British GT Championship

British GT Championship

Category	Gran Turismo
Country	United Kingdom
Inaugural season	1993
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Drivers' champion	GT3: Darren Leung Dan Harper GT4: Erik Evans Matt Cowley
Makes' champion	GT3: Mercedes-AMG GT4: BMW
Teams' champion	GT3: 2 Seas Motorsport GT4: Century Motorsport
Official website	britishgt.com
Current season

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 Stéphane Ratel Organisation,^[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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Year Class Champion Car 1993 A Charlie Cox Ford Escort RS Cosworth B Nigel Barrett Porsche 911 SC C John Greasley Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 chassis replica D Thorkild Thyrring Lotus Esprit Sport 300 1994 A Ross Hyett Porsche 935 replica B Thorkild Thyrring Lotus Esprit Sport 300 C Nigel Barrett Porsche 911 SC Porsche 911 Carrera RS 1995 GT1 Thorkild Thyrring De Tomaso Pantera GT2 Chris Hodgetts Marcos LM600 1996 GT1 Ian Flux Jake Ulrich McLaren F1 GTR GT2 David Warnock Robert Schirle Marcos LM600 GT3 Ken Thomson Darrian T90 1997 GT1 John Morrison John Greasley Porsche 911 GT1 GT2 Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden Porsche 911 GT2#993 generation GT3 Simon Tate Marcos LM500 1998 GT1 Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden McLaren F1 GTR GT2 Kurt Luby Richard Dean Chrysler Viper GTS-R 1999 GT1 Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter Lister Storm GTL GT2 David Warnock Porsche 911 GT2 Lister Storm 2000 GT Calum Lockie Marcos LM600 GTO Mark Sumpter Porsche 911 GT3-R 2001 GT David Warnock Mike Jordan Lister Storm GTO Kelvin Burt Marino Franchitti Porsche 911 GT3-RS 2002 GT Ian McKellar Thomas Erdos Saleen S7-R GTO Jamie Davies Ferrari 360 N-GT 2003 GTO Tom Herridge Mosler MT900R GT Cup Matt Griffin Patrick Pearce Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2004 N-GT Jonathan Cocker Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT Cup Ni Amorim Adam Wilcox Ferrari 360 Challenge 2005 GT2 Andrew Kirkaldy Nathan Kinch Ferrari 360 GTC GT3 Dimitris Deverikos Piers Masarati Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2006 GT2 Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 GT3 Leo Machitski Aston Martin DBRS9 GTC Matt Allison Jonny Lang Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2007 GT3 Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GTC Jamie Smyth Graeme Mundy Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2008 GT3 James Gornall Jon Barnes Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT4 Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn Ginetta G50 2009 GT3 David Jones Godfrey Jones Ascari KZ1-R GT4 Jody Firth Ginetta G50 SS Marcus Clutton Phil Keen KTM X-Bow 2010 GT3 David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3 R GT4 Christian Dick Jamie Stanley Ginetta G50 2011 GT3 Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT4 Peter Belshaw Marcus Clutton KTM X-Bow 2012 GT3 Daniele Perfetti Michael Caine Porsche 997 GT3-R GT4 Jody Fannin Warren Hughes Ginetta G50 GTC Gary Eastwood Ryan Hooker Ferrari 458 Challenge 2013 GT3 Andrew Howard Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT4 Rick Parfitt Jr. Ryan Ratcliffe Ginetta G50 GTC Andy Schulz Paul Bailey Ferrari 458 Challenge 2014 GT3 Marco Attard BMW Z4 GT3 GT4 Jake Giddings Ross Wylie Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 2015 GT3 Andrew Howard Jonathan Adam Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT4 Jamie Chadwick Ross Gunn Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 2016 GT3 Derek Johnston Jonathan Adam Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT4 Graham Johnson Mike Robinson Ginetta G55 GT4 2017 GT3 Rick Parfitt Jr. Seb Morris Bentley Continental GT3 GT4 Stuart Middleton William Tregurtha Ginetta G55 GT4 2018 GT3 Jonathan Adam Flick Haigh Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT4 Jack Mitchell BMW M4 GT4 2019 GT3 Jonathan Adam Graham Davidson Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT4 Tom Canning Ashley Hand Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 2020 GT3 Rob Collard Sandy Mitchell Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT4 Jamie Caroline Daniel Vaughan Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 2021 GT3 Dennis Lind Leo Machitski Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT4 Will Burns Gus Burton BMW M4 GT4 2022 GT3 Ian Loggie Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT4 Sennan Fielding Richard Williams Audi R8 LMS GT4 2023 GT3 Darren Leung Dan Harper BMW M4 GT3 GT4 Matt Cowley Erik Evans Ford Mustang GT4

# Manufacturer 16 Porsche 10 Aston Martin 7 Ferrari Ginetta 4 Marcos BMW 2 KTM Lotus McLaren Dodge Lamborghini Ford

See also

• British Formula Three Championship
• GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• GT World Challenge Asia
• European Le Mans Series
• FIA World Endurance Championship
• Asian Le Mans Series

References

External links

• Official British GT website