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Draft:2024 GT Cup Championship

The 2024 GT Cup Championship is the eighteenth season of GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season begins on 20 April at Donington Park, and will end on 6 October at Snetterton Circuit.

Calendar edit

The calendar was announced on 7 August 2023.[1]

Round Circuit Date
1 Donington Park National, Leicestershire 20–21 April
2 Brands Hatch GP, Kent 18–19 May
3 Snetterton 300, Norfolk 1–2 June
4 Oulton Park International, Cheshire 29 June
5 Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire 27–28 July
6 Donington Park GP, Leicestershire 14–15 September
7 Snetterton 300, Norfolk 5–6 October

Teams and Drivers edit

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Group GTO
  Kendall Developments Lamborghini Evo? ? 1   Paul Bailey TBA
  David Brabham
Brabham BT62 Competition Ford Modular 5.4 L V8 28   Paul Bailey[2] TBA
  David Brabham[2]
  CTR Developments[3] Porsche 935 Porsche 3.0 L KKK Flat-6 5   Richard Chamberlain[3] TBA
  National Motorsport Academy[4] Lotus Evora GTE Toyota 4.0 L V6 7   Jay Shepherd[4] TBA
  Tim Gray Motorsport[5] Radical RXC GT3 Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 99   Steve Burgess[5] TBA
  Jensen Lunn[5]
Group GT3
  Team Abba Racing[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 6   Ian Loggie[6] TBA
  Richard Neary[6]
  G-Cat Racing[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 33   Greg Caton[7] TBA
  Shamus Jennings[7]
Group GTB
Group GTC
  Topcats Racing[8] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 2   Charlotte Gilbert[8] TBA
  Tom Rawlings[8]
3   Warren Gilbert TBA
  Team Parker Racing[9] Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12   Miles Rudman[10] TBA
75   Keith Bush[9] TBA
  Woodrow Motorsport[11] BMW M3 GTR BMW 4.0 L V8 72   Chris Murphy[11] TBA
Group GTH
  Forsetti Motorsport[12][13] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 9   Matthew Higgins[12] TBA
  Mikey Porter[12]
10   Rianna O'Meara-Hunt[13] TBA
  Jodie Sloss[13]
  Paddock Motorsport[14] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 11   Michael Orant[14] TBA
  Jake Poole[14]
  Team Parker Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 31   Charles Dawson TBA
  Seb Morris
  Morpheus Racing[15] Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 69   Chris Hart[16] TBA
  Stephen Walton[16]
96   Jon Currie[15] TBA
  Phil Keen[15]
  SVG Motorsport[17] Ginetta G56 GT4 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 86   Liona Theobald[17] TBA
  James Townsend[17]
  24-7 Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4 GM LS3 6.2 L V8 247 TBA TBA
  Jolt Racing[18] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 370   John Ingram[18] TBA
  Rupert Williams[18]
Sources: [19]

Race Results edit

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position GTO Winners GT3 Winners GTC Winners GTH Winners
1 R1 Donington Park 20 April   No. 6 Team Abba Racing   No. 33 G-Cat Racing   No. 3 Topcats Racing   No. 9 Forsetti Motorsport
R2   Ian Loggie

  Richard Neary

  Greg Caton

  Shamus Jennings

  Warren Gilbert   Matthew Higgins

  Mikey Porter

R3 21 April
R4

Championship Standings edit

GTO Championship Standings edit

Pos. Drivers No. Class DON1 BRH SNE1 OUL‡ SIL DON2 SNE2 Pts
1   Jay Shepherd 7 2 (2nd) 13 (3rd) 2 (1st) 84
2
3
4
5
6
1   Paul Bailey 28 GTO 4 4 7 6 7 22 6 6 12 8 10 8 7 6 7 7 12 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 8 7 591
  Ross Wylie 4 4 7 6 7 22 6 6 7 6 7 7 12 8 7 5 5 5
  James Dorlin 12 8 10 8 6 6 8 7
2   Hugo Cook

  Sacha Kakad

32 GT3 1 5 6 4 6 3 1 2 2 17 6 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 8 2 4 1 1 2 2 540.5
3   Charlotte Gilbert 2 GTC 8 8 9 DSQ 10 20 8 Ret 9 7 7 9 5 4 9 9 8 5 5 7 DSQ 6 7 8 6 5 518
  Warren Gilbert 8 8 9 DSQ 10 20 8 Ret
  Gilbert Yates 9 7 7 9 9 9 8 5 5 7 DSQ 6
  Morgan Short 5 4
  Sam Neary 7 8 6 5
4   Simon Orange

