2020 British GT Championship
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The 2020 Intelligent Money British GT Championship[1] is the 28th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season will begin on 2 August at Oulton Park and finish on 8 November at Silverstone, after nine races held over seven meetings.
Calendar
The season openers at Oulton Park on 2 August and ends at Silverstone on 8 November.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 60 min | 1-2 August |
| 2 | 60 min | ||
| 3 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 60 min | 15-16 August |
| 4 | 120 min | ||
| 5 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 120 min | 29-30 August |
| 6 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 180 min | 19-20 September |
| 7 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 60 min | 3-4 October |
| 8 | 60 min | ||
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 180 min | 7-8 November |
Entry list
GT3
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GT4
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Driver changes
GT3
- JMH Automotive were initially going to run John Seale and Jamie Stanley in a Lamborghini but on 2 March 2020 the latter was replaced by Adam Hatfield and Jordan Witt on a revised driver line-up, Witt will race at the Oulton Park, Donington, Spa and Brands Hatch rounds while Hatfield will race at Snetterton and Silverstone.[12]
Entering/re-entering British GT
- Sam Neary will debut with Team ABBA Racing.[5]
- Yelmer Buurman and Patrick Kujala will return to the series driving for Ram Racing, both having last raced in 2018.[4]
- Franck Perera will debut for WPI Motorsport.[8]
- Martin Berry and Nick Foster will debut for Optimum Motorsport.[14]
- Isa Al-Khalifa will debut for 2 Seas Motorsport.[6]
- Rob Collard will debut for Barwell Motorsport.[16]
- Sandy Mitchell will return to the series driving for Barwell Motorsport, having last raced in 2017.[16]
Changed teams
- Sam de Haan will move from Barwell Motorsport to Ram Racing.[4]
- Angus Fender will move from Century Motorsport to 2 Seas Motorsport.[6]
- Ahmad Al Harthy will return to the series driving for TF Sport.[3]
Leaving British GT
- Rick Parfitt, Jr. will leave the series.
GT4
Entering/re-entering British GT
- Euan Hankey will return to the series driving for Balfe Motorsport, both having last raced in 2018.[22]
- Michael Benyahia, Harry Hayek, Katie Milner and Alain Valente will debut in the series driving for Tolman Motorsport, although the driver pairings have not been announced yet.[19]
- Gus Bowers and Chris Wesemael will debut in the series for HHC Motorsport.[27]
- 2008 GT4 Champion Matt Nicoll-Jones will return to the series driving for Academy Motorsports, both having last raced in 2018.[29]
- James Kell will debut for Speedworks Motorsport.[23]
- Ollie Millroy will return to the series driving for Optimum Motorsport, having last raced in 2012.
- James Pickford will return to the series driving for Optimum Motorsport, having last raced in 2011.[25]
- Brendan Iribe will debut in the series driving for Optimum Motorsport.[25]
- Daniel Vaughan will debut in the series driving for TF Sport.[25]
- Matt Cowley will debut in the series driving for Academy Motorsport.[30]
Changed teams
- Ben Hurst will move from Academy Motorsports to Century Motorsport.[26]
- Jordan Albert will move from HHC Motorsport to Academy Motorsports.[29]
- Connor O'Brien will move from Optimum Motorsport to TF Sport.[31]
- Sam Smelt will move from RACE Performance to Speedworks Motorsport.[23]
- Jamie Caroline will move from HHC Motorsport for TF Sport.[25]
Class changes GT4 to GT3
- Kelvin Fletcher and Martin Plowman will move from GT4 driving for Beechdean AMR to GT3 driving for JRM Racing.[7]
- Nick Jones and Scott Malvern will move from GT4 driving for Team Parker Racing to GT3 driving for the same team.[13]
- Dean MacDonald will move from GT4 driving for HHC Motorsport to GT3 driving for 2 Seas Motorsport.[6]
- Tom Canning will move from GT driving for TF Sport to GT3 driving for the same team.[3]
Team Changes
GT3
- Steller Performance will enter GT3 running an Audi R8 LMS Evo.[18]
- 2019 GT Cup champions JMH Automotive will switch to a full-season entry still running a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo.[11]
- Ram Racing will expand to two-car entry, running a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evos.[4]
- WPI Motorsport will switch to running a
- Optimum Motorsport will switch from running an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 to running a McLaren 720S GT3.[14]
- G-Cat Racing will switch to a full season entry still running a Porsche 911 GT3 R.[10]
