2015 British GT Championship

The 2015 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 23rd season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 6 April at Oulton Park and finished on 13 September at Donington Park, after nine rounds held over seven meetings. Beechdean Motorsport won both the GT3 and GT4 drivers championships. Team owner won his second title with Jonathan Adam in GT3 while Jamie Chadwick and Ross Gunn claimed honours in GT4.

Entry list[]

2015 Entry List Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Driver Car Beechdean-AMR[1] 007 Jonathan Adam[1] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All [1] 407 Jamie Chadwick[2] S GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All Ross Gunn[2] Ecurie Ecosse powered by Black Bull[3] 1 [3] PA GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All Alexander Sims[3] Oman Racing Team[4] 2 Ahmad Al Harthy[4] S GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Daniel Lloyd[4] 1–6 Alex MacDowall[5] 7–9 4 Mat Jackson[6] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2 [6] 6 Rory Butcher[4] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Liam Griffin[4] [7] 10 Ross Wylie[7] S GT3 McLaren 650S GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 All Andrew Watson[7] 12 [7] PA GT3 McLaren 650S GT3 McLaren 3.8L Turbo V8 1–3, 7–9 Salih Yoluç[7] Adrian Quaife-Hobbs[8] 4 [8] [9] 11 Jon Barnes[9] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All [9] TF Sport[10] 17 [10] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All [10] 27 Jody Fannin[11] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All [11] [12] 18 Gary Eastwood[12] PA GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–8 Adam Carroll[12] 1–3, 6–8 Richard Lyons[13] 4 Ollie Hancock[14] 5 21 PA GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–2, 5–6, 9 22 AA GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 All Godfrey Jones Team Parker Racing[13] 24 Callum MacLeod[13] PA GT3 Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 4 [13] RAM Racing[15] 30 [15] PA GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 1–8 [15] [16] S 9 [16] [13] 31 Norbert Siedler[13] PA GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 4 [13] Team LNT[17] 32 [17] PA GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 All [17] 44 [18] PA GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 All Tom Oliphant[18] 1–6, 9 [19] 7–8 University of Bolton 41 PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 3–9 Marc VDS & Friends Racing for Cancer[14] 42 Bas Leinders[14] PA GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 5 [14] [20] Adam Christodoulou[20] PA Inv Porsche 981 Cayman SP GT4 Porsche 3.4L Flat-6 9 Henry Hassid[20] Century Motorsport[21] 43 [21] S GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–9 James Birch[21] 1–6 [5] 7–9 73 Nathan Freke[22] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 9 [22] Twisted Team Parker[23] 46 [23] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–6 [23] [24] 47 [24] PA GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–9 [24] [25] 48 [25] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–6, 9 [25] [25] S 7–8 [26] AmDtuning.com[27] 49 [27] PA GT4 Porsche 997 GT4 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 1–6, 9 Shaun Hollamby[27] 1–2 Jake Hill[28] 3–6, 9 [5] AA 7–8 Shaun Hollamby[5] Professional Motorsport World Expo racing with Optimum[29] 50 [29] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All [29] 55 [30] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 4 [30] [31] 51 Jade Edwards[31] PA GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–3, 7–8 [31] 1–2 3 [32] 7–8 [33] 53 [33] PA GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 All Martin Plowman 1–2 James Nash[33] 3–9 54 Jamie Wall[33] PA GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 All [33] [34] 56 [34] PA GT4 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Luke Davenport[34] [35] 61 [35] PA GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All Dennis Strandberg[35] 62 [35] PA GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All [35] 1–3 4 5–8 Daniel Lloyd 9 Racing with Demon Tweeks[36] 63 Phil Keen[36] PA GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All [36] Quantamatic Racing[37] 71 [37] S GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–4 [37] [38] 72 Ben Clucas[38] PA GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 5 [38] [39] 77 [39] PA GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 All [39] [40] 86 Stefan Hodgetts[40] PA Inv GT4 Toyota GT86 GT4 Toyota 2.0L Flat-4 1–4, 7–9[N 1] Richard Williams Stefan Hodgetts[40] S 6 -AMR[14] 87 Michael Meadows[14] S GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 5 Stuart Leonard[14] Aston Martin Brussels[14] 100 [14] PA GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 5 [14] Triple Eight Racing[41] 888 [41] PA GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 All Joe Osborne[41] Notes ^ GPRM competed at rounds 1–2 as an invitational entry and therefore was ineligible to score points. From round 3 onwards, GPRM are competing in the GT4 class.

