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2010 British GT Championship

Sports car racing season

Sports car racing season

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.

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, 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.

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.

2010 Entry ListTeamNo.DriversClassChassisEngineRounds
GBR Team Preci-Spark1GBR David JonesGT3Ascari KZ1-RBMW M62 5.0L V81–12
GBR Godfrey Jones
GBR MTECH Racing2GBR Duncan CameronGT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V8All
IRL Matt Griffin
DNK Rosso Verde3GBR Hector LesterGT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V81–5, 8–13
DEN Allan Simonsen1–2, 5, 8–13
FRA Stephane Daoudi3–4
USA RPM Motorsport4GBR Alex MortimerGT3Ford GT GT3Ford 5.0L V85–10, 13
GBR Philip Walker5–7, 9–10, 13
GBR Peter Bamford8
GBR GT3 Racing5GBR Aaron ScottGT3Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3Dodge 8.3L V101–10
GBR Craig Wilkins
GBR Trackspeed6GBR Oliver BryantGT3Porsche 997 GT3-RPorsche 4.0L5
GBR Oliver Morley
GBR Philip Walker8, 11–12
GBR Richard Westbrook
7GBR David AshburnGT3Porsche 997 GT3-RPorsche 4.0LAll
ESP Siso Cunill1–2
GBR Glynn Geddie3–4, 6–13
GBR Richard Westbrook5
GBR Rollcentre Racing8GBR Martin ShortGT3Mosler MT900 R GT3Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V86–10, 13
GBR Gregor Fisken6–7, 9–10, 13
GBR Adrian Beer8
GBR Barwell-Beechdean9GBR Andrew HowardGT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V128, 11–12
GBR Darren Turner8
RUS Leo Machitski11–12
GBR Chad Racing10GBR Tom FerrierGT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V81–8, 11–12
GBR Paul Warren
GBR Stephen Jelley13
GBR Benji Hetherington
11ARG José Manuel BalbianiGT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V81–7
ARG Juan Garriz
15GBR Steven KaneGT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.3L V88
GBR Iain Dockerill
GBR Archie Hamilton11–12
GBR Ryan Lewis
21GBR Daniel BrownGT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V8All
RSA Christopher Hyman1–8, 11–13
GBR Tom Ferrier9–10
50GBR Michael MallockG4KTM X-BowVolkswagen 2.0L Turbo I46–7
GRE Athanasios Ladas6–8
NED Kevin Veltman8
GBR Predator CCTV Racing12GBR Adam WilcoxGT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.5L V8All
GBR Phil Burton
GBR Vantage Racing14GBR Stuart HallGT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V128, 13
GBR Tom Black
GBR Barwell-Cadena18GBR Michael BentwoodGT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V121–2, 5, 8–12
GBR Paul Whight
USA United Autosports22USA Michael GuaschGT3Audi R8 LMSAudi 5.2L V101–2
USA Mark Patterson
23USA Zak BrownGT3Audi R8 LMSAudi 5.2L V101–2
GBR Richard Dean
53GBR Matt BellG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V68
GBR Robert Bell
DEU Reiter Engineering24NED Peter KoxGT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3Lamborghini 5.2L V105
CHE Marc Hayek
GBR Stark Racing42GBR Ian StintonG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V68
GBR Paul Marsh
GBR ABG Motorsport44GBR Benjamin HarveyG4KTM X-BowVolkswagen 2.0L Turbo I41–5, 8
GBR Rory Butcher
98GBR Colin MowleInv8, 13
GBR Sam Mowle
GBR ProMotorsport45GBR Derek Palmer Jr.G4Nissan 350ZNissan VQ35HR 3.5L V61–2
GBR Rick Pearson
GBR Century Motorsport47GBR Nathan FrekeG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61–4, 6–13
DEN Vibe Smed
57GBR Benji HetheringtonG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V68–12
GBR Freddie Hetherington
GBR Speedworks Motorsport48GBR Christian DickG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6All
GBR Jamie Stanley
92GBR Piers JohnsonInvGinetta G50 ModFord Cyclone 3.5L V613
GBR Ron Johnson
GBR Team Osborne Racing49GBR Joe OsborneG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61–10, 13
GBR Osman Yusuf1–8, 13
GBR Rob Brown9–10
52GBR Jake RattenburyG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V611–12
GBR Dean Hawkey
GBR Barwell Motorsport51GBR Julien DraperG4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V611–12
GBR Daniel Lloyd
GBR Piranha Motorsport55GBR Chris BialanG4Lotus 2-ElevenToyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L S/C I41–4, 6–12
GBR Simon Mason
GBR Appleby Engineering60GBR James ApplebyG4Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24Aston Martin 4.3L V89–10
GBR Ant Scragg
GBR Jamie Hunter Racing62GBR Steve HunterGTCPorsche 997 GT3 Cup SPorsche 3.6L Flat-63–4
GBR Derek Pierce
GBR Kinfaun Racing81GBR Phil DryburghGTCPorsche 997 GT3 Cup SPorsche 3.6L Flat-61–2
GBR John Gaw
GBR Reflex Racing91GBR Peter SmithInvGinetta G50 ModFord Cyclone 3.5L V68–10
CZE Matt Smith
GBR Chevron Racing Cars97GBR Anthony ReidInvChevron GR8Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I413
GBR Chris Hart
IconClass
GT3GT3 Class
G4G4 Class
GTCCup Class
InvInvitation Class

