2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain

The 2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 Cayman Islands Porsche Sprint Challenge 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 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars. The 2020 season was the 1st Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season, the season began on 11 July 2020 at Snetterton Circuit and ended on 8 November at Silverstone Circuit.[1]

The car used in the championship, the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

Teams and Drivers edit

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2020 season.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro Class
Rob Boston Racing 9   Charles Ladell 6
10   Tom Jackson 1–5
Redline Racing[2] 18   Archie Hamilton[2] 1–5
40   Ethan Hawkey[2] 1–5
88   Dino Zamparelli 6
IN2 Racing[3] 23   Alex Toth-Jones 1–3
  Sarah Moore 4–5
32   James Dorlin All
TCR 54   Theo Edgerton All
Am Class
Forelle Estates Racing 3   Michael Price 1–4, 6
Jordan Racing Team 5   Peter Chambers All
Team Parker Racing 7   Charles March 6
Valluga Racing[4] 8   Adam Knight 6
22   Carl Cavers[4] All
27   Ian Humphries[4] All
Redline Racing[2] 15   Nigel Rice[2] All
24   Paul Donkin 5
33   Chris Car[2] 2, 4
55   Daniel O'Brien 6
81   Gustav Engljähringer 3
IN2 Racing[3] 51   Ambrogio Perfetti[N 1] All
77   Charles Clark 6
99   Andrey Borodin 6
Simon Green Motorsport 56   Simon Green 6
Rob Boston Racing 66   John Westbrook 1–4, 6

Race Calendar edit

A new calendar was announced on 26 May 2020.[5]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Pro Winning Team Winning Am Supporting
1 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
11–12 July   James Dorlin   James Dorlin   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   Ambrogio Perfetti Porsche Club GB
GT Cup
  Theo Edgerton   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   Ambrogio Perfetti
2 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
15–16 August   Tom Jackson   Tom Jackson   Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing   Ambrogio Perfetti British GT Championship
  Tom Jackson   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   Pete Chambers
3 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
6 September   Tom Jackson   Tom Jackson   Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing   Ian Humphries Porsche Club GB
  James Dorlin   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   John Westbrook
4 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
19–20 September   Ethan Hawkey   Tom Jackson   Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing   Ambrogio Perfetti British GT Championship
  Ethan Hawkey   Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing   Ambrogio Perfetti
5 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10–11 October   James Dorlin   James Dorlin   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   Ambrogio Perfetti British Touring Car Championship
  James Dorlin   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   Paul Donkin
6 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
7–8 November   Dino Zamparelli   Charles Ladell   Theo Edgerton TCR   Ian Humphries British GT Championship
  Dino Zamparelli   James Dorlin IN2 Racing   Ian Humphries

Championship standings edit

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  PP FL
10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' championships edit

Overall championship edit

Pos Driver SNE DON1 BHGP DON2 CRO SIL Pts
Pro Class
1   James Dorlin 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 113
2   Tom Jackson 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 11 Ret 79
3   Theo Edgerton 2 Ret 5 5 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 3 77
4   Archie Hamilton 3 3 3 3 DNS DNS 2 5 3 Ret 44
5   Ethan Hawkey 5 Ret 4 7 3 5 5 4 10 3 42
6   Alex Toth-Jones 7 Ret 7 4 5 4 20
-   Dino Zamparelli* 4 2 -
-   Charlie Ladell* 2 8 -
-   Sarah Moore* 7 8 4 Ret -
Am Class
1   Ambrogio Perfetti 6 4 6 10 Ret DNS 6 6 5 6 16 5 94
2   Ian Humphries 10 5 8 8 6 Ret 9 7 12 5 5 4 86
3   Nigel Rice 9 6 9 9 9 Ret 8 9 7 Ret 7 6 66
4   Peter Chambers 11 8 11 6 8 7 11 10 8 DNS 6 13 62
5   Carl Cavers 12 10 12 13 10 8 13 14 19 7 9 11 44
6   John Westbrook 13 9 14 12 7 6 Ret 13 11 12 36
7   Michael Price 8 7 10 Ret Ret DNS 10 11 10 14 31
8   Chris Car 13 11 12 12 12
-   Paul Donkin* 6 4 -
-   Daniel O'Brien* 8 7 -
-   Gustav Engljähringer* 11 9 -
-   Adam Knight* Ret 9 -
-   Charles Clark* 13 10 -
-   Simon Green* 12 Ret -
-   Andrey Borodin* 14 16 -
-   Charles March* 15 15 -
Pos Driver SNE DON1 BHGP DON2 CRO SIL Pts

* Guest entry - not eligible for points

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ambrogio Perfetti is an Italian driver competing under a Norwegian license.

References edit

  1. ^ "PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB JOINS THE MOTORSPORT PYRAMID FOR 2020". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "REDLINE RACING CONFIRM FOUR CAR ENTRY FOR PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Webster, Sherwood, and Armstrong complete Team Parker six-car Carrera Cup GB entry". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "VALLUGA RACING COMMITS TO TWO-CAR ENTRY IN PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "RESCHEDULED CALENDAR FOR CARRERA CUP GB AND SPRINT CHALLENGE GB ANNOUNCED". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

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