The 2021 Britcar Endurance Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Goodyear Britcar Endurance Championship) was a motor racing championship for GT cars, touring cars and sportscars held across England. The championship's field consisted of varying types of cars from sportscar to GT and touring cars that competed in four classes, depending on horsepower, momentum, etc. It was the 20th season of a Britcar championship, the 10th run as the Britcar Endurance Championship, and the 1st run as the Goodyear Britcar Endurance Championship. The season began on 24 April at Silverstone Circuit and ended on 14 November at Brands Hatch. [1] This was the first season with the new Praga category, open to all Praga racing cars, which paved the way for a new one-make Praga series in 2022. [2] [3]
The first round at Silverstone was initially postponed but rescheduled for 24 April 2021. [4]
Round | Circuit | Length | Date | Supporting | |
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1 | 1 | Silverstone International, Northamptonshire | 60 min | 24 April | Touring Car Trophy |
2 | 60 min | ||||
2 | 3 | Snetterton Circuit (300), Norfolk | 60 min | 8 May | |
4 | 60 min | ||||
3 | 5 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 60 min | 12 June | |
6 | 60 min | ||||
4 | 7 | Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire | 120 min | 3 July | |
5 | 8 | Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent | 60 min | 31 July | |
9 | 60 min | ||||
6 | 10 | Donington Park GP, Leicestershire | 60 min | 23 October | |
11 | 60 min | ||||
NC | Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent (Class 4 only) | 50 min | 13–14 November | ||
50 min | |||||
Source: [1] |
Cars are assigned classed based on speed, horsepower, momentum, equipment fitted to the car and the car's model;
Praga: Praga racing cars (R1T, R1S)
Class 1: GT3, Sports prototype cars
Class 2: Latest gen Cup; 488 Challenge, cars
Class 3: Older gen cup; 458 Challenge, cars
Class 4: GT4, cup and TCR cars
All teams are British-registered.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Praga | ||||
Team Praga Racing [3] | Praga R1 (Mk5) [3] | 7 | ![]() | 2–6 |
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CW Performance [8] | Praga R1 (Mk5) [8] | 29 | ![]() | All |
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Motus One Racing | Praga R1 (Mk5) | 31 | ![]() | 1–4, 6 |
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VR Motorsport [3] [N 1] VR / Stand 2 Motorsport [3] [N 1] | Praga R1T Evo [3] | 84 | ![]() | All |
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Praga Race Academy [3] | Praga R1 (Mk5) [3] | 85 | ![]() | 2–6 |
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Team J2 Praga [3] | Praga R1 (Mk5) [3] | 87 | ![]() | All |
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Powerhouse Performance by Praga [3] | Praga R1 (Mk5) [16] | 91 | ![]() | All |
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Tim Gray Motorsport | Praga R1T Evo [3] | 111 | ![]() | All |
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Team Praga Three Lions [3] | Praga R1 (Mk5) [3] | 333 | ![]() | 1–5 |
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Praga Invitation | ||||
VR Motorsport | Praga R1T Evo | 24 | ![]() | 6 |
Class 1 | ||||
MacG Racing [20] | Taranis [20] | 3 | ![]() | 3–4, 6 |
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Simpson Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 8 | ![]() | 1 |
Fox Transport [21] [22] | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 [21] | 23 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–6 |
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JMH Automotive [23] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo [23] | 55 | ![]() | 1–2 |
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Motus One with Moorgate [25] [26] | McLaren 650S GT3 [25] [26] | 77 | ![]() | All |
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Class 1 Invitation | ||||
Simon Green Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 55 | ![]() | 5 |
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Venture Engineering | Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro | 76 | ![]() | 6 |
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Class 2 | ||||
JW Bird Motorsport [27] | Ferrari 488 Challenge [27] | 4 | ![]() | 1 |
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Simon Green Motorsport | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | 24 | ![]() | 1–2 |
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Class 2 Invitation | ||||
Scott Sport | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | 61 | ![]() | 2 |
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RNR Performance Cars | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 | 160 | ![]() | 6 |
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Class 3 | ||||
DigiPlat Racing [28] | BMW M3 GTR [28] | 6 | ![]() | 1–3, 5 |
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Red River Sport by FF Corse | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 16 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–6 |
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Woodrow Motorsport [29] | BMW 1M E82 [29] | 26 | ![]() | 1–2 |
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SG Racing [30] | Porsche 997 Cup [30] | 32 | ![]() | All |
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Bespoke Cars Racing [31] | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup [31] | 69 | ![]() | All |
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RNR Performance Cars [32] | Ferrari 458 Challenge [32] | 144 | ![]() | All |
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Class 3 Invitation | ||||
Valluga Racing | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 51 | ![]() | 6 |
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Class 4 | ||||
PB Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR [33] | 9 | ![]() | All |
Simon Green Motorsport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 13 | ![]() | 1 |