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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 – 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.
RoundCircuitDatePole positionGT3 winnerG4 Winner12345678910111213
Oulton Park5 April#1 Team Preci-Spark#2 MTECH Racing#48 Speedworks Motorsport
GBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinGBR Christian Dick
GBR Jamie Stanley
#3 Rosso Verde#2 MTECH Racing#44 ABG Motorsport
GBR Hector Lester
DEN Allan SimonsenGBR Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinGBR Benjamin Harvey
GBR Rory Butcher
Knockhill9 May#1 Team Preci-Spark#1 Team Preci-Spark#48 Speedworks Motorsport
GBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR Christian Dick
GBR Jamie Stanley
#12 Predator CCTV#1 Team Preci-Spark#48 Speedworks Motorsport
GBR Phil Burton
GBR Adam WilcoxGBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR Christian Dick
GBR Jamie Stanley
Spa-Francorchamps5 June#24 Reiter Engineering#24 Reiter Engineering#48 Speedworks Motorsport
NED Peter Kox
CHE Marc HayekNED Peter Kox
CHE Marc HayekGBR Christian Dick
GBR Jamie Stanley
Rockingham18 July#8 Rollcentre Racing#7 Trackspeed#50 Chad Racing
GBR Martin Short
GBR Gregor FiskenGBR David Ashburn
GBR Glynn GeddieGBR Michael Mallock
GRE Athanasios Ladas
#7 Trackspeed#7 Trackspeed#50 Chad Racing
GBR David Ashburn
GBR Glynn GeddieGBR David Ashburn
GBR Glynn GeddieGBR Michael Mallock
GRE Athanasios Ladas
Silverstone15 August#6 Trackspeed#7 Trackspeed#53 United Autosports
GBR Philip Walker
GBR Richard WestbrookGBR David Ashburn
GBR Glynn GeddieGBR Matt Bell
GBR Robert Bell
Snetterton30 August#1 Team Preci-Spark#21 Chad Racing#57 Century Motorsport
GBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR Tom Ferrier
GBR Dan BrownGBR Benji Hetherington
GBR Freddie Hetherington
#12 Predator CCTV#2 MTECH Racing#57 Century Motorsport
GBR Phil Burton
GBR Adam WilcoxGBR Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinGBR Benji Hetherington
GBR Freddie Hetherington
Brands Hatch26 September#1 Team Preci-Spark#7 Trackspeed#57 Century Motorsport
GBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR David Ashburn
GBR Glynn GeddieGBR Benji Hetherington
GBR Freddie Hetherington
#3 Rosso Verde#1 Team Preci-Spark#51 Barwell Motorsport
GBR Hector Lester
DEN Allan SimonsenGBR Godfrey Jones
GBR David JonesGBR Julien Draper
GBR Daniel Lloyd
Donington Park16 October#3 Rosso Verde#3 Rosso Verde#48 Speedworks Motorsport
GBR Hector Lester
DEN Allan SimonsenGBR Hector Lester
DEN Allan SimonsenGBR Christian Dick
GBR 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

