British GT Championship explained

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Category:Sports car racing
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Inaugural:1993
Tyres:Pirelli
Champion Driver:GT3:
Darren Leung
Dan Harper
GT4:
Erik Evans
Matt Cowley
Champion Team:GT3: 2 Seas Motorsport
GT4: Century Motorsport
Manufacturer:GT3: Mercedes-AMG
GT4: BMW
Website:britishgt.com
Current Season: British GT Championship

The British GT Championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT Challenge.[1] The series is currently run by the SRO Motorsports Group,[2] while Pirelli began its first season as the championship's official sole tyre supplier in 2016.[3]

Two classes currently compete in the championship: GT3 and GT4. A consolidation of GT regulations and significant manufacturer support saw British GT first introduce a GT3 class in 2005. The category later mirrored FIA Group GT3 and used near-identical regulations to the FIA GT3 European Championship from 2006 onwards. GT3 rules include extensive balance of performance and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal. Cost-saving measures saw the series' previous premier class, GT2, phased out at the end of 2006.

The SRO GT4 class was adopted in 2008 intended as a development class towards GT3. Regulations governing GT4 ensure the cars more closely resemble their road-going counterparts than GT3 machines, to control cost. This replaced the previous unique-to-British GT GTC category. British GT has featured a number of other classes since its inception, including Group GT1.

Champions

The following drivers have previously won the British GT championships in their respective classes. An overall championship for all classes combined was also awarded until 1998, and those champions are marked with italics.

YearClassChampionCar
1993A Charlie CoxFord Escort RS Cosworth
B Nigel BarrettPorsche 911 SC
C John GreasleyPorsche 935 K3 009 0003 chassis replica
D Thorkild ThyrringLotus Esprit Sport 300
1994A Ross HyettPorsche 935 replica
B Thorkild ThyrringLotus Esprit Sport 300
C Nigel BarrettPorsche 911 SC
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
1995GT1 Thorkild ThyrringDe Tomaso Pantera
GT2 Chris HodgettsMarcos LM600
1996GT1 Ian Flux
Jake Ulrich
McLaren F1 GTR
GT2 David Warnock
Robert Schirle
Marcos LM600
GT3 Ken ThomsonDarrian T90
1997GT1 John Morrison
John Greasley
Porsche 911 GT1
GT2 Steve O'Rourke
Tim Sugden
Porsche 911 GT2#993 generation
GT3 Simon TateMarcos LM500
1998GT1 Steve O'Rourke
Tim Sugden
McLaren F1 GTR
GT2 Kurt Luby
Richard Dean
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
1999GT1 Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Lister Storm GTL
GT2 David WarnockPorsche 911 GT2
Lister Storm
2000GT Calum LockieMarcos LM600
GTO Mark SumpterPorsche 911 GT3-R
2001GT David Warnock
Mike Jordan
Lister Storm
GTO Kelvin Burt
Marino Franchitti
Porsche 911 GT3-RS
2002GT Ian McKellar
Thomas Erdos
Saleen S7-R
GTO Jamie DaviesFerrari 360 N-GT
2003GTO Tom HerridgeMosler MT900R
GT Cup Matt Griffin
Patrick Pearce
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
2004N-GT Jonathan CockerPorsche 911 GT3-RSR
GT Cup Ni Amorim
Adam Wilcox
Ferrari 360 Challenge
2005GT2 Andrew Kirkaldy
Nathan Kinch
Ferrari 360 GTC
GT3 Dimitris Deverikos
Piers Masarati
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
2006GT2 Chris Niarchos
Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2
GT3 Leo MachitskiAston Martin DBRS9
GTC Matt Allison
Jonny Lang
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
2007GT3 Bradley Ellis
Alex Mortimer
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
GTC Jamie Smyth
Graeme Mundy
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
2008GT3 James Gornall
Jon Barnes
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
GT4 Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
Ginetta G50
2009GT3 David Jones
Godfrey Jones
Ascari KZ1-R
GT4 Jody FirthGinetta G50
SS Marcus Clutton
Phil Keen
KTM X-Bow
2010GT3 David AshburnPorsche 997 GT3 R
GT4 Christian Dick
Jamie Stanley
Ginetta G50
2011GT3 Glynn Geddie
Jim Geddie
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3
Ferrari 458 Italia
GT4 Peter Belshaw
Marcus Clutton
KTM X-Bow
2012GT3 Daniele Perfetti
Michael Caine
Porsche 997 GT3-R
GT4Ginetta G50
GTC Gary Eastwood
Ryan Hooker
Ferrari 458 Challenge
2013GT3 Andrew HowardAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
GT4 Rick Parfitt Jr.
Ryan Ratcliffe
Ginetta G50
GTC Andy Schulz
Paul Bailey
Ferrari 458 Challenge
2014GT3 Marco AttardBMW Z4 GT3
GT4 Jake Giddings
Ross Wylie
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
2015GT3 Andrew Howard
Jonathan Adam
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
GT4 Jamie Chadwick
Ross Gunn
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4
2016GT3 Derek Johnston
Jonathan Adam
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
GT4 Graham Johnson
Mike Robinson
Ginetta G55 GT4
2017GT3 Rick Parfitt Jr.
Seb Morris
Bentley Continental GT3
GT4 Stuart Middleton
William Tregurtha
Ginetta G55 GT4
2018GT3 Jonathan Adam
Flick Haigh
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
GT4 Jack MitchellBMW M4 GT4
2019GT3 Jonathan Adam
Graham Davidson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3
GT4 Tom Canning
Ashley Hand
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4
2020GT3 Rob Collard
Sandy Mitchell
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo
GT4 Jamie Caroline
Daniel Vaughan
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4
GT3 Dennis Lind
Leo Machitski
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo
GT4 Will Burns
Gus Burton
BMW M4 GT4
2022GT3 Ian LoggieMercedes-AMG GT3
GT4 Sennan Fielding
Richard Williams
Audi R8 LMS GT4
2023GT3 Darren Leung
Dan Harper
BMW M4 GT3
GT4 Matt Cowley
Erik Evans
Ford Mustang GT4
scope=colscope=colManufacturer
16 Porsche
10 Aston Martin
7 Ferrari
Ginetta
4 Marcos
BMW
2 KTM
Lotus
McLaren
Dodge
Lamborghini
Ford

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BRSCC | BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP.
  2. Web site: 23 October 2020 . Stephane Ratel outlines plans for 2021 and beyond during Total 24 Hours of Spa press conference . 2024-02-27 . britishgt.com.
  3. Web site: SRO Motorsports Group and Pirelli extend long-standing partnership with new five-year agreement. October 1, 2023. Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS.