2017 British GT Championship explained

The 2017 British GT Championship was the 25th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 15 April at Oulton Park and finished on 24 September at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings.^[1]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 7 September 2016.^[2] The Spa round, originally planned as a 120-minute race, was modified to feature a pair of 60-minute races.^[3] All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.

Round	Circuit	Length	Date
1	Oulton Park, Cheshire	60 min	17 April
2		60 min
3	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	120 min	30 April
4	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	60 min	28 May
5		60 min
6	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	180 min	11 June
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	60 min	8 July
8		60 min
9	Brands Hatch, Kent	120 min	6 August
10	Donington Park, Leicestershire	120 min	24 September

Entry list

GT3

Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds JRM Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 08 Charlie Fagg^[4] S 10 Ben Green TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1 Jonathan Adam^[5] PA All Derek Johnston 11 Jon Barnes PA All Mark Farmer Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 6 Liam Griffin^[6] PA All Sam Tordoff 33 Phil Keen^[7] PA All Jon Minshaw 77 Adrian Amstutz^[8] PA 7–8 Patrick Kujala Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 7 Ian Loggie^[9] PA All Callum MacLeod 31 Seb Morris^[10] PA All Rick Parfitt Jr. Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 17 Alain Ferté^[11] PA 7–8 Stuart Leonard Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT3 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 19 Charlie Robertson^[12] S 1–3, 6 Parker Chase 1–3 Aleksander Schjerpen^[13] 6 Tom Hibbert^[14] 9 Ben Tuck 69 Nathan Freke^[15] S 1–3, 10 Harry Gottsacker 1–3 Ben Tuck^[16] 10 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9L Turbo V8 21 Duncan Cameron^[17] PA 1–9 Matt Griffin Macmillan AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 24 James Littlejohn^[18] S 1–9 Jack Mitchell^[19] Mike Brown Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 26 Mike Brown^[20] PA 9 Matt Manderson AmDtuning.com Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes 6.2 L V8 30 Lee Mowle^[21] PA 1–8 Ryan Ratcliffe Singha Plan-B Motorsport with Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9L Turbo V8 39 Piti Bhirombhakdi PA 7–8 Carlo van Dam Kornely Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes 6.2 L V8 70 Patrick Assenheimer^[22] S 7–8 Kenneth Heyer Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes 6.2 L V8 88 Richard Neary^[23] PA All Martin Short 1–6 Adam Christodoulou^[24] 6–10

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup

GT4

Team Car Engine Drivers Class Rounds In2Racing McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 14 Gareth Howell^[25] PA 1–3 Richard Marsh Jacques Duyver^[26] 7–8 Charlie Hollings^[27] Will Goff^[28] 9 Daniel McKay Matthew Graham^[29] S 10 William Phillips 29 Marcus Hoggarth^[30] PA All Matthew Graham^[31] 1–3, 6 Euan McKay^[32] 4–5 Jesse Anttila 7–10 Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 36 Michael Caine^[33] PA 1–2 Mike Newbould Simon Rudd^[34] S 3 Jordan Stilp Michael Caine^[35] 4–5 Jake Giddings 4–5, 10 Adam Hatfield^[36] 7–9 Benjamin Wallace Abbie Eaton^[37] 10 63 Matt Chapman^[38] S 1–9 Sam Webster^[39] 1–6 Jake Giddings 7–8 Chris Milford 9–10 Adam Hatfield 10 Macmillan AMR Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 42 Jan Jønck^[40] S 1–9 William Phillips^[41] Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 43 Steve Fresle^[42] PA 1–8 Jacob Mathiassen S 9–10 Niall Murray 111 Anna Walewska PA All Mike Simpson 1–2, 6–10 George Gamble^[43] 3 Nathan Freke 4–5 Optimum Motorsport PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 46 Adrian Barwick^[44] PA 6 Bradley Ellis 501 Graham Johnson^[45] PA 1–5 Mike Robinson McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 Graham Johnson^[46] 6–10 Mike Robinson Lanan Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 51 David Pittard^[47] S All Alex Reed UltraTek Racing / Team RJN Nissan 370Z GT4 Nissan 3.7L V6 53 Martin Plowman^[48] PA All Richard Taffinder 54 Tim Eakin PA All Kelvin Fletcher Struan Moore^[49] 6 HHC Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 55 Stuart Middleton S All William Tregurtha Tolman Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 56 Joe Osborne^[50] PA All David Pattison Black Bull Garage 59 McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 59 Dean MacDonald^[51] S All Akhil Rabindra 100 Sandy Mitchell S 1–9 Ciaran Haggerty 1–9 Andrew Watson 10 Ebor GT Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7L V8 60 Charlie Fagg^[52] S 7–8 Matthew Graham Academy Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 62 Will Moore^[53] S All Matt Nicoll-Jones Team Parker Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Porsche 3.8L flat-6 66 Nick Jones^[54] PA All Scott Malvern Track-Club McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 72 Adam Balon^[55] PA All Adam Mackay GPRM Toyota GT86 Toyota 2.0L Flat-4 86 Stefan Hodgetts^[56] Inv 6, 9–10 James Fletcher 6 Richard Williams 9–10 Rob Boston Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 89 Jason Baker PA 9 Adam Gore Stratton Motorsport Lotus Evora GT4 Lotus 4.0L V6 99 Stuart Hall Inv 6 Gavan Kershaw

