2010 British GT Championship

The 2010 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 18th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 5 April at Oulton Park and finished on 16 October at Donington Park after thirteen races, twelve held in the United Kingdom as well as a single overseas event at Spa-Francorchamps.

2010 British GT Championship
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Sexagenarian David Ashburn prevailed in the GT3 class, taking his Trackspeed car to the championship title after being helped by three different co-drivers during the season. After sharing his car with Siso Cunill and Richard Westbrook – Westbrook would later return to Trackspeed to boost Ashburn's championship challenge, sharing a car with Philip Walker – in one-off appearances scoring a podium with each, it was a driver 43 years his junior that he enjoyed most success with. Porsche Carrera Cup driver Glynn Geddie had competed with Ashburn at his home event at Knockhill but joined him full-time from the Rockingham meeting onwards,[1] and the pairing took four victories in the last eight races to give Ashburn the championship and Geddie the runner-up spot. Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin finished in third place, taking three victories during the season. Also taking three victories were defending champions David and Godfrey Jones, who struggled for reliability in their Ascari, finishing only five races all season. Hector Lester and Allan Simonsen, Tom Ferrier and Dan Brown, and Peter Kox and Marc Hayek were the other race winners.

In the G4 class, Christian Dick and Jamie Stanley were comfortable champions, taking five victories during the season as the Speedworks pair finished 32.5 points ahead of their nearest challengers. Rory Butcher and Benjamin Harvey only contested six of the season's thirteen races, but with a win and three second place finishes, amassed enough points to finish as the closest challengers to Dick and Stanley. Nathan Freke and Vibe Smed finished a point further back with seven podium finishes, with many of those coming where only half points were awarded. Brothers Benji and Freddie Hetherington won three of their five starts in the class, having spent most of the season in the Ginetta G50 Cup, Athanasios Ladas and Michael Mallock swept both races at Rockingham, with single victories going to Daniel Lloyd and Julien Draper, as well as another pair of brothers, Matt and Robert Bell. A GT Cup class was held at the first two meetings, with Phil Dryburgh and John Gaw claiming honours in both races at Oulton Park, and Steve Hunter and Derek Pierce taking a victory and a DNF at Knockhill.

Rule changes

Class restructure and new homologations

On 15 October 2009 the SRO Motorsports Group announced changes to the structure of the 2010 season including a wider variety of circuits, with races broadcast on Channel 4 and viewable again on 4oD. The race coverage was also available on Motors TV. It was also announced that emphasis was placed on the avoidance of clashes with other prominent racing series.[2]

For the 2010 season, the GT3 class had more homologated cars available to compete because homologated models of superseded FIA GT3-spec cars were eligible to race along with the Nationally homologated Mosler. Thirteen marques were available to race. They included Ascari, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW Alpina, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Morgan, Mosler and Porsche.

The G4 class also featured more cars because of the introduction of Supersport-spec cars from last year to the class such as Lotus, KTM and Donkervoort. In addition to the new Supersport cars into the G4 class, most GT4 homologated cars were eligible to race, including Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Gillet, Ginetta, Maserati, Nissan, Opel and Porsche.

The Cup class was reintroduced after a two-year absence. In previous years, it gave amateur race drivers the chance to compete in the highest level of GT racing in the UK and it returned due to heavy demand. The cars eligible were the cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars. It was only held at the first two meetings, with a single car running at each meeting.

Entry list

The provisional entry list for the championship was released on 24 March 2010.[3]

