The 2024 British GT Championship is the 32nd British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season began on 30 March at Oulton Park and will end on 29 September at Brands Hatch.
The calendar was unveiled on 27 July 2023. In a change from the 2023 schedule, the annual overseas round sees the return of Spa after racing at Portimão the previous year. [1]
Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
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1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 60 min | 30 March–1 April |
2 | 60 min | ||
3 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 180 min | 27–28 April |
4 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 180 min | 25–26 May |
5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 120 min | 22–23 June |
6 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 60 min | 13–14 July |
7 | 60 min | ||
8 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 120 min | 7–8 September |
9 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 120 min | 28–29 September |
Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).
Event | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro-Am Winners | Silver-Am Winners | Am Winners |
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1 | Oulton Park | No. 63 Barwell Motorsport | No. 63 Barwell Motorsport | No. 59 Garage 59 | No entries |
Ricky Collard Rob Collard | Ricky Collard Rob Collard | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
2 | No. 78 Barwell Motorsport | No. 78 Barwell Motorsport | No. 59 Garage 59 | ||
Alex Martin Sandy Mitchell | Alex Martin Sandy Mitchell | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
3 | Silverstone | No. 18 2 Seas Motorsport | No. 23 Team RJN | No. 59 Garage 59 | |
Maximilian Götz Kevin Tse | Chris Buncombe Jann Mardenborough | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
4 | Donington Park | No. 78 Barwell Motorsport | No. 78 Barwell Motorsport | No. 59 Garage 59 | |
Alex Martin Sandy Mitchell | Alex Martin Sandy Mitchell | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
5 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 18 2 Seas Motorsport | No. 18 2 Seas Motorsport | No. 59 Garage 59 | No finishers |
Maximilian Götz Kevin Tse | Maximilian Götz Kevin Tse | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
6 | Snetterton | No. 63 Barwell Motorsport | No. 78 Barwell Motorsport | No. 8 Team Abba Racing | No entries |
Ricky Collard Rob Collard | Alex Martin Sandy Mitchell | Richard Neary Sam Neary | |||
7 | No. 78 Barwell Motorsport | No. 18 2 Seas Motorsport | No. 59 Garage 59 | ||
Alex Martin Sandy Mitchell | Maximilian Götz Kevin Tse | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
8 | Donington Park | No. 63 Barwell Motorsport | No. 63 Barwell Motorsport | No. 59 Garage 59 | |
Ricky Collard Rob Collard | Ricky Collard Rob Collard | Shaun Balfe Adam Smalley | |||
9 | Brands Hatch | No. 2 Team RJN | No. 2 Team RJN | No. 8 Team Abba Racing | |
Alex Buncombe Josh Caygill | Alex Buncombe Josh Caygill | Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Event | Circuit | Pole Position | Pro-Am Winners | Silver Winners |
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1 | Oulton Park | No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport | No. 31 Team Parker Racing | No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport |
Jamie Day Mikey Porter | Charles Dawson Seb Morris | Jamie Day Mikey Porter | ||
2 | No. 31 Team Parker Racing | No. 31 Team Parker Racing | No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport | |
Charles Dawson Seb Morris | Charles Dawson Seb Morris | Jamie Day Mikey Porter | ||
3 | Silverstone | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport | No. 20 Mihiki Racing | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport |
Jack Brown Zak Meakin | Ian Duggan Gordie Mutch | Jack Brown Zak Meakin | ||
4 | Donington Park | No. 56 DTO Motorsport | No. 47 Forsetti Motorsport | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport |
Stuart Middleton Freddie Tomlinson | William Orton Marc Warren | Jack Brown Zak Meakin | ||
5 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 56 DTO Motorsport | No. 29 Century Motorsport | No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport |
Stuart Middleton Freddie Tomlinson | Ian Gough Tom Wrigley | Jamie Day Mikey Porter | ||
6 | Snetterton | No. 56 DTO Motorsport | No. 71 Century Motorsport | No. 56 DTO Motorsport |
Aston Millar Freddie Tomlinson | Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson | Aston Millar Freddie Tomlinson | ||
7 | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport | No. 47 Forsetti Motorsport | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport | |
Jack Brown Zak Meakin | William Orton Marc Warren | Jack Brown Zak Meakin | ||
8 | Donington Park | No. 7 Forsetti Motorsport | No. 71 Century Motorsport | No. 61 Academy Motorsport |
Jamie Day Mikey Porter | Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson | Erik Evans Marco Signoretti | ||
9 | Brands Hatch | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport | No. 58 CWS Engineering | No. 90 Optimum Motorsport |
Jack Brown Zak Meakin | Tom Holland Colin White | Jack Brown Zak Meakin |
Length | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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1 hour | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
2+ hours | 37.5 | 27 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 |
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Bold indicates pole position |
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