2011 British GT Championship explained
The 2011 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 19th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 25 April at Oulton Park and finished on 8 October at Silverstone, after ten races at seven meetings.[1]
On 22 November 2010, the SRO Motorsports Group announced changes to the structure of the 2011 season including a reduced calendar, however still with the inclusion of an overseas event. TV coverage continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 with the option to view again on 4oD and also on Motors TV.
Rule changes
Class restructure and new homologations
For the 2011 season, the GT3 class was brought right up to date with the inclusion of new FIA homologated cars. This gave teams the options to run the new Ferrari 458 Italia or the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 as well as the currently homologated cars. New to 2011 season was the introduction of the GT3B class catering for older, GT3 spec cars which do not conform to the latest FIA homologations. This should allow the running of cars such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Ferrari F430.
For the second year in a row, the GT4 class was a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars. Despite an unsuccessful return the previous year, the Cup class is to be continued. The cars eligible are the cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars. It is hoped that the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain's using updated cars will increase entries.
The ballast penalty system has been dropped in favour of a pit-stop time penalty formula where more successful driver pairings will be held during pit-stops for a longer time in order to level the competition. There are also plans for the development of a "Gentleman's Trophy", new logo and rebranding of the championship.
Entry list
A list of expected entries was released on 8 March 2011 after the championship's Media Day at Silverstone.[2]
2011 Entry List |
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Team | | Drivers | Class | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
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Trackspeed[3] | 1 | David Ashburn[4] | GT3 | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Porsche 4.0L | All | Richard Westbrook[5] | 1–2, 5–6, 10 | Phil Keen[6] | 3, 7–8 | Stephen Jelley[7] | 4, 9 | 2 | Gregor Fisken | GT3 | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Porsche 4.0L | All | Tim Bridgman[8] | Rosso Verde | 3 | Allan Simonsen | GT3 | Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 Ferrari 4.5L V8 | 1–8 | Hector Lester | All | Gordon Shedden[9] | 9–10 | Chad Racing[10] | 4 | Iain Dockerill | GT3 | Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | 1–6 | Steven Kane | 1–3 | Tom Ferrier[11] | 4–6 | Scuderia Vittoria[12] | 5 | Charles Bateman[13] | GT3 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | All | Michael Lyons | 50 | Dan Denis[14] | GT4 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 | All | David McDonald | Speedworks Motorsport[15] | 6 | Piers Johnson | GT3 | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 | All | Ron Johnson | Beechdean Motorsport[16] | 7 | Jonathan Adam | GT3 | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | All | Andrew Howard | Vantage Racing | 8 | Tom Black | GT3 | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 3–4 | Stuart Hall | 3 | Alan Bonner | 4 | RPM | 9 | Peter Bamford | GT3 | Ford GT GT3 | Ford 5.0L V8 | 4, 10 | Thomas Mutsch | 4 | Bradley Ellis[17] | 10 | CRS Racing[18] | 10 | Glynn Geddie | GT3 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 Ferrari 4.5L V8 | All | Jim Geddie | 11 | Alex Mortimer | GT3 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 Ferrari 4.5L V8 | 1–2, 4–10 | Andrew Tate | All | Tim Mullen | 3 | Predator CCTV Racing[19] | 12 | Adam Wilcox | GT3 | Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | All | Phil Burton | MTECH Racing[20] | 13 | Aaron Scott | GT3B | Ferrari F430 GT3 | Ferrari 4.3L V8 | All | John Dhillon | 14 | Paul Hogarth | GT3B | Ferrari F430 GT3 | Ferrari 4.3L V8 | 4 | James Pickford | 20 | Julien Draper | GT3 