2017 British GT Championship

The 2017 British GT Championship was the 25th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 15 April at Oulton Park and finished on 24 September at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings.^[1]

2017 British GT Championship

Previous

2016

Next

2018

Support series:
BRDC British Formula 3

Calendar

The calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 7 September 2016.^[2] The Spa round, originally planned as a 120-minute race, was modified to feature a pair of 60-minute races.^[3] All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.

Round	Circuit	Length	Date
1	Oulton Park, Cheshire	60 min	17 April
2		60 min
3	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	120 min	30 April
4	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	60 min	28 May
5		60 min
6	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	180 min	11 June
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	60 min	8 July
8		60 min
9	Brands Hatch, Kent	120 min	6 August
10	Donington Park, Leicestershire	120 min	24 September

Entry list

GT3

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds JRM Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 08 Charlie Fagg[4] S 10 Ben Green[4] TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1 Jonathan Adam[5] PA All Derek Johnston[5] 11 Jon Barnes[5] PA All Mark Farmer[5] Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 6 Liam Griffin[6] PA All Sam Tordoff[6] 33 Phil Keen[7] PA All Jon Minshaw[7] 77 Adrian Amstutz[8] PA 7–8 Patrick Kujala[8] Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 7 Ian Loggie[9] PA All Callum MacLeod[9] 31 Seb Morris[10] PA All Rick Parfitt Jr.[10] Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 17 Alain Ferté[11] PA 7–8 Stuart Leonard[11] Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT3 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 19 Charlie Robertson[12] S 1–3, 6 Parker Chase[12] 1–3 Aleksander Schjerpen[13] 6 Tom Hibbert[14] 9 Ben Tuck[14] 69 Nathan Freke[15] S 1–3, 10 Harry Gottsacker[15] 1–3 Ben Tuck[16] 10 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9L Turbo V8 21 Duncan Cameron[17] PA 1–9 Matt Griffin[17] Macmillan AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 24 James Littlejohn[18] S 1–9 Jack Mitchell[19] Mike Brown Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 26 Mike Brown[20] PA 9 Matt Manderson[20] AmDtuning.com Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes 6.2 L V8 30 Lee Mowle[21] PA 1–8 Ryan Ratcliffe[21] Singha Plan-B Motorsport with Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9L Turbo V8 39 Piti Bhirombhakdi[8] PA 7–8 Carlo van Dam[8] Kornely Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes 6.2 L V8 70 Patrick Assenheimer[22] S 7–8 Kenneth Heyer[22] Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes 6.2 L V8 88 Richard Neary[23] PA All Martin Short[23] 1–6 Adam Christodoulou[24] 6–10

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup

GT4

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds In2Racing McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 14 Gareth Howell[25] PA 1–3 Richard Marsh[25] Jacques Duyver[26] 7–8 Charlie Hollings[27] Will Goff[28] 9 Daniel McKay[28] Matthew Graham[29] S 10 William Phillips[29] 29 Marcus Hoggarth[30] PA All Matthew Graham[31] 1–3, 6 Euan McKay[32] 4–5 Jesse Anttila[26] 7–10 Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 36 Michael Caine[33] PA 1–2 Mike Newbould[33] Simon Rudd[34] S 3 Jordan Stilp[34] Michael Caine[35] 4–5 Jake Giddings[35] 4–5, 10 Adam Hatfield[36] 7–9 Benjamin Wallace[36] Abbie Eaton[37] 10 63 Matt Chapman[38] S 1–9 Sam Webster[39] 1–6 Jake Giddings[36] 7–8 Chris Milford[28] 9–10 Adam Hatfield[36] 10 Macmillan AMR Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 42 Jan Jønck[40] S 1–9 William Phillips[41] Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 43 Steve Fresle[42] PA 1–8 Jacob Mathiassen[42] S 9–10 Niall Murray[14] 111 Anna Walewska[42] PA All Mike Simpson[42] 1–2, 6–10 George Gamble[43] 3 Nathan Freke[32] 4–5 Optimum Motorsport[N 1] PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport[N 1] Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 46 Adrian Barwick[44] PA 6 Bradley Ellis[44] 501 Graham Johnson[45] PA 1–5 Mike Robinson[45] McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 Graham Johnson[46] 6–10 Mike Robinson[46] Lanan Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 51 David Pittard[47] S All Alex Reed[47] UltraTek Racing / Team RJN Nissan 370Z GT4 Nissan 3.7L V6 53 Martin Plowman[48] PA All Richard Taffinder[48] 54 Tim Eakin[48] PA All Kelvin Fletcher[48] Struan Moore[49] 6 HHC Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 55 Stuart Middleton[30] S All William Tregurtha[30] Tolman Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 56 Joe Osborne[50] PA All David Pattison[50] Black Bull Garage 59 McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 59 Dean MacDonald[51] S All Akhil Rabindra[51] 100 Sandy Mitchell[51] S 1–9 Ciaran Haggerty[51] 1–9 Andrew Watson[29] 10 Ebor GT Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 Maserati 4.7L V8 60 Charlie Fagg[52] S 7–8 Matthew Graham[52] Academy Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 62 Will Moore[53] S All Matt Nicoll-Jones[53] Team Parker Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR Porsche 3.8L flat-6 66 Nick Jones[54] PA All Scott Malvern[54] Track-Club McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 72 Adam Balon[55] PA All Adam Mackay[55] GPRM Toyota GT86 Toyota 2.0L Flat-4 86 Stefan Hodgetts[56] Inv 6, 9–10 James Fletcher[56] 6 Richard Williams 9–10 Rob Boston Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 89 Jason Baker[28] PA 9 Adam Gore[28] Stratton Motorsport Lotus Evora GT4 Lotus 4.0L V6 99 Stuart Hall[56] Inv 6 Gavan Kershaw[56]

Icon Class PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup Inv Invitational

Footnotes

1. Car No. 46 entered as Optimum Motorsport and car No. 501 entered as PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner for each car class (GT3 and GT4).

Event	Circuit	GT3			GT4
		Pole Position	Pro-Am Winners	Silver Winners	Pole Position	Pro-Am Winners	Silver Winners
1	Oulton Park	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 69 Century Motorsport	No. 100 Black Bull Garage 59	No. 72 Track-Club	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Nathan Freke Harry Gottsacker	Ciaran Haggerty Sandy Mitchell	Adam Balon Adam Mackay	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton
2		No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 111 Century Motorsport	No. 29 In2Racing	No. 51 Lanan Racing
		Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Mike Simpson Anna Walewska	Matthew Graham Marcus Hoggarth	David Pittard Alex Reed
3	Rockingham	No. 1 TF Sport	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 55 HHC Motorsport	No. 501 PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston	Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton	Graham Johnson Mike Robinson	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton
4	Snetterton	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 51 Lanan Racing	No. 72 Track-Club	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	David Pittard Alex Reed	Adam Balon Adam Mackay	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton
5		No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 1 TF Sport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 100 Black Bull Garage 59
		Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Ciaran Haggerty Sandy Mitchell
6	Silverstone	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 55 HHC Motorsport	No. 62 Academy Motorsport	No. 72 Track-Club
		James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton	Will Moore Matt Nicoll-Jones	Adam Balon Adam Mackay
7	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 55 HHC Motorsport	UltraTek Racing / Team RJN	No. 60 Ebor GT
		Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton	Martin Plowman Richard Taffinder	Charlie Fagg Matthew Graham
8		No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 7 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 60 Ebor GT
		Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Ian Loggie Callum MacLeod	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Charlie Fagg Matthew Graham
9	Brands Hatch	No. 33 Barwell Motorsport	No. 31 Team Parker Racing	No. 24 Macmillan AMR	No. 62 Academy Motorsport	No. 56 Tolman Motorsport	No. 42 Macmillan AMR
		Phil Keen Jon Minshaw	Rick Parfitt, Jr. Seb Morris	James Littlejohn Jack Mitchell	Will Moore Matt Nicoll-Jones	Joe Osborne David Pattison	Jan Jønck William Phillips
10	Donington Park	No. 11 TF Sport	No. 1 TF Sport	No. 08 JRM Racing	No. 62 Academy Motorsport	No. 501 PMW Expo Racing / Optimum Motorsport	No. 55 HHC Motorsport
		Jon Barnes Mark Farmer	Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston	Charlie Fagg Ben Green	Will Moore Matt Nicoll-Jones	Graham Johnson Mike Robinson	William Tregurtha Stuart Middleton

Championship standings

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 SNE SIL SPA BRH DON Points 1 Seb Morris 4 5 1 7 4 1 5 7 1 3 191 Rick Parfitt Jr. 2 Phil Keen 1 1 4 1 6 4 1 9 5 DSQ 161 Jon Minshaw 3 Jonathan Adam 3 2 8 5 1 9 9 6 4 1 142.5 Derek Johnston 4 Sam Tordoff 2 Ret 5 2 2 6 8 Ret 2 4 130 Liam Griffin 5 Mark Farmer 5 3 7 10 3 7 6 4 3 2 128.5 Jon Barnes 6 Jack Mitchell Ret 6 3 3 5 2 10 3 10 100 James Littlejohn 7 Matt Griffin 6 4 2 6 7 3 DNS DNS 7 92.5 Duncan Cameron 8 Callum MacLeod 7 DSQ 9 9 Ret 11 4 1 8 6 66 Ian Loggie 9 Richard Neary 9 9 10 8 9 5 7 Ret 6 7 53.5 10 Ryan Ratcliffe 10 7 6 4 8 8 11 10 42 Lee Mowle 11 Adam Christodoulou 5 7 Ret 6 7 42 12 Stuart Leonard 2 2 36 Alain Ferte 13 Martin Short 9 9 10 8 9 5 26.5 14 Carlo van Dam 3 8 19 Piti Bhirombhakdi 15 Charlie Fagg 5 15 Ben Green 16 Kenneth Heyer 12 5 10 Patrick Assenheimer 17 Nathan Freke 8 8 11 Ret 8 18 Harry Gottsacker 8 8 11 8 19 Mike Brown 9 3 Matt Manderson 20 Aleksander Schjerpen 10 1.5 21 Charlie Robertson Ret DNS 12 10 1.5 22 Parker Chase Ret DNS 12 0 23 Patrick Kujala 13 Ret 0 Adrian Amstutz 24 Ben Tuck DNS Ret 0 25 Tom Hibbert DNS 0

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)