Danny Watts cinched another victory in round 17 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch on Saturday, but only after withstanding race-long pressure from Tim Harvey and Damien Faulkner as the leading trio ran nose-to-tail for much of the 34-lap race.Watts (Team IRWIN with Red Line) knew that if he could convert pole position into a first-corner lead, he would be difficult to beat and that set the tone for an absorbing race. With Harvey (Motorbase Performance) and Faulkner (Team Parker with SAS) right on his tail, Watts knew it was going to be a tough 34-lap race. Meanwhile, in the opening laps, Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance), Jason Templeman (Team Parker with SAS), Mike Richards (IN2RACING with totalamber) and Richard Williams (IN2RACING) went with the leaders to make a stunning seven-car train.Even after the first 15 laps, the top three were still running neck and neck as a small gap opened up to the rest. “It was really hard work! I had to look after the tyres over the first half of the race and it paid dividends,” said Watts after managing to edge away over the second half of the race. But even at the end of 34 flat-out laps, the winning gap was still only 1.2 seconds. “The first 15 or 20 laps was a bit of a status quo,” said Harvey. “After that we lost a little bit of tyre performance,” he added. However, in finishing ahead of Faulkner by a third of a second, Harvey pegged back two points in the title race against Faulkner. In truth, Faulkner had elected not to take any major chances in challenging Harvey for second. “I’m leading the championship and that’s what I’m trying to preserve,” he admitted. “Tim made the odd mistake, but nothing I could capitalise on.”Caine and Templeman both had strong runs to finish fourth and fifth, and were almost alongside over the line as Templeman launched a late attack. Meanwhile, Richards drove a mighty race to fend off team mate Williams and score a convincing pro-am category victory. “I had a bit of a moment at Druids and lost touch with Jason Templeman. So I just decided to hold station. Once these guys are gone, you won’t get them back!” said a delighted Richards after one of his best Carrera Cup drives to date.Behind Williams, Sam Edwards (Team Parker Racing) had a relatively lonely run to eighth overall and second in pro-am, having lost a couple places off the start. Third in pro-am went to Andy Purdie (RH Motorsport with Paragon), who had to work ahead of Nigel Rice (Red Line Racing) and David Ashburn (Trackspeed) after a slow start. Behind Purdie, a four-way battle raged for the next pro-am places as Rice fended off Jason Young (Red Line Racing), Phil Quaife (Motorbase Performance) and Ashburn. After a first-lap spin at Druids, Quaife fought back into contention and passed Ashburn only to suffer a late-race puncture. He finally limped over the line in thirteenth place to salvage important pro-am category points.Provisional results – 34 laps:1 Danny Watts (Team IRWIN with Red Line)          27m47.132s2 Tim Harvey (Motorbase Performance)                  27m48.408s3 Damien Faulkner (Team Parker with SAS)          27m48.723s4 Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance)          27m51.717s5 Jason Templeman (Team Parker with SAS)          27m51.799s6 Mike Richards (IN2RACING with totalamber)           28m02.507s7 Richard Williams (IN2RACING)                      28m04.876s8 Sam Edwards (Team Parker Racing)                   28m07.301s9 Andy Purdie (RH Motorsport with Paragon)          28m15.608s10 Nigel Rice (Red Line Racing)                             28m18.003s