British GT Championship - Round 3 - Silverstone 500 - Race Result

British GT Championship - Round 3 - Silverstone 500 - Race Result

Round 3 of the British GT Championship at Silverstone over the weekend of 27th April 2024 to 28th April 2024 saw another exciting event that endured bad weather to add to the excitement.

Garage 59's Shaun Balfe and Adam Smalley secured victory at the British GT's Silverstone 500, showcasing composed performance amidst challenging conditions. The three-hour race unfolded with varying strategies across the field.

McLaren celebrated a dual triumph as Optimum, alongside Jack Brown and Zac Meakin, clinched their second consecutive 500 victory.

The GT3 overall podium featured Richard and Sam Neary from Team Abba Racing, representing the Silver-Am category. Pro-Am victors Chris Buncombe and Jann Mardenborough from Team RJN claimed third place overall post-race, benefitting from Orange/JMH's 35-second penalty. The #23 crew, despite a promising run, faced setbacks due to late-race contact resulting in Marcus Clutton's drive-through penalty.

In GT4, Jamie Day and Mikey Porter overcame a 10-second Compensation Time penalty to secure second place in Forsetti's Aston Martin. Gordie Mutch's remarkable manoeuvre around the outside of Seb Morris propelled Mahiki's Lotus, driven by Mutch and Ian Duggan, to the overall podium and Pro-Am victory.


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Here are the race results….




