2023 British GT Championship

The 2023 British GT Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship) is the 31st British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season began on 8 April at Oulton Park and will end on 22 October at Donington Park.

Calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 29 July 2022. In a change from the 2022 schedule, the annual overseas round at Spa was moved to Portimão.[1]

Round Circuit Length Date
1 Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 8–10 April
2 60 min
3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 180 min 6–7 May
4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 27–28 May
5 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 60 min 24–25 June
6 60 min
7 Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 180 min 15–16 July
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 120 min 9–10 September
9 Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 14–15 October

Entry list

GT3

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Bahrain 2 Seas Motorsport[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 1 Andorra Jules Gounon[3] PA 1
United Kingdom Ian Loggie[3]
United Kingdom Phil Keen[4] TBA
4 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam[5] PA 1
United Kingdom James Cottingham[5]
United Kingdom Phil Keen[4] TBA
United Kingdom Greystone GT[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 United Kingdom Callum MacLeod[7] PA 1
United Kingdom Mike Price[7]
McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 Estonia Andrey Borodin[6] PA 1
United Kingdom Oliver Webb[6]
United Kingdom Team Abba Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 United Kingdom Richard Neary[8] S 1
United Kingdom Sam Neary[8]
United Kingdom Paddock Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 11 United Kingdom Martin Plowman[9] PA 1
United Kingdom Mark Smith[9]
United Kingdom Race Lab[10] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 United Kingdom Euan Hankey[10] PA 1
United Kingdom Lucky Khera[10]
42 United Kingdom Iain Campbell[11] S 1
United Kingdom James Kell[11]
United Kingdom RAM Racing[12] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 15 United Kingdom John Ferguson[12] PA 1
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello[12]
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport[13] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 United Kingdom Rob Bell[13] PA 1
United Kingdom Mark Radcliffe[13]
United Kingdom Orange Racing powered by JMH[14] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67 United Kingdom Simon Orange[14] PA 1
United Kingdom Michael O'Brien[14]
United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport[15] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 72 United Kingdom Mark Sansom[15] S 1
United Kingdom Will Tregurtha[15]
78 United Kingdom Shaun Balfe[16] PA 1
United Kingdom Sandy Mitchell[16]
United Kingdom Enduro Motorsport[17] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 77 United Kingdom Marcus Clutton[17] PA 1
United Kingdom Morgan Tillbrook[17]
United Kingdom Garage 59[18] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 88 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer[18] PA 1
Sweden Alexander West[18]
United Kingdom Sky - Tempesta Racing[19] 93 United Kingdom Chris Froggatt[19] S 1
Macau Kevin Tse[19]
United Kingdom Century Motorsport[20] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 91 United Kingdom Dan Harper[20] PA 1
United Kingdom Darren Leung[20]
United Kingdom Beechdean Motorsport[21] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 97 United Kingdom Ross Gunn[21] PA 1
United Kingdom Andrew Howard[21]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
S Silver-Am Cup

GT4

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
United Kingdom Paddock Motorsport[22] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 7 United Kingdom Kavi Jundu[22] PA 1
United Kingdom Tom Rawlings[22]
United Kingdom One Motorsport[23] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 12 United Kingdom Michael Broadhurst[23] PA 1
United Kingdom Ed McDermott[23]
United Kingdom Century Motorsport[24] BMW M4 GT4 Gen II BMW 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14 United Kingdom Michael Johnston[25] PA 1
United Kingdom Chris Salkeld[25]
22 United Kingdom Carl Cavers[25] PA 1
United Kingdom Lewis Plato[25]
United Kingdom OnlyFans Racing with Enduro Motorsport[26] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 17 United Kingdom Harry George[26] S 1
United Kingdom Harry Nunn[26]
United Kingdom Team Parker Racing[27] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 18 United Kingdom Zac Meakin[27] S 1
United Kingdom Dan Vaughan[27]
United Kingdom R Racing[28] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 United Kingdom Josh Miller[28] S 1
United Kingdom Seb Hopkins[28]
United Kingdom Race Lab[29] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 29 United Kingdom Ian Gough[29] PA 1
United Kingdom Tom Wrigley[29]
United Kingdom DTO Motorsport[30] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 36 United Kingdom Aston Millar[30] S 1
United Kingdom Josh Rowledge[30]
United Kingdom Drivetac with Track Focused[31] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 50 United Kingdom Sam Maher-Loughnan[31] S 1
United Kingdom James Wallis[31]
United Kingdom Raceway Motorsport[32] Ginetta G56 GT4 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 55 United Kingdom Michael Crees[33] PA 1
United Kingdom Thomas Holland[33]
56 United Kingdom Stuart Middleton[32] S 1
United Kingdom Freddie Tomlinson[32]
United Kingdom Academy Motorsport[34] Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 61 United Kingdom Matt Cowley[34] S 1
United States Erik Evans[34]
62 United Kingdom Will Moore[34] S 1
United Kingdom Matt Nicoll-Jones[34]
United Kingdom Team BRIT[35] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 68 United Kingdom Aaron Morgan[35] PA 1
United Kingdom Bobby Trundley[35]
United Kingdom Toro Verde GT[36] Ginetta G56 GT4 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 80 United Kingdom Esmee Hawkey[37] S 1
United Kingdom Joe Wheeler[37]
86 United Kingdom Ian Duggan[38] Am 1
United Kingdom James Townsend[38]
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport[39] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 90 United Kingdom Jack Brown[39] S 1
United Kingdom Charles Clark[39]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
S Silver Cup
Am Am Cup

Race results

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Pro-Am Winners Silver-Am Winners Report GT4 Pro-Am Winner GT4 Silver Winner GT4 Am Winner
1 United Kingdom Oulton Park
2
3 United Kingdom Silverstone
4 United Kingdom Donington
5
6 United Kingdom Snetterton
7
8 Portugal Portimão
9 United Kingdom Brands Hatch
10 United Kingdom Donington

See also

References

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