2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the eighth 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]

2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Previous: 2009 Next: 2011
2010 ToCA Tour:
2010 BTCC
2010 Ginetta Junior Championship
2010 Formula Renault UK
2010 Ginetta G50 Cup
2010 Renault Clio Cup UK

Reigning champion Tim Bridgman will not be back to defend his title in 2010 as he will be taking part in the Porsche Supercup.[2] 2008 Champion Tim Harvey has announced his intention to return to the series for another year after losing out on the championship in 2009.[3]

Entry list

On 17 March 2010, the championship was officially launched at Silverstone, with the organisers unveiling a capacity entry list of 28 cars.[4]

Team No. Driver Rounds
Redline Racing 3 Tim Harvey All
9 Michael Meadows All
Team Parker Racing 7 Glynn Geddie All
16 Euan Hankey All
70 Stephen Jelley All
GT Marques 30 Robbie Kerr 7
JHR 43 Tom Bradshaw 1–5, 9–10
Motorbase Performance 44 Michael Caine All
77 Charles Bateman All
Pro-Am 1
Redline Racing 6 Andrew Shelley 1–7, 9–10
18 Archie Hamilton 1–7
23 Ahmad Al Harthy All
Juta Racing 8 Jonas Gelžinis All
19 Tautvydas Barštys 1–8, 10
Team Parker Racing 10 Michael Leonard 3, 6–7
87 Alex Martin 6–8, 10
JHR 11 Martin Ohlin 7
36 Karl Leonard 8
Re-Design Racing 34 Tony Gilham All
Motorbase Performance 48 Ollie Jackson All
66 Liam Griffin All
Celtic Speed 68 Tommy Dreelan All
Pro-Am 2
Motorbase Performance 4 Steve Parish 1–4, 9–10
28 George Richardson All
JHR 5 Mark Hazell 1–5, 7–10
Redline Racing 13 Glenn McMenamin All
Parr Motorsport 15 Richard Denny 1–8
GT Marques 40 Paul Mace 1, 3–7, 10
87 Alex Martin 1–5
IN2Racing 50 Paul Hogarth 2
Celtic Speed 79 Bob Lyons 2–5, 7–10
99 George Brewster All
Kinfaun Racing 81 John Gaw 4
Guest
Redline Racing 20 Yucel Ozbek 9
60 James Sutton 7
Celtic Speed 45 Rory Butcher 8
Team Parker Racing 61 Mike Johnson 2
62 Jeremy Clark 5

Calendar

On 7 October 2009, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2010 season for all of the series competing on the TOCA package.[5] Each meeting will take place over a weekend. The Porsche Carrera Cup will feature Saturday races at the second meeting at Rockingham and the season finale at Brands Hatch. All other meetings will see the series race twice on Sunday. All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 4 April Tim Harvey Michael Caine Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R2 Tim Harvey Michael Caine Tim Harvey Redline Racing
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 24 April Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R4 25 April Tim Harvey Michael Caine Tim Harvey Redline Racing
3 R5 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 2 May Michael Caine Tom Bradshaw Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
R6 Tim Harvey Tom Bradshaw Tim Harvey Redline Racing
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 6 June Michael Caine Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R8 Tim Harvey Charles Bateman Tim Harvey Redline Racing
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 20 June Tim Harvey Michael Caine Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R10 Euan Hankey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Redline Racing
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 8 August Michael Caine Tim Harvey Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
R12 Tim Harvey Stephen Jelley Tim Harvey Redline Racing
7 R13 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 22 August Michael Caine Michael Caine Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
R14 Tim Harvey Michael Caine Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
8 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 5 September Michael Caine Michael Caine Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R16 Michael Caine Glynn Geddie Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
9 R17 Donington Park, Leicestershire 19 September Michael Caine Michael Caine Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
R18 Michael Caine Michael Caine Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
10 R19 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 9 October Stephen Jelley Michael Caine Stephen Jelley Team Parker Racing
R20 10 October Stephen Jelley Glynn Geddie Stephen Jelley Team Parker Racing

