2010 British GT Championship

The 2010 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 18th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on April 5 at Oulton Park and finished on October 16 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,^[1] 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 October 15, 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.^[2]

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 feature mored 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.^[3]

2010 Entry List Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Team Preci-Spark 1 David Jones[3] GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 1–12 Godfrey Jones[3] MTECH Racing[4] 2 Duncan Cameron[4] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Matt Griffin[4] Rosso Verde[5] 3 Hector Lester[5] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–5, 8–13 Allan Simonsen[5] 1–2, 5, 8–13 Stephane Daoudi[6] 3–4 RPM Motorsport[7] 4 Alex Mortimer[7] GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 5–10, 13 Philip Walker[7] 5–7, 9–10, 13 Peter Bamford[8] 8 GT3 Racing[9] 5 Aaron Scott[9] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 1–10 Craig Wilkins[9] Trackspeed[5] 6 Oliver Bryant[7] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L 5 Oliver Morley[7] Philip Walker[8] 8, 11–12 Richard Westbrook[8] 7 David Ashburn[5] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L All Siso Cunill[10] 1–2 Glynn Geddie[11] 3–4, 6–13 Richard Westbrook[12] 5 Rollcentre Racing[13] 8 Martin Short[13] GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 6–10, 13 Gregor Fisken[13] 6–7, 9–10, 13 Adrian Beer[14] 8 Barwell-Beechdean 9 Andrew Howard[15] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 8, 11–12 Darren Turner[15] 8 Leo Machitski[16] 11–12 Chad Racing[17] 10 Tom Ferrier[18] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–8, 11–12 Paul Warren[18] Stephen Jelley[19] 13 Benji Hetherington[19] 11 José Manuel Balbiani[20] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–7 Juan Garriz[20] 15 Steven Kane[21] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 8 Iain Dockerill[21] Archie Hamilton[22] 11–12 Ryan Lewis[22] 21 Daniel Brown[23] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Christopher Hyman[23] 1–8, 11–13 Tom Ferrier[24] 9–10 50 Michael Mallock[13] G4 KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 6–7 Athanasios Ladas[13] 6–8 Kevin Veltman[25] 8 Predator CCTV Racing[5] 12 Adam Wilcox[26] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Phil Burton[26] Vantage Racing 14 Stuart Hall[15] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 8, 13 Tom Black[15] Barwell-Cadena[5] 18 Michael Bentwood[27] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2, 5, 8–12 Paul Whight[27] United Autosports[28] 22 Michael Guasch[3] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 1–2 Mark Patterson[3] 23 Zak Brown[28] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 1–2 Richard Dean[28] 53 Matt Bell[29] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8 Robert Bell[29] Reiter Engineering 24 Peter Kox[7] GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 5 Marc Hayek[7] Stark Racing 42 Ian Stinton[25] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8 Paul Marsh[25] ABG Motorsport[30] 44 Benjamin Harvey[30] G4 KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–5, 8 Rory Butcher[31] 98 Colin Mowle[8] Inv 8, 13 Sam Mowle[8] ProMotorsport[32] 45 Derek Palmer Jr.[32] G4 Nissan 350Z Nissan VQ35HR 3.5L V6 1–2 Rick Pearson[32] Century Motorsport[33] 47 Nathan Freke[33] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–4, 6–13 Vibe Smed[33] 57 Benji Hetherington[25] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8–12 Freddie Hetherington[25] Speedworks Motorsport 48 Christian Dick[34] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Jamie Stanley[34] 92 Piers Johnson[35] Inv Ginetta G50 Mod Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 13 Ron Johnson[35] Team Osborne Racing[36] 49 Joe Osborne[36] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–10, 13 Osman Yusuf[36] 1–8, 13 Rob Brown[37] 9–10 52 Jake Rattenbury[16] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11–12 Dean Hawkey[16] Barwell Motorsport 51 Julien Draper[38] G4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11–12 Daniel Lloyd[38] Piranha Motorsport[39] 55 Chris Bialan[39] G4 Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L S/C I4 1–4, 6–12 Simon Mason[39] Appleby Engineering 60 James Appleby[40] G4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin 4.3L V8 9–10 Ant Scragg[40] Jamie Hunter Racing 62 Steve Hunter[41] GTC Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 3–4 Derek Pierce[41] Kinfaun Racing 81 Phil Dryburgh[3] GTC Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 1–2 John Gaw[3] Reflex Racing 91 Peter Smith[8] Inv Ginetta G50 Mod Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 8–10 Matt Smith[8] Chevron Racing Cars 97 Anthony Reid[19] Inv Chevron GR8 Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 13 Chris Hart[19]

Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class G4 G4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class

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^[42] – 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.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	GT3 Winner	G4 Winner
1	Oulton Park	April 5	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#2 MTECH Racing	#48 Speedworks Motorsport
			Godfrey Jones David Jones	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Christian Dick Jamie Stanley
2			#3 Rosso Verde	#2 MTECH Racing	#44 ABG Motorsport
			Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Benjamin Harvey Rory Butcher
3	Knockhill	May 9	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#48 Speedworks Motorsport
			Godfrey Jones David Jones	Godfrey Jones David Jones	Christian Dick Jamie Stanley
4			#12 Predator CCTV	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#48 Speedworks Motorsport
			Phil Burton Adam Wilcox	Godfrey Jones David Jones	Christian Dick Jamie Stanley
5	Spa-Francorchamps	June 5	#24 Reiter Engineering	#24 Reiter Engineering	#48 Speedworks Motorsport
			Peter Kox Marc Hayek	Peter Kox Marc Hayek	Christian Dick Jamie Stanley
6	Rockingham	July 18	#8 Rollcentre Racing	#7 Trackspeed	#50 Chad Racing
			Martin Short Gregor Fisken	David Ashburn Glynn Geddie	Michael Mallock Athanasios Ladas
7			#7 Trackspeed	#7 Trackspeed	#50 Chad Racing
			David Ashburn Glynn Geddie	David Ashburn Glynn Geddie	Michael Mallock Athanasios Ladas
8	Silverstone	August 15	#6 Trackspeed	#7 Trackspeed	#53 United Autosports
			Philip Walker Richard Westbrook	David Ashburn Glynn Geddie	Matt Bell Robert Bell
9	Snetterton	August 30	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#21 Chad Racing	#57 Century Motorsport
			Godfrey Jones David Jones	Tom Ferrier Dan Brown	Benji Hetherington Freddie Hetherington
10			#12 Predator CCTV	#2 MTECH Racing	#57 Century Motorsport
			Phil Burton Adam Wilcox	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Benji Hetherington Freddie Hetherington
11	Brands Hatch	September 26	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#7 Trackspeed	#57 Century Motorsport
			Godfrey Jones David Jones	David Ashburn Glynn Geddie	Benji Hetherington Freddie Hetherington
12			#3 Rosso Verde	#1 Team Preci-Spark	#51 Barwell Motorsport
			Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Godfrey Jones David Jones	Julien Draper Daniel Lloyd
13	Donington Park	October 16	#3 Rosso Verde	#3 Rosso Verde	#48 Speedworks Motorsport
			Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Christian Dick 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

Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts 1 David Ashburn 5 3 3 Ret 2 1 1 1 4 9 1 5 2 107 2 Glynn Geddie 3 Ret 1 1 1 4 9 1 5 2 81 3 Duncan Cameron 1 1 2 Ret 6 5 2 10 8 1 6 6 3 75 Matt Griffin 1 1 2 Ret 6 5 2 10 8 1 6 6 3 5 Hector Lester 2 2 7 Ret 10 2 2 6 Ret DNS 1 65 6 Allan Simonsen 2 2 10 2 2 6 Ret DNS 1 63 7 Philip Walker 5 3 Ret 4 3 7 2 3 8 50 8 Phil Burton 6 7 6 3 7 8 5 8 9† 5 4 4 5 47 Adam Wilcox 6 7 6 3 7 8 5 8 9† 5 4 4 5 10 Tom Ferrier 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 11 1 2 Ret 2 41 11 David Jones Ret Ret 1 1 DNS DNS DNS 7 Ret 3 Ret 1 40 Godfrey Jones Ret Ret 1 1 DNS DNS DNS 7 Ret 3 Ret 1 13 Richard Westbrook 2 4 2 3 40 14 Alex Mortimer 5 3 Ret 5 3 7 8 34 15 Martin Short 2 10 12 6† 4 4 29 Gregor Fisken 2 10 6† 4 4 17 Daniel Brown 9 11† Ret DNS 8 9 4 9 1 2 Ret DNS Ret 26 18 Michael Bentwood 3 Ret 4 13 5 10 3 Ret 26 Paul Whight 3 Ret 4 13 5 10 3 Ret 20 Paul Warren 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 2 23 21 Peter Kox 1 20 Marc Hayek 1 23 Aaron Scott DNS DNS 5 7† Ret 7 3 Ret 7 8 19 Craig Wilkins DNS DNS 5 7† Ret 7 3 Ret 7 8 25 José Manuel Balbiani 10† Ret 4 2 9 6 Ret 16 Juan Garriz 10† Ret 4 2 9 6 Ret 27 Andrew Howard 3 5 Ret 16 28 Oliver Bryant 3 12 Oliver Morley 3 Darren Turner 3 31 Siso Cunill 5 3 10 32 Zak Brown 4 4 10 Richard Dean 4 4 34 Christopher Hyman 9 11† Ret DNS 8 9 4 9 Ret DNS Ret 8 35 Peter Bamford 5 8 36 Tom Black 16 6 6 Stuart Hall 16 6 38 Iain Dockerill 6 6 Steven Kane 6 40 Michael Guasch 8 5 5 Mark Patterson 8 5 42 Leo Machitski 5 Ret 4 43 Stephane Daoudi 7 Ret 2 44 Benji Hetherington 13† 2 Stephen Jelley 13† 46 Adrian Beer 12 0 Archie Hamilton DNS DNS 0 Ryan Lewis DNS DNS Guest drivers ineligible for points Chris Hart 7 0 Anthony Reid 7 Piers Johnson 10 0 Ron Johnson 10 Colin Mowle 14 9 0 Sam Mowle 14 9 Peter Smith 20 15 15 0 Matt Smith 20 15 15 Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

G4 Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts 1 Christian Dick 12 10 9 5 11 13 9 Ret 13 12 8 9 11 70.5 Jamie Stanley 12 10 9 5 11 13 9 Ret 13 12 8 9 11 3 Rory Butcher 13 9 Ret 6 12 21† 38 Benjamin Harvey 13 9 Ret 6 12 21† 5 Nathan Freke 15 Ret 11 8 12 8 Ret 11 13 10 Ret 12 37 Vibe Smed 15 Ret 11 8 12 8 Ret 11 13 10 Ret 12 7 Chris Bialan 14 12 Ret 9† 11 7 19 Ret 32.5 Simon Mason 14 12 Ret 9† 11 7 19 Ret 9 Benji Hetherington DSQ 10 11 7 8 24 Freddie Hetherington DSQ 10 11 7 8 11 Athanasios Ladas 10 6 18 22 12 Matt Bell 15 20 Robert Bell 15 14 Joe Osborne 16 13 10 10† Ret 14† Ret 12 Ret Ret 20 15 Osman Yusuf 16 13 10 10† Ret 14† Ret Ret 17 16 Paul Marsh 17 16 Ian Stinton 17 18 Kevin Veltman 18 12 19 Julien Draper 9 7 11 Daniel Lloyd 9 7 21 Michael Mallock 10 6 10 22 James Appleby 14 14 4.5 Ant Scragg 14 14 24 Dean Hawkey 11 Ret 4 Jake Rattenbury 11 Ret 26 Rob Brown 12 Ret 3 27 Derek Palmer Jr. 17 Ret 3 Rick Pearson 17 Ret Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts

GT Cup Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts 1 Phil Dryburgh 11 8 10 John Gaw 11 8 3 Steve Hunter 8 Ret 5 Derek Pierce 8 Ret Pos Driver OUL KNO SPA ROC SIL SNE BRH DON Pts

References

External links

• British GT website