Joshua Rogers wins milestone 100th championship race

Joshua Rogers (Team Parker Racing) took the maiden victory of his Porsche racing career in the landmark 100th race in championship history. The Porsche Esports Team star mastered the challenging Knockhill circuit in both dry and wet conditions, taking victory in all three races during a breakthrough weekend in Scotland. The result brought the dominance of Joe Marshall (Team Parker Racing) from Cheshire to an end – Marshall won the opening six races of 2026, but followed Rogers home on three occasions in Fife.

Meanwhile, there was one win in the RS Am category for Daniel Lewis (Race Car Consultants) from Essex, and two for Dean Burden (Toro Verde GT) from Lincolnshire. While in the Clubsport category, Gabe Fairbrother (Graves Motorsport) from Chester proved unbeatable as he drove to three category wins, further extending his championship advantage at the midpoint of the season.

Rogers wins for the first time in RS Pro
Rogers drove to his maiden pole position for Round Seven, and the Australian driver would start Round Eight from the front too, with Marshall alongside him on both occasions. The two Team Parker Racing drivers got away well at the start of the weekend’s opening race, conducted in dry conditions, with Rogers leading Marshall, while Samuel Harvey (Xentek Motorsport) from Sutton Coldfield maintained third. Felix Livesey (Xentek Motorsport) from Preston in Lancashire entered the pit lane early on with a puncture, before rejoining the race. Dan Zelos (Graves Motorsport) from Norfolk mounted an attack on Ethan Hammerton (Graves Motorsport) from North Yorkshire for fifth overall, but the former would soon receive a five second time penalty for track limits, relegating him down the order on corrected time.

In the closing stages of the race, Matthew Kyle-Henney (Clean Racing) from Hampshire got ahead of Harvey for third place, while Marshall – still in second – received a five second penalty for track limits. However, thanks to a healthy gap to those behind, Marshall was able to retain his position. And in the dying moments, Zelos and Max Watt (Clean Racing) from Oxfordshire diced with Hammerton, overtaking in the run towards Taylor’s Hairpin. But Rogers crossed the finish line first to take his maiden victory, claiming the 100th race in championship history and completing his goal of transitioning from sim racing to victory in the real world. Marshall came home in second bringing his winning streak to an end, with Kyle-Henney securing the final podium spot.

Sunday’s opening race was conducted in tricky wet weather conditions. Rogers and Marshall got away cleanly, and they were followed by Kyle-Henney. The action was neutralised in the second half of the race by the arrival of the Safety Car, caused by Watts finding the barriers at Clark’s corner. Rogers controlled the restart perfectly to successfully defend from Marshall, while Kyle-Henney was delayed by a slower car, but nonetheless he retained third place. Rogers took his second victory of the weekend, with Marshall finishing in second, and Kyle-Henney in third.

Rogers led Marshall and Kyle-Henney again at the start of the final race of the weekend, which took place in dry conditions. Kyle-Henney looked for a way ahead of Marshall for second, but in turn he came under attack from Harvey just behind. Livesey soon overtook Zelos for sixth. RS Pro and RS Am category racers Christopher Bingham (Raceworks Motorsport) from Nottingham, Lydia Walmsley (Clean Racing) from Suffolk, Aimee Watts (Clean Racing) from Kent, and Watt engaged in a close fight in the middle of the pack, and they quickly caught Reece Somerfield (Breakell Racing) from Walsall in the West Midlands and Lewis, forming a train of cars from ninth back to fourteenth. When Bingham ran slightly wide at the hairpin the deadlock was broken, and Walmsley capitalised by getting ahead. Bingham later received a five-second time penalty for track limits.

Hammerton mounted a challenge on Harvey in the final minutes of racing, overtaking to snatch fourth. Rogers was clear to take his third win, making it a perfect weekend, with a clean sweep of two pole positions in qualifying, three wins and three fastest laps. Rogers was reunited on the overall podium with Marshall and Kyle-Henney.

Lewis and Burden win in RS Am
Lewis emerged as the pace-setting RS Am driver in qualifying, and he would start the weekend’s first and second races from category pole position. Lewis maintained his advantage at the start of Round Seven, with James Seale (Xentek Motorsport) from Hampshire in second, and Somerfield soon advancing to third in the category. Seale later found himself ahead of Lewis, as Somerfield, Watts and Burden fought over the final RS Am podium position. However, when Seale and Burden were among those to receive five-second time penalties for track limits, the order was finalised, with Lewis taking category victory, Seale finishing in second, and Watts completing the first RS Am podium of the weekend.

Lewis suffered wheelspin in slippery wet weather conditions at the start of Round Eight, however, he maintained his RS Am category lead, with Somerfield slotting into second place, and Burden in third. A recovering Lewis soon passed Somerfield, before an exciting battle developed between RS Pro and RS Am category racers Walmsley, Somerfield, Bingham, Burden, Lewis and Watts. Burden advanced up the order following the Safety Car period, and in the final minutes of racing he snatched the category lead. Burden took his third RS Am win of the season, with Somerfield finishing in second and Lewis completing the podium.

Burden started the third race in Scotland ahead of Somerfield and Lewis. The battle for second in the category soon intensified, with Lewis trying to find a way through on numerous occasions, but to no avail. Somerfield found himself defending from Lewis, Bingham, Walmsley, Watts, Watt and Seale. In the closing stages of the race, the fight between Lewis and Somerfield grew closer, with Lewis trying the outside line at the hairpin where he was denied. Burden, Somerfield and Lewis formed the final RS Am category podium of the day.

Fairbrother takes Clubsport glory
Fairbrother took pole position in the Clubsport category for Rounds Seven and Eight. Alister Weston (Xentek Motorsport) from Kent entered the pit lane before the start of the race with an issue that led to his retirement. When the lights went out, Fairbrother maintained his lead from Mark McKenzie (Graves Motorsport) from Stockton-on-Tees and Giancarlo Romano (Tuthill UK) from Glasgow, and that is how the order remained to the flag, with Fairbrother taking his sixth category win of the season.

The second race in Scotland took place in wet weather conditions, and Fairbrother remained the driver to beat – he survived the Safety Car period to lead McKenzie and Romano home again. The final encounter took place in dry conditions, and saw a repeat of the first and second races, with Fairbrother taking victory from McKenzie and Romano in Round Nine, and further extending his Clubsport championship lead.

The championship travels to Croft in North Yorkshire on the weekend of 4-9 September where it will appear alongside Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB. Follow the latest Porsche Carwow Sprint Challenge GB news directly from Porsche Motorsport via Instagram – @PorscheRaces_GB – where users can share experiences via the hashtag #CarwowSprintChallengeGB, and the Porsche Motorsport Hub: https://racing.porsche.com

Championship positions*

RS Pro:
Joe Marshall - Team Parker Racing - 87
Joshua Rogers - Team Parker Racing - 59
Matthew Kyle-Henney - Clean Racing - 46

RS Am:
Daniel Lewis - Race Car Consultants - 73
Dean Burden - Toro Verde GT - 64
Reece Somerfield - Breakell Racing - 54

Clubsport:
Gabe Fairbrother - Graves Motorsport - 98
Mark McKenzie - Graves Motorsport - 55
Gracie Mitchell - Graves Motorsport - 52

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