The 2023 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship is a multi-event, one make GT motor racing championship held across England. The championship includes a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Ginetta G40 GT5's and Ginetta G56 GT Pro's that conform to the technical regulations for the championship.
Calendar
editThe calendar was unveiled on 21 September 2022, and ran alongside the British GT Championship.[1][2]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) | 8–10 April |
2 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 6–7 May |
3 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 27–28 May |
4 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix and National Circuits) | 2–4 June |
5 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) | 17–18 June |
6 | Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire | 22–23 July |
7 | Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9–10 September |
8 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 21–22 October |
Source:[3] |
Teams and Drivers
editTeam | No. | Driver | Rounds | |
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GT Pro | ||||
Breakell Racing | 6 | Ruben Hage[4] | 1–8 | |
19 | Carl Garnett[5] | 1–8 | ||
20 | Harley Haughton | 4 | ||
84 | Blake Angliss | 4–5, 8 | ||
SF Racing | 7 | Gary Wager[6] | 1, 4–5, 7 | |
66 | Shawn Fleming[6] | 1–5, 7 | ||
SVG Motorsport | 8 | Liona Theobald[7] | 1–5, 7–8 | |
95 | Callum Davies[8] | 1–8 | ||
Xentek Motorsport | 16 | Bal Sidhu | 5–8 | |
63 | Conner Garlick[9] | 1–4, 7–8 | ||
Fox Motorsport | 24 | McKenzie Douglass | 8 | |
Wolf Motorsport | 26 | Luke Reade[6] | 1–8 | |
CWS 4x4 | 78 | Colin White[10] | 1–8 | |
G40 GT5 | ||||
Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
Breakell Racing | 10 | Karim Sekkat[11] | Pro | 1–8 |
Xentek Motorsport | 16 | Bal Sidhu[12] | Am | 1–4 |
28 | Ella Lloyd[13] | Pro | 1–8 | |
70 | Sam Harvey[14] | Pro | 1–8 | |
71 | Luke Garlick[15] | Pro | 1–8 | |
Race Car Consultants | 21 | Pablo Jequier Moreno[16] | Am | 1–4 |
Pro | 7–8 | |||
59 | Nathanael Hodgkiss | Pro | 4 | |
TCR | 42 | Will Rochford | Pro | 2, 4–5, 7–8 |
Raceway Motorsport | 77 | Paolo Santi | Pro | 4, 7 |
Alistair Rushforth Motorsport | 98 | Lexie Belk[17] | Pro | 1–4 |
Race Calendar and Results
editRound | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | G40 GT5 Pro Winner | G40 GT5 Am Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) |
8–10 April | Luke Reade | Callum Davies | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Ella Lloyd | Bal Sidhu |
R2 | Callum Davies | Luke Reade | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Ella Lloyd | Bal Sidhu | |||
R3 | Carl Garnett | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Luke Garlick | Bal Sidhu | ||||
2 | R4 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) |
6–7 May | Ruben Hage | Race Cancelled Due to Weather Conditions + Run as R9 during Round 4. | ||||
R5 | Callum Davies | Callum Davies | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Luke Garlick | Bal Sidhu | |||
3 | R6 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) |
26–27 May | Luke Reade | Callum Davies | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Luke Garlick | No Finishers |
R7 | Luke Reade | Callum Davies | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Luke Garlick | Pablo Jequier Moreno | |||
R8 | Colin White | Conner Garlick | Xentek Motorsport | Ella Lloyd | Bal Sidhu | ||||
4 | R9 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) |
2–4 June | Ruben Hage | Callum Davies | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Ella Lloyd | Bal Sidhu |
R10 | Ruben Hage | Ruben Hage | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Nathanael Hodgkiss | Bal Sidhu | |||
R11 | Ruben Hage | Blake Angliss | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Will Rochford | Bal Sidhu | |||
R12 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (National Circuit) |
Blake Angliss | Blake Angliss | Blake Angliss | Breakell Racing | Nathanael Hodgkiss | Bal Sidhu | ||
R13 | Blake Angliss | Harley Haughton | Blake Angliss | Breakell Racing | Nathanael Hodgkiss | Bal Sidhu | |||
R14 | Blake Angliss | Harley Haughton | Blake Angliss | Breakell Racing | Nathanael Hodgkiss | No Finishers | |||
R15 | Blake Angliss | Blake Angliss | Blake Angliss | Breakell Racing | Will Rochford | Bal Sidhu | |||
5 | R16 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) |
17–18 June | Luke Reade | Luke Reade | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Ella Lloyd | No Entries |
R17 | Luke Reade | Blake Angliss | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Ella Lloyd | ||||
R18 | Colin White | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Luke Garlick | |||||
6 | R19 | Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire | 22–23 July | Ruben Hage | Ruben Hage | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Ella Lloyd | |
R20 | Ruben Hage | Ruben Hage | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Karim Sekkat | ||||
R21 | Ruben Hage | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Ella Lloyd | |||||
7 | R22 | Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) |