PosDriverOULKNOSPAROCSILSNEBRHDONPts110728137556566375084710411140134014341529172618262023212023192516271628123110321034835836638640542443244246000000PosDriverOULKNOSPAROCSILSNEBRHDONPts
GBR David Ashburn533Ret211149152
GBR Glynn Geddie3Ret1*1*149152
GBR Duncan Cameron112Ret6521081663
IRE Matt Griffin112Ret6521081663
GBR Hector Lester227Ret10226RetDNS1
DEN Allan Simonsen2*2*10226RetDNS*1*
GBR Philip Walker53Ret437238
GBR Phil Burton676378589†5445
GBR Adam Wilcox676378589†5445
GBR Tom Ferrier76Ret4Ret4Ret1112Ret2
GBR David JonesRetRet*1*1DNSDNSDNS7Ret3Ret1
GBR Godfrey JonesRetRet11DNSDNSDNS7Ret3Ret1
GBR Richard Westbrook2*4*23
GBR Alex Mortimer53Ret5378
GBR Martin Short210126†44
GBR Gregor Fisken*2*106†44
GBR Daniel Brown911†RetDNS894912RetDNSRet
GBR Michael Bentwood3Ret4135103Ret
GBR Paul Whight3Ret4135103Ret
GBR Paul Warren76Ret4Ret4Ret11Ret2
NED Peter Kox*1*
CHE Marc Hayek1
GBR Aaron ScottDNSDNS57†Ret73Ret78
GBR Craig WilkinsDNSDNS57†Ret73Ret78
ARG José Manuel Balbiani10†Ret4296Ret
ARG Juan Garriz10†Ret4296Ret
GBR Andrew Howard35Ret
GBR Oliver Bryant3
GBR Oliver Morley3
GBR Darren Turner3
ESP Siso Cunill53
USA Zak Brown44
GBR Richard Dean44
RSA Christopher Hyman911†RetDNS8949RetDNSRet
GBR Peter Bamford5
GBR Tom Black166
GBR Stuart Hall166
GBR Iain Dockerill6
GBR Steven Kane6
USA Michael Guasch85
USA Mark Patterson85
RUS Leo Machitski5Ret
FRA Stephane Daoudi7Ret
GBR Benji Hetherington13†
GBR Stephen Jelley13†
GBR Adrian Beer12
GBR Archie HamiltonDNSDNS
GBR Ryan LewisDNSDNS
Guest drivers ineligible for points
GBR Chris Hart7
GBR Anthony Reid7
GBR Piers Johnson10
GBR Ron Johnson10
GBR Colin Mowle149
GBR Sam Mowle149
GBR Peter Smith201515
CZE Matt Smith201515

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G4

PosDriverOULKNOSPAROCSILSNEBRHDONPts170.5338537732.592411221220142015171616181219112110224.5244263273PosDriverOULKNOSPAROCSILSNEBRHDONPts
GBR Christian Dick121095*11*139Ret13128911
GBR Jamie Stanley12109511139Ret13128911
GBR Rory Butcher13*9*Ret61221†
GBR Benjamin Harvey139Ret61221†
GBR Nathan Freke15Ret11*8*128Ret111310*Ret**12*
DEN Vibe Smed15Ret118128Ret111310Ret12
GBR Chris Bialan1412Ret9†11719Ret
GBR Simon Mason1412Ret9†11719Ret
GBR Benji HetheringtonDSQ101178
GBR Freddie HetheringtonDSQ101178
GRE Athanasios Ladas10618
GBR Matt Bell15
GBR Robert Bell15
GBR Joe Osborne16131010†Ret14†Ret12RetRet
GBR Osman Yusuf16131010†Ret14†RetRet
GBR Paul Marsh17
GBR Ian Stinton17
NED Kevin Veltman18
GBR Julien Draper97
GBR Daniel Lloyd97
GBR Michael Mallock106
GBR James Appleby1414
GBR Ant Scragg1414
GBR Dean Hawkey11Ret
GBR Jake Rattenbury11Ret
GBR Rob Brown12Ret
GBR Derek Palmer Jr.17Ret
GBR Rick Pearson17Ret

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GT Cup

PosDriverOULKNOSPAROCSILSNEBRHDONPts11035PosDriverOULKNOSPAROCSILSNEBRHDONPts
GBR Phil Dryburgh*11*8
GBR John Gaw118
GBR Steve Hunter8*Ret*
GBR Derek Pierce*8*Ret

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References

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