Optimum Motorsport is a motorsport team known for success in sportscar racing, primarily with Ginetta and McLaren GT cars. Optimum also race under the Inception Racing banner. Their record includes championship wins in 2013 British GT4, class wins at 2012 and 2015 Dubai 24H, 2017 24h Series class champions, and most recently several British GT, GT Open, and AsLMS podiums and championships.

United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport
Founded2007
BaseWakefield, West Yorkshire
Team principal(s)Shaun Goff
Bas Leinders
Current seriesAsian Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Creventic 24H
British GT Championship International GT Open IMSA SportsCar Championship
Noted driversBrendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy, Graham Johnson, Will Moore, Ryan Ratcliffe, Mike Robinson, Flick Haigh, Joe Osborne, Frank Stippler
Drivers'
Championships
2013 British GT4 Class, Dubai 24H, Mugello 24H

Overview

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Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 of Nick Moss and Joe Osborne at the Red Bull Ring

Optimum Motorsport is based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. In 2022, it is taking part in:

In previous years Optimum have campaigned in Creventic 24H[4] endurance series.

British GT results

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British GT results
Year Car Class Drivers Wins Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2012 Ginetta G55
GT3   George Murrells
  David McDonald
  Luke Hines
  Mike Simpson
  John Hartshorne
3 28.5
Ginetta G50
GT4   Lee Mowle
  Ryan Ratcliffe
  George Murrells
  Gary Simms
1 60
2013 Ginetta G50
GT4   Ryan Ratcliffe
  Rick Parfitt Jr.
3 7 173 1st 1st
2014 Ginetta G55
GT4   Matt Draper
  Tania Mann
  Ryan Ratcliffe
  Jade Edwards
1 131 9th 8th
2015 Ginetta G55
GT4   Mike Robinson
  Graham Johnson
2 5 131 2nd 3rd
  Charlie Hollings
  Alistair Barclay
2016 Audi R8 LMS GT3
GT3   Ryan Ratcliffe
  Will Moore
2 2 97 1st 1st
PMW Expo Ginetta G55
GT4   Mike Robinson
  Graham Johnson
36 9th 9th
  2016 current season running

Creventic 24H results

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Optimum Motorsport competes in the A6 Class.

Round Event Venue Date Points
1 24H Dubai   Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14–16 January 24
2 12H Italy-Mugello   Mugello Circuit, Mugello, Italy 18–19 March 11
3 24H Silverstone[5]   Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom 1–3 April n/a
4 12H Zandvoort   Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 6–7 May
5 24H Paul Ricard   Paul Ricard Circuit, Le Castellet, France 15–17 July
6 24H Barcelona - Fermín Vélez Trophy   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 2–4 September
7 12H Epilog Brno   Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic 14–15 October
  Race is part of both the 24H Series and the Touring Car Endurance Series and is only open for non-GT cars.

References

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  1. ^ "Inception Racing ready to roar at Daytona 24 debut - Optimum Motorsport". www.optimum-motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Optimum Add LMP3 Programme For 2022 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Optimum Motorsport, teams' profile". British GT.
  4. ^ Creventic, 24H Series. "24H Series". 24H Series. 24H Series Media.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "After Dubai, action continues in the 24H Series". Motorsport.com. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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