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

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

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 1–4
Michael Johnston[2]
22 Carl Cavers[3] SA 1–5
Lewis Plato[3]
Team RJN[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 2 Alex Buncombe[6] PA 1–5
Chris Buncombe[7] 1–2, 4–5
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 1–5
Mike Price[9]
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 99 Andrey Borodin PA 5
Oliver Webb
2 Seas Motorsport[10][11] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 6 Phil Keen[10] PA 1–5
Ian Loggie[10]
18 Maximilian Götz[11] PA 1–5
Kevin Tse[11][12]
Team Abba Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 Richard Neary[13] SA 1–5
Sam Neary[13]
Paddock Motorsport[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 9 Martin Plowman[14] PA 1–5
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 1–5
Matt Topham[15]
87 Jonathan Adam[16] PA 1–5
Giacomo Petrobelli[15]
RAM Racing[17] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 15 John Ferguson[17] PA 1–5
Raffaele Marciello[17]
Race Lab[18] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 Euan Hankey[18] PA 3–5
Lucky Khera[18]
Optimum Motorsport[19] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 Tom Gamble[19] PA 1–5
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 1–5
Sacha Kakad[21]
Garage 59[22] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 59 Shaun Balfe[22] SA 1–5
Adam Smalley[22]
77 Marcus Clutton[22] PA 1–5
Morgan Tillbrook[22]
88 Miguel Ramos Am 5
Barwell Motorsport[23][24] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 63 Ricky Collard[23] PA 1–5
Rob Collard[23]
78 Alex Martin[24] PA 1–5
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 1–5
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 1–5
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 1–5
Mikey Porter[28]
47 William Orton[28] PA 1–5
Marc Warren[28]
Paddock Motorsport[29][30] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 11 Alex Walker[29] S 1–5
Blake Angliss[29] 1–4
Adam Hatfield 5
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 12 Matt Cowley[30] PA 1–5
Ed McDermott[30]
RAM Racing[31] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 17 Harry George[31] S 1–5
Luca Hopkinson[31]
Mahiki Racing[32] Lotus Emira GT4 Lotus 2GR-FE 3.6 L V6 20 Ian Duggan[32] PA 1–5
Gordie Mutch[32]
69 Nathan Harrison[32] PA 1–5
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 1–5
Tom Wrigley[34]
71 Ravi Ramyead[35] PA 1–5
Charlie Robertson[35]
Team Parker Racing[36] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 31 Charles Dawson[36] PA 1–5
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 1–5
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]
DTO Motorsport Stuart Middleton[38] 4–5
Freddie Tomlinson[38]
CWS Engineering[39] Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo GM LS3 6.2 L V8 58 Tom Holland[39] PA 1–5
Colin White[39]
Academy Motorsport[40] Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 61 Erik Evans[40] S 1–5
Marco Signoretti[40]
62 Will Moore[40] S 1–5
Matt Nicoll-Jones[40]
Steller Motorsport[41] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 79 Jordan Albert[41] PA 1–4
Tim Docker[41]
Optimum Motorsport[42] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 90 Jack Brown[42] S 1–5
Zac Meakin[42]
Race Lab[18] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 95 Callum Davies[18] S 1–5
Sai Sanjay[18]
Entrylists:[43][44][45][46]
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

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

GT3

Event Circuit Pole Position Pro-Am Winners Silver-Am Winners Am Winners
1 Oulton Park No. 63 Barwell Motorsport No. 63 Barwell Motorsport No. 59 Garage 59 No entries
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 No. 78 Barwell Motorsport No. 78 Barwell Motorsport No. 59 Garage 59
Alex Martin
Sandy Mitchell
Alex Martin
Sandy Mitchell
Shaun Balfe
Adam Smalley
5 Spa-Francorchamps No. 18 2 Seas Motorsport
Maximilian Götz
Kevin Tse
6 Snetterton
7
8 Donington Park
9 Brands Hatch

