Gustav Burton

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Gustav Burton
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Burton racing in the 2023 Porsche Supercup at the Red Bull Ring
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002 (age 22)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Porsche Supercup career
Debut season 2023
Current team Proton Huber Competition
Car number5
Former teams Century Motorsport, Fach Auto Tech
Starts11 (11 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2023

Gustav "Gus" Burton (born 24 December 2002 [1] in Southend-on-Sea) is a British racing driver and podcaster who currently competes in the 2025 Porsche Supercup for Proton Huber Competition. [2]

Contents

Career

Ginetta Junior Championship

2018

In 2018, Burton signed with Douglas Motorsport to compete in select rounds of the 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship. In his fifteen starts, he would have a best finish of sixth at Brands Hatch.

2019

Burton returned to the championship for the full 2019 season, once again competing for Douglas Motorsport. [3] He would have more success, finishing on the podium four times throughout the season.

Ginetta GT4 Supercup

In 2020, Burton moved up to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, signing with Century Motorsport for the full season. He would immediately find success, qualifying on pole for the opening race of the season at Donington Park. During race one, Burton dropped back to third behind Will Burns and Tom Hibbert respectively, where he remained until the finish. He would finish on the podium again in race two, this time in second. Burton would finish one step higher in race three and break through to get his maiden win of the season. Following the opening round at Donington, a championship battle between Burton, Burns, and Hibbert was starting to form, with all three drivers finishing on the podium in all three races at Donington. Burton would demonstrate consistency once again in the next round at the Brands Hatch GP Circuit, finishing in second in all three races. Hibbert won races one and two, demoting Burton to third in the championship. Burton would dominate the next two races at Oulton Park, qualifying on pole for race two and winning both races. Burns and Hibbert would have mixed weekends by comparison, with both getting onto the podium in race one, but finishing eight and fourth in race two respectively. Burton would get another pole in race one at Thruxton, but would retire in the race and lose points to Burns and Hibbert. In the next four races at Thruxton and Croft, Burton finished in third in every race. Burns extended his gap to Burton with two wins and a second place at Croft, while Burton only managed a ninth place finish in race three at Croft. The penultimate round at Snetterton saw mixed results for Burton, with a retirement in race one, but a third and a win in races two and three. Going into the final two races of the season at Brands Hatch, Burton was 43 points behind Burns in first. In race one, Burton finished on the podium in second, while Burns finished in fourth. Burton was able to win race two with Burns finishing behind in second. However, this was not enough for Burton to win the championship, and thus finished second to Burns.

British GT Championship

2021

Following their rivalry in the previous year's Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Burton and Will Burns joined each other to compete in the 2021 British GT Championship driving for Century Motorsport in the GT4 Silver class. [4] The pair were successful in their first outing, qualifying on pole at Brands Hatch and going on to win the race. Burton and Burns would have four successive podiums in the next four races, including a win at Donington Park. In race two the pair finished in fifth, which was their only non-podium finish thus far in the season. They would have a dominant performance in the next round at Oulton Park, winning both races. This gave Burton and Burns a comfortable lead in the championship. In the final round at Donington, the pair would seal the championship with a third place finish.

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2022

Following his maiden championship in British GT, Burton switched over to the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for 2022, staying with Century Motorsport to compete in the Pro category. He would have a up and down first weekend at Donington Park, qualifying on pole for both races, but finishing fourth in race one, and retiring in race two. The next two rounds at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park were similar for Burton, with two points finishes in the Brands Hatch races, but no points in the Oulton races. He would qualify on pole for the next race at Knockhill, and would go on to convert it into his maiden win in the championship. For the rest of the season, Burton would score points in all of the remaining races, finish on the podium four times, as well as win a second race at Thruxton. He would finish fourth in the championship.

2023

For the 2023 season, Burton rejoined Century Motorsport for a partial schedule as he would be competing full-time in the 2023 Porsche Supercup. In the first round at Donington Park, Burton would finish on the podium in both races. However, the next round at Brands Hatch was not successful for Burton, with a non-points finish in eleventh for race one, and a retirement in race two. Mid-way through the season, Burton switched teams to Joe Tandy Racing, and would drive for them starting at the Knockhill round. He would immediately find success, qualifying on pole position for race one and going on to win the race. A retirement in race two would conclude a mixed weekend.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior ChampionshipN/A?????21611th
Renault Clio Cup UK Junior JamSport Racing600021325th
2018 Renault Clio Cup UK Junior N/A42224?2nd
Ginetta Junior Championship Douglas Motorsport15001010819th
Ginetta Junior Winter ChampionshipN/A30201734th
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship Douglas Motorsport2300044127th
2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Century Motorsport 19536164952nd
2021 British GT Championship - GT4 Silver Century Motorsport 93217229.51st
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro Century Motorsport 152315874th
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro Century Motorsport 40002457th
JTR 62112
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech800002117th
Porsche Carrera Cup BeneluxRichardson Racing200000NC
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America - Pro MDK Motorsports 411126213th
Porsche Supercup Century Motorsport 100000NC
2025 Porsche Supercup Proton Huber Competition 2000013*11th*
Sources: [5] [6]

