Sam Hancock claimed a fifth place finish and a handful of championship points in race 1 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham, but team-mate Phil Quaife was out of luck as a gearbox failure left him stranded on the grid at the start.
Starting fourth, Hancock made an uncharacteristically circumspect start, losing places to Dean Smith and Charles Bateman off the line, but was still in a far better position than Quaife who failed to get off the line due to a gearbox problem.
Hancock was quickly into his rhythm, catching Bateman and passing him for fifth following an exciting battle which, at one stage, saw both cars on the grass coming out of turn 2.
Despite suffering from understeer in the final stages of the race, Hancock continued to chase the top four, ultimately having to settle for a comfortable fifth.
The Jota Sport team will now be working hard to solve Quaife’s gearbox problems in time for race 2 at 2.40pm. The race will be shown live on ITV4 with Hancock starting fifth and Quaife seventh.
| Position | # | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | 8 | Tim Bridgman | Team Parker Racing | 1.20.793 |
| 2 | 2 | Tim Harvey | Red Line Racing | 1.20.926 |
| 3 | 44 | Michael Caine | Team Parker Racing | 1.20.990 |
| 4 | 5 | Sam Hancock | Jota Sport | 1.21.252 |
| 5 | 60 | Dean Smith | Porsche Motorsport | 1.21.285 |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Bateman | Team Parker Racing | 1.21.461 |
| 7 | 6 | Phil Quaife | Jota Sport | 1.21.536 |
| 8 | 15 | Nigel Rice | Red Line Racing | 1.21.749 |
| 9 | 34 | Tony Gilham | ReDesign Racing | 1.23.132 |
| 10 | 31 | Fergus Campbell | Red Line Racing | 1.23.851 |
| 11 | 45 | John Stack | Porsche Motorsport | 1.25.631 |
| Position | # | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Tim Bridgman | Team Parker Racing | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Tim Harvey | Red Line Racing | 18 |
| 3 | 44 | Michael Caine | Team Parker Racing | 16 |
| 4 | 60 | Dean Smith | Porsche Motorsport | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Sam Hancock | Jota Sport | 14 |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Bateman | Team Parker Racing | 12 |
| 7 | 34 | Tony Gilham | ReDesign Racing | 10 |
| 8 | 15 | Nigel Rice | Red Line Racing | 9 |
| 9 | 31 | Fergus Campbell | Red Line Racing | 8 |
| 10 | 45 | John Stack | Porsche Motorsport | 0 |
| - | 6 | Phil Quaife | Jota Sport | 0 |
| Position | # | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Tim Bridgman | Team Parker Racing | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Tim Harvey | Red Line Racing | 18 |
| 3 | 44 | Michael Caine | Team Parker Racing | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Sam Hancock | Jota Sport | 14 |
| 5 | 6 | Phil Quaife | Jota Sport | 12 |
| 6 | 60 | Dean Smith | Porsche Motorsport | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | Nigel Rice | Red Line Racing | 10 |
| 8 | 7 | Charles Bateman | Team Parker Racing | 9 |
| 9 | 34 | Tony Gilham | ReDesign Racing | 8 |
| 10 | 45 | John Stack | Porsche Motorsport | 0 |
| - | 31 | Fergus Campbell | Red Line Racing | 0 |