The 2011 Avon Tyres British GT season will be the 19th season of the British GT Championship. The season will begin on 25 April at Oulton Park and finish on 8 October at Silverstone, after ten races at seven meetings.[1]
On 22 November 2010, the SRO Motorsports Group announced changes to the structure of the 2011 season including a reduced calendar, however still with the inclusion of an overseas event. TV coverage would be continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 with the option to view again on 4oD and also on Motors TV.
Rule changes
Class restructure and new homologations
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For the second year in a row, the GT4 class will be a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars. Despite an unsuccessful return last year, the Cup class is to be continued. The cars eligible are the cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars. It is hoped that the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain's using updated cars will increase entries.
The ballast penalty system has been dropped in favour of a pit-stop time penalty formula where more successful driver pairings will be held during pit-stops for a longer time in order to level the competition. There are also plans for the development of a "Gentleman's Trophy", new logo and rebranding of the championship.
Entry list
A list of expected entries was released on 8 March 2011 after the championship's Media Day at Silverstone.[2]
2011 Entry List |
Team |
No. |
Drivers |
Class |
Chassis |
Engine |
Rounds |
Trackspeed[3] |
1 |
David Ashburn[4] |
GT3 |
Porsche 997 GT3-R |
Porsche 4.0L |
All |
Richard Westbrook[5] |
1–2, 5–6, 10 |
Phil Keen[6] |
3, 7–8 |
Stephen Jelley[7] |
4, 9 |
2 |
Gregor Fisken[4] |
GT3 |
Porsche 997 GT3-R |
Porsche 4.0L |
All |
Tim Bridgman[8] |
Rosso Verde[8] |
3 |
Allan Simonsen[8] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3
Ferrari 458 Italia |
Ferrari 4.5L V8
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
1–8 |
Hector Lester[8] |
All |
Gordon Shedden[9] |
9–10 |
Chad Racing[10] |
4 |
Iain Dockerill[10] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 |
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
1–6 |
Steven Kane[10] |
1–3 |
Tom Ferrier[11] |
4–6 |
Scuderia Vittoria[12] |
5 |
Charles Bateman[13] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 458 Italia |
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
All |
Michael Lyons[13] |
50 |
Dan Denis[14] |
GT4 |
Ginetta G50 |
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 |
All |
David McDonald[2] |
Speedworks Motorsport[15] |
6 |
Piers Johnson[15] |
GT3 |
Corvette Z06.R GT3 |
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 |
All |
Ron Johnson[15] |
Beechdean Motorsport[16] |
7 |
Jonathan Adam[16] |
GT3 |
Aston Martin DBRS9 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 |
All |
Andrew Howard[16] |
Vantage Racing[6] |
8 |
Tom Black[6] |
GT3 |
Aston Martin DBRS9 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 |
3–4 |
Stuart Hall[6] |
3 |
Alan Bonner[7] |
4 |
RPM |
9 |
Peter Bamford[11] |
GT3 |
Ford GT GT3 |
Ford 5.0L V8 |
4, 10 |
Thomas Mutsch[11] |
4 |
Bradley Ellis[17] |
10 |
CRS Racing[18] |
10 |
Glynn Geddie[18] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 458 Italia
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 |
Ferrari 4.5L V8
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
All |
Jim Geddie[18] |
11 |
Alex Mortimer[18] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 458 Italia
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 |
Ferrari 4.5L V8
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
1–2, 4–10 |
Andrew Tate[18] |
All |
Tim Mullen[6] |
3 |
Predator CCTV Racing[19] |
12 |
Adam Wilcox[19] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 |
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
All |
Phil Burton[19] |
MTECH Racing[20] |
13 |
Aaron Scott[20] |
GT3B |
Ferrari F430 GT3 |
Ferrari 4.3L V8 |
All |
John Dhillon[20] |
14 |
Paul Hogarth[7] |
GT3B |
Ferrari F430 GT3 |
Ferrari 4.3L V8 |
4 |
James Pickford[7] |
20 |
Julien Draper[9] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 458 Italia |
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
9–10 |
David Back[9] |
9 |
Matthew Draper[21] |
10 |
21 |
Duncan Cameron[20] |
GT3 |
Ferrari 458 Italia |
Ferrari 4.5L V8 |
All |
Matt Griffin[20] |
Barwell Motorsport[17] |
15 |
Andy Ruhan[17] |
GT3B |
Aston Martin DBRS9 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 |
10 |
Paul Whight[17] |
Rollcentre Racing |
18 |
Matt Nicoll-Jones[22] |