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup Inv Invitational

Footnotes

Race results

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

Event	Circuit	GT3			GT4
		Pole Position	Pro-Am Winners	Silver Winners	Pole Position	Pro-Am Winners	Silver Winners
1	Oulton Park	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 69 Century Motorsport	No. 100 Black Bull Garage 59	No. 72 Track-Club	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Nathan Freke Harry Gottsacker	Ciaran Haggerty Sandy Mitchell	Adam Balon Adam Mackay	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton
2		No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 111 Century Motorsport	No. 29 In2Racing	No. 51 Lanan Racing
		Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Mike Simpson Anna Walewska	Matthew Graham Marcus Hoggarth	David Pittard Alex Reed
3	Rockingham	No. 1 TF Sport	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 55 HHC Motorsport	No. 501 PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston	Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton	Graham Johnson Mike Robinson	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton
4	Snetterton	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 51 Lanan Racing	No. 72 Track-Club	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	David Pittard Alex Reed	Adam Balon Adam Mackay	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton
5		No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 1 TF Sport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 100 Black Bull Garage 59
		Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Ciaran Haggerty Sandy Mitchell
6	Silverstone	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 55 HHC Motorsport	No. 62 Academy Motorsport	No. 72 Track-Club
		James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton	Will Moore Matt Nicoll-Jones	Adam Balon Adam Mackay
7	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 55 HHC Motorsport	No. 53 RJN Motorsport	UltraTek Racing / Team RJN	No. 60 Ebor GT
		Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton	Martin Plowman Richard Taffinder	Charlie Fagg Matthew Graham
8		No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 7 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 60 Ebor GT
		Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Charlie Fagg Matthew Graham
9	Brands Hatch	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 62 Academy Motorsport	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 42 Macmillan AMR
		Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Will Moore Matt Nicoll-Jones	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Jan Jønck William Phillips
10	Donington Park	No. 11 TF Sport	No. 1 TF Sport	No. 08 JRM Racing	No. 62 Academy Motorsport	No. 501 PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		Jon Barnes Mark Farmer	Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston	Charlie Fagg Ben Green	Will Moore Matt Nicoll-Jones	Graham Johnson Mike Robinson	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton

Championship standings

Points systemPoints are awarded as follows:

Length	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
60 mins	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
60+ mins	37.5	27	22.5	18	15	12	9	6	3	1.5

