2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Explained

The 2019 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 2019 season was the 17th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 6 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 13 October 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 2019 British Touring Car Championship, with a round in support of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone.^[1]

Daniel Harper was the Pro champion driving with JTR, Karl Leonard claimed the Pro-Am title with Team Parker Racing and Justin Sherwood made it a double Team Parker win by dominating the Am class.

Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2019 season.

Team Driver Rounds Pro Class Amigos Redline Racing^[2] 1 Tio Ellinas 7–8 23 George Gamble All 77 Seb Perez All Team Parker Racing 9 Josh Webster 2–8 Motorbase Performance 11 Lewis Plato ^[3] All 55 Dan Vaughan ^[4] All Rob Boston Racing 19 Tom Wrigley 4 25 Tom Roche ^[5] R All In2Racing 27 Will Bratt 4 59 Ross Wylie 7–8 JTR 33 Daniel Harper^[6] All 71 Jamie Orton 4–8 Pro-Am Class Team Connect It 2 Aaron Mason 7–8 10 Sam Brabham 5–8 GT Marques 3 Esmee Hawkey^[7] All Redline Racing 4 Jack McCarthy ^[8] R All Team Parker Racing^[9] 36 Karl Leonard All JTR 71 1–3 Valluga Racing 72 Adam Hatfield R 4, 6–8 Rob Boston Racing 99 Rob Boston R 2, 7 Am Class Redline Racing 5 Fraser Robertson 6–8 15 John Ferguson R 2-6 Rob Boston Racing 6 Dan Kirby 6 Team Parker Racing^[10] 7 Justin Sherwood All 24 Lucky Khera 7–8 44 Peter Mangion ^[11] 1 98 Lee Frost 7–8 Valluga Racing align=center rowspan=2 8 Adam Knight R 1–2 JTR 6–8 In2Racing 15 John Ferguson R 1 22 Peter Kyle-Henney ^[12] All Slidesports Engineering 84 Richard Hawken^[13] 1

Race Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Pro	Winning Team	Winning Pro-Am	Winning Am
1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	7 April				JTR	Karl Leonard	Peter Mangion
				Lewis Plato		Amigos Redline Racing	Karl Leonard	Justin Sherwood
2	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	27 April		Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Jack McCarthy
		28 April		Josh Webster	Josh Webster			John Ferguson
3	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	16 June	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Jamie Orton
				Josh Webster	Lewis Plato		Karl Leonard	Peter Kyle-Henney
4	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	29 June	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Karl Leonard	Peter Kyle-Henney
		30 June		Daniel Harper	George Gamble	Amigos Redline Racing		Justin Sherwood
5	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	18 August	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Esmee Hawkey	John Ferguson
				Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Esmee Hawkey	John Ferguson
6	Silverstone Circuit	30 August	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Karl Leonard	John Ferguson
		1 September		Daniel Harper	Josh Webster	Team Parker Racing	Jack McCarthy	Adam Knight
7	Silverstone Circuit		Daniel Harper			Amigos Redline Racing	Aaron Mason	Justin Sherwood
				George Gamble	George Gamble		Aaron Mason	Justin Sherwood
8	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	13 October	Josh Webster	Daniel Harper	Josh Webster	Team Parker Racing	Jack McCarthy	Justin Sherwood
				Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	JTR	Jack McCarthy	Adam Knight

