The 2023 GT Cup Championship is the 17th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on 1 April at Donington Park and ended on 8 October at Snetterton Circuit, after twenty-six races held over seven meetings. [1]
The calendar was announced on 28 September 2022.
Round | Circuit | Length | Date | Support Events | |
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1 | 1 | Donington Park National, Leicestershire | 25 min | 1–2 April | Radical Cup UK Porsche Club GB |
2 | 50 min | ||||
3 | 25 min | ||||
4 | 50 min | ||||
2 | 5 | Brands Hatch GP, Kent | 25 min | 29–30 April | Radical Cup UK Porsche Club GB |
6 | 50 min | ||||
7 | 25 min | ||||
8 | 50 min | ||||
3 | 9 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 2–3 June | Bell Sport Challenge Series |
10 | 50 min | ||||
11 | 25 min | ||||
12 | 50 min | ||||
4 | 13 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 40 min | 1 July | Porsche Club GB |
14 | 40 min | ||||
5 | 15 | Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire | 25 min | 29–30 July | GB3 Championship GB4 Championship Radical Cup UK Porsche Club GB |
16 | 50 min | ||||
17 | 25 min | ||||
18 | 50 min | ||||
6 | 19 | Donington Park GP, Leicestershire | 25 min | 16–17 September | Radical Cup UK |
20 | 50 min | ||||
21 | 25 min | ||||
22 | 50 min | ||||
7 | 23 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 7–8 October | Bell Sport Challenge Series Porsche Club GB |
24 | 50 min | ||||
25 | 25 min | ||||
26 | 50 min | ||||
Source: [1] | |||||
Classes: [2]
Class | Notes |
---|---|
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 |
Race resultsBold indicates the overall winner.
Championship standingsPoints are awarded as follows:
Overall(key)
‡ – Race 1 at Oulton Park was stopped after 3 laps due to an accident in heavy rain and half points were awarded. Classes(key)
‡ – Race 1 at Oulton Park was stopped after 3 laps due to an accident in heavy rain and half points were awarded. Teams(key)
Footnotes
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