PSCGB: Flawless weekend for Hannah Chapman, Katia Loggie secures season’s best results at Knockhill
- LIAM REDFORD
- Aug 19
- 7 min read
Updated: Aug 21
Hannah Chapman extended her championship lead in the CS Am class of Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain as she claimed victory in all three races at Knockhill. It was also an excellent weekend for fellow Scottish driver Katia Loggie who achieved season’s best results at her home track, finishing all three races in second position within class.
Hannah Chapman extended her championship lead in the CS Am class of Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain as she claimed victory in all three races at Knockhill. After securing pole position, Chapman drove superbly in all three races to add to her ever-growing tally of victories.
It was also an excellent weekend for fellow Scottish driver Katia Loggie who achieved season’s best results at her home track. Driving for Toro Verde GT, Loggie finished all three races in second position within class, while leading a number in race two after a fast start saw her overtake Chapman.
Both Chapman and Loggie entered the weekend looking to fight for top honours at their home circuit. Stepping up to Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain in 2025, Chapman arrived at Knockhill leading the CS Am standings. After winning six out of nine races across the campaign, the Xentek Motorsport driver held an 11-point lead over second-place driver Paul Porter.
Loggie has also enjoyed a successful campaign to date with progress being the key to her rookie season. Driving for Toro Verde GT, Katia had finished every race in third position within class while challenging the front-running drivers at Brands Hatch in particular.
Despite both drivers hailing from Scotland, Chapman and Loggie had vastly different levels of experience at Knockhill. For Chapman, Knockhill was the circuit at which her racing career was built upon. After a successful spell in the Scottish Mini Cooper Cup, with the majority of the races held at Knockhill, Chapman has returned to the circuit for guest appearances in a range of other championships. This included the Vertu Mini Challenge in 2024 where Chapman drove a sustainable fuel development car to great success as she was regularly the pacesetter in the JCW Sport category.
For Loggie however, this appearance at Knockhill was set to be her first and as a result, she took good advantage of an additional test session on Wednesday prior to the race weekend getting underway. Loggie completed 116 laps over the course of the day and she ended Wednesday’s action with the fifth fastest time in the CS Am class. Meanwhile, Chapman used her experience to good effect as she set the third quickest lap within class, just over half a second away from the pacesetter in the CS Pro division.
In Friday’s two free practice sessions, both Chapman and Loggie improved upon their times from earlier in the week. Chapman’s quickest lap of a 53.024 was almost a second faster than she managed on Wednesday, therefore placing her in second position within the CS Am class. Loggie meanwhile, improved by half a second and after completing 48 laps across the day, the Toro Verde GT driver had improved to fourth within class.
Saturday morning saw the competitive action get underway at Knockhill with the thirty-minute qualifying session. Chapman and Loggie made a fast start to the session and they were quickly challenging for top honours within the CS Am class. A red flag then halted the session with Toby Trice’s RS Pro car requiring recovery.
Qualifying resumed for a final 17 minutes and Chapman improved on her 19th lap of the session. Breaking the 53 second barrier for the first time across the event, Hannah’s fastest time of a 52.716 secured her the CS Am pole position by almost half a second.
Loggie was equally impressive as she qualified in second position, setting a time of a 53.179 which was over a second quicker than she had managed on Friday. The Toro Verde GT driver was faster in all sections of the circuit as she chased a personal best result in the trio of races which followed.
Race one of the weekend took place on Saturday afternoon with Chapman lining up on pole position in the CS Am class with Loggie alongside in second. It was an excellent start for both drivers who held their position on lap one. Loggie got a brilliant exit out of the final hairpin and as a result, she drew level with Chapman as the drivers began lap two. Although she was unable to complete the pass, she settled in behind her more experienced rival as the pair of female drivers continued to lead the class.
After resisting the early challenge posed by Loggie, Chapman began to extend her lead while Katia was slowly opening out a margin to Paul Porter who was running in third. As the CS Pro battle between Lydia Walmsley and Harrison Cavers unfolded ahead, this brought Chapman into contention and on lap four, she was less than a second behind Walmsley.
By lap seven, Loggie’s margin to Porter was over three seconds and she was looking confident on her way to a new career best result. At the halfway point, Chapman was still running just a few seconds behind Walmsley and this was testament to her progress that she was able to remain in contention with the former CS Pro race winner.
