2011 Silverstone 24 Hours Explained

The 2011 Britcar 24 Hour Race Silverstone was the 7th running of the Silverstone 24 Hours endurance sports car race held on October 1, 2011 at the Silverstone Circuit.^[1]

Victory overall and in Class 1 went to the No. 2 Michael McInerny Ferrari F430 GTC driven by Michael McInerny, Sean McInerny, and Phil Keen.^[2] Victory in Class 2 went to the No. 27 Topcats Racing Marcos Mantis GT3 driven by David Upton, Neil Huggins, Emily Fletcher, and Jamie Orton. Class 3 was won by the No. 49 Nicholas Mee Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 driven by Karsten Le Blanc, Christiaen van Lanschot, Dan de Zille, and Robert Nimkoff. Finally, Class 4 was won by the No. 89 Mark Griffiths BMW M3 E46 driven by Mark Griffiths, William Green, David Forsbrey, and Bill Kirkpatrick.^[3]

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	Class 1	2	Michael McInerny	Michael McInerny Sean McInerny Phil Keen	Ferrari F430 GTC	573
2	Class 3	49	Nicholas Mee Racing	Karsten Le Blanc Christiaen van Lanschot Dan de Zille Robert Nimkoff	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	560
3	Class 3	57	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Hal Prewitt Jim Briody Dick Freeman Alistair MacKinnon	Lotus Evora Cup GT4	559
4	Class 3	53	Topcats Racing	Yousuke Shimojima Ryu Seya Masashi Kakiuchi Yasushi Kikuchi	Marcos Mantis GT3	542
5	Class 3	68	Kevin Clarke	Kevin Clarke Wayne Gibson Mark Radcliffe Adam Hayes	BMW M3 E46	532
6	Class 3	46	Pete Storey	Pete Storney Paul Kitson Ben Gower Mike Rowland	Lotus Elise GT4	529
7	Class 4	89	Mark Griffiths	Mark Griffiths William Green David Forsbrey Bill Kirkpatrick	BMW M3 E46	527
8	Class 2	27	Topcats Racing	David Upton Neil Huggins Emily Fletcher Jamie Orton	Marcos Mantis GT3	522
9	Class 1	6	Nigel Mustill	Nigel Mustill Bob Berridge Gareth Evans John Martin	Aquilla CR1	521
10	Class 4	84	Red Camel - Jordans.nl	Ivo Breukers Henk Thijssen Adam Han Huw Jensien	SEAT León	521
11	Class 3	70	Ryan McLeod	Ryan McLeod Ashley Walsh Jamie Camilleri James Kaye Joseph Girlin	Holden Astra	518
12	Class 4	77	Dave Cox	Dave Cox Jason Cox Michael Cox Paul Stubber	BMW M3 CSL	507
13	Class 4	82	Rob Carvell	Ian Carvell Rob Carvell Henry Wright Dave Carvell Kevin Glover	Volkswagen Golf Mk3	502
14	Class 4	88	Mardi Gras Motorsport Ltd.	Desmond Smail Richard Meins Chris Lillington-Price Westlie Harding	Honda Integra (fourth generation)	501
15	Class 3	65	Sub-Zero Wolf	Craig Davies Adam Jones Lee Allen Greg Rose	SEAT León Supercopa	500
16	Class 4	75	Mazda Motors UK Ltd.	Andrew Frankel Ben Anderson Matt Prior Jethro Bovington	Mazda MX-5 GT	500
17	Class 3	64	Scuderia Vittoria	Dave Bennett Marcus Fothergill Sam Allpass Adam Dawson Carlos Erimon	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	493
18	Class 3	59	Mike Brown	Mike Brown Dave West Paul Cripps Jamie Wall	Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24	490
19	Class 3	66	Paul Winter	Paul Winter Graham Mundy Peter Morris Tim Speed Timothy Raven	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	482
20 DNF	Class 1	3	Topcats Racing	Andrew Beaumont Henry Fletcher Julien Draper Freddie Hetherington	Mosler MT900 R GT3	481
21	Class 4	95	Jet Black Racing	Anders Majgaard Ronnie Bremer Jackie Boellingtoft Dan Trager	Renault Clio	480
22	Class 4	80	Synchro Motorsports	Kouichi Okumura Daniel Wheeler Andrew Hack Tim Stanbridge	Honda Civic Type R	479
23	Class 4	90	Dominic Malone	Nigel Rata Matthew West Dominic Malone Giles Groombridge	BMW M3 E46	476
24	Class 4	86	Mazda Motors UK Ltd.	James Cameron Mike Hickson Mike Browning Tony Jardine	Mazda MX-5 GT	475
25	Class 4	78	Andre Severs	Andre Severs Pete James Malcolm MacAdam Mark Heywood	SEAT Toledo	471
