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]
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
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