2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2007 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
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The 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fifth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on 31 March at Brands Hatch and finishing on 14 October at Thruxton. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season. James Sutton won the championship at his first attempt, ahead of Tim Harvey and Steven Kane after a close points battle.

Entry List

Team No Driver Class Rounds
Porsche Motorsport 1 United Kingdom Jon Barnes 1
United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy 2
United Kingdom Matt Howson 3
United Kingdom Peter Morris PA 4
United Kingdom Nathan Freke 5
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 6
United Kingdom Ian White PA 7
United Kingdom Oliver Turvey 8
United Kingdom Jeremy Metcalfe 9
Northern Ireland Jonny Kane 10
Redline Racing 2 United Kingdom Tim Harvey All
3 United Kingdom James Sutton All
5 United Kingdom Nigel Rice PA All
50 United Kingdom Maxi Jazz PA 4, 6-8
Motorbase Performance 6 United Kingdom Andy Britnell PA All
7 United Kingdom Sam Hancock All
8 Northern Ireland Steven Kane All
9 United Kingdom Gary Britnell PA 5
QM Engineering United Kingdom James Pickford 1-3
45 United Kingdom Kelvin Burt 3
Team Parker Racing 10 United Kingdom Nick Leason PA 8
19 United Kingdom David Epton 6
20 United Kingdom Charles Bateman PA All
21 United Kingdom Rob Collard 1-3
32 United Kingdom Jon Barnes 6-10
44 United Kingdom Michael Caine All
Trackspeed 11 United Kingdom David Ashburn PA 1
Team RPM United Kingdom Steve Clark PA 7-8, 10
88 United Kingdom Peter Bamford PA 3, 10
89 Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin 10
Chad Racing 23 United Kingdom Iain Dockerill PA 7
Team O 24 United Kingdom Pete Osborne PA All
Team TWC/Willmott Racing 31 United Kingdom Peter Morris PA 5
70 United Kingdom Colin Willmott PA 2-6, 8-10
99 United Kingdom Graeme Mundy 10
Team4Car with Confused.com 34 United Kingdom Mark Cole 10
ABG Motorsport 37 United Kingdom Mark Stephenson PA 5
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 31 March - 1 April United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R2 United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 21–22 April United Kingdom James Sutton Northern Ireland Steven Kane United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy Porsche Motorsport
R4 Northern Ireland Steven Kane Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 5–6 May Northern Ireland Steven Kane Northern Ireland Steven Kane Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance
R6 United Kingdom Tim Harvey Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance
4 R7 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 2–3 June United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
R8 United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
5 R9 Oulton Park, Cheshire 23–24 June Northern Ireland Steven Kane United Kingdom James Sutton Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance
R10 Northern Ireland Steven Kane Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance
6 R11 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14–15 July United Kingdom James Sutton Northern Ireland Steven Kane United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
R12 Northern Ireland Steven Kane United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 28–29 July United Kingdom Tim Harvey Northern Ireland Steven Kane United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R14 United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
8 R15 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 18–19 August United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
R16 United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
9 R17 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 1–2 September United Kingdom Sam Hancock United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Sam Hancock Motorbase Performance
R18 United Kingdom Sam Hancock United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
10 R19 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 13–14 October United Kingdom Sam Hancock Northern Ireland Steven Kane Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance
R20 Northern Ireland Steven Kane Northern Ireland Steven Kane Motorbase Performance

Championship Standings

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 BRA ROC THR CRO OUL DON SNE BRA KNO THR Pen Pts
1 United Kingdom James Sutton 2 4 10 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 4 7 3 328
2 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 Ret 1 1 3 8 2 1 4 2 2 324
3 Northern Ireland Steven Kane 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 12 Ret Ret 1 1 322
4 United Kingdom Michael Caine 3 2 3 4 6 5 5 6 2 4 Ret 3 3 3 5 3 3 2 3 4 282
5 United Kingdom Sam Hancock 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 5 3 7 4 2 Ret 5 1 9 11 11 2 242
6 United Kingdom Nigel Rice 6 8 7 7 9 8 6 5 9 9 7 4 6 7 8 7 NC 7 8 5 186
7 United Kingdom Andy Britnell 10 7 9 8 10 11 7 7 7 7 9 Ret 7 8 7 6 7 5 10 Ret 159
8 United Kingdom Charles Bateman 11 10 8 9 12 9 9 9 8 8 6 Ret 9 9 Ret 10 6 6 9 7 142
9 United Kingdom Pete Osborne 13 11 Ret 10 11 10 8 8 10 11 10 6 8 10 9 9 9 10 12 9 134
10 United Kingdom Jon Barnes 5 3 5 9 Ret 6 2 2 4 3 2 12 119
11 United Kingdom Colin Willmott 11 11 WD WD 11 10 11 10 12 8 11 Ret 8 Ret 13 10 75
12 United Kingdom Rob Collard 7 12 6 6 7 7 56
13 United Kingdom Steve Clark 10 12 10 11 WD WD 24
14 Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin 5 6 22
15 United Kingdom Maxi Jazz WD WD 11 10 12 Ret 13 Ret 22
16 United Kingdom James Pickford 9 9 WD WD WD WD 16
17 United Kingdom Kelvin Burt 5 Ret 12
18 United Kingdom Peter Morris 10 11 13 12 9
19 United Kingdom Peter Bamford 13 12 Ret DNS 9
20 United Kingdom Gary Britnell 12 13 9
21 United Kingdom Nick Leason 12 13 9
22 United Kingdom Iain Dockerill 13 13 8
23 United Kingdom David Ashburn 12 Ret 5
NC United Kingdom Mark Stephenson Ret Ret 0
NC United Kingdom David Epton Ret Ret 0
NC United Kingdom Mark Cole Ret Ret 0
NC United Kingdom Graeme Mundy WD WD 0
guest drivers ineligible for points.
United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy 1 Ret 0
United Kingdom Oliver Turvey 6 4 0
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 8 5 0
United Kingdom Nathan Freke 6 6 0
United Kingdom Matt Howson 8 6 0
Northern Ireland Jonny Kane 6 8 0
United Kingdom Jeremy Metcalfe Ret 8 0
United Kingdom Ian White 11 11 0
Pos Driver BRA ROC THR CRO OUL DON SNE BRA KNO THR Pen 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

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