2016 British GT Championship

2016 British GT Championship season
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The 2016 British GT Championship will be the 24th British GT Championship. The season will begin on 17 April at Brands Hatch and finish on 11 September at Donington Park, after nine rounds held over seven meetings.^[1] After using Avon Tyres since 2006, the championship will switch to Pirelli tyres this season in order to mirror that of other GT3 and GT4 categories promoted by Stéphane Ratel Organisation.^[2]

Entry list

2016 Entry List Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Driver Car Beechdean AMR[3][4] 1 Ross Gunn[4] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1 Andrew Howard[4] 407 Jordan Albert[3] S GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1 Jack Bartholomew[3] 408 Jamie Chadwick[5] PA TBA Paul Hollywood[5] AmDTuning.com[6] 4 TBA TBA GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 TBA TBA 7 Lee Mowle[6] PA 1 Joe Osborne[6] PFL Motorsport[7] 5 Pete Littler[7] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1 Jody Fannin[8] Barwell Motorsport[9][10] 6 Liam Griffin[11] PA GT3 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 1–2 Fabio Babini[11] 1 Adam Carroll[12] 2 Alexander Sims[11] TBA 33 Phil Keen[10] PA 1 Jon Minshaw[10] TBA Mark Poole[13] TBA TBA TBA Motorbase Performance[14] 8 Phil Dryburgh[14] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1 Ross Wylie[14] TF Sport[15] 11 Jon Barnes[15] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1 Mark Farmer[15] 17 Jonathan Adam[15] PA 1 Derek Johnston[15] Optimum Motorsport[16] 14 Will Moore[17] S GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 1 Ryan Ratcliffe[17] Team Parker Racing[18] 31 Rick Parfitt, Jr.[19] PA GT3 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 1 Seb Morris[20] Tolman Motorsport[21] 32 Ian Stinton[22] PA GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 1 Mike Simpson[22] 56 David Pattison[21] PA 1 Luke Davenport[21] Century Motorsport[23] 40 Sean Byrne[24] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1 Aleksander Schjerpen[24] 73 Nathan Freke[23] PA GT4 1 Anna Walewska[23] Generation AMR Macmillan Racing[25] Generation AMR SuperRacing[26] 42 Jack Mitchell[25] S GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1 Matthew Graham[25] 44 Jamie Chadwick[27] S 1 Matthew George[26] James Holder[26] PA TBA Matthew George[26] RCIB Insurance Racing[28] 45 Jordan Stilp[29] S GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1 William Phillips[29] 75 Robert Barrable[30] S GT4 1 Wilson Thompson[30] JW Bird Motorsport[5] 47 Jake Giddings[5] PA GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1 Kieran Griffin[5] PMW Expo Racing/Optimum Motorsport[31] 50 Graham Johnson[31] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1 Mike Robinson[31] Lanan Racing[32] 51 Alex Reed[33] S GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1 Joey Foster[33] Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse[34] 59 Ciaran Haggerty[35] S GT4 McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1 Sandy Mitchell[35] 79 Alasdair McCaig[34] PA GT3 McLaren 650S GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1 Rob Bell[34] Ebor GT[36] 60 Abbie Eaton[36] PA GT4 Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7L V8 1 Marcus Hoggarth[36] Simpson Motorsport[37] 66 Nick Jones[37] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1 Scott Malvern[37] GPRM[5] 68 TBA TBA GT4 Toyota GT86 GT4 Toyota 2.0L Flat-4 TBA TBA 86 Stefan Hodgetts[5] PA 1 Ollie Chadwick Stratton Motorsport[38] 70 Robin Shute[38] S GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Lotus 3.5L V6 1 Will Hunholz[38] 71 David Tinn[38] AA Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1 Robin Marriott[38] Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing[39] 88 Martin Short[39] AA GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 1 Richard Neary[39]

Icon Class Drivers PA Pro-Am S Silver Cup AA Am-Am Car GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class

Race calendar

The 2016 calendar was announced on 27 October 2015.^[1] Brands Hatch will host the opening round after being held at Oulton Park every year since 2005, which moves to May.

Round	Circuit	Date	Length
1	Brands Hatch GP	17 April	120 mins
2	Rockingham	1 May	120 mins
3	Oulton Park	30 May	60 mins
4			60 mins
5	Silverstone Arena	12 June	180 mins
6	Spa-Francorchamps	9 July	120 mins
7	Snetterton	7 August	60 mins
8			60 mins
9	Donington Park	11 September	120 mins

References

1. "British GT confirms nine-round 2016 schedule". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
2. "British GT Championship Moves To Pirelli For 2016". Dailysportscar (GeoTrust). 19 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
3. "Albert and Bartholomew land Beechdean AMR GT4 seats". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
4. "Beechdean’s Howard to defend British GT3 title alongside GT4 champ Gunn". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. "dailysportscar.com – British GT Season Entry Announced". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
6. "dailysportscar.com – AmDTuning.com Confirms 2016 British GT Championship programme". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
7. "Disabled driver Pete Littler to enter British GT with Aston Martin". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
8. "Fannin joins Littler aboard PFL Motorsport Aston GT3". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
9. "Lamborghini back to British GT with Barwell". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
10. "Barwell names Minshaw and Keen aboard first Huracan for 2016". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
11. "Griffin to share second Barwell Lambo with Babini and Sims". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
12. "Barwell reshuffle sees Carroll join Griffin for Rockingham and Oulton". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
13. "Barwell confirms third Lamborghini for selected British GT rounds". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 9 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
14. "Dryburgh and Wylie team-up at new-look Motorbase Performance". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
15. "Adam joins Johnston at TF Sport for 2016 GT3 title defence". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 17 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
16. "Optimum set for 2016 GT3 graduation with all-new Audi R8 LMS". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
17. "Moore and Ratcliffe to race Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
18. "Bentley back to British GT with Team Parker Racing". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
19. "Former champ Parfitt Jnr named as Team Parker’s first Bentley Boy". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
20. "Seb Morris joins Parfitt Jnr at Team Parker Racing". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
21. "Tolman Motorsport graduates to British GT3 with Ginetta". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
22. "Stinton and Simpson complete Tolman's Ginetta GT3 line-up". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
23. "Walewska joins Century and Freke for GT4 assault". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
24. "Century Motorsport confirms second Ginetta GT4 for Byrne and Schjerpen". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
25. "Macmillan Racing confirms British GT4 debut with Mitchell and Graham". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
26. "Generation AMR set for British GT return with SuperRacing". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
27. "Chadwick joins Generation AMR SuperRacing for Brands and Rockingham". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
28. "Team HARD commits to British GT4". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
29. "Stilp and Phillips move to British GT4 with Team HARD". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
30. "Team HARD confirms Barrable and Thompson in second Ginetta GT4". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
31. "Optimum re-sign Johnson and Robinson for 2016 GT4 title tilt". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
32. "LANAN RACING TO RACE TWO PORSCHE GT4S IN BRITISH GT". The Checkered Flag (Black Eagle Media Network). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
33. "Lanan Racing confirms Reed and Foster aboard Porsche Cayman GT4". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
34. "New-look Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse switch to McLaren with McCaig and Bell". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
35. "McLaren selects Haggerty and Mitchell to campaign Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse 570S GT4". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
36. "Maserati to British GT4 with Ebor GT’s Eaton and Hoggarth". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
37. "Simpson Motorsport returns with Porsche GT4 for Jones and Malvern". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
38. "Stratton confirms Aston Martin and Lotus Evora British GT4 entries". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
39. "Former champions Rollcentre Racing return to British GT as Team Abba". British GT Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

External links

• British GT website