2021 GT Cup Championship

The 2021 GT Cup Championship was the 15th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on April 10th at Donington Park and end on 3 October at Snetterton Circuit, after twenty-six races held over seven meetings.^[1]

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 14 October 2020. The championship will support the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch.^[1] The Brands Hatch round has been postponed and will be rescheduled.^[2] It was later announced that the Brands Hatch event would be held over the course of 1 May, with only 2 50-minute races taking place.^[3]

Teams and drivers

Classes^[4]:
Group GTO: Open specification (GT2, GTE, modified) cars
Group GT3: Homologated GT3 cars
Group GTA: Lower spec, challenge cars
Group GTB: Early year challenge and cup cars
Group GTC: Later year challenge and cup cars
Group GTH: Homologated GT4 cars

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds Orange Racing powered by JMH[5][N 1] JMH Automotive[N 1] McLaren 570S GT4[6][5] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 1 Joshua Jackson[6][5] GTH 1–14 Simon Orange[6][5] Ginetta G55 Supercup[7][5] Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 17 Patrick Collins[7][5] GTA 1–14 Russell Lindsay[7][5] 67 Joshua Jackson[7][5] GTA 1–14 Simon Orange[7][5] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 55 John Seale[8] GTO 1–10 Abbie Eaton 1–6 Jamie Stanley 7–10 Topcats Racing[9] Marcos Mantis[9][10] Chevrolet 5.7 L LS1 V8 3 Charlotte Gilbert[9][10] GTB 1–14 Steve Glynn 7–10 Jon Harrison 11–14 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[9][11] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 9 Warren Gilbert[9][11] GTC 1–14 Jensen Lunn[9][11] Tecserv UK[8] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3[8] Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 4 Grahame Tilley[8] GT3 1–14 Will Tregurtha[8] 1–4, 7–10 Sennan Fielding 5–6, 11–14 CTR Developments[12] Porsche 935[12] Porsche 3.3 L Flat-6 5 Richard Chamberlain[12] GTO 1–10 Century Motorsport[13][14] Ginetta G55 Supercup[13][7] Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 6 James Kellett[13][7] GTA 1–14 Alex Stevenson[13][7] 106 Henry Dawes GTA 5–6 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[14][6] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 15 Adam Hatfield[14][6] GTH 1–14 David Holloway[14][6] RAW Motorsport[12] Radical RXC GT3[12] Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 7 Steve Burgess[12] GTO 1–14 Ben Dimmack[12] Team ABBA Racing[15][6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[15][6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 8 Jason Garrett[15][6] GTH TBA Sam Neary[15][6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Richard Neary GT3 1–15 Sam Neary Team HARD. Racing[10] Ginetta G55 GT4[7] Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 10 Freddie Flintoff GTH 7–8 Chris Harris Sebastian Melrose 9–10 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[10] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 34 Richard Marsh[10] GTB 1–14 Sam Randon[10] Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 11 Adam Balon GT3 5–6 63 Leo Machitski GT3 5–6 Team Parker Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 16 Justin Armstrong GTH 5–6 Mark Armstrong Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 60 Nick Jones GT3 5–6 Scott Malvern WPI Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 18 Michael Igoe GT3 1–6, 11–14 Phil Keen Saxon Motorsport BMW 150 GTR BMW 5.0 L V10 20 Tom Barrow GTB 11–14 Greystone GT[16][6] McLaren 570S GT4[16] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 22 Richard Mason[17] GTH 1–4, 