Josh Rattican

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Josh Rattican
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)
GT4 European Series career
Debut season 2023
Current teamElite Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number78
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins3
Podiums6
Poles2
Fastest laps4
Best finish9th in 2023
Previous series
202122
201920
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Ginetta Junior Championship

Joshua "Josh" Rattican (born 21 February 2004) is a British racing driver. Having driven in the Ginetta Junior Championship in his formative years, finishing second in 2020, Rattican went on to claim the runner-up spot of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup the following year. He since moved into the GT4 European Series, winning a race at Barcelona in 2023 before experiencing a dominant 2024 season alongside Tom Lebbon. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Rattican is a member of the BRDC's "Rising Stars" programme. [4]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship In2Racing [5] 1000003169th
R Racing130000
2020 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing [6] 21402155192nd
2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Elite Motorsport [7] 20204145772nd
2022 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Elite Motorsport50021906th
2023 GT4 European Series - Silver Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering [8] 121111559th
2024 GT4 European Series - Silver Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering82135135*1st*

* Season still in progress.

Complete GT4 European Series results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112PosPoints
2023 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering McLaren Artura GT4 Silver MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

35
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

5
SPA
1

25
SPA
2

40
MIS
1

20
MIS
2

26
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

14
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

37†
9th55
2024 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering McLaren Artura GT4 Silver LEC
1

2
LEC
2

3
MIS
1

3
MIS
2

4
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

1
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

4
MNZ
1

6
MNZ
2

2
JED
1
JED
2
1st*161*

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