2014 British GT Championship

The 2014 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 22nd season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 19 April at Oulton Park and finished on 14 September at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings.^[1] Ecurie Ecosse driver Marco Attard won the GT3 championship, while Ross Wylie and Jake Giddings took the GT4 championship for Beechdean Motorsport.

2014 British GT Championship

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Entry list

2014 Entry List Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Beechdean-AMR[2] 1 Jonathan Adam[2] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Andrew Howard[2] 407 Ross Wylie[3] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All Jake Giddings[3] Generation Bentley Racing[4] 2 James Appleby[4] GT3 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 1–8 Steve Tandy[4] Rosso Verde[5] 3 Hector Lester[5] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–2, 7–10 Benny Simonsen[5] Oman Racing Team[6] 4 Michael Caine[6] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Ahmad Al Harthy[6] 5 Rory Butcher[6] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All John Hartshorne[6] 1–2 Liam Griffin 3–4, 10 Jeff Smith[7] 5–9 PGF Kinfaun-AMR[8] 6 Phil Dryburgh[8] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All John Gaw[8] 1–8 Alex MacDowall[9] 9–10 Triple Eight Race Engineering[10] 8 Lee Mowle[10] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 1–4 Joe Osborne[10] Warren Hughes[11] 9–10 Jody Firth[11] 88 Lee Mowle[12] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 5–10 Joe Osborne[12] 5–8 Ryan Ratcliffe[13] 9–10 888 Derek Johnston[10] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All Luke Hines[10] 1–8 Joe Osborne[13] 9–10 Trackspeed[14] 12 Warren Hughes[14] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 1–8 Jody Firth[14] 31 Nick Tandy[15] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 9–10 David Ashburn[15] 33 Phil Keen[14] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 1–4 Jon Minshaw[14] 63 Phil Keen[16] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 5–10 Jon Minshaw[16] AF Corse[17] 13 John Dhillon[17] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Aaron Scott[18] 15 Toni Vilander[19] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 7–8 Yannick Mallegol[19] 16 Emmanuel Collard[19] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 7–8 François Perrodo[19] 29 Pasin Lathouras[17] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Richard Lyons[17] 1–3, 5–8, 10 Alessandro Pier Guidi[20] 4 Matt Griffin[21] 9 30 Jacques Duyver[17] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 4 Charlie Hollings[17] M-Sport Racing[22] 17 Steven Kane[22] GT3 Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 1–2, 4–10 Rembert Berg 1–2, 4 Humaid Al Masaood[16] 5–10 FF Corse 18 Gary Eastwood GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Rob Barff 1–4 Adam Carroll[16] 5–9 Ollie Hancock[23] 10 19 Piers Johnson[24] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 10 Ron Johnson[24] Strata21 21 Tom Onslow-Cole[25] GT3 Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 1–2 Paul White[25] Tom Onslow-Cole GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–10 Paul White[25] Preci-Spark Engineering 22 David Jones GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1–2, 4–10 Godfrey Jones United Autosports[26] 23 Matt Bell[26] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 All Mark Patterson[26] 1–4, 7–8, 10 Iain Dockerill[16] 5–6 John McCullagh[27] 9 24 Glynn Geddie[28] GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 4 Jim Geddie[28] MB Racing[20] 26 Michael Brown[20] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 4 Jamie Wall[20] HorsePower Racing[29] 28 Paul Bailey GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–9 Andy Schulz Team LNT[24] 32 Mike Simpson[24] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 10 Steve Tandy[24] MP-AMR[30] 38 Richard Abra[30] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–8 Mark Poole[30] Tom Sharp[31] 9 Colin White[31] IDL CWS Racing[32] 40 Tom Sharp[32] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 1–8 Colin White[32] 1–4, 7–8 Ian Stinton[16] 5–6 Optimum Motorsport[33] 41 Matt Draper GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–8 Tania Mann[33] 1–3 Ryan Ratcliffe[34] 4 Jade Edwards[35] 5–8 Century Motorsport[36] 42 Tom Oliphant[36] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Rick Parfitt Jr.[36] 43 Morten Dons[37] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Aleksander Schjerpen[37] Team Parker Racing[38] 44 Barrie Baxter[38] GT4 Porsche 997 GT4 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 All Daniel Cammish[38] ABG Motorsport[39] 45 Declan Jones[39] GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 1–2, 4 Peter Belshaw 1–2 Alain Schlesinger[20] 4 Geoff Steel Racing[40] Declan Jones[40] 9 Jeff Wyatt[40] Twisted Team Parker[41] 46 Bradley Ellis[41] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Adrian Barwick[41] Silverstone Auctions-AMR 47 Andy Ruhan GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–2 Harry Whale Fox Motorsport[41] 48 Jamie Stanley[41] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Paul McNeilly[41] TF Sport[42] 49 Andrew Jarman[42] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All Devon Modell[42] Track Group[28] 50 Bolaji Odunsi[28] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4 Paul O'Neill[28] Academy Motorsport[43] 55 Oli Basey-Fisher[43] GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–8 Matt Nicoll-Jones[43] APO Sport[28] 69 Alex Osborne[28] GT4 Porsche 997 GT4 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 4, 7–8, 10 James May[28] ISSY Racing[41] 77 Gavan Kershaw[41] GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 All Oz Yusuf[41] Team Russia by Barwell[44] 78 Timur Sardarov[44] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 7–8 Jonny Cocker[44] Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull[45] 79 Marco Attard[45] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All Alexander Sims[45] 1–4, 7–10 Jonny Cocker[46] 5–6 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN[47] 80 Chris Hoy[47] GT3 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 All Alex Buncombe[47] 1–4 Wolfgang Reip[16] 5–8, 10 Jann Mardenborough[48] 9 GPRM Toyota[20] 86 Stefan Hodgetts[20] Inv Toyota GT86 GT4 Subaru 2.0L Flat-4 4, 9–10 James Fletcher[20]

Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class

Race calendar and results

The provisional 2014 calendar was announced on 5 October 2013.^[1] Spa-Francorchamps replaced Zandvoort as the overseas round. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.

Round	Circuit	Date	Length	Pole Position	GT3 Winner	GT4 Winner
1	Oulton Park	21 April	60 mins	No. 4 Oman Racing Team	No. 4 Oman Racing Team	No. 407 Beechdean-AMR
				Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy	Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy	Ross Wylie Jake Giddings
2			60 mins	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 49 TF Sport
				Alexander Sims Marco Attard	Alexander Sims Marco Attard	Andrew Jarman Devon Modell
3	Rockingham	5 May	120 mins	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 18 FF Corse	No. 55 Academy Motorsport
				Alexander Sims Marco Attard	Rob Barff Gary Eastwood	Oli Basey-Fisher Matt Nicoll-Jones
4	Silverstone Arena	1 June	180 mins	No. 1 Beechdean-AMR	No. 4 Oman Racing Team	No. 46 Twisted Team Parker
				Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard	Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy	Bradley Ellis Adrian Barwick
5	Snetterton	22 June	60 mins	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 63 Trackspeed	No. 77 ISSY Racing
				Jonny Cocker Marco Attard	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Gavan Kershaw Oz Yusuf
6			60 mins	No. 1 Beechdean-AMR	No. 1 Beechdean-AMR	No. 46 Twisted Team Parker
				Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard	Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard	Bradley Ellis Adrian Barwick
7	Spa-Francorchamps	12 July	60 mins	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 63 Trackspeed	No. 49 TF Sport
				Alexander Sims Marco Attard	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Andrew Jarman Devon Modell
8			60 mins	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 407 Beechdean-AMR
				Alexander Sims Marco Attard	Alexander Sims Marco Attard	Ross Wylie Jake Giddings
9	Brands Hatch GP	31 August	120 mins	No. 1 Beechdean-AMR	No. 31 Trackspeed	No. 407 Beechdean-AMR
				Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard	Nick Tandy David Ashburn	Ross Wylie Jake Giddings
10	Donington Park	14 September	120 mins	No. 4 Oman Racing Team	No. 63 Trackspeed	No. 42 Century Motorsport
				Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Tom Oliphant Rick Parfitt Jr.

