Charlie Eastwood, after finishing third in the first race at the Knockhill round. Eastwood won the championship on a tie-break with Dino Zamparelli, taking four victories to Zamparelli's three.

The 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup 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 911 GT3 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. The 2017 season was the fifteenth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after fifteen races at eight meetings. Fourteen of the races were held in support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship, with a round in support of the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Entry list

Team No. Driver Rounds
Pro
Redline Racing[1] 1 United Kingdom Dan Cammish[1] 1–4, 6–8
12 United Kingdom Scott Malvern[2] 5
15 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant[3] All
28 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood[1] All
71 United Kingdom Jamie Orton[1] 1–3
81 United Kingdom Euan McKay[1] All
91 United Kingdom Daniel McKay[1] All
JTR[1] 8 United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli[4] All
11 Cyprus Tio Ellinas[5] All
77 United Kingdom Lewis Plato[1] All
IN2 Racing[6] 19 United Kingdom Tom Wrigley[7] All
71 United Kingdom Jamie Orton 6–7
Slidesports 59 United Kingdom Ross Wylie[8] All
Pro-Am 1
Team Parker Racing[9] 2 United Kingdom Alex Martin[9] All
7 United Kingdom Justin Sherwood All
36 Republic of Ireland Karl Leonard 7–8
42 United Kingdom Graeme Mundy 1–5, 7–8
Redline Racing 3 United Kingdom John McCullagh 5–8
G-Cat Racing[1] 30 United Kingdom Peter Jennings[1] 2–3
76 United Kingdom Greg Caton 1, 4
Pro-Am 2
Race Car Centre[1] 4 United Kingdom Peter Parsons[1] 1–2, 4
Slidesports 9 United Kingdom David Fairbrother 1–3, 5–8
IN2 Racing 22 United Kingdom Peter Kyle-Henney All
Asset Advantage Racing[1] 23 United Kingdom Iain Dockerill[1] All
G-Cat Racing[1] 31 United Kingdom Shamus Jennings[1] All
Welch Motorsport[9] 33 Australia Matt Telling[9] 1–4, 6–8
Team Parker Racing[9] 49 United Kingdom Rupert Martin[9] All

Race calendar and results

All races will held in the United Kingdom, excepting round at Circuit de la Sarthe in France.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
2 April United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R2 United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
15 April Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood United Kingdom Dan Cammish Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Redline Racing
R4 16 April Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood United Kingdom Dan Cammish Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Redline Racing
3 R5 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
20 May United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R6 21 May United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
4 R7 Circuit de la Sarthe
(Le Mans, Pays de la Loire)
17 June France Florian Latorre Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
5 R8 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
30 July Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Redline Racing
R9 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Cyprus Tio Ellinas United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli JTR
6 R10 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
13 August United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Lewis Plato United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R11 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Redline Racing
7 R12 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
17 September United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli JTR
R13 United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli JTR
8 R14 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
1 October United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing
R15 United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish United Kingdom Dan Cammish Redline Racing

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  PP FL
Finishers 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pro-Am 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

A driver's best 14 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Drivers' championships

Overall championship

Pos Driver BHI DON OUL LMS SNE KNO SILN BHGP Total Pen Drop Pts
1 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood 2 2 1 1 7 3 8 1 2 3 1 4 3 4 5 239 -3 8 228
2 United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli 5 3 DSQ 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 2 242 -2 12 228
3 United Kingdom Dan Cammish 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 Ret 1 1 210 0 0 210
4 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant 4 4 7 6 4 5 3 6 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 191 0 9 182
5 United Kingdom Lewis Plato 3 Ret DSQ 2 3 4 Ret 3 9 4 5 7 4 7 4 161 0 0 161
6 Cyprus Tio Ellinas 9 5 5 5 Ret DNS Ret 4 3 6 4 3 2 2 3 158 -2 0 156
7 United Kingdom Euan McKay 6 6 4 7 8 6 4 5 6 8 9 6 6 Ret 9 140 0 0 140
8 United Kingdom Daniel McKay 7 7 6 10 5 7 15 8 7 7 8 8 7 9 7 124 0 1 123
9 United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Ret 11 3 8 Ret DNS 7 11 12 Ret 6 9 8 6 8 92 0 0 92
10 United Kingdom Ross Wylie Ret DNS 11 14 6 8 5 10 8 9 Ret 13 9 10 11 79 0 0 79
11 United Kingdom Alex Martin 10 8 10 11 Ret Ret 6 9 11 11 13 11 11 11 13 73 0 0 73
12 United Kingdom Jamie Orton Ret 9 8 9 Ret 9 WD 10 7 10 12 57 -2 0 55
13 United Kingdom Justin Sherwood 11 12 13 13 Ret 10 9 12 10 12 10 14 20 Ret 12 54 0 0 54
14 United Kingdom Peter Kyle-Henney Ret DNS 12 15 9 11 10 Ret 15 14 11 17 15 13 16 35 0 0 35
15 United Kingdom Shamus Jennings 14 14 Ret 17 10 12 12 17 18 16 12 18 16 14 17 24 0 0 24
16 Republic of Ireland Karl Leonard 12 12 8 10 22 0 0 22
17 United Kingdom Scott Malvern 7 5 21 0 0 21
18 United Kingdom Iain Dockerill 13 Ret 16 Ret 11 14 11 15 17 15 14 20 18 15 20 20 0 0 20
19 United Kingdom Graeme Mundy 12 13 Ret 16 12 13 Ret Ret 13 16 14 Ret 15 20 0 0 20
20 United Kingdom John McCullagh 13 14 13 Ret 15 13 12 14 18 0 0 18
21 United Kingdom Greg Caton 8 10 Ret 14 0 0 14
22 United Kingdom Peter Jennings 9 12 Ret DNS 11 0 0 11
23 United Kingdom David Fairbrother 17 18 14 19 Ret Ret 14 16 18 15 19 17 Ret 18 5 0 0 5
24 United Kingdom Peter Parsons 15 15 15 Ret 14 5 0 0 5
25 Australia Matt Telling Ret 17 17 20 Ret 16 13 Ret 17 DNS DNS 17 21 3 0 0 3
26 United Kingdom Rupert Martin 16 16 18 18 Ret 15 Ret 16 19 17 16 21 19 16 19 1 0 0 1
Pos Driver BHI DON OUL LMS SNE KNO SILN BHGP Total Pen Drop Pts

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