The 2020 Dunlop Trophy Championship was a motor racing championship for production cars held across England. The Trophy championship was created specifically for production vehicles as a Britcar championship separate from the much faster GT and Touring Cars of the Endurance Championship. It is the 19th season of a Britcar championship and the 1st Britcar Trophy Championship season.
2020 was the inaugural season of the Britcar Trophy Championship. The season began on 11 July at Croft Circuit and ended on 1 November at Snetterton Circuit. All rounds took place on the same weekend as the Britcar Endurance Championship rounds. There was also a non-championship round at the Spa-Francorchamps in support of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship, where the Trophy category competitors participated in two races with the Endurance Category cars.[1]
The championship included Class 5, 6 and 7 cars. The Michelin Clio Cup Series also joined the Britcar Trophy Championship grid for the inaugural season with the Clio cars having a separate class but still eligible to compete for the overall championship title.[2]
2020 Class Champions and Overall Trophy Championship Places
Oliver Smith won the Class 6 championship and overall Trophy title with 191 points, Johnathan Barrett won the Class 7 championship and was second overall with 188 points and Charlie Campbell and Rob Smith won the Class 5 championship and were third overall with 177.5 points. The Clio class champions were Aaron and Steve Thompson with 137.5 points.
The planned opening round at Donington Park, to be held on 10 April 2020, was eventually cancelled due to the pandemic. The non-championship round at Spa-Francorchamps was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] [4] [5] and moved to 15 August.[6] The revised championship was contested over 9 races at 5 rounds, with best 7 results counting.
Round | Circuit | Length | Date | Supporting |
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1 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire (Grid combined with Britcar Endurance) | 50 min | 11–12 July | |
50 min | ||||
2 | Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent | 50 min | 1–2 August | Sports Prototype Cup |
50 min | ||||
3 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 50 min | 12 September | |
4 | Silverstone International, Northamptonshire | 50 min | 11 October | |
50 min | ||||
5 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300), Norfolk | 50 min | 1 November | |
50 min | ||||
Non-championship round | ||||
Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 60 min | 14 August | 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship Sports Prototype Cup | |
60 min | ||||
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic | ||||
Donington National, Leicestershire | 50 min | 10 April | ||
50 min | ||||
Team | Car | Drivers | Rounds | |
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Class 5 | ||||
Charlie Campbell | Peugeot RCZ | 20 | Charlie Campbell | 2–5 |
Rob Smith | ||||
MacG Racing[8] | Mazda RX-8 | 33 | Jonny MacGregor | 2–4 |
Josh Tomlinson | ||||
Amigo Motorsport | Porsche Boxster | 39 | Richard Bernard | 2–4 |
Simon Green Motorsport[9] | BMW M3 E46 | 40 | Jasver Sapra | 1 |
JRW Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf | 47 | Rob Austin | 2 |
James Goodall | ||||
S2Smarts | Smart ForFour | 52 | Rob Baker | 1–2, 4–5 |
John Packer | ||||
Derek McMahon Racing[10] | Alfa Romeo 156 T | 57 | Barry McMahon | 1–4 |
CRH Racing | Porsche Cayman | 77 | Robert Pugsley | 2–3 |
Team IP/Antac[11] | Porsche Boxster | 80 | Anthony Hutchins | All |
SBD Motorsport[12] | Ford Fiesta | 93 | Kester Cook | 3–4 |
Class 5 Invitation | ||||
JW Bird Motorsport[13] | Volkswagen Scirocco | 5 | Tony Prendergast | 5 |
71 | Matthew Evans | 5 | ||
96 | Nick Beaumont | 5 | ||
Marc Clynes | ||||
Amspeed | BMW M3 E36 | 75 | Chris Boardman | 4–5 |
Adam Howarth | ||||
Ainge Racing | Honda Integra (fourth generation) | 85 | Nigel Ainge | 4–5 |
Danny Casser | ||||
Maximum Motorsport | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 95 | Max Hunt | 5 |
Stewart Lines | ||||
Daz RKC Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R | 99 | Ricky Coomber | 5 |
Class 6 | ||||
Ramen Racing[14] | Ginetta G40 | 2 | Peter Spano | 2, 4–5 |
Andrew Bentley | 2 | |||
Charlie Hollings | 4–5 | |||
Quattro Motorsport UK | Ginetta G40 | 6 | Bill Forbes | 1, 4 |
82 | Richard Evans | 1, 4 | ||
Majestic Motorsport | Mazda MX5 Mk3 | 10 | Chris Clarke | 1, 4 |
Mike Hart | 1 | |||
Ben Thompson | 4 | |||
County Classic | Porsche 996 | 15 | Richard Higgins | 3–5 |
Vinna Sport[15] | Ginetta G40 | 27 | Charlotte Birch | All |
Adriano Medeiros | ||||
JC Racing | BMW M3 E36 | 36 | Oliver Smith | All, NC |
CRH Racing | Porsche Cayman | 77 | Robert Pugsley | 4 |
Saxon Motorsport[16] | SEAT León | 87 | Brad Kaylor | All |
Rory Baptiste | 4 | |||
Paul Sheard Motorsport | Mazda MX5 Mk3 | 98 | Chrissy Palmer | 1 |
Class 6 Invitation | ||||
Rob Sanderson Motorsport | Lotus Elise | 68 | Toby Goodman | 4 |
Colin Tester | ||||
Ainge Racing | Honda Integra (fourth generation) | 85 | Nigel Ainge | 3 |
Danny Casser | ||||
Class 7 | ||||
Pantera Motorsport with Saxon Motorsport[17] | BMW 330 E46 | 7 | Johnathan Barrett | 2–5 |