Championship standings

Marco Attard won the GT3 Drivers' Championship driving a BMW Z4 GT3

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Length	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
60 mins	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
60+ mins	37.5	27	22.5	18	15	12	9	6	3	1.5

Drivers' championships

GT3

Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE SPA BRH DON Pen. Points 1 Marco Attard Ret 1 2 3 2 10 4 1 4 Ret 148.5 2 Ahmad Al Harthy 1 7 10 1 8 12 2 10 2 4 138 Michael Caine 1 7 10 1 8 12 2 10 2 4 138 3 Alexander Sims Ret 1 2 3 4 1 4 Ret 129.5 4 Phil Keen 10 2 Ret 27† 1 4 1 Ret 9 1 121.5 Jon Minshaw 10 2 Ret 27† 1 4 1 Ret 9 1 121.5 5 Jonathan Adam 3 3 5 2 6 1 9 15 16 Ret 9 98 Andrew Howard 3 3 5 2 6 1 9 15 16 Ret 9 98 6 Gary Eastwood 24† Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 21 3 8 2 12 91.5 7 Pasin Lathouras 2 6 7 5 13 9 7 8 5 8 9 74 8 Matt Bell 4 Ret Ret Ret 7 6 5 22 17 3 58.5 9 Rory Butcher 13 15 12 9 11 13 3 13 3 5 55.5 10 Tom Onslow-Cole 16 16 4 10 9 3 14 6 7 21 53.5 Paul White 16 16 4 10 9 3 14 6 7 21 53.5 11 Nick Tandy 1 7 46.5 David Ashburn 1 7 46.5 12 Mark Patterson 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 22 3 44.5 13 Richard Lyons 2 6 7 13 9 7 8 8 9 44 14 Derek Johnston 7 5 3 6 DSQ Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 12 41.5 15 Adam Carroll Ret 2 21 3 8 39 16 Luke Hines 7 5 3 6 DSQ Ret 13 Ret 12 38.5 17 Jeff Smith 11 13 3 13 3 37.5 18 Phil Dryburgh 5 4 Ret DSQ 5 DSQ Ret 9 6 6 24 34 19 Richard Abra 6 8 6 8 4 7 11 14 15 33 Mark Poole 6 8 6 8 4 7 11 14 15 33 20 Chris Hoy 9 13 13 7 14 16 16 2 11 11 29 21 Joe Osborne DNS DNS 11 11 3 5 18 5 Ret 9 9 29 22 Lee Mowle DNS DNS 11 11 3 5 18 5 10 24† 9 27.5 23 Ollie Hancock 2 27 24 Rob Barff 24† Ret 1 Ret 12 25.5 25 Alex MacDowall 6 6 24 26 Jonny Cocker 2 10 19 21 19 27 Wolfgang Reip 14 16 16 2 11 18 28 Liam Griffin 12 9 5 18 29 Steven Kane 8 17 4 Ret 24 Ret 18 Ret 14 6 16 Rembert Berg 8 17 4 6 16 30 Alessandro Pier Guidi 5 15 30 Matt Griffin 5 15 31 Iain Dockerill 7 6 14 32 Jody Firth Ret Ret 15 12 27† 11 Ret 4 Ret Ret 12 Warren Hughes Ret Ret 15 12 27† 11 Ret 4 Ret Ret 12 33 Alex Buncombe 9 13 13 7 11 34 John Gaw 5 4 Ret DSQ 5 DSQ Ret 9 24 10 35 Emmanuel Collard 6 12 8 François Perrodo 6 12 8 36 John Dhillon 11 18 8 14 12 14 12 17 Ret 10 7.5 Aaron Scott 11 18 8 14 12 14 12 17 Ret 10 7.5 37 Paul Bailey 15 12 9 Ret 15 Ret 8 11 14 7 Andy Schulz 15 12 9 Ret 15 Ret 8 11 14 7 38 Yannick Mallegol 15 7 6 Toni Vilander 15 7 6 39 Steve Tandy 18 9 14 DNS 10 8 10 20 Ret 6 2 James Appleby 18 9 14 DNS 10 8 10 20 6 2 40 Ryan Ratcliffe 10 24† 1.5 David Jones Ret 11 15 17 15 22 16 13 Ret 0 Godfrey Jones Ret 11 15 17 15 22 16 13 Ret 0 Jann Mardenborough 11 0 Hector Lester 14 14 20 19 12 12 0 Benny Simonsen 14 14 20 19 12 12 0 John Hartshorne 13 15 0 Jacques Duyver 13 0 Charlie Hollings 13 0 Piers Johnson 13 0 Ron Johnson 13 0 Humaid Al Masaood Ret 24 Ret 18 Ret 14 0 Ian Stinton 16 Ret 0 Michael Brown 16 0 Jamie Wall 16 0 John McCullagh 17 0 Timur Sardarov 19 21 0 Glynn Geddie Ret 0 Jim Geddie Ret 0 Mike Simpson Ret 0 Tom Sharp 12 10 Ret 28† 16 Ret 17 Ret 15 6 −5 Colin White 12 10 Ret 28† 17 Ret 15 6 −5 Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE SPA BRH DON Pen. Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