26	Class 4	94	Rollcentre Racing	Richard Sykes Jake Rattenbury Brian Saunders Mark Davies	Ginetta G40	466
27	Class 3	54	Clint Bardwell	Mark Poole Richard Abra Clint Bardwell "White"	BMW M3 E46	463
28	Class 4	92	Smarts4you Racing	Paul Bates James Palmer David Moore Tom Mills	Smart Forfour	456
29	Class 4	93	Alfatune	John Clonis Phil Brough Chris Bentley David Kingham	BMW 330d	434
30	Class 3	56	VHA Trim Motorsports	Tom Pedersen Kim Holmgaard Michael Klostermann Christian Daluoiso Jacques Moller	BMW M3 E46	432
31	Class 4	85	Bob Stockley	Bob Stockley Malcolm Edeson Gary Fletcher Nick Bowers	Honda Civic	430
32	Class 4	87	Saxon Motorsport	John Mawdsley Marcus Mahy Simon Hill George Haynes	Honda Civic Type R	426
33	Class 3	47	Kevin Hancock	Kevin Hancock Leigh Smart Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	Ginetta G50 GT4	419
34	Class 3	63	Jensun Lunn	Jensun Lunn Adam Sharpe Sarah Bennett-Baggs "Maher"	BMW M3 E36	411
35	Class 3	55	Brett Niall	Archie Hamilton Brett Niall Nathan Callaghan Clint Harvey	SEAT León Supercopa	409
36	Class 4	91	Piranha Motorsport	Chris Bialan Simon Mason Ryan Ratcliffe Adam Balon	Ginetta G40	388
37	Class 4	79	Synchro Motorsport	Dave Allan Alyn James Stephen Ritchie Daniel Ludlow	Honda Jazz Type R	366
38 DNF	Class 3	50	Tom Black	Tom Black Stuart Hall Alan Bonner	Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24	362
39 DNF	Class 3	52	Forza Motorsport 4/Toyota	Patrick Mortell Alric Kitson Simon Aris Lee McKee	Toyota MR-2 Roadster	335
40 DNF	Class 1	1	Witt Gamski	Witt Gamski Keith Robinson John Gaw Phil Dryburgh	Ferrari F430 GTC	333
41	Class 4	99	Robin Walker	Robin Walker Doug Cole Simon Byrne Ben Jacques	MG ZR 190	311
42 DNF	Class 3	48	Don Grice	Don Grice Mark Smith James McAllistair Ric Wood John Bussell	BMW M3 E46 GTR	303
43 DNF	Class 3	61	Scuderia Vittoria	Dan Denis Dan Jones Gavin Spencer James Thorpe	Ginetta G50 GT4	289
44 NC	Class 2	60	John Thorne	John Thorne Dan Watkins Roger Green Will Goff Matt Cummings	BMW M3 E92 GT3	171
45 NC	Class 3	45	Mazda Motors Ltd.	Mark Ticehurst Owen Mildenhall Mike Wilds	Mazda MX-5 GT	92
46 DNF	Class 1	7	Marco Schelp	Marco Schelp Dominik Schwager Michael Tischner Donald Molenaar	BMW Z4	263
47 DNF	Class 1	4	Paul White	Paul White Calum Lockie Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo	Mosler MT900 R	261
48 DNF	Class 2	5	ARC Bratislava	Miro Konôpka Sean Edwards Scott O'Donnell Teodori Myszkowski Andrzej Lewandowski	Porsche 997	255
49 DNF	Class 4	83	CTR Developments	Richard Chamberlain Zubin Randeria James Fillingham Jeremy Webb	Lotus Elise GT4	210
50 DNF	Class 3	62	BPM Racing Ltd.	Owen Thomas Ashley Woodman Rick Walker Rob Cullum	Ginetta G50 GT4	202
51 DNF	Class 4	81	Alex Osbourne	James May Alex Osbourne Guy Parr	SEAT León	187
52 DNF	Class 2	30	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Lawrence Tomlinson Colin Turkington Mike Simpson Matt Nicoll-Jones	Ginetta G55	80
53 DNF	Class 1	30	Mac G Racing	Jonathan MacGregor Jamie Smyth Adam Wilcox	Ultima GTR	75
54 DNF	Class 2	28	Fred Tonge	Fred Tonge Tim Hood Darren Dowling Steve Glynn David Mason Paul Smith	TVR Sagaris	71
55 DNF	Class 2	31	RJN Motorsport	Alex Buncombe Christopher Ward Jann Mardenborough Bryan Heitkotter	Nissan 370Z	50
56 DNF	Class 3	51	Optimum Motorsport	Lee Mowle Joe Osborne Gary Simms Stewart Linn	Ginetta G50 GT4	42
57 DNF	Class 3	58	Peter Fairbairn	Peter Fairbairn Tony Littlejohn Paul McLean Paul Follett	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	24

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silverstone 24 Hours 2011 - Racing Sports Cars.
2. Web site: 2011 Britcar 24 Hours: Full Race Report. James. Broomhead. October 4, 2011. The Checkered Flag.
3. Web site: Silverstone 24 Hours 2011 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars.