2008 British GT Championship

The 2008 British GT season was the 16th season of the British GT Championship. This was the first season with the new GT4 category, replacing the GTC category of previous years. Both championships were won at the Brands Hatch meeting in July, with Matt Nicoll-Jones and Stewart Linn securing the inaugural GT4 title in round 11, with James Gornall and Jon Barnes clinching the GT3 title, the following day in round 12.

Rule changes

  • All cars run on an Avon Tyres soft compound tyre, instead of having the option of a medium compound in 2007.

Entry list

A total of twenty seven full season entries were announced on 6 March 2008.[1]

2008 Entry List
TeamNo.DriversClassChassisEngineRounds
Team RPM[1]1 Paul O'Neill[1]GT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V101–8
Oliver Bryant[2]9-12
Steve Clark[1]1–12
Henry Fletcher[3]14
Phil Keen[3]
2 Nick Foster[1]GT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V10All
Oliver Bryant[1]1-8
Nigel Redwood[2]9-14
7 Clint Bardwell[4]GT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V101-2
Jason Templeman[4]
Steve Tandy[3]14
Richard Evans[3]
50 Steve Tandy[1]GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61-4, 7-13
Richard Evans[5]5-6
Joe Osbourne[3]14
Phil Bailey[1]All
51 Joe Osbourne[1]GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61-13
Michael Broadhurst[1]1-2
Alex Mortimer3-4
Fulvio Mussi[5]5-6
Nigel Moore[6]7-10, 14
Richard Evans[7]11-13
Jamie Robinson[3]14
52 Charlie Hollings[8]GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61-2
Nigel Redwood[9]3-8
Bradley Ellis[2]9-10, 14
Nigel Moore[7]11-13
Fulvio Mussi[8]1-4, 7-10
Colin Wilmott[5]5-6
Tom Kimber-Smith[10]13
Alex Mortimer[3]14
Chad Racing[1]3 Ben de Zille Butler[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V81-2
Guy Harrington[1]
Richard Marsh[5]5-8
Anthony Reid[5]
Peter Bamford[2]9-10
Matt Griffin[2]
4 Peter Bamford[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V81-8, 13-14
Matt Griffin[1]
63 Peter Snowdon[8]GT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24Aston Martin 4.3L V81–2
Mark Thomas[8]
Trackspeed[1]5 David Ashburn[1]GT3Porsche 911 GT3 Cup SPorsche 3.8L Flat-61–6
Richard Williams[11]1–4
Tim Harvey[5]5-6
Matech GT Racing[12]6 Alex Mortimer[12]GT3Ford GT GT3Ford 5.0L V87-8
Bradley Ellis[12]
Tech 9 Motorsport[1]8 Oliver Morley[13]GT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3Lamborghini 5.2L V101–8
Leo Machitski[2]9-10
Tom Ferrier[13]1–10
9 David Pinkney[13]GT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3Lamborghini 5.2L V101–2
Jason Templeman[9]3-6
Jonathan Cocker[14]7-8
Tom Ferrier[15]13-14
Leo Machitski[13]1–8, 13
Oliver Morley[3]14
Team Modena[1]11 Ben de Zille Butler[8]GT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3Lamborghini 5.2L V105-14
Guy Harrington[8]
21 Piers Johnson[1]GT3Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3Lamborghini 5.2L V101-2, 5-13
Adam Jones[1]1-2, 5-10
Rachel Green[8]11-13
Ben de Zille Butler[8]3-4
Guy Harrington[8]
VRS Motor Finance[1]12 Phil Burton[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V8All
Adam Wilcox[1]
CR Scuderia[1]14 Michael Meadows[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V8All
James Sutton[1]
15 Paddy Shovlin[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V81-6, 9-14
Marco Mapelli[6]7-8
Michael Cullen[1]All
16 Jeremy Metcalfe[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V8All
Luke Hines[1]
Moore Racing[16]17 Mike Gardiner[16]GT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V109-10
Alex Mortimer[17]
Cadena Motorsport[1]18 Barrie Whight[1]GT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V121-2, 7-12
Andy Jenkinson[10]13
Gavan Kershaw[1]1-2, 7-13
ABG Motorsport[1]20 Craig Wilkins[1]GT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V10All
Aaron Scott[1]
Team Preci-Spark[1]22 David Jones[1]GT3Ascari KZ1-RBMW M62 5.0L V81-6, 13-14
Godfrey Jones[1]
Christians in Motorsport[1]23 Hector Lester[1]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V8All
Allan Simonsen[1]1–12, 14
James Davies[10]13
MTECH Racing[3]26 Duncan Cameron[3]GT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V814
Nigel Greensall[3]
Team Trimite Brookspeed[1]40 James Gornall[1]GT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V10All
Jon Barnes[18]
22GT Racing[1]42 Tom Alexander[1]GT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V121-2, 7-10, 13-14
Adrian Willmott[19]3-6
Andy Jenkinson[7]11-12
Michael Bentwood[1]All
ProMotorsport[20]54 Derek Palmer[20]GT4Nissan 350ZNissan VQ35HR 3.5L V67–14
Maxi Jazz[20]9–10, 14
Rick Pearson[10]13
Rob Austin Racing[1]55 Rob Austin[1]GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6All
Hunter Abbott[21]
Stark Racing[1]71 Ian Stinton[1]GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6All
Neil Clark[1]1–12
Paul Marsh[10]13-14
IMS Motorsport[1]88 Matt Nicoll-Jones[1]GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6All
Stewart Linn[1]
Beechdean Motorsport[1]99 Andrew Howard[1]GT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24Aston Martin 4.3L V81–8
Jamie Smyth[1]
Richmond Racing[3]101 Andreas Boström[3]InvGinetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V614
Bjorn Gustavson[3]
IconClass
GT3GT3 Class
GT4GT4 Class
InvInvitation Class