As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2018 Douglas Motorsport BHI
1

BHI
2

DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

THR
1

THR
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

CRO
1

11
CRO
2

18
CRO
3

12
SNE
1

10
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

Ret
ROC
1

13
ROC
2

9
ROC
3

7
KNO
1

KNO
2

SIL
1

9
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

8
BHGP
1

6
BHGP
2

Ret
BHGP
1

Ret
19th108
2019 Douglas Motorsport BHI
1

5
BHI
2

Ret
DON
1

5
DON
2

3
DON
3

5
THR1
1

5
THR1
2

5
CRO
1

C
CRO
2

5
OUL
1

22
OUL
2

9
SNE
1

3
SNE
2

5
SNE
3

4
SNE
4

11
THR2
1

13
THR2
2

8
THR2
3

5
KNO
1

10
KNO
2

5
KNO
3

4
SIL
1

6
SIL
2

3
SIL
3

3
BHGP
1

7
BHGP
2

6
BHGP
1

Ret
7th412

† Race was cancelled.

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819DCPoints
2020 Century Motorsport DON
1

3
DON
2

2
DON
3

1
BHGP
1

2
BHGP
2

2
BHGP
3

2
OUL
1

1
OUL
2

1
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

3
THR
3

3
CRO
1

3
CRO
2

3
CRO
3

9
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

3
SNE
3

1
BHI
1

2
BHI
2

1
2nd495

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2021 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 GT4 - Silver BRH
1
SIL
2
DON1
1
SPA
2
SNE
1

2
SNE
2

5
OUL
1

1
OUL
2

1
DON2
3
1st229.5

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results

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

YearTeamClass12345678910111213141516Pos.Points
2022 Century Motorsport Pro DON
1

4
DON
2

Ret
BHI
1

4
BHI
2

6
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

DNS
KNO
1

1
KNO
2

5
SNE
1

2
SNE
2

5
THR
1

1
THR
2

4
SIL
1

4
SIL
2

2
BHGP
1

2
BHGP
2

8
4th87
2023 Century Motorsport Pro DNN
1

3
DNN
2

2
BHI
1

Ret
BHI
2

11
THR
1

THR
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

7th45
JTR KNO
1

1
KNO
2

Ret
DNGP
1

DNGP
2

SIL
1

1
SIL
2

6
BHGP
1

Ret
BHGP
2

7

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux results

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

Year [7] Team123456789101112DCPoints
2023Richardson Racing SPA
1

SPA
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

ZAN
1

5
ZAN
2

20
ASS
1

ASS
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

NC0
Sources: [8] [9]

As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup North America results

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

YearTeamClass12345678910111213141516Pos.Points
2024 MDK Motorsports Pro SEB
1

2
SEB
2

1
MIA
1

18
MIA
2

4
CGV
1

WD
CGV
2

WD
WGL
1

WGL
2

ROA
1

ROA
2

IMS
1

IMS
2

ATL
1

ATL
2

COT
1

COT
2

12th62

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

YearTeam12345678Pos.Points
2023 Fach Auto Tech MON
15
AUT
Ret
GBR
17
HUN
13
SPA
13
ZND
1

12
ZND
2

14
MNZ
16
17th21
2024 Century Motorsport IMO
MON
AUT
GBR
13
HUN
SPA
ZND
MNZ
NC†0
2025 Proton Huber Competition IMO
12
MON
7
CAT
AUT
SPA
HUN
ZND
MNZ
11th13*

As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Gustav Burton Advanced stats | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. "Meet Gustav". Porsche Motorsport Hub. 2002-12-25. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  3. "Gus Burton Set For Full Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Challenge". February 19, 2019. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. Goodwin, Graham (2021-03-01). "Team Rocket RJN Named As 2021 McLaren Driver Development Programme Team". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  5. "Driver: Gustav Burton | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  6. "Driver: Gus Burton | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  7. Benelux, Porsche Carrera Cup (2024-06-10). "Dirk Schouten and Benjamin Paque are victorious once again in the second round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux at Circuit Zandvoort". Carrera Cup Benelux. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  8. "Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Circuit Zandvoort Race 1 Final Classification" (PDF). Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. "Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Circuit Zandvoort Race 2 Final Classification" (PDF). Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.