2021 Britcar Endurance Championship

The 2021 Britcar Endurance Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Dunlop Endurance Championship) will be a motor racing championship for GT cars, touring cars and sportscars held across England. The championship's field consists of varying types of cars from sportscar to GT and touring cars that compete in four classes, depending on horsepower, momentum, etc. It will be the 20th season of a Britcar championship, the 10th run as the Britcar Endurance Championship, and the 6th run as the Dunlop Britcar Endurance Championship. The season will begin on 27 March at Silverstone Circuit and end on 23 October at Donington Park.[1] This will be the first season with the new Praga category, open to all Praga racing cars, which will make way for a new one-make Praga series in 2022.[2]

2021 Britcar Endurance Championship
Previous: 2020 Next: 2022
Feeder Series:
2021 Britcar Trophy Championship

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 11 November 2020.[1]

Round Circuit Length Date Supporting
1 1 Silverstone International, Northamptonshire 60 min 27 March
2 60 min
2 3 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300), Norfolk 60 min 8 May
4 60 min
NC1 Silverstone International, Northamptonshire TBA 5–6 June TBA
TBA
3 5 Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 12 June
6 60 min
4 7 Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire 120 min 3 July
5 8 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent 60 min 31 July
9 60 min
6 10 Donington National, Leicestershire 60 min 23 October
11 60 min
NC2 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent (Classes 4–7 only) 50 min 13–14 November
50 min
Source:[3]

Teams and drivers

Cars are assigned classed based on speed, horsepower, momentum, equipment fitted to the car and the car's model;
Praga: Praga racing cars (R1T, R1S)
Class 1: GT3, Sports prototype cars
Class 2: Latest gen Cup; e.g. 488 Challenge, cars
Class 3: Older gen cup; 458 Challenge, cars
Class 4: GT4, cup and TCR cars

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Praga
CW Performance[4] Praga R1T[4] 29 Chris Wesemael[4] TBA
TBA[4]
VR Motorsport[5] Praga R1T[6] TBA Chris Bridle[6] TBA
Ed Bridle[6]
Praga R1T (Mk5)[7] TBA Jimmy Broadbent[8][9] TBA
TBA Charlie Martin[7] TBA
TBA James Walker[10] TBA
Praga R1S[5] TBA Jay Morton[5] TBA
Class 1
MacG Racing[11] Taranis[11] 3 Jonny MacGregor[11] TBA
Ben Sharich[11]
Fox Transport[12] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3[12] 23 Danny Harrison[12] TBA
Richard Wheeler[12]
Class 2
JW Bird Motorsport[13] Ferrari 488 Challenge[13] TBA Michael Jones[13] TBA
Class 3
SG Racing[14] Porsche 997 Cup[14] 32 Mark Cunningham[14] TBA
Peter Cunningham[14]
Woodrow Motorsport BMW 1M E82 39 Simon Baker TBA
Valluga Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 911 TBA TBA
TBA
In2 Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup TBA TBA TBA
TBA
RNR Performance Cars[15] Ferrari 458 Challenge[15] TBA Chris Compton-Goddard[15] TBA
Class 4
County Classics[16] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[16] 9 Peter Erceg[16] TBA
DigiPlat Racing BMW M3 GTR 23 Nathan Wells TBA
TBA
CTR Alfatune[17] CUPRA León TCR[17] 44 Alex Day[17] TBA
William Foster[17]
Reflex Racing[18] Ligier JS2 R[18] 58 Luke Davenport[18] TBA
Marcus Vivian[18]
EDF Motorsports[19] CUPRA León TCR[19] 60 Martin Byford[19] TBA
Ashley Woodman[19]
Team AMF Racing[20] CUPRA León TCR[20] 63 Mark Hayes[20] TBA
Rick Kerry[20]
Team BRIT[21] Aston Martin Vantage GT4[21] 68 TBA[21] TBA
TBA[21]
Maximum Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 78 Tim Docker TBA
Newbarn Racing Jaguar F-Type S 88 Adam Thompson TBA
Callum Thompson
In2 Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 99 TBA TBA
TBA
Valluga Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 718 TBA TBA
TBA
Source:[22]

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning PR Winning C1 Winning C2 Winning C3 Winning C4
1 R1 Silverstone International
R2
2 R3 Snetterton 300
R4
NC1 Silverstone International
3 R5 Oulton Park
R6
4 R7 Silverstone GP
5 R8 Brands Hatch Indy
R9
6 R10 Donington Park GP
R11
NC2 Brands Hatch Indy

Overall championship standings

[23]

Points are awarded as follows in all classes[24]

System 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th PP FL
+2 30 27 25 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 1
System 1st 2nd PP FL
-2 20 17 1 1
Pos. Drivers No. Class SIL SNE SIL OUL SIL BRH DON BRH Pts

References

  1. Valentine, Chris (11 November 2020). "2021 Updated Endurance Calendar Announced". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. Harrison, Mark (16 September 2020). "Praga Cars announces expansion plans including Dedicated Race Category and Rew R1 Race Car". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "Endurance & Praga Category Calendar". Britcar Endurance.
  4. Hedley, Claire (9 December 2020). "First Praga Category Signup". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. Panter, Naomi (31 July 2020). "Morton Dares to Win Again in 2021 with Praga". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. Wood, Steve (12 January 2021). "Bridle Twins join Title Holders Praga". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. Cars, Praga (23 September 2020). "Charlie Martin Joins Praga for Britcar 2021". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. "SIM RACING STAR JIMMY BROADBENT JOINS PRAGA FOR REAL-WORLD 2021 BRITCAR CAMPAIGN". pragaglobal.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. Cars, Praga (5 February 2021). "Sim Racing Star Jimmy Broadbent joins Praga for 2021 Britcar". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. "MR JWW READY TO RACE THE R1 IN '21". pragaglobal.com. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. Valentine, Chris (21 December 2020). "MacG to Take On both Endurance and Trophy in 2021". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. Hedley, Claire (1 December 2020). "Full Season for Fox Nismo GT3". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. Valentine, Chris (20 January 2021). "ex-VW Cup Driver Steps up to Ferrari". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  14. Wood, Steve (1 February 2021). "Like Father, Like Son - Porsche Pair Return". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. Wood, Steve (24 January 2021). "Ferrari Man up for the Challenge". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. Hedley, Claire (15 December 2020). "County Classics Cayman Returns for 2021". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  17. Wood, Steve (21 December 2020). "Alfatune to run Cupra Day/Foster Paring". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. Wood, Steve (14 January 2021). "Reflex Racing Ligier Returns". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  19. Hedley, Claire (7 December 2020). "Successful Seat Pairing Return". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  20. Wood, Steve (13 January 2021). "Successful Seat Pairing Return". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  21. BRIT, TEAM (25 January 2021). "Team BRIT Join Britcar for Third Successive Year". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  22. "Endurance Category Teams 2021". Britcar Endurance.
  23. "Britcar - Championships".
  24. "SPORTING & TECHNICAL REGULATIONS" (PDF). Britcar Endurance.
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