2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Explained

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

Team		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	nowrap	Rory Collingbourne^[7]	1–2, 4
	17	Daniel Welch	6–7
	41	Jake Giddings	5
Motorbase Performance	2	Rory Collingbourne	8
	55	Dan Vaughan^[8]	All
GT Marques	3	Esmee Hawkey^[9]	All
Team Parker Racing	7	Justin Sherwood	All
	66	Seb Perez	All
Redline Racing	10	Sam Brabham	7
	72	Mike Wilds^[10]	8
JTR	71	Jamie Orton	All
G-Cat Racing	76	Greg Caton	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	1–5
	27	David Shaw	2, 7
	31	Shamus Jennings	1–7
IN2 Racing	22	Peter Kyle-Henney	1–7
Asset Advantage Racing	23	Iain Dockerill	All
Welch Motorsport	35	Steve Gales	2, 4–6, 8
Team Parker Racing	44	Peter Mangion	All

Race calendar and results

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		Tio Ellinas		Redline Racing	Jamie Orton
	R2		8 April		Daniel Harper		Team Parker Racing	Jamie Orton	Peter Mangion
2	R3	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	28 April	Tio Ellinas		Tio Ellinas		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		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		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)		Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Lewis Plato	JTR		Iain Dockerill
	R16				Daniel Harper	Tom Wrigley	JTR	Rory Collingbourne	Peter Mangion

Championship standings

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

Overall championship

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

Notes and References

1. News: ZAMPARELLI SWITCHES TO REDLINE FOR 2018 TITLE PUSH. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 17 January 2018. 19 January 2018.
2. News: TIO ELLINAS HEADS BACK TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR TITLE TILT. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
3. News: WRIGLEY JOINS JTR FOR SECOND CARRERA CUP GB CAMPAIGN. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2018. 11 March 2018.
4. News: HARPER SIGNS WITH JTR FOR FIRST CARRERA CUP GB SEASON. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 February 2018. 9 February 2018.
5. News: JTR CONFIRM PLATO AND ORTON FOR 2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 9 March 2018. 9 March 2018.
6. News: SUPERCUP DUO MOVE TO CARRERA CUP GB WITH TEAM PARKER. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 1 February 2018. 2 February 2018.
7. News: 2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON LAUNCHES AT SILVERSTONE. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2018. 12 March 2018.
8. News: MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE RETURN TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB WITH DAN VAUGHAN. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 9 March 2018. 9 March 2018.
9. News: ESMEE HAWKEY STEPS UP TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR 2018. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 February 2018. 9 February 2018.
10. News: Mike Wilds and Rory Collingbourne to race for Redline Racing at Brands Hatch - The Checkered Flag. 2018-09-24. The Checkered Flag. 2018-09-24. en-GB.
11. News: ROB BOSTON RACING CONFIRMS FRASER ROBERTSON FOR CARRERA CUP GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 February 2018. 1 March 2018.
12. News: DAVID FAIRBROTHER BACK WITH SLIDESPORTS TO BUILD ON CARRERA CUP GB VICTORY. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
13. News: FORMER BTCC DRIVER HAWKEN JOINS CARRERA CUP GB GRID FOR 2018. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2018. 12 March 2018.
14. News: 2018 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CALENDAR AND PRIZES CONFIRMED. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 November 2017. 9 January 2018.