2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2020 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 991 GT3 Cup 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 2020 season was the 18th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 28 March at Donington Park – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finishing on 11 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races at eight meetings. All sixteen of the races will be held in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[1]
Harry King was the Pro champion with Team Parker Racing, Esmee Hawkey claimed the Pro-Am title also with Team Parker Racing and Justin Sherwood made it a triple Team Parker win by dominating the Am class.
Teams and Drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2020 season.
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Race Calendar
[edit]A new calendar was announced on 26 May 2020.[15]
Championship standings
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| 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
[edit]| Pos | Driver | DON | BHGP | OUL | KNO | THR | SILN | SNE | BHI | Pts | ||||||||
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| Pro Class | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Harry King
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 167 |
| 2 | Josh Webster
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1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 121 |
| 3 | Matthew Graham
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6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 80 |
| 4 | Lorcan Hanafin
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5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 70 |
| 5 | Will Martin
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Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| 6 | Scott McKenna
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4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 60 |
| 7 | Ross Wylie
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7 | 6 | 6 | DSQ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | Sam MacLeod
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8 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 31 |
| 9 | Mark Kimber
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10 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 |  Dorian Mansilla
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9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| Pro-Am Class | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Esmee Hawkey
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3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 156 |
| 2 | Ryan Ratcliffe
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12 | 12 | (12) | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 136 |
| 3 | Aaron Mason
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16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 91 |
| 4 | Steve Clark
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Ret | 17 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Jake Rattenbury*
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Ret | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Am Class | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Justin Sherwood
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13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | (15) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 158 |
| 2 | Lee Frost
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14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 14 | 97 |
| 3 | Justin Armstrong
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15 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 92 |
| 4 | Lucky Khera
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18 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | 11 | DNS | 15 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 10 | Ret | 58 | ||
| 5 | John Ferguson
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11 | 18 | DSQ | Ret | 17 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 5 | DSQ | EX | 47 | ||||
| 6 | James Townsend
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17 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 35 | ||||||||
| Jean-Marc Littman*
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13 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dario Giustozzi*
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18 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DON | BHGP | OUL | KNO | THR | SILN | SNE | BHI | Pts | ||||||||
* Guest entry - not eligible for points
References
[edit]- ^ "PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2020 SEASON ANNOUNCED". racingnewsworldwide.com. racingnewsworldwide. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "King chooses Team Parker Racing for 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB campaign". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "WORLD KARTING CHAMPION KIMBER JOINS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB GRID". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Richardson Racing join Porsche Carrera Cup GB grid for 2020 with Will Martin". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "JTR CONFIRM ORTON AND KNIGHT FOR 2020 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB PROGRAMME". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "LORCAN HANAFIN JOINS JTR FOR 2020 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Redline Racing announce Mansilla and Orton for 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "WYLIE HEADS BACK TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR 2020 TITLE ASSAULT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "RATCLIFFE TO MAKE SWITCH TO CARRERA CUP GB WITH TEAM PARKER". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "ESMEE HAWKEY TARGETING PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE WITH TEAM PARKER RACING". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "MELROSE TEAMS UP WITH IN2RACING FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB BID". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "TOWNSEND TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW CAR AHEAD OF PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB DEBUT WITH FOX MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "SIMON GREEN MOTORSPORT JOIN PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB GRID WITH FROST AND KHERA". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "RESCHEDULED CALENDAR FOR CARRERA CUP GB AND SPRINT CHALLENGE GB ANNOUNCED". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.