Elite Motorsport is a British auto racing team. A mainstay in the national junior single-seater scene, it participates in the GB3 Championship, GB4 Championship as well as Ginetta one-make series, including the Ginetta Junior Championship. It is also active in sports car racing, fielding a McLaren in the GT4 European Series before stepping up to the International GT Open with Ferrari.
Notable past drivers for the team include Adam Smalley, Harry King, Louis Foster, John Bennett, and Will Macintyre.
History Early years According to Elite Motorsport's website, the team was established in late 2011 by Eddie Ives to design, develop and build their purposed race cars, as well as compete in 750 Motor Club's racing series.
In 2014, Elite Motorsport ran their chassis (named Elite Pulse) in Sport Specials, before purchasing a Ginetta G40 and entering Ginetta Junior Championship in the following year.
2020–2021 In November 2020, Elite Motorsport announced its GB3 Championship (then known as BRDC British Formula 3 Championship) debut in 2021, replacing Lanan Racing. In its BRDC F3 debut season, Elite Motorsport signed Javier Sagrera, Tom Lebbon and José Garfias.
In October 2021, it was announced that Elite Motorsport was one of the first eight teams committed with GB4 for the 2022 season.
2022–2024
For the 2022 GB3 season, Tom Lebbon remained with Elite Motorsport. The team signed James Hedley and John Bennett for remaining two cars. Later, James Hedley switched to JHR Developments from the fifth round. Ayato Iwasaki joined Elite Motorsport for the final round.
In 2023, the team signed Oliver Stewart and McKenzy Cresswell for the GB3 campaign, while Ayato Iwasaki remained with Elite Motorsport for a full season. However, Patrick Heuzenroeder replaced Ayato Iwasaki for the last two rounds.
In 2024 GB3 season, the team signed Jarrod Waberski and Hugo Schwarze, while retaining McKenzy Cresswell. The team also competed in GT4 European Series under partnership with Entire Race Engineering, fielding two McLaren Artura GT4s.
2025–2026
For the GB3 campaign, the team signed Will Macintyre and two Filipina drivers: Bianca Bustamante and Flynn Jackes. Midway through the season, Macintyre was forced to step away from racing following diagnoses of lung and brain cancer, having won a race and scored two podiums. For the final round, Elite Motorsport promoted Isaac Phelps from its GB4 outfit to replace Macintyre.
Elite Motorsport also made its International GT Open debut, having purchased a Ferrari 296 GT3 in September 2024. In its debut season, Elite Motorsport signed Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon. Meanwhile, the team also competed in GT4 European Series, fielding Josh Rattican and McKenzy Cresswell in a McLaren Artura GT4.
In 2025 GB4 Championship, Ary Bansal won the Drivers' championship, driving for Elite Motorsport. The team also won the Teams' championship, ending KMR Sport's winning streak from 2022 to 2024.
For 2026, Elite Motorsport entered GB3 with Flynn Jackes, Kyuho Lee and Kirill Kutskov; GT4 European Series with a three-car entry using McLaren Artura GT4s; as well as International GT Open with Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon. In GB4, the team clinched the second consecutive team title.
Current drivers +Drivers competing with Elite Motorsport in Driver GB3 Championship17 Kirill Kutskov18 Flynn Jackes19 Kyuho Lee GB4 Championship5 51 Fred Green77 Matan Achituv GT4 European Series71 Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson77 Harri Reynolds Yani Stevenheydens78 McKenzy Cresswell Charlie Hart International GT Open17 Tom Emson Tom Lebbon Ginetta Junior Championship7 Ian Danicska8 Devon Hagelen11 Henry Cameron12 Daniel Oliver24 Harrison Mackie46 Jacob Ashcroft67 Vladislav Tomenchuk
Current series results
GB3 Championship Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C.T.C.2021Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 Tom Lebbon2400012889th5th Javier Sagrera24001126510th José Garfias15000011717th James Hedley300002326th2022Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 Tom Lebbon244115363.53rd3rd John Bennett240001262.58th James Hedley†21000115617th Ayato Iwasaki300002423rd2023Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 McKenzy Cresswell2311283904th5th Oliver Stewart22101115016th Ayato Iwasaki1200018524th Patrick Heuzenroeder600012126th2024Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 McKenzy Cresswell2323183764th3rd Jarrod Waberski2300032866th Hugo Schwarze2300002199th2025Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-025 William Macintyre1810132409th7th Flynn Jackes2400009420th Bianca Bustamante2400007522nd Isaac Phelps300000NC2026Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-2026 Kirill Kutskov Flynn Jackes Kyuho Lee Edu Robinson † Hedley drove for JHR Developments from round 5 onwards.
GB4 Championship Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C.T.C.2022Tatuus F4-T014 Jack Sherwood2321594175thN/A Alex Walker1233252448th William Macintyre300127113th2023Tatuus F4-T014 Harri Reynolds9101212512th6th Josh Irfan9000111713th Theo Micouris300004419th Finn Harrison300002921st2024Tatuus F4-T014 Alisha Palmowski20321114222nd2nd Finn Harrison2024152916th Nick Ellis300002918th2025Tatuus MSV GB4-025 Ary Bansal21424114021st1st Isaac Phelps2145463912nd Alexandros Kattoulas2112253194th2026Tatuus MSV GB4-025 Fred Green21575104122nd1st Matan Achituv21000221610th Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso18001320911th Yani Stevenheydens312227522nd
Timeline Current seriesGinetta Junior Championship2015–presentGinetta GT Championship2019–presentGB3 Championship2021–presentGB4 Championship2022–presentGT4 European Series2023–presentGT4 Winter Series2024–presentInternational GT Open2025–presentFormer seriesGinetta GT4 Supercup2018–2022Mini Challenge UK2020French GT4 Cup2024
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