Standings
Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO DON BHI Pen Pts
1 Tim Harvey 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 19 31 370
2 Michael Caine 2 3 2 2 1 2 Ret 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 6 3 360
3 Stephen Jelley 6 DNS Ret 4 3 Ret 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 7 9 3 13 1 1 248
4 Glynn Geddie 7 5 6 3 4 4 4 5 8 14 4 5 6 5 3 7 4 5 3 9 92 227
5 Euan Hankey 3 2 3 Ret 5 6 2 25 4 3 5 10 7 8 Ret 2 12 3 20 2 23 210
6 Ollie Jackson 10 8 4 5 13 7 9 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 10 10 8 8 8 4 182
7 Charles Bateman 5 6 9 6 Ret 5 5 9 7 10 6 7 23 Ret 4 3 5 6 5 6 179
8 Michael Meadows 11 7 8 Ret 6 NC 6 10 14 25 10 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 Ret 124 148
9 Tony Gilham 8 12 5 7 9 8 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 14 8 8 7 10 11 8 145
10 Jonas Gelžinis 13 9 7 8 7 9 7 4 5 6 Ret 9 Ret 6 9 Ret 9 9 9 7 143
11 Ahmad Al Harthy 9 10 10 9 14 10 10 6 Ret 9 12 Ret 10 9 11 12 10 11 10 12 106
12 Tom Bradshaw 4 4 Ret DNS 8 3 11 21 10 7 Ret 7 7 5 25 102
13 Archie Hamilton 12 11 11 10 10 11 8 8 11 11 9 11 18 12 46 69
14 George Richardson Ret 17 19 14 Ret 15 24 23 Ret 18 14 17 15 18 13 13 13 14 13 10 28
15 Glenn McMenamin 21 16 22 11 15 16 13 15 17 15 11 16 13 15 14 Ret Ret 17 14 14 28
16 Michael Leonard 12 12 20 12 9 11 24
17 Andrew Shelley 18 Ret 17 Ret 18 17 14 17 12 12 16 18 17 DNS 11 12 18 13 22
18 George Brewster 17 15 14 15 19 22 17 16 13 19 15 Ret 14 17 12 11 20 15 17 17 22
19 Alex Martin 16 Ret Ret 13 16 14 16 Ret 23 13 DNS 14 20 Ret 16 14 12 11 27 21
20 Steve Parish 15 14 13 12 11 Ret 20 Ret 19 19 19 15 16
21 Liam Griffin 19 19 15 18 22 19 15 12 15 16 18 13 12 16 Ret Ret 16 16 16 Ret 16
22 Mark Hazell 14 13 12 19 17 18 18 14 18 17 Ret 21 18 DNS 14 18 15 21 14
23 Paul Mace Ret DNS 23 13 23 13 16 Ret 13 15 16 Ret 21 16 28 8
24 Martin Ohlin Ret 10 6
25 Robbie Kerr 11 Ret 5
26 Tommy Dreelan 20 21 21 17 21 Ret 22 24 21 24 19 20 21 22 19 15 18 22 23 20 2
27 Karl Leonard 15 Ret 2
28 Tautvydas Barštys 23 18 20 16 Ret 20 21 22 Ret 22 DNS DNS 19 19 17 Ret 24 18 0
29 Paul Hogarth 16 DNS 0
30 Bob Lyons 18 20 20 21 Ret 20 20 21 Ret 20 Ret DNS 17 21 22 Ret 0
31 John Gaw Ret 18 0
32 Richard Denny 22 20 23 Ret Ret DNS 19 19 22 23 17 19 22 Ret DSQ 16 29 −1
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Rory Butcher 5 6 0
James Sutton DNS 13 0
Yucel Ozbek 15 20 0
Jeremy Clark 19 20 0
Mike Johnson Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO DON BHI Pen Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

1.^ – Tim Harvey was penalised three points at Oulton Park.[6]
2.^ – Glynn Geddie was penalised three points at Brands Hatch GP, with a further six-point penalty at Oulton Park.[6]
3.^ – Euan Hankey was penalised two points at Rockingham.[6]
4.^ – Michael Meadows was penalised two points at Thruxton.[6] A four-point penalty was given at Croft and a six-point penalty was given at Donington.
5.^ – Tom Bradshaw was penalised two points at Donington.
6.^ – Archie Hamilton was penalised two points at Thruxton, and Silverstone.[6]
7.^ – Alex Martin was penalised two points at Snetterton.[6]
8.^ – Paul Mace was penalised two points at Silverstone.[6]
9.^ – Richard Denny was penalised two points at Brands Hatch GP.[6]

References
  1. "ITV increases BTCC coverage". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  2. Pettit, Vince (6 March 2010). "Bridgman secures Supercup deal with Team Parker". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. Pettit, Vince (18 February 2010). "Tim Harvey to mount title challenge with Red Line Racing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  4. Pettit, Vince (18 March 2010). "Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2010 Is GO!". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  5. "BTCC announces 2010 dates". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  6. "Harvey and Caine share Carrera Cup wins at Knockhill". europeanmotornews.com. European Motor News. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
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