2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fourth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on 8 April at Brands Hatch and finishing on 15 October at Silverstone. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season. Damien Faulkner won his second consecutive title, ahead of Tim Harvey and Danny Watts.

Changes for 2006

The 997 model 911 GT3 replaced the 996.
Races were approximately 55% longer than in 2005.
The Pro-Am class for non-professional drivers was introduced.

Entry List

All drivers raced in Porsche 911 GT3s.

Team	No	Driver	Rounds
Team Parker with SAS	1	Damien Faulkner	All
Team Parker with SAS	3	Jason Templeman	All
Team Irwin with Redline Racing	2	Richard Westbrook	1, 4
Team Irwin with Redline Racing	2	Danny Watts	2-3, 5-10
Motorbase Performance	4	Tim Harvey	All
Motorbase Performance	44	Michael Caine	All
Trackspeed	11	Piers Masarati	1
Team RPM	12	Mark Cole	1
In2Racing	20	Richard Williams	All
	21	James Pickford	8
	22	James Pickford	9-10
	23	Tim Sugden	2
Tech 9	32	Mark Cole	3-5
Team Parker	68	Sam Edwards	1-2
Pro-Am
Redline Racing	5	Nigel Rice	All
	8	Jason Young	1-4, 6-7, 9
	48	Maxi Jazz	1-6, 9-10
Motorbase Performance	14	Andy Britnell	10
Motorbase Performance	27	Phil Quaife	All
Trackspeed	10	David Ashburn	All
Team RPM	12	Alex Mortimer	6
Team Parker	18	Mark Hazell	1-4, 6, 9-10
Team Parker	68	Sam Edwards	3-10
In2Racing	21	Mike Richards	1-4, 6-7, 9-10
	22	Paul Warren	1
	23	Paul Hogarth	1-3, 6-10
Team O	24	Pete Osborne	1, 3-7, 9-10
Tech 9	32	Andy Demetriou	10
Tech 9	33	Phil Hindley	3
RH Motorsport with Paragon	77	Andy Purdie	1, 4-10
Guest
Porsche Motorsport	43	Mark Hales	1
		Michael Devaney	2
		Paul O'Neill	3
		Sascha Maassen	4
		Ian White	5
		Owen Mildenhall	6
		Rob Huff	7
		Colin McRae	8
		Shane Lynch	9
		Vicki Butler-Henderson	10

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	Brands Hatch Indy, Kent	8–9 April	Tim Harvey	Richard Westbrook	Richard Westbrook	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
1	R2	Brands Hatch Indy, Kent	8–9 April		Tim Harvey	Richard Westbrook	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
2	R3	Mondello Park, County Kildare	22–23 April	Damien Faulkner	Damien Faulkner	Damien Faulkner	Team Parker with SAS
2	R4	Mondello Park, County Kildare	22–23 April		Damien Faulkner	Tim Harvey	Motorbase Performance
3	R5	Oulton Park, Cheshire	13–14 May	Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
3	R6	Oulton Park, Cheshire	13–14 May		Damien Faulkner	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
4	R7	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	3–4 June	Damien Faulkner	Damien Faulkner	Damien Faulkner	Team Parker with SAS
4	R8	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	3–4 June		Richard Westbrook	Richard Westbrook	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
5	R9	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	15–16 July	Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
5	R10	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	15–16 July		Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
6	R11	Donington Park, Leicestershire	29–30 July	Danny Watts	Damien Faulkner	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
6	R12	Donington Park, Leicestershire	29–30 July		Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
7	R13	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	12–13 August	Danny Watts	Damien Faulkner	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
7	R14	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	12–13 August		Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
8	R15	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	2–3 September	Tim Harvey	Michael Caine	Damien Faulkner	Team Parker with SAS
8	R16	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	2–3 September		Danny Watts	Tim Harvey	Motorbase Performance
9	R17	Brands Hatch Indy, Kent	23–24 September	Danny Watts	Mike Richards	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
9	R18	Brands Hatch Indy, Kent	23–24 September		Jason Templeman	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
10	R19	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	14–15 October	Danny Watts	James Pickford	James Pickford	In2Racing
10	R20	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	14–15 October		James Pickford	Tim Harvey	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		MON		OUL		THR		CRO		DON		SNE		KNO		BRA		SIL		Pts
1	Damien Faulkner	3	2	1	2	3	3	1	Ret	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	3	2	3	2	340
2	Tim Harvey	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	Ret	3	3	3	2	Ret	Ret	3	1	2	14	2	1	289
3	Danny Watts			Ret	3	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	8	1	1	Ret	4	250
4	Richard Williams	6	5	4	6	5	4	13	3	5	4	15	8	6	4	6	7	7	4	7	5	221
5	Jason Templeman	4	4	Ret	Ret	15	9	5	Ret	11	6	4	4	4	15	5	3	5	3	9	6	184
6	Michael Caine	5	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	4	Ret	9	6	2	2	4	9	4	5	4	3	183
7	Phil Quaife	10	8	5	5	4	5	7	Ret	7	5	5	Ret	7	5	11	4	13	11	11	7	173
8	Sam Edwards	DSQ	DSQ	6	7	9	6	6	Ret	8	8	7	Ret	5	6	7	Ret	8	DSQ	10	8	130
9	Nigel Rice	7	10	7	Ret	12	8	Ret	7	Ret	10	8	11	12	10	9	10	10	9	13	9	114
10	Andy Purdie	11	11					10	5	9	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	8	5	9	7	5	Ret	101
11	David Ashburn	13	9	9	9	11	11	Ret	8	10	12	12	10	8	12	10	11	12	Ret	14	13	99
12	Mike Richards	9	14	Ret	Ret	8	12	9	Ret			10	7	10	8			6	10	6	11	93
13	Jason Young	8	7	8	8	14	10	Ret	6			18	9	11	11			11	8			87
14	Richard Westbrook	1	1					15	1													64
15	James Pickford															2	6	DNS	6	1	Ret	60
16	Pete Osborne	16	15			13	Ret	12	11	13	11	11	13	9	13			16	13	17	12	52
17	Mark Cole	12	Ret			Ret	7	14	4	6	7											51
18	Mark Hazell	Ret	13	10	Ret	10	13	8	9			13	14					14	12	Ret	Ret	50
19	Maxi Jazz	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	14	11	10	Ret	14	16	Ret					18	Ret	18	16	26
20	Alex Mortimer											6	5									22
21	Paul Hogarth	15	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret					17	Ret	DSQ	14	12	DNS	15	DNS	15	14	12
22	Phil Hindley					7	Ret															10
23	Andy Britnell																			12	10	10
24	Andy Demetriou																			8	Ret	8
25	Paul Warren	14	Ret																			2
26	Piers Masarati	17	DSQ																			0
NC	Tim Sugden			DNS	Ret																	0
guest drivers ineligible for points.
	Sascha Maassen							4	2													0
	Michael Devaney			3	4																	0
	Paul O'Neill					6	Ret															0
	Rob Huff													Ret	7							0
	Ian White									12	13											0
	Owen Mildenhall											14	12									0
	Mark Hales	Ret	12																			0
	Vicki Butler-Henderson																			16	15	0
	Shane Lynch																	17	Ret			0
	Colin McRae															Ret	Ret					0
Pos	Driver	BRA		MON		OUL		THR		CRO		DON		SNE		KNO		BRA		SIL		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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
Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain