British GT 2023 - Page 3

Bcarr6 · 10 Mar 2023, 18:59 (Ref:4146644)

And Ram announcement on Monday, which will put us at 32

Enduro also just got a new Audi GT3 probably ex-WRT. Doubt that will see BGT this last minute though

Jamie Brown · 10 Mar 2023, 20:11 (Ref:4146648)

There is 2 more announcements tomorrow according to the British GT Twitter!

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Bcarr6 · 11 Mar 2023, 09:03 (Ref:4146678)

Raceway Motorsport - Ginetta G56 GT4 - Michael Crees / Tom Holland

Jamie Brown · 11 Mar 2023, 14:03 (Ref:4146690)

Team Parker Racing - Porsche Cayman GT4 - Daniel Vaughan / Zac Meakin

Does that take us up to 34 cars including the Ram Racing announcement on Monday and currently TBC second Race Lab GT3.

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Bcarr6 · 11 Mar 2023, 18:06 (Ref:4146712)

Yup

British GT 2023 - 34/35

GT3 Class - 18 Cars

2 Seas Motorsport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Ian Loggie / Jules Gounon
2 Seas Motorsport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Johnny Adam / James Cottingham
ABBA Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Richard Neary / Sam Neary
Barwell Motorsport - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Mark Sansom / Will Tregurtha
Barwell Motorsport - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Shaun Balfe / Sandy Mitchell
Beechdean AMR - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Ross Gunn / Andrew Howard
Century Motorsport - BMW M4 GT3 - Dan Harper / Darren Leung
Enduro Motorsport - Mclaren 720S GT3 - Marcus Clutton / Morgan Tilbrook
Garage 59 - McLaren 720S GT3 - Kevin Tse / Chris Froggatt
Garage 59 - McLaren 720S GT3 - Marvin Kirchhoefer / Alexander West
Greystone GT - McLaren 720S GT3 - Andrey Borodin / Oli Webb
Greystone GT - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Mike Price / Callum Macleod
JMH Auto - Mclaren 720S GT3 - Michael O'Brien / Simon Orange
Optimum Motorsport - McLaren 720S GT3 - Mark Ratcliffe / Rob Bell
Paddock Motorsport - McLaren 720S GT3 - Mark Smith / Martin Plowman
RACE LAB - McLaren 720S GT3 - Lucky Khera / Euan Hankey
RACE LAB - TBC GT3 - TBC / TBC
Ram Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - TBC / TBC

GT4 Class - 16 cars

Academy Motorsport - Ford Mustang GT4 - Matt Cowley / Will Moore
Academy Motorsport - Ford Mustang GT4 - Erik Evans / Matt Nicoll-Jones
Century Motorsport - BMW M4 GT4 - Michael Johnston / Chris Salkeld
Century Motorsport - BMW M4 GT4 - Lewis Plato / Carl Cavers
Drivetac - Mercedes AMG GT4 - Sam Maher-Loughman / James Wallis
DTO Motorsport - McLaren Artura GT4 - Aston Millar / Josh Rowledge
Enduro Motorsport - Mclaren Artura GT4 - Harry Nunn / Harry George
Paddock Motorsport - McLaren Artura GT4 - Tom Rawlings / Kavi Jundu
One Motoraport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Michael Broadhurst / Ed McDermott
RACE LAB - McLaren Artura GT4 - Ian Gough / Tom Wrigley
Raceway Motorsport - Ginetta G56 GT4 - Freddie Tomlinson / Stuart Middleton
Raceway Motorsport - Ginetta G56 GT4 - Michael Crees / Tom Holland
R Racing - Aston Martin Vantage GT4 - Josh Miller / Seb Hopkins
Team Brit - McLaren 570s GT4 - Bobby Trundley / Aaron Morgan
Team Parker Racing - Porsche Cayman GT4 - Daniel Vaughan / Zac Meakin
Toro Verde - Ginetta G55 GT4 - Ian Duggan / James Townsend

Bcarr6 · 13 Mar 2023, 09:06 (Ref:4146878)

Ram Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Raffaele Marciello / John Ferguson

Well that’s a statement.

From memory Ferguson isn’t wildly fast though, be interesting to see if Marciello’s pace is enough to carry them to wins here

Last remaining question mark is the second Race Lab car, no news on that or scheduled announcement so may be last minute getting drivers together or even a race by race entry

SSmith · 13 Mar 2023, 09:42 (Ref:4146884)

With the grid now basically complete, its a shame there's no Newbridge Motorsport Aston Martin GT4 (with Topham and Turner) and no Speedworks Toyota Supra.

It is a very strong grid this year - only a couple of "less good" GT3 and GT4 lineups. In both classes its very hard to predict a champion! There's at least 10-12 GT3s capable of winning races.

GregUK · 13 Mar 2023, 09:47 (Ref:4146886)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

From memory Ferguson isn’t wildly fast though, be interesting to see if Marciello’s pace is enough to carry them to wins here

Without a doubt, the ex-Ferrari Academy Marciello is very quick, but I think that the Loggie/Gounon pairing will be stronger particularly as both pairs are in Mercs.

