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
[edit]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.
- All drivers will race in Porsche 911 GT3s. Guest drivers in italics.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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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
[edit]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.
Championship standings
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole | F. Lap |
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Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Carrera Cup GB to benefit from new BTCC TV deal". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "New 911GT3 Cup car unveiled for Carrera Cup GB". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Carrera Cup GB is a sell-out for 2011". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "BTCC issues 2011 dates". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Carrera Cup GB to race at the Nurburgring". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.