2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain

The 2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 Cayman Islands Porsche Sprint Challenge 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 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars. The 2020 season will be the 1st Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season, the season was due to commence at Silverstone Circuit, on the National layout, supporting the 2020 British Touring Car Championship on 25–26 April 2020 but is, currently, set to start at Silverstone, on the Grand Prix layout on 6–7 June and ending at Donington Park, on the Grand Prix layout on 19–20 September, both supporting the 2020 British GT Championship.[1]

The car used in the championship, the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.
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Teams and Drivers

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

Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro Class
Rob Boston Racing 10 Tom Jackson 1–2
Redline Racing[2] 18 Archie Hamilton[2] 1–2
40 Ethan Hawkey[2] 1–2
IN2 Racing[3] 23 Alex Toth-Jones 1–2
32 James Dorlin 1–2
TCR 54 Theo Edgerton 1–2
Am Class
Forelle Estates Racing 3 Michael Price 1–2
Jordan Racing Team 5 Peter Chambers 1–2
Redline Racing[2] 15 Nigel Rice[2] 1–2
33 Chris Car[2] 2
Valluga Racing[4] 22 Carl Cavers[4] 1–2
27 Ian Humphries[4] 1–2
IN2 Racing[3] 51 Ambrogio Perfetti[N 1] 1–2
Rob Boston Racing 66 John Westbrook 1–2
Motus One Racing 77 Will Powell TBA
Eighty-One Racing Heroes[5] 81 Nathalie McGloin[5] TBA

Race Calendar

A new calendar was announced on 26 May 2020.[6]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Pro Winning Team Winning Am Supporting
1 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 11–12 July James Dorlin James Dorlin James Dorlin IN2 Racing Ambrogio Perfetti Porsche Club GB
GT Cup
Theo Edgerton James Dorlin IN2 Racing Ambrogio Perfetti
2 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 15–16 August Tom Jackson Tom Jackson Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing Ambrogio Perfetti British GT Championship
Tom Jackson James Dorlin IN2 Racing Pete Chambers
3 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 6 September Porsche Club GB
4 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 19–20 September British GT Championship
5 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 10–11 October British Touring Car Championship
6 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 7–8 November British GT Championship

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  PP FL
10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' championships

Overall championship

Pos Driver SNE DON1 BHGP DON2 CRO SIL Pts
Pro Class
1 James Dorlin 1 1 2 1 40
2 Tom Jackson 4 2 1 2 34
3 Archie Hamilton 3 3 3 3 24
4 Theo Edgerton 2 Ret 5 5 17
5 Ethan Hawkey 5 Ret 4 7 12
6 Alex Toth-Jones 7 Ret 7 4 11
Am Class
1 Ambrogio Perfetti 6 4 6 10 40
2 Ian Humphries 10 5 8 8 29
3 Nigel Rice 9 6 9 9 25
4 Peter Chambers 11 8 11 6 22
5 Michael Price 8 7 10 Ret 18
6 Carl Cavers 12 10 12 13 10
7 John Westbrook 13 9 14 12 9
8 Chris Car 13 11 6
Pos Driver SNE DON1 BHGP DON2 CRO SIL Pts

Notes

  1. Ambrogio Perfetti is an Italian driver competing under a Norweigan license.

References

  1. "PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB JOINS THE MOTORSPORT PYRAMID FOR 2020". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. "REDLINE RACING CONFIRM FOUR CAR ENTRY FOR PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "VALLUGA RACING COMMITS TO TWO-CAR ENTRY IN PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. "NATHALIE MCGLOIN JOINS PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB WITH EIGHTY-ONE RACING HEROES". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "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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