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BRITISH GT AND BRDC BRITISH F3 CHAMPIONSHIPS 3/4 AUGUST 2019 BRANDS HATCH GP ENTRY LISTS RACE NUMBER: 9 BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP DURATION: 1 X 120 MINS TECH SPEC NO. TEAM DRIVER 1 DRIVER 2 CAR CLASS DESCRIPTION GT3 The British GT Championship is a 2 TF Sport Mark Farmer Nicki Thiim Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 Pro/Am predominantly Pro/Am series. The 2019 3 Century Motorsport Dominic Paul Ben Green BMW M6 GT3 Pro/Am campaign comprises five UK venues as well 6 RAM Racing Ian Loggie Callum Macleod Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro/Am as the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. 7 Team Parker Racing Ryan Ratcliffe Glynn Geddie Bentley Continental GT3 Silver 8 Team ABBA Racing Richard Neary Tom Onslow-Cole Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro/Am SPECIFICATION 9 Century Motorsport TBC Jack Mitchell BMW M6 GT3 TBC GT3 and GT4 cars run to international GT 18 WPI Motorsport Michael Igoe Adam Wilcox Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO Pro/Am regulations; GT3-spec cars are highly- tuned and modified versions of their 22 Balfe Motorsport Shaun Balfe Rob Bell McLaren 720S GT3 Pro/Am production counterparts, while GT4s must 31 JRM Racing Rick Parfitt Jnr Seb Morris Bentley Continental GT3 Pro/Am remain much closer to their road-going 47 TF Sport Graham Davidson Jonny Adam Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 Pro/Am equivalents. 69 Barwell Motorsport Sam De Haan* Jonny Cocker Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO Pro/Am REGULATIONS 72 Barwell Motorsport Adam Balon Phil Keen Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO Pro/Am Two drivers share each car. The crew’s 96 Optimum Motorsport Oliver Wilkinson Bradley Ellis Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 Silver lowest graded driver or slowest driver 99 Beechdean AMR Andrew Howard Valentin Hasse-Clot Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 Pro/Am from qualifying must complete at least the first 60 minutes of Sunday’s race GT4 before swapping with their partner. The length of this pitstop is determined by 4 Tolman Motorsport James Dorlin Josh Smith McLaren 570S GT4 Silver the Mandatory Pitstop Time (applicable 5 Tolman Motorsport Jordan Collard Lewis Proctor McLaren 570S GT4 Silver to all entries) plus an additional 20, 15 or 11 Beechdean AMR Kelvin Fletcher Martin Plowman Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Pro/Am 10-second Pitstop Success Penalty, which 15 Multimatic Motorsports Europe Scott Maxwell Seb Priaulx Ford Mustang GT4 Silver only applies to the previous event’s top- three GT3 and GT4 finishers. Saturday’s 19 Multimatic Motorsports Europe Richard Meaden* Jack Roush Ford Mustang GT4 Pro/Am qualifying session is split across four 20 Balfe Motorsport Graham Johnson Michael O’Brien McLaren 570S GT4 Pro/Am 10-minute segments: GT3 Am and Pro, 23 RACE Performance Sam Smelt Árón Taylor-Smith Ford Mustang GT4 Silver and GT4 Am and Pro. Each crew member’s 29 Steller Performance Richard Williams* Sennan Fielding Audi R8 LMS GT4 Pro/Am fastest lap is combined to determine the starting order. 32 Track Focused Mike McCollum Sean Cooper KTM X-Bow GT4 Pro/Am 35 Optimum Motorsport Connor O’Brien Jack Butel Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Silver APPROXIMATE COSTS 42 Century Motorsport Mark Kimber Jacob Mathiassen BMW M4 GT4 Silver Car costs range from £90,000 to £350,000. 43 Century Motorsport A. Gordon-Colebrooke Angus Fender BMW M4 GT4 Silver To run a team for the season begins at £100,000 and rises upwards depending 44 Invictus Games Racing Steve McCulley Matthew George Jaguar F-TYPE SVR GT4 Pro/Am on class, car and testing. 57 HHC Motorsport Dean Macdonald Callum Pointon McLaren 570S GT4 Silver 58 HHC Motorsport Ruben Del Sarte* Jamie Caroline* McLaren 570S GT4 Silver REWARDS AND POINTS 61 Academy Motorsport Ben Hurst Micah Stanley Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Silver In two-hour races points are scored in 62 Academy Motorsport Alex Toth-Jones Will Moore Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Silver both classes on the basis of: 1st 37.5, 2nd 27, 3rd 22.5, 4th 18, 5th 15, 6th 12, 7th 9, 66 Team Parker Racing Nick Jones Scott Malvern Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro/Am 8th 6, 9th 3, 10th 1.5 75 Optimum Motorsport Patrik Matthiesen Mike Robinson Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Silver 77 Fox Motorsport Mark Murfitt Michael Broadhurst Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro/Am WEBSITE 88 GT Marques Chris Car Dino Zamparelli Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Pro/Am www.britishgt.com 95 TF Sport Patrick Kibble Josh Price Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Silver 97 TF Sport Ashley Hand Tom Canning Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Silver 2019 CALENDAR 20 & 22 April Oulton Park 18/19 May Snetterton 300 GRID POSITIONS – RACE 9 (ROLLING START) 8/9 June Silverstone GP 22/23 June Donington Park GP 20/21 July Spa Francorchamps 3/4 August Brands Hatch GP RESULTS – RACE 11 14/15 September Donington Park GP 1st… / 2nd… / 3rd… / 4th… / 5th… / 6th… / 7th… / 8th… / 9th… / 10th… Winner’s Time .............................................Gap...............................Laps...............................Speed..................mph Fastest Lap: No.............Time...................................................................................................Speed..................mph 2 3/4 AUGUST 2019 3 RACE NUMBERS: 2, 6 + 11 BRDC BRITISH F3 CHAMPIONSHIP DURATION: 3 X 14 LAPS (MAX 20 MINS) TECH SPEC NO. DRIVER NAT. TEAM/ENTRANT CAR DESCRIPTION 3 Johnathan Hoggard UK Fortec Motorsports Tatuus-Cosworth The BRDC British Formula 3 Championship is aimed 7 Nazim Azman Malaysia Chris Dittmann Racing Tatuus-Cosworth at young drivers targetting a future step up to FIA F3 from FIA F4 championships, and experienced karters 8 Kaylen Frederick USA Carlin Tatuus-Cosworth looking for their first taste of single-seater racing. 