2022 British GT Championship

The 2022 British GT Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 Intelligent Money British GT Championship) is the 30th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season began on 16 April at Oulton Park and will end on 16 October at Donington Park.

Calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 15 September 2021.[1]

Round Circuit Length Date
1 Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 16–18 April
2 60 min
3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 180 min 7–8 May
4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 28–29 May
5 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 60 min 25–26 June
6 60 min
7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium 120 min 23–24 July
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 120 min 10–11 September
9 Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 15–16 October

Entry list

GT3
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Car Driver
Jenson Team Rocket RJN[2] McLaren 720S GT3[2] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 2 James Kell[2] GT3 S 1
Graham Davidson
Simon Watts[2] TBA
Assetto Motorsport[3] Bentley Continental GT3[3] Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 3 Mark Sansom[3] GT3 S 1
William Tregurtha[4]
2 Seas Motorsport[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[5] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 James Cottingham[5] GT3 PA 1
Lewis Williamson[5]
Greystone GT[6] McLaren 720S GT3[6] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 5 Lewis Proctor[6] GT3 S 1
Stewart Proctor[6]
Ram Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[7] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 6 Jules Gounon[7] GT3 PA 1
Ian Loggie[7]
15 Jamie Caroline[8] GT3 S 1
John Ferguson[8]
Team ABBA Racing[9] Mercedes-AMG GT3[9] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 Richard Neary[9] GT3 S 1
Sam Neary[9]
Paddock Motorsport[10] McLaren 720S GT3[10] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 11 Kelvin Fletcher[10] GT3 S 1
Martin Plowman[10]
WPI Motorsport[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[11] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 18 Michael Igoe[11] GT3 PA 1
Phil Keen[11]
Balfe Motorsport[12] Audi R8 LMS Evo II[12] Audi 5.2 L V10 22 Shaun Balfe[12] GT3 PA 1
Adam Carroll[12]
Redline Racing[13] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[13] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 32 James Dorlin[13] GT3 PA 1
 Alex Malykhin[13][lower-alpha 1]
Fox Motorsport[14] McLaren 720S GT3[14] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 40 Nick Halstead[14] GT3 PA 1
Jamie Stanley[14]
Team Parker Racing[15] Porsche 911 GT3 R[16] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 66 Nick Jones[16] GT3 PA 1
Scott Malvern[16]
Barwell Motorsport[17] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[17] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 72 Adam Balon[17] GT3 PA 1
Sandy Mitchell[17]
7TSIX[18] McLaren 720S GT3[18] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76 Mia Flewitt[18] GT3 PA 1
Euan Hankey[18]
Enduro Motorsport[19] McLaren 720S GT3[19] McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 77 Marcus Clutton[19] GT3 PA 1
Morgan Tillbrook[19]
Century Motorsport[20] BMW M4 GT3[20] BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 91 Betty Chen[21] GT3 S 1
Angus Fender[22]
Sky Tempesta Racing[23] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[23] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 93 Chris Froggatt[23] GT3 S 1
Kevin Tse[23]
Icon Class
Car
GT3 GT3 Cars
GTC GTC Cars
Drivers
PA Pro-Am Cup
S Silver-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

GT4
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Century Motorsport[24] BMW M4 GT4[24] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 9 Tom Rawlings[21] S 1
Chris Salkeld[24]
90 Jack Brown[24] S 1
Will Burns[24]
Inspire Racing[25] Ekris M4 GT4[25] BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 14 Gareth Howell[25] PA 1
Richard Marsh[25]
R Racing[26] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[26] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 Jamie Day[26] S 1
Josh Miller[26]
Steller Performance[27] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[27] Audi 5.2 L V10 24 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
42 Sennan Fielding[28] S 1
Richard Williams[28]
Paddock Motorsport[10] McLaren 570S GT4[10] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 26 Ashley Marshall[10] S 1
Moh Ritson[10]
Newbridge Motorsport[29] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[29] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 Matt Topham[29] PA 1
Darren Turner[29]
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[30] Toyota GR Supra GT4[30] BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 48 Tom Edgar[30] S 1
Jack Mitchell[30]
Valluga Racing[31] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[31] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 51 Benji Hetherington[31] S 1
Ross Wylie[31]
Assetto Motorsport[32] Ginetta G56 GT4[32] GM LS3 6.2 L V8 56 Freddie Tomlinson[32] PA 1
Joe Wheeler[32]
Academy Motorsport[27] Ford Mustang GT4[27] Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 61 Matt Cowley[27] S 1
Marco Signoretti[27]
Team Parker Racing[15] Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport[15] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 65 Seb Hopkins[15] S 1
Jamie Orton[33]
Team BRIT[34] McLaren 570S GT4[34] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 68 Aaron Morgan[34] PA 1
Bobby Trundley[34]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
S Silver Cup
Am Am Cup

Notes
  1. Alex Malykhin is Belarusian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

See also

References
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