11–14 Jon Lancaster[17] 1–4 Duncan Tappy 11–14 23 Iain Campbell[16][6] GTH 1–14 Oliver Webb[16][6] 77 Adam Carroll[16][6] GTH 1–14 Mark Hopton[16][6] Paddock Motorsport[6][N 2] Signature RV/Paddock Motorsport[6][N 2] McLaren 570S GT4[6] McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 26 Tom Rawlings GTH 1–14 Moh Ritson[6] 44 Steve Ruston[6] GTH 1–14 John Whitehouse[6] SB Race Engineering[12][18] Ferrari 488 Challenge Ferrari 3.9 L Turbo V8 28 Paul Bailey[12][18] GTO 1–6 Ross Wylie[12][18] Brabham BT62 Competition[12][18] Ford Modular 5.4 L V8 Paul Bailey[12][18] 7–14 Ross Wylie[12][18] Gemini Motorsport[10][19] Marcos Mantis[10][19] Chevrolet 7.0 L LS7 V8 29 Andy Robey[10][19] GTB 1–10 ALP Racing Saker RAPX Subaru 2.0 L V8 30 David Brise GTB 5–6 Alan Purbrick G-Cat Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 33 Greg Caton GT3 5–6 Shamus Jennings Valluga Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 31 Michael Clark GTC 11–14 35 Nick Phelps GTB 1–14 Sean Doyle 9–10 91 Benji Hetherington GTB 7–10 Ian Humphries Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 50 Carl Cavers GTH 1–14 Lewis Plato 91 Benji Hetherington GTH 5–6 Ian Humphries 92 Charlie Hollings GTH 7–10 Charlie Myers Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 36 Lewis Proctor GT3 1–6 Stewart Proctor McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 90 Callum MacLeod GTH 1–14 Mike Price Geoff Steel Racing BMW Evolution BMW 4.0 L V8 38 Sam Allpass GTB 5–6 Stanbridge Motorsport[11] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo[11] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 41 James Simons[11] GTC 1–14 Fraser Smart[11] 1–10 Graham Wilson[11] Tim Morley 11–14 96 Stuart Hall[11] GTC 1–10 Chris Kemp[11] Ultimate Speed Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 47 Michael Brown GT3 5–10 Matt Manderson Deranged Motorsport[8] Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7 L V8 52 Matthew Lewis GTB 1–6 Ben Barnwell 1, 5–6 Oli Brown 2–4 Bentley Continental GT3[8] Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 Ben Barnwell[8] GT3 TBA Matthew Lewis[8] Vector Racing Lotus Exige Toyota 1.8 L I4 57 Peter Jackson GTA 1–4, 11–14 Scott Sport[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 61 John Dhillon[8] GT3 1–14 Phil Quaife Ginetta G55 Supercup[7] Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 80 Aaron Scott[7] GTA 1–14 Craig Wilkins[7] Enduro Motorsport[6] Mercedes-AMG GT4[6] Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 66 Marcus Clutton[6] GTH 1–14 Morgan Tillbrook[6] Whitebridge Motorsport[10] Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7 L V8 72 Chris Murphy[10] GTB 1–4, 7–10 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[20][6] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 GTH 5–6 BMW M3 GTR[10] BMW 4.0 L V8 GTB TBA Feathers Motorsport[20][6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4[20][6] Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 82 James Guess[20][6] GTH 1–14 Darren Turner[20][6] Fox Motorsport[7] Ginetta G55 Supercup[7] Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 118 Ian Duggan[7] GTA 1–14 James Townsend[7] Makehappenracing[7] Ginetta G55 Supercup[7] Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 212 Chris Hart[7] GTA 1–14 Stephen Walton[7] Simon Green Motorsport[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 247 Lucky Khera[8] GT3 1–10 Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo Ferrari 3.9 L Turbo V8 GTC 11–14 24/7 Motorsport[10] Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[10] Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911 David Frankland[10] GTB 1–10 James Hillery Source:[21][22][23][24][25]