GT4

Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE SPA BRH DON Pen. Points 1 Jake Giddings 17 22 17 20 19 20 24 23 18 19 207.5 Ross Wylie 17 22 17 20 19 20 24 23 18 19 207.5 2 Andrew Jarman 20 19 18 19 22 21 23 29 19 16 190 Devon Modell 20 19 18 19 22 21 23 29 19 16 190 3 Adrian Barwick Ret 25 21 17 23 17 28 26 25 17 140 Bradley Ellis Ret 25 21 17 23 17 28 26 25 17 140 4 Tom Oliphant Ret Ret 23 24† 20 18 26 25 23 15 121.5 Rick Parfitt Jr. Ret Ret 23 24† 20 18 26 25 23 15 121.5 5 Morten Dons 23 20 Ret 21 21 19 27 Ret 22 22† 104 Aleksander Schjerpen 23 20 Ret 21 21 19 27 Ret 22 22† 104 6 Gavan Kershaw 19 21 Ret 25 18 Ret 25 24 Ret 23 100 Oz Yusuf 19 21 Ret 25 18 Ret 25 24 Ret 23 100 7 Paul McNeilly Ret 26 19 23 24 25† 30 27 20 18 95.5 Jamie Stanley Ret 26 19 23 24 25† 30 27 20 18 95.5 8 Barrie Baxter 26 27 20 22 26 22 29 Ret 21 20 83 Daniel Cammish 26 27 20 22 26 22 29 Ret 21 20 83 9 Matt Draper 21 24 22 18 28† DNS 31 Ret 59 10 Oli Basey-Fisher 25 Ret 16 Ret 25 23 Ret DNS 53.5 Matt Nicoll-Jones 25 Ret 16 Ret 25 23 Ret DNS 53.5 11 Tania Mann 21 24 22 29 12 Ryan Ratcliffe 18 27 13 Peter Belshaw 22 23 20 14 Declan Jones 22 23 DSQ Ret 12 8 15 James May Ret Ret 28 Ret 8 Alex Osborne Ret Ret 28 Ret 8 16 Jade Edwards 28† DNS 31 Ret 3 17 Paul O'Neill 26 1.5 Bolaji Odunsi 26 1.5 Jeff Wyatt Ret 0 Richie Stanaway DNS DNS 0 Harry Whale DNS DNS 0 Alain Schlesinger DSQ 12 −12 Guest drivers ineligible for points James Fletcher DNS 24 25† 0 Stefan Hodgetts DNS 24 25† 0 Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE SPA BRH DON Pen. Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

