The British GT Championship (known as Intelligent Money British GT Championship for sponsorship reason) is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT Challenge. The series is currently run by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and from 2023 where dubbed as GT World Challenge Great Britain, while Pirelli began its first season as the championship's official sole tyre supplier in 2016.
Two classes currently compete in the championship: GT3 and GT4. A consolidation of GT regulations and significant manufacturer support saw British GT first introduce a GT3 class in 2005. The category later mirrored FIA Group GT3 and used near-identical regulations to the FIA GT3 European Championship from 2006 onwards.[citation needed] GT3 rules include extensive Balance of Performance and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal. Cost-saving measures saw the series' previous premier class, GT2, phased out at the end of 2006.
The SRO GT4 class was adopted in 2008 intended as a development class towards GT3. Regulations governing GT4 ensure the cars more closely resemble their road-going counterparts than GT3 machines, to control cost. This replaced the previous unique-to-British GT GTC category. British GT has featured a number of other classes since its inception, including Group GT1.
The following drivers have previously won the British GT championships in their respective classes. An overall championship for all classes combined was also awarded until 1998, and those champions are marked with italics.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources British GT Championship news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2023 template removal help The British GT Championship known as Intelligent Money British GT Championship for sponsorship reason is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers Club in 1993 and for its first two seasons was known as the National Sports GT Challenge The series is currently run by the Stephane Ratel Organisation and from 2023 where dubbed as GT World Challenge Great Britain while Pirelli began its first season as the championship s official sole tyre supplier in 2016 British GT ChampionshipCategoryGran TurismoCountryUnited KingdomInaugural season1993Tyre suppliersPirelliDrivers championGT3 Ian LoggieGT4 Sennan Fielding Richard WilliamsMakes championGT3 Mercedes AMGGT4 AudiTeams championGT3 RAM RacingGT4 Steller MotorsportOfficial websitebritishgt comCurrent seasonTwo classes currently compete in the championship GT3 and GT4 A consolidation of GT regulations and significant manufacturer support saw British GT first introduce a GT3 class in 2005 The category later mirrored FIA Group GT3 and used near identical regulations to the FIA GT3 European Championship from 2006 onwards citation needed GT3 rules include extensive Balance of Performance and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal Cost saving measures saw the series previous premier class GT2 phased out at the end of 2006 The SRO GT4 class was adopted in 2008 intended as a development class towards GT3 Regulations governing GT4 ensure the cars more closely resemble their road going counterparts than GT3 machines to control cost This replaced the previous unique to British GT GTC category British GT has featured a number of other classes since its inception including Group GT1 Contents 1 Champions 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksChampions editThe following drivers have previously won the British GT championships in their respective classes An overall championship for all classes combined was also awarded until 1998 and those champions are marked with italics Year Class Champion Car1993 A nbsp Charlie Cox Ford Escort RS CosworthB nbsp Nigel Barrett Porsche 911 SCC nbsp John Greasley Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 chassis replicaD nbsp Thorkild Thyrring Lotus Esprit Sport 3001994 A nbsp Ross Hyett Porsche 935 replicaB nbsp Thorkild Thyrring Lotus Esprit Sport 300C nbsp Nigel Barrett Porsche 911 SCPorsche 911 Carrera RS1995 GT1 nbsp Thorkild Thyrring De Tomaso PanteraGT2 nbsp Chris Hodgetts Marcos LM6001996 GT1 nbsp Ian Flux nbsp Jake Ulrich McLaren F1 GTRGT2 nbsp David Warnock nbsp Robert