Brenton Grove

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Brenton Grove
Grove Racing Porsche Bathurst 12 Hour 2020 (49485208088).jpg
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)
Melbourne, Victoria
Related toStephen Grove (father)
Super2 Series
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Years active 20182019
Teams Grove Motorsport
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Starts29
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th in 2019
Previous series
2014,2017
2016
Porsche GT3 Cup Aust.
Formula 4 Australia

Brenton Lee Grove (born 9 April 1997 in Melbourne) is a racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the 2021 GT World Challenge Australia for Grove Racing. [1] During the 2019 season Brenton and his father Stephen represented Australia in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, finishing 3rd overall. [2]

Contents

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Grove Group 300001429th
Victorian Porsche 944 Challenge600003621st
2015Victorian Sports Car Championship Grove Group 300106317th
2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 181001939th
2017Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Grove Motorsport 18311152182nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Centre Melbourne6000014613th
2018 Super2 Series Grove Racing 15000061521st
FIA GT Nations Cup Team Australia30000N/ADNF
2018-19 NZ Touring Cars Championship - Class 1 Richards Team Motorsport1800178674th
2019 Super2 Series Triple Eight Race Engineering 14000110628th
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Australia30001N/A3rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Grove Motorsport 300006625th
Porsche Supercup MRS Cup-Racing10000034th
2021 GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am Grove Motorsport 801031114th
2022 GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am Grove Motorsport
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup EBM Grove Racing 100000NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge Grove Racing
EBM Giga Racing
24H GT Series - GT3 Grove Motorsport by Herberth Motorsport
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Australia 10000N/A7th
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 EBMGrove Racing
2023 GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am Grove Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 100000NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 500001422nd
2023-24 Middle East Trophy - GT3 EBMGrove Racing
2024 GT World Challenge Australia EBMGrove Racing
24H Series - GT3 Grove Racing

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2016 Team BRM SYM
1

1
SYM
2

8
SYM
3

8
PHI
1

9
PHI
2

8
PHI
3

9
SMP
1

11
SMP
2

6
SMP
3

7
QLD
1

Ret
QLD
2

9
QLD
3

6
SAN
1

7
SAN
2

8
SAN
3

5
SUR
1

Ret
SUR
2

Ret
SUR
3

7
9th93

Complete Super2 Series results

(key) (Round results only)

Super2 Series results
YearTeamCar1234567PositionPoints
2018 Grove Motorsport Holden VF Commodore ADE
21
SYM
17
BAR
21
TOW
22
SAN
18
BAT
10
NEW
20
21st615
2019 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore ADE
16
BAR
16
TOW
4
QLD
16
BAT
4
SAN
14
NEW
8
8th1062

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup B26017th1st
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup B29916th1st
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro-Am31210th1st
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro-Am197DNFDNF
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Porsche 911 GT3 R A56DNFDNF

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References

  1. "Groves join GT World Challenge Australia Field". Speedcafe.com . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Groves medal for Australia in FIA Motorsport Games". bathurst12hour.com.au . Retrieved 15 November 2019.