Drivers' championships

GT3

Pos Driver OUL ROC SNE SIL SPA BRH DON Points 1 Seb Morris 4 5 1 7 4 1 5 7 1 3 191 Rick Parfitt Jr. 2 Phil Keen 1 1 4 1 6 4 1 9 5 DSQ 161 Jon Minshaw 3 Jonathan Adam 3 2 8 5 1 9 9 6 4 1 142.5 Derek Johnston 4 Sam Tordoff 2 Ret 5 2 2 6 8 Ret 2 4 130 Liam Griffin 5 Mark Farmer 5 3 7 10 3 7 6 4 3 2 128.5 Jon Barnes 6 Jack Mitchell Ret 6 3 3 5 2 10 3 10 100 James Littlejohn 7 Matt Griffin 6 4 2 6 7 3 DNS DNS 7 92.5 Duncan Cameron 8 Callum MacLeod 7 DSQ 9 9 Ret 11 4 1 8 6 66 Ian Loggie 9 Richard Neary 9 9 10 8 9 5 7 Ret 6 7 53.5 10 Ryan Ratcliffe 10 7 6 4 8 8 11 10 42 Lee Mowle 11 Adam Christodoulou 5 7 Ret 6 7 42 12 Stuart Leonard 2 2 36 Alain Ferte 13 Martin Short 9 9 10 8 9 5 26.5 14 3 8 19 Piti Bhirombhakdi 15 Charlie Fagg 5 15 Ben Green 16 Kenneth Heyer 12 5 10 Patrick Assenheimer 17 Nathan Freke 8 8 11 Ret 8 18 Harry Gottsacker 8 8 11 8 19 Mike Brown 9 3 Matt Manderson 20 Aleksander Schjerpen 10 1.5 21 Charlie Robertson Ret DNS 12 10 1.5 22 Parker Chase Ret DNS 12 0 23 Patrick Kujala 13 Ret 0 Adrian Amstutz 24 Ben Tuck DNS Ret 0 25 Tom Hibbert DNS 0

