelli   Dino Zamparelli GT Marques
R8   Dino Zamparelli   Dino Zamparelli   Dino Zamparelli GT Marques
5 R9 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
31 July   Dan Cammish   Charlie Eastwood   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R10   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
6 R11 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
14 August   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R12   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
7 R13 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
18 September   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R14   Dan Cammish   Stephen Jelley   Dan Cammish Redline Racing
8 R15 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
2 October   Charlie Eastwood   Dan Cammish   Charlie Eastwood Redline Racing
R16   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish   Dan Cammish Redline Racing

Championship standings edit

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-Am 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' championships edit

Overall championship edit

Pos Driver BHI SILGP OUL CRO SNE KNO SILN BHGP Pts
1   Dan Cammish 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 313
2   Dino Zamparelli 1 2 2 2 5 3 1 1 6 3 6 6 5 3 3 2 257
3   Charlie Eastwood 4 6 3 3 3 5 4 8 2 2 2 2 3 4 1 3 246
4   Tom Oliphant 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 7 4 2 6 4 6 199
5   Stephen Jelley 6 3 8 6 2 2 3 4 Ret DNS 4 8 4 2 9 8 180
6   Tom Sharp 3 5 7 5 23 8 8 3 3 5 3 3 16 5 6 7 174
7   Jonas Gelžinis 7 8 4 8 6 7 2 7 7 9 9 10 8 9 7 4 150
8   Lewis Plato 8 5 6 7 7 4 8 6 4 7 5 7 Ret 10 Ret 9 133
9   Euan McKay 10 13 9 Ret 9 9 11 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 10 12 92
10   Alessandro Latif Ret 12 15 9 8 22 10 23 8 13 12 5 6 8 5 Ret 83
11   Daniel McKay Ret 11 10 Ret 10 11 Ret DNS 11 6 10 11 9 11 12 10 71
12   Sean Hudspeth Ret 9 11 11 11 10 12 19 13 10 11 Ret 12 14 13 13 60
13   Justin Sherwood 11 7 12 Ret 13 13 13 11 Ret 12 13 12 11 13 14 14 54
14   Daniel Lloyd 7 7 2 5 48
15   John McCullagh 9 15 14 10 12 12 17 12 12 18 14 13 14 15 15 16 43
16   Bradley Ellis 6 9 17
17   Tautvydas Barštys 12 18 13 Ret 18 14 15 15 17 14 17 15 17 19 18 21 14
18   Peter Kyle-Henney 13 19 22 19 16 19 14 14 14 15 15 17 13 Ret 19 20 14
19   Peter Jennings 14 14 16 13 14 17 23 16 16 15 13
20   Greg Caton 10 11 11
21   Mark Radcliffe 19 16 19 14 15 20 16 13 18 16 Ret 14 15 Ret 17 17 10
22   Iain Dockerill 15 17 23 15 20 16 20 18 15 17 20 17 20 Ret 4
23   Shamus Jennings 18 Ret 20 16 19 15 22 21 16 21 16 16 19 16 21 18 2
24   Peter Parsons 16 20 25 Ret Ret DNS 18 17 Ret 19 23 19 0
25   Barrie Baxter 17 Ret 17 18 21 Ret 19 20 19 23 18 19 18 18 22 22 0
26   Adrian Barwick 21 17 17 18 Ret 22 0
27   Rupert Martin 20 21 24 20 22 21 21 22 20 20 19 18 21 20 0
28   Salih Yoluc Ret 21 0
29   Mark Cowne 21 24 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Karl Leonard 11 11 0
  Graeme Mundy 18 12 0
Pos Driver BHI SILGP OUL CRO SNE KNO SILN BHGP Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Pro-Am championships edit

Pos Driver BHI SILGP OUL CRO SNE KNO SILN BHGP Pts
Pro-Am 1
1   Euan McKay 10 13 9 Ret 9 9 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 10 12 161
2   Daniel McKay Ret 11 10 Ret 10 11 Ret DNS 11 6 10 11 9 11 12 10 117
3   Sean Hudspeth Ret 9 11 11 11 10 12 19 13 10 11 Ret 12 14 13 13 113
4   John McCullagh 9 15 14 10 12 12 17 12 12 18 14 13 14 15 15 16 111
5   Justin Sherwood 11 7 12 Ret 13 13 13 11 Ret 12 13 12 11 13 14 14 105
6   Peter Jennings 18 14 16 13 14 17 23 16 16 15 60
7   Greg Caton 10 11 16
Pro-Am 2
1   Tautvydas Barštys 12 18 13 Ret 18 14 15 15 17 14 17 15 17 19 18 21 138
2   Peter Kyle-Henney 13 19 22 19 13 20 14 14 14 15 15 17 13 Ret 19 20 130
3   Mark Radcliffe 19 16 19 14 15 20 16 13 18 16 DSQ 14 15 Ret 17 17 123
4   Shamus Jennings 18 Ret 20 16 19 15 22 21 16 21 16 16 19 16 21 18 102
5   Iain Dockerill 15 17 23 15 23 16 20 18 15 17 20 17 20 Ret 91
6   Barrie Baxter 17 Ret 17 18 21 Ret 19 20 19 23 18 19 18 18 22 22 80
7   Rupert Martin 20 21 20 24 22 21 21 22 20 20 19 18 21 20 60
8   Peter Parsons 16 20 25 Ret Ret DNS 18 17 Ret 19 23 19 47
9   Adrian Barwick 21 17 17 18 Ret 22 31
10   Salih Yoluc Ret 21 4
11   Adrian Barwick 21 24 4
12   John McCullagh[N 2] QO QO 2
Pos Driver BHI SILGP OUL CRO SNE KNO SILN BHGP Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References edit

  1. ^ Bonham, Lee (17 February 2016). "CAMMISH RETURNS FOR CARRERA CUP GB TITLE DEFENCE". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ Bonham, Lee (16 November 2015). "GINETTA CHAMPION OLIPHANT SWITCHES TO PORSCHE". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ Bonham, Lee (27 January 2016). "PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2016: CHARLIE EASTWOOD – THE NEW SCHOLAR". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Bonham, Lee (24 February 2016). "PLATO SWITCHES TO REDLINE CARRERA CUP ASSAULT". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bonham, Lee (8 February 2016). "PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2016: THE SUPER SEVENTEEN READY TO GO". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. ^ Bonham, Lee (13 January 2016). "LATIF TO CARRERA CUP: GT MARQUES SEAT FOR BRITISH TEENAGER". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  7. ^ "SPA OUT, SILVERSTONE AT THE DOUBLE FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2016". The Checkered Flag. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Cars No. 1, 28, 33 & 44 entered as Redline Racing and cars No. 15 & 77 entered as Team Redline.
  2. ^ a b Participated in practice and qualifying in the Pro-Am 2 class, at Round 1 at Brands Hatch before being upgraded to the Pro-Am 1 class for rest off the season.

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