2011 Silverstone 24 Hours
The 2011 Britcar 24 Hour Race Silverstone was the 7th running of the Silverstone 24 Hours endurance sports car race held on October 1, 2011 at the Silverstone Circuit.[1]
Victory overall and in Class 1 went to the No. 2 Michael McInerny Ferrari F430 GTC driven by Michael McInerny, Sean McInerny, and Phil Keen.[2] Victory in Class 2 went to the No. 27 Topcats Racing Marcos Mantis GT3 driven by David Upton, Neil Huggins, Emily Fletcher, and Jamie Orton. Class 3 was won by the No. 49 Nicholas Mee Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 driven by Karsten Le Blanc, Christiaen van Lanschot, Dan de Zille, and Robert Nimkoff. Finally, Class 4 was won by the No. 89 Mark Griffiths BMW M3 E46 driven by Mark Griffiths, William Green, David Forsbrey, and Bill Kirkpatrick.[3]
Race results[]
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Class 1 | 2 | Michael McInerny | Michael McInerny Sean McInerny Phil Keen |
Ferrari F430 GTC | 573 |
2 | Class 3 | 49 | Nicholas Mee Racing | Karsten Le Blanc Christiaen van Lanschot Dan de Zille Robert Nimkoff |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 560 |
3 | Class 3 | 57 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Hal Prewitt Jim Briody Dick Freeman Alistair MacKinnon |
Lotus Evora Cup GT4 | 559 |
4 | Class 3 | 53 | Topcats Racing | Yousuke Shimojima Ryu Seya Masashi Kakiuchi Yasushi Kikuchi |
Marcos Mantis GT3 | 542 |
5 | Class 3 | 68 | Kevin Clarke | Kevin Clarke Wayne Gibson Mark Radcliffe Adam Hayes |
BMW M3 E46 | 532 |
6 | Class 3 | 46 | Pete Storey | Pete Storney Paul Kitson Ben Gower Mike Rowland |
Lotus Elise GT4 | 529 |
7 | Class 4 | 89 | Mark Griffiths | Mark Griffiths William Green David Forsbrey Bill Kirkpatrick |
BMW M3 E46 | 527 |
8 | Class 2 | 27 | Topcats Racing | David Upton Neil Huggins Emily Fletcher Jamie Orton |
Marcos Mantis GT3 | 522 |
9 | Class 1 | 6 | Nigel Mustill | Nigel Mustill Bob Berridge Gareth Evans John Martin |
Aquilla CR1 | 521 |
10 | Class 4 | 84 | Red Camel - Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Henk Thijssen Adam Han Huw Jensien |
SEAT León | 521 |
11 | Class 3 | 70 | Ryan McLeod | Ryan McLeod Ashley Walsh Jamie Camilleri James Kaye Joseph Girlin |
Holden Astra | 518 |
12 | Class 4 | 77 | Dave Cox | Dave Cox Jason Cox Michael Cox Paul Stubber |
BMW M3 CSL | 507 |
13 | Class 4 | 82 | Rob Carvell | Ian Carvell Rob Carvell Henry Wright Dave Carvell Kevin Glover |
Volkswagen Golf Mk3 | 502 |
14 | Class 4 | 88 | Mardi Gras Motorsport Ltd. | Desmond Smail Richard Meins Chris Lillington-Price Westlie Harding |
Honda Integra (fourth generation) | 501 |
15 | Class 3 | 65 | Sub-Zero Wolf | Craig Davies Adam Jones Lee Allen Greg Rose |
SEAT León Supercopa | 500 |
16 | Class 4 | 75 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd. | Andrew Frankel Ben Anderson Matt Prior Jethro Bovington |
Mazda MX-5 GT | 500 |
17 | Class 3 | 64 | Scuderia Vittoria | Dave Bennett Marcus Fothergill Sam Allpass Adam Dawson Carlos Erimon |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 493 |
18 | Class 3 | 59 | Mike Brown | Mike Brown Dave West Paul Cripps Jamie Wall |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 | 490 |
19 | Class 3 | 66 | Paul Winter | Paul Winter Graham Mundy Peter Morris Tim Speed Timothy Raven |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 482 |
20 DNF |
Class 1 | 3 | Topcats Racing | Andrew Beaumont Henry Fletcher Julien Draper Freddie Hetherington |
Mosler MT900 R GT3 | 481 |
21 | Class 4 | 95 | Jet Black Racing | Anders Majgaard Ronnie Bremer Jackie Boellingtoft Dan Trager |
Renault Clio | 480 |
22 | Class 4 | 80 | Synchro Motorsports | Kouichi Okumura Daniel Wheeler Andrew Hack Tim Stanbridge |
Honda Civic Type R | 479 |
23 | Class 4 | 90 | Dominic Malone | Nigel Rata Matthew West Dominic Malone Giles Groombridge |
BMW M3 E46 | 476 |
24 | Class 4 | 86 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd. | James Cameron Mike Hickson Mike Browning Tony Jardine |
Mazda MX-5 GT | 475 |
25 | Class 4 | 78 | Andre Severs | Andre Severs Pete James Malcolm MacAdam Mark Heywood |
SEAT Toledo | 471 |
26 | Class 4 | 94 | Rollcentre Racing | Richard Sykes Jake Rattenbury Brian Saunders Mark Davies |
Ginetta G40 | 466 |