Icon Group GTO GTO GT3 GT3 GTA GTA GTB GTB GTC GTC GTH GTH

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning GTO	Winning GT3	Winning GTA	Winning GTB	Winning GTC	Winning GTH
1	R1	Donington Park National	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 7 RAW Motorsport	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 80 Scott Sport	No. 3 Topcats Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 52 Deranged Motorsport
			Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	Charlotte Gilbert	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	Ben Barnwell Matthew Lewis
	R2			No. 18 WPI Motorsport	No. 55 JMH Automotive	No. 18 WPI Motorsport	No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 96 Stanbridge Motorsport	No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH
				Michael Igoe Phil Keen	Abbie Eaton John Seale	Michael Igoe Phil Keen	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Stuart Hall Chris Kemp	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange
	R3		No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 5 CTR Developments	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 82 Feathers Motorsport
			Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Chamberlain	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	James Guess Darren Turner
	R4			No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 7 RAW Motorsport	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 82 Feathers Motorsport
				Richard Neary Sam Neary	Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	James Guess Darren Turner
2	R5	Brands Hatch GP	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 55 JMH Automotive	No. 36 Balfe Motorsport	No. 80 Scott Sport	No. 38 Geoff Steel Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH
			Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Abbie Eaton John Seale	Lewis Proctor Stuart Proctor	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	Sam Allpass	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange
	R6			No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 5 CTR Developments	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 106 Century Motorsport	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 96 Stanbridge Motorsport	No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH
				Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Chamberlain	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Henry Dawes	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Stuart Hall Chris Kemp	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange
3	R7	Snetterton Circuit	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 7 RAW Motorsport	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 212 Makehappenracing	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH
			Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Chris Hart Stephen Walton	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange
	R8			No. 28 SB Race Engineering	No. 28 SB Race Engineering	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 26 Paddock Motorsport
				Paul Bailey Ross Wylie	Paul Bailey Ross Wylie	Richard Neary Sam Neary	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	Tom Rawlings Moh Ritson
	R9		No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No starters	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 6 Century Motorsport	No. 35 Valluga Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 90 Balfe Motorsport
			Richard Neary Sam Neary	Richard Neary Sam Neary		Richard Neary Sam Neary	James Kellett Alex Stevenson	Sean Doyle Nick Phelps	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	Callum MacLeod Mike Price
	R10			No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No finishers	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH	No. 35 Valluga Racing	No. 9 Topcats Racing	No. 90 Balfe Motorsport
				Richard Neary Sam Neary		Richard Neary Sam Neary	Joshua Jackson Simon Orange	Sean Doyle Nick Phelps	Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn	Callum MacLeod Mike Price
4	R11	Oulton Park	No. 88 Team ABBA Racing	No. 18 WPI Motorsport	No. 28 SB Race Engineering	No. 18 WPI Motorsport	No. 80 Scott Sport	No. 34 Team HARD. Racing	No. 247 Simon Green Motorsport	No. 90 Balfe Motorsport
			Richard Neary Sam Neary	Michael Igoe Phil Keen	Paul Bailey Ross Wylie	Michael Igoe Phil Keen	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	Richard Marsh Sam Randon	Lucky Khera	Callum MacLeod Mike Price
	R12
	R13
	R14
5	R15	Silverstone GP
	R16
	R17
	R18
6	R19	Donington Park GP
	R20
	R21
	R22
7	R23	Snetterton Circuit
	R24
	R25
	R26

Overall championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

System	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	Fastest lap
3+	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1
2	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1		1	1
1	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1			1	1

