2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
# 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 |
| In2Racing | 21 | James Pickford | 8 |
| In2Racing | 22 | James Pickford | 9-10 |
| In2Racing | 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 |
| Redline Racing | 8 | Jason Young | 1-4, 6-7, 9 |
| Redline Racing | 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 |
| In2Racing | 22 | Paul Warren | 1 |
| In2Racing | 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 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Michael Devaney | 2 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Paul O'Neill | 3 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Sascha Maassen | 4 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Ian White | 5 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Owen Mildenhall | 6 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Rob Huff | 7 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Colin McRae | 8 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Shane Lynch | 9 |
| Porsche Motorsport | 43 | Vicki Butler-Henderson | 10 |

## Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).

| Round | 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 | BRA | MON | MON | OUL | OUL | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | BRA | BRA | SIL | 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 | BRA | MON | MON | OUL | OUL | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | BRA | BRA | SIL | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
