2026 British GT Championship

The 2026 British GT Championship will be the 34th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season will begin on 25 April at Silverstone Circuit and will finish on 27 September at Brands Hatch.

Calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 27 June 2025, featuring multiple changes.[1] The second round at Donington Park was dropped due to economic reasons, meaning the season will start at Silverstone Circuit in late April.[2]

Round Circuit Length Date
1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 180 min 25–26 April
2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 23–25 May
3 60 min
4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 120 min 20–21 June
5 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 60 min 15–16 August
6 60 min
7 Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 5–6 September
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 120 min 26–27 September
Source:[3][4]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
Beechdean Motorsport[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 007 Andrew Howard[5] PA TBC
Ross Gunn[5]
Optimum Motorsport[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 3 Callum MacLeod[7] PA TBC
Mike Price[7]
77 Ben Barnicoat[8] PA TBC
Morgan Tillbrook[8]
90 Jack Brown[6] SA TBC
Marc Warren[6]
Paddock Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 9 Martin Plowman[9] PA TBC
Mark Smith[9]
2 Seas Motorsport[10] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 18 Ben Green[10] PA TBC
Kevin Tse[10]
Rodin Motorsport[11] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 TBA TBC
TBA
Barwell Motorsport[12] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 55 Duncan Cameron[13] TBC
Matt Griffin[13]
63 Rob Collard[14] TBC
Hugo Cook[14]
78 Alex Martin[15] SA TBC
Jarrod Waberski[15]
Orange Racing powered by JMH[16] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67 Marcus Clutton[16] PA TBC
Simon Orange[16]
Mahiki Racing[17] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 69 Steven Lake[17] TBC
Josh Rowledge[17]
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
GT4
MKH Racing[18] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 21 Jessica Hawkins[19] TBC
Will Orton[20]
Century Motorsport[21] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 24 Jack Collins[21] TBC
Branden Templeton[21]
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
Grange Racing by FSR[22] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 Darren Turner[22] TBC
TBA
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport[23] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 40 James Townsend[24] TBC
Joe Wheeler[24]
Optimum Motorsport[25] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 59 Luca Hopkinson[25] TBC
Josh Stanton[25]
West Surrey Racing - FlexiFly[26] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 61 Ernie Graham[26] TBC
Colin Turkington[27]
Innovation Racing[28] Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo GM LS3 6.2 L V8 74 Thomas Holland[28] TBC
Hadley Simpson[28]
Mahiki Racing[29] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 84 Blake Angliss[29] TBC
Revie Lake[29]
GBR Stratton Motorsport[30] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 97 John Hartshorne[31] TBC
Ronan Pearson[31]
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup


See also

References

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  2. ^ Bosch, Miguel (28 June 2025). "2026 British GT calendar announced: Second Donington race dropped, Spa returns". GT REPORT. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ^ "British GT Championship reveals new-look 2026 calendar" (SRO Motorsports Group). British GT Championship. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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  6. ^ a b c "GT4 champs Warren and Brown make GT3 move with Optimum". British GT Championship. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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  15. ^ a b "Martin & Waberski Complete Barwell's Three-Pronged Attack". Dailysportscar. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  16. ^ a b c "Orange JMH McLaren Continues With Unchanged Line-Up For 2026". Dailysportscar. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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  18. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (24 February 2026). "MKH Confirms Hawkins & Orton Return In AMR GT4". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  19. ^ RACERS (24 February 2026). "Jessica Hawkins to make British GT return". Racers. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
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  22. ^ a b "Turner to spearhead Full Send Racing's maiden GT4 assault". British GT Championship. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  23. ^ "Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport joins GT4 ranks with AMR". British GT Championship. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  24. ^ a b "Wheeler completes Townsend/Fox GT4 entry". British GT Championship. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  25. ^ a b c "Porsche racer Stanton makes GT4 switch with Hopkinson and Optimum". British GT Championship. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  26. ^ a b "WSR FlexiFly and Turkington team up for British GT4 assault with Graham". British GT Championship. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  27. ^ "Colin Turkington makes GT switch". TouringCarTimes. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  28. ^ a b c "Holland and Simpson join British GT debutants Innovation". British GT Championship. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  29. ^ a b c Rehman, Mo (10 March 2026). "Mahiki Names Angliss & Revie Lake In GT4 Artura". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  30. ^ Rehman, Mo (10 December 2025). "GBR & Stratton Motorsport Partner Up For Two-Car AMR GT4 Effort". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  31. ^ a b "GBR Stratton pairs Hartshorne with Pearson". British GT Championship. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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