2010 Entry List
Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Team Preci-Spark 1 David Jones[3] GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 1–12
Godfrey Jones[3]
MTECH Racing[4] 2 Duncan Cameron[4] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All
Matt Griffin[4]
Rosso Verde[5] 3 Hector Lester[5] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–5, 8–13
Allan Simonsen[5] 1–2, 5, 8–13
Stephane Daoudi[6] 3–4
RPM Motorsport[7] 4 Alex Mortimer[7] GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 5–10, 13
Philip Walker[7] 5–7, 9–10, 13
Peter Bamford[8] 8
GT3 Racing[9] 5 Aaron Scott[9] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 Dodge 8.3L V10 1–10
Craig Wilkins[9]
Trackspeed[5] 6 Oliver Bryant[7] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L 5
Oliver Morley[7]
Philip Walker[8] 8, 11–12
Richard Westbrook[8]
7 David Ashburn[5] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L All
Siso Cunill[10] 1–2
Glynn Geddie[11] 3–4, 6–13
Richard Westbrook[12] 5
Rollcentre Racing[13] 8 Martin Short[13] GT3 Mosler MT900 R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 6–10, 13
Gregor Fisken[13] 6–7, 9–10, 13
Adrian Beer[14] 8
Barwell-Beechdean 9 Andrew Howard[15] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 8, 11–12
Darren Turner[15] 8
Leo Machitski[16] 11–12
Chad Racing[17] 10 Tom Ferrier[18] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–8, 11–12
Paul Warren[18]
Stephen Jelley[19] 13
Benji Hetherington[19]
11 José Manuel Balbiani[20] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–7
Juan Garriz[20]
15 Steven Kane[21] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 8
Iain Dockerill[21]
Archie Hamilton[22] 11–12
Ryan Lewis[22]
21 Daniel Brown[23] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All
Christopher Hyman[23] 1–8, 11–13
Tom Ferrier[24] 9–10
50 Michael Mallock[13] G4 KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 6–7
Athanasios Ladas[13] 6–8
Kevin Veltman[25] 8
Predator CCTV Racing[5] 12 Adam Wilcox[26] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All
Phil Burton[26]
Vantage Racing 14 Stuart Hall[15] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 8, 13
Tom Black[15]
Barwell-Cadena[5] 18 Michael Bentwood[27] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2, 5, 8–12
Paul Whight[27]
United Autosports[28] 22 Michael Guasch[3] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 1–2
Mark Patterson[3]
23 Zak Brown[28] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 1–2
Richard Dean[28]
53 Matt Bell[29] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8
Robert Bell[29]
Reiter Engineering 24 Peter Kox[7] GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 5
Marc Hayek[7]
Stark Racing 42 Ian Stinton[25] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8
Paul Marsh[25]
ABG Motorsport[30] 44 Benjamin Harvey[30] G4 KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–5, 8
Rory Butcher[31]
98 Colin Mowle[8] Inv 8, 13
Sam Mowle[8]
ProMotorsport[32] 45 Derek Palmer Jr.[32] G4 Nissan 350Z Nissan VQ35HR 3.5L V6 1–2
Rick Pearson[32]
Century Motorsport[33] 47 Nathan Freke[33] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–4, 6–13
Vibe Smed[33]
57 Benji Hetherington[25] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8–12
Freddie Hetherington[25]
Speedworks Motorsport 48 Christian Dick[34] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All
Jamie Stanley[34]
92 Piers Johnson[35] Inv Ginetta G50 Mod Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 13
Ron Johnson[35]
Team Osborne Racing[36] 49 Joe Osborne[36] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–10, 13
Osman Yusuf[36] 1–8, 13
Rob Brown[37] 9–10
52 Jake Rattenbury[16] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11–12
Dean Hawkey[16]
Barwell Motorsport 51 Julien Draper[38] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11–12
Daniel Lloyd[38]
Piranha Motorsport[39] 55 Chris Bialan[39] G4 Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L S/C I4 1–4, 6–12
Simon Mason[39]
Appleby Engineering 60 James Appleby[40] G4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin 4.3L V8 9–10
Ant Scragg[40]
Jamie Hunter Racing 62 Steve Hunter[41] GTC Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 3–4
Derek Pierce[41]
Kinfaun Racing 81 Phil Dryburgh[3] GTC Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 1–2
John Gaw[3]
Reflex Racing 91 Peter Smith[8] Inv Ginetta G50 Mod Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8–10
Matt Smith[8]
Chevron Racing Cars 97 Anthony Reid[19] Inv Chevron GR8 Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 13
Chris Hart[19]
Icon Class
GT3 GT3 Class
G4 G4 Class
GTC Cup Class
Inv Invitation Class

Calendar

  • All rounds were 60 minutes in duration, with the exception of the round at Spa-Francorchamps – a 150-minute race held in conjunction with Belcar[42] – as well as the two-hour races at Silverstone and Donington Park. A GT Cup class ran at the first two meetings with Kinfaun Racing winning twice at Oulton Park and Jamie Hunter Racing winning at Knockhill. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.
Round Circuit Date Pole Position GT3 Winner G4 Winner
1 Oulton Park 5 April #1 Team Preci-Spark #2 MTECH Racing #48 Speedworks Motorsport
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Christian Dick
Jamie Stanley
2 #3 Rosso Verde #2 MTECH Racing #44 ABG Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Benjamin Harvey
Rory Butcher
3 Knockhill 9 May #1 Team Preci-Spark #1 Team Preci-Spark #48 Speedworks Motorsport
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
Christian Dick
Jamie Stanley
4 #12 Predator CCTV #1 Team Preci-Spark #48 Speedworks Motorsport
Phil Burton
Adam Wilcox
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
Christian Dick
Jamie Stanley
5 Spa-Francorchamps 5 June #24 Reiter Engineering #24 Reiter Engineering #48 Speedworks Motorsport
Peter Kox
Marc Hayek
Peter Kox
Marc Hayek
Christian Dick
Jamie Stanley
6 Rockingham 18 July #8 Rollcentre Racing #7 Trackspeed #50 Chad Racing
Martin Short
Gregor Fisken
David Ashburn
Glynn Geddie
Michael Mallock
Athanasios Ladas
7 #7 Trackspeed #7 Trackspeed #50 Chad Racing
David Ashburn
Glynn Geddie
David Ashburn
Glynn Geddie
Michael Mallock
Athanasios Ladas
8 Silverstone 15 August #6 Trackspeed #7 Trackspeed #53 United Autosports
Philip Walker
Richard Westbrook
David Ashburn
Glynn Geddie
Matt Bell
Robert Bell
9 Snetterton 30 August #1 Team Preci-Spark #21 Chad Racing #57 Century Motorsport
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
Tom Ferrier
Dan Brown
Benji Hetherington
Freddie Hetherington
10 #12 Predator CCTV #2 MTECH Racing #57 Century Motorsport
Phil Burton
Adam Wilcox
Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Benji Hetherington
Freddie Hetherington
11 Brands Hatch 26 September #1 Team Preci-Spark #7 Trackspeed #57 Century Motorsport
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
David Ashburn
Glynn Geddie
Benji Hetherington
Freddie Hetherington
12 #3 Rosso Verde #1 Team Preci-Spark #51 Barwell Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Godfrey Jones
David Jones
Julien Draper
Daniel Lloyd
13 Donington Park 16 October #3 Rosso Verde #3 Rosso Verde #48 Speedworks Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Christian Dick
Jamie Stanley

