2022 GT Cup Championship

The 2022 GT Cup Championship was the 16th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on 9 April at Donington Park and ended on 9 October at Snetterton Circuit, after twenty-six races held over seven meetings.[1]

The championship's sixth round was featured on Top Gear Season 33, Episode 4 demonstrating their scratch-built race team.[2]

Calendar

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The calendar was announced on 21 September 2021. The championship will support the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch.[1]

Round Circuit Length Date Supporting
1 Donington Park National, Leicestershire 25 min 9–10 April
2 50 min
3 25 min
4 50 min
5 Brands Hatch GP, Kent 25 min 30 April–1 May GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6 50 min
7 25 min
8 50 min
9 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 25 min 11–12 June
10 50 min
11 25 min
12 50 min
13 Oulton Park, Cheshire 50 min 9 July
14 50 min
15 Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire 25 min 30–31 July
16 50 min
17 25 min
18 50 min
19 Donington Park GP, Leicestershire 25 min 18–19 September
20 50 min
21 25 min
22 50 min
23 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 25 min 8–9 October
24 50 min
25 25 min
26 50 min

Teams and drivers

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Classes:[3]

Class Notes
Group GTO Open specification (GT2, GTE, modified) cars
Group GT3 Homologated GT3 cars
Group GTA Lower spec, challenge cars
Group GTB Early year challenge and cup cars
Group GTC Later year challenge and cup cars
Group GTH Homologated GT4 cars
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
GTO
  CTR Developments Porsche 935 Porsche 3.0 L KKK Flat-6 5   Richard Chamberlain 1–12, 15–18
  RAW Motorsport Radical RXC GT3 Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 7   Steve Burgess 1–18
  Ben Dimmack 1–14
  SB Race Engineering McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Cam Am McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 28   Paul Bailey 1–4, 7–8
  Ross Wylie
Brabham BT62 Competition Ford Modular 5.4 L V8   Paul Bailey 5–6
  Ross Wylie
  Simpson Motorsport MARC II V8 Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 38   Sacha Kakad 1–4
  James Kaye
GT3
  Tecserv UK Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4   Grahame Tilley All
  Will Tregurtha
  Team ABBA Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8   Richard Neary 1–4
  Sam Neary
  Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 11   Callum MacLeod All
  Mike Price
16   Ian Loggie 1–12, 15–26
  Greystone GT Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 22   Jon Lancaster 19–26
  Rich Mason
McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 23   Iain Campbell All
  Oliver Webb
24   Andrey Borodin 1–4, 15–26
  Ed Pead
  G-Cat Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 33   Greg Caton 1–4
  Shamus Jennings
  Cook Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 36   Hugo Cook 19–26
  Paddock Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 44   Steve Ruston 1–4, 9–26
  John Whitehouse
  Scott Sport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 61   Andrea Amici 1–12
  John Dhillon
  Enduro Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 66   Marcus Clutton 1–12, 15–26
  Morgan Tillbrook 1–12, 19–26
  Hugo Cook 15–18
  Orange Racing powered by JMH McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67   Michael O'Brien All
  Simon Orange
  7TSIX McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76   Bradley Ellis 15–18
  Leo Loucas
GTA
  Topcats Racing Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 3   Charlotte Birch 19–26
  Sam Randon
  JMH Automotive Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 63   Matthew Maxfield 15–22
  Conor Flynn 15–18
GTB
