PSCGB: Hannah Chapman seals championship title with double victory, Katia Loggie returns to the podium at Brands Hatch
- LIAM REDFORD
- Oct 8
- 8 min read
Hannah Chapman wrapped-up the Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain CS Am title with two class wins at Brands Hatch, ending the season with 14 victories as she firmly established herself as a driver to beat in her debut campaign racing rear-wheel-drive machinery. Katia Loggie sealed third position in the CS Am class standings as she stepped onto the podium in the season finale.
Hannah Chapman wrapped-up the Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain CS Am title with two class wins at Brands Hatch. The Xentek Motorsport driver ended the season with 14 victories as she firmly established herself as a driver to beat in her debut campaign racing rear-wheel-drive machinery.
Chapman began the weekend by qualifying in second position, before a stunning last corner pass secured victory in race one. After scoring a runner-up result in race two, Chapman wrapped-up her campaign with a dominant display in race three as she took the chequered flag by a margin of almost 20 seconds in the CS Am class.
Toro Verde GT driver Katia Loggie sealed third position in the CS Am class standings as she stepped onto the podium in the season finale. Racing on the formidable Grand Prix circuit for the first time, Loggie built up her confidence over the course of the event and maintained her 100% finishing record in the multi-class series.
The 2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain season has been a successful step in the motorsport careers of both Chapman and Loggie. Both drivers began the year with extremely limited experience in rear-wheel-drive GT machinery, however Chapman and Loggie arrived at the season finale looking to complete a campaign which had seen them go from strength-to-strength.
After being crowned provisional CS Am class champion at Silverstone, Chapman’s first goal was to officially seal the title at Brands Hatch. Prior to the season finale, Chapman had only been defeated on three occasions throughout the campaign and entered the event on a run of six straight victories. Her one-lap speed had been a particular highlight and she was now backing this up with race pace which often challenged those in the CS Pro class.
For young Scottish driver Loggie, she was looking to seal third position in the CS Am class standings while she entered Brands Hatch with a small chance of moving into second spot. Katia’s four runner-up finishes have come during the previous six races, underlining her progress over the course of the season. Loggie was now looking to challenge Chapman and push towards her first CS Am class victory as the campaign drew to a close.
The drivers faced an added challenge on Friday for the two free practice sessions as persistent rain led to wet track conditions. Both Chapman and Loggie did a nice job to improve their lap times throughout the day while keeping their car clean. Chapman ended free practice second fastest in the CS Am class with a fastest time of a 1:42.756, while Loggie completed Friday’s running in fourth position within class.
Qualifying took place on early on Saturday morning and with cool ambient conditions and the track still wet, all drivers fitted the wet tyres. Loggie enjoyed a positive start to the session as she immediately brought herself closer to the frontrunners in the CS Am class. The majority of the quickest laps were set at the beginning of the session as the drivers utilised their fresh wet rubber. This resulted in Charlie Tuthill setting a fast pace at the head of the CS Am class with Chapman working hard to reduce the margin.
Improvements were more challenging in the closing stages of qualifying as the track became increasingly greasy, while tyre and setup choices were crucial. At the end of the session, Chapman’s fastest time of a 1:42.014 placed her in second position within class, while Loggie had improved by over four seconds from her quickest lap on Friday as she qualified her Toro Verde GT machine in fourth position in the CS Am class.
Race one of the weekend was held on Saturday afternoon with track conditions now dry at Brands Hatch. The grid was set based upon the results from qualifying with Chapman lining up from second in the CS Am class, while Loggie started from fourth position. It was a difficult initial start for Hannah as she fell behind Paul Porter, while Loggie settled into fourth ahead of Alister Weston.
Chapman was keen to pass the Team Parker Racing driver and she drew level with Porter as she drivers completed lap two. Although she had her nose ahead at the line, Porter fought back as he took the inside line and reclaimed second position. After mounting another challenge on lap four, Chapman ran just a tenth of a second behind her rival, however overtaking was proving difficult on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit.
Loggie was building her speed gradually as she acclimatised to driving the high-speed circuit in dry conditions for the first time. As a result, the Toro Verde GT driver was pulling clear of Weston, while she began to match Porter and Chapman while they battled for position. Meanwhile, Chapman’s pressure on Porter was intensifying as she was forcing her rival to defend through the Indy part of the circuit in particular.
On lap seven, Chapman completed the pass on Porter at Clearways and she now set off in pursuit of CS Am class leader Charlie Tuthill. Although the gap was eight seconds, Chapman’s initial sectors in clean air were extremely impressive and she had not given up on bridging the margin to Tuthill. After Porter lost out to Chapman, he lost some momentum and as a result, Loggie was now regularly matching the Team Parker Racing driver.