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Full Throttle Motorsport [34] | Cupra León TCR [34] | 22 | ![]() | 1–2, 6 |
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Greystone GT | McLaren 570S GT4 | 25 | ![]() | 2 |
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Valluga Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 27 | ![]() | NC |
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51 | ![]() | NC | ||
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CTR-Alfatune [35] | Cupra León TCR [35] | 44 | ![]() | 1–4, 6 |
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Triple M Automotive [36] | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 [36] | 38 | ![]() | 1, 3–4, 6 |
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Geoff Steel Racing | BMW M3 GTR | 38 | ![]() | NC |
Reflex Racing [37] | Ligier JS2 R [37] | 58 | ![]() | 1 |
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EDF Motorsports [39] | Cupra León TCR [39] | 60 | ![]() | All |
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Team AFM Racing [40] | Cupra León TCR [40] | 63 | ![]() | 4, 6 |
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Motus One Racing [41] | Cupra León TCR [25] | 66 | ![]() | 1, 3 |
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Hyundai i30 N TCR | ![]() | 4–5 | ||
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Team BRIT [42] | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 [42] | 68 | ![]() | All |
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Team HARD. | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 68 | ![]() | NC |
Whitebridge Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | 72 | ![]() | 1, 4 |
Maximum Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 78 | ![]() | 1, 3 |
Cupra León TCR | 2 | |||
Ginetta G55 Supercup | 95 | ![]() | 1 | |
Newbarn Racing [44] | Jaguar F-Type S [44] | 88 | ![]() | 2–4 |
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Paul Sheard Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 99 | ![]() | 1 |
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Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 2–6 | ||
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RNR Performance Cars | Maserati Granturismo MC GT4 | 108 | ![]() | 1 |
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Simpson Motorsport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 138 | ![]() | All |
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Class 4 Invitation | ||||
Valour Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 73 | ![]() | 4 |
Source: [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning PC | Winning C1 | Winning C2 | Winning C3 | Winning C4 | |
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1 | R1 | Silverstone International | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 91 Powerhouse Performance by Praga | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 24 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 44 CTR-Alfatune |
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R2 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 333 Team Praga Three Lions | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No finishers | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 138 Simpson Motorsport | |||
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2 | R3 | Snetterton 300 | No. 23 Fox Transport | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 29 CW Performance | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 60 EDF Motorsports |
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R4 | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 29 CW Performance | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 68 Team BRIT | ||
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3 | R5 | Oulton Park | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 85 Praga Race Academy | No. 77 Motus One with Moorgate | No entries | No. 144 RNR Performance Cars | No. 68 Team BRIT |
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R6 | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 85 Praga Race Academy | No. 77 Motus One with Moorgate | No. 144 RNR Performance Cars | No. 60 EDF Motorsports | |||
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4 | R7 | Silverstone GP | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 29 CW Performance | No. 77 Motus One with Moorgate | No entries | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 66 Motus One Racing |
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5 | R8 | Brands Hatch Indy | Races cancelled due to support race fatality. [52] | ||||||
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6 | R10 | Donington Park GP | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 87 Team J2 Praga | No. 87 Team J2 Praga | No. 3 MacG Racing | No. 160 RNR Performance Cars | No. 144 RNR Performance Cars | No. 9 PB Racing |
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R11 | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 111 Tim Gray Motorsport | No. 87 Team J2 Praga | No. 77 Motus One with Moorgate | No. 160 RNR Performance Cars | No. 16 Red River Sport by FF Corse | No. 58 Reflex Racing | ||
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NC | Brands Hatch Indy | Did not participate | |||||||
Points are awarded as follows in all classes: [54]
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | R1 PP | FL |
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+2 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
System | 1st | 2nd | PP | FL |
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-2 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
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Points are awarded as follows in all classes: [54]
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | R1 PP | FL |
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+2 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
System | 1st | 2nd | PP | FL |
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-2 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
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