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | 9–10 | David Back | 9 | Matthew Draper[21] | 10 | 21 | Duncan Cameron | GT3 | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | All | Matt Griffin | Barwell Motorsport | 15 | Andy Ruhan | GT3B | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 10 | Paul Whight | Rollcentre Racing | 18 | Matt Nicoll-Jones[22] | GT3 | Ginetta G55 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 | 7–9 | Martin Short | Tom Sharp[23] | 9–10 | Andrew Jordan | 10 | Team Preci-Spark[24] | 22 | David Jones | GT3 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 | All | Godfrey Jones | United Autosports[25] | 23 | Michael Guasch[26] | GT3 | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 | All | Matt Bell | 24 | John Bintcliffe[27] | GT3 | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 | All | Jay Palmer | 29 | Zak Brown | GT3 | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 | 10 | Joe Osborne | Stark Racing | 25 | Ian Stinton[28] | GT3 | Ginetta G55 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 | All | Michael Simpson | 1–8, 10 | Stefan Hodgetts | 9 | JHR Developments | 26 | Stefan Hodgetts[29] | GT3 | Ginetta G55 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 | 1–2 | Adam Morgan | ThePlayer.co.uk LNT Century Motorsport[30] | 27 | Andrew Jordan[31] | GT3 | Ginetta G55 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 | 1–2 | Colin White | Florian Renauer[32] | 3 | Michael Drabing | 28 | Freddie Hetherington | GT3 | Ginetta G55 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 | 1–6, 9 | Julien Draper | 1–6 | Jody Firth[33] | 7–8 | Stefan Hodgetts | 7–8, 10 | Benji Hetherington | 9 | Steve Quick | 10 | 42 | Josh Wakefield[34] | GT4 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 | All | Jake Rattenbury | 22GT Racing | 32 | Tom Alexander | GT3B | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 4 | Adrian Willmott | Backdraft Motorsport | 33 | Simon Atkinson | GT3B | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2L V10 | 10 | James Pickford | Aston Martin Belgium | 43 | Arnold Herreman | GT4 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | Aston Martin 4.7L V8 | 4 | Jean-Paul Herreman | ABG Motorsport | 44 | Marcus Clutton | GT4 | KTM X-Bow GT4 | Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 | All | Peter Belshaw | 45 | Michael Mallock[35] | GT4 | KTM X-Bow GT4 | Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 | 1–6 | Athanasios Ladas | Secure Racing[36] | 47 | Peter Erceg | GT4 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | Aston Martin 4.7L V8 | 4–6, 9–10 | Chris Holmes | 4–6 | Alan Hellmeister | 9 | Sergio Lagana | Tiff Needell | 10 | CM Consolidated[37] Lotus Sport UK | 48 | Ollie Jackson[38] | GT4 | Lotus Evora GT4 | Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 | 1–8 | Jack Drinkall | 1–3 | Phil Glew | 4–10 | James Nash | 9 | Chris Holmes | 10 | 49 | Leyton Clarke | GT4 | Lotus Evora GT4 | Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 | All | Freddy Nordström[39] | Magic Racing[40] | 51 | Stewart Linn | GT4 | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 | 10 | Chris Midmark | 63 | Bjorn Gustavson | GTC | Ginetta G50 GT4 | Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 | 4 | Anders Gustavson | McLaren GT[41] | 59 | Chris Goodwin | Inv | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | McLaren M838T 3.8L Turbo V8 | 5–6 | Andrew Kirkaldy | JRM[42] | 90 | Alex Buncombe | Inv | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 | 9 | Nick Catsburg | Chevron Racing Cars[43] | 96 | Ray Grimes | GTC | Chevron GR8 GT4 | Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 | 10 | David Witt | 97 | Anthony Reid | GTC | Chevron GR8 GT4 | Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 | 1–4, 9–10 | Jordan Witt | |
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GT3 | GT3 Class | GT3B | GT3B Class | GT4 | GT4 Class | GTC | Cup Class | Inv | Invitation Class | |
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Calendar
A provisional 12-race calendar was announced on 22 November 2010.[1] This was then refined on 16 February 2011.[44] All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.
