2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
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The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain will be the ninth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series will again feature on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such will benefit from live coverage at each round on ITV4 in the United Kingdom.[1]

2011 will see the introduction of a new 911 GT3 Cup car, featuring more power, downforce and other technological changes.[2]

Entry List

Porsche had announced a capacity entry list for 2011 with several new teams expected to join the championship,[3] but a grid of 25 cars appeared at the first meeting.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Motorbase Performance 1 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 1–3, 5
United Kingdom Kieran Vernon 4, 6–10
2 United Kingdom Michael Caine 1–4, 6
27 United Kingdom Nick Tandy 9–10
Team Parker Racing 5 United Kingdom Richard Plant All
18 United Kingdom Euan Hankey All
44 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff All
70 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley All
Redline Racing 9 United Kingdom Michael Meadows All
10 United Kingdom James Sutton All
16 United Kingdom Benji Hetherington All
Parr Motorsport 14 United Kingdom Ben Barker 6–7
Pro-Am 1
Motorbase Performance 3 Switzerland Daniele Perfetti 1–4, 6–10
28 United Kingdom George Richardson 1–4, 6–10
Redline Racing 7 Oman Ahmad Al Harthy All
Juta Racing 8 Lithuania Jonas Gelžinis All
Team Parker Racing 17 Republic of Ireland Michael Leonard 9–10
24 United Kingdom Derek Pierce All
87 United Kingdom Alex Martin All
Parr Motorsport 17 Republic of Ireland Michael Leonard 1
21 Republic of Ireland Karl Leonard 9–10
GT Marques 22 Sweden Freddy Nordström 6, 10
Celtic Speed 45 United Kingdom Rory Butcher All
Pro-Am 2
Motorbase Performance 4 United Kingdom Steve Parish 1, 3–4, 6–10
Redline Racing 6 United Kingdom Andrew Shelley 1–4
20 Turkey Yücel Özbek 6–10
99 United Kingdom Keith Webster All
Celtic Speed 11 United Kingdom George Brewster All
56 United Kingdom Tommy Dreelan All
Juta Racing 12 Lithuania Rytis Garbaravičius 7
19 Lithuania Tautvydas Barštys 1–2, 5, 10
Parr Motorsport 15 Australia Richard Denny All
39 United Kingdom Chris Dyer 8
Team Parker Racing 42 United Kingdom John Taylor 1–4, 6–7, 10
Guest
Team Parker Racing 360 United Kingdom Chris Harris 5
366 United Kingdom Stephen Liquorish 5
Rennsport Racing 395 United Kingdom Peter Smallwood 5

Race calendar and results

On 8 September 2010, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2011 season for all of the series competing on the TOCA package.[4] On 14 January 2011, Porsche released an amended calendar with the meeting at Croft being replaced by a single race in Germany at the Nürburgring Nordschleife as part of the Porsche Carrera World Cup.[5] As such, the championship will be contested over 19 races.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 2 April United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Euan Hankey Parker with Juta
R2 3 April United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Stephen Jelley Parker with Juta
2 R3 Donington Park, Leicestershire 17 April Lithuania Jonas Gelžinis United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Euan Hankey Parker with Juta
R4 United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Michael Meadows SAS Redline Racing
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 1 May United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton SAS Redline Racing
R6 United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton SAS Redline Racing
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 June United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom James Sutton SAS Redline Racing
R8 5 June United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Stephen Jelley Parker with Juta
5 R9 Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg 25 June United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Rory Butcher United Kingdom Tim Harvey Nationwide Motorbase
6 R10 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 7 August United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Ben Barker United Kingdom Stephen Jelley Parker with Juta
R11 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Stephen Jelley Parker with Juta
7 R12 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 4 September United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Michael Meadows SAS Redline Racing
R13 United Kingdom Euan Hankey United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Euan Hankey Parker with Juta
8 R14 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 18 September United Kingdom Euan Hankey United Kingdom Michael Meadows United Kingdom Euan Hankey Parker with Juta
R15 United Kingdom Euan Hankey United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Euan Hankey Parker with Juta
9 R16 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 1 October United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy Nationwide Motorbase
R17 2 October United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Stephen Jelley Parker with Juta
10 R18 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 16 October United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy Nationwide Motorbase
R19 United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Nick Tandy Nationwide Motorbase

