Porsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – travelled to Brands Hatch for its season finalé where champions would be crowned in all three categories – Pro, Pro-Am and Am. Four drivers arrived in Kent fighting for Pro category honours, separated by just 22 points; Dan Cammish (Redline Racing), Lorcan Hanafin (JTR), Kiern Jewiss (Team Parker Racing) and Porsche GB Junior Harry King (Team Parker Racing). In Pro-Am Ryan Ratcliffe (Team Parker) took a points advantage into the final weekend of the season while Justin Sherwood (Team Parker) was ahead in Am.

Saturday afternoon's qualifying session took place in dry, chilly, conditions. King had the session under control from the outset and went on to secure the ninth pole position of his Porsche racing career. True to the weekend's form, the four Pro category championship rivals ended qualifying occupying the top four positions on the grid – separated by just 0.272secs and now with just 20 championship points between them. Nathan Harrison (Team HARD) topped the Pro-Am category drivers with Sherwood ahead in Am.

Race one
The first of the weekend's two 17 lap races took place at midday on Sunday in dry conditions. When the lights went out Hanafin made the best start of the four title contenders but it was Jewiss who gained ground moving to the outside of those ahead to snatch the lead by Druids. Behind Jewiss came King and Hanafin with Cammish slotting into fourth position. In Pro-Am the order was Charles Rainford (CCK Motorsport) from Harrison and Rattenbury. At Graham Hill Bend Armstrong was hit from behind and made his exit from the race leaving the order in Am as Sherwood from Stanton and Shaw.

On lap three Cammish moved to the outside of Hanafin at Druids to snatch third and soon began to close in on King and Jewiss ahead as they battled. On lap six King got a run on Jewiss at Surtees but he ran wide as the fight reached Hawthorns which saw him slip back to fourth place. The order was now Jewiss from Cammish, Hanafin and King but the Junior immediately pounced on Hanafin with a successful pass at Stirlings to take third. In a close Pro-Am fight Rattenbury found himself dropping back leaving Rainford and Harrison up front and championship leader Ratcliffe third in category.

On lap nine Josh Malin (Richardson Racing) spun off at Stirlings, meanwhile Stanton closed on Sherwood for the lead in Am. At the end of lap 10 King got a run on Cammish out of Clearways which allowed him to draw alongside on the approach to Paddock Hill at the start of lap 11 – the move stuck. Micah Stanley (Team Redline Racing) soon received a 5-second penalty for exceeding track limits. On lap 14 King mounted a challenge on Jewiss at Stirlings, in the hard fight Jewiss was pushed wide dropping him down the order. In an opportunistic move Hanafin then overtook both King and Cammish down the inside into the first corner for the race lead, Will Martin (Richardson Racing) immediately took third from Cammish leaving the order as Hanafin from King, Martin and Cammish – Jewiss was now down in sixth.

On lap 15 Cammish passed Martin for third place at Graham Hill but soon afterwards Josh Caygill (Team Redline Racing) left the circuit at Paddock Hill Bend causing the race to be brought to a premature end. Counting back one lap Cammish's move on Martin for third would not stand, leaving the top three as Hanafin, King and Martin. At the flag Rainford took Pro-Am victory with Harrison second and Ratcliffe third – with that result Ratcliffe was crowned provisional Pro-Am category champion. In Am Stanton took his third category victory of 2021, he was joined on the category podium by Sherwood and Khera – with his result Sherwood had done enough to be named provisional Am category champion, the first driver in the history of the championship to take three consecutive Am category titles.

For recording the fastest lap in each of their respective categories, King – Pro, Rainford – Pro-Am and Stanton – Am each received one additional championship point. As part of the 2021 podium procedure, winner Hanafin selected at random the number four ball, which reversed the grid positions of the top four overall race finishers from Round 15.

Following the race Harrison was disqualified from the results for a non-compliance issue. King was handed a 5-second time penalty for his incident with Jewiss, with this applied he was relegated from second to sixth, he was also docked three championship points and three category points. That then made the top three overall race finishers Hanafin, Martin and Cammish, the Pro-Am podium was now Rainford, Ratcliffe and Stanley.

Following the reversal of the top four overall race finishers from Round 16 that made the front row for Sunday's second race Jamie Orton (JTR), Cammish, Martin, and Hanafin. With King and Jewiss out of championship contention just three points separated Cammish and Hanafin going into the final race of the season later in the day.

Race two
Round 16 took place on Sunday afternoon in dry conditions and ran to a slightly reduced distance of 14 laps. When the lights went out for the final time in 2021 Cammish did not make the best start, however championship rival Hanafin had a rougher ride through the first corner making contact with two other cars and falling back to sixth spot. Harrison did not get away from the grid and as a result Armstrong and Khera made contact with his car causing them to retire. At the front of the race Orton maintained his lead from Martin and Cammish. In Pro-Am Rainford led Ratcliffe and Rattenbury, Stanton was ahead in Am from Shaw and Sherwood.

Before the first racing lap was complete the Safety Car was scrambled to allow for the recovery of the three stricken cars of Harrison, Armstrong and Khera. At the restart on lap four Hanafin was pushing hard and attacking King for fifth, but Martin was the driver on the move. At Westfield Martin got alongside Orton to take the lead of the race, Cammish then moved onto Orton's rear bumper as he searched for an opportunity to snatch second. In Pro-Am a close fight between Rainford, Ratcliffe and Rattenbury developed through Rattenbury would soon come under attack from Stanley.

On lap 10 Jewiss, King and Hanafin were absolutely together in their fight for fourth, a lap later King ran wide at Clark Curve allowing Hanafin to get a run on him into Paddock Hill Bend. Halfway through the first corner Hanafin entered a spin and went backwards into the gravel at Hailwoods Hill – he recovered but found himself positioned down the running order. On the final lap of the race Shaw spun off before recovering, that allowed Sherwood to overtake him changing the order in Am.

Martin crossed the line to take his second win of the season, joined on the overall podium by Orton and Cammish, with his podium result Cammish had done enough to provisionally secure the Pro category championship – he is the only driver in Porsche Carrera Cup GB history to take three championships (2015, 2016 and 2021). Rainford took his second Pro-Am category podium result of the day, he was joined on the category podium by Welsh drivers Ratcliffe and Rattenbury. Stanton, Sherwood and Shaw made up the final Am category podium of the season.

For recording the fastest lap in each of their respective categories, Martin – Pro, Stanley – Pro-Am and Stanton – Am each received one additional championship point.

Following the Brands Hatch weekend Harry King signs off as Porsche GB Junior, his successor will be announced in November after a handful of shortlisted applicants undertake a shootout at Silverstone. Porsche is already looking ahead to 2022 where the championship enters its milestone 20th season and welcomes the arrival of the new 510 hp ‘Type 992’ 911 GT3 Cup.

Championship positions*

Overall:
Dan Cammish Redline Racing 123
Lorcan Hanafin JTR 116
Kiern Jewiss Team Parker Racing 104

Pro-Am:
Ryan Ratcliffe Team Parker 123
Micah Stanley Team Redline Racing 100
Charles Rainford CCK Motorsport 94

Am:
Justin Sherwood Team Parker Racing 139
Josh Stanton Team HARD 120
Justin Armstrong Team Parker Racing 119