  Simpson Motorsport BMW M3 GTR BMW 4.0 L V8 12   Jason Garrett 5–8
  Sacha Kakad
  Saxon Motorsport BMW 150 GTR BMW 5.0 L V10 20   Tom Barrow 5–8, 15–22
  CSC Racing Ferrari 458 Challenge Ferrari 4.5 L V8 62   John Saunders 15–18
  Matt Spark
  DMS Automotive McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 71   Matt Le Breton 15–18
  Rob Young
  Whitebridge Motorsport BMW M3 GTR BMW 4.0 L V8 72   Chris Murphy 19–26
  Andy Schultz 19–22, 26
  24/7 Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 91   David Frankland 19–26
  Adriano Medeiros 19–22
  Grahame Tilley 23–26
  Geoff Steel Racing Solution-F TC 12 BMW 4.0 L V8 138   Sam Allpass 5–8
GTC
  Topcats Racing with Hex.com Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 3   Charlotte Birch 1–14
  Charlotte Gilbert
9   Jensen Lunn All
  Warren Gilbert 1–14
  Charlotte Birch 15–18
  Charlotte Gilbert 19–26
  Century Motorsport Ginetta G56 Supercup GM LS3 6.2 L V8 6   James Kellett 1–8, 13–14, 19–22
  Alex Stevenson
  Motus One Team HARD. Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 10   Chris Murphy 1–4
  James Taylor
  Team Webb Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 13   James Webb 1–8, 15–22
  Tom Webb
  24/7 Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 42   Adrian Watt 5–8, 15–18
  FF Corse Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 56   Roy Millington 1–12, 15–22
  Benny Simonsen
  Racelab Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 14
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO 2 4
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 14
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 4
247   Lucky Khera 1–18
  David McDonald 1–4, 6–8, 13–18
GTH
  Abba Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 8   Ed McDermott 19–22
  Sam Neary
  Motus One Team HARD. Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 10   Callum Jenkins 5–8
  Danny Krywyj
  Greystone GT McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 14   Michael Broadhurst[4] All
  Phil Carter[4]
77   Euan Hankey[5] All
  Mark Hopton[5]
80   Jon Lancaster[6] 1–12, 15–18
  Ron Trenka[6]
  Orange Racing powered by JMH McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 17   Will Dendy All
  Patrick Collins 1–14, 17–26
  Russell Lindsay 1–14
  Matt Le Breton 15
  Paddock Motorsport
  Top Gear
McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 25   Adam Hatfield 1–18, 19–26
  Kavi Jundu
  Ollie Hall 19–22
  Louis Smithen
26   Tehmur Chohan All
  Tom Roche 1–8, 13–26
  Moh Ritson 9–12
  Make Happen Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 30   Neil Burroughs 1–4
  Greg Evans
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 69   Chris Hart All
  Stephen Walton
96   Jon Currie 1–18, 23–26
  Phil Keen 23–26
  Track Focused Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 39   Darren Kell 1–8, 15–26
  James Kell
  Valluga Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 50   Sam Maher-Loughnan All
  James Wallis
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 51   Cameron Fenton 1–4
  Neil MacLennan
  Benji Hetherington 5–8
  Matthew Graham
  Charlie Hollings 15–18
  Rhea Loucas
52   Chris Bates 1–8
  Darren Burke
  Vector Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 57   Peter Jackson 1–4
  Formula Women McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 64   Erika Hoffman 9–18
  Jodie Sloss
65   Sara Misir 9–18
  Steph Sore
  Fox Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 78   Jordan Albert 1–8
  Tim Docker
  Caffeine Six by Parr Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 86   Tim Creswick 5–26
  Chris Dymond 5–22
  24/7 Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 91   David Frankland 1–4, 15–18
  Adriano Medeiros
Source:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Race calendar and results

