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2024 British GT Championship

The 2024 British GT Championship is the 32nd British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season began on 30 March at Oulton Park and will end on 29 September at Brands Hatch.

Calendar edit

The calendar was unveiled on 27 July 2023. In a change from the 2023 schedule, the annual overseas round sees the return of Spa after racing at Portimão the previous year.[1]

Round Circuit Length Date
1   Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 30 March–1 April
2 60 min
3   Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 180 min 27–28 April
4   Donington Park, Leicestershire 180 min 25–26 May
5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 120 min 22–23 June
6   Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 60 min 13–14 July
7 60 min
8   Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 7–8 September
9   Brands Hatch, Kent 120 min 28–29 September

Entry list edit

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
  Century Motorsport[2][3] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 1   Darren Leung[4] PA 3
  Dries Vanthoor[4]
14   Dan Harper[5] PA 1–3
  Michael Johnston[2]
22   Carl Cavers[3] SA 1–3
  Lewis Plato[3]
  Team RJN[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 2   Alex Buncombe[6] PA 1–3
  Chris Buncombe[7] 1–2
  Simon Watts[6] 3
23   Chris Buncombe[8] PA 3
  Jann Mardenborough[8]
  Greystone GT[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3   Callum MacLeod[9] PA 1–3
  Mike Price[9]
  2 Seas Motorsport[10][11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 6   Phil Keen[10] PA 1–3
  Ian Loggie[10]
18   Maximilian Götz[11] PA 1–3
  Kevin Tse[11][12]
  Team Abba Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8   Richard Neary[13] SA 1–3
  Sam Neary[13]
  Paddock Motorsport[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 9   Martin Plowman[14] PA 1–3
  Mark Smith[14]
  Blackthorn[15] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 1–2
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 3 		Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 10   Josh Rowledge[15] SA 1–3
  Matt Topham[15]
87   Jonathan Adam[16] PA 1–3
  Giacomo Petrobelli[15]
  RAM Racing[17] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 15   John Ferguson[17] PA 1–3
  Raffaele Marciello[17]
  Race Lab[18] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 24   Euan Hankey[18] PA 3
  Lucky Khera[18]
  Optimum Motorsport[19] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 27   Tom Gamble[19] PA 1–3
  Mark Radcliffe[19]
84   Andrew Gilbert[20] SA 3
  Fran Rueda[20]
  J&S Racing[21] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 32   Hugo Cook[21] SA 1–3
  Sacha Kakad[21]
  Garage 59[22] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 59   Shaun Balfe[22] SA 1–3
  Adam Smalley[22]
77   Marcus Clutton[22] SA 1–3
  Morgan Tillbrook[22]
  Barwell Motorsport[23][24] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 63   Ricky Collard[23] PA 1–3
  Rob Collard[23]
78   Alex Martin[24] PA 1–3
  Sandy Mitchell[24]
  Orange Racing powered by JMH[25] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67   Simon Orange[25] SA 1–3
  Tom Roche[25]
  Sky - Tempesta Racing[26] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 93   Chris Froggatt[26] SA 3
  Alexander West[26]
  Beechdean Motorsport[27] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 97   Jessica Hawkins[27] SA 1–3
  Andrew Howard[27]
GT4
  Forsetti Motorsport[28] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 7   Jamie Day[28] S 1–3
  Mikey Porter[28]
47   William Orton[28] PA 1–3
  Marc Warren[28]
  Paddock Motorsport[29][30] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 11   Blake Angliss[29] S 1–3
  Alex Walker[29]
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 12   Matt Cowley[30] PA 1–3
  Ed McDermott[30]
  RAM Racing[31] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 17   Harry George[31] S 1–3
  Luca Hopkinson[31]
  Mahiki Racing[32] Lotus Emira GT4 Lotus 2GR-FE 3.6 L V6 20   Ian Duggan[32] PA 1–3
  Gordie Mutch[32]
69   Nathan Harrison[32] PA 1–3
  Steven Lake[32]
  Breakell Racing[33] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 25   Carl Garnett[33] PA 3
  Harley Haughton[33]
  Century Motorsport[34] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 29   Ian Gough[34] PA 1–3
  Tom Wrigley[34]
71   Ravi Ramyead[35] PA 1–3
  Charlie Robertson[35]
  Team Parker Racing[36] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 31   Charles Dawson[36] PA 1–3
  Seb Morris[36]
  Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[37] Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 44   Kavi Jundu[37] PA 1–3
  Dan Vaughan[37]
  Team CMR[38] Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo GM LS3 6.2 L V8 56   Stuart Middleton[38] S 3
  Freddie Tomlinson[38]
  CWS Engineering[39] Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo GM LS3 6.2 L V8 58   Tom Holland[39] PA 1–3
  Colin White[39]
  Academy Motorsport[40] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 61   Erik Evans[40] S 1–3
  Marco Signoretti[40]
62   Will Moore[40] S 1–3
  Matt Nicoll-Jones[40]
  Steller Motorsport[41] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 79   Jordan Albert[41] PA 1–3
  Tim Docker[41]
  Optimum Motorsport[42] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 90   Jack Brown[42] S 1–3
  Zac Meakin[42]
  Race Lab[18] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 95   Callum Davies[18] S 1–3
  Sai Sanjay[18]
Entrylists:[43][44]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).

