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The 2021 GT Cup Championship is the 15th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on April 10th at Donington Park and end on 3 October at Snetterton Circuit, after twenty-six races held over seven meetings. [1]
The calendar was announced on 14 October 2020. The championship will support the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch. [1] The Brands Hatch round has been postponed and will be rescheduled. [2] It was later announced that the Brands Hatch event would be held over the course of 1 May, with only 2 50-minute races taking place. [3]
Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
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1 | Donington Park National, Leicestershire | 25 min | 10–11 April |
2 | 50 min | ||
3 | 25 min | ||
4 | 50 min | ||
5 | Brands Hatch GP, Kent | 50 min | 1 May |
6 | 50 min | ||
7 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 5–6 June |
8 | 50 min | ||
9 | 25 min | ||
10 | 50 min | ||
11 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 25 min | 3 July |
12 | 50 min | ||
13 | 25 min | ||
14 | 50 min | ||
15 | Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire | 25 min | 14–15 August |
16 | 50 min | ||
17 | 25 min | ||
18 | 50 min | ||
19 | Donington Park GP, Leicestershire | 25 min | 18–19 September |
20 | 50 min | ||
21 | 25 min | ||
22 | 50 min | ||
23 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 2–3 October |
24 | 50 min | ||
25 | 25 min | ||
26 | 50 min | ||
Classes [4] :
Group GTO: Open specification (GT2, GTE, modified) cars
Group GT3: Homologated GT3 cars
Group GTA: Lower spec, challenge cars
Group GTB: Early year challenge and cup cars
Group GTC: Later year challenge and cup cars
Group GTH: Homologated GT4 cars
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Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning GTO | Winning GT3 | Winning GTA | Winning GTB | Winning GTC | Winning GTH | |
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1 | R1 | Donington Park National | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 7 RAW Motorsport | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 80 Scott Sport | No. 3 Topcats Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 52 Deranged Motorsport |
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins | Charlotte Gilbert | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | Ben Barnwell Matthew Lewis | |||
R2 | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 96 Stanbridge Motorsport | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH | |||
Michael Igoe Phil Keen | Abbie Eaton John Seale | Michael Igoe Phil Keen | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Stuart Hall Chris Kemp | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | ||||
R3 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 5 CTR Developments | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | ||
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Chamberlain | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | James Guess Darren Turner | |||
R4 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 7 RAW Motorsport | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | |||
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | James Guess Darren Turner | ||||
2 | R5 | Brands Hatch GP | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 36 Balfe Motorsport | No. 80 Scott Sport | No. 38 Geoff Steel Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH |
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Abbie Eaton John Seale | Lewis Proctor Stuart Proctor | Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins | Sam Allpass | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | |||
R6 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 5 CTR Developments | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 106 Century Motorsport | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 96 Stanbridge Motorsport | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH | |||
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Chamberlain | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Henry Dawes | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Stuart Hall Chris Kemp | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | ||||
3 | R7 | Snetterton Circuit | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 7 RAW Motorsport | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 212 Makehappenracing | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH |
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Chris Hart Stephen Walton | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | |||
R8 | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 26 Paddock Motorsport | |||
Paul Bailey Ross Wylie | Paul Bailey Ross Wylie | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | Tom Rawlings Moh Ritson | ||||
R9 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No starters | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 6 Century Motorsport | No. 35 Valluga Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 90 Balfe Motorsport | ||
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | James Kellett Alex Stevenson | Sean Doyle Nick Phelps | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | Callum MacLeod Mike Price | ||||
R10 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No finishers | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 35 Valluga Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 90 Balfe Motorsport | |||
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Richard Neary Sam Neary | Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | Sean Doyle Nick Phelps | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn | Callum MacLeod Mike Price | |||||
4 | R11 | Oulton Park | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 80 Scott Sport | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 247 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 90 Balfe Motorsport |
Richard Neary Sam Neary | Michael Igoe Phil Keen | Paul Bailey Ross Wylie | Michael Igoe Phil Keen | Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins | Richard Marsh Sam Randon | Lucky Khera | Callum MacLeod Mike Price | |||
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5 | R15 | Silverstone GP | ||||||||
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6 | R19 | Donington Park GP | ||||||||
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7 | R23 | Snetterton Circuit | ||||||||
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R26 | ||||||||||
Points are awarded as follows:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | Fastest Lap |
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3+ | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
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Points are awarded as follows:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | Fastest Lap |
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3+ | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
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