Notes and References

1. News: British GT confirms nine-round 2017 schedule. British GT Championship. 7 September 2016.
2. News: 2017 British GT calendar confirmed. British GT Championship. 7 September 2016. 7 September 2016.
3. News: Spa set to host British GT’s biggest grid of the season. British GT Championship. 3 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
4. News: Fagg and Green join JRM for Nissan’s British GT3 return at Donington. British GT Championship. 9 August 2017. 20 August 2017.
5. News: TF Sport Retains British GT Drivers for Title Defence. Kilshaw. Jake. 26 October 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 26 October 2016.
6. News: Griffin, Tordoff Confirmed at Barwell for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 30 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 30 November 2016.
7. News: Minshaw, Keen Retained at Barwell for Third Season. Kilshaw. Jake. 23 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 23 November 2016.
8. News: Barwell and Kessel Racing confirm additional GT3 entries for Spa. British GT Championship. 28 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
9. News: Team Parker Increases to Two-Car British GT Entry. Kilshaw. Jake. 1 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 1 March 2017.
10. News: Morris, Parfitt Back in Team Parker Bentley for British GT Assault. Kilshaw. Jake. 20 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 17 May 2017.
11. News: Audi factory squad WRT enters British's Spa round. British GT Championship. 3 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
12. News: Chase, Robertson Confirmed in Second Century Ginetta GT3. Kilshaw. Jake. 8 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 8 March 2017.
13. News: Century’s Ginetta GT3 returns at Silverstone with Schjerpen and Robertson. British GT Championship. 7 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
14. News: Hibbert, Tuck and Murray join Century’s GT3/4 line-up for Brands Hatch. British GT Championship. 2 August 2017. 7 August 2017.
15. News: Century Becomes Ginetta Factory Team for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 8 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 8 February 2017.
16. News: GT3 Preview: Parfitt Jnr and Morris go head-to-head with Minshaw and Keen at #DoningtonDecider. British GT Championship. 18 September 2017. 23 September 2017.
17. News: Griffin, Cameron Return to British GT with AF Corse. Kilshaw. Jake. 9 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 9 November 2016.
18. Web site: Littlejohn Completes Macmillan British GT3 Lineup. Kilshaw. Jake. 19 December 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 17 May 2017.
19. Web site: Jack Mitchell to Lead Macmillan Racing Expansion into GT3. Kilshaw. Jake. 16 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 17 May 2017.
20. News: Titles on the line as Brands Hatch prepares to host British GT's penultimate 2017 round. British GT Championship. 31 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
21. Web site: AmDTuning Signs Mowle, Ratcliffe for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 28 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 28 February 2017.
22. News: Spa set to host British GT’s biggest grid of the season. British GT Championship. 3 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
23. Web site: Rollcentre Acquires Mercedes-AMG GT3 for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 16 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Mediadate. 16 November 2016.
24. News: GT star Christodoulou joins Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing; Short steps back from British GT. British GT Championship. 6 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
25. News: In2Racing Confirms Pair of McLaren 570S GT4s for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 1 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 1 March 2017.
26. News: Duyver and Anttila join In2Racing for Spa. British GT Championship. 30 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
27. News: Parfitt Jnr and Keen share GT3 poles at Spa as Tregurtha and Osborne pace GT4. British GT Championship. 7 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
28. News: In2Racing and Autoaid/RCIB welcome British GT debutants at Brands Hatch. British GT Championship. 3 August 2017. 7 August 2017.
29. News: Farmer/Barnes and Moore/Nicoll-Jones claim pole positions for #DoningtonDecider. British GT Championship. 23 September 2017. 23 September 2017.
30. News: British GT Full-Season Entry List Released. Kilshaw. Jake. 28 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 5 June 2017.
31. News: Matty Graham Moves to In2Racing, Ebor GT Withdraws. Kilshaw. Jake. 12 April 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 5 June 2017.
32. News: FP2: Keen still on top as Pittard moves to the front of GT4 at Snetterton. British GT Championship. 27 May 2017. 7 August 2017.
33. Web site: Newbould, Caine Complete RCIB British GT Lineup. 1 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 May 2017.
34. News: Rudd and Stilp replace Newbould and Caine for Rockingham. British GT Championship. 28 April 2017. 7 August 2017.
35. News: 2014 champ Giddings replaces Newbould at Snetterton. British GT Championship. 25 May 2017. 7 August 2017.
36. News: Team HARD’s Hatfield and Wallace to make British GT debuts at Spa. British GT Championship. 4 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
37. News: GT4 Preview: Pittard and Reed hoping to stop Tregurtha and Middleton from making history at Donington. British GT Championship. 18 September 2017. 23 September 2017.
38. Web site: Chapman Replaces Fuller in RCIB Ginetta. Kilshaw. Jake. 27 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 5 June 2017.
39. Web site: RCIB Insurance Racing Confirms First 2017 British GT4 Driver Pairing. Kilshaw. Jake. 4 January 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 4 January 2017.
40. Web site: Jonck Completes Macmillan British GT Lineup. Kilshaw. Jake. 7 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 May 2017.
41. Web site: Phillips Joins Macmillan Racing in GT4 Aston. Kilshaw. Jake. 7 December 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 May 2017.
42. Web site: Century Continues with British GT GT4 Program. Kilshaw. Jake. 15 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 15 March 2017.
43. News: Gamble subs for Century’s Simpson at Rockingham. British GT Championship. 28 April 2017. 7 August 2017.
44. News: Barwick and Ellis confirm Silverstone 500 entry aboard Optimum Ginetta. British GT Championship. 5 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
45. News: Johnson, Robinson to Defend British GT GT4 Title with Optimum. Kilshaw. Jake. 28 September 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 28 September 2016.
46. News: PMW Expo Racing/Optimum switch to McLaren 570S GT4. British GT Championship. 5 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
47. News: Pittard, Reed Announced in Lanan Ginetta for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 4 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 4 February 2017.
48. Web site: Nissan, RJN Return to British GT with UltraTek. Kilshaw. Jake. 4 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 4 February 2017.
49. News: UltraTek/RJN add Struan Moore to Silverstone 500 line-up. British GT Championship. 6 June 2017. 7 August 2017.
50. News: Osborne Joins Tolman in British GT McLaren GT4 Program. Kilshaw. Jake. 8 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 8 March 2017.
51. News: Garage 59 Confirms Two McLaren 570S GT4s for British GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 8 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 8 March 2017.
52. News: Ebor GT Maserati set for Spa comeback with Graham and Fagg. British GT Championship. 3 July 2017. 7 August 2017.
53. Web site: Academy Motorsport Announces Dual British GT & GT4 European Series Programme. dailysportscar.com. 7 February 2017. 7 February 2017.
54. Web site: Malvern, Jones Return to British GT with Updated GT4 Porsche. Kilshaw. Jake. 8 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 8 March 2017.
55. News: Track-Club Set for British GT Return with McLaren GT4. Kilshaw. Jake. 11 January 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 11 January 2017.
56. News: Silverstone 500 preview: Unleash the beasts!. British GT Championship. 7 June 2017. 7 August 2017.