2026 British GT Championship

The 2026 British GT Championship is the 34th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season began 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] On May 19, 2026, at a SRO 24 Hours of Spa press conference, it was announced that the FFSA GT - French GT4 as well as the Alpine Elf Cup Series and the Ginetta GTA Cup - France will join the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for Spa Speedweek.

Round Circuit Length Date
1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 180 min 24–26 April
2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 22–25 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
2 Seas Motorsport[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 1 Charles Dawson[6] PA 1
Kiern Jewiss[6]
15 Aaron Walker[7] SA 1–4
Ian Loggie[8] 2–4
Andrew Gilbert 1
Kenzie Beecroft[7] TBC
18 Ben Green[5] PA 1–4
Kevin Tse[5]
Optimum Motorsport[9][10] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 3 Garnet Patterson[9] SA 1
Yasser Shahin[9]
Callum MacLeod[11] PA 4
Mike Price[11]
77 Ben Barnicoat[12] PA 1–4
Morgan Tillbrook[12]
90 Jack Brown[10] SA 1–4
Marc Warren[10]
Paradine Competition[13] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 6 Phil Keen[13] PA 1
Ian Loggie[13]
91 Dan Harper[13] PA 1
Darren Leung[13]
Beechdean Motorsport Ltd[14] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 Andrew Howard[14] PA 1–4
Ross Gunn[14]
Paddock Motorsport[15] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 9 Martin Plowman[15] PA 1–4
Mark Smith[15]
Rodin Motorsport[16] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 13 Josh Buchan[16] SA 1–4
Cameron Campbell[16]
Century Motorsport[17] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 44 Jonathon Beeson[17] SA 1–4
Charles Clark[17]
Barwell Motorsport[18] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 55 Duncan Cameron[19] PA 1–3
Matt Griffin[19]
63 Rob Collard[20] PA 1–4
Hugo Cook[20]
78 Alex Martin[21] SA 1–4
Jarrod Waberski[21]
Herberth Motorsport[22] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 57 "Bankcy"[22] PA 4
Harry King[22]
Orange Racing by JMH[23] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67 Marcus Clutton[23] PA 1–4
Simon Orange[23]
69 Steven Lake[22] SA 4
Tom Wood[22]
Mahiki Racing[24] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 69 Steven Lake[24] SA 1
Josh Rowledge[24]
71 Luke Garlick[25] SA 1–3
Matt Topham[8] 2–3
Ed McDermott[25] 1
GT4
Toro Verde GT[25] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche MDG.GA 4.0 L Flat-6 8 Tom Bradshaw[25] PA 1–4
Ian Duggan[25]
Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo Ginetta LS3 6.2 L V8 42 Jack Mitchell[25] PA 1–4
Luke Shaw[25]
MK Racing[26] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 21 Jessica Hawkins[27] S 1–4
Will Orton[28]
Century Motorsport[29] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 24 Jack Collins[29] S 1–4
Branden Templeton[29]
Grange Racing by FSR[30] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 Darren Turner[30] PA 1–4
Daniel Lavery[30]
Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport[31] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 40 James Townsend[32] PA 1–4
Joe Wheeler[32]
Optimum Motorsport[33] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 59 Luca Hopkinson[33] S 1–4
Josh Stanton[33]
WSR FlexiFly[34] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 61 Ernie Graham[34] PA 1–4
Colin Turkington[35]
Innovation Racing[36] Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo Ginetta LS3 6.2 L V8 74 Thomas Holland[36] S 1–4
Hadley Simpson[36]
Mahiki Racing[37] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 84 Blake Angliss[37] S 1–3
Revie Lake[37]
Paddock Motorsport[22] McLaren Artura GT4 McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 84 Blake Angliss[22] S 4
Revie Lake[22]
GBR Stratton Motorsport[38] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 97 John Hartshorne[39] PA 1–4
Ronan Pearson[39]
Source:[40][41][42][43]
Icon Class
GT3 Classes
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup
GT Academy Entrant
GT4 Classes
PA Pro-Am Cup
S Silver Cup

Race results

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

GT3

Event Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Silver-Am Winners
1 Silverstone No. 91 Paradine Competition No. 91 Paradine Competition No. 3 Optimum Motorsport
Dan Harper
Darren Leung 		Dan Harper
Darren Leung 		Garnet Patterson
Yasser Shahin
2 Oulton Park No. 7 Beechdean Motorsport Ltd No. 63 Barwell Motorsport No. 90 Optimum Motorsport
Andrew Howard
Ross Gunn 		Rob Collard
Hugo Cook 		Jack Brown
Marc Warren
3 No. 7 Beechdean Motorsport Ltd No. 77 Optimum Motorsport No. 78 Barwell Motorsport
Andrew Howard
Ross Gunn 		Ben Barnicoat
Morgan Tillbrook 		Alex Martin
Jarrod Waberski
4 Spa-Francorchamps
5 Snetterton
6
7 Donington Park
8 Brands Hatch

