Adam carroll survived a late assault from rory butcher and joe osborne to take victory in the first british gt race of the season for himself and ff corse teammate gary eastwood at oulton park. Stirling moss, british formula one grand prix racing driver who was considered by many to have been the greatest driver who never won a world championship. Official facebook page of the british gt championship, quite possibly the worlds best domestic sportscar series even if we do say so ourselves. You will find every category of gt and endurance racing here. If you would like to advertise or partner with us, please use the contact form.
In order to be matched against similarly skilled players, there are two factors that come into play. The new driver academy will be tailored to this greater level of experience, and look to help enhance the talents and provide a more complete understanding of how to manage and progress with a successful gt career. Matthew graham motorsport british gt driver from north. Nissan gt academy drivers too fast for british gt championship kurt ernst february 8, 20 comment now. British gt running costs page 1 gt racing pistonheads. With online racing taking center stage in gran turismo sport, there has rightfully been many questions about the games matchmaking capabilities. Af corses arrival is a boost for british gts gt3 class, which suffered a dip in entries this year and hit a sixseason low of 11 cars at the donington park finale.
British gt drivers find information on your favorite. Driver academy confirmed by mclaren gt just british. British gt championship gt3 2017 standings championship points standings for the british gt championship gt3 2017. The mg 6 gt is a race car that has been participating in the british touring car championship since 2012, run by triple eight racing. Moss won his first event in 1950 in england and went on to win scores of races, including the. Jun 22, 2016 with online racing taking center stage in gran turismo sport, there has rightfully been many questions about the games matchmaking capabilities. The 2016 british gt championship was the 24th british gt championship.
I have owned this car since 09082008 since the purchase of the car it has been my pleasure to gradually bring it up to a level that now i would say is condition 1. The british gt championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the united kingdom. British gt championship official site of british gt. Indeed, the latter part of the 1990s would see some of the categorys most incredible and iconic cars, such as the mclaren f1 gtr, porsche 911 gt1, lister storm gtl and jaguar xj220c contest british gt in the hands of topline international racers and homegrown amateur talent. British racing legends when lewis hamilton won the f1 championship in 2008, he did so in the year that marked the 50th anniversary of the first briton to perform that feat, mike hawthorn. I reckon a lot of current f1 drivers could walk down many british high streets and not be recognised.
Mar 05, 2018 ben wallace, nick worm, anna walewska and callum hawkinsrow will compete for team hard racing in british gt this season. Matthew graham motorsport british gt driver from north east. An overall championship for all classes combined was also. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer oem provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. As part of the nvidia notebook driver program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported nvidia notebook gpus. The job of a racing driver, on any level, is to go faster than his competitors. James newbold did his best to wade through it all and compile a top 10 from the blancpain gt series, british gt championship, adac gt masters and pirelli world challenge 10.
Drivers 2020 drivers official site of british gt championship. Exbritish touring car drivers jonathan adam and liam griffin set the pace in their respective classes to secure the first pole positions of the new british gt season at oulton park. Home news about cars teams drivers entry lists calendar race results team standings driver standings hospitality gallery videos live. Jon scarr gran turismo sports headline feature is ranked match made racing. Official website of british gt driver matthew graham. Apr, 2020 stirling moss, british formula one grand prix racing driver who was considered by many to have been the greatest driver who never won a world championship. Racing driver salaries non f1 page 1 general motorsport. Mg 6 gt defending british name on british race tracks snaplap. Todays news also means that the championship will now have four confirmed ginettas after hhc. Ben wallace, nick worm, anna walewska and callum hawkinsrow will compete for team hard racing in british gt this season. The following drivers have previously won the british gt championships in their respective classes. Playing with drivers outside of your own skill set whether they are faster or slower than you can be a frustrating experience, especially if you end up with the rude and childish players who often plague online lobbies. Af corse launches works british gt championship ferrari. The rapid expansion in the last few years of gt racing, where drivers pilot extreme versions of current roadgoing grand tourer machinery from brands like aston martin, ferrari and mclaren, has.
In preperation for round 1 of the british gt championship, the lanan racing team and i headed to oulton park to go testing and get ready for the easter bank holiday weekend race meeting. Gt3 fans were spoiled for choice in 2016, with action on all corners of the globe on almost every weekend of the year. British gt championship gt3 2016 standings driver database. Jan 12, 2015 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. British driver ryan dalziel wins porsche cup privateers award. Gt is a site dedicated to bringing you news, photos, videos, features and interviews from the paddocks of the main european gt series, with the odd 24 hour race thrown into the mix for good measure. Nissan gt academy drivers too fast for british gt championship.
