2024 GB3 Championship

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The 2024 GB3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The 2024 season was 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 featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The season was run over eight triple-header rounds, starting in March and running over eight race weekends until September. [1]

Contents

Both championships were decided at the final race: Louis Sharp won the Drivers' Championship ahead of John Bennett and Tymek Kucharczyk, while his team, Rodin Motorsport, won its first Teams' Championship

GB3 2024 Mogyorod Nr. 7 Sharp.jpg
GB3 2024 Mogyorod Nr. 11 Bennett.jpg
Rodin Motorsport driver Louis Sharp (top) won the Drivers' Championship. John Bennett (bottom), driving for JHR Developments, finished the season as runner-up.

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered. [2]

TeamNo.DriverRounds
VRD by Arden [3] 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley [4] 1–2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Ping [5] All
17 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson [6] 3–8
32 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Rashid [7] All
Rodin Motorsport [8] 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley [9] 4–5
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp [10] All
18 Flag of France.svg Arthur Rogeon [11] All
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater [12] 7
31 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu [13] 1–3, 6
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin [14] 8
Chris Dittmann Racing2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley [15] 8
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jacob Douglas [16] 6–7
19 Flag of Japan.svg Kanato Le [17] 3
34 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne [18] 2
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Mills [19] 8
55 Flag of the Philippines.svg Flynn Jackes [20] 1–7
77 Flag of Singapore.svg Rishab Jain [21] 1
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sagrera [22] 4
91 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Murray [23] All
Hillspeed 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Luzio [24] 3, 6
15 Flag of India.svg Aditya Kulkarni [25] All
JHR Developments 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Heuzenroeder [26] All
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett [27] All
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Irfan [28] All
Elite Motorsport16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell [29] All
20 Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod Waberski [30] All
33 Flag of Germany.svg Hugo Schwarze [31] All
Hitech Pulse-Eight 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre [32] All
22 Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk [33] All
23 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie [34] All
Fortec Motorsports 41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Pearson [35] 1–7
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton [36] 2, 6
51 Flag of Singapore.svg Alexandros Kattoulas [37] 7
62 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Queen [38] All
Arden Motorsport 88 Flag of the United States.svg Max Taylor [39] 7

Race calendar

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. [42]

RoundCircuitDateSupportingMap of circuit locations
1R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)
30 March British GT Championship
R21 April
R3
2R4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 April British GT Championship
R528 April
R6
3R7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
(Spa, Belgium)
1 JuneSpa Euro Race
R8
R92 June
4R10 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring
(Mogyoród, Hungary)
22 June International GT Open
R1123 June
R12
5R13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Zandvoort
(Zandvoort, Netherlands)
13 JulyZandvoort Summer Trophy
R1414 July
R15
6R16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 JulyMSVR race weekend
R1728 July
R18
7R19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
7 September British GT Championship
R208 September
R21
8R22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
28 September British GT Championship
R2329 September
R24

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett JHR Developments
R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Hitech Pulse-Eight
2R4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Hitech Pulse-Eight
R5 Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Hitech Pulse-Eight
R6race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
3R7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Hitech Pulse-Eight
R8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of the United States.svg Noah Ping Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Hitech Pulse-Eight
R9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Hitech Pulse-Eight
4R10 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Hitech Pulse-Eight
R11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport
R12 Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of France.svg Arthur Rogeon Rodin Motorsport
5R13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Zandvoort Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett JHR Developments
R14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Hitech Pulse-Eight
R15 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson VRD by Arden
6R16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett JHR Developments
R17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell Elite Motorsport
R18 Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of France.svg Arthur Rogeon Rodin Motorsport
7R19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport
R20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport
R21 Flag of France.svg Arthur Rogeon Flag of France.svg Arthur Rogeon Rodin Motorsport
8R22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell Elite Motorsport
R23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport
R24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson VRD by Arden

