Championship fight escalates at UK’s fastest circuit.
Porsche Esports Carrera Cup GB’s visit to Thruxton, the UK’s fastest circuit, delivered excitement and intrigue. Remy Gilbert from Buckinghamshire claimed victory in the first race, after the winner the road, Sebastian Job from East Grinstead in Surrey, received a post-race time penalty. And Charlie Collins from Monmouthshire overcame tricky wet conditions to triumph in the second encounter.
In Am, Guy R Edwards from Surrey clinched Round 11 after Gordon Marshall from Port Glasgow in Scotland was also handed a post-race time penalty. Kieran Harding from Norfolk became a new category winner when he took Round 12. With four races remaining in 2026, Collins and William Chadwick from Wigan are tied on points in the Pro category standings. Meanwhile, Edwards has adopted the Am category championship lead over Christian Szaruta from London.
Gilbert and Collins are repeat winners in Pro Collins continued his unbeatable form in qualifying, driving to a third consecutive pole position to start the evening’s first race ahead of championship rival, Job. When the lights went out Collins successfully defended from Job, while Peter Berryman from County Antrim in Northern Ireland gave chase. Job mounted an unsuccessful challenge at the Club chicane, slipping back as a result. Meanwhile, Gilbert advanced from fourth to the race lead, he found himself ahead of Job and Chadwick, with Collins now relegated to fourth.
With 11 minutes of racing remaining, Job capitalised on an error from Gilbert to snatch the overall lead. Gilbert regained his composure to hang on to second place, while Chadwick absorbed pressure from Collins who was just behind. And that is how the order remained to the flag, with Job crossing the finish line first. Following the race, for an incident between Sebastian Job and Charlie Collins, two seconds was added to Job’s race time. For an incident between Peter Berryman, Matt J Caruana and Aidan Walsingham, 10 seconds was added to Walsingham’s race time. With post-race penalties applied, the revised result handed victory to Remy Gilbert, with William Chadwick advancing to second place and Job relegated to third.
Leo Gariboli from Hertfordshire made a good getaway from reverse grid pole position at the start of the evening’s second race, which began in dry conditions with rain forecast. Matt J Caruana from Berkshire soon attacked the leader, snatching first place, Gariboli was now second with Collins third – up from fifth on the grid. As the race order settled, Job began to slip backwards as one of only a few drivers to fit grooved wet weather tyres at the start of the dry race. With 15 minutes of racing remaining rain arrived, forcing those on slick tyres to make a pit stop for wets, as Job continued his race.
As everyone else dashed for the pit lane, Job took the overall lead just as Collins emerged back on track close behind. However, with his wet weather tyres much fresher than Job’s, Collins was soon able to pass as Job lost grip. And in the closing stages of the race, Job suffered a further issue as he spun in increasingly slippery conditions. The new race order was Collins with Jamie Fluke from Leicestershire in second, and Chadwick now in third. However, in the dying moments of the race, Chadwick overtook Fluke for second, yet he could not stop Collins from taking his fifth win of the season.
Following the race, for an incident between Crofton Woodhatch and Peter Berryman, Woodhatch received a 10 second time penalty.
A new winner in Am Kieran Harding from Norfolk qualified on Am category pole position once more, but at the start of Round 11 it was Marshall who found himself ahead, with Harding forced into second, and Scott Moakes from Bedfordshire in third. Harding left the circuit following contact with Marshall as he tried to gain the category lead, and as a result Marshall found himself ahead of Moakes and Fraser Hart from Cheshire. There was a further change when Hart managed to take second, only to lose ground following contact with Marshall at the Club chicane. Marshall now led Edwards and Liam O’Sullivan from Chelmsford, and that is how the order remained to the flag. However, after the race, for an incident between Gordon Marshall and Fraser Hart, 10 seconds was added to Marshall’s race time, promoting Edwards to Am victory, with O’Sullivan in second and Moakes in third.
Marshall was ahead again at the start of Round 12, with O’Sullivan advancing to second and Edwards in third. By the time rain arrived, the order was Marshall from O’Sullivan and Harding, but the wet weather completely changed the race. After those on slicks made a pit stop for wet weather tyres, the new Am category order was Guy R Edwards from Surrey leading O’Sullivan, and Harding. In the closing moments of racing, Harding gained the category lead, with Edwards now second and Moakes in third, but Moakes managed to snatch second before the flag. Harding was clear to become a new category winner.
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Championship positions:
Pro 1st - Charlie Collins - 89 2nd - William Chadwick - 89 3rd - Sebastian Job - 80
Am 1st - Guy R Edwards - 80 2nd - Christian Szaruta - 73 3rd - Scott Moakes - 68