Championship standings

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL NÜR SNE KNO ROC BHGP SIL Pen Pts
1 United Kingdom James Sutton 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 Ret 7 4 3 4 3 2 2 5 2 2 305
2 United Kingdom Michael Meadows 4 5 2 1 4 4 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 17 298
3 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 3 1 Ret 5 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 6 5 5 3 3 1 Ret 6 282
4 United Kingdom Euan Hankey 1 11 1 3 2 3 9 6 Ret 5 6 2 1 1 1 Ret 3 6 Ret 241
5 United Kingdom Richard Plant 7 6 4 7 10 8 6 7 8 4 3 8 9 4 6 16 8 7 4 183
6 Lithuania Jonas Gelžinis 10 8 7 4 5 5 5 12 7 6 7 12 11 7 5 6 Ret 5 5 3 167
7 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff 5 4 8 Ret 9 9 Ret 10 3 10 9 5 8 11 Ret 14 4 4 10 145
8 United Kingdom Benji Hetherington 12 10 5 10 8 10 8 13 Ret 11 8 4 6 8 7 Ret 7 18 3 132
9 United Kingdom Rory Butcher 8 Ret 9 11 7 11 10 5 4 13 12 13 7 20 14 8 10 8 Ret 9 101
10 Oman Ahmad Al Harthy 9 20 6 9 12 12 7 8 Ret 18 18 11 12 Ret 9 7 9 10 8 95
11 United Kingdom Michael Caine 6 7 10 8 Ret 7 4 4 8 10 84
12 United Kingdom Derek Pierce 13 9 13 Ret 11 13 12 15 5 15 13 9 13 10 8 Ret 12 11 12 79
13 United Kingdom Kieran Vernon 11 11 9 11 7 10 6 16 5 6 Ret Ret 69
14 United Kingdom Nick Tandy 1 Ret 1 1 68
15 United Kingdom George Richardson 17 13 Ret 13 14 14 13 9 19 16 10 14 9 10 10 11 9 7 68
16 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 23 3 17 6 6 6 1 66
17 United Kingdom Ben Barker 3 5 Ret 3 45
18 Switzerland Daniele Perfetti 18 Ret 11 12 15 15 17 Ret 14 Ret 16 Ret 18 11 9 14 13 13 33
19 United Kingdom Alex Martin 11 Ret 16 14 13 21 14 14 9 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 21 12 14 6 27
20 Republic of Ireland Michael Leonard 14 12 Ret Ret 22 9 13
21 United Kingdom George Brewster 15 14 15 15 Ret 16 Ret 18 Ret 17 23 14 15 19 20 11 17 14 20 2 13
22 Turkey Yücel Özbek 22 19 Ret 16 12 12 13 16 17 Ret 11
23 Australia Richard Denny 19 Ret 18 21 17 18 19 21 10 20 Ret 15 17 16 19 15 15 19 19 10
24 United Kingdom Keith Webster 21 17 14 17 DSQ 17 18 16 Ret 16 17 14 15 12 18 15 15 2 9
25 Republic of Ireland Karl Leonard Ret 13 DSQ 11 8
26 United Kingdom Andrew Shelley 20 15 12 16 16 19 15 19 6
27 United Kingdom Steve Parish 16 Ret Ret 20 16 17 21 20 18 Ret 13 13 Ret 19 16 18 6
28 Sweden Freddy Nordström 25 15 24 16 1
29 Lithuania Tautvydas Barštys 22 16 19 18 DNS 20 Ret 0
30 United Kingdom Tommy Dreelan 25 18 21 19 18 22 20 20 Ret 23 21 17 18 17 18 17 20 21 22 0
31 United Kingdom John Taylor 24 19 20 20 19 23 21 22 24 22 19 20 23 21 0
32 Lithuania Rytis Garbaravičius 20 19 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
United Kingdom Chris Harris 11 0
United Kingdom Chris Dyer 15 17 0
United Kingdom Stephen Liquorish Ret 0
United Kingdom Peter Smallwood Ret 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL NÜR SNE KNO ROC BHGP SIL Pen Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Pole F. Lap
Points 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

References

  1. "Carrera Cup GB to benefit from new BTCC TV deal". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. "New 911GT3 Cup car unveiled for Carrera Cup GB". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. "Carrera Cup GB is a sell-out for 2011". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  4. "BTCC issues 2011 dates". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  5. "Carrera Cup GB to race at the Nurburgring". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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