27 | Class 3 | 54 | Clint Bardwell | Mark Poole Richard Abra Clint Bardwell "White" |
BMW M3 E46 | 463 |
28 | Class 4 | 92 | Smarts4you Racing | Paul Bates James Palmer David Moore Tom Mills |
Smart Forfour | 456 |
29 | Class 4 | 93 | Alfatune | John Clonis Phil Brough Chris Bentley David Kingham |
BMW 330d | 434 |
30 | Class 3 | 56 | VHA Trim Motorsports | Tom Pedersen Kim Holmgaard Michael Klostermann Christian Daluoiso Jacques Moller |
BMW M3 E46 | 432 |
31 | Class 4 | 85 | Bob Stockley | Bob Stockley Malcolm Edeson Gary Fletcher Nick Bowers |
Honda Civic | 430 |
32 | Class 4 | 87 | Saxon Motorsport | John Mawdsley Marcus Mahy Simon Hill George Haynes |
Honda Civic Type R | 426 |
33 | Class 3 | 47 | Kevin Hancock | Kevin Hancock Leigh Smart Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 419 |
34 | Class 3 | 63 | Jensun Lunn | Jensun Lunn Adam Sharpe Sarah Bennett-Baggs "Maher" |
BMW M3 E36 | 411 |
35 | Class 3 | 55 | Brett Niall | Archie Hamilton Brett Niall Nathan Callaghan Clint Harvey |
SEAT León Supercopa | 409 |
36 | Class 4 | 91 | Piranha Motorsport | Chris Bialan Simon Mason Ryan Ratcliffe Adam Balon |
Ginetta G40 | 388 |
37 | Class 4 | 79 | Synchro Motorsport | Dave Allan Alyn James Stephen Ritchie Daniel Ludlow |
Honda Jazz Type R | 366 |
38 DNF |
Class 3 | 50 | Tom Black | Tom Black Stuart Hall Alan Bonner |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 | 362 |
39 DNF |
Class 3 | 52 | Forza Motorsport 4/Toyota | Patrick Mortell Alric Kitson Simon Aris Lee McKee |
Toyota MR-2 Roadster | 335 |
40 DNF |
Class 1 | 1 | Witt Gamski | Witt Gamski Keith Robinson John Gaw Phil Dryburgh |
Ferrari F430 GTC | 333 |
41 | Class 4 | 99 | Robin Walker | Robin Walker Doug Cole Simon Byrne Ben Jacques |
MG ZR 190 | 311 |
42 DNF |
Class 3 | 48 | Don Grice | Don Grice Mark Smith James McAllistair Ric Wood John Bussell |
BMW M3 E46 GTR | 303 |
43 DNF |
Class 3 | 61 | Scuderia Vittoria | Dan Denis Dan Jones Gavin Spencer James Thorpe |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 289 |
44 NC |
Class 2 | 60 | John Thorne | John Thorne Dan Watkins Roger Green Will Goff Matt Cummings |
BMW M3 E92 GT3 | 171 |
45 NC |
Class 3 | 45 | Mazda Motors Ltd. | Mark Ticehurst Owen Mildenhall Mike Wilds |
Mazda MX-5 GT | 92 |
46 DNF |
Class 1 | 7 | Marco Schelp | Marco Schelp Dominik Schwager Michael Tischner Donald Molenaar |
BMW Z4 | 263 |
47 DNF |
Class 1 | 4 | Paul White | Paul White Calum Lockie Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo |
Mosler MT900 R | 261 |
48 DNF |
Class 2 | 5 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka Sean Edwards Scott O'Donnell Teodori Myszkowski Andrzej Lewandowski |
Porsche 997 | 255 |
49 DNF |
Class 4 | 83 | CTR Developments | Richard Chamberlain Zubin Randeria James Fillingham Jeremy Webb |
Lotus Elise GT4 | 210 |
50 DNF |
Class 3 | 62 | BPM Racing Ltd. | Owen Thomas Ashley Woodman Rick Walker Rob Cullum |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 202 |
51 DNF |
Class 4 | 81 | Alex Osbourne | James May Alex Osbourne Guy Parr |
SEAT León | 187 |
52 DNF |
Class 2 | 30 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Lawrence Tomlinson Colin Turkington Mike Simpson Matt Nicoll-Jones |
Ginetta G55 | 80 |
53 DNF |
Class 1 | 30 | Mac G Racing | Jonathan MacGregor Jamie Smyth Adam Wilcox |
Ultima GTR | 75 |
54 DNF |
Class 2 | 28 | Fred Tonge | Fred Tonge Tim Hood Darren Dowling Steve Glynn David Mason Paul Smith |
TVR Sagaris | 71 |
55 DNF |
Class 2 | 31 | RJN Motorsport | Alex Buncombe Christopher Ward Jann Mardenborough Bryan Heitkotter |
Nissan 370Z | 50 |
56 DNF |
Class 3 | 51 | Optimum Motorsport | Lee Mowle Joe Osborne Gary Simms Stewart Linn |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 42 |
57 DNF |
Class 3 | 58 | Peter Fairbairn | Peter Fairbairn Tony Littlejohn Paul McLean Paul Follett |
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | 24 |
References[]
- ^ "Silverstone 24 Hours 2011 - Racing Sports Cars".
- ^ Broomhead, James (October 4, 2011). "2011 Britcar 24 Hours: Full Race Report". The Checkered Flag.
- ^ "Silverstone 24 Hours 2011 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".
- 2011 in British motorsport
- October 2011 sports events in the United Kingdom