Optimum Motorsport

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Optimum Motorsport
Optimum Motorsport logo.png
Founded2007
Base Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Team principal(s)Shaun Goff
Bas Leinders
Current series Asian Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Creventic 24H
British GT Championship International GT Open IMSA SportsCar Championship
Noted drivers Brendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy, Graham Johnson, Will Moore, Ryan Ratcliffe, Mike Robinson, Flick Haigh, Joe Osborne, Frank Stippler
Drivers'
Championships
2013 British GT4 Class, Dubai 24H, Mugello 24H

Optimum Motorsport is a motorsport team known for success in sportscar racing, primarily with Ginetta and McLaren GT cars. Optimum also race under the Inception Racing banner. Their record includes championship wins in 2013 British GT4, class wins at 2012 and 2015 Dubai 24H, 2017 24h Series class champions, and most recently several British GT, GT Open, and AsLMS podiums and championships.

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Overview

Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 of Nick Moss and Joe Osborne at the Red Bull Ring International GT Open 2022 Spielberg Nr. 72 (2).jpg
Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 of Nick Moss and Joe Osborne at the Red Bull Ring

Optimum Motorsport is based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. In 2022, it is taking part in:

In previous years Optimum have campaigned in Creventic 24H [4] endurance series.

British GT results

British GT results
YearCarClassDriversWinsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2012 Ginetta G55
GT3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Murrells
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David McDonald
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Hines
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Simpson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne
328.5
Ginetta G50
GT4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Mowle
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Ratcliffe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Murrells
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Simms
160
2013 Ginetta G50
GT4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Ratcliffe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rick Parfitt Jr.
371731st1st
2014 Ginetta G55
GT4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Draper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tania Mann
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Ratcliffe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jade Edwards
11319th8th
2015 Ginetta G55
GT4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Robinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Johnson
251312nd3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Hollings
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Barclay
2016 Audi R8 LMS GT3
GT3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Ratcliffe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Moore
22971st1st
PMW Expo Ginetta G55
GT4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Robinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Johnson
369th9th
  2016 current season running

Creventic 24H results

Optimum Motorsport competes in the A6 Class.

RoundEventVenueDatePoints
1 24H Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14–16 January24
2 12H Italy-Mugello Flag of Italy.svg Mugello Circuit, Mugello, Italy 18–19 March11
3 24H Silverstone [5] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom 1–3 Apriln/a
4 12H Zandvoort Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 6–7 May
5 24H Paul Ricard Flag of France.svg Paul Ricard Circuit, Le Castellet, France 15–17 July
6 24H Barcelona - Fermín Vélez Trophy Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 2–4 September
7 12H Epilog Brno Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic 14–15 October
  Race is part of both the 24H Series and the Touring Car Endurance Series and is only open for non-GT cars.

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