Saxon Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf Mk2 | 34 | Alistair Lindsay | 2–5 |
Team BRIT[18] | BMW 116 | 65 | Darren Cook | 2 |
Charles Graham | ||||
James Birch | 4 | |||
Christian Dart | ||||
66 | Luke Pound | 2–5 | ||
Darren Cook | 3 | |||
Tom Dorman | 4–5 | |||
67 | Matty Street | 2–5 | ||
Andrew Tucker | ||||
Derek McMahon Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 83 | Edward Cook | 2–5 |
Steve Cook | ||||
Paul Sheard Motorsport | Mazda MX5 Mk3 | 316 | Ivor Mairs | 3–5 |
Class 7 Invitation | ||||
Reflex Racing | Ginetta G20 | 19 | Steve Griffiths | 4 |
Jamie Vynle-Meyers | ||||
MacG Racing | Toyota Celica | 37 | Kelly Brabbin | 5 |
Team BRIT | BMW 118 | 69 | Abbie Eaton | 4 |
Nerys Pearce | ||||
BMW 116 | Aaron Morgan | 5 | ||
Nerys Pearce | ||||
Clios | ||||
Westbourne Motors | Renault Clio Gen 3 | 13 | Darren Geeraerts | 2, 4 |
63 | Richard Colburn | 2, 4 | ||
Peter Dorlin | 2 | |||
David Beecroft | 4 | |||
Renault Clio Gen 4 | 41 | Aaron Thompson | 2–5 | |
Steve Thompson | ||||
62 | James Colburn | 2, 4 | ||
64 | Ben Colburn | 2, 4 | ||
Clio Invitation | ||||
Spires Motorsport | Renault Clio Gen 4 | 30 | Darren Geeraerts | 5 |
Anton Spires | ||||
Source:[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] | ||||
These entries were previously announced to compete in the 2020 season but couldn't due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.
Team | Car | Drivers | |
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Class 5 | |||
SVG Motorsport[24] | BMW M3 E92 | 55 | Andrew Busby |
Andy Johnson | |||
Jamie Sturges[25] | SEAT León Eurocup | 99 | Jamie Sturges |
Class 6 | |||
Derek McMahon Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 45 | Arthur McMahon |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Overall Winner | |||||
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1 | R1 | Croft Circuit[26] | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 40 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 52 S2Smarts | No. 52 S2Smarts | No. 98 Paul Sheard Motorsport | No entries | No entries |
Barry McMahon | Jasver Sapra | Rob Baker Jonathan Packer | Rob Baker Jonathan Packer | Chrissy Palmer | |||||
R2 | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | |||||
Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | Barry McMahon | Oliver Smith | ||||||
2 | R3 | Brands Hatch Indy[27] | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 7 Pantera Motorsport with Saxon Motorsport | No. 62 Westbourne Motors |
Barry McMahon | Barry McMahon | Barry McMahon | Barry McMahon | Oliver Smith | Johnathan Barrett | James Colburn | |||
R4 | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 20 Charlie Campbell Racing | No. 20 Charlie Campbell Racing | No. 2 Ramen Racing | No. 34 Saxon Motorsport | No. 62 Westbourne Motors | |||
Barry McMahon | Charlie Campbell Rob Smith | Charlie Campbell Rob Smith | Andrew Bentley Peter Spano | Alistair Lindsay | James Colburn | ||||
3 | R5 | Oulton Park | No. 85 Ainge Racing | No. 85 Ainge Racing | No. 85 Ainge Racing | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 85 Ainge Racing | No. 34 Saxon Motorsport | No. 41 Westbourne Motors |
Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | Barry McMahon | Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | Alistair Lindsay | Aaron Thompson Steve Thompson | |||
4 | R6 | Silverstone International | No. 57 Derek McMahon Racing | No. 75 Amspeed | No. 75 Amspeed | No. 75 Amspeed | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 19 Reflex Racing | No. 64 Westbourne Motors |
Barry McMahon | Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | Oliver Smith | Steve Griffiths Jamie Vynle-Meyers | Ben Colburn | |||
R7 | No. 75 Amspeed | No. 75 Amspeed | No. 75 Amspeed | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 19 Reflex Racing | No. 62 Westbourne Motors | |||
Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | Oliver Smith | Steve Griffiths Jamie Vynle-Meyers | James Colburn | ||||
5 | R8 | Snetterton 300 | No. 85 Ainge Racing | No. 20 Charlie Campbell Racing | No. 15 County Classics | No. 20 Charlie Campbell Racing | No. 15 County Classics | No. 34 Saxon Motorsport | No. 41 Westbourne Motors |
Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | Charlie Campbell Rob Smith | Richard Higgins | Charlie Campbell Rob Smith | Richard Higgins | Alistair Lindsay | Aaron Thompson Steve Thompson | |||
R9 | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 52 S2Smarts | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 37 MacG Racing | No. 41 Westbourne Motors | |||
Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | Rob Baker Jonathan Packer | Oliver Smith | Kelly Brabbin | Aaron Thompson Steve Thompson | ||||
Non-championship round | |||||||||
R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | No entries | No. 36 JC Racing | No entries | No entries | |
Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | ||||||
R2 | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | No. 36 JC Racing | ||||||
Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | |||||||
Points are awarded as follows in all classes[29]
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Points are awarded as follows in all classes[29]
