2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2016 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 2016 season was the fourteenth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 3 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 2 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 2016 British Touring Car Championship season, with a round in support of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB | |||
Previous: | 2015 | Next: | 2017 |
2016 ToCA Tour: 2016 BTCC 2016 MSA Formula Championship 2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship 2016 Renault Clio Cup UK |
Entry list
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Pro | |||
Redline Racing[N 1] | 1 | All | |
15 | All | ||
28 | All | ||
77 | All | ||
Team Parker Racing | 5 | All | |
45 | 4 | ||
Juta Racing | 8 | All | |
IDL Racing | 10 | All | |
GT Marques | 19 | All | |
88 | All | ||
IN2 Racing | 32 | 7-8 | |
Pro-Am 1 | |||
Team Parker Racing | 7 | All | |
Parr Motorsport | 29 | All | |
G-Cat Racing | 30 | 1–4, 8 | |
76 | 5 | ||
Redline Racing[N 1] | 33 | All | |
IN2 Racing | 81 | All | |
91 | All | ||
Pro-Am 2 | |||
IN2 Racing | 2 | 5 | |
34 | 2 | ||
The Car Loan Centre | 4 | 1–5, 8 | |
Juta Racing | 13 | All | |
Intersport Racing | 17 | All | |
Parr Motorsport | 22 | All | |
Asset Advantage Race Team | 23 | 1–5, 7-8 | |
G-Cat Racing | 31 | All | |
Redline Racing[N 1] | 44 | All | |
Team Parker Racing | 46 | 2–3, 5 | |
49 | 1–7 | ||
Guest | |||
Team Parker Racing | 36 | 8 | |
Privateer | 40 | 2 | |
Race calendar and results
The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 30 November 2015.[7]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
3 April | GT Marques | |||
R2 | Redline Racing | ||||||
2 | R3 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
16 April | Redline Racing | |||
R4 | 17 April | Redline Racing | |||||
3 | R5 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
4 June | Redline Racing | |||
R6 | 5 June | Redline Racing | |||||
4 | R7 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
19 June | GT Marques | |||
R8 | GT Marques | ||||||
5 | R9 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
31 July | Redline Racing | |||
R10 | Redline Racing | ||||||
6 | R11 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
14 August | Redline Racing | |||
R12 | Redline Racing | ||||||
7 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
18 September | Redline Racing | |||
R14 | Redline Racing | ||||||
8 | R15 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
2 October | Redline Racing | |||
R16 | Redline Racing |
Championship standings
Points system | |||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | PP | FL | |||
Finishers | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Pro-Am | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
Overall championship
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Bold – Pole |
Pro-Am championships
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Bold – Pole |
References
- Bonham, Lee (17 February 2016). "CAMMISH RETURNS FOR CARRERA CUP GB TITLE DEFENCE". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- Bonham, Lee (16 November 2015). "GINETTA CHAMPION OLIPHANT SWITCHES TO PORSCHE". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- Bonham, Lee (27 January 2016). "PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2016: CHARLIE EASTWOOD – THE NEW SCHOLAR". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- Bonham, Lee (24 February 2016). "PLATO SWITCHES TO REDLINE CARRERA CUP ASSAULT". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- Bonham, Lee (8 February 2016). "PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2016: THE SUPER SEVENTEEN READY TO GO". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- Bonham, Lee (13 January 2016). "LATIF TO CARRERA CUP: GT MARQUES SEAT FOR BRITISH TEENAGER". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "SPA OUT, SILVERSTONE AT THE DOUBLE FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB 2016". The Checkered Flag. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
Notes
- Cars No. 1, 28, 33 & 44 entered as Redline Racing and cars No. 15 & 77 entered as Team Redline.
- Participated in practice and qualifying in the Pro-Am 2 class, at Round 1 at Brands Hatch before being upgraded to the Pro-Am 1 class for rest off the season.