Schirle Marcos LM600GT3 nbsp Ken Thomson Darrian T901997 GT1 nbsp John Morrison nbsp John Greasley Porsche 911 GT1GT2 nbsp Steve O Rourke nbsp Tim Sugden Porsche 911 GT2 993 generationGT3 nbsp Simon Tate Marcos LM5001998 GT1 nbsp Steve O Rourke nbsp Tim Sugden McLaren F1 GTRGT2 nbsp Kurt Luby nbsp Richard Dean Chrysler Viper GTS R1999 GT1 nbsp Julian Bailey nbsp Jamie Campbell Walter Lister Storm GTLGT2 nbsp David Warnock Porsche 911 GT2Lister Storm2000 GT nbsp Calum Lockie Marcos LM600GTO nbsp Mark Sumpter Porsche 911 GT3 R2001 GT nbsp David Warnock nbsp Mike Jordan Lister StormGTO nbsp Kelvin Burt nbsp Marino Franchitti Porsche 911 GT3 RS2002 GT nbsp Ian McKellar nbsp Thomas Erdos Saleen S7 RGTO nbsp Jamie Davies Ferrari 360 N GT2003 GTO nbsp Tom Herridge Mosler MT900RGT Cup nbsp Matt Griffin nbsp Patrick Pearce Porsche 911 GT3 Cup2004 N GT nbsp Jonathan Cocker Porsche 911 GT3 RSRGT Cup nbsp Ni Amorim nbsp Adam Wilcox Ferrari 360 Challenge2005 GT2 nbsp Andrew Kirkaldy nbsp Nathan Kinch Ferrari 360 GTCGT3 nbsp Dimitris Deverikos nbsp Piers Masarati Porsche 911 GT3 Cup2006 GT2 nbsp Chris Niarchos nbsp Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2GT3 nbsp Leo Machitski Aston Martin DBRS9GTC nbsp Matt Allison nbsp Jonny Lang Porsche 911 GT3 Cup2007 GT3 nbsp Bradley Ellis nbsp Alex Mortimer Dodge Viper Competition CoupeGTC nbsp Jamie Smyth nbsp Graeme Mundy Porsche 911 GT3 Cup2008 GT3 nbsp James Gornall nbsp Jon Barnes Dodge Viper Competition CoupeGT4 nbsp Matt Nicoll Jones nbsp Stewart Linn Ginetta G502009 GT3 nbsp David Jones nbsp Godfrey Jones Ascari KZ1 RGT4 nbsp Jody Firth Ginetta G50SS nbsp Marcus Clutton nbsp Phil Keen KTM X Bow2010 GT3 nbsp David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3 RGT4 nbsp Christian Dick nbsp Jamie Stanley Ginetta G502011 GT3 nbsp Glynn Geddie nbsp Jim Geddie Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 458 ItaliaGT4 nbsp Peter Belshaw nbsp Marcus Clutton KTM X Bow2012 GT3 nbsp Daniele Perfetti nbsp Michael Caine Porsche 997 GT3 RGT4 nbsp Jody Fannin nbsp Warren Hughes Ginetta G50GTC nbsp Gary Eastwood nbsp Ryan Hooker Ferrari 458 Challenge2013 GT3 nbsp Andrew Howard Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT4 nbsp Rick Parfitt Jr nbsp Ryan Ratcliffe Ginetta G50GTC nbsp Andy Schulz nbsp Paul Bailey Ferrari 458 Challenge2014 GT3 nbsp Marco Attard BMW Z4 GT3GT4 nbsp Jake Giddings nbsp Ross Wylie Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT42015 GT3 nbsp Andrew Howard nbsp Jonathan Adam Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT4 nbsp Jamie Chadwick nbsp Ross Gunn Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT42016 GT3 nbsp Derek Johnston nbsp Jonathan Adam Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT4 nbsp Graham Johnson nbsp Mike Robinson Ginetta G55 GT42017 GT3 nbsp Rick Parfitt Jr nbsp Seb Morris Bentley Continental GT3GT4 nbsp Stuart Middleton nbsp William Tregurtha Ginetta G55 GT42018 GT3 nbsp Jonathan Adam nbsp Flick Haigh Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3GT4 nbsp Jack Mitchell BMW M4 GT42019 GT3 nbsp Jonathan Adam nbsp Graham Davidson Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3GT4 nbsp Tom Canning nbsp Ashley Hand Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT42020 GT3 nbsp Rob Collard nbsp Sandy Mitchell Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EvoGT4 nbsp Jamie Caroline nbsp Daniel Vaughan Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT42021 GT3 nbsp Dennis Lind nbsp Leo Machitski Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EvoGT4 nbsp Will Burns nbsp Gus Burton BMW M4 GT42022 GT3 nbsp Ian Loggie Mercedes AMG GT3GT4 nbsp Sennan Fielding nbsp Richard Williams Audi R8 LMS GT4 Manufacturer16 nbsp Porsche9 nbsp Aston Martin7 nbsp Ferrari nbsp Ginetta4 nbsp Marcos2 nbsp KTM nbsp Lotus McLaren nbsp DodgeSee also editBritish Formula Three Championship GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup GT World Challenge Asia European Le Mans Series FIA World Endurance Championship Asian Le Mans SeriesReferences editExternal links editOfficial British GT website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British GT Championship amp oldid 1185697773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
