2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Explained

The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the ninth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series again featured on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such benefited from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United Kingdom.^[1]

2011 will see the introduction of a new 911 GT3 Cup car, featuring more power, downforce and other technological changes.^[2]

Entry List

Porsche had announced a capacity entry list for 2011 with several new teams expected to join the championship,^[3] but a grid of 25 cars appeared at the first meeting.

All drivers will race in Porsche 911 GT3s. Guest drivers in italics.

Team		Driver	Rounds
Motorbase Performance		Tim Harvey	1–3, 5
		Kieran Vernon	4, 6–10
	2	Michael Caine	1–4, 6
	27	Nick Tandy	9–10
Team Parker Racing		Richard Plant	All
		Euan Hankey	All
		Sam Tordoff	All
		Stephen Jelley	All
Redline Racing		Michael Meadows	All
		James Sutton	All
		Benji Hetherington	All
Parr Motorsport	14	Ben Barker	6–7
Pro-Am 1
Motorbase Performance	3	Daniele Perfetti	1–4, 6–10
Motorbase Performance	28	George Richardson	1–4, 6–10
Redline Racing		Ahmad Al Harthy	All
Juta Racing		Jonas Gelžinis	All
Team Parker Racing	17	Michael Leonard	9–10
		Derek Pierce	All
		Alex Martin	All
Parr Motorsport	17	Michael Leonard	1
Parr Motorsport	21	Karl Leonard	9–10
GT Marques	22	Freddy Nordström	6, 10
Celtic Speed		Rory Butcher	All
Pro-Am 2
Motorbase Performance	4	Steve Parish	1, 3–4, 6–10
Redline Racing	6	Andrew Shelley	1–4
	20	Yücel Özbek	6–10
		Keith Webster	All
Celtic Speed		George Brewster	All
Celtic Speed		Tommy Dreelan	All
Juta Racing	12	Rytis Garbaravičius	7
Juta Racing		Tautvydas Barštys	1–2, 5, 10
Parr Motorsport		Richard Denny	All
Parr Motorsport	39	Chris Dyer	8
Team Parker Racing	42	John Taylor	1–4, 6–7, 10
Guest
Team Parker Racing	360	Chris Harris	5
Team Parker Racing	366	Stephen Liquorish	5
Rennsport Racing	395	Peter Smallwood	5

Race calendar and results

On 8 September 2010, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2011 season for all of the series competing on the TOCA package.^[4] On 14 January 2011, Porsche released an amended calendar with the meeting at Croft being replaced by a single race in Germany at the Nürburgring Nordschleife as part of the Porsche Carrera World Cup.^[5] As such, the championship will be contested over 19 races.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	2 April	Stephen Jelley	Stephen Jelley	Euan Hankey	Parker with Juta
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	3 April	Stephen Jelley	Stephen Jelley	Stephen Jelley	Parker with Juta
2	R3	Donington Park, Leicestershire	17 April	Jonas Gelžinis	Sam Tordoff	Euan Hankey	Parker with Juta
2	R4	Donington Park, Leicestershire	17 April	Michael Meadows	Michael Meadows	Michael Meadows	SAS Redline Racing
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	James Sutton	James Sutton	James Sutton	SAS Redline Racing
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	James Sutton	James Sutton	James Sutton	SAS Redline Racing
4	R7	Oulton Park, Cheshire	4 June	Michael Meadows	Stephen Jelley	James Sutton	SAS Redline Racing
4	R8	Oulton Park, Cheshire	5 June	Michael Meadows	Stephen Jelley	Stephen Jelley	Parker with Juta
5	R9	Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg	25 June	James Sutton	Rory Butcher	Tim Harvey	Nationwide Motorbase
6	R10	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	7 August	Michael Meadows	Ben Barker	Stephen Jelley	Parker with Juta
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	7 August	Stephen Jelley	Stephen Jelley	Stephen Jelley	Parker with Juta
7	R12	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	4 September	Michael Meadows	James Sutton	Michael Meadows	SAS Redline Racing
7	R13	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	4 September	Euan Hankey	Michael Meadows	Euan Hankey	Parker with Juta
8	R14	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	18 September	Euan Hankey	Michael Meadows	Euan Hankey	Parker with Juta
8	R15	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	18 September	Euan Hankey	James Sutton	Euan Hankey	Parker with Juta
9	R16	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	1 October	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Nationwide Motorbase
9	R17	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	2 October	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Stephen Jelley	Parker with Juta
10	R18	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	16 October	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Nationwide Motorbase
10	R19	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	16 October	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	Nationwide Motorbase