POS

CAR #

CLASS

TEAM

DRIVERS

CAR

TIME

LAPS

GAP

DIFF

AV MPH

1

59

GT3

Garage 59

Shaun BALFE, Adam SMALLEY

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

3:00:09.700

70

98.800

2

8

GT3

Team Abba Racing

Richard NEARY, Sam NEARY

Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO

3:00:15.039

70

5.339

5.339

98.200

3

23

GT3

Team RJN

Chris BUNCOMBE, Jann MARDENBOROUGH

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

3:00:32.599

70

22.899

17.560

97.800

4

77

GT3

Garage 59

Morgan TILLBROOK, Marcus CLUTTON

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

3:00:33.657

70

23.957

1.058

98.200

5

63

GT3

Barwell Motorsport

Rob COLLARD, Ricky COLLARD

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

3:00:37.517

70

27.817

3.860

99.100

6

67

GT3

Orange Racing by JMH

Simon ORANGE, Tom ROCHE

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

3:01:02.278

70

52.578

24.761

98.100

7

84

GT3

Optimum Motorsport

Andrew GILBERT, Fran RUEDA

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

3:01:25.517

70

1:15.817

23.239

98.800

8

87

GT3

Blackthorn

Giacomo PETROBELLI, Jonny ADAM

Aston Martin Vantage AMR EVO

3:01:27.809

70

1:18.109

2.292

97.800

9

15

GT3

RAM Racing

John FERGUSON, Raffaele MARCIELLO

BMW M4 GT3

3:02:02.061

70

1:52.361

34.252

97.500

10

6

GT3

2 Seas Motorsport

Ian LOGGIE, Phil KEEN

Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO

3:02:04.293

70

1:54.593

2.232

98.800

11

9

GT3

Paddock Motorsport

Mark SMITH, Martin PLOWMAN

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

3:02:05.165

70

1:55.465

0.872

98.300

12

18

GT3

2 Seas Motorsport

Kevin TSE, Maximilian GOETZ

Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO

3:02:12.167

70

2:02.467

7.002

99.600

13

1

GT3

Century Motorsport

Darren LEUNG, Dries VANTHOOR

BMW M4 GT3

3:02:13.216

70

2:03.516

1.049

98.600

14

22

GT3

Century Motorsport

Carl CAVERS, Lewis PLATO

BMW M4 GT3

3:02:25.997

70

2:16.297

12.781

97.100

15

32

GT3

J&S Racing

Sacha KAKAD, Hugo COOK

Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II

3:00:22.622

69

1 Lap

1 Lap

97.900

16

97

GT3

Beechdean AMR

Andrew HOWARD, Jessica HAWKINS

Aston Martin Vantage AMR EVO

3:00:28.410

69

1 Lap

5.788

97.000

17

14

GT3

Century Motorsport

Michael JOHNSTON, Dan HARPER

BMW M4 GT3

3:02:04.350

69

1 Lap

1:35.940

97.700

18

3

GT3

Greystone GT

Mike PRICE, Callum MACLEOD

Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO

3:02:17.713

69

1 Lap

13.363

98.200

19

10

GT3

Blackthorn

Matt TOPHAM, Josh ROWLEDGE

Aston Martin Vantage AMR EVO

3:00:26.241

68

2 Laps

1 Lap

96.400

20

90

GT4

Optimum Motorsport

Zac MEAKIN, Jack BROWN

McLaren Artura GT4

3:00:11.090

66

4 Laps

2 Laps

91.300

21

7

GT4

Forsetti Motorsport

Jamie DAY, Mikey PORTER

Aston Martin Vantage AMR EVO

3:01:51.543

66

4 Laps

1:40.453

91.600

22

20

GT4

Mahiki Racing

Ian DUGGAN, Gordie MUTCH

Lotus Emira GT4

3:01:54.783

66

4 Laps

3.240

91.900

23

31

GT4

Team Parker Racing

Charles DAWSON, Seb MORRIS

Mercedes-AMG GT4

3:01:58.080

66

4 Laps

3.297

91.000

24

47

GT4

Forsetti Motorsport

Marc WARREN, William ORTON

Aston Martin Vantage AMR EVO

3:02:20.623

66

4 Laps

22.543

90.600

25

61

GT4

Academy Motorsport

Marco SIGNORETTI, Erik EVANS

Ford Mustang GT4 2024

3:02:26.346

66

4 Laps

5.723

90.400

26

25

GT4

Breakell Racing

Carl GARNETT, Harley HAUGHTON

Mercedes-AMG GT4

3:00:14.869

65

5 Laps

1 Lap

90.600

27

56

GT4

CMR

Stuart MIDDLETON, Freddie TOMLINSON

Ginetta G56 GT4 EVO

3:00:17.290

65

5 Laps

2.421

90.900

28

11

GT4

Paddock Motorsport

Blake ANGLISS, Alex WALKER

McLaren Artura GT4

3:00:26.393

65

5 Laps

9.103

90.800

29

29

GT4

Century Motorsport

Ian GOUGH, Tom WRIGLEY

BMW M4 GT4

3:00:30.188

65

5 Laps

3.795

90.100

30

95

GT4

RACELAB

Sai SANJAY, Callum DAVIES

McLaren Artura GT4

3:01:27.100

65

5 Laps

56.912

90.700

31

71

GT4

Century Motorsport

Ravi RAMYEAD, Charlie ROBERTSON

BMW M4 GT4

3:02:14.034

65

5 Laps

46.934

90.500

32

69

GT4

Mahiki Racing

Steven LAKE, Nathan HARRISON

Lotus Emira GT4

3:02:15.590

65

5 Laps

1.556

92.000

33

58

GT4

CWS Racing

Colin WHITE, Thomas HOLLAND

Ginetta G56 GT4 EVO

3:02:12.334

64

6 Laps

1 Lap

90.500

34

12

GT4

Paddock Motorsport

Ed MCDERMOTT, Matt COWLEY

Mercedes-AMG GT4

3:01:25.123

63

7 Laps

1 Lap

90.800

35

17

GT4

RAM Racing

Harry GEORGE, Luca HOPKINSON

Mercedes-AMG GT4

3:02:32.924

62

8 Laps

1 Lap

90.400

36

79

GT4

Steller Motorsport

Tim DOCKER, Jordan ALBERT

Audi R8 LMS GT4

3:02:15.121

61

9 Laps

1 Lap

90.400

37

44

GT4

Toyota Gazoo Racing UK

Kavi JUNDU, Dan VAUGHAN

Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO

3:00:18.956

54

16 Laps

7 Laps

90.900

DNF

27

GT3

Optimum Motorsport

Mark RADCLIFFE, Tom GAMBLE

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

2:02:32.579

50

20 Laps

4 Laps

99.500

DNF

78

GT3

Barwell Motorsport

Alex MARTIN, Sandy MITCHELL

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

2:02:33.145

50

20 Laps

0.566

99.400

NC

24

GT3

RACELAB

Lucky KHERA, Euan HANKEY

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

1:38:22.203

38

32 Laps

12 Laps

97.100

NC

62

GT4

Academy Motorsport

Will MOORE, Matt NICOLL-JONES

Ford Mustang GT4 2024

1:37:19.050

36

34 Laps

2 Laps

90.900