RAM Racing is under a new management team this year (but with plenty of Touring Car experience) whereas 2 Seas have won pretty much everything they have entered.

It's going to be fascinating to watch the season unfold!

Bcarr6 · 13 Mar 2023, 14:55 (Ref:4146931)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregUK

Without a doubt, the ex-Ferrari Academy Marciello is very quick, but I think that the Loggie/Gounon pairing will be stronger particularly as both pairs are in Mercs.

RAM Racing is under a new management team this year (but with plenty of Touring Car experience) whereas 2 Seas have won pretty much everything they have entered.

It's going to be fascinating to watch the season unfold!

Lello is undoubtly one of the fastest in GT3's, but the nice thing about BGT is that its almost more important to have a fast AM. So will be interesting to see how that works. I agree Loggie/Gounon would still be my pick for favourite coming into the season

Bcarr6 · 13 Mar 2023, 14:57 (Ref:4146932)

Last share of this before tomorrows entry list reveal. The only car with any question on is the second Racelab car. Mclaren jut announced Tom Gamble as a factory driver, but he hasnt got a seat. Maybe hes in the second Racelab?... Speculation entirely there, as theres an unfilled Mclaren in GTWC too.

It may be that the 2nd Racelab car ends up as partial season, or was only ever a hope not a concrete plan

British GT 2023 - 33-34/35

GT3 Class - 18 Cars

2 Seas Motorsport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Ian Loggie / Jules Gounon
2 Seas Motorsport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Johnny Adam / James Cottingham
ABBA Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Richard Neary / Sam Neary
Barwell Motorsport - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Mark Sansom / Will Tregurtha
Barwell Motorsport - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Shaun Balfe / Sandy Mitchell
Beechdean AMR - Aston Martin Vantage GT3 - Ross Gunn / Andrew Howard
Century Motorsport - BMW M4 GT3 - Dan Harper / Darren Leung
Enduro Motorsport - Mclaren 720S GT3 - Marcus Clutton / Morgan Tilbrook
Garage 59 - McLaren 720S GT3 - Kevin Tse / Chris Froggatt
Garage 59 - McLaren 720S GT3 - Marvin Kirchhoefer / Alexander West
Greystone GT - McLaren 720S GT3 - Andrey Borodin / Oli Webb
Greystone GT - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Mike Price / Callum Macleod
JMH Auto - Mclaren 720S GT3 - Michael O'Brien / Simon Orange
Optimum Motorsport - McLaren 720S GT3 - Mark Ratcliffe / Rob Bell
Paddock Motorsport - McLaren 720S GT3 - Mark Smith / Martin Plowman
RACE LAB - McLaren 720S GT3 - Lucky Khera / Euan Hankey
RACE LAB - TBC GT3 - TBC / TBC (????)
Ram Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Raffaele Marciello / John Ferguson

GT4 Class - 16 cars

Academy Motorsport - Ford Mustang GT4 - Matt Cowley / Will Moore
Academy Motorsport - Ford Mustang GT4 - Erik Evans / Matt Nicoll-Jones
Century Motorsport - BMW M4 GT4 - Michael Johnston / Chris Salkeld
Century Motorsport - BMW M4 GT4 - Lewis Plato / Carl Cavers
Drivetac - Mercedes AMG GT4 - Sam Maher-Loughman / James Wallis
DTO Motorsport - McLaren Artura GT4 - Aston Millar / Josh Rowledge
Enduro Motorsport - Mclaren Artura GT4 - Harry Nunn / Harry George
Paddock Motorsport - McLaren Artura GT4 - Tom Rawlings / Kavi Jundu
One Motoraport - Mercedes AMG GT3 - Michael Broadhurst / Ed McDermott
RACE LAB - McLaren Artura GT4 - Ian Gough / Tom Wrigley
Raceway Motorsport - Ginetta G56 GT4 - Freddie Tomlinson / Stuart Middleton
Raceway Motorsport - Ginetta G56 GT4 - Michael Crees / Tom Holland
R Racing - Aston Martin Vantage GT4 - Josh Miller / Seb Hopkins
Team Brit - McLaren 570s GT4 - Bobby Trundley / Aaron Morgan
Team Parker Racing - Porsche Cayman GT4 - Daniel Vaughan / Zac Meakin
Toro Verde - Ginetta G55 GT4 - Ian Duggan / James Townsend

Bcarr6 · 13 Mar 2023, 16:41 (Ref:4146945)

Racelab have confirmed their 3rd entry is finalised so probably announcing in the morning

Jamie Brown · 13 Mar 2023, 18:04 (Ref:4146950)

Hopefully we get another one to make it the 35!

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Bcarr6 · 13 Mar 2023, 20:28 (Ref:4146964)

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Originally Posted by Jamie Brown

Hopefully we get another one to make it the 35!

