2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Explained

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

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2020 season.

TeamDriverRounds
Pro Class
Team Parker Racing[2] 4 Josh WebsterAll
19 Harry King[3] RAll
Brookspeed[4] 5 Mark KimberRAll
Richardson Racing[5] 10 Will MartinRAll
JTR[6] 23 Lorcan Hanafin[7] RAll
27 Sam MacLeodAll
Redline Racing[8] 44 Dorian Mansilla1–4, 6
81 Matthew GrahamAll
82 Scott McKennaAll
IN2 Racing[9] 59 Ross WylieAll
Pro-Am Class
Brookspeed[10] 2 Aaron MasonAll
Team Parker Racing[11] 3 Esmee Hawkey[12] All
33 Ryan RatcliffeRAll
Redline Racing30 Jake Rattenbury8
IN2 Racing[13] align=center 88 Steve ClarkR1–2, 6
Am Class
Team Parker Racing6 Justin ArmstrongRAll
7 Justin SherwoodAll
Fox Motorsport[14] 11 James TownsendR1–2, 6–7
Redline Racing12 Dario GiustozziR6
15 John Ferguson1–6
48 Jean-Marc Littman8
Simon Green Motorsport[15] 24 Lucky KheraR1–3, 5–8
98 Lee FrostRAll

Race Calendar

A new calendar was announced on 26 May 2020.[16]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning ProWinning TeamWinning Pro-AmWinning Am
1Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
1–2 August Harry King Harry King Josh WebsterTeam Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey John Ferguson
Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Justin Sherwood
2Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
8–9 August Harry King Josh Webster Harry King
Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Lee Frost
3Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
22–23 August Harry King Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe Justin Sherwood
Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe John Ferguson
4Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
29–30 August Harry King Harry KingRedline Racing Esmee Hawkey Justin Sherwood
Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe Justin Sherwood
5Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
19–20 September Harry King Harry King Will MartinRichardson Racing Esmee Hawkey John Ferguson
Harry King Ross WylieIN2 Racing Esmee Hawkey John Ferguson
6Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
Harry King Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Justin Sherwood
Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Justin Sherwood
7Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
24–25 October Harry King Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe Justin Sherwood
Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe Justin Sherwood
8Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
14–15 November Harry King Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe Lucky Khera
Lorcan Hanafin Harry KingTeam Parker Racing Aaron Mason Justin Sherwood

Championship standings

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
Race 1 (Pro)121086432121
Race 2 (All Classes)10865432101

Drivers' championships

PosDriverDONBHGPOULKNOTHRSILNSNEBHIPts
Pro Class
1 Harry King211111Ret1RetRet111111167
2 Josh Webster13222223211942234121
3 Matthew Graham64444414Ret125233156
4 Lorcan Hanafin5103536Ret6324554RetRet70
5 Will MartinRet89Ret886813234622
6 Scott McKenna4213763525Ret678516760
7 Ross Wylie76675354189111065
8 Sam MacLeod851485Ret77Ret838675Ret
9 Mark Kimber1095Ret97Ret96Ret767843
10 Dorian Mansilla9111191194121113
Pro-Am Class
1 Esmee Hawkey377312Ret816741010101489
2 Ryan Ratcliffe1212(12)61010910137121199713
3 Aaron Mason16131010Ret111013Ret1014Ret12119891
4 Steve ClarkRet171511171726
Jake Rattenbury*Ret11
Am Class
1 Justin Sherwood131481313(15)111196131213121210
2 Lee Frost14161712141314141091615Ret16141497
3 Justin Armstrong1520Ret141614121512Ret20141413111292
4 Lucky Khera1815RetRet151611DNS1516Ret1510Ret58
5 John Ferguson1118DSQRet171213Ret85DSQEX
6 James Townsend171916Ret1918151735
align=left nowrap Jean-Marc Littman*1315
Dario Giustozzi*1819
PosDriverDONBHGPOULKNOTHRSILNSNEBHIPts

Notes and References

  1. News: PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2020 SEASON ANNOUNCED. racingnewsworldwide.com. racingnewsworldwide. 27 September 2019. 9 February 2020.
  2. News: Webster, Sherwood, and Armstrong complete Team Parker six-car Carrera Cup GB entry. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2020. 12 March 2020.
  3. News: King chooses Team Parker Racing for 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB campaign. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 February 2020. 14 February 2020.
  4. News: WORLD KARTING CHAMPION KIMBER JOINS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB GRID. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  5. News: Richardson Racing join Porsche Carrera Cup GB grid for 2020 with Will Martin. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 December 2019. 10 February 2020.
  6. News: JTR CONFIRM ORTON AND KNIGHT FOR 2020 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB PROGRAMME. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 29 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  7. News: LORCAN HANAFIN JOINS JTR FOR 2020 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 31 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  8. News: Redline Racing announce Mansilla and Orton for 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 March 2020. 13 March 2020.
  9. News: WYLIE HEADS BACK TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR 2020 TITLE ASSAULT. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 4 February 2020. 9 February 2020.
  10. News: WORLD KARTING CHAMPION KIMBER JOINS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB GRID. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  11. News: RATCLIFFE TO MAKE SWITCH TO CARRERA CUP GB WITH TEAM PARKER. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 28 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  12. News: ESMEE HAWKEY TARGETING PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE WITH TEAM PARKER RACING. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 22 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  13. News: MELROSE TEAMS UP WITH IN2RACING FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB BID. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  14. News: 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. 9 February 2020.
  15. News: SIMON GREEN MOTORSPORT JOIN PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB GRID WITH FROST AND KHERA. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 December 2019. 9 February 2020.
  16. News: RESCHEDULED CALENDAR FOR CARRERA CUP GB AND SPRINT CHALLENGE GB ANNOUNCED. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 26 June 2020. 4 June 2020.