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The 2021 GT Cup Championship is the 15th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on April 10th at Donington Park and end on 3 October at Snetterton Circuit, after twenty-six races held over seven meetings.
Calendar
The calendar was announced on 14 October 2020. The championship will support the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch. The Brands Hatch round has been postponed and will be rescheduled. It was later announced that the Brands Hatch event would be held over the course of 1 May, with only 2 50-minute races taking place.
Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
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1 | Donington Park National, Leicestershire | 25 min | 10–11 April |
2 | 50 min | ||
3 | 25 min | ||
4 | 50 min | ||
5 | Brands Hatch GP, Kent | 50 min | 1 May |
6 | 50 min | ||
7 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 5–6 June |
8 | 50 min | ||
9 | 25 min | ||
10 | 50 min | ||
11 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 25 min | 3 July |
12 | 50 min | ||
13 | 25 min | ||
14 | 50 min | ||
15 | Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire | 25 min | 14–15 August |
16 | 50 min | ||
17 | 25 min | ||
18 | 50 min | ||
19 | Donington Park GP, Leicestershire | 25 min | 18–19 September |
20 | 50 min | ||
21 | 25 min | ||
22 | 50 min | ||
23 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 2–3 October |
24 | 50 min | ||
25 | 25 min | ||
26 | 50 min |
Teams and drivers
Classes:
Group GTO: Open specification (GT2, GTE, modified) cars
Group GT3: Homologated GT3 cars
Group GTA: Lower spec, challenge cars
Group GTB: Early year challenge and cup cars
Group GTC: Later year challenge and cup cars
Group GTH: Homologated GT4 cars
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Results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning GTO | Winning GT3 | Winning GTA | Winning GTB | Winning GTC | Winning GTH | |
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1 | R1 | Donington Park National | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 7 RAW Motorsport | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 80 Scott Sport | No. 3 Topcats Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 52 Deranged Motorsport |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins |
Charlotte Gilbert | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
Ben Barnwell Matthew Lewis | |||
R2 | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 96 Stanbridge Motorsport | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH | |||
Michael Igoe Phil Keen |
Abbie Eaton John Seale |
Michael Igoe Phil Keen |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Stuart Hall Chris Kemp |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | ||||
R3 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 5 CTR Developments | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | ||
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Chamberlain | Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
James Guess Darren Turner | |||
R4 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 7 RAW Motorsport | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | |||
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
James Guess Darren Turner | ||||
2 | R5 | Brands Hatch GP | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 36 Balfe Motorsport | No. 80 Scott Sport | No. 38 Geoff Steel Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Abbie Eaton John Seale |
Lewis Proctor Stuart Proctor |
Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins |
Sam Allpass | Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | |||
R6 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 5 CTR Developments | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 106 Century Motorsport | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 96 Stanbridge Motorsport | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH | |||
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Chamberlain | Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Henry Dawes | Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Stuart Hall Chris Kemp |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | ||||
3 | R7 | Snetterton Circuit | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 7 RAW Motorsport | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 212 Makehappenracing | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 1 Orange Racing powered by JMH |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Chris Hart Stephen Walton |
Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange | |||
R8 | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 26 Paddock Motorsport | |||
Paul Bailey Ross Wylie |
Paul Bailey Ross Wylie |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
Tom Rawlings Moh Ritson | ||||
R9 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No starters | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 6 Century Motorsport | No. 35 Valluga Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 90 Balfe Motorsport | ||
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
James Kellett Alex Stevenson |
Sean Doyle Nick Phelps |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
Callum MacLeod Mike Price | ||||
R10 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No finishers | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH | No. 35 Valluga Racing | No. 9 Topcats Racing | No. 90 Balfe Motorsport | |||
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Sean Doyle Nick Phelps |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
Callum MacLeod Mike Price | |||||
4 | R11 | Oulton Park | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 18 WPI Motorsport | No. 80 Scott Sport | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 247 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 90 Balfe Motorsport |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Michael Igoe Phil Keen |
Paul Bailey Ross Wylie |
Michael Igoe Phil Keen |
Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins |
Richard Marsh Sam Randon |
Lucky Khera | Callum MacLeod Mike Price | |||
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5 | R15 | Silverstone GP | ||||||||
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R18 | ||||||||||
6 | R19 | Donington Park GP | ||||||||
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R21 | ||||||||||
R22 | ||||||||||
7 | R23 | Snetterton Circuit | ||||||||
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Overall championship standings
Points are awarded as follows:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | Fastest Lap |
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3+ | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Class championship standings
Points are awarded as follows:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | Fastest Lap |
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3+ | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Notes
- ^ Cars no. 1, 17 and 67 are entered as Orange Racing powered by JMH and car no. 55 is entered as JMH Automotive.
- ^ Car no. 266 is entered as Paddock Motorsport and car no. 44 is entered as Signature RV/Paddock Motorsport.
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