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		NÜR	SNE		KNO		ROC		BHGP		SIL		valign=middle	Pen	valign=middle	Pts
1	James Sutton	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	3	Ret	7	4	3	4	3	2	2	5	2	2
2	Michael Meadows	4	5	2	1	4	4	3	2	6	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	2	3	17		298
3	Stephen Jelley	3	1	Ret	5	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	6	5	5	3	3	1	Ret	6		282
4	Euan Hankey	1	11	1	3	2	3	9	6	Ret	5	6	2	1	1	1	Ret	3	6	Ret		241
5	Richard Plant	7	6	4	7	10	8	6	7	8	4	3	8	9	4	6	16	8	7	4		183
6	Jonas Gelžinis	10	8	7	4	5	5	5	12	7	6	7	12	11	7	5	6	Ret	5	5	3	167
7	Sam Tordoff	5	4	8	Ret	9	9	Ret	10	3	10	9	5	8	11	Ret	14	4	4	10		145
8	Benji Hetherington	12	10	5	10	8	10	8	13	Ret	11	8	4	6	8	7	Ret	7	18	3		132
9	Rory Butcher	8	Ret	9	11	7	11	10	5	4	13	12	13	7	20	14	8	10	8	Ret	9	101
10	Ahmad Al Harthy	9	20	6	9	12	12	7	8	Ret	18	18	11	12	Ret	9	7	9	10	8		95
11	Michael Caine	6	7	10	8	Ret	7	4	4		8	10										84
12	Derek Pierce	13	9	13	Ret	11	13	12	15	5	15	13	9	13	10	8	Ret	12	11	12		79
13	Kieran Vernon							11	11		9	11	7	10	6	16	5	6	Ret	Ret		69
14	Nick Tandy																1	*Ret*	1	1		68
15	George Richardson	17	13	Ret	13	14	14	13	9		19	16	10	14	9	10	10	11	9	7		68
16	Tim Harvey	23	3	17	6	6	6			1												66
17	Ben Barker										3	5	Ret	3								45
18	Daniele Perfetti	18	Ret	11	12	15	15	17	Ret		14	Ret	16	Ret	18	11	9	14	13	13		33
19	Alex Martin	11	Ret	16	14	13	21	14	14	9	12	14			Ret	Ret	Ret	21	12	14	6	27
20	Michael Leonard	14	12														Ret	Ret	22	9		13
21	George Brewster	15	14	15	15	Ret	16	Ret	18	Ret	17	23	14	15	19	20	11	17	14	20	2	13
22	Yücel Özbek										22	19	Ret	16	12	12	13	16	17	Ret		11
23	Richard Denny	19	Ret	18	21	17	18	19	21	10	20	Ret	15	17	16	19	15	15	19	19		10
24	Keith Webster	21	17	14	17	DSQ	17	18	16	Ret	16	17			14	15	12	18	15	15	2	9
25	Karl Leonard																Ret	13	DSQ	11		8
26	Andrew Shelley	20	15	12	16	16	19	15	19													6
27	Steve Parish	16	Ret			Ret	20	16	17		21	20	18	Ret	13	13	Ret	19	16	18		6
28	Freddy Nordström										25	15							24	16		1
29	Tautvydas Barštys	22	16	19	18					DNS									20	Ret		0
30	Tommy Dreelan	25	18	21	19	18	22	20	20	Ret	23	21	17	18	17	18	17	20	21	22		0
31	John Taylor	24	19	20	20	19	23	21	22		24	22	19	20					23	21		0
32	Rytis Garbaravičius												20	19								0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Chris Harris									11												0
	Chris Dyer														15	17						0
	Stephen Liquorish									Ret												0
	Peter Smallwood									Ret												0
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		NÜR	SNE		KNO		ROC		BHGP		SIL		valign=middle	Pen	valign=middle	Pts

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

Notes and References

News: Carrera Cup GB to benefit from new BTCC TV deal. Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd.. 11 October 2010. 27 December 2010.
News: New 911GT3 Cup car unveiled for Carrera Cup GB. Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd.. 5 June 2010. 27 December 2010.
News: Carrera Cup GB is a sell-out for 2011. Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd.. 5 November 2010. 27 December 2010.
News: BTCC issues 2011 dates. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 September 2010. 27 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002811/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2112&month=0&year=2010&form=search&searchterm=2011. 4 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
News: Carrera Cup GB to race at the Nurburgring. Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd.. 14 January 2011. 16 January 2011.