12 Ayrton Simmons UK Chris Dittmann Racing Tatuus-Cosworth SPECIFICATION 17 Clement Novalak UK Carlin Tatuus-Cosworth The Tatuus-Cosworth single-seater cars are completely identical and are powered by a 2-litre 20 Benjamin Pedersen USA Douglas Motorsport Tatuus-Cosworth Cosworth engine utilising a Cosworth SQ6 engine 21 Josh Mason UK Lanan Racing Tatuus-Cosworth management system. 22 Lucas Petersson Sweden Carlin Tatuus-Cosworth The cars feature a highly adjustable front-wing and 24 Hampus Ericsson Sweden Double R Racing Tatuus-Cosworth two piece rear wing, and an F1-style front splitter and rear diffuser. It features a six-speed sequential 25 Nico Varrone Argentina Hillspeed Tatuus-Cosworth gearbox with paddle shift provided by Sadev and fitted with a limited-slip differential, unique to BRDC 26 Neil Verhagen USA Double R Racing Tatuus-Cosworth British F3. Tyres are provided by Pirelli. 28 Pavan Ravishankar Singapore Double R Racing Tatuus-Cosworth The upgraded car includes a revised rear impact 33 Manuel Maldonado Venezuela Fortec Motorsports Tatuus-Cosworth structure and a front anti-intrusion panel. 35 Kris Wright USA Fortec Motorsports Tatuus-Cosworth WEEKEND FORMAT 55 Ulysse De Pauw Belgium Douglas Motorsport Tatuus-Cosworth Each weekend features one qualifying session and 79 Sasakorn Chaimongkol Thailand Hillspeed Tatuus-Cosworth 3 races – each 14 laps (max 20 mins) in length. The grid for the first race will be based on qualifying 87 Kiern Jewiss UK Douglas Motorsport Tatuus-Cosworth order. All finishers from race one will be reversed on the grid for race two, providing their fastest lap is within 103% of the overall fastest time. Each driver’s second fastest time from qualifying will determine the grid for race three. POINTS Points are awarded in races 1 and 3 of each weekend as follows: 35-29-24-21-19-17-15-13-12-11-10- GRID POSITIONS – RACE 2 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the top 20 finishers. Points are awarded in race 2 of each weekend as follows: 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with points also awarded for positions gained in the RESULTS – RACE 2 race. So for example, if a driver started eighth and st nd rd th th th th th th th finished first, they would gain a total of 27 points. 1 … / 2 … / 3 … / 4 … / 5 … / 6 … / 7 … / 8 … / 9 … / 10 … Winner’s Time .............................................Gap...............................Laps...............................Speed..................mph COSTS Fastest Lap: No.............Time...................................................................................................Speed..................mph A new car, less engine, costs £39,850. The engine lease for the season is £9,850. Parts are also very GRID POSITIONS – RACE 6 competitively priced. WEBSITE www.britishf3.com RESULTS – RACE 6 1st… / 2nd… / 3rd… / 4th… / 5th… / 6th… / 7th… / 8th… / 9th… / 10th… 2019 CALENDAR Winner’s Time .............................................Gap...............................Laps...............................Speed..................mph 20 & 22 April Oulton Park Fastest Lap: No.............Time...................................................................................................Speed..................mph 18/19 May Snetterton 300 8/9 June Silverstone GP GRID POSITIONS – RACE 11 22/23 June Donington Park 20/21 July Spa Francorchamps 3/4 August Brands Hatch GP 17/18 August Silverstone GP RESULTS – RACE 11 14/15 September Donington Park 1st… / 2nd… / 3rd… / 4th… / 5th… / 6th… / 7th… / 8th… / 9th… / 10th… Winner’s Time .............................................Gap...............................Laps...............................Speed..................mph Fastest Lap: No.............Time...................................................................................................Speed..................mph 3 3/4 AUGUST 2019 RACE NUMBERS: 1 + 4 GINETTA GRDC DURATION: 2 X 15 MINS TECH SPEC NO. DRIVER TEAM HOMETOWN CLASS BACKGROUND 7 Mark Mandeville Ginetta Hertfordshire GRDC Aimed at novice drivers, the all-inclusive GRDC package buys the car and entry into a four 8 Nigel Fox Ginetta Worcestershire GRDC weekend racing series at the UK’s best circuits. The drivers are equipped with everything they 10 Harry Ormerod Ginetta Conwy GRDC need to go racing and a platform to compete 11 Ignazio Zanon Ginetta Italy GRDC in a fun and safe environment in identical road-legal Ginetta G40 cars. 22 Toby Trice Ginetta Surrey GRDC THE GINETTA G40 CLUB CAR 29 Chris Threadgill Ginetta Surrey GRDC Built with the track day enthusiast in mind, the G40 Club Car offers a pure driving 32 Craig Cornick Ginetta Manchester GRDC experience behind the wheel of a road-legal racer.