2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the seventh Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season. The season consisted of twenty rounds, beginning on 5 April at Brands Hatch's Indy circuit and ending on 4 October at the circuit's Grand Prix layout. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season. Tim Bridgman took his first title, holding off the challenges of reigning champion Tim Harvey, James Sutton and Michael Caine. In the other classes, Glynn Geddie took home the Pro-Am 1 title, while Glenn McMenamin won Pro-Am 2.[1][2]

Entry list

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Team No Driver Rounds
Redline Racing 1 United Kingdom Tim Harvey All
5 United Kingdom Dean Smith 1
United Kingdom James Sutton 2–10
11 United Kingdom Lewis Hopkins All
JMH 6 United Kingdom Aaron Scott 3
Team Parker Racing 7 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman All
42 United Kingdom Charles Bateman 6–7
43 United Kingdom Tom Bradshaw All
Motorbase Performance 44 United Kingdom Michael Caine All
Pro-Am 1
JMH 6 United Kingdom Andy Ruhan 6, 10
Team Parker Racing 8 United Kingdom Glynn Geddie All
10 Republic of Ireland Michael Leonard 1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10
JHR 24 United Kingdom Derek Pierce 1–8, 10
25 United Kingdom Robert Lawson All
Redline Racing 34 United Kingdom Tony Gilham All
Motorbase Performance 48 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson All
In2Racing 50 United Kingdom Paul Hogarth 3, 5–10
RSS Performance 55 United Kingdom John Quartermaine 1, 10
68 United Kingdom Matt Kelly 2
Celtic Speed 68 United Kingdom Tommy Dreelan 2–10
GT Marques 87 United Kingdom Alex Martin 9–10
Pro-Am 2
Parr Motorsport 13 United Kingdom Glenn McMenamin 3–4, 6–10
23 United Kingdom Robin Clark 1–4, 6–10
Kinfaun Racing 18 United Kingdom John Gaw 8
Apex Motorsport 19 United Kingdom Andrew Tate 6, 8–10
Motorbase Performance 28 United Kingdom George Richardson 1
Republic of Ireland Michael Corridan 4
United Kingdom Steve Parish 9–10
RSS Performance 36 Republic of Ireland Karl Leonard 1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10
GT Marques 40 United Kingdom Paul Mace 2, 6, 9–10
Celtic Speed 79 United Kingdom Bob Lyons 3–10
99 United Kingdom George Brewster 5, 7, 9–10
Guest
Team Parker Racing 9 United States Jake Rosenzweig 1–2, 10
Porsche Cars GB 61 United Kingdom Anthony Reid 1
United Kingdom Ben McLoughlin 2
United Kingdom Aaron Steele 3
United Kingdom Richard Singleton 4
New Zealand Aaron Slight 5
United Kingdom Jeremy Clark 6
United Kingdom Andrew Herron 7
United Kingdom Paul Winter 8
United Kingdom Tiffany Chittenden 9
United Kingdom Mark Higgins 10
Motorbase Performance 66 United Kingdom Liam Griffin 8

Calendar

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All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Venue Date Pole Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 5 April United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
R2 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
2 R3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 25 April United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R4 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Michael Caine United Kingdom Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
3 R5 Donington Park, Lancashire 17 May United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
R6 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 30 May United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
R8 31 May United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 14 June United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
R10 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Michael Caine United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 2 August United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
R12 United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Tim Harvey Redline Racing
7 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 16 August United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Glynn Geddie United Kingdom Michael Caine Motorbase Performance
R14 United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Michael Caine United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 30 August United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
R16 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
9 R17 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 19 September United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Michael Caine United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
R18 20 September United Kingdom James Sutton United Kingdom Tom Bradshaw United Kingdom James Sutton Redline Racing
10 R19 Brands Hatch GP, Kent 4 October United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing
R20 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman United Kingdom Tim Bridgman Team Parker Racing