- 2 Seas Motorsport will debut entering a pair of McLaren 720S GT3s.[6]
- Beechdean AMR will expand to a two-car entry in GT3, running two Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3s.[17]
GT4
- Optimum Motorsport will switch from running two Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 to running a pair of McLaren 570S GT4s.[24]
- Balfe Motorsport will expand to a full-season two-car entry in GT4, running a pair of McLaren 570S GT4s[20]
- Academy Motorsports will run Multimatic Motorsports' pair of Ford Mustang GT4s.[28]
- 2010 GT4 Champions Speedworks Motorsport will return entering a new Toyota GR Supra GT4.[23]
- Invictus Games Racing will leave the series.
References
- ^ "British GT presents Intelligent Money as title sponsor". britishgt.com. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Championship organisers reveal revised provisional nine-race 2020 calendar". britishgt.com. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Oman Racing makes British GT return with TF Sport". britishgt.com. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "RAM confirm two evo-spec Mercedes-AMG GT3s for De Haan/Kujala and Loggie/Buurman". Dailysportscar. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Sam & Richard Neary Team Up For 2020 BGT Campaign". Dailysportscar. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "New McLaren team 2 Seas Motorsport joins British GT3". britishgt.com. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Jones and Malvern make GT3 graduation with Team Parker Racing". britishgt.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Lind & Perera To Share WPI Lamborghini In British GT". Dailysportscar. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Balfe and Bell return with McLaren for GT3 title tilt". britishgt.com. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "G-Cat's Porsche confirmed for 2020". britishgt.com. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "GT Cup champions Seale and Stanley confirm British GT switch with JMH". britishgt.com. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Hatfield and Witt join Seale in revised JMH Auto line-up". britishgt.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Jones and Malvern make GT3 graduation with Team Parker Racing". britishgt.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Optimum make McLaren GT3 switch with Australian duo Berry and Foster". britishgt.com. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Keen & Balon To Return To British GT With Barwell In 2020". Dailysportscar. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "BTCC ace Collard joins British GT record holder Mitchell at Barwell". britishgt.com. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Two scoops: former champions Beechdean double British GT3 commitment". britishgt.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Steller Motorsport Eye GT3 & Multi-Car Team In 2020 British GT Championship". Dailysportscar. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "2020 McLaren Development Drivers Selected". britishgt.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Balfe and Bell return with McLaren for GT3 title tilt". britishgt.com. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Johnson and O'Brien targeting GT4 title with Balfe and McLaren". britishgt.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Balfe confirm Flewitt and Hankey in second full-season GT4 entry". britishgt.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "New Toyota Supra set for British GT with former champions Speedworks". britishgt.com. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Optimum Confirms British GT Return, O'Brien First Named Driver". Dailysportscar. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "British GT reveals capacity 35-car full-season entry at Media Day". britishgt.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Century Confirms Pair Of BMW GT4s For 2020 British GT". dailysportscar.com. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "HHC confirms first of two McLaren GT4 crews". britishgt.com. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Academy Motorsport To Race Mustangs In British GT & GT4 European". Dailysportscar. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "GT4 race winner Albert joins Academy's Mustang line-up". britishgt.com. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Cowley completes Academy's 2020 Mustang line-up". britishgt.com. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Kibble and O'Brien team-up in TF Sport's first Aston GT4 entry". britishgt.com. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.