Pos. Drivers No. Class DON BRH SNE OUL SIL DON SNE Pts 1 Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn 9 GTC 8 11 6 8 9 21 141 2 Richard Neary Sam Neary 88 GT3 1 7 1 1 10 1 139 3 Richard Marsh Sam Randon 34 GTB Ret 12 8 13 16 16 133 4 Joshua Jackson Simon Orange 67 GTA 13 14 11 10 15 18 132 5 Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins 80 GTA 11 8 12 18 14 17 127 6 Stuart Hall Chris Kemp 96 GTC 33 9 17 9 11 12 123 7 Joshua Jackson Simon Orange 1 GTH 12 13 14 24 18 23 111 8 Andy Robey 29 GTB 22 26 20 26 30 39 103 9 Abbie Eaton John Seale 55 GTO 23 3 23 DNS 7 10 103 10 James Guess Darren Turner 82 GTH 10 20 13 11 32 24 101 11 John Dhillon Phil Quaife 61 GT3 4 8 5 4 2 7 94 12 Grahame Tilley 4 GT3 3 4 3 3 3 Ret 94 Will Tregurtha 3 4 3 3 Sennan Fielding 3 Ret 13 Paul Bailey Ross Wylie 28 GTO 32 10 9 7 12 14 93 14 James Simons Fraser Smart Graham Wilson 41 GTC 33 31 7 19 34 22 93 15 Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack 7 GTO 7 5 16 6 Ret 11 93 16 Nick Phelps 35 GTB 20 32 10 Ret 20 19 85 17 James Kellett Alex Stevenson 6 GTA 31 25 31 15 24 28 82 18 Lucky Khera 247 GT3 6 6 2 DNS 35 6 78 19 Ian Duggan James Townsend 118 GTA 18 30 32 25 17 38 72 20 Chris Hart Stephen Walton 212 GTA 21 35 15 21 21 33 72 21 Richard Chamberlain 5 GTO 34 Ret 4 DNS Ret 9 64 22 Callum MacLeod Mike Price 90 GTH 15 17 27 20 23 25 62 23 Charlotte Gilbert 3 GTB 19 36 Ret Ret 38 36 60 24 Tom Rawlings Moh Ritson 26 GTH 17 16 18 DNS 25 31 59 25 Bradley Ellis David Holloway 15 GTH 25 18 24 14 29 26 55 26 Marcus Clutton Morgan Tilbrook 66 GTH 26 22 19 12 22 32 54 27 Chris Murphy 72 GTB 30 29 28 28 53 GTH 36 40 28 Carl Cavers Lewis Plato 50 GTH 14 19 21 30 19 41 50 29 James Hillery David Frankland 911 GTB 27 33 Ret 29 Ret DNS 38 30 Iain Campbell Oliver Webb 23 GTH 24 21 26 17 31 30 36 31 Patrick Collins Russell Lindsay 17 GTA 29 34 Ret 31 26 Ret 36 32 Steve Ruston John Whitehouse 44 GTH 16 28 25 27 27 29 33 33 Jon Lancaster Rich Mason 22 GTH 28 23 30 16 14 34 Adam Carroll Mark Hopton 77 GTH DSQ 27 29 22 33 35 6 Entries ineligible to score points Michael Igoe Phil Keen 18 GT3 2 1 Ret 2 Ret 3 Lewis Proctor Stewart Proctor 36 GT3 5 2 22 5 1 5 Adam Balon 11 GT3 4 2 Nick Jones Scott Malvern 60 GT3 6 4 Greg Caton Shamus Jennings 33 GT3 5 8 Mike Brown Matt Manderson 47 GT3 8 13 Matthew Lewis 52 GTH 8 24 Ret DNS DNS DNS Ben Barnwell 8 DNS DNS Oli Brown 24 Ret DNS Sam Allpass 38 GTB 13 20 Henry Dawes 106 GTA 39 15 David Brise Alan Purbrick 30 GTB Ret 27 Benji Hetherington Ian Humphries 91 GTH 28 34 Justin Armstrong Mark Armstrong 16 GTH 37 37 Leo Machitski 63 GT3 DSQ DSQ Peter Jackson 57 GTA DNS DNS DNS DNS Pos. Drivers No. Class DON BRH SNE OUL SIL DON SNE Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap

Class championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

System	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	Fastest lap
3+	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1
2	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1		1	1
1	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1			1	1

Pos. Drivers No. DON BRH SNE OUL SIL DON SNE Pts GTO 1 Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack 7 7 5 16 6 77 2 Paul Bailey Ross Wylie 28 32 10 9 7 63 3 Abbie Eaton John Seale 55 23 3 23 DNS 58 4 Richard Chamberlain 5 34 Ret 4 DNS 26 GT3 1 Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha 4 3 4 3 3 69 2 John Dhillon Phil Quaife 61 4 8 5 4 57 3 Lucky Khera 247 6 6 2 DNS 38 Entries ineligible to score points Richard Neary Sam Neary 88 1 7 1 1 Michael Igoe Phil Keen 18 2 1 Ret 2 Lewis Proctor Stewart Proctor 36 5 2 22 5 Pos. Drivers No. DON BRH SNE OUL SIL DON SNE Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap

Notes

References

External links

• Official website