Calendar

A provisional 14-race calendar was announced on 15 October 2007.[22]

RoundCircuitDateLengthPole PositionGT3 WinnerGT4 Winner
1 Oulton Park22 March60 minsNo. 14 CR ScuderiaNo. 15 CR ScuderiaNo. 51 Team RPM
James Sutton
Michael Meadows
Paddy Shovlin
Michael Cullen
Joe Osbourne
Michael Broadhurst
224 March60 minsNo. 23 Christians in MotorsportNo. 8 Tech 9No. 88 IMS Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Oliver Morley
Tom Ferrier
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
3 Knockhill12 April60 minsNo. 16 CR ScuderiaNo. 16 CR ScuderiaNo. 55 Rob Austin Racing
Jeremy Metcalfe
Luke Hines
Jeremy Metcalfe
Luke Hines
Hunter Abbott
Rob Austin
413 April60 minsNo. 23 Christians in MotorsportNo. 15 CR ScuderiaNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Paddy Shovlin
Michael Cullen
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
5 Rockingham25 May60 minsNo. 9 Tech 9No. 40 Team Trimite BrookspeedNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Jason Templeman
Leo Machitski
James Gornall
Jon Barnes
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
626 May60 minsNo. 9 Tech 9No. 1 Team RPMNo. 55 Rob Austin Racing
Jason Templeman
Leo Machitski
Paul O'Neill
Steve Clark
Hunter Abbott
Rob Austin
7 Snetterton7 June60 minsNo. 6 Matech GT RacingNo. 40 Team Trimite BrookspeedNo. 55 Rob Austin Racing
Alex Mortimer
Bradley Ellis
James Gornall
Jon Barnes
Hunter Abbott
Rob Austin
88 June60 minsNo. 6 Matech GT RacingNo. 6 Matech GT RacingNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Alex Mortimer
Bradley Ellis
Alex Mortimer
Bradley Ellis
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
9 Thruxton28 June60 minsNo. 16 CR ScuderiaNo. 23 Christian in MotorsportNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Jeremy Metcalfe
Luke Hines
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
1029 June60 minsNo. 42 22GT RacingNo. 40 Team Trimite BrookspeedNo. 51 Team RPM
Tom Alexander
Michael Bentwood
James Gornall
Jon Barnes
Joe Osbourne
Nigel Moore
11 Brands Hatch12 July60 minsNo. 15 CR ScuderiaNo. 40 Team Trimite BrookspeedNo. 52 Team RPM
Paddy Shovlin
Michael Cullen
James Gornall
Jon Barnes
Nigel Moore
1213 July60 minsNo. 23 Christian in MotorsportNo. 15 CR ScuderiaNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Paddy Shovlin
Michael Cullen
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
13 Silverstone17 August120 minsNo. 20 ABG MotorsportNo. 14 CR ScuderiaNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Craig Wilkins
Aaron Scott
James Sutton
Michael Meadows
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn
14 Donington Park12 October120 minsNo. 23 Christian in MotorsportNo. 16 CR ScuderiaNo. 88 IMS Motorsport
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Jeremy Metcalfe
Luke Hines
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Stewart Linn

Standings

  • Competitors must have completed 70% of the race distance covered by the class winner to be classified.
  • Points were awarded as follows:
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Half points were awarded if a class had less than 6 cars

