GT Cup Championship
Category | Gran Turismo |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Inaugural season | 2007 |
Drivers | Varies |
Teams | Varies |
Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
Drivers' champion | Group GTO:![]() ![]() ![]() Group GT3: ![]() ![]() Group GTC: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group GTH: ![]() ![]() |
Teams' champion | Orange Racing powered by JMH |
Official website | [1] |
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The GT Cup Championship is a sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Marc Haynes in 2007.[1] The championship supported the short-lived British LMP3 Cup in 2017, following the series to Spa-Francorchamps where it participated alongside the field of prototypes. It will support the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch on 1–2 May. GT Cup Championship events consist of 1 free practice session, 1 qualifying session and 2 races per day; the first being a 25-minute sprint and the second being a 50-minute endurance race with driver changes.[2]
Classes
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As of the 2022 season, GT Cup has six different classes:[1]
GTO: GT2, GTE, modified cars; silhouettes, replicas.
GT3: Homologated cars running to Group GT3 specifications.
GTA: Lower specification, cup challenge and one-make series cars.
GTB: Early year challenge and cup cars.
GTC: Later year challenge and cup cars.
GTH: Homologated cars running to Group GT4 specifications.
Champions
[3]
Year | Champion | Car | Team | Teams' Champion |
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2010 | ![]() | Ferrari 360 GTC | Team OMG | Not awarded |
2011 | ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | JMH Automotive | |
2012 | ![]() | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Greypaul Racing | |
2013 | ![]() | BMW M3 GTR | Geoff Steel Racing | FF Corse |
2014 | ![]() | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | United Autosports | In2 Racing |
2015 | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 458 Challenge | FF Corse | FF Corse |
2016 | ![]() | Bentley Continental GT3 | Jordan Racing | JMH Automotive |
2017 | ![]() | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | Jetstream Motorsport | Spy Motorsport |
2018 | ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | Whitebridge Motorsport | Topcats Racing |
2019 | ![]() ![]() | McLaren 570S GT4 | JMH Automotive | JMH Automotive |
2020 | ![]() ![]() | Ginetta G55 Supercup | Team HARD. Racing | Team HARD. Racing |
2021 | ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Abba Racing | Orange Racing powered by JMH |
2022 | ![]() ![]() | McLaren 720S GT3 | Orange Racing powered by JMH | Orange Racing powered by JMH |
2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Brabham BT62 Competition Mercedes-AMG GT3 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Kendall Developments | Orange Racing powered by JMH |
References
External links
- Official website