2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2006 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
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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. Guest drivers are shown in italics.

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

Icon Class PA Pro-Am

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
	R2				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
	R4				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
	R6				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
	R8				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
	R10				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
	R12				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
	R14				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
	R16				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
	R18				Jason Templeman	Danny Watts	Team Irwin with Redline Racing
10	R19	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	14–15 October	Danny Watts	James Pickford	James Pickford	In2Racing
	R20				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 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

• Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain