Plant confirms Porsche Carrera
Cup GB campaign
Richard Plant will be a leading contender
in the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB after confirming plans for a second
season in the championship with Team Parker Racing.
Twenty-one year old Plant was
one of the stars of the 2011 season and finished fifth in the final
points. He was best of the newcomers to the category and took his first
overall podium at Snetterton in August. He was also one of the stars of
the Porsche Carrera World Cup race at the Nurburgring and earned the
‘driver of the weekend’ award for a stunning drive from the back of the
98-car grid to finish eighth among the Carrera Cup field.
“I’m delighted to be driving
for Team Parking Racing for a second season,” said Plant. “After the
experience I gained last year and the relationship that I built with
everyone at the team, it was the perfect fit for a title challenge in
2012. Everything about the Parker squad is first class and I believe we
have what it takes to really have a go at winning the series.”
Last year was Plant’s first
season of sports car racing after making the switch following a
successful single-seater career. He won the Formula Palmer Audi
Championship and an FIA Formula Two scholarship in 2009 before being
forced to take a sabbatical in 2010 due to an illness in his family.
“Last year included some highs
and lows but it definitely exceeded my expectations,” said Plant. “To
be top rookie was a great achievement and now I know the circuits, the
car and the series I am so much more prepared to go even better this
time around. I am working on my fitness and preparation everyday – I
can’t wait to get back in the car.”
Team principal Stuart Parker
said: “I was really impressed by Richard’s talent and application last
year. He is a great lad that everyone gets along with, and he has the
steely determination and ability to win races. We hope to provide
Richard with the environment to fight for overall honours in 2012 and
I’m sure he is capable of doing the business out on track.”
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