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2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain

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The 2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 Cayman Islands Porsche Sprint Challenge 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 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars. The 2020 season was the 1st Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season, the season began on 11 July 2020 at Snetterton Circuit and ended on 8 November at Silverstone Circuit.[1]

The car used in the championship, the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

Teams and Drivers

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The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2020 season.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro Class
Rob Boston Racing 9 United Kingdom Charles Ladell 6
10 United Kingdom Tom Jackson 1–5
Redline Racing[2] 18 United Kingdom Archie Hamilton[2] 1–5
40 United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey[2] 1–5
88 United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli 6
IN2 Racing[3] 23 United Kingdom Alex Toth-Jones 1–3
United Kingdom Sarah Moore 4–5
32 United Kingdom James Dorlin All
TCR 54 United Kingdom Theo Edgerton All
Am Class
Forelle Estates Racing 3 United Kingdom Michael Price 1–4, 6
Jordan Racing Team 5 United Kingdom Peter Chambers All
Team Parker Racing 7 United Kingdom Charles March 6
Valluga Racing[4] 8 United Kingdom Adam Knight 6
22 United Kingdom Carl Cavers[4] All
27 United Kingdom Ian Humphries[4] All
Redline Racing[2] 15 United Kingdom Nigel Rice[2] All
24 United Kingdom Paul Donkin 5
33 United Kingdom Chris Car[2] 2, 4
55 United Kingdom Daniel O'Brien 6
81 Austria Gustav Engljähringer 3
IN2 Racing[3] 51 Norway Ambrogio Perfetti[N 1] All
77 United Kingdom Charles Clark 6
99 Estonia Andrey Borodin 6
Simon Green Motorsport 56 United Kingdom Simon Green 6
Rob Boston Racing 66 United Kingdom John Westbrook 1–4, 6

Race Calendar

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A new calendar was announced on 26 May 2020.[5]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Pro Winning Team Winning Am Supporting
1 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
11–12 July United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing Norway Ambrogio Perfetti Porsche Club GB
GT Cup
United Kingdom Theo Edgerton United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing Norway Ambrogio Perfetti
2 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
15–16 August United Kingdom Tom Jackson United Kingdom Tom Jackson United Kingdom Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing Norway Ambrogio Perfetti British GT Championship
United Kingdom Tom Jackson United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing United Kingdom Pete Chambers
3 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
6 September United Kingdom Tom Jackson United Kingdom Tom Jackson United Kingdom Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Ian Humphries Porsche Club GB
United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing United Kingdom John Westbrook
4 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
19–20 September United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey United Kingdom Tom Jackson United Kingdom Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing Norway Ambrogio Perfetti British GT Championship
United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey United Kingdom Tom Jackson Rob Boston Racing Norway Ambrogio Perfetti
5 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10–11 October United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing Norway Ambrogio Perfetti British Touring Car Championship
United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing United Kingdom Paul Donkin
6 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
7–8 November United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli United Kingdom Charles Ladell United Kingdom Theo Edgerton TCR United Kingdom Ian Humphries British GT Championship
United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli United Kingdom James Dorlin IN2 Racing United Kingdom Ian Humphries

Championship standings

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  PP FL
10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' championships

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Overall championship

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Pos Driver SNE DON1 BHGP DON2 CRO SIL Pts
Pro Class
1 United Kingdom James Dorlin 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 113
2 United Kingdom Tom Jackson 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 11 Ret 79
3 United Kingdom Theo Edgerton 2 Ret 5 5 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 3 77
4 United Kingdom Archie Hamilton 3 3 3 3 DNS DNS 2 5 3 Ret 44
5 United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey 5 Ret 4 7 3 5 5 4 10 3 42
6 United Kingdom Alex Toth-Jones 7 Ret 7 4 5 4 20
- United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli* 4 2 -
- United Kingdom Charlie Ladell* 2 8 -
- United Kingdom Sarah Moore* 7 8 4 Ret -
Am Class
1 Norway Ambrogio Perfetti 6 4 6 10 Ret DNS 6 6 5 6 16 5 94
2 United Kingdom Ian Humphries 10 5 8 8 6 Ret 9 7 12 5 5 4 86
3 United Kingdom Nigel Rice 9 6 9 9 9 Ret 8 9 7 Ret 7 6 66
4 United Kingdom Peter Chambers 11 8 11 6 8 7 11 10 8 DNS 6 13 62
5 United Kingdom Carl Cavers 12 10 12 13 10 8 13 14 19 7 9 11 44
6 United Kingdom John Westbrook 13 9 14 12 7 6 Ret 13 11 12 36
7 United Kingdom Michael Price 8 7 10 Ret Ret DNS 10 11 10 14 31
8 United Kingdom Chris Car 13 11 12 12 12
- United Kingdom Paul Donkin* 6 4 -
- United Kingdom Daniel O'Brien* 8 7 -
- Austria Gustav Engljähringer* 11 9 -
- United Kingdom Adam Knight* Ret 9 -
- United Kingdom Charles Clark* 13 10 -
- United Kingdom Simon Green* 12 Ret -
- Estonia Andrey Borodin* 14 16 -
- United Kingdom Charles March* 15 15 -
Pos Driver SNE DON1 BHGP DON2 CRO SIL Pts

* Guest entry - not eligible for points

Notes

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  1. ^ Ambrogio Perfetti is an Italian driver competing under a Norwegian license.

References

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  1. ^ "PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB JOINS THE MOTORSPORT PYRAMID FOR 2020". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "REDLINE RACING CONFIRM FOUR CAR ENTRY FOR PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Webster, Sherwood, and Armstrong complete Team Parker six-car Carrera Cup GB entry". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "VALLUGA RACING COMMITS TO TWO-CAR ENTRY IN PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "RESCHEDULED CALENDAR FOR CARRERA CUP GB AND SPRINT CHALLENGE GB ANNOUNCED". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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