Standings

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for 60 minute races, with double points awarded for the endurance races. Half-points were given in certain races of the G4 class, and in all GT Cup races due to a lack of entries. Drivers in bold indicate pole position, while drivers in italics indicate fastest lap.

GT3

Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts
1 David Ashburn 5 3 3 Ret 2 1 1 1 4 9 1 5 2 107
2 Glynn Geddie 3 Ret 1 1 1 4 9 1 5 2 81
3 Duncan Cameron 1 1 2 Ret 6 5 2 10 8 1 6 6 3 75
Matt Griffin 1 1 2 Ret 6 5 2 10 8 1 6 6 3
5 Hector Lester 2 2 7 Ret 10 2 2 6 Ret DNS 1 65
6 Allan Simonsen 2 2 10 2 2 6 Ret DNS 1 63
7 Philip Walker 5 3 Ret 4 3 7 2 3 8 50
8 Phil Burton 6 7 6 3 7 8 5 8 9† 5 4 4 5 47
Adam Wilcox 6 7 6 3 7 8 5 8 9† 5 4 4 5
10 Tom Ferrier 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 11 1 2 Ret 2 41
11 David Jones Ret Ret 1 1 DNS DNS DNS 7 Ret 3 Ret 1 40
Godfrey Jones Ret Ret 1 1 DNS DNS DNS 7 Ret 3 Ret 1
13 Richard Westbrook 2 4 2 3 40
14 Alex Mortimer 5 3 Ret 5 3 7 8 34
15 Martin Short 2 10 12 6† 4 4 29
Gregor Fisken 2 10 6† 4 4
17 Daniel Brown 9 11† Ret DNS 8 9 4 9 1 2 Ret DNS Ret 26
18 Michael Bentwood 3 Ret 4 13 5 10 3 Ret 26
Paul Whight 3 Ret 4 13 5 10 3 Ret
20 Paul Warren 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 2 23
21 Peter Kox 1 20
Marc Hayek 1
23 Aaron Scott DNS DNS 5 7† Ret 7 3 Ret 7 8 19
Craig Wilkins DNS DNS 5 7† Ret 7 3 Ret 7 8
25 José Manuel Balbiani 10† Ret 4 2 9 6 Ret 16
Juan Garriz 10† Ret 4 2 9 6 Ret
27 Andrew Howard 3 5 Ret 16
28 Oliver Bryant 3 12
Oliver Morley 3
Darren Turner 3
31 Siso Cunill 5 3 10
32 Zak Brown 4 4 10
Richard Dean 4 4
34 Christopher Hyman 9 11† Ret DNS 8 9 4 9 Ret DNS Ret 8
35 Peter Bamford 5 8
36 Tom Black 16 6 6
Stuart Hall 16 6
38 Iain Dockerill 6 6
Steven Kane 6
40 Michael Guasch 8 5 5
Mark Patterson 8 5
42 Leo Machitski 5 Ret 4
43 Stephane Daoudi 7 Ret 2
44 Benji Hetherington 13† 2
Stephen Jelley 13†
46 Adrian Beer 12 0
Archie Hamilton DNS DNS 0
Ryan Lewis DNS DNS
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Chris Hart 7 0
Anthony Reid 7
Piers Johnson 10 0
Ron Johnson 10
Colin Mowle 14 9 0
Sam Mowle 14 9
Peter Smith 20 15 15 0
Matt Smith 20 15 15
Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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