2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the ninth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series. The series again featured on the same package as the British Touring Car Championship, and as such benefited 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

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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   Tim Harvey 1–3, 5
  Kieran Vernon 4, 6–10
2   Michael Caine 1–4, 6
27   Nick Tandy 9–10
Team Parker Racing 5   Richard Plant All
18   Euan Hankey All
44   Sam Tordoff All
70   Stephen Jelley All
Redline Racing 9   Michael Meadows All
10   James Sutton All
16   Benji Hetherington All
Parr Motorsport 14   Ben Barker 6–7
Pro-Am 1
Motorbase Performance 3   Daniele Perfetti 1–4, 6–10
28   George Richardson 1–4, 6–10
Redline Racing 7   Ahmad Al Harthy All
Juta Racing 8   Jonas Gelžinis All
Team Parker Racing 17   Michael Leonard 9–10
24   Derek Pierce All
87   Alex Martin All
Parr Motorsport 17   Michael Leonard 1
21   Karl Leonard 9–10
GT Marques 22   Freddy Nordström 6, 10
Celtic Speed 45   Rory Butcher All
Pro-Am 2
Motorbase Performance 4   Steve Parish 1, 3–4, 6–10
Redline Racing 6   Andrew Shelley 1–4
20   Yücel Özbek 6–10
99   Keith Webster All
Celtic Speed 11   George Brewster All
56   Tommy Dreelan All
Juta Racing 12   Rytis Garbaravičius 7
19   Tautvydas Barštys 1–2, 5, 10
Parr Motorsport 15   Richard Denny All
39   Chris Dyer 8
Team Parker Racing 42   John Taylor 1–4, 6–7, 10
Guest
Team Parker Racing 360   Chris Harris 5
366   Stephen Liquorish 5
Rennsport Racing 395   Peter Smallwood 5

Race calendar and results

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

Championship standings

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL NÜR SNE KNO ROC BHGP SIL Pen Pts
1   James Sutton 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 Ret 7 4 3 4 3 2 2 5 2 2 305
2   Michael Meadows 4 5 2 1 4 4 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 17 298
3   Stephen Jelley 3 1 Ret 5 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 6 5 5 3 3 1 Ret 6 282
4   Euan Hankey 1 11 1 3 2 3 9 6 Ret 5 6 2 1 1 1 Ret 3 6 Ret 241
5   Richard Plant 7 6 4 7 10 8 6 7 8 4 3 8 9 4 6 16 8 7 4 183
6   Jonas Gelžinis 10 8 7 4 5 5 5 12 7 6 7 12 11 7 5 6 Ret 5 5 3 167
7   Sam Tordoff 5 4 8 Ret 9 9 Ret 10 3 10 9 5 8 11 Ret 14 4 4 10 145
8   Benji Hetherington 12 10 5 10 8 10 8 13 Ret 11 8 4 6 8 7 Ret 7 18 3 132
9   Rory Butcher 8 Ret 9 11 7 11 10 5 4 13 12 13 7 20 14 8 10 8 Ret 9 101
10   Ahmad Al Harthy 9 20 6 9 12 12 7 8 Ret 18 18 11 12 Ret 9 7 9 10 8 95
11   Michael Caine 6 7 10 8 Ret 7 4 4 8 10 84
12   Derek Pierce 13 9 13 Ret 11 13 12 15 5 15 13 9 13 10 8 Ret 12 11 12 79
13   Kieran Vernon 11 11 9 11 7 10 6 16 5 6 Ret Ret 69
14   Nick Tandy 1 Ret 1 1 68
15   George Richardson 17 13 Ret 13 14 14 13 9 19 16 10 14 9 10 10 11 9 7 68
16   Tim Harvey 23 3 17 6 6 6 1 66
17   Ben Barker 3 5 Ret 3 45
18   Daniele Perfetti 18 Ret 11 12 15 15 17 Ret 14 Ret 16 Ret 18 11 9 14 13 13 33
19   Alex Martin 11 Ret 16 14 13 21 14 14 9 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 21 12 14 6 27
20   Michael Leonard 14 12 Ret Ret 22 9 13
21   George Brewster 15 14 15 15 Ret 16 Ret 18 Ret 17 23 14 15 19 20 11 17 14 20 2 13
22   Yücel Özbek 22 19 Ret 16 12 12 13 16 17 Ret 11
23   Richard Denny 19 Ret 18 21 17 18 19 21 10 20 Ret 15 17 16 19 15 15 19 19 10
24   Keith Webster 21 17 14 17 DSQ 17 18 16 Ret 16 17 14 15 12 18 15 15 2 9
25   Karl Leonard Ret 13 DSQ 11 8
26   Andrew Shelley 20 15 12 16 16 19 15 19 6
27   Steve Parish 16 Ret Ret 20 16 17 21 20 18 Ret 13 13 Ret 19 16 18 6
28   Freddy Nordström 25 15 24 16 1
29   Tautvydas Barštys 22 16 19 18 DNS 20 Ret 0
30   Tommy Dreelan 25 18 21 19 18 22 20 20 Ret 23 21 17 18 17 18 17 20 21 22 0
31   John Taylor 24 19 20 20 19 23 21 22 24 22 19 20 23 21 0
32   Rytis Garbaravičius 20 19 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Chris Harris 11 0
  Chris Dyer 15 17 0
  Stephen Liquorish Ret 0
  Peter Smallwood Ret 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL NÜR SNE KNO ROC BHGP SIL Pen Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
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

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  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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. 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.