The GT Cup Championship is a sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Marc Haynes in 2007. The championship supported the short-lived British LMP3 Cup in 2017, following the series to Spa-Francorchamps where it participated alongside the field of prototypes. It supported the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch on 1–2 May. GT Cup Championship events consist of 1 free practice session, 1 qualifying session and 2 races per day; the first being a 25-minute sprint and the second being a 50-minute endurance race with driver changes.
Classes
As of the 2022 season, GT Cup has six different classes:
GTO: GT2, GTE, modified cars; silhouettes, replicas. GT3: Homologated cars running to Group GT3 specifications. GTA: Lower specification, cup challenge and one-make series cars. GTB: Early year challenge and cup cars GTC: Later year challenge and cup cars. GTH: Homologated cars running to Group GT4 specifications.
Champions
Year Champion Car Team Teams' Champion 2010 Marco Pullen Ferrari 360 GTC Team OMG Not awarded 2011 Andy Ruhan Porsche 997 GT3 Cup JMH Automotive 2012 Derek Johnston Ferrari 458 Challenge Greypaul Racing 2013 Jeff Wyatt BMW M3 GTR Geoff Steel Racing FF Corse 2014 Jim Geddie McLaren MP4-12C GT3 United Autosports In2 Racing 2015 Charlie Hollings Wayne Marrs Ferrari 458 Challenge FF Corse FF Corse 2016 Jordan Witt Bentley Continental GT3 Jordan Racing JMH Automotive 2017 Graham Davidson McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Jetstream Motorsport Spy Motorsport 2018 Adam Hatfield Chris Murphy Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Whitebridge Motorsport Topcats Racing 2019 Steve Ruston John Whitehouse McLaren 570S GT4 JMH Automotive JMH Automotive 2020 Joshua Jackson Simon Orange Ginetta G55 Supercup Team HARD. Racing Team HARD. Racing 2021 Richard Neary Sam Neary Mercedes-AMG GT3 Abba Racing Orange Racing powered by JMH 2022 Michael O'Brien Simon Orange McLaren 720S GT3 Orange Racing powered by JMH Orange Racing powered by JMH 2023 Paul Bailey James Dorlin Ross Wylie Brabham BT62 CompetitionMercedes-AMG GT3Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Kendall Developments Orange Racing powered by JMH 2024 Charlotte Gilbert Tom Rawlings Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Topcats Racing Topcats Racing 2025 Fraser Fenwick Charlotte Gilbert Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Topcats Racing Topcats Racing
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