GT3 edit

Event Circuit Pole Position Pro-Am Winners Silver-Am Winners
1 Oulton Park   No. 63 Barwell Motorsport   No. 63 Barwell Motorsport   No. 59 Garage 59
  Ricky Collard
  Rob Collard 		  Ricky Collard
  Rob Collard 		  Shaun Balfe
  Adam Smalley
2   No. 78 Barwell Motorsport   No. 78 Barwell Motorsport   No. 59 Garage 59
  Alex Martin
  Sandy Mitchell 		  Alex Martin
  Sandy Mitchell 		  Shaun Balfe
  Adam Smalley
3 Silverstone   No. 18 2 Seas Motorsport   No. 23 Team RJN   No. 59 Garage 59
  Maximilian Götz
  Kevin Tse 		  Chris Buncombe
  Jann Mardenborough 		  Shaun Balfe
  Adam Smalley
4 Donington Park
5 Spa-Francorchamps
6 Snetterton
7
8 Donington Park
9 Brands Hatch

GT4 edit

Event Circuit Pole Position Pro-Am Winners Silver Winners
1 Oulton Park   No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport   No. 31 Team Parker Racing   No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport
  Jamie Day
  Mikey Porter 		  Charles Dawson
  Seb Morris 		  Jamie Day
  Mikey Porter
2   No. 31 Team Parker Racing   No. 31 Team Parker Racing   No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport
  Charles Dawson
  Seb Morris 		  Charles Dawson
  Seb Morris 		  Jamie Day
  Mikey Porter
3 Silverstone   No. 90 Optimum Motorsport   No. 20 Mihiki Racing   No. 90 Optimum Motorsport
  Jack Brown
  Zak Meakin 		  Ian Duggan
  Gordie Mutch 		  Jack Brown
  Zak Meakin
4 Donington Park
5 Spa-Francorchamps
6 Snetterton
7
8 Donington Park
9 Brands Hatch

Championship standings edit

Scoring system edit

Length 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
1 hour 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
2+ hours 37.5 27 22.5 18 15 12 9 6 3 1.5