GT4

Event Circuit Pole position Silver Winners Pro-Am Winners
1 Silverstone No. 74 Innovation Racing No. 74 Innovation Racing No. 42 Toro Verde GT
Thomas Holland
Hadley Simpson 		Thomas Holland
Hadley Simpson 		Jack Mitchell
Luke Shaw
2 Oulton Park No. 74 Innovation Racing No. 24 Century Motorsport No. 42 Toro Verde GT
Thomas Holland
Hadley Simpson 		Jack Collins
Branden Templeton 		Jack Mitchell
Luke Shaw
3 No. 42 Toro Verde GT No. 21 MK Racing No. 27 Grange Racing by FSR
Jack Mitchell
Luke Shaw 		Jessica Hawkins
Will Orton 		Darren Turner
Daniel Lavery
4 Spa-Francorchamps
5 Snetterton
6
7 Donington Park
8 Brands Hatch

Championship standings

Scoring system

Length 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
1 hour 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
2+ hours 37.5 27 22.5 18 15 12 9 6 3 1.5

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
GT3
1 Andrew Howard
Ross Gunn 		Beechdean Motorsport Ltd 6 2 2 54
2 Jonathon Beeson
Charles Clark 		Century Motorsport 2 8 7 47.5
3 Ben Barnicoat
Morgan Tillbrook 		Optimum Motorsport 7 7 1 46
4 Alex Martin
Jarrod Waberski 		Barwell Motorsport 5 5 5 42.5
5 Rob Collard
Hugo Cook 		Barwell Motorsport Ret 1 4 37
6 Marcus Clutton
Simon Orange 		Orange Racing by JMH 4 12 9 29
7 Jack Brown
Marc Warren 		Optimum Motorsport 13 3 6 24.5
8 Ben Green
Kevin Tse 		2 Seas Motorsport Ret 6 3 23
9 Martin Plowman
Mark Smith 		Paddock Motorsport 9 4 21 21
10 Aaron Walker 2 Seas Motorsport 8 10 8 17
11 Andrew Gilbert 2 Seas Motorsport 8 12
12 Steven Lake
Josh Rowledge 		Mahiki Racing 10 6
12 Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin 		Barwell Motorsport 12 9 10 6
13 Ian Loggie 2 Seas Motorsport 10 8 5
— Josh Buchan
Cameron Campbell 		Rodin Motorsport Ret 13 11 0
— Luke Garlick Mahiki Racing DNS 11 12 0
– Matt Topham Mahiki Racing 11 12 0
– Ed McDermott Mahiki Racing DNS 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
— Garnet Patterson
Yasser Shahin 		Optimum Motorsport 1 0
— Dan Harper
Darren Leung 		Paradine Competition 3 0
— Phil Keen
Ian Loggie 		Paradine Competition 11 0
— Charles Dawson
Kiern Jewiss 		2 Seas Motorsport Ret 0
GT4
1 Thomas Holland
Hadley Simpson 		Innovation Racing 14 16 15 67.5
2 Jessica Hawkins
Will Orton 		MK Racing 15 15 14 63
3 Jack Collins
Branden Templeton 		Century Motorsport 17 14 16 55
4 Darren Turner
Daniel Lavery 		Grange Racing by FSR Ret 20 13 31
5 Jack Mitchell
Luke Shaw 		Toro Verde GT 18 18 Ret 25
6 Luca Hopkinson
Josh Stanton 		Optimum Motorsport 16 Ret DNS 22.5
7 Blake Angliss
Revie Lake 		Mahiki Racing Ret 17 17 22
8 John Hartshorne
Ronan Pearson 		GBR Stratton Motorsport 19 22 19 20
9 Tom Bradshaw
Ian Duggan 		Toro Verde GT 21 19 20 18
10 Ernie Graham
Colin Turkington 		WSR FlexiFly 20 21 DSQ 13
11 James Townsend
Joe Wheeler 		Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport 22 23 18 12
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH 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)