Teams' championships

GT3

Pos	Team	OUL		ROC	SIL	SNE		SPA		BRH	DON	Points
1	Oman Racing Team	1	7	10	1	8	12	2	10	2	4	193.5
		13	15	12	9	11	13	3	13	3	5
2	Trackspeed	10	2	15	12	1	4	1	4	1	1	180
		Ret	Ret	Ret	27†	27†	11	Ret	Ret	9	7
3	Ecurie Ecosse	Ret	1	2	3	2	10	4	1	4	Ret	148.5
4	Beechdean-AMR	3	3	5	2	6	1	9	15	16	Ret	107
5	AF Corse	2	6	7	5	12	9	6	7	5	8	104.5
		11	18	8	13	13	14	7	8	Ret	10
6	FF Corse	24†	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	2	21	3	8	2	103.5
											13
7	Triple Eight Race Engineering	7	5	3	6	3	5	13	5	10	9	90
		DNS	DNS	11	11	DSQ	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	24†
8	United Autosports	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6	5	22	17	3	58.5
					Ret
9	PGF Kinfaun-AMR	5	4	Ret	DSQ	5	DSQ	Ret	9	6	6	58
10	Strata21	16	16	4	10	9	3	14	6	7	21	53.5
11	MP-AMR	6	8	6	8	4	7	11	14	15		48
12	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	9	13	13	7	14	16	16	2	11	11	29
13	M-Sport Racing	8	17		4	Ret	24	Ret	18	Ret	14	22
14	Generation Bentley Racing	18	9	14	DNS	10	8	10	20			8
15	HorsePower Racing	15	12	9	Ret	15	Ret	8	11	14		7
16	IDL CWS Racing	12	10	Ret	28†	16	Ret	17	Ret			1
	Preci-Spark Engineering	Ret	11		15	17	15	22	16	13	Ret	0
	Rosso Verde	14	14					20	19	12	12	0
	MB Racing				16							0
	Team Russia by Barwell							19	21			0
	Team LNT										Ret	0
Pos	Team	OUL		ROC	SIL	SNE		SPA		BRH	DON	Points

GT4

Pos	Team	OUL		ROC	SIL	SNE		SPA		BRH	DON	Points
1	Century Motorsport	23	20	23	21	20	18	26	25	22	15	225.5
		Ret	Ret	Ret	24†	21	19	27	Ret	23	22†
2	Beechdean-AMR	17	22	17	20	19	20	24	23	18	19	207.5
3	TF Sport	20	19	18	19	22	21	23	29	19	16	190
4	Twisted Team Parker	Ret	25	21	17	23	17	28	26	25	17	140
5	ISSY Racing	19	21	Ret	25	18	Ret	25	24	Ret	23	100
6	Fox Motorsport	Ret	26	19	23	24	25†	30	27	20	18	95.5
7	Team Parker Racing	26	27	20	22	26	22	29	Ret	21	20	83
8	Optimum Motorsport	21	24	22	18	28†	DNS	31	Ret			59
9	Academy Motorsport	25	Ret	16	Ret	25	23	Ret	DNS			54.5
10	ABG Motorsport	22	23		DSQ							20
11	APO Sport				Ret			Ret	28		Ret	8
11	Track Group				26							1.5
	Geoff Steel Racing									Ret		0
	Silverstone Auctions-AMR	DNS	DNS									0
Guest teams ineligible for points
	GPRM Toyota				DNS					24	25†	0
Pos	Team	OUL		ROC	SIL	SNE		SPA		BRH	DON	Points