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		CRO		OUL		THR		SILGP		SILN		BHGP		Pts
Pro Class
1	Daniel Harper	1	3	1	3	1	(6)	1	4	1	1	1	4	7	4		1
2	Josh Webster			3	1	2	5	9	7	2	2	2	1	8	3	1	4
3	George Gamble	4	1	2	4	Ret	DNS	3	1	3	Ret	4	2	1	1	2	3	113
4	Lewis Plato	2	2	4	2	9	3	2	3	8	3	3	5	(11)	9	Ret	6
5	Seb Perez	3	4	Ret	6	4	8	8	10	4	4	6	Ret	12	15	6	7
6	Dan Vaughan	7	Ret	5	5	5	4	7	8	10	6	5	3	Ret	13	Ret	9	51
7	Tom Roche	15	8	8		Ret	7	4	5	7	8	9	6	16	6	17	11	46
8	Jamie Orton							5	2	6	13	12	7	10	16	7	8	35
-	Tio Ellinas*													Ret	2	3	2	-
-	Ross Wylie*													2	5	5	5	-
-	Tom Wrigley*							6	6									-
-	Will Bratt*							12	11									-
Pro-Am Class
1	Karl Leonard	5	5	11	11	6	1	10	13	11	11	8	(17)	15	11	11	Ret
2	Jack McCarthy	8	7	6	7	Ret	2	Ret	12	15	7	10	8	13	12	8	10
3	Esmee Hawkey	6	9	9	8	7	11	16	9	5	5	Ret	11	17	Ret	12	12	110
4	Adam Hatfield							14	17			11	10	Ret	17	10	13	52
5	Jamie Orton	9	6	7	Ret	3	12											41
6	Rob Boston			12	Ret									DNS	DNS			4
-	Aaron Mason*													4	8	Ret	21	-
-	Sam Brabham*									14	Ret	7	9	14	14	9	14	-
Am Class
1	Justin Sherwood	11	10	10	10	10	10	15	14	12	(12)	14	12	3	7	13	16
2	Peter Kyle-Henney	13	12	15	12	8	9	11	16	13	10	Ret	14	5	10	Ret	17	102
3	John Ferguson	12	14	13	9	Ret	Ret	13	15	9	9	13	Ret
4	Adam Knight	14	15	14	13							15	13	19	18	14	15	70
5	Peter Mangion	10	11															18
6	Richard Hawken	16	13															8
-	Lucky Khera*													6	Ret	15	18	-
-	Lee Frost*													9	20	16	19	-
-	Dan Kirby*											16	15					-
-	Fraser Robertson*											Ret	16	18	19	Ret	20	-
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		THR		SILGP		SILN		BHGP		Pts

• Guest entry - not eligible for points

Rookie Category

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		THR		SILGP		SILN		BHGP		Pts
1	Tom Roche	15	8	8		Ret	7	4	5	7	8	9	6	16	6	17	11	117
2	Jack McCarthy	8	7	6	7	Ret	2	Ret	12	15	7	10	8	13	12	8	10
3	John Ferguson	12	14	13	9	Ret	Ret	13	15	9	9	13	Ret
4	Adam Hatfield							14	17			11	10	Ret	17	10	13	35
5	Adam Knight	14	15	14	13							15	13	19	18	14	15	28
6	Rob Boston			12	Ret									DNS	DNS			4
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		THR		SILGP		SILN		BHGP		Pts

Notes and References

1. News: Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Calendar. porsche.com. Porsche. 2018. 26 February 2019.
2. News: PEREZ AND GAMBLE SET FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB PRO CAMPAIGN. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 February 2019. 3 March 2019.
3. News: PLATO SWITCHES TO MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE FOR 2019 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 March 2019. 18 March 2019.
4. News: DAN VAUGHAN STEPS UP TO PRO CLASS FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE CHALLENGE. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 March 2019. 18 March 2019.
5. News: ROCHE TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP CAR AHEAD OF SWITCH TO CARRERA CUP GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 February 2019. 26 February 2019.
6. News: HARPER SIGNS WITH JTR FOR SECOND YEAR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE CHALLENGE. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 December 2018. 26 February 2019.
7. News: ESMEE HAWKEY CONFIRMS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB PROGRAMME FOR 2019. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 January 2019. 26 February 2019.
8. News: JACK MCCARTHY JOINS CARRERA CUP GB GRID WITH REDLINE RACING. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 March 2019. 14 March 2019.
9. News: THREE CARS FOR TEAM PARKER RACING IN 2019 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
10. News: THREE CARS FOR TEAM PARKER RACING IN 2019 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
11. News: THREE CARS FOR TEAM PARKER RACING IN 2019 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
12. News: PETER KYLE-HENNY RETURNS TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB WITH IN2RACING. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 March 2019. 18 March 2019.
13. News: HAWKEN RETURNS TO CARRERA CUP GB FOR AM CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 27 February 2019. 18 March 2019.