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Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit Date Pole position GTO Winners GT3 Winners GTA Winners GTB Winners GTC Winners GTH Winners
1 R1   Donington Park 9 April   No. 16 Ram Racing   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 16 Ram Racing No Entries No Entries   No. 247 Racelab   No. 69 Make Happen Racing
  Ian Loggie   Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Ian Loggie   Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Chris Hart
  Stephen Walton
R2   No. 8 Team ABBA Racing   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 247 Racelab   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Richard Neary
  Sam Neary
  Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
R3 10 April   No. 16 Ram Racing   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 247 Racelab   No. 39 Track Focused
  Ian Loggie   Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Darren Kell
  James Kell
R4   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 23 Greystone GT   No. 56 FF Corse   No. 69 Make Happen Racing
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Iain Campbell
  Oliver Webb
  Roy Millington
  Benny Simonsen
  Chris Hart
  Stephen Walton
2 R5   Brands Hatch 30 April   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 247 Racelab   No. 51 Valluga Racing
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Tom Barrow   Lucky Khera   Matthew Graham
  Benji Hetherington
R6   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Finishers   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Warren Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
R7 1 May   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 247 Racelab   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Tom Barrow   Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
R8   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 28 SB Race Engineering   No. 61 Scott Sport   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 247 Racelab   No. 77 Greystone GT
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Paul Bailey
  Ross Wylie
  Andrea Amici
  John Dhillon
  Tom Barrow   Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Euan Hankey
  Mark Hopton
3 R9   Snetterton 11 June   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 5 CTR Developments   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No Entries   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Richard Chamberlain   Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Warren Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Patrick Collins
  Russell Lindsay
R10   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Warren Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
R11 12 June   No. 16 Ram Racing   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 16 Ram Racing   No. 247 Racelab   No. 69 Make Happen Racing
  Ian Loggie   Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Ian Loggie   Lucky Khera   Chris Hart
  Stephen Walton
R12   No. 16 Ram Racing   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 11 Ram Racing   No. 247 Racelab   No. 25 Paddock Motorsport
  Ian Loggie   Steve Burgess
  Ben Dimmack
  Callum MacLeod
  Mike Price
  Lucky Khera   Adam Hatfield
  Kavi Jundu
4 R13   Oulton Park 9 July   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Finishers   No. 23 Greystone GT   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Iain Campbell
  Oliver Webb
  Warren Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Patrick Collins
  Will Dendy
  Russell Lindsay
R14   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Starters   No. 11 Ram Racing   No. 247 Racelab   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Callum MacLeod
  Mike Price
  Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
5 R15   Silverstone 30 July   No. 16 Ram Racing   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 63 JMH Automotive   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Ian Loggie   Steve Burgess   Hugo Cook
  Marcus Clutton
  Matthew Maxfield
  Conor Flynn
  Tom Barrow   Charlotte Birch
  Jensen Lunn
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
R16   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 63 JMH Automotive   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 56 FF Corse   No. 77 Greystone GT
  Hugo Cook
  Marcus Clutton
  Steve Burgess   Hugo Cook
  Marcus Clutton
  Conor Flynn
  Matthew Maxfield
  Tom Barrow   Roy Millington
  Benny Simonsen
  Euan Hankey
  Mark Hopton
R17 31 July   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 63 JMH Automotive   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 247 Racelab   No. 26 Paddock Motorsport
  Steve Burgess   Steve Burgess   Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Conor Flynn
  Matthew Maxfield
  Tom Barrow   Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Tehmur Chohan
  Tom Roche
R18   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 7 RAW Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Finishers   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 247 Racelab   No. 26 Paddock Motorsport
  Steve Burgess   Steve Burgess   Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Tom Barrow   Lucky Khera
  David McDonald
  Tehmur Chohan
  Tom Roche
6 R19   Donington Park 18 September   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No Entries   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 20 Saxon Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  Tom Barrow   Charlotte Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Patrick Collins
  Will Dendy
R20   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 91 24-7 Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 77 Greystone GT
  Hugo Cook   Morgan Tillbrook
  Marcus Clutton
  Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  David Frankland
  Adriano Medeiros
  Charlotte Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Mark Hopton
  Euan Hankey
R21 19 September   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport   No. 13 Team Webb   No. 39 Track Focused
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Marcus Clutton
  Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  Chris Murphy
  Andy Schultz
  James Webb
  Tom Webb
  Darren Kell
  James Kell
R22   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 3 Topcats Racing No Finishers   No. 13 Team Webb   No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Marcus Clutton
  Simon Orange
  Michael O'Brien
  Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  James Webb
  Tom Webb
  Patrick Collins
  Will Dendy
7 R23   Snetterton 8 October   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH
  Hugo Cook   Michael O'Brien
  Simon Orange
  Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  Chris Murphy   Charlotte Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Patrick Collins
  Will Dendy
R24   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 66 Enduro Motorsport   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 50 Valluga Racing
  Hugo Cook   Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook
  Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  Chris Murphy   Charlotte Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Sam Maher-Loughnan
  James Wallis
R25 9 October   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 39 Track Focused
  Hugo Cook   Hugo Cook   Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  Chris Murphy   Charlotte Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Darren Kell
  James Kell
R26   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 36 Cook Motorsport   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport   No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com   No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH
  Hugo Cook   Hugo Cook   Charlotte Birch
  Sam Randon
  Chris Murphy
  Andy Schultz
  Charlotte Gilbert
  Jensen Lunn
  Patrick Collins
  Will Dendy

References

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