2013 British GT Championship

The 2013 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 21st season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 30 March at Oulton Park and finished on 6 October at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings.^[1] Beechdean Motorsport team principal Andrew Howard won the GT3 category in an Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3, Optimum Motorsport's and Rick Parfitt Jr. won the GT4 championship, driving a Ginetta G50 while and took the GTC title in a Ferrari 458 Challenge, driving for Horsepower Racing.

Entry list[]

The SRO released the entry list on 7 March at the season launch, containing 27 GT3 and 6 GT4 full season entries.

2013 Entry List Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Beechdean Motorsport[2] 007 Jonathan Adam[2] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All [2] Omantel Oman Air Motorbase[3] 1 Michael Caine[3] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All Ahmad Al Harthy[3] -AMR[4] 2 Adam Wilcox[4] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 10 [4] [5] 3 [5] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–2, 4 Allan Simonsen[5] 4 Adam Wilcox[6] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 4 [6] 21 [7] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–3 [7] 41 GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–2 [7] 1–7 3–7 42 GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 8–10 Luke Hines[8] Team WRT[9] 5 Warren Hughes[9] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 7–9 [9] AMR[10] 6 [10] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All [10] 888Optimum[11] 8 Joe Osborne[11] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All [11] 888 Daniel Brown[11] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All [11] [12] 9 Grégoire Demoustier[12] GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 3–7, 10 Duncan Tappy[12] M-Sport Racing[13] 10 Warren Hughes[13] Inv GT3 Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 1–6 [13] [7] 11 Dominic Evans[7] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 1–4, 7, 10 [7] Balfe Motorsport[14] 12 Shaun Balfe[14] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 3 Tommy Erdos[14] AF Corse[15] 13 [15] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All [15] 28 GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 4 Michele Rugolo 29 GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 4, 7 Fortec Motorsports[7] 14 [16] GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 All James Walker[16] 1–2 Benji Hetherington[12] 3–10 15 Ollie Hancock GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 1–2 Benji Hetherington [12] 3 Oliver Webb[12] 4 Team LNT[17] 16 GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 All [17] 1–6 Rob Smith[18] 7–10 17 GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 4 Nathan Freke [19] 18 [19] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Gary Eastwood[19] 19 GTC Ferrari 458 Challenge Ferrari 4.5L V8 4, 7 20 GT3B Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 4 26 GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 10 [20] 22 [20] GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1–7 Godfrey Jones[20] [20] GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 10 Godfrey Jones[20] United Autosports[21] 23 Zak Brown[21] GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1–7 Glynn Geddie 1–2 Álvaro Parente[21] 3–7 24 Mark Blundell[22] GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1–4 [23] 1–2 Jody Firth[24] 3–7 Glynn Geddie 5–7 25 [25] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 All Mark Patterson Vita4One Team Italy[26] 27 Matteo Bobbi[7] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–4 [7] 31 Nick Tandy GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All 32 Richard Westbrook[27] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 1–4, 10 Gregor Fisken[27] All Stephen Jelley 5–9 33 Phil Keen[27] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All [27] with CWS[28] 40 [28] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 All Colin White[28] Century Motorsport[29] 43 Declan Jones[29] GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Zoë Wenham 1–7 Nathan Freke 8–10 Optimum Motorsport 44 GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All 45 GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 4, 7–10 4, 7 8–9 Zoë Wenham 10 Twisted Team Parker[30] 46 [30] GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 10 [30] Prospeed Competition 48 GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 4 [31] 50 [31] GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All [31] AMR[32] 53 [32] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–7, 10 [32] Aston Martin Racing[33] 54 Richie Stanaway[33] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 10 Harry Whale[32] [34] 61 GTC Ferrari 458 Challenge Ferrari 4.5L V8 8–10 [35] 69 Alex Osborne[35] GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All [35] Ecurie Ecosse with [36] 78 [36] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All [36] Ecurie Ecosse Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull[36] 79 [36] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All [36] [37] 80 [37] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–7, 10 [37] JRM Racing[38] 230 Jody Fannin[38] GT3 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 1–2 320 Mark Cole[38] 1–2 401 Ricardo van der Ende GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 4 Bernhard van Oranje 408 Ricardo van der Ende GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 8–9[N 1] Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje 411 GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 4 Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje Veloso Motorsport 402 GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4 403 GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 4 405 GT4 Chevrolet Camaro SS GT4 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 4 Nicky Pastorelli 406 GT4 Chevrolet Camaro SS GT4 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 4 Duncan Huisman 409 GT4 Chevrolet Camaro SS GT4 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 8–9[N 1] Duncan Huisman 412 GT4 Chevrolet Camaro SS GT4 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 8–9[N 1] 406 Kelvin Snoeks GT4 Corvette C6 GT4 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 8–9[N 1] 408 GT4 Porsche 997 GT4 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 4 Adam Christodoulou Cor Euser Racing 409 Cor Euser GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 4 Nissan GT Academy by 423 GT4 Nissan 370Z GT4 Nissan 3.8L V6 8–9[N 1] Dennis van de Laar

Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class

Race calendar and results[]

The 2013 calendar was announced on 13 September 2012.^[1] A revised calendar was released on 6 December 2012, with Zandvoort replacing the Nürburgring.^[39] All races except Dutch round at Zandvoort, were held in the United Kingdom.

Round	Circuit	Date	Length	Pole Position	GT3 Winner	GT4 Winner
1	Oulton Park	1 April	60 mins	No. 15 Fortec Motorsports	No. 33	No. 43 Century Motorsport
				Ollie Hancock Benji Hetherington	Phil Keen	Declan Jones Zoë Wenham
2			60 mins	No. 3	No. 31	No. 43 Century Motorsport
				Allan Simonsen	Nick Tandy	Declan Jones Zoë Wenham
3	Rockingham	6 May	120 mins	No. 31	No. 32	No. 53 AMR
				Nick Tandy	Richard Westbrook Gregor Fisken
4	Silverstone Arena	26 May	180 mins	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 408
						Adam Christodoulou
5	Snetterton	16 June	60 mins	No. 10 M-Sport Racing	No. 1 Oman Air Motorbase	No. 44 Optimum Motorsport
				Warren Hughes	Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy
6			60 mins	No. 32	No. 31	No. 44 Optimum Motorsport
				Stephen Jelley Gregor Fisken	Nick Tandy
7	Brands Hatch GP	11 August	120 mins	No. 888 888Optimum	No. 007 Beechdean Motorsport	No. 44 Optimum Motorsport
				Daniel Brown	Jonathan Adam
8	Zandvoort	7 September	60 mins	No. 1 Oman Air Motorbase	No. 1 Oman Air Motorbase	No. 50
				Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy	Michael Caine Ahmad Al Harthy
9		8 September	60 mins	No. 31	No. 31	No. 45
				Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy
10	Donington Park	6 October	120 mins	No. 8 888Optimum	No. 25 United Autosports	No. 43 Century Motorsport
				Joe Osborne	Mark Patterson	Declan Jones Nathan Freke

Championship standings[]

• Points are awarded as follows:

GT3/GTC[]

Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE BRH ZAN DON Pts GT3 Class 1 Ret 22† 7 2 4 5 1 11 4 4 125.5 2 9 2 3 17 5 3 6 7 10 1 124 Mark Patterson 9 2 3 17 5 3 6 7 10 1 3 6 3 DSQ 1 Ret 7 3 5 6 5 122 6 3 DSQ 1 Ret 7 3 5 6 5 4 Jonathan Adam Ret 22† 7 2 4 5 1 11 4 4 119.5 5 Michael Caine 4 9 6 8 1 8 7 1 9 12 97 Ahmad Al Harthy 4 9 6 8 1 8 7 1 9 12 6 Nick Tandy 2 1 Ret Ret 23† 1 DSQ Ret 1 Ret 93 7 Daniel Brown 20† 5 Ret 3 14 2 4 2 Ret Ret 86.5 20† 5 Ret 3 14 2 4 2 Ret Ret 8 11 7 5 12 9 15 Ret 3 2 2 83 Gary Eastwood 11 7 5 12 9 15 Ret 3 2 2 9 2 1 Ret Ret 23† 1 DSQ Ret 1 Ret 81 10 Benji Hetherington 3 23† 4 13 6 6 5 15 12 13 64 11 Richard Westbrook DSQ 12 1 Ret 3 60 Gregor Fisken DSQ 12 1 Ret Ret 24† Ret 14 11 3 12 Ret 6 4 13 6 6 5 15 12 13 57 13 Duncan Tappy 9 32 3 11 2 7 54 Grégoire Demoustier 9 32 3 11 2 7 14 Phil Keen 1 DSQ 21† Ret 7 Ret 13 6 3 9 48 1 DSQ 21† Ret 7 Ret 13 6 3 9 48 15 Warren Hughes 17 14 2 11 2 10 14 9 Ret 48 17 14 2 11 2 10 14 9 Ret 16 7 13 14 7 15 9 8 Ret 5 6 45 7 13 14 7 15 9 8 Ret 5 6 17 5 4 10 DNS DNS 23.5 Allan Simonsen 5 4 10 DNS DNS 18 14 19† 11 Ret 16 4 10 8 7 26† 23.5 Joe Osborne 14 19† 11 Ret 16 4 10 8 7 26† 19 8 Ret 4 21† 22 8 Ret 4 21† 20 10 Ret 13 16 12 12 9 4 8 Ret 20 10 Ret 13 16 12 12 9 4 8 Ret 21 Ollie Hancock 3 23† 15 22 22† 5 Ret Ret 20† 11 15 22† 5 Ret Ret 20† 11 23 Michele Rugolo 6 12 6 24 James Walker Ret 6 8 25 15 24† 15 15 11 Ret 12† Ret 13 8 6 Colin White 15 24† 15 15 11 Ret 12† Ret 13 8 26 8 Ret 24† Ret Ret 6 Ret 26† 8 Ret 24† Ret Ret 12 16 Ret 27 Glynn Geddie 24† 10 8 14 Ret 5 28 13 8 12 DNS 13 13 Ret Ret 4 Godfrey Jones 13 8 12 DNS 13 13 Ret Ret 29 Jody Firth DSQ DSQ 8 14 Ret 4 30 9 3 9 31 Zak Brown 24† 10 Ret 19 10 18 Ret 2 32 Thomas Erdos 10 1.5 Shaun Balfe 10 33 10 1.5 10 34 16 17 16 Ret 17 17 11 10 21 14 1 16 17 16 Ret 17 17 11 10 21 14 35 Álvaro Parente Ret 19 10 18 Ret 1 Jody Fannin 12 11 0 Stephen Jelley Ret 24† Ret 14 11 0 Luke Hines 12 16 Ret 0 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 13 14 Ret 0 Rob Smith Ret 13 14 Ret 14 0 14 18 15 0 Adam Wilcox 18 15 Matteo Bobbi 23† 15 Ret 27† 0 23† 15 Ret 27† Dominic Evans 18 18 17 20† Ret 16 0 18 18 17 20† Ret 16 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 16 0 Mark Cole Ret 16 0 22 0 22 Ret 26† 0 Ret 0 Oliver Webb Ret Nathan Freke Ret 0 Ret Mark Blundell DNS DNS DSQ DSQ 0 DNS DNS GTC Class 1 18 15 17 43.75 18 15 17 2 21 19 37.5 21 19 Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE BRH ZAN DON Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

GT4[]

Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE BRH ZAN DON Pts 1 21 21 Ret 25 18 19 15 Ret DNS 20 173 21 21 Ret 25 18 19 15 Ret DNS 20 2 Declan Jones 19 20 19 34 20 23 22 24 DSQ 18 171 3 DNS DNS 20 30 21 21 17 22 23 21 146.5 DNS DNS 20 30 21 21 17 22 23 21 4 Alex Osborne 22 25† Ret 28 22 20 16 23 Ret 23 133 22 25† Ret 28 22 20 16 23 Ret 23 5 Zoë Wenham 19 20 19 34 20 23 22 24† 130.5 6 Ret Ret 18 29 19 22 18 22 115.5 Ret Ret 18 29 19 22 18 22 7 Nathan Freke 24 DSQ 18 52.5 8 35† Ret 25† 22 24† 49 9 Adam Christodoulou 23 37.5 23 10 25† 22 37 11 Ricardo van der Ende 24 17 Ret 27 Bernhard van Oranje 24 12 Cor Euser 26 18 26 13 31 6 31 14 Duncan Huisman 33† 16 17 3 33† 16 17 Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje Ret 17 Ret 0 35† Ret 0 Ret 0 Ret Ret 0 DNS 0 Nicky Pastorelli DNS Guest drivers ineligible for points 20 18 0 Kelvin Snoeks 20 18 19 19 0 19 19 Richie Stanaway 19 0 Harry Whale 19 Dennis van de Laar 21 20 0 21 20 25 0 25 Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SNE BRH ZAN DON Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• British GT website