Championship standings
- Points were awarded as follows:
Length | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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60 mins | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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60+ mins | 37.5 | 27 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 |
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Half points were awarded if a class had less than 3 cars | |
GT3/GT3B/GTC
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
GT4
Pos | Driver | OUL | SNE | BRH | SPA | ROC | DON | SIL | Pts |
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1 | Peter Belshaw | 16 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 205.5 |
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Marcus Clutton | 16 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 2 | Dan Denis | 18 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 164 |
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David McDonald | 18 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 3 | Leyton Clarke | 21 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18† | 24† | 164 |
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Freddy Nordström | 21 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18† | 24† | 4 | Jake Rattenbury | 20 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 157 |
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Josh Wakefield | 20 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 5 | Phil Glew | | | | 21† | 16 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 139 |
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6 | Ollie Jackson | Ret | 15 | 11 | 21† | 16 | 10 | 17 | Ret | | | 101.5 |
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7 | Chris Holmes | | | | 18 | 18 | 13 | | | | 16 | 75.5 |
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8 | Peter Erceg | | | | 18 | 18 | 13 | | | 19 | 25 | 59 |
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9 | Athanasios Ladas | 19 | 18 | 14 | 24† | DNS | DNS | | | | | 51 |
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Michael Mallock | 19 | 18 | 14 | 24† | DNS | DNS | | | | | 10 | James Nash | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 37.5 |
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11 | Jack Drinkall | Ret | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | 37.5 |
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12 | Stewart Linn | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 15 |
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Chris Midmark | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 13 | Alan Hellmeister | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 12 |
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Sergio Lagana | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 14 | Arnold Herreman | | | | 22 | | | | | | | 9 |
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Jean-Paul Herreman | | | | 22 | | | | | | | 15 | Tiff Needell | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 9 |
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Pos | Driver | OUL | SNE | BRH | SPA | ROC | DON | SIL | Pts | |
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Multi-format challenges for British GT 2011. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 22 November 2010. 16 December 2010.
- News: British GT revs up for a breathtaking season of competition. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 8 March 2011. 8 March 2011.
- News: Trackspeed returns with twin-Porsche campaign. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 15 December 2010. 16 December 2010.
- Turner. Kevin . 17 February 2011. Fisken to race Trackspeed 911. Autosport. 203. 7. 79. Haymarket Publications. Now Fisken will return for a full campaign in the second of Trackspeed's Porsche 911 GT3 Rs. Reigning champion David Ashburn will defend his title in the other Trackspeed car..
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 17 March 2011. Brit GT return for Westbrook. 203. 11. 116. International GT ace Richard Westbrook will aid reigning British GT champion David Ashburn's bid to retain his title in 2011. Westbrook made occasional appearances for Ashburn's Trackspeed Porsche squad last year. Glynn Geddie drove with Ashburn for most of the season, but Westbrook is now set to share with the experienced amateur in five events in 2011.. Kevin. Turner.
- News: Large field attracted to Snetterton for two-hour British GT round. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 9 May 2011. 12 May 2011.
- Web site: Results: 2011 Round 4 – Brands Hatch. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 17 June 2011.
- News: Stunning field gathers for British GT 2011. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 15 April 2011. 16 April 2011.
- News: BTCC stars Shedden & Nash to race in British GT. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 21 September 2011. 21 September 2011.
- News: Dockerill, Kane & Chad to campaign British GT Ferrari. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 13 April 2011. 13 April 2011.
- News: Largest field yet gathers for Brands Hatch GT classic. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 13 June 2011. 17 June 2011.
- News: New team plans two-car British GT campaign in 2011. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 13 January 2011. 14 January 2011.
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 10 March 2011. Lyons and Bateman to British GT. 203. 10. 80. Historic racing ace Michael Lyons has switched his modern focus from Formula Renault UK to British GT in a Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458. Lyons, 20, finished 12th in Formula Renault UK last year with CRS Racing. He will contest the full season with Charlie Bateman, who moves to GT after four seasons in the Porsche Carrera Cup.. Kevin. Turner.
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 24 February 2011. Denis ready for British GT4 attack. 203. 8. 76. Denis will race a Ginetta G50 prepared by new team Scuderia Vittoria, run by ex-BTCC racer Tom Ferrier, former Renault Clio Cup champion Danny Buxton and veteran team boss Piers Masarati.. Kevin. Turner.
- News: Corvette joins British GT grid with Speedworks. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 10 February 2011. 10 February 2011.
- Turner. Kevin . 3 March 2011. Adam in Aston for Brit GT. Autosport. 203. 9. 77. Haymarket Publications. Former touring car ace Jonathan Adam is switching to the British GT Championship this season and will race a Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9...Now he will share Beechdean's Aston with team boss Andrew Howard, who returns after a year away working with Nigel Mansell in the Le Mans Series..
- News: Lamborghini, Ford join the Silverstone showdown. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 4 October 2011. 7 October 2011.
- News: Two CRS Ferraris for British GT 2011. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 16 February 2011. 16 February 2011.