Although Loggie had lost touch with Chapman during the second half of the race, she was able to continue extending the gap to Porter. Chapman drove smartly as the leading RS Pro drivers made their way through in the closing stages with the Xentek Motorsport driver claiming her seventh victory of the season. Despite Loggie having a small moment in the final laps, she secured a personal best result with an excellent drive to take the chequered flag in second position within the CS Am class.
The second race at Knockhill was held early on Sunday afternoon with Chapman once again lining up on pole position within the CS Am class with Loggie in second position. Loggie got an excellent launch off the line and she claimed the lead at the end of lap one, while Chapman was just a quarter of a second behind. After leading a number of laps earlier in the season at Brands Hatch, Loggie was looking to make this experience count despite the impressive speed shown by Chapman across the weekend.
The battle for the CS Am class lead was superb in the early stages as Loggie defended her position as the drivers built up tyre temperature. By the end of lap three, the margin was just a tenth of a second and Chapman was able to make her momentum count by making the move into turn one on lap four. As the leading drivers battled for position, this brought Paul Porter in contention and he was just a quarter of a second behind Loggie as Chapman made her escape at the head of the field.
After leading two laps in the CS Am class, Chapman’s advantage over Loggie was over three seconds as Loggie continued to defend from Porter. Chapman’s consistency was impressive as she searched for her second win in as many races and the Xentek Motorsport driver was now attempting to match the CS Pro runners ahead.
On lap nine, a personal best time for Loggie allowed her to edge away from Porter and by the following lap, her margin to the Team Parker Racing driver behind was over a second. The middle portion of the race was excellent for Katia as she continued to extend her margin to Porter before the faster RS Pro cars approached.
Loggie’s traffic management was smart and as a result, she even pulled back some time to leader Chapman in the closing stages who ensured that no contact was made between herself and the faster cars. Chapman did not look back after passing Loggie and she claimed her second victory at Knockhill by a margin of 11 seconds. Loggie secured back-to-back runner up finishes while her margin to Porter at the chequered flag was a comfortable five seconds.
Race three of the weekend took place on Sunday afternoon with the grid positions based on the results of race two. As a result, Chapman again lined up on pole position with Loggie in second place in the CS Am class. Loggie again made a superb initial launch and claimed the lead, before she was shuffled back to third position at the end of lap one.
Therefore, Chapman took first position with Paul Porter in second, while Loggie settled into third. By the end of lap two, Chapman’s lead over Porter exceeded one and a half seconds as the Xentek Motorsport driver was keen to extend her advantage in the early stages. Two laps later, the gap was over four seconds and Chapman was helped by the fact that Loggie was starting to put Porter under pressure for the runner-up spot.
By lap seven, the gap between Loggie and Porter was just half a second as Katia aimed to secure a hat-trick of runner-up finishes at her home circuit. On lap nine, Loggie got a superb run out of Clarks and looked to the outside of the Team Parker Racing driver at the hairpin. Loggie was almost clear of Porter on the exit of the corner, before his machine made contact with the right-rear of Loggie’s Toro Verde GT car. Both drivers were able to continue, however Porter was forced into the pits with damage while Loggie’s pace was also compromised following the contact.
Nonetheless, Loggie was able to maintain second position as the gap to Giancarlo Romano behind was over five seconds. This incident also allowed Chapman to extend her margin at the head of the field and as the second half of the race began, she was now matching the CS Pro drivers ahead of her. As the penultimate lap got underway, Chapman had cut the margin to Lydia Walmsley ahead to just three seconds, before the Graves Motorsport driver retired with a technical issue ahead of Chapman.
As a result, Chapman had a clean run to the chequered flag and the Xentek Motorsport driver completed a clean sweep of victory at Knockhill while also extending her CS Am class championship lead. Despite receiving damage from the earlier incident, Loggie crossed the line in second position to complete her best weekend of the season to date with a trio of runner-up results within class.
Both Chapman and Loggie locked out the first two positions in the CS Am class during their home race weekend at Knockhill. Chapman used her experience to bank maximum points, while Loggie’s improvements were clear to see as she cut to the margin to Paul Porter in the overall championship points. The talented duo of female drivers will be looking to maintain their good form when Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain returns at Silverstone on the weekend of 20th/21st September.