GT3 |
Ginetta G55 |
Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 |
7–9 |
Martin Short[22] |
Tom Sharp[23] |
9–10 |
Andrew Jordan[21] |
10 |
Team Preci-Spark[24] |
22 |
David Jones[24] |
GT3 |
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 |
Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 |
All |
Godfrey Jones[24] |
United Autosports[25] |
23 |
Michael Guasch[26] |
GT3 |
Audi R8 LMS |
Audi 5.2L V10 |
All |
Matt Bell[26] |
24 |
John Bintcliffe[27] |
GT3 |
Audi R8 LMS |
Audi 5.2L V10 |
All |
Jay Palmer[27] |
29 |
Zak Brown[21] |
GT3 |
Audi R8 LMS |
Audi 5.2L V10 |
10 |
Joe Osborne[21] |
Stark Racing |
25 |
Ian Stinton[28] |
GT3 |
Ginetta G55 |
Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 |
All |
Michael Simpson[28] |
1–8, 10 |
Stefan Hodgetts[23] |
9 |
JHR Developments |
26 |
Stefan Hodgetts[29] |
GT3 |
Ginetta G55 |
Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 |
1–2 |
Adam Morgan[29] |
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Century Motorsport[30] |
27 |
Andrew Jordan[31] |
GT3 |
Ginetta G55 |
Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 |
1–2 |
Colin White[28] |
Florian Renauer[32] |
3 |
Michael Drabing[32] |
28 |
Freddie Hetherington[30] |
GT3 |
Ginetta G55 |
Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 |
1–6, 9 |
Julien Draper[28] |
1–6 |
Jody Firth[33] |
7–8 |
Stefan Hodgetts[33] |
7–8, 10 |
Benji Hetherington[23] |
9 |
Steve Quick[21] |
10 |
42 |
Josh Wakefield[34] |
GT4 |
Ginetta G50 |
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 |
All |
Jake Rattenbury[8] |
22GT Racing[2] |
32 |
Tom Alexander[2] |
GT3B |
Aston Martin DBRS9 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 |
4 |
Adrian Willmott[2] |
Backdraft Motorsport[17] |
33 |
Simon Atkinson[17] |
GT3B |
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 |
Lamborghini 5.2L V10 |
10 |
James Pickford[17] |
Aston Martin Belgium |
43 |
Arnold Herreman[11] |
GT4 |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 |
Aston Martin 4.7L V8 |
4 |
Jean-Paul Herreman[11] |
ABG Motorsport[2] |
44 |
Marcus Clutton[8] |
GT4 |
KTM X-Bow |
Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 |
All |
Peter Belshaw[8] |
45 |
Michael Mallock[35] |
GT4 |
KTM X-Bow |
Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 |
1–6 |
Athanasios Ladas[35] |
Secure Racing[36] |
47 |
Peter Erceg[36] |
GT4 |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 |
Aston Martin 4.7L V8 |
4–6, 9–10 |
Chris Holmes[36] |
4–6 |
Alan Hellmeister[9] |
9 |
Sergio Lagana[9] |
Tiff Needell[17] |
10 |
CM Consolidated[37]
Lotus Sport UK |
48 |
Ollie Jackson[38] |
GT4 |
Lotus Evora |
Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 |
1–8 |
Jack Drinkall[8] |
1–3 |
Phil Glew[7] |
4–10 |
James Nash[9] |
9 |
Chris Holmes[17] |
10 |
49 |
Leyton Clarke[37] |
GT4 |
Lotus Evora |
Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 |
All |
Freddy Nordstrom[39] |
Magic Racing[40] |
51 |
Stewart Linn[17] |
GT4 |
Ginetta G50 |
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 |
10 |
Chris Midmark[17] |
63 |
Bjorn Gustavson[40] |
GTC |
Ginetta G50 |
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 |
4 |
Anders Gustavson[40] |
McLaren GT[41] |
59 |
Chris Goodwin[41] |
Inv |
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 |
McLaren M838T 3.8L Turbo V8 |
5–6 |
Andrew Kirkaldy[41] |
JRM[42] |
90 |
Alex Buncombe[42] |
Inv |
Nissan GT-R GT3 |
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 |
9 |
Nick Catsburg[42] |
Chevron Racing Cars[43] |
96 |
Ray Grimes[17] |
GTC |
Chevron GR8 |
Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 |
10 |
David Witt[17] |
97 |
Anthony Reid[43] |
GTC |
Chevron GR8 |
Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 |
1–4, 9–10 |
Jordan Witt[43] |
|
Icon |
Class |
GT3 |
GT3 Class |
GT3B |
GT3B Class |
GT4 |
GT4 Class |
GTC |
Cup Class |
Inv |
Invitation Class |
|
Calendar
A provisional 12-race calendar was announced on 22 November 2010.[1] This was then refined on 16 February 2011.[44]
Championship standings
- Points were awarded as follows:
Length |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
60 mins |
25 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
60+ mins |
37.5 |
27 |
22.5 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
1.5 |
Half points were awarded if a class had less than 3 cars |
GT3/GT3B/GTC
|
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
|
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
GT4
|
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
|
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