Bold indicates pole position

Notes
  • † – Drivers did not finish the race but were classified, as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
Pro-Am
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
GT3
1 Andrew Howard
Ross Gunn 		Beechdean Motorsport Ltd 3 2 2 63
2 Ben Barnicoat
Morgan Tillbrook 		Optimum Motorsport 4 7 1 57.5
3 Marcus Clutton
Simon Orange 		Orange Racing by JMH 2 12 9 53.5
4 Martin Plowman
Mark Smith 		Paddock Motorsport 5 4 21 39
5 Rob Collard
Hugo Cook 		Barwell Motorsport Ret 1 4 37
6 Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin 		Barwell Motorsport 7 9 10 31
7 Ben Green
Kevin Tse 		2 Seas Motorsport Ret 6 3 27
Drivers ineligible to score points
— Dan Harper
Darren Leung 		Paradine Competition 1 0
— Phil Keen
Ian Loggie 		Paradine Competition 6 0
— Charles Dawson
Kiern Jewiss 		2 Seas Motorsport Ret 0
GT4
1 Jack Mitchell
Luke Shaw 		Toro Verde GT 18 18 Ret 62.5
2 John Hartshorne
Ronan Pearson 		GBR Stratton Motorsport 19 22 19 52
3 Tom Bradshaw
Ian Duggan 		Toro Verde GT 21 19 20 48
4 James Townsend
Joe Wheeler 		Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport 22 23 18 41
5 Darren Turner
Daniel Lavery 		Grange Racing by FSR Ret 20 13 40
6 Ernie Graham
Colin Turkington 		WSR FlexiFly 20 21 DSQ 34.5
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
Silver
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
GT4
1 Thomas Holland
Hadley Simpson 		Innovation Racing 14 16 15 70.5
2 Jessica Hawkins
Will Orton 		MK Racing 15 15 14 70
3 Jack Collins
Branden Templeton 		Century Motorsport 17 14 16 58
4 Luca Hopkinson
Josh Stanton 		Optimum Motorsport 16 Ret DNS 22.5
5 Blake Angliss
Revie Lake 		Mahiki Racing Ret 17 17 24
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
Silver-Am
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
GT3
1 Alex Martin
Jarrod Waberski 		Barwell Motorsport 5 5 5 70
2 Jonathon Beeson
Charles Clark 		Century Motorsport 2 8 7 67.5
3 Jack Brown
Marc Warren 		Optimum Motorsport 13 3 6 58
4 Aaron Walker 2 Seas Motorsport 8 10 8 46.5
5 Ian Loggie 2 Seas Motorsport 10 8 24
6 Andrew Gilbert 2 Seas Motorsport 8 22.5
7 Steven Lake
Josh Rowledge 		Mahiki Racing 10 18
7 Luke Garlick Mahiki Racing DNS 11 12 18
7 Matt Topham Mahiki Racing 11 12 18
7 Josh Buchan
Cameron Campbell 		Rodin Motorsport Ret 13 11 18
– Ed McDermott Mahiki Racing DNS 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
— Garnet Patterson
Yasser Shahin 		Optimum Motorsport 1 0
Pos. Drivers Team SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
SRO GT Academy

Points are not awarded from race results, but results are included as provides some context. Points are awarded largely on the basis of single driver performance; average pace and fastest laps. The winner of the class will compete in 2027 24 Hours of Spa.

Pos. Driver Team Points
1 Jarrod Waberski Barwell Motorsport 94
2 Charles Clark Century Motorsport 87
3 Aaron Walker 2 Seas Motorsport 69
4 Luke Garlick Mahiki Racing 34
5 Josh Rowledge Mahiki Racing 17

Teams' championship

Pos. Teams SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points
1 Barwell Motorsport 5 1 4 82.5
12 5 5
2 Optimum Motorsport 7 3 1 70.5
13 7 6
3 Beechdean Motorsport Ltd 6 2 2 54
4 Century Motorsport 2 8 7 47.5
5 2 Seas Motorsport 9 6 3 41
Ret 10 8
6 Orange Racing by JMH 4 12 9 29
7 Paddock Motorsport 10 4 21 21
8 Mahiki Racing 11 11 12 7
DNS
9 Rodin Motorsport Ret 13 11 1
Teams ineligible to score points
— Paradine Competition 3 0
8
GT4
1 Innovation Racing 14 16 15 67.5
2 MK Racing 15 15 14 63
3 Century Motorsport 17 14 16 55
4 Toro Verde GT 18 18 20 43
21 19 Ret
5 Grange Racing by FSR Ret 20 13 31
6 Optimum Motorsport 16 Ret DNS 22.5
7 Mahiki Racing Ret 17 17 22
8 GBR Stratton Motorsport 19 22 19 20
9 WSR FlexiFly 20 21 DSQ 13
10 Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport 22 23 18 12
Pos. Teams SIL OUL SPA SNE DON BRH Points

See also

Notes

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