Season report

First half

The 2024 GB3 Championship began across Easter weekend at Oulton Park with Rodin’s Louis Sharp taking a pair of pole positions. [43] The first race of the season was decided at the start, with Sharp defending his lead from JHR’s John Bennett. The pair ran line astern from this point on, while Sharp’s teammate Ugo Ugochukwu completed the podium. [44] Race two started behind the safety car as it was very wet. Sharp led the opening part of the race, until a restart after a three-car collision when Bennett took the lead. Sharp dropped back and had to defend from Hitech’s Tymek Kucharczyk, before the latter ran off track. This saw Elite’s McKenzy Cresswell claim third. [45] The reverse-grid final race looked set to be won by Rodin’s Arthur Rogeon, who had moved from fourth to the lead at the start, but the Frenchman’s car suffered a gearbox issue on the final lap. This handed Hitech’s William Macintyre the win ahead of Elite’s Jarrod Waberski and Ugochukwu. Sharp came fifth to leave Cheshire leading the standings, 15 points ahead of Ugochukwu. [46]

Round two saw Kucharczyk take both pole positions around Silverstone. [47] He kept his lead at the start of the first race, while Cresswell was able to take second from Macintyre into Copse. Kucharczyk managed his lead from then on and built a 7.8-second gap to Cresswell to take an unchallenged victory. Cresswell came second as Macintyre had to defend from Sharp. The Australian tried a move on lap three, but that dropped him into the clutches of Ugochukwu behind him. The pair ran side by side before Sharp came out on top again, after which the order stabilised. [48] The rest of the weekend was disrupted by heavy rain, which saw race two postponed to Sunday afternoon and race three cancelled. Macintyre started race two second on the drier side of a damp track, which helped him take the lead. Ugochukwu moved from fifth to second, while poleman Kucharczyk dropped to third. Ugochukwu kept close to Macintyre, but was unable to challenge him. Sharp came fifth and now led Ugochukwu by 9 points. [49]

GB3’s continental leg began at Spa with Kucharczyk and Bennett sharing pole positions. [50] The pair started the first race alongside each other, with the Pole coming out ahead at Les Combes. He built a gap to the field and managed the race from that point on. Championship leaders Sharp and Ugochukwu started third and fourth and also battled at the start, with Sharp coming out on top to complete the podium. [51] Race two began similarly, with polesitter Bennett keeping the lead through the first laps, but Kucharczyk managed to stay with him and take first place on lap three. Bennett had no opportunity to fight back as the race finished under yellow, while Sharp took another third place. [52] Race three began with the top three side by side on the Kemmel Straight, before two of them collided and Hitech’s Gerrard Xie took the lead. After the ensuing safety car, Macintyre moved past Xie to take first place. Sharp retired after colliding with VRD Arden’s Noah Ping as they fought for third, allowing Kucharczyk to take the championship lead by nine points. [53]

Round four saw GB3 make its debut at the Hungaroring, where Xie took both pole positions. [54] The series’ first race in Hungary saw the pole sitter defend from Kucharczyk at the start, before the latter then had to fend off Bennett a corner later. A largely uneventful race saw Xie soak up the pressure from behind to take the win. [55] The second race saw Xie make the same defensive move on Kucharczyk, but the man on the move was Sharp, who started fifth and had made his way into second by turn four. Xie then suffered a car issue, handing Sharp the race lead which he controlled from then on. Kucharczyk came home second ahead of Macintyre before being disqualified post-race, which promoted Cresswell onto the podium. [56] Rogeon  started the third race from the reverse-grid front row and quickly took the lead from JHR’s Josh Irfan, while Waberski fended off Sharp to maintain third. Kucharczyk failed to score again after sustaining a broken front wing and dropped to third in the standings, with Sharp now leading Macintyre by two points. [57]

