THE SUPPORTING STARS WHO SHONE ON THE BIG STAGE
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB
From the moment Dan Cammish lost his Team Dynamics British Touring Car drive and elected to return to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, many were eagerly anticipating a thrilling battle with last year’s series dominator Harry King. But, away from the spotlight, another driver was aiming to steal the duo’s thunder.
And Lorcan Hanafin did exactly that by qualifying his JTR-run Porsche on pole for the Snetterton opener by 0.4 seconds. “It set the tone, showed my intentions and showed the world I’m not here to mess around and the focus shouldn’t be just on Harry and Dan,” recalls Hanafin, who hadn’t been able to challenge King in 2020 but stepped up a gear for this term.
Yet, sadly for Hanafin, Snetterton also set the tone for other elements of his season. Stunning pace yes, but also misfortune. He had seemingly converted pole into a maiden win but he received a penalty for being out of position at the start. He was then fifth in the reversed-grid race, battling a slow puncture.
“SNETTERTON SET THE TONE AND SHOWED THE WORLD I’M NOT HERE TO MESS AROUND”
That opening weekend was not just a microcosm of Hanafin’s campaign, as he ultimately missed out on the crown by seven points, but also of the season as a whole. King could only qualify his Team Parker machine sixth, battling a gearbox problem. He then fought from fifth to win race two, only to push too hard and cop a track-limits penalty.