Drivers | CRO | BRH | OUL | SIL | SNE | valign=middle | Pts | ||||||||
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Class 5 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Charlie Campbell Rob Smith | 20 | 21† | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 177.5 | |||||
2 | Anthony Hutchins | 80 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 169 | |||
3 | Rob Baker Jonathan Packer | 52 | 9 | 16 | 4 | DNS | 29† | Ret | 4 | 3 | 148.5 | ||||
4 | Barry McMahon | 57 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 16† | 2 | Ret | DNS | 133 | |||||
5 | Kester Cook | 93 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 87 | |||||||||
6 | Jonny MacGregor Josh Tomlinson | 33 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 28† | 61.5 | |||||||
7 | Richard Bernard | 39 | 16 | Ret | 17† | Ret | 19 | 47.5 | |||||||
8 | Robert Pugsley | 77 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 47 | |||||||||
9 | Jasver Sapra | 40 | Ret | DNS | 1 | ||||||||||
– | Rob Austin James Goodall | 47 | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||
– | Chris Boardman Adam Howarth | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
– | Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | 85 | 2 | 3 | 15 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
– | Tony Prenderclast | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
– | Matthew Evans | 71 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
– | Nick Beaumont Mark Clynes | 96 | 13 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
– | Max Hunt Stewart Lines | 95 | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
Class 6 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Oliver Smith | 36 | NC | 9 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 191 | |||
2 | Charlotte Birch Adriano Medeiros | 27 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 171 | |||
3 | Peter Spano | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 162 | |||||
Andrew Bentley | 7 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Charlie Hollings | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||
4 | Brad Kaylor | 87 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 16† | 7 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 135.5 | |||
Rory Baptiste | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
5 | Richard Higgins | 15 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 132 | |||||||
6 | Bill Forbes | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 79 | ||||||||
7 | Chrissy Palmer | 98 | 11 | 15 | 49 | ||||||||||
8 | Robert Pugsley | 77 | 17 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 44 | ||||||||
9 | Chris Clarke | 36 | 16 | 18† | Ret | DNS | 28 | ||||||||
Mike Hart | 16 | 18† | |||||||||||||
Ben Thompson | Ret | DNS | |||||||||||||
– | Richard Evans | 82 | DNS | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||
– | Nigel Ainge Danny Casser | 85 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
– | Toby Goodman Colin Tester | 68 | 11 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
Class 7 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Johnathan Barrett | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 188 | |||||
2 | Edward Cook Steve Cook | 83 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 159 | |||||
3 | Alistair Lindsay | 34 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 18 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 156 | |||||
4 | Matty Street Andrew Tucker | 67 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 147 | |||||
5 | Ivor Mairs | 316 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 130 | |||||||
6 | Luke Pound | 66 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 28† | 26 | 19 | 16 | 102.5 | |||||
Darren Cook | Ret | ||||||||||||||
Tom Dorman | 28† | 26 | |||||||||||||
7 | Darren Cook Charles Graham | 65 | 20 | 14 | 74 | ||||||||||
James Birch Christian Dart | 27 | 25 | |||||||||||||
drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||
– | Kelly Brabbin | 37 | 16 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
– | Steve Griffiths Jamie Vynle-Meyers | 19 | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
– | Nerys Pearce | 69 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
Abbie Eaton | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||
Aaron Morgan | 20 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Clios | |||||||||||||||
1 | Aaron Thompson Steve Thompson | 41 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27† | 5 | 6 | 137.5 | |||||
2 | James Colburn | 62 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 118 | ||||||||
3 | Ben Colburn | 64 | 6 | 17† | 9 | 11 | 97.5 | ||||||||
4 | Richard Colburn | 63 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 85 | ||||||||
Peter Dorlin | 12 | 18 | |||||||||||||
David Beecroft | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||
5 | Darren Geeraerts | 13 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 83 | ||||||||
drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||
– | Darren Geeraerts Anton Spires | 30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers | CRO | BRH | OUL | SIL | SNE | valign=middle | Pts | ||||||||