The final battle of the 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup GB takes place this weekend at Brands Hatch, with Oxfordshire driver Tim Harvey the hot favourite to win having led the championship from the very first race of the year.

Harvey, driving for Redline Racing, will line up for round 19 on Saturday with a 19-point lead and will be aiming to hold off Michael Caine, who has been chasing him all season, for the deciding encounter. Even if Caine gets a perfect weekend with 44 points – with poles, wins and fastest laps - Harvey, sponsored by Nationwide Accident Repair Services, still only needs 25 points to secure the title.

Depending upon Caine’s performance, it would be possible for Harvey to secure the championship in the penultimate race.

Harvey said: “I am looking forward to the weekend with anticipation and a small degree of trepidation.

“Obviously, we want things to go our way, but the slightest mistake in motorsport, or even something completely out of your control, can influence your results - so there are just no guarantees.

“From a racing perspective, we are in the best possible position. The team has been exceptional, and has gone over the car time and time again to make sure it is perfectly prepared.

“I know that statistically we are in a very strong position and all we really need to do is basically finish both races – but ‘all we need to do..’ is a huge statement to make before a race weekend!”

Qualifying takes place at 1.50pm on Saturday with round 19 starting at 5.40pm.

Round 20, the final race, will take place at 2.45pm on Sunday.

However, for anyone who cannot get to Brands Hatch this weekend, BTCC qualifying and the penultimate race of the Carrera Cup GB season will be broadcast live on the web at: www.itv.com/touringcars for the first time and will run from 3pm until 6.15pm.

Round 19 on Saturday afternoon will be also be broadcast live on itv.com in special extended coverage, and then the Sunday race will be broadcast live on ITV4.