The 2023 Ginetta GT Academy 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 G56 GTA'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 |
---|---|---|
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 | Class | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Want2Race | 7 | Charlotte Lowe[4] | Rookie | 1–5, 7–8 |
11 | Amy Tomlinson[4] | Rookie | 1–8 | |
13 | Lucy Tomlinson[4] | Rookie | 1–5, 7–8 | |
21 | Luke Shaw | Rookie | 8 | |
33 | Matt Shaw[5] | Rookie | 1–7 | |
34 | Thomas Balfe | Rookie | 8 | |
47 | Emma Tomlinson[4] | Rookie | 1–5, 7–8 | |
55 | Yousuf Ashraf | Rookie | 4 | |
Michael Orant | Rookie | 5–6, 8 | ||
56 | James Taylor | GTA | 1, 4 | |
63 | Ben Cooke | Rookie | 2, 4 | |
93 | Harry Cooke | Rookie | 2, 4 | |
95 | Max Ratel | Rookie | 7–8 | |
99 | Richard Just[6] | Rookie | 1–2, 4 | |
Century Motorsport | 17 | Ravi Ramyead[7] | GTA | 1–8 |
20 | Edward Acres[6] | GTA | 1–4, 7–8 | |
43 | Stephen Fresle | GTA | 8 | |
76 | Thomas Shelley[6] | GTA | 1–8 | |
Raceway Motorsport | 25 | Jon Kearney[8] | GTA | 1–2, 5, 7–8 |
33 | Matt Shaw | GTA | 8 | |
57 | Nick White[9] | GTA | 1–8 | |
Assetto Racing | 28 | Julian Wantling | GTA | 7 |
70 | Mackenzie Walker[10] | GTA | 1–4, 6–8 | |
Xentek Motorsport | 31 | Paul Livesey | GTA | 2–5, 7–8 |
E3SPORT | 50 | Robin Grimwood | GTA | 8 |
Alistair Rushforth Motorsport | 81 | Phil McGarty | GTA | 1–5, 7–8 |
SVG Motorsport | 88 | Marc Elman[6] | GTA | 1–8 |
Race Calendar and Results
editRound | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire
(International Circuit) |
8–10 April | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw |
R2 | Nick White | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | |||
R3 | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Richard Just | ||||
2 | R4 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire
(Grand Prix Circuit) |
6–7 May | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw |
R5 | Nick White | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | |||
3 | R6 | Donington Park, Leicestershire
(Grand Prix Circuit) |
26–27 May | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw |
R7 | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Emma Tomlinson | |||
R8 | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | ||||
4 | R9 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
(Grand Prix Circuit) |
2–4 June | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw |
R10 | Ravi Ramyead | Mackenzie Walker | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | |||
R11 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
(National Circuit) |
Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | ||
R12 | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | |||
R13 | Nick White | Nick White | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Yousuf Ashraf | |||
R14 | Matt Shaw | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Yousuf Ashraf | ||||
5 | R15 | Snetterton, Norfolk
(300 Circuit) |
17–18 June | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Emma Tomlinson |
R16 | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Jon Kearney | Raceway Motorsport | Emma Tomlinson | |||
R17 | Matt Shaw | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw | ||||
6 | R18 | Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire | 22–23 July | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw |
R19 | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw | |||
R20 | Nick White | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Matt Shaw | ||||
7 | R21 | Brands Hatch, Kent
(Grand Prix Circuit) |
9–10 September | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw |
R22 | Nick White | Nick White | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw | |||
R23 | Nick White | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Matt Shaw | ||||
8 | R24 | Donington Park, Leicestershire
(Grand Prix Circuit) |
21–22 October | Ravi Ramyead | Matt Shaw | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Luke Shaw |
R25 | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Ravi Ramyead | Century Motorsport | Luke Shaw | |||
R26 | Ravi Ramyead | Nick White | Raceway Motorsport | Luke Shaw |
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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GTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Nick White | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 833 | 159 | 0 | 674 |
2 | Ravi Ramyead | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 778 | 98 | -24 | 656 |
3 | Mackenzie Walker | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 490 | 22 | -9 | 459 | |||
4 | Edward Acres | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 6 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 410 | ||||||
5 | Thomas Shelley | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 438 | 38 | -6 | 394 |
6 | Paul Livesey | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 322 | ||||||
7 | Phil McGarty | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 330 | 26 | 0 | 304 | |||
8 | Marc Elman | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 458 | 54 | -120 | 284 |
9 | Jon Kearney | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 283 | 0 | -100 | 183 | ||||||||||||
Drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | James Taylor | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Julian Wantling | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Matt Shaw | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Robin Grimwood | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Stephen Fresle | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rookie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Matt Shaw | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 560 | 0 | -24 | 536 | |||
2 | Amy Tomlinson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 493 | 56 | 0 | 437 |
3 | Emma Tomlinson | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 460 | 44 | 0 | 416 | |||
4 | Charlotte Lowe | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 386 | 46 | 0 | 340 | |||
5 | Lucy Tomlinson | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 410 | 60 | -18 | 332 | |||
6 | Richard Just | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | DSQ | 7 | 2 | 227 | 0 | -12 | 215 | |||||||||||||||
Drivers ineligible to score points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Harry Cooke | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Ben Cooke | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Yousuf Ashraf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Michael Orant | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
– | Max Ratel | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Luke Shaw | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Thomas Balfe | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [11] |
References
edit- ^ "Ginetta expands British GT support series commitment from 2023". britishgt.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (21 September 2022). "Ginetta In New Partnership with SRO, Switches Championships from TOCA Package (Updated)". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Ginetta Announce Provisional 2023 Race Calendar". Ginetta.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Four female drivers confirmed take to compete in GT Academy". Ginetta.com. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Matt Shaw sets out for his debut car-racing season in Ginetta GT Academy". Ginetta.com. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "The Ginetta GT Academy returns for a new season in 2023 as the championship makes its second ever visit to the scenic Cheshire circuit". Ginettta.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Rookie champion Ravi Ramyead returns to GT Academy with Century Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Jon Kearney signs with GTA Championship winning team, Raceway Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Nick White Joins GTA Championship Winning Team, Raceway Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Mackenzie Walker returns to GT Academy grid for a second season of racing with Assetto Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "2023 Ginetta GT Academy - CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS" (PDF). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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