  Tom Roche

67 GT3 DNS Ret DNS 7 2 2 4 4 1 1 4 4 2 1 19 1 6 2 2 2 DSQ 2 2 3 3 1 453
5   Chris Hart

  Stephen Walton

69 GTH 11 18 16 14 20 13 14 DSQ 13 10 14 14 13 8 Ret 16 2 9 10 13 10 11 12 14 10 Ret 449
6   Jon Currie 96 GTH 18 12 20 17 13 Ret 16 DSQ 16 12 12 11 11 9 16 14 17 DNS 14 14 9 9 14 11 12 10 410
  Phil Keen 18 12 20 17 13 Ret 16 DSQ 16 12 12 11 16 14 17 DNS 14 14 9 9 14 11 12 10
7   Chris Murphy 72 GTO 17 17 17 20 16 14 12 10 14 Ret 16 10 12 10 13 11 15 13 12 10 8 8 9 9 17 14 405.5
8   Michael Broadhurst

  Phil Carter

14 GTH 15 15 14 15 18 16 19 DSQ 17 13 18 12 9 13 11 13 10 10 13 15 16 NC 15 13 14 8 372
9   Tim Docker 78 GTH 16 13 18 11 15 17 17 9 18 14 15 15 8 12 15 Ret DNS DNS 16 12 11 10 16 12 15 12 353.5
  Gordie Mutch 16 13 18 11
  Jordan Albert 15 17 17 9 18 14 15 15 8 12
  Alex Walker 15 Ret DNS DNS 16 12 11 10 16 12 15 12
10   Patrick Collins

  Russ Lindsay

999 GTC 22 14 13 12 11 11 9 8 10 11 11 Ret 6 7 20 DNS 7 12 9 9 6 Ret WD WD WD WD 350.5
11   Tom Canning

  James Guess

82 GTH 13 10 11 13 14 15 13 DSQ 15 9 13 13 10 11 14 Ret DNS DNS 266.5
12   Greg Caton

  Shamus Jennings

33 GT3 9 5 7 3 7 6 8 6 6 6 9 17 6 1 13 3 260
13   Keith Bush 75 GTC 20 20 19 19 17 21 18 11 19 15 DNS DNS 17 15 16 16 15 Ret DNS DNS 237
  Ed Pead 20 WD WD WD
14   Marcus Short

  Morgan Short

7 GTO 5 DNS Ret Ret 3 1 DSQ 5 216
  Jay Shepherd 10 18 14 15 8 6 4 Ret 8 17 WD WD
15   Ed Bridle

  David Frankland

91 GTH 21 19 15 22 Ret 18 15 DNS 20 16 17 16 18 17 5 14 18 16 15 DNS 17 16 13 Ret 185
16   Andrey Borodin

  Ed Pead

24 GT3 21 9 Ret DSQ 4 3 8 8 13 6 121.5
17   Richard Chamberlain 5 GTO DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret 8 DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS Ret DNS 3 13 60
  Nigel Greensall Ret DNS 3 13
Entries ineligible to score points
  Sam Maher-Loughnan

  James Wallis

50 GT3 2 DNS 1 1 1 Ret 2 Ret 5 2 1 5
  Darren Leung 9 GT3 3 5 5 3 3 3 1 1
  Jesse Krohn 3 5 5 3
  Dan Harper 3 3 1 1
  Ian Loggie 76 GT3 Ret 6 2 3 3 2 1 3
  Casper Stevenson Ret 6 2 3
  Paul Rogers

  James Wallis

2 3 18 7
  Tom Emson 3 2 1 3
  Logan Hannah

  Ian Loggie

GTO 8 DNS
  Kevin Clarke Ret Ret
  Rob Bell

  Mark Radcliffe

27 GT3 4 4 2 1
  James Owen

  Tom Fleming

26 GTC 3 5 1 3
  Marcus Clutton 77 GT3 3 1 5 2 5 4 5 DNS 6 3 3 17
  Morgan Tillbrook 3 1 5 2 5 4 5 DNS
  Matt Topham 6 3 3 17
  Euan Hankey

