Shaun Balfe

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Shaun Balfe
Shaun Balfe.png
Balfe on the podium at Donington Park
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1972-06-04) 4 June 1972 (age 52)
Grantham, England, United Kingdom
British GT Championship career
Debut season1999
Current teamBalfe Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number22
Former teams Eurotech Racing, Rollcentre Racing, Eclipse Motorsport
Starts50
Wins7
Poles7
Best finish2nd in 2003
Previous series
2013–17
2005–06
International GT Open
FIA GT
Championship titles
2017
2004
International GT Open Pro-Am
Spanish GT Championship

Shaun Balfe (born 4 June 1972) is a British [1] racing car driver from Grantham who won the 2004 Spanish GT Championship. In 2006 he raced a Saleen S7R for Balfe Motorsport [2] in the FIA GT Championship [3] He currently races in the British GT Championship in a McLaren 720S GT3 with Rob Bell in 2019. [4] He finished third in the GT3 championship that year.

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Balfe's McLaren 720S GT3 in the lead of the race at Donington Park. Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S.jpg
Balfe's McLaren 720S GT3 in the lead of the race at Donington Park.

Early life

He attended Caythorpe primary school [5] and the Sir William Robertson School, where he gained eight GCSEs, with only English Literature at grade C or above. [6]

By 1991 he lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College. [7] His father, David Balfe (born 29 September 1951), [8] owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham. [9] He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University. [10]

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516PosPoints
1999Barclays PremierMarcos MantisINV SIL
1

OUL
1

SNE
1

BRH
1

SIL
1

19
DON
1

DON
2

SIL
1

CRO
1

SPA
1

SIL
1

13
-†0†
2000 Balfe MotorsportLotus EspritGTO THR
1

CRO
1

OUL
1

WD
DON
1

Ret
SIL
1

WD
BRH
1

23
DON
1

Ret
CRO
1

Ret
SIL
1

15
SNE
1

Ret
SPA
1

Ret
SIL
1

Ret
28th10
2001 Paragon/Team Eurotech Porsche 996 GT3-RS GTO SIL
1

6
SNE
1

10
DON
1

9
OUL
1

8
CRO
1

6
ROC
1

9
CAS
1

4
BRH
1

9
DON
1

9
KNO
1

12
THR
1

9
BRH
1

11
SIL
1

9
 ? ?
2003Rollcentre with Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R GTO DON
1

1
SNE
1

1
KNO
1

1
KNO
2

1
SIL
1

15
CAS
1

Ret
OUL
1

Ret
ROC
1

1
THR
1

1
SPA
1

8
BRH
1

Ret
2nd182
2004Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R N-GT DON
1

4
DON
2

Ret
MON
1

MON
2

SNE
1

SNE
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

THR
1

4
THR
2

DNS
BRH
1

BRH
2

29th10
2005Eclipse Motorsport Mosler MT900R GT2 DON
1

7
MAG
1

[11]
CRO
1

CRO
2

KNO
1

KNO
2

THR
1

THR
2

CAS
1

CAS
2

SIL
1

MON
1

MON
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

26th2
2013 Balfe Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GT3 OUL
1

OUL
2

ROC
1

10
SIL
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

BRH
1

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

DON
1

32nd1.5
2018 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 GT3 OUL
1

8
OUL
2

12
ROC
1

Ret
SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

8
SPA
1

Ret
BRH
1

DON
1

17th10
2019 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL
1

WD
OUL
2

WD
SNE
1

31
SNE
2

3
SIL
1

11
DON
1

2
SPA
1

4
BRH
1

2
DON
1

1
3rd126
2020 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL
1

OUL
2

DON
1

DON
2

BRH
1

DON
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

Ret
NC†0†
2022 Balfe Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT3 OUL
1

1
OUL
2

2
SIL
1

Ret
DON
1

8
SNE
1

SNE
2

SPA
1

BRH
1

DON
1

15th49
2023 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 GT3 OUL
1

12
OUL
2

7
SIL
1

2
DON
1

7
SNE
1

1
SNE
2

9
ALG
1

3
BRH
1

5
DON
1

5th*106.5*

† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011PosPoints
2005 Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R G2 MON
NC
MAG
Ret
SIL
11
IMO
9
BRN
11
SPA
OSC
14
IST ZHU DUB BAH NC†0†
2006 Balfe Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT1 SIL
9
BRN
Ret
OSC
8
SPA
PAU
Ret
DIJ
Ret
MUG
8
BUD
9
ADR
DUB
40th2

† Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.

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References

  1. "FIA GT Championship profile: Shaun Balfe". FIA GT Championship official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. "Balfe team ready for new Welsh circuit". Grantham Journal. 14 May 2008.
  3. "SGTC: Balfe Motorsport Catalunya Summary". Motorsport.com. 15 November 2004. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011..
  4. "Balfe Motorsport To Race 720S GT3 In British GT". Dailysportscar. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. Sleaford Standard Friday 24 June 1983, page 18
  6. Sleaford Standard Thursday 15 September 1988, page 4
  7. Sleaford Standard Thursday 23 March 1995, page 21
  8. Lincolnshire Echo Friday 27 September 1991, page 52
  9. Lincolnshire Echo Friday 29 March 1991, page 29
  10. Grantham Journal Friday 28 May 1993, page 19
  11. This race consisted of FIA GT and British GT Championship cars. Balfe competed in the FIA GT series at the time.