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2024 GB4 Championship

The 2024 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC was the third season of a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2024 season, which was organised by MotorSport Vision, was run over seven triple-header rounds.

GB4 will act as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC. GB4 will run primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retain many of the same championship partners.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Rounds
  Velocity Racing Development 2   Ava Dobson[1] 5–6
  Rossoverde Racing 5   Christian Lester[2] 2
  Elite Motorsport 7   Nick Ellis[3] 6
21   Alisha Palmowski[4] All
38   Finn Harrison[5] All
  Fox Motorsport 9   Megan Bruce[6] All
24   Branden Templeton[7] All
49   Liam McNeilly[8] 3
  Luzio.com 11   Marcus Luzio[9] 1–3
  Fortec Motorsport 16   Linus Granfors[10] All
17   Dan Hickey[11] All
50   Jack Taylor[12] All
  Idola Motorsport 18   Aleksander Mizera[13] 6
  Arden Motorsport 27   Leon Wilson[14] All
  Graham Brunton Racing 44   Mayer Deonarine[15] 1–3, 5
45   Callum Baxter[16] All
48   Bas Visser[17] 2
  KMR Sport 66   Chloe Grant[18] All
68   Harry Burgoyne Jr.[19] All
88   Lucas Blakeley[20] 4–7
89   Brandon McCaughan[21] 1–3
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Race calendar and results

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The provisional calendar was announced on 22 November 2023. The championship will support the British GT championship at six of its seven meetings.[23]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire) 		30 March   Brandon McCaughan   Harry Burgoyne Jr.   Alisha Palmowski   Elite Motorsport
R2 1 April   Brandon McCaughan   Leon Wilson   Brandon McCaughan   KMR Sport
R3   Leon Wilson   Linus Granfors   Fortec Motorsport
2 R4 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		27–28 April   Finn Harrison   Linus Granfors   Linus Granfors   Fortec Motorsport
R5   Finn Harrison   Marcus Luzio   Linus Granfors   Fortec Motorsport
R6 race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
3 R7 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		25–26 May   Linus Granfors   Liam McNeilly   Linus Granfors   Fortec Motorsport
R8   Linus Granfors   Brandon McCaughan   Brandon McCaughan   KMR Sport
R9   Branden Templeton   Branden Templeton   Fox Motorsport
4 R10 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		13–14 July   Alisha Palmowski   Lucas Blakeley   Lucas Blakeley   KMR Sport
R11   Alisha Palmowski   Alisha Palmowski   Alisha Palmowski   Elite Motorsport
R12   Lucas Blakeley   Alisha Palmowski   Elite Motorsport
5 R13 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		27–28 July   Linus Granfors   Linus Granfors   Linus Granfors   Fortec Motorsport
R14   Linus Granfors   Lucas Blakeley   Lucas Blakeley   KMR Sport
R15   Lucas Blakeley   Finn Harrison   Elite Motorsport
6 R16 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		7–8 September   Finn Harrison   Branden Templeton   Lucas Blakeley   KMR Sport
R17   Finn Harrison   Linus Granfors   Linus Granfors   Fortec Motorsport
R18   Lucas Blakeley   Harry Burgoyne Jr.   KMR Sport
7 R19 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		28–29 September   Linus Granfors   Lucas Blakeley   Harry Burgoyne Jr.   KMR Sport
R20   Linus Granfors   Lucas Blakeley   Lucas Blakeley   KMR Sport
R21   Finn Harrison   Finn Harrison   Elite Motorsport

Championship standings

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Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

Races Position, points per race
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Races 1 & 2 35 29 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Race 3 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver OUL SIL1 DON1 SNE SIL2 DON2 BRH Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21
1   Linus Granfors 7 4 18 1 1 C 1 4 96 4 4 Ret 1 2 84 4 1 64 3 2 38 467
2   Alisha Palmowski 1 5 Ret 2 4 C Ret 9 36 2 1 111 3 5 76 3 4 36 4 3 24 422
3   Harry Burgoyne Jr. 2 2 39 5 5 C 5 3 74 3 2 46 4 3 63 15 5 13 1 4 72 421
4   Branden Templeton 5 3 53 8 6 C 10 13 14 6 7 33 6 6 33 7 10 7 5 7 43 317
5   Lucas Blakeley 1 3 56 2 1 47 1 3 26 2 1 Ret 306
6   Finn Harrison Ret Ret Ret 4 2 C 7 DSQ 11 5 5 7 9 4 12 2 2 13 6 6 14 291
7   Callum Baxter 4 10 46 9 9 C 8 5 26 7 11 26 5 11 Ret 5 6 10 9 8 5 285
8   Chloe Grant 8 13 24 7 Ret C 6 6 Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 10 53 10 9 5 8 10 6 208
9   Jack Taylor 10 12 8 10 12 C 14 7 5 9 9 Ret 8 7 22 9 11 121 10 9 Ret 202
10   Leon Wilson 6 11 61 11 3 C 9 Ret 13 DSQ 6 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 7 92 7 5 8 202
11   Megan Bruce 11 9 7 14 11 C 11 10 14 10 12 6 12 8 9 11 8 14 12 12 93 183
12   Dan Hickey 13 6 10 16 14 C 12 12 10 8 10 Ret 11 12 10 13 12 4 11 11 10 172
13   Brandon McCaughan 3 1 Ret 6 8 C 2 1 68 171
14   Marcus Luzio 12 8 9 3 10 C 4 8 12 102
15   Mayer Deonarine 9 7 Ret 13 7 C 13 11 4 WD WD WD 81
16   Liam McNeilly 3 2 85 66
17   Ava Dobson 13 9 11 14 14 15 40
18   Nick Ellis 8 13 8 29
19   Aleksander Mizera 12 15 113 23
20   Christian Lester 12 13 C 17
21   Bas Visser 15 15 C 12
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 Pts
OUL SIL1 DON1 SNE SIL2 DON2 BRH
Source:[24]
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 – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team Points
1   KMR Sport 659
2   Fortec Motorsport 484
3   Elite Motorsport 462
4   Fox Motorsport 408
5   Graham Brunton Racing 288
6   Arden Motorsport 119
7   Luzio.com 102
8   Velocity Racing Development 25
9   Rossoverde Racing 17

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "VRD RACING RETURNS TO GB4 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AVA DOBSON AT SILVERSTONE". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  2. ^ "gb-4.net". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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  6. ^ STREBELOW, VIVIEN (2024-02-27). "Megan Bruce joins Fox Motorsport for 2024 Gb4 season". Racers. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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  18. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-28). "Chloe Grant makes GB4 return with KMR Sport after year in F1 Academy". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-31). "Jack Taylor joins Fortec, Harry Burgoyne Jr moves to KMR Sport in GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  20. ^ "KMR Sport Confirms Lucas Blakeley GB4 Return For Snetterton And Silverstone". GB4 Championship. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  21. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-14). "McCaughan signs with KMR in GB4 as Burgoyne sets day two test pace". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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  23. ^ "2023 Calendar Confirmed for GB4 Championship". gb-4.net. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  24. ^ "GB4 Standings". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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