The 2024 GB3 Championship is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The 2024 season is the ninth organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom, and the fourth season under the GB3 moniker after rebranding from the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship in mid-2021. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The season is run over eight triple-header rounds and started on 30 March at Oulton Park. [1]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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VRD by Arden [2] | 2 | James Hedley [3] | 1–2 |
3 | Noah Ping [4] | 1–2 | |
17 | Nikita Johnson [5] | TBC | |
32 | Shawn Rashid [6] | 1–2 | |
Rodin Motorsport [7] | 7 | Louis Sharp [8] | 1–2 |
18 | Arthur Rogeon [9] | 1–2 | |
31 | Ugo Ugochukwu [10] | 1–2 | |
JHR Developments | 10 | Patrick Heuzenroeder [11] | 1–2 |
11 | John Bennett [12] | 1–2 | |
12 | Josh Irfan [13] | 1–2 | |
Hillspeed | 15 | Aditya Kulkarni [14] | 1–2 |
Elite Motorsport | 16 | McKenzy Cresswell [15] | 1–2 |
20 | Jarrod Waberski [16] | 1–2 | |
33 | Hugo Schwarze [17] | 1–2 | |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | William Macintyre [18] | 1–2 |
22 | Tymek Kucharczyk [19] | 1–2 | |
23 | Gerrard Xie [20] | 1–2 | |
Chris Dittmann Racing | 34 | Martinius Stenshorne [21] | 2 |
55 | Flynn Jackes [22] | 1–2 | |
77 | Rishab Jain [23] | 1 | |
91 | Sebastian Murray [24] | 1–2 | |
Fortec Motorsports | 41 | Edward Pearson [25] | 1–2 |
42 | James Wharton [26] | 2 | |
62 | Colin Queen [27] | 1–2 | |
Ammonite Motorsport [28] | TBA | TBA | TBC |
Douglas Motorsport | TBA | TBA | TBC |
The provisional calendar was announced on 22 November 2023. After the series was awarded FIA international status in 2022, another international event was added in 2023, with the championship's debut at the Hungaroring replacing the round at Snetterton. [29]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations | |
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1 | R1 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 30 March | British GT Championship | |
R2 | 1 April | ||||
R3 | |||||
2 | R4 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 April | British GT Championship | |
R5 | 28 April | ||||
R6 | |||||
3 | R7 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Spa, Belgium) | 1–2 June | Spa Euro Race | |
R8 | |||||
R9 | |||||
4 | R10 | Hungaroring (Mogyoród, Hungary) | 22–23 June | International GT Open | |
R11 | |||||
R12 | |||||
5 | R13 | Circuit Zandvoort (Zandvoort, Netherlands) | 13–14 July | Zandvoort Summer Trophy | |
R14 | |||||
R15 | |||||
6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27–28 July | MSVR race weekend | |
R17 | |||||
R18 | |||||
7 | R19 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 7–8 September | British GT Championship | |
R20 | |||||
R21 | |||||
8 | R22 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 28–29 September | British GT Championship | |
R23 | |||||
R24 |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Oulton Park | Louis Sharp | John Bennett | Louis Sharp | Rodin Motorsport |
R2 | Louis Sharp | John Bennett | John Bennett | JHR Developments | ||
R3 | William Macintyre | William Macintyre | Hitech Pulse-Eight | |||
2 | R4 | Silverstone Circuit | Tymek Kucharczyk | Tymek Kucharczyk | Tymek Kucharczyk | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
R5 | Tymek Kucharczyk | Tymek Kucharczyk | William Macintyre | Hitech Pulse-Eight | ||
R6 | race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions | |||||
3 | R7 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||||
R8 | ||||||
R9 | ||||||
4 | R10 | Hungaroring | ||||
R11 | ||||||
R12 | ||||||
5 | R13 | Circuit Zandvoort | ||||
R14 | ||||||
R15 | ||||||
6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit | ||||
R17 | ||||||
R18 | ||||||
7 | R19 | Donington Park | ||||
R20 | ||||||
R21 | ||||||
8 | R22 | Brands Hatch | ||||
R23 | ||||||
R24 |
Points are awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which has its grid formed by reversing the top twelve from the qualifying order, awards extra points, up until a maximum of twelve, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions. [30]
Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
Races 1 & 2 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 12 ... 12 – positions gained and thus extra points earned during race three. |
Each team counts its two best results of every race.
Pos | Driver | OUL | SIL1 | SPA | HUN | ZAN | SIL2 | DON | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | |||
1 | Rodin Motorsport | 1 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 2 | C | 235 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 5 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | C | 232 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 3 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Elite Motorsport | 5 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 4 | C | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | JHR Developments | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | C | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 10 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | VRD by Arden | 14 | 12 | 114 | 8 | 7 | C | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 156 | 14 | 13 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Fortec Motorsports | 8 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 11 | C | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Ret | 122 | 17 | 16 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chris Dittmann Racing | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 14 | C | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | 14 | 173 | 19 | 19 | C | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Hillspeed | Ret | 11 | Ret | 18 | 21 | C | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | Pts |
OUL | SIL1 | SPA | HUN | ZAN | SIL2 | DON | BRH |
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