The season began on 17 april at brands hatch and finished on 11 september at donington park, after nine rounds held over seven meetings. Apr 24, 2017 in preperation for round 1 of the british gt championship, the lanan racing team and i headed to oulton park to go testing and get ready for the easter bank holiday weekend race meeting. The gt3 category was initially created in 2005 by the sro group as a third rung in the ladder of grand touring motorsport. Click to show race results for avon tyres british gt championship gt3 20. The 2016 gt4 teams champions previously announced its twocar ginetta gt4 entry to the series last month, confirming its driver crews prior to its appearence in the british gt media day this thursday at donington park. Driving an aston martin v8 vantage gt4 alongside ross gunn for beechdean motorsport, she was the first female to win a british gt title and the series youngest winner, at 17 years of age. The term british gt was first used in 1995 just as a new age of gt1 and gt2 cars was beginning to materialise. Panoz esperante gtlm, 2006, team lnt 2nd in drivers. The series is currently run by the stephane ratel organisation, while pirelli began its first season as the championships official sole. These are your driver rating, otherwise known as your dr, and your sportsmanship rating, known as your sr.
Moss won his first event in 1950 in england and went on to win scores of races, including the british grand prix twice and the monaco grand. At the end of the season they came 3rd in the silver cup, 8th overall and their consistent results helped the team. British gt champions adam and davidson get new codrivers for 2020. He and aston martin racing codriver darren turner were first presented with the woolf barnato trophy for the highestplaced british drivers racing a british car at le mans, before adam this year a simultaneous british gt, blancpain gt series and le mans champion collected the fairfield trophy for outstanding performance by a brdc member. The series was originally created by the british racing drivers club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the national sports gt challenge. After winning the teams championship in 2016 in their debut year, 2017 was a frustrating one for the kent based outfit. British gt champions jonny adam and graham davidson will defend their title this year with tf sport, but will run with different codrivers.
Alexander sims spa 24 hour winner, perennial british gt frontrunner. Laps of circuits we race on in the uk, with commentary from the driver who drives the car in 2012. Between the pair, and before, british motorsport produced a procession of some of the biggest names in the sports history who all lived fast, drove hard. Jan 17, 2016 the new driver academy will be tailored to this greater level of experience, and look to help enhance the talents and provide a more complete understanding of how to manage and progress with a successful gt career. The biggest success was the 2014 manufacturers championship title for mg, in a season when the drivers were jason plato and sam tordoff. Individual driver statistics for the 2017 british gt championship gt3. Browse through latest information on your favorite british gt drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Mg b gt, 1966, british racing green sold car and classic. Further details of the mclaren gt driver academy and the schedule for the 2016 season will be announced in the coming weeks. The biggest success was the 2014 manufacturers championship title for mg, in a season when the drivers were jason plato and sam tordoff the mg 6 gt is a hatchback version of the mgs midsize car which was introduced in 2010. British gt4 drivers standings official site of british.
These consist of professional drivers graded as silver or higher and amateurgentleman drivers graded as. James newbold did his best to wade through it all and compile a top 10 from the blancpain gt series, british gt championship, adac gt masters and pirelli world challenge. The vehicle will drive as a new vehicle of its era would. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Mg 6 gt defending british name on british race tracks. Your source for british gt live streaming, live timing, news, team and driver profiles, video highlights, photos and event information. The former class contains the highest spec contemporary gt machinery found in motorsport, with highpower sportscars creating impressive amounts of downforce thanks. British gt championship gt3 2017 standings driver database. Individual driver statistics for the 2016 british gt championship gt3. Jann is the first gt academy winner to race in singleseaters and in 2014 he became a gp3 race winner with arden motorsport, while on the infiniti red bull racing driver development programme. Aston martin dbs v8 marsh plant, 1972, marsh plant aston martins first british.
British gt championship gt3 2016 standings championship points standings for the british gt championship gt3 2016. Tora is working closely with the avon tyres british gt championship to bring the most authentic racing available on project cars. Jan 10, 2017 the mg 6 gt is a race car that has been participating in the british touring car championship since 2012, run by triple eight racing. From vln nurburgring, blancpain gt, imsa, wec, british gt to all other gt3 categories. After using avon tyres since 2006, the championship switched to pirelli tyres this season, in order to mirror that of other gt3 and gt4 categories promoted by the stephane ratel organisation. Away from singleseaters, janns performance in the ligiernissan lmp2 car. The best gt racing drivers from the blancpain series.
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