Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
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for the Porsche 911
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998...
. It is currently one of the support series for the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
. Identical 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) cars are driven with 450 bhp with a mixed field of younger drivers and older more experienced drivers including former Touring Car champion Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...
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Notable drivers in the championship have been two time Porsche Supercup champion Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook is an English racing driver from Islington in London notable for his success in racing Porsche cars. As a boy he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich...
, Supercup race winner Damien Faulkner
Damien Faulkner
Damien Faulkner is an Irish race car driver from County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th...
, and Faithless
Faithless
Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...
vocalist Maxi Jazz
Maxi Jazz
Maxwell Alexander Fraser , better known as Maxi Jazz, is an English rapper. He is best known as the lead vocalist of British band Faithless.- Biography :...
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The series is currently shown live on ITV4
ITV4
ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...
as part of the channel's coverage of BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
race days.
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | F. Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Champions
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Barry Horne |
Team Parker Racing |
| 2004 | Richard Westbrook Richard Westbrook Richard Westbrook is an English racing driver from Islington in London notable for his success in racing Porsche cars. As a boy he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich... |
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| 2005 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the third season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on April 9 at Donington Park and finishing on October 2 at Brands Hatch. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner is an Irish race car driver from County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th... |
Team Parker Racing |
| 2006 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fourth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on April 8 at Brands Hatch and finishing on October 15 at Silverstone. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner is an Irish race car driver from County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th... |
Team Parker Racing |
| 2007 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fifth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on March 31 at Brands Hatch and finishing on October 14 at Thruxton. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
James Sutton James Sutton (racing driver) James Sutton is a racing driver. He won the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup-Early years:Before he embarked on a career in cars, Sutton raced in karting, winning the London Cup in 2000 before becoming the Junior TKM British champion in 2001, before moving onto Formula ICA and in 2003 racing in the British... |
Redline Racing Redline Racing Redline Racing is a British racing team that is currently competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.Redline Racing, established in 1995, made its first entry in the arena of motorsport racing in April 1997 by competing in the Michelin Porsche Cup... |
| 2008 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the sixth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on March 29 at Brands Hatch and finishing on September 21 at the same venue. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season... |
Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s... |
Redline Racing Redline Racing Redline Racing is a British racing team that is currently competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.Redline Racing, established in 1995, made its first entry in the arena of motorsport racing in April 1997 by competing in the Michelin Porsche Cup... |
| 2009 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the seventh Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season. The season consisted of twenty rounds, beginning on April 5 at Brands Hatch's Indy circuit, and ending on October 4 at the circuit's Grand Prix layout. The series supported the British Touring Car... |
Tim Bridgman Tim Bridgman Timothy James Bridgman is a British race car driver from England.Bridgman was born in Harlow and educated at Felsted School. He raced for Jensen Motorsport in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2006, finishing the season ranked 16th overall. He was the 2004 Formula BMW UK champion, and... |
Team Parker Racing |
| 2010 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is the eighth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United... |
Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s... |
Redline Racing Redline Racing Redline Racing is a British racing team that is currently competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.Redline Racing, established in 1995, made its first entry in the arena of motorsport racing in April 1997 by competing in the Michelin Porsche Cup... |
| 2011 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain will be the ninth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United... |
James Sutton James Sutton (racing driver) James Sutton is a racing driver. He won the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup-Early years:Before he embarked on a career in cars, Sutton raced in karting, winning the London Cup in 2000 before becoming the Junior TKM British champion in 2001, before moving onto Formula ICA and in 2003 racing in the British... |
Redline Racing Redline Racing Redline Racing is a British racing team that is currently competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.Redline Racing, established in 1995, made its first entry in the arena of motorsport racing in April 1997 by competing in the Michelin Porsche Cup... |