James Sutton scored a last gasp victory in round 15 of the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone today (Saturday 29 August 2009), passing race-long leader Tim Bridgman in traffic on the final lap of the race. Glynn Geddie took a resounding pro-am1 victory while Karl Leonard clinched pro-am2 spoils. Bridgman (Team Parker Racing) led from the start as second qualifier Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance) was jumped by Red Line Racing team mates Sutton and Tim Harvey off the line. With Sutton his ever-present shadow, Bridgman drove a faultless race to lead all the way to the final lap. Then, as they raced into Copse they caught the battle between Paul Hogarth (IN2 Racing) and Glenn McMenamin (Parr Motorsport) for second in pro-am2. Bridgman was held up just enough for Sutton to get a run on him out of the corner and dive ahead into Becketts.

"James went round me on the exit of Copse; there wasn't anywhere to go," said a very frustrated Bridgman. "It's something you've got to contend with," said Sutton. "But I'll take a win any way it comes," he added, before shaking hands with Bridgman. Despite losing victory within a mile of the finish of the race, Bridgman moved into equal lead of the championship with Harvey as a result.

For most of the race, Harvey had run with the leading pair, but then as Caine recovered from his slow start he was able to build pressure on Harvey for third. "I think Michael had the fastest car and I had to defend," said Harvey. "Once I was defending, I lost touch with the first two." Fifth overall and a dominant pro-am1 winner was Glynn Geddie (Team Parker Racing), who ran ahead of Caine in the early laps before making certain of pro-am1 victory. "I didn't fight too much with Michael; all I needed was the pro-am1 points," said Geddie after a mature performance. With Robert Lawson (JHR) out of the race after an early clash with Tom Bradshaw (Team Parker Racing), the result put Geddie to the top of the pro-am1 standings. Second in pro-am1 was the subject of a race-long battle between Tony Gilham (Red Line Racing) and Ollie Jackson (Motorbase Performance). The places changed twice as Jackson got ahead mid-race, only for Gilham to retake second. "I had a lock up into Becketts and that let Ollie past," said Gilham. "I was slowly catching Geddie before that." "It was very even," said Jackson after taking third in pro-am1. "He just had a bit more drive out of Copse, but it was an excellent race."

There was a dramatic finish at the head of pro-am2 after Karl Leonard (Team Parker Racing) clashed with pro category racer Lewis Hopkins (Red Line Racing) on the final lap after a long battle. Leonard managed to get his car over the line as he bounced along the grass. After the race, their finishing positions were reversed to put Hopkins into eighth overall and Leonard into ninth. Meanwhile, the battle for second in pro-am2 was the subject of a big struggle between McMenamin and Hogarth. They were seldom more than a few yards apart as McMenamin withstood relentless pressure from his rival to secure the place. "The pressure was unbelievable," said McMenamin. "That was the hardest race yet." "An absolutely fantastic race; I just couldn't get past him," added Hogarth.