James Sutton scored a fine victory in round eleven of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park today (Saturday 14 July). Sutton coped with pressure from Tim Harvey and Steven Kane to take his third win of the season. Meanwhile, a great battle in the pro-am category heralded the first category win for Charles Bateman.Sutton (Red Line Racing) got away best to fend off team mate Harvey into Redgate and with Kane and his Motorbase Performance team mate Sam Hancock going after them, the four-car lead pack soon broke clear of the rest.“It was just a matter of getting into a rhythm,” said Sutton, who had to soak up pressure from Harvey. But with Kane running a close third, Harvey had to watch his mirrors as well. Out on the opening lap with a gearbox problem went Michael Caine (Team Parker Racing) and so it was Jon Barnes (Team Parker Racing) who led the chase of the leading quartet.Gradually, as Kane mounted the pressure on Harvey, Sutton was able to edge away a little and into the later stages Harvey knew he was in tyre trouble. Finally, into Redgate on lap 20, Harvey slid wide and Kane nipped through. Hancock was then able to grab third from Harvey at the Old Hairpin. “I was driving defensively and just ran out of grip,” explained Harvey.Kane set off in pursuit of Sutton, but with only three laps to run, Sutton was comfortably clear and reeled off the remaining laps for a superb victory. “The car just felt mega for the whole race,” said Sutton. “It’s a pity I didn’t get past Tim earlier,” said Sutton, feeling that he could have challenged Sutton given more laps. Meanwhile, Hancock, despite tyre concerns of his own, clinched third. Hancock then dedicated his podium to seven-year old leukaemia patient Billy Frampton, the winner of a competition run by the Starlight Foundation to design a livery for Hancock’s Porsche.As Harvey struggled home, Barnes almost caught him on the line, while sixth overall and pro-am victory went to Bateman (Team Parker Racing) after a great drive. He had to fight ahead of guest racer Oliver Jarvis (Porsche Motorsport) and then cope with constant pressure from Nigel Rice (Red Line Racing) before scoring his first win. “It’s been a while coming,” said Bateman. “I never let up for a second the whole way through,” said Rice. Andy Britnell (Motorbase Performance) completed the pro-am podium ahead of Pete Osborne (Team O).Jarvis finished eighth in the guest car, while out after a clash with Colin Willmott (Willmott Racing) went David Epton (Team Parker Racing), who spun into the gravel at McLeans. Willmott continued to take eleventh behind Maxi Jazz (Red Line Racing), having made a pit stop to change a punctured tyre.