GT4

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 No. 56 DTO Motorsport No. 47 Forsetti Motorsport No. 90 Optimum Motorsport
Stuart Middleton
Freddie Tomlinson
William Orton
Marc Warren
Jack Brown
Zak Meakin
5 Spa-Francorchamps No. 56 DTO Motorsport
Stuart Middleton
Freddie Tomlinson
6 Snetterton
7
8 Donington Park
9 Brands Hatch

Championship standings

Scoring system

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

Overall

Pos. Drivers Team OUL SIL DON SPA SNE DON BRH Points
GT3
1 Alex Martin
Sandy Mitchell
Barwell Motorsport 3 1 Ret 1 77.5
2 Ricky Collard
Rob Collard
Barwell Motorsport 1 5 5 5 68
3 Shaun Balfe
Adam Smalley
Garage 59 5 4 1 8 65.5
4 Phil Keen
Ian Loggie
2 Seas Motorsport 2 3 10 3 61.5
5 Tom Gamble
Mark Radcliffe
Optimum Motorsport 4 2 Ret 2 57
6 Marcus Clutton
Morgan Tillbrook
Garage 59 7 28 4 4 46.5
7 Richard Neary
Sam Neary
Team Abba Racing 11 8 2 13 31
8 Jonathan Adam
Giacomo Petrobelli
Blackthorn 10 16 8 9 16
9 John Ferguson
Raffaele Marciello
RAM Racing 12 7 9 17 15
9 Simon Orange
Tom Roche
Orange Racing powered by JMH 14 13 6 Ret 15
10 Dan Harper
Michael Johnston
Century Motorsport 9 14 17 6 14
11 Chris Buncombe Team RJN 8 6 3 Ret 12
11 Alex Buncombe Team RJN 8 6 WD Ret 12
12 Maximilian Götz
Kevin Tse
2 Seas Motorsport 13 10 12 7 10.5
13 Callum MacLeod
Mike Price
Greystone GT 6 9 18 14 10
14 Martin Plowman
Mark Smith
Paddock Motorsport 16 11 11 15 4
15 Hugo Cook
Sacha Kakad
J&S Racing 15 12 15 10 1.5
16 Jessica Hawkins
Andrew Howard
Beechdean AMR 18 15 16 11 0
17 Carl Cavers
Lewis Plato
Century Motorsport 17 17 14 12 0
18 Josh Rowledge
Matt Topham
Blackthorn 21 Ret 19 16 0
Euan Hankey
Lucky Khera
Race Lab NC Ret 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 Jack Brown
Zac Meakin
Optimum Motorsport 22 21 20 18 102
2 Jamie Day
Mikey Porter
Forsetti Motorsport 19 20 21 24 76
3 William Orton
Marc Warren
Forsetti Motorsport 23 19 24 19 72
4 Charles Dawson
Seb Morris
Team Parker Racing 20 18 23 Ret 61
5 Ian Duggan
Gordie Mutch
Mahiki Racing 26 26 22 29 30.5
6 Harry George
Luca Hopkinson
RAM Racing 27 22 35 22 29
7 Erik Evans
Marco Signoretti
Academy Motorsport by Multimatic 25 23 25 31 28
8 Blake Angliss
Alex Walker
Paddock Motorsport 28 27 28 21 27
9 Kavi Jundu
Dan Vaughan
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Ret Ret 37 20 22.5
10 Ian Gough
Tom Wrigley
Century Motorsport 29 24 29 26 13
11 Will Moore
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Academy Motorsport by Multimatic Ret Ret NC 23 12
12 Ravi Ramyead
Charlie Robertson
Century Motorsport 24 Ret 31 Ret 10
13 Stuart Middleton
Freddie Tomlinson
Team CMR 27 9
DTO Motorsport 32
14 Tom Holland
Colin White
CWS Engineering 30 Ret 33 25 6
15 Nathan Harrison
Steven Lake
Mahiki Racing 32 25 32 28 4
16 Callum Davies
Sai Sanjay
Race Lab 31 Ret 30 27 3
17 Jordan Albert
Tim Docker
Steller Motorsport 33 Ret 36 30 0
18 Matt Cowley
Ed McDermott
Paddock Motorsport WD WD 34 Ret 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

Notes

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