Driver's Standings

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Pos Driver BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Tim Bridgman 1 1 3 5 DNS 2 1 1 1 5 3 2 7 1 2 DSQ 3 3 1 1 324
2 United Kingdom James Sutton 4 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 11 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 320
3 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 6 2 3 Ret 2 4 5 3 316
4 United Kingdom Michael Caine 3 3 2 1 1 6 Ret 3 3 2 4 Ret 1 4 4 13 4 2 6 Ret 261
5 United Kingdom Glynn Geddie 8 5 8 13 DNS 5 9 Ret Ret NC 5 4 2 6 5 2 Ret 8 3 4 174
6 United Kingdom Robert Lawson Ret 9 5 9 5 7 5 5 6 4 Ret 8 3 9 Ret 4 5 Ret 8 6 171
7 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson 10 8 13 10 8 14 7 7 8 6 6 7 5 10 7 12 6 5 10 7 163
8 United Kingdom Tom Bradshaw 4 Ret 10 7 4 4 DNS 10 5 Ret 9 6 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 4 5 149
9 United Kingdom Tony Gilham 7 Ret 6 6 6 9 6 9 9 8 8 5 10 7 6 10 Ret 6 Ret Ret 141
10 United Kingdom Lewis Hopkins Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret DNS 10 Ret 7 11 7 11 12 11 8 Ret 7 11 9 12 92
11 United Kingdom Derek Pierce 9 10 12 11 7 13 Ret 8 12 Ret 12 13 Ret 12 Ret 6 7 Ret 86
12 Republic of Ireland Michael Leonard 6 7 Ret 8 11 6 Ret 10 Ret 7 11 9 72
13 United Kingdom Glenn McMenamin Ret Ret 13 11 11 15 13 15 10 9 9 9 15 13 54
14 Republic of Ireland Karl Leonard Ret 12 10 11 4 Ret Ret 9 9 3 Ret 10 53
15 United Kingdom Paul Hogarth 12 15 13 10 Ret 14 14 NC 11 8 Ret 12 14 15 46
16 United Kingdom Tommy Dreelan 14 16 14 17 15 12 14 13 14 20 17 14 12 14 12 14 22 20 41
17 United Kingdom Charles Bateman Ret 9 4 8 29
18 United Kingdom Bob Lyons 13 16 12 DSQ 15 12 15 17 15 Ret 13 11 14 16 19 18 27
19 United Kingdom Dean Smith 5 4 26
20 United Kingdom Paul Mace 13 15 Ret 16 DSQ 13 12 11 22
21 United Kingdom George Brewster 10 9 16 13 16 21 18
22 United Kingdom Robin Clark 12 15 16 17 15 18 Ret 14 16 21 18 16 17 17 15 17 24 24 16
23 United Kingdom Alex Martin 10 10 13 23 15
24 United Kingdom John Gaw Ret 5 12
25 United Kingdom Aaron Scott 11 12 11
26 United Kingdom Steve Parish 8 Ret 21 16 10
27 United Kingdom Matt Kelly 15 14 8
28 United Kingdom John Quartermaine 11 14 20 19 8
29 United Kingdom Andy Ruhan 13 18 18 17 8
30 Republic of Ireland Michael Corridan 15 13 4
31 United Kingdom Andrew Tate 17 19 15 18 13 Ret 23 22 4
32 United Kingdom George Richardson DSQ 13 4
guest drivers ineligible for points
United States Jake Rosenzweig Ret 6 7 4 Ret 8 0
New Zealand Aaron Slight 11 7 0
United Kingdom Ben McLoughlin 9 8 0
United Kingdom Aaron Steele 9 10 0
United Kingdom Jeremy Clark 10 12 0
United Kingdom Andrew Herron 8 Ret 0
United Kingdom Richard Singleton 8 Ret 0
United Kingdom Tiffany Chittenden 11 15 0
United Kingdom Liam Griffin 14 16 0
United Kingdom Mark Higgins 17 14 0
United Kingdom Paul Winter 16 15 0
United Kingdom Anthony Reid Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole (1 point)
Italics – Fastest Lap (1 point)

References

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  1. ^ "Bridgman wins Carrera Cup title at Brands". racecar.com. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  2. ^ "Bridgman wins Carrera Cup GB title at Brands Hatch". europeanmotornews.com. European Motor News. 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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