2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain is 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 will be the 18th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 28 March at Donington Park – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will finish 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]

The car used in the championship, the Porsche 991 GT3 Cup.
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
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2020 ToCA Tour:
2020 BTCC
2020 F4 British Championship
2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2020 Ginetta Junior Championship
2020 Mini Challenge UK

Teams and Drivers

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

Team No. Driver R Rounds
Pro Class
Team Parker Racing[2] 4 Josh Webster[2] 1–2
19 Harry King[3] R 1–2
Brookspeed[4] 5 Mark Kimber[4] R 1–2
Richardson Racing[5] 10 Will Martin[5] R 1–2
JTR[6] 12 Tom Roche[7] TBA
23 Lorcan Hanafin[8] R 1–2
27 Sam MacLeod 1–2
Redline Racing[9] 44 Dorian Mansilla[9] 1–2
71 Jamie Orton[9] TBA
81 Matthew Graham 1–2
82 Scott McKenna 1–2
IN2 Racing[10] 59 Ross Wylie[10] 1–2
Valluga Racing[11] 77 Lewis Plato[11] TBA
Pro-Am Class
Brookspeed[4] 2 Aaron Mason[4] 1–2
Team Parker Racing[12] 3 Esmee Hawkey[13] 1–2
33 Ryan Ratcliffe[12] R 1–2
Redline Racing 14 Josh Caygill TBA
IN2 Racing[14] 88 Steve Clark R 1–2
Sebastian Melrose[14] R TBA
Am Class
Team Parker Racing[2] 6 Justin Armstrong[2] R 1–2
7 Justin Sherwood[2] 1–2
JTR[6] 8 Adam Knight[6] TBA
Fox Motorsport[15] 11 James Townsend[15] R 1–2
Redline Racing 15 John Ferguson 1–2
IN2 Racing[16] 22 Peter Kyle-Henney[16] TBA
Simon Green Motorsport[17] 24 Lucky Khera[17] R 1–2
98 Lee Frost[17] R 1–2
TBA TBA[17] TBA
Icon Class
R Rookie Category

Race Calendar

A new calendar was announced on 26 May 2020.[18]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Pro Winning Team Winning Pro-Am Winning Am
1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 1–2 August Harry King Harry King Josh Webster Team Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey John Ferguson
Lorcan Hanafin Harry King Team Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Justin Sherwood
2 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 8–9 August Harry King Josh Webster Harry King Team Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Justin Sherwood
Harry King Harry King Team Parker Racing Esmee Hawkey Lee Frost
3 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 22–23 August
4 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 29–30 August
5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 19–20 September
6 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 26–27 September
7 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 24–25 October
8 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 14–15 November

Championship standings
Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  PP FL
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 DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SILN SNE BHI Pts
Pro Class
1 Harry King 2 1 1 1 48
2 Josh Webster 1 3 2 2 37
3 Matthew Graham 6 4 4 4 21
4 Scott McKenna 4 2 13 7 20
5 Lorcan Hanafin 5 10 3 5 20
6 Ross Wylie 7 6 6 DSQ 9
7 Sam MacLeod 8 5 14 8 6
8 Mark Kimber 10 9 5 Ret 5
9 Will Martin Ret 8 9 Ret 4
10 Dorian Mansilla 8 11 11 9 1
Pro-Am Class
1 Esmee Hawkey 3 7 7 3 45
2 Ryan Ratcliffe 12 12 12 6 30
3 Aaron Mason 16 13 10 10 26
4 Steve Clark Ret 17 15 11 15
Am Class
1 Justin Sherwood 13 14 8 13 41
2 Lee Frost 14 16 17 12 28
3 James Townsend 17 19 16 Ret 16
4 Justin Armstrong 15 20 Ret 14 15
5 John Ferguson 11 18 DSQ Ret 13
6 Lucky Khera 18 15 Ret Ret 11
Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SILN SNE BHI Pts

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