- News: Predator Ferrari back for another British GT campaign. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 29 January 2011. 29 January 2011.
- News: MTECH confirms twin-Ferrari 458 attack on British GT. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 22 November 2010. 15 December 2010.
- News: Westbrook's Porsche heads Silverstone testing. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 7 October 2011. 7 October 2011.
- News: Rollcentre back to Brit GT with G55. Rollcentre Racing. Basekit. 1 September 2011. 2 September 2011.
- Web site: British F3/GT 2011 – Round 6 – Donington Park: Avon Tyres British GT Championship Practice 1. 24 September 2011. 24 September 2011. Timing Solutions Limited. TSL Timing.
- News: Jones twins to race Mercedes SLS. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 9 December 2010. 15 December 2010.
- News: Full British GT season planned by United Autosports. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 19 August 2010. 15 December 2010.
- News: United Autosports confirms first pairing for 2011 title assault. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 7 October 2010. 15 December 2010.
- News: Bintcliffe returns to race in British GT. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 14 October 2010. 15 December 2010.
- News: 20 April 2011. 21 April 2011. Six Ginettas entered for 2011 British GT campaign. Andrew. Cliffe. racingexposure.com. Racing Exposure. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320221604/http://www.racingexposure.com/blog/2011/04/six-ginetta%E2%80%99s-entered-for-2011-british-gt-campaign/. 20 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 21 April 2011. More aces to British GT. 204. 3. 86. Hodgetts will also appear in the main GT3 class at Oulton, sharing a JHR-run Ginetta G55 with former GT Supercup runner Adam Morgan.. Kevin. Turner.
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 17 March 2011. Century to run G55 in Brit GT. 203. 11. 116. Former G50 Cup frontrunner Freddie Hetherington will drive Century's G55, and could be joined by Formula Renault BARC convert Jake Rattenbury.. Kevin. Turner.
- News: Andrew Jordan to make British GT debut. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 23 April 2011. 25 April 2011.
- Web site: 12 May 2011. 12 May 2011. British F3/GT – 14/15 May 2011 Snetterton 300: Entry lists, Avon Tyres British GT Championship. 2. msvracing.co.uk. MotorSport Vision. https://web.archive.org/web/20110822162118/http://msvracing.co.uk/media/17818/web%20entry%20lists%2014_15%20may.pdf. 22 August 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- News: CRS Ferrari leads way in first Rock test. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 3 September 2011. 4 September 2011.
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 31 March 2011. Hill and Wakefield land drives in Ginetta Supercup and British GT. 203. 13. 75. Former one-make touring car driver Josh Wakefield will also race a G50 this season after signing a deal with crack Ginetta squad Century Motorsport for British GT.. Kevin. Turner.
- News: Mallock seals drive in Avon Tyres British GT Championship. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 13 April 2011. 13 April 2011.
- News: New squad to run GT4 Aston Martin in British GT Championship. Motors TV. LMC. 19 April 2011. 19 April 2011. Andy. Wilkinson.
- Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 24 March 2011. Clarke lands Lotus Evora drive for British GT4 Championship. 203. 12. 95. Former Sport MAXX champion Leyton Clarke will contest the British GT4 Championship this season for the factory assisted Lotus squad. Clarke, who only appeared in a handful of Porsche races last season, will join the CM Consolidated team, driving one of its two Evoras.. Kevin. Turner.
- News: Two-car Lotus Evora campaign for new British GT team. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 24 January 2011. 24 January 2011.
- News: Freddy Nordstrom confirmed for Lotus British GT4 campaign. Motors TV. LMC. 4 April 2011. 4 April 2011. Andy. Wilkinson. 19 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319005540/http://www.motorstv.com/car/gt/british-gt/04042011/nordstrom-confirmed-lotus-in-gt4-evora. dead.
- News: Team Magic conjures up GTC Ginetta for British GT. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 7 February 2011. 7 February 2011.
- News: MP4-12C GT3 to make race debut. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 5 July 2011. 10 July 2011.
- News: JRM continues development of Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 with British GT entry. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 15 September 2011. 21 September 2011.
- News: Chevron GR8 to contest British GT in 2011. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 14 January 2011. 14 January 2011.
- News: Race format change for Oulton & Brands. British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 16 February 2011. 16 February 2011.