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3rd Racelab car would make it 34!

Have to say, the way BGT announce entries weekly, at scheduled times weekly, has to be the best way to build excitement for the season out of all the GT series. Really nicely managed consistently every year

SSmith · 14 Mar 2023, 08:05 (Ref:4146997)

Capacity grid - 36 cars (18 GT3 and 18 GT4)

https://www.britishgt.com/images/202...try%20list.pdf

SSmith · 14 Mar 2023, 08:10 (Ref:4146998)

Late entries from RACELAB - James Kell and Iain Campbell (McLaren 720S GT3)
&
Toro Verde - Joe Wheeler and TBA (Ginetta G56 GT4)

I noticed Jack Brown and Charles Clarke (Optimum McLaren Artura GT4) didn't get mentioned on this forum but was announced on March 1st.

SSmith · 14 Mar 2023, 08:15 (Ref:4146999)

In terms of breaking down the entries

Classes:

GT3 = 14 Pro-Ams and 4 Silver-Ams
GT4 = 10 Silver, 7 Pro-Ams, and 1 Am

Manufacturers:

GT3 = 9x McLaren 720S GT3, 5x Mercedes-AMG GT3, 2x Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evos, 1x BMW M4 GT3, 1x Aston Martin Vantage GT3

GT4 = 5x McLaren Artura GT4, 4x Ginetta G56 GT4, 2x BMW M4 GT4, 2x Mercedes-AMG GT4, 2x Ford Mustang GT4, 1x McLaren 570S GT4, 1x Aston Martin Vantage GT4, 1x Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS

tbtstt · 14 Mar 2023, 11:37 (Ref:4147010)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Have to say, the way BGT announce entries weekly, at scheduled times weekly, has to be the best way to build excitement for the season out of all the GT series. Really nicely managed consistently every year

Possibly a consequence of some of my previous interactions, but my Facebook timeline has been full of British GT news the last fortnight and it has definitely had the desired effect on me: I'm really excited for this season!

Jamie Brown · 14 Mar 2023, 15:21 (Ref:4147035)

Yes also looking forward to this season. Planning to go to 3 or 4 of the 7 rounds.

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Willmaz223 · 18 Mar 2023, 02:28 (Ref:4147660)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

And Ram announcement on Monday, which will put us at 32

Enduro also just got a new Audi GT3 probably ex-WRT. Doubt that will see BGT this last minute though

The Enduro R8 will be running in the Britcar series. That means 2 R8 GT3s for that series and its an ex Car Collection Car. I imagine Clutton will be co driving with Peter Erceg.

Bcarr6 · 18 Mar 2023, 13:14 (Ref:4147704)

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Originally Posted by Willmaz223

The Enduro R8 will be running in the Britcar series. That means 2 R8 GT3s for that series and its an ex Car Collection Car. I imagine Clutton will be co driving with Peter Erceg.

Nice, never really pay much attention to that series. BGT and GT Cup is plenty enough for me!

v8supes · 8 Apr 2023, 15:43 (Ref:4150838)

Didnt really notice that only 4 of the cars are not Mercedes or Mclaren.

Is this Borodin guy safe to be out there in a GT3 car? In GT Cup he struggled to get ahead of the GT4 cars and his fastest lap in practice for this weekend is a 42.7 some 10 seconds off the fastest GT3 time

GregUK · 9 Apr 2023, 07:27 (Ref:4150852)

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Originally Posted by v8supes

Is this Borodin guy safe to be out there in a GT3 car? In GT Cup he struggled to get ahead of the GT4 cars and his fastest lap in practice for this weekend is a 42.7 some 10 seconds off the fastest GT3 time

I'm not at the venue so can only look at results, but looking at Q1 (GT3) and Q3 (GT4) 17 of the 18 GT4 cars were quicker than Borodin and he was a full 8 seconds slower than the 17th placed GT3 car.

PeterY · 9 Apr 2023, 13:49 (Ref:4150878)

Looking at Ollie Webb’s time I’m wondering if things are not right with the car too, not sure he’s likely to be slowest of the pros out there.
Not to say Borodin might be out of his depth in BGT

Willmaz223 · 10 Apr 2023, 01:32 (Ref:4150906)

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Originally Posted by PeterY

Looking at Ollie Webb’s time I’m wondering if things are not right with the car too, not sure he’s likely to be slowest of the pros out there.
Not to say Borodin might be out of his depth in BGT

Followed GT Cup all last year and he was always the slowest GT3 in that grid. There should be a minimum time to hit otherwise he'll be a walking chicane. I don't get how amateurs can seemingly get on a now very premium grid without any real success or pace to back up. I know this is harsh but it's a bad look for the series and dangerous.

Think a number of teams are struggling so far to adjust to the 720s Evo upgrade hence why they aren't on the pace compared with Merc's etc

v8supes · 10 Apr 2023, 11:07 (Ref:4150944)

My god what a race.

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