Drivers' championship edit

Overall edit

Pos. Drivers Team OUL SIL DON SPA SNE DON BRH Points
GT3
1   Shaun Balfe
  Adam Smalley 		  Garage 59 5 4 1 59.5
2   Ricky Collard
  Rob Collard 		  Barwell Motorsport 1 5 5 53
3   Alex Martin
  Sandy Mitchell 		  Barwell Motorsport 3 1 Ret 40
4   Phil Keen
  Ian Loggie 		  2 Seas Motorsport 2 3 10 39
5   Richard Neary
  Sam Neary 		  Team Abba Racing 11 8 2 31
6   Tom Gamble
  Mark Radcliffe 		  Optimum Motorsport 4 2 Ret 30
7   Marcus Clutton
  Morgan Tillbrook 		  Garage 59 7 28 4 28.5
8   John Ferguson
  Raffaele Marciello 		  RAM Racing 12 7 9 15
9   Simon Orange
  Tom Roche 		  Orange Racing powered by JMH 14 13 6 15
10   Jonathan Adam
  Giacomo Petrobelli 		  Blackthorn 10 16 8 13
11   Chris Buncombe   Team RJN 8 6 3 12
12   Alex Buncombe   Team RJN 8 6 WD 12
13   Callum MacLeod
  Mike Price 		  Greystone GT 6 9 18 10
14   Martin Plowman
  Mark Smith 		  Paddock Motorsport 16 11 11 4
15   Dan Harper
  Michael Johnston 		  Century Motorsport 9 14 17 2
16   Maximilian Götz
  Kevin Tse 		  2 Seas Motorsport 13 10 12 1.5
17   Hugo Cook
  Sacha Kakad 		  J&S Racing 15 12 15 0
18   Carl Cavers
  Lewis Plato 		  Century Motorsport 17 17 14 0
19   Jessica Hawkins
  Andrew Howard 		  Beechdean AMR 18 15 16 0
20   Josh Rowledge
  Matt Topham 		  Blackthorn 21 Ret 19 0
–   Euan Hankey
  Lucky Khera 		  Race Lab NC 0
–   Simon Watts   Team RJN WD 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
–   Jann Mardenborough   Team RJN 3 0
–   Andrew Gilbert
  Fran Rueda 		  Optimum Motorsport 7 0
–   Darren Leung
  Dries Vanthoor 		  Century Motorsport 13 0
–   Chris Froggatt
  Alexander West 		  Sky - Tempesta Racing WD 0
GT4
1   Jamie Day
  Mikey Porter 		  Forsetti Motorsport 19 20 21 67
2   Jack Brown
  Zac Meakin 		  Optimum Motorsport 22 21 20 64.5
3   Charles Dawson
  Seb Morris 		  Team Parker Racing 20 18 23 61
4   William Orton
  Marc Warren 		  Forsetti Motorsport 23 19 24 45
5   Ian Duggan
  Gordie Mutch 		  Mahiki Racing 26 26 22 30.5
6   Erik Evans
  Marco Signoretti 		  Academy Motorsport by Multimatic 25 23 25 28
7   Harry George
  Luca Hopkinson 		  RAM Racing 27 22 35 14
8   Ravi Ramyead
  Charlie Robertson 		  Century Motorsport 24 Ret 31 10
9   Ian Gough
  Tom Wrigley 		  Century Motorsport 29 24 29 10
10   Blake Angliss
  Alex Walker 		  Paddock Motorsport 28 27 28 9
11   Stuart Middleton
  Freddie Tomlinson 		  Team CMR 27 9
12   Nathan Harrison
  Steven Lake 		  Mahiki Racing 32 25 32 4
13   Callum Davies
  Sai Sanjay 		  Race Lab 31 Ret 30 1.5
14   Tom Holland
  Colin White 		  CWS Engineering 30 Ret 33 0
15   Jordan Albert
  Tim Docker 		  Steller Motorsport 33 Ret 36 0
–   Matt Cowley
  Ed McDermott 		  Paddock Motorsport WD WD 34 0
–   Kavi Jundu
  Dan Vaughan 		  Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Ret Ret 37 0
–   Will Moore
  Matt Nicoll-Jones 		  Academy Motorsport by Multimatic Ret Ret NC 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
–   Carl Garnett
  Harley Haughton 		  Breakell Racing 26 0
Pos. Drivers Team OUL SIL DON SPA SNE DON BRH Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold indicates pole position

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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