  Lucky Khera

13 GT3 10 3 3 8 4 6 3 1
  Grahame Tilley

  Sennan Fielding

4 GTO 6 2 4 5 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
  Dan de Zille

  Graham de Zille

19 GTC 7 7 10 9 3 5 5 10 4 4 5 7 5 6
  Marcus Short

  Morgan Short

88 GTO 4 4 4 DNS
  Iain Campbell

  Duncan Tappy

23 GT3 4 4 17 Ret
  Adam Knight

  Euan McKay

8 GT3 4 4 Ret DNS
  Marcus Clutton

  Patrick Collins

999 GT3 10 5 7 4
  Kevin Clarke

  Matthew Evans

62 GTC 9 9 21 10 8 10 10 7 11 Ret DNS DNS
  Callum Davies 13 GTH 11 11 7 7 11 10 9 9
  Jon Lancaster 11 11 7 7
  Sai Sanjay 11 10 9 9
  Gilbert Yates 11 GTC Ret DNS 8 16 DSQ 7 Ret DNS
  David McDonald Ret DNS 8 16
  Seb Morris 42 GTH 14 11 12 18 12 12 11 DSQ 12 12 11 11 13 DSQ 11 11
  Charles Dawson 14 11 12 18 12 12 11 11 13 DSQ 11 11
  Gustavo Xavier 12 12 11 DSQ
  Michael O'Brien

  Melly Zhang

17 GTH 18 18 14 12
  Alana Carter

  Sara Misir

247 GTH 17 17 12 NC 18 18 16 13
  Max Hart

  Mark Havers

63 GTH 12 DNS 22 21
  David Waddington

  Adam Wilcox

12 GTH 19 16 Ret DNS 19 19 DNS DNS
  Rich Mason

  Duncan Tappy

22 GT3 Ret DNS
Pos. Drivers No. Class DON1 BRH SNE1 OUL‡ SIL DON2 SNE2 Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 GT Cup Championship Calendar Dates". gtcup.co.uk. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Brabham BT62 is back with us this year". Instagram. 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Richard Chamberlain is back for another season in Group GTO with his iconic Porsche!". Instagram. 30 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "The Shepherd joins the field... It's much faster than a John Deer! It's great to have Jay back in the Lotus Evora with National Motorsport Academy ✔️". Instagram. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "The trio of GT Cup race winners combine for a very exciting entry with Tim Gray Motorsport in the growing Group GTO". 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "✅️ Richard Neary ☑️ Ian Loggie". Instagram. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Back for more are Shamus Jennings and Greg Caton!". Instagram. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "GT Cup Championship stalwarts Topcats Racing make their return to the grid in 2024! - The Group GTC Lamborghini Huracan will be with us once again - with Charlotte Gilbert joined by Tom Rawlings". 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Keith 'Doc' Bush and Team Parker Racing join Group GTC for 2024!". Instagram. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Three-time UK Legends champion Miles Rudman will be a welcome addition to the GT Cup family for 2024, racing a Team Parker Porsche in GTC". Instagram. 23 February 2024. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b "The big Bimmer is back! Long time friend of GT Cup Chris Murphy is back for more as he chases GTB success for 2024 - once again in his trusty BMW!". Instagram. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Meet the first of this year's GT Cup roster - introducing newcomers, and official Aston Martin Partner team Forsetti Motorsport!". Instagram. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "It's a second Aston Martin Vantage for Forsetti Motorsport this season in GTH! - The #10 car will be piloted by Rianna O'Meara-Hunt and Jodie Sloss in GT Cup this season". 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Paddock return to the paddock - The successful Paddock Motorsport squad are back on the GT Cup grid after a strong GTH showing last year, with Jake Poole and Michael Orant taking control of their McLaren Artura". 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Welcoming back GTH champions Morpheus Racing and the return of car #96 to the fray in 2024". Instagram. 20 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "The kings of GTH are back for more as Morpheus Racing retain a two-car assault on the Group - Chris Hart and Stephen Walton partnering up again in car #69". Instagram. 27 February 2024. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "We're pleased to announce the SVG Motorsport squad will take to the field this season in a GTH Ginetta!". 5 March 2024. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "NEW ENTRY KLAXON - It's the return of the Mac[Laren] - in this case a 570S for GT Cup debutants Jolt Racing". 19 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  19. ^ "GT Cup Championship - Donington National Entry List". gtcup.co.uk. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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