Elite Motorsport
British auto racing team
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Elite Motorsport is a British auto racing team. A mainstay in the national junior single-seater scene, it participates in the GB3 Championship, GB4 Championship as well as Ginetta one-make series, including the Ginetta Junior Championship. It is also active in sports car racing, fielding a McLaren in the GT4 European Series before stepping up to the International GT Open with Ferrari.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Base | Norfolk, England |
| Team principal(s) | Eddie Ives |
| Founder(s) | Eddie Ives |
| Current series | GB3 Championship GB4 Championship Ginetta Junior Championship Ginetta GT4 Supercup Ginetta GT5 Challenge GT4 European Series International GT Open |
| Current drivers | See § Current drivers |
| Teams' Championships | GB4 Championship 2025 |
| Drivers' Championships | GB4 Championship 2025: Ary Bansal |
| Website | www |
Notable past drivers for the team include Adam Smalley, Harry King, Louis Foster, Javier Sagrera, and Will Macintyre.
History
Early years
According to Elite Motorsport's website, the team was established in late 2011 by Eddie Ives, intending to design, develop and build their purpose-manufactured race cars,[3] as well as compete in 750 Motor Club's racing series.[4]
In 2014, Elite Motorsport ran their Elite Pulse self-created race car in Sport Specials.[4] A year later, the team shifted its focus to Ginetta Junior Championship.[3]
2020–2021
In November 2020, Elite Motorsport announced its GB3 Championship (then known as BRDC British Formula 3 Championship) debut in 2021, replacing Lanan Racing.[5] In its BRDC F3 debut season, Elite Motorsport signed Javier Sagrera, Tom Lebbon and José Garfias.[6][7][8]
In October 2021, it was announced that Elite Motorsport was one of the first eight teams committed with GB4 for the 2022 season.[9]
2022–2024
For the 2022 GB3 season, Tom Lebbon remained with Elite Motorsport. The team signed James Hedley and John Bennett for remaining two cars.[10] Later, James Hedley switched to JHR Developments from the fifth round.[11] Ayato Iwasaki joined Elite Motorsport for the final round.[12]
In 2023, the team signed Oliver Stewart and McKenzy Cresswell for the GB3 campaign,[13][14] while Ayato Iwasaki remained with Elite Motorsport for a full season.[15] However, Patrick Heuzenroeder replaced Ayato Iwasaki for the last two rounds.[16]
In 2024 GB3 season, the team signed Jarrod Waberski and Hugo Schwarze, while retaining McKenzy Cresswell.[17] The team also competed in GT4 European Series under partnership with Entire Race Engineering, fielding two McLaren Artura GT4s.[18]
2025–2026
For the GB3 campaign, the team signed Will Macintyre and two Filipina drivers: Bianca Bustamante and Flynn Jackes.[19][20][21] Midway through the season, Macintyre was forced to step away from racing following diagnoses of lung and brain cancer. He had won a race and scored two podiums.[22] For the final round, Elite Motorsport promoted Isaac Phelps from its GB4 outfit to replace Macintyre.[23]
Elite Motorsport also made its International GT Open debut, having purchased a Ferrari 296 GT3 in September 2024.[2] In its debut season, Elite Motorsport signed Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon.[24] Meanwhile, the team also competed in GT4 European Series, fielding Josh Rattican and McKenzy Cresswell in a McLaren Artura GT4.[25]
In 2025 GB4 Championship, Ary Bansal won the Drivers' championship, driving for Elite Motorsport.[26] The team also won the Teams' championship, ending KMR Sport's winning streak from 2022 to 2024.[27]
For 2026, Elite Motorsport entered GB3 with Flynn Jackes, Kyuho Lee and Kirill Kutskov;[28][29][30] GT4 European Series with a three-car entry using McLaren Artura GT4s;[31][32][33] as well as International GT Open with Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon.[34]
Current drivers
| Current series | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| GB3 Championship | 17 |  Kirill Kutskov |
| 18 |  Flynn Jackes | |
| 19 |  Kyuho Lee | |
| GB4 Championship | 5 |  Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso |
| 51 |  Fred Green | |
| 77 |  Matan Achituv | |
| GT4 European Series | 71 | Ravi Ramyead Charlie Robertson |
| 77 | Harri Reynolds Yani Stevenheydens | |
| 78 | McKenzy Cresswell Charlie Hart | |
| International GT Open | 17 | Tom Emson Tom Lebbon |
| Ginetta Junior Championship | 8 |  Devon Hagelen |
| 11 | Henry Cameron | |
| 12 |  Daniel Oliver | |
| 24 | Harrison Mackie | |
| 46 | Jacob Ashcroft | |
| 67 |  Vladislav Tomenchuk | |
Current series results
GB3 Championship
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 | Tom Lebbon |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 288 | 9th | 5th |
| Javier Sagrera |
24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 10th | |||
 José Garfias |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 17th | |||
| James Hedley |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26th | |||
| 2022 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 | Tom Lebbon |
24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 363.5 | 3rd | 3rd |
| John Bennett |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 262.5 | 8th | |||
| James Hedley† |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 17th | |||
 Ayato Iwasaki |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23rd | |||
| 2023 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 | McKenzy Cresswell |
23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 390 | 4th | 5th |
| Oliver Stewart |
22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 16th | |||
| Ayato Iwasaki |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 24th | |||
 Patrick Heuzenroeder |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 26th | |||
| 2024 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 | McKenzy Cresswell |
23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 376 | 4th | 3rd |
 Jarrod Waberski |
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 286 | 6th | |||
 Hugo Schwarze |
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 9th | |||
| 2025 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-025 | William Macintyre |
18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 9th | 7th |
| Flynn Jackes |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 20th | |||
| Bianca Bustamante |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 22nd | |||
| Isaac Phelps |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| 2026 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-2026 | Kirill Kutskov |
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| Flynn Jackes |
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| Kyuho Lee |
† Hedley drove for JHR Developments from round 5 onwards.
GB4 Championship
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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| 2022 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Jack Sherwood |
23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 417 | 5th | N/A |
| Alex Walker |
12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 244 | 8th | |||
| William Macintyre |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 13th | |||
| 2023 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Harri Reynolds |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 12th | 6th |
| Josh Irfan |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 13th | |||
| Theo Micouris |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 19th | |||
| Finn Harrison |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21st | |||
| 2024 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Alisha Palmowski |
20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 422 | 2nd | 2nd |
| Finn Harrison |
20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 291 | 6th | |||
 Nick Ellis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18th | |||
| 2025 | Tatuus MSV GB4-025 |  Ary Bansal |
21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 402 | 1st | 1st |
| Isaac Phelps |
21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 391 | 2nd | |||
| Alexandros Kattoulas |
21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 319 | 4th | |||
| 2026 | Tatuus MSV GB4-025 | Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso |
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| Fred Green |
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| Matan Achituv |
Timeline
| Current series | |
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| Ginetta Junior Championship | 2015–present |
| Ginetta GT Championship | 2019–present |
| GB3 Championship | 2021–present |
| GB4 Championship | 2022–present |
| GT4 European Series | 2023–present |
| GT4 Winter Series | 2024–present |
| International GT Open | 2025–present |
| Former series | |
| Ginetta GT4 Supercup | 2018–2022 |
| Mini Challenge UK | 2020 |
| French GT4 Cup | 2024 |