The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is a new series to the UK for 2010. It is a series of races rather than a championship, so at the end of the year, there is no 'champion', but a 'Driver of the Year'.

Divided into two classes, the eligible cars are: Class 1 - 997 GT3 Cup cars and Class 2 - 996 GT3 Cup cars. To accommodate variations between the cars over the different model years, different minimum weights or relaxation of technical regulations apply, to provide a 'level playing field' for all competitors.

At the final round of the season - on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit - the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge runners join up with the Porsche Club Championship field to provide a grid of in excess of 40-cars. We also have a one-off race against leading Ferrari ‘Open’ runners at Castle Combe in August.

In 2010 the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge will feature a mix of stand-alone races and the combined races with the Club Championship at the Silverstone final round. It will once more provide the exciting racing the series has become renowned for. Porsche Cars GB will again be rewarding the outstanding driver of the season with the use of a Porsche Cayman S for next year.

Mike Johnson, last year's Porsche Open 'Driver of the Year' sampled a funded drive in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham earlier this year as his prize for being Driver of the Year in the Porsche Open in 2009. "It’s fantastic to have a run in the Carrera Cup," said Mike . "It was what we have been working towards all season and I can’t believe we have won it - I just can’t wait." This drive has been replaced by the use of a Porsche Cayman S for the 2010 winner.

2010 Schedule:

Porsche Club Championship and Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge
(All Double Header unless stated otherwise)

	Geddie Pushed Hard on Way to Oulton Double Jim Geddie returned to his winning ways as the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge visited Oulton Park, but this time the flying Scot was pushed hard by Stephen Ritchie who led the first half of race one and pushed Jim hard in race two. Ritchie was rewarded with a pair of second place finishes, with Bertie Carruthers taking the final podium slot in each race, The consistent Peter Smallwood took both...
	Carrera Cup Visitors take Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Wins! In a fine demonstration of one of the key aspects of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge – the ability for teams and drivers to move between the series and the headlining Porsche Carrera Cup GB – both GT3 Cup Challenge wins went to Carrera Cup drivers seeking to gain track time before their own series raced at Snetterton, Mark Hazell taking the race one win with George Richardson...
	Two Wins for Geddie at Silverstone Jim Geddie continued his run of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge race victories with another dominant performance in races three and four at Silverstone on Sunday June 27th, the experienced Scot heading home Bertie Carruthers in race one and Josh Sadler in the afternoon's second race. Qualifying Geddie headed the GT3 runners, the experienced Scot taking his 997 round the...
	First Silverstone Visit for Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is a new series for the 2010 season and provides a home for any racing Porsche GT3 – with grids comprise the exciting 400bhp plus GT3 models that have contested the Porsche Carrera Cup. The series is designed to complement that championship – drivers and teams able to sample circuits in the GT3 Cup before their own championship races there. ...
	Geddie Wins Maiden Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Races Jim Geddie claimed victory in the opening two rounds of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, the long-time Porsche supporter winning the inaugural races in the new series at Brands Hatch on Saturday 10th April. The Scot used his pace and experience to stay clear of the field, with Stephen Ritchie putting on a strong display on his race debut to take second in both races. Peter Smallwood...
	McLean and Fairbairn Share Final Porsche Open Honours Paul McLean and Peter Fairbairn shared the former’s 993 GT2 Evo at Silverstone – and took a win apiece in the final Porsche Open race, the series being replaced for 2010 by the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. Mark Chilton was second in race one, but a transmission failure at the start of race two saw him out, and Toby Tarrant-Willis took second on his Porsche Open debut. ...
	Geddie Porsche Open Double at Croft The Porsche Open runners joined other sportscar racers for two Sports, Saloons and GT Challenge races at Croft, Jim Geddie winning both races on his welcome return to the series.  Fellow front runner Mark Chilton had an unlucky weekend – given a penalty for a jump start in the first race before going off in the second while leading after a tangle with another car.  Fraser...
	Chilton Upholds Porsche Honour at Combe The Porsche Open Contenders took on their counterparts from the equivalent Ferrari series at Castle Combe’s Bank Holiday Monday meeting, and Mark Chilton upheld Porsche honour with a superb win in the ten-lap race. Enjoyed by all, the race saw the Porsche runners dominate the podium, John Taylor claiming third overall and second of the Open runners home. Qualifying...
	McLean and Fairbairn Open 2009 Porsche Account Porsche Club Championship Brands Hatch, Kent May 30th, 2009 McLean and Fairbairn Open 2009 Porsche Account Paul McLean and Peter Fairbairn won the first Porsche Open one-hour race of the season at Brand Hatch on Saturday May 30th, leading home the field by over a lap with series newcomer Alex Martin taking second ahead of Class Two winners Zubin...
	Porsche Club Championship and Porsche Open Dates 2010 Dates T.B.C. DH = Double Header race. S+ = Single race – Porsche v Ferrari Challenge. Races marked * will be Club Championship and Open together on the same grid, but with separate starts. Events marked > No race for Porsche Open.