The 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was 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 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is a multi class championship, with drivers grouped based on their ability and experience into three classes: Professional, Professional-Amateur 1 (Pro-Am 1)and Professional-Amateur 2 (Pro-Am 2).[1] It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
This season was the tenth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 21 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.
Entry list
editThe official entry list was released on 13 March, including 21 full-season entries.[2]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Redline Racing | 0 | Michael Meadows | All |
00 | Glynn Geddie | 1–7 | |
1 | James Sutton | 8–10 | |
Team Parker Racing | 5 | Richard Plant | All |
7 | Sam Tordoff | All | |
18 | Andy Meyrick | 6–10 | |
23 | Daniel Lloyd | All | |
Juta Racing | 8 | Jonas Gelžinis | All |
Parr Motorsport | 20 | Ben Barker | All |
49 | Chris Dymond | 1, 3 | |
Celtic Speed | 45 | Rory Butcher | All |
Pro-Am 1 | |||
Celtic Speed | 11 | George Brewster | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9–10 |
Team Parker Racing | 17 | Michael Leonard | 1–2, 4, 6 |
24 | Derek Pierce | All | |
Redline Racing | 25 | Víctor Jiménez | All |
29 | Yücel Özbek | 1–8 | |
77 | Ahmad Al Harthy | All | |
99 | Keith Webster | 1–3, 6–7, 9–10 | |
Parr Motorsport | 36 | Karl Leonard | 2, 4 |
GT Marques | 70 | Oliver Mortimer | All |
Pro-Am 2 | |||
SIBSport | 15 | Tania Mann | 1–3, 6–7 |
Juta Racing | 19 | Tautvydas Barštys | 1, 4–5 |
Speedlover | 27 | Jean Glorieux | 1 |
GT Marques | 47 | Fraser O'Brien | 6 |
Parr Motorsport | 55 | Richard Denny | 9–10 |
Goff Racing | 59 | Will Goff | 1, 4–6, 8–10 |
Race calendar and results
editOn 20 September 2011, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2012 season, for all of the series competing on the TOCA package.[3] All races were held in the United Kingdom.
Championship standings
editA driver's best 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
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References
edit- ^ "Classification". Porsche GB. Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Cliffe, Andrew (13 March 2012). "2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB entry unveiled". racingexposure.com. Racing Exposure. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "BTCC issues 2012 dates". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 22 January 2012.