Icon Class Drivers PA Pro-Am S Silver Cup AA Am-Am Car GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class

Race calendar[]

The provisional 2015 calendar was announced on 5 November 2014.^[42] Spa-Francorchamps will host a two-hour endurance race as opposed to two hour-long races in 2014. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.

Round	Circuit	Date	Length	Pole Position	GT3 Winner	GT4 Winner
1	Oulton Park	6 April	60 mins	No. 6 Oman Racing Team	No. 6 Oman Racing Team	No. 50 Optimum Motorsport
				Rory Butcher Liam Griffin	Rory Butcher Liam Griffin
2			60 mins	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 77
				Jonathan Adam	Jonathan Adam
3	Rockingham	3 May	120 mins	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 407 Beechdean-AMR
				Alexander Sims	Alexander Sims	Jamie Chadwick Ross Gunn
4	Silverstone Arena	31 May	180 mins	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 12	No. 407 Beechdean-AMR
				Jonathan Adam	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Jamie Chadwick Ross Gunn
5	Spa-Francorchamps	11 July	120 mins	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 77
				Jonathan Adam	Jonathan Adam
6	Brands Hatch GP	2 August	120 mins	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 56
				Jonathan Adam	Alexander Sims	Luke Davenport
7	Snetterton	23 August	60 mins	No. 27 TF Sport	No. 6 Oman Racing Team	No. 77
				Jody Fannin	Rory Butcher Liam Griffin
8			60 mins	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse	No. 007 Beechdean-AMR	No. 48
				Alexander Sims	Jonathan Adam
9	Donington Park	13 September	120 mins	No. 27 TF Sport	No. 17 TF Sport	No. 62
				Jody Fannin		Daniel Lloyd

Championship standings[]

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Drivers' championships[]

GT3[]

Pos Driver OUL ROC SIL SPA BRH SNE DON Points 1 Jonathan Adam Ret 1 7 5 1 4 4 1 5 156.5 2 Alexander Sims 6 3 1 3 4 1 8 10 Ret 143.5 3 Joe Osborne 3 5 6 2 Ret 2 5 5 4 129 4 Rory Butcher 1 4 3 6 5 6 1 14 DSQ 123.5 Liam Griffin 5 Ret DNS 5 Ret 7 3 3 6 1 107 6 Phil Keen Ret Ret 8 Ret 2 8 12 2 3 79.5 7 8 12 9 8 Ret Ret 2 9 2 60 Jody Fannin 8 10 13 2 4 11 Ret 9 7 9 57 9 Daniel Lloyd 10 13 2 4 11 Ret 9 7 54 10 Steve Tandy 7 2 Ret 10 6 12 14 DNS 7 46.5 Mike Simpson 11 Gary Eastwood 2 6 DSQ Ret 10 5 11 DNS 42.5 12 Adam Carroll 2 6 DSQ 5 11 DNS 41 13 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 1 37.5 14 Ret 7 10 Ret 9 13 7 3 8 37.5 Jon Barnes 15 5 11 13 7 6 31 16 Andrew Watson Ret 9 Ret 7 8 10 6 13 10 28 Ross Wylie 17 Ret 8 4 DSQ Ret 9 10 11 12 26 18 Ret 8 4 DSQ Ret 9 10 11 26 19 Michael Meadows 3 22.5 Stuart Leonard 20 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 4 13 14 21 Mat Jackson 4 10 13 22 Ret 4 12 23 DSQ DNS DSQ DSQ 8 4 Salih Yoluç 24 Alex MacDowall 9 3 25 11 Ret 9 11 13 12 11 3 Godfrey Jones 26 Tom Oliphant 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 13 2 27 Ollie Hancock 10 1.5 28 12 0 29 12 0 30 Bas Leinders 14 0 31 Ret 0 Callum MacLeod 32 Richard Lyons Ret 0 33 Norbert Siedler Ret 0

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)

References[]

External links[]

• British GT website