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.

Entry list

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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

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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

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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

Drivers' championships

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Overall championship

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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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  1. ^ "ZAMPARELLI SWITCHES TO REDLINE FOR 2018 TITLE PUSH". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "SUPERCUP DUO MOVE TO CARRERA CUP GB WITH TEAM PARKER". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON LAUNCHES AT SILVERSTONE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "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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