Second half

The second half of the season started at Zandvoort with Bennett claiming a double pole position. [58] After he held Kucharczyk off at the start of the first race, rain began to fall. Leader Bennett handled the slippery conditions best, building up a lead and taking the win of the race. Rodin’s James Hedley completed the podium. [59] Race two began with a multi-car collision at the start that caused a red flag. Bennett lost the lead to Kucharczyk and Sharp on the restart, but kept close to the Kiwi. When he tried to retake second place, the pair collided, with Sharp retiring and Bennett pitting with damage. Kucharczyk took the win, with Hedley and Cresswell promoted onto the podium. [60] Race three saw VRD Arden’s Nikita Johnson initially lose the lead to JHR’s Patrick Heuzenroeder before he took it back two corners later. Cresswell also slipped through, demoting the Australian to third place. Johnson held on to win his first GB3 race, while Kucharczyk in tenth left the Netherlands as the new championship leader, 18 points ahead of Sharp. [61]

Cresswell took two pole positions on GB3’s return to Silverstone. [62] Sharp had the better start to the first race and moved into the lead, before Bennett got past both of them into Stowe. Cresswell then collided with championship leader Kucharczyk, forcing the Pole to retire. This saw Waberski get promoted onto the podium, with the top three then staying in their spots for the rest of the race. [63] Race two began in very similar fashion, with Sharp and then also Bennett drawing level with pole sitter Cresswell, but this time, he managed to hold on to the lead. From that point, Cresswell built a gap to the field and led Sharp and Bennett home for his first GB3 win in a year. [64] The reverse-grid third race saw pole sitter Heuzenroeder lose his lead to Rogeon, with the Frenchman then going on to win the race. VRD Arden’s Shawn Rashid also got past Heuzenroeder to claim second, before the Australian lost even more places. Kucharczyk completed the podium, but his bad weekend still saw him fall behind Sharp and Bennett in the standings. [65]

The penultimate round at Donington Park saw leader Sharp take both pole positions. [66] He was not challenged by Kucharczyk and Xie behind him at the start of the first race, but was unable to then build a gap. Kucharczyk chased him all race before running off track on the final lap while pushing. He rejoined fourth, with Xie getting into second and Bennett promoted onto the podium. [67] Race two saw Sharp again control proceedings from pole position, with Kucharczyk again able to stay with but not pass him. Ping took third, benefitting from post-race penalties for both Xie and Rodin’s debutant Freddie Slater. [68] Rogeon took his third reverse-grid victory in race three as he led Cresswell for the whole race. Macintyre was third after passing Fortec’s Colin Queen, while championship contenders Bennett, Sharp and Kucharczyk came fourth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Ahead of the final weekend, Sharp now had a 33-point lead over Bennett, with Kucharczyk a further three points behind and a maximum of 102 points still on offer. [69]

Cresswell and Sharp took the pole positions for the final weekend at Brands Hatch. [70] Cresswell had to fend off Bennett at the start of race one as Kucharczyk and Sharp came together while battling over third. The championship leader dropped to eighth and could only manage to finish seventh, while Cresswell took the win and Bennett and Kucharczyk finished on the podium to close up to Sharp in the standings. [71] The New Zealander bounced back with a lights-to-flag victory in race two, with Bennett second and Kucharczyk third, now mathematically eliminated from championship contention. [72] Johnson started the final race of the year from pole and resisted pressure from 2023 champion Callum Voisin, who made a one-off appearance with Rodin, to take the win. Sharp only needed to finish eleventh to clinch the title. He did one better and ended the race in tenth, not attacking Bennett in ninth to take the championship title. With the help of Voisin's podium, Sharp's team Rodin was also able to take their inaugural teams’ title. [73]

Louis Sharp was the latest in a row of champions confirmed on the final race day of the season as GB3 offered fans another close championship fight. He, Bennett and Kucharczyk all had races where they were clearly the fastest, but Sharp’s low points were not as frequent and also not as pronounced, helping him distance himself from his rivals. Off track, the GB3 Championship continued its evolution away from a mainly British championship to a real alternative to the Formula Regional European Championship and the Eurocup-3. In August of 2024, the organisers revealed the new car to be used in 2025 and beyond, signalling a clear intent to position GB3 as a direct feeder to FIA Formula 3, and continued growth in interest by both drivers and teams supported this claim. [74]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were 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 had its grid formed by reversing the top twelve from the qualifying order, awarded extra points, up until a maximum of twelve, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions. [75]