9–10 September | Ruben Hage | Luke Reade | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Ella Lloyd | |
R23 | Luke Reade | Luke Reade | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Luke Garlick | ||||
R24 | Luke Reade | Luke Reade | Wolf Motorsport | Will Rochford | |||||
8 | R25 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) |
21–22 October | Luke Reade | Conner Garlick | Callum Davies | SVG Motorsport | Luke Garlick | |
R26 | Luke Reade | Conner Garlick | Ruben Hage | Breakell Racing | Sam Harvey | ||||
McKenzie Douglass | Callum Davies | SVG Motorsport | Luke Garlick |
Championship Standings
editPoints system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | R1 PP | FL |
35 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
editPos | Driver | OUL | SIL1 | DON1 | SIL2 | SNE | CAD | BRA | DON1 | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||||||||
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GT Pro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Luke Reade | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 756 | 32 | -9 | 715 |
2 | Callum Davies | 3 | 3 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 641 | 54 | -10 | 577 |
3 | Colin White | 5 | 5 | 7 | C | 7 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 563 | 34 | 0 | 529 |
4 | Ruben Hage | 4 | 4 | 2 | C | 2 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 607 | 60 | -30 | 517 | ||
5 | Carl Garnett | 2 | 2 | 4 | C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 494 | 16 | 0 | 478 |
6 | Liona Theobald | 7 | 6 | DNS | C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DNS | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 360 | 0 | -10 | 350 | |||
7 | Conner Garlick | 6 | 7 | Ret | C | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 348 | 0 | -20 | 328 | ||||||
8 | Shawn Fleming | 9 | 8 | 6 | C | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 291 | 0 | -100 | 191 | ||||||
9 | Blake Angliss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Gary Wager | 8 | 9 | 5 | C | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 175 | 0 | -100 | 75 | |||||||||||
11 | Bal Sidhu | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 172 | 28 | -215 | -71 | ||||||||||||||||
Drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Harley Haughton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | McKenzie Douglass | 2 | Ret | Ret | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GT5 Pro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Luke Garlick | 3 | 2 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 682 | 27 | -10 | 645 |
2 | Ella Lloyd | 1 | 1 | Ret | C | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | DNS | 655 | 59 | -25 | 571 |
3 | Sam Harvey | 2 | 3 | 2 | C | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 565 | 30 | 0 | 535 |
4 | Will Rochford | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 491 | ||||||||||
5 | Karim Sekkat | 4 | 4 | 3 | C | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | 3 | 499 | 0 | -43 | 456 | |
6 | Lexie Belk | Ret | 5 | Ret | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 246 | ||||||||||||
7 | Pablo Jequier Moreno | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 88 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Nathanael Hodgkiss | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Paolo Santi | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GT5 Am | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bal Sidhu | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 403 | 0 | 0 | 403 | |||||||||||||
2 | Pablo Jequier Moreno | 2 | Ret | 2 | C | 2 | Ret | 1 | DSQ | DNS | 127 | 0 | -65 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: [18] |
Teams' Championship
editPos | Team | Total | Pen. | Points |
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1 | Xentek Motorsport | 1607 | -10 | 1597 |
2 | Breakell Racing | 1293 | 0 | 1293 |
3 | SVG Motorsport | 1001 | -20 | 981 |
4 | Wolf Motorsport | 755 | 0 | 755 |
5 | CWS 4x4 | 563 | 0 | 563 |
6 | SF Racing | 466 | 0 | 466 |
7 | Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Source: [18] |
References
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- ^ "Karim Sekkat returns to the grid for his fourth GT5 season, teamed with Breakell Racing". Ginetta.com. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Bal Sidhu enters fourth season competing in the Ginetta GT5 Am class with Xentek Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Ella Lloyd joins the Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship grid with Xentek Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Sam Harvey signs with Xentek Motorsport for second Ginetta GT5 campaign". Ginetta.com. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Luke Garlick joins Ginetta GT5 grid with Xentek Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Pablo Jequier to make Ginetta GT championship debut with Race Car Consultants". Ginetta.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Lexie Belk set to make Ginetta GT5 debut with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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