GT3

PosDriver(s)OUL
KNO
ROC
SNE
THR
BRH
SIL
DON
Pts
GT3 Class
1 James Gornall21622113123117Ret876
Jon Barnes21622113123117Ret8
3 Luke Hines10Ret18563772923162
Jeremy Metcalfe10Ret185637729231
5 Michael Cullen14DSQ18161148441Ret260
6 Paddy Shovlin14DSQ18168441Ret255
7 Allan Simonsen3515DSQ12295152Ret350
8 Hector Lester3515DSQ12295152RetRet350
9 James SuttonDNS2Ret10336393Ret131Ret47
Michael MeadowsDNS2Ret10336393Ret131Ret
11 Craig Wilkins910337181592Ret532Ret40
Aaron Scott910337181592Ret532Ret
13 Steve Clark53RetDSQRet1141011Ret3827
14 Nick Foster6917DSQ44128RetDNSRet64Ret22
15 Oliver Bryant6917DSQ4412811Ret3821
16 Paul O'Neill53RetDSQRet1141020
17 Michael Bentwood886DSQ612Ret125884RetRet19
18 Alex Mortimer21DNSDNS18
19 Bradley Ellis2118
20 Tom Ferrier201Ret410211313RetDNS618
21 Oliver Morley201Ret410211313618
22 Piers JohnsonDNSDNS298Ret4DNSDNS5RetDNS18
23 Peter Bamford71885115102269Ret518
Matt Griffin71885115102269Ret5
25 Adam Wilcox2RetDNSDNSRetRet5NC10710141117
Phil Burton2RetDNSDNSRetRet5NC107101411
27 Adam JonesDNSDNS298Ret4DNSDNS14
28 David Ashburn4194119713
29 Leo MachitskiDNSDNS5DSQRetDSQ46RetDNS12
30 Richard Williams41941111
31 Andy Jenkinson841010
32 Gavan KershawDNSDNSRetDNSRet67Ret109
33 Nigel RedwoodRetDNSRet64Ret8
34 Jonathan Cocker468
35 Godfrey JonesDNS714DSQRetDNSRet47
David JonesDNS714DSQRetDNSRet4
37 Tom Alexander88Ret1258Ret7
38 Adrian Wilmott6DSQ6126
39 Barrie WhightDNSDNSRetDNSRet67Ret5
40 Ben de Zille Butler11177RetRet17RetDNSRetDNS6RetRetRet5
41 Marco Mapelli1145
42 Guy Harrington11177RetRet17RetDNSRetDNS6RetRetRet5
43 Jason Templeman20115DSQRetDSQ4
44 Rachel GreenDNS5Ret4
45 Anthony Reid1587113
Richard Marsh158711
47 Nigel Greensall72
48 Tim Harvey972
49 Duncan Cameron72
50 Steve Tandy100
Richard Evans10
51 Clint Bardwell20110
Henry FletcherRet0
Phil KeenRet
James DaviesRet0
David PinkneyDNSDNS0
Mike GardinerDNSDNS0
PosDriver(s)OUL
KNO
ROC
SNE
THR
BRH
SIL
DON
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT4

PosDriver(s)OUL
KNO
ROC
SNE
THR
BRA
SIL
DON
Pts
GT4 Class
1 Stewart Linn131210613111814121113959124
Matt Nicoll-Jones131210613111814121113959
3 Rob AustinDNSDNS9Ret1410161514DSQ121171180
Hunter AbbottDNSDNS9Ret1410161514DSQ1211711
5 Joe Osborne12RetRetRet16142216Ret1014106Ret61
6 Fulvio Mussi14131171614171713DNS61
7 Phil Bailey181613917152020161215129Ret56
8 Steve Tandy1816139202016121512946
9 Ian Stinton16171612DNS201921151316Ret8Ret42
10 Nigel Redwood1171919171740
11 Nigel Moore2216Ret101115Ret1238
12 Neil Clark16171612DNS201921151316Ret37
13 Jamie Smyth151412DSQ18DNS231825
Andrew Howard151412DSQ18DNS2318
15 Richard Evans17151410621
16 Charles Hollings141314
17 Michael Broadhurst12Ret10
18 Derek Palmer2119DNS14RetDNSRetRet10
19 Bradley Ellis13DNSRet8
20 Mark Thomas19157
Peter Snowdon1915
22 Jamie Robinson126
23 Paul Marsh8Ret5
24 Colin Willmott19194
25 Maxi JazzDNS14Ret4
26 Andreas Boström130
Bjorn Gustavson13
Rick PearsonRet0
Tom Kimber-SmithRet0
Alex MortimerRetRetRet0
PosDriver(s)OUL
KNO
ROC
SNE
THR
BRH
SIL
DON
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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