On lap 10, Chapman was the second fastest driver in the overall CS division in her pursuit of Tuthill. Her pace through all sectors was excellent and she was regularly gaining two seconds per lap on the CS Am class leader. A personal best time on lap 12 saw Chapman slash the lead to less than a second as her pace remained both fast and consistent.
After passing Porter earlier in the race, Chapman had experience of sizing up the best place to make a move, however Tuthill defended his position well. A fantastic late-charge saw Chapman pass Tuthill at the final corner on the last lap to claim the CS Am class victory by less than one tenth of a second in a thrilling finish. Loggie drove smartly while the faster RS Pro class machines made their way through in the closing stages as she completed a clean opening race in fourth place within class.
The second race at Brands Hatch took place on Sunday morning with cool and dry conditions for the Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain drivers. The grid positions were based upon the second fastest times set in qualifying and therefore Chapman lined up from third in the CS Am class and Loggie from fourth position. Chapman made a great start as she overtook the CS Pro class machine of Lydia Walmsley on the first lap and moved into second place within class ahead of Paul Porter, while Loggie remained in fourth position.
On lap two, Walmsley overtook Chapman while both drivers had to contend with the RS Am class machine of Jason Baker who was recovering after a stall off the line. Loggie was extending her margin over Alister Weston, while the Toro Verde GT driver was already lapping faster than she did in race one to underline her progress. Although she was unable to remain in contention with Paul Porter, Loggie was keeping it clean and driving smartly as she chased down a podium position.
After his fast start, Charlie Tuthill was briefly at the head of the entire CS class field but after the more experienced CS Pro machines looked to regain positions, Tuthill lost momentum. After Jonathan Moore overtook the CS Am class leader on lap three, Walmsley overtook the returning driver on lap five. Therefore, Chapman was now directly behind Tuthill with the margin between the leading duo standing at two seconds.
Chapman’s pace through the middle phase of the race was impressive and this enabled her to cut the gap to Tuthill to less than a second. Another fastest time on lap eight saw the margin shrink to half a second and now she was forcing the CS Am class leader to defend. Chapman knew overtaking would be challenging and therefore pushing her rival into a mistake would be another potential strategy.
As the race entered the closing stages, Tuthill did well to repel Chapman’s challenge as he ran a series of personal best times. This denied Chapman the CS Am class victory as she took the chequered flag in second position, while Loggie improved upon her race one times to bank solid championship points for a fourth-place result in class.
The season finale took place on Sunday afternoon with the grid positions based upon the results from race two. Therefore, Chapman lined up from second on the grid, with Loggie starting from fourth position within the CS Am class. Both drivers made superb starts with Chapman moving into the lead, while Loggie held down a provisional podium position in third place as the drivers completed lap one.
Chapman and Loggie did well to avoid the slow car of Oliver Cottam, while Charlie Tuthill spun into the gravel trap at Surtees. With both cars requiring recovery, the safety car was deployed to neutralise the field. As the green flags were displayed on lap five, Chapman made a good restart and quickly built a three second gap to second-place driver Paul Porter, while Loggie came under pressure from Alister Weston.
Weston ran just a quarter of a second behind the Toro Verde GT driver as he looked to move into a provisional podium position. After resisting the challenge of the Graves Motorsport racer, Loggie responded with a personal best time on lap seven and this enabled her to build a more comfortable margin.
By lap nine, Chapman’s advantage over Porter had grown to 13 seconds and the Xentek Motorsport driver was doing a superb job to match the sector times of CS Pro class driver Lydia Walmsley, particularly on the Indy circuit. The second half of the race was particularly strong for Loggie as two successive personal best times on laps 10 and 11 saw her extend the margin to Weston to over five seconds, while she also began cutting the gap to Porter ahead.
Chapman’s pace was consistent as she continued to remain in contention with Walmsley. Despite the CS Pro class leader stretching the margin in the final laps, Chapman produced a fantastic drive to seal her 14th victory of the season in the CS Am class. Loggie returned to the podium for the first time over the weekend as she took the chequered flag in third position, less than five seconds behind Porter after a strong end to the race.
Chapman’s performances at Brands Hatch saw her officially wrap-up the title as the Xentek Motorsport driver rounded-off an excellent debut campaign in the series. Despite switching to rear-wheel-drive machinery and a moving into a higher-level of competition, Chapman has excelled and will now be looking to take the next step.
Loggie also faced a sizeable learning curve across the season and her progress was commendable as she regularly fought for podium finishes, while narrowly missing out on a maiden victory in the series.