RacesPosition, points per race
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Races 1 & 23529242119171513121110987654321
Race 3201715131110987654321

Drivers' championship

PosDriver OUL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SIL1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
SIL2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18R19R20R21R22R23R24
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp 125745C33Ret7144Ret72227411667110478
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett 2114108C22Ret3673115107134537452292456
3 Flag of Poland.svg Tymek Kucharczyk 6Ret4313C11482DSQ172192Ret53442743381443
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell 53824C7Ret61639Ret323711111010214111376
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre961431C551452815Ret521316108793251552372
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod Waberski1072176C1012131053101213334129131211154286
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie 451059CRet152119Ret11Ret1249642691RetRet7261
8 Flag of France.svg Arthur Rogeon71061618C159859Ret1113131612111112518631258
9 Flag of Germany.svg Hugo Schwarze1881331512C81371291056Ret4261058181748Ret219
10 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Ping14151142213C6Ret331371816Ret6658225315107Ret211
11 Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Johnson 9RetRet161211896111014941412115691193
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Heuzenroeder119Ret1115C13Ret146845119531612818151817116189
13 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu 343762C44Ret8621185
14 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Queen8Ret91316C141199141316574DSQ9231321988121614178
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley 17Ret15687C4862321118Ret121151
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Irfan13Ret181210C1118Ret1111215981521191516211314162138
17 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Rashid1912Ret1420C207Ret15101281417Ret7212121134Ret1218125
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Murray1513719RetC168DSQ1715RetRet7Ret14131413201631518132111
19 Flag of India.svg Aditya KulkarniRet11Ret1821C21161210191814414101461918Ret16141041617155111
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Pearson12Ret1221717C18101182016137178DSQ211718WDWDWD87
21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Flynn Jackes16141612119C171410621171512111531822176WDWDWD75
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater 645251
23 Flag of Japan.svg Kanato Le 1265946
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin 910240
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton 2011C111515230
26 Flag of the United States.svg Max Taylor 11111422
27 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne 914C19
28 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jacob Douglas1719165171919118
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Mills141317217
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Luzio1917156202020217
31 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sagrera 18141910
32 Flag of Singapore.svg Alexandros Kattoulas20172016
33 Flag of Singapore.svg Rishab Jain20Ret1734
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18R19R20R21R22R23R24Pts
OUL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SIL1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
SIL2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

12 ... 12 – positions gained and thus extra points earned during race three.

Teams' championship

Each team counted its two best results of every race.

PosTeam OUL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SIL1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
SIL2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18R19R20R21R22R23R24
1 Rodin Motorsport 123842C3385411132722211111712933
345865C44Ret78441311867464668631
2 Hitech Pulse-Eight 451411C111412812152453422323352908
664333C5548219175Ret921396446745157
3Elite Motorsport532124C7126163363233158102144729
107876C81371051051012426411191312145111
4 JHR Developments 2114108C2214634215313453745226680
119181110C1118Ret865115910715128151518131192
5VRD by Arden 141211487C67331371188611572153115671528
17161561413C9RetRet1510129146610894141213410918
6 Fortec Motorsports 8Ret91311C141099141313774DSQ9151321988121614296
12Ret1221716C18111182016165178DSQ11171522017201
7Chris Dittmann Racing15137914C12659171415127153141316513191631413121281
16141731919C168106181519Ret11Ret171917617201911518132
8 Hillspeed Ret11Ret1821C1916121019181441410146191820216141041617155128
21171562020Ret
9 Arden Motorsport 11111422
PosTeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18R19R20R21R22R23R24Pts
OUL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SIL1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
SIL2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

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