2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2004 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season
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The 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England, Scotland and Ireland. 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 forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

This season was the second Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season began on 10 April at Thruxton Circuit and concluded on 27 September at Donington Park, after 20 races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2004 British Touring Car Championship.

Richard Westbrook became the drivers' champion driving for Redline Racing.

Entry List

Team No Driver Rounds
Porsche Motorsport 1 United Kingdom Matthew Marsh 1
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 2, 8
United Kingdom Warren Hughes 3
Switzerland Alain Menu 4
Republic of Ireland Robby Coleman 5
United Kingdom John Cleland 7
United Kingdom David Rothwell 9
New Zealand Paul Radisich 10
BEAST Racing 2 United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 1-2
5 United Kingdom David Pinkney 1-2
37 United Kingdom Michael Corridan 3
Pinkney Motorsport 5 United Kingdom David Pinkney 6, 8, 10
Vic Lee Racing 3 United Kingdom Jason Templeman All
20 United Kingdom Marcus Thomas All
Team RPM 4 United Kingdom Tim Harvey All
6 United Kingdom Steve Clark 10
8 United Kingdom Eddie Wighton 6-7, 9-10
96 United Kingdom Alexander Mortimer 9
Team Parker Racing 6 United Kingdom Tom Ferrier 7-8
7 United Kingdom Chris Cooper 1-4, 8, 10
11 United Kingdom Mark Hazell 1-8
24 United Kingdom Martin Rich 1-6, 10
37 United Kingdom Michael Corridan 4-10
Redline Racing 10 United Kingdom Jason Young All
15 United Kingdom Nigel Rice All
16 United Kingdom Andrew Shelley 6, 8
28 United Kingdom Jonathan Cocker 1
40 United Kingdom Des Winks 1-4
Motorbase Performance 21 Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner 6-10
22 United Kingdom Gary Britnell All
23 United Kingdom Andy Britnell All
77 Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner 5
Total Control Racing 26 United Kingdom Ray MacDowell 6
27 United Kingdom Jonathan Fildes All

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 11 April United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Richard Westbrook BEAST Racing
R2 United Kingdom Chris Cooper United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
2 R3 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 25 April United Kingdom Jason Templeman United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
R4 United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
3 R5 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 May United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Redline Racing
R6 9 May United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 22 May Switzerland Alain Menu Switzerland Alain Menu Switzerland Alain Menu Porsche Motorsport
R8 23 May Switzerland Alain Menu Switzerland Alain Menu Porsche Motorsport
5 R9 Mondello Park, County Kildare 13 June United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Redline Racing
R10 United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
6 R11 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 24 July United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
R12 25 July United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
7 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 8 August United Kingdom Jason Templeman United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Redline Racing
R14 Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Redline Racing
8 R15 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 22 August United Kingdom Jason Templeman United Kingdom Jason Templeman United Kingdom Jason Templeman Vic Lee Racing
R16 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Fildes United Kingdom Jason Templeman Vic Lee Racing
9 R17 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 5 September United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Team RPM
R18 Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Redline Racing
10 R1 Donington Park, Leicestershire 26 September United Kingdom Jason Templeman United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Redline Racing
R2 Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner Motorbase Performance

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on a 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race, with 1 point for the fastest lap in each race and 1 point for pole position in the first race of each meeting.

Pos Driver THR BHI SIL OUL MON CRO KNO BHI SNE DON Pts
1 United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 1 5 Ret 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 6 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 345
2 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 5 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 6 1 2 4 5 338
3 United Kingdom Jason Templeman 2 Ret 2 2 2 14 2 2 3 DSQ Ret 11 12 8 1 1 5 5 3 3 253
4 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Fildes 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 Ret 3 Ret 4 12 4 4 4 4 7 Ret 221
5 United Kingdom Nigel Rice 6 3 5 6 Ret 8 7 5 4 3 13 4 5 5 8 Ret 6 6 5 8 205
6 United Kingdom Andy Britnell 8 7 6 7 6 7 10 8 Ret 5 5 3 9 6 11 9 11 7 12 10 176
7 Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner Ret DNS Ret 2 Ret 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 139
8 United Kingdom Jason Young 10 12 8 11 9 6 11 9 6 7 Ret Ret 10 10 13 10 8 8 10 7 136
9 United Kingdom Chris Cooper 4 2 Ret 8 10 4 6 7 9 Ret 6 4 117
10 United Kingdom Gary Britnell 11 Ret Ret 9 8 10 9 Ret 7 6 8 Ret 7 7 12 8 10 Ret Ret 13 109
11 United Kingdom Marcus Thomas Ret DNS 7 14 5 11 13 12 Ret 9 6 9 7 5 9 12 99
12 United Kingdom Martin Rich 13 11 Ret 10 Ret 9 8 10 5 8 Ret Ret 13 11 72
13 United Kingdom Mark Hazell 12 10 Ret 13 11 12 12 Ret DNS DNS 10 7 8 9 10 Ret 68
14 United Kingdom Michael Corridan DNS DNS 14 11 8 10 12 12 13 13 15 12 13 11 15 16 58
15 United Kingdom David Pinkney Ret 9 Ret DNS 4 Ret 5 Ret 11 9 48
16 United Kingdom Tom Ferrier 3 3 6 Ret 42
17 United Kingdom Eddie Wighton 11 10 11 11 12 10 14 15 39
18 United Kingdom Andrew Shelley 9 8 14 11 23
19 United Kingdom Des Winks Ret 13 Ret 12 7 13 DNS DNS 22
20 United Kingdom Ray MacDowell 7 5 21
21 United Kingdom Jonathan Cocker 7 8 18
22 United Kingdom Alexander Mortimer 7 Ret 9
23 United Kingdom Steve Clark Ret 14 3
guest drivers ineligible for points
Switzerland Alain Menu 1 1 0
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 3 5 Ret 7 0
United Kingdom Warren Hughes Ret 3 0
Republic of Ireland Robby Coleman Ret 4 0
New Zealand Paul Radisich 8 6 0
United Kingdom Matthew Marsh 9 6 0
United Kingdom John Cleland 6 Ret 0
United Kingdom David Rothwell 9 9 0
Pos Driver THR BHI SIL OUL MON CRO KNO BHI SNE DON Pts

Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References