Ginetta GT Championship
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The Ginetta GT Championship, currently known as the Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a one-make racing series based in the United Kingdom. The series uses the Ginetta G56 race car and has a class system.
United Kingdom Ginetta Cars GT Championship logo as of 2026 | |
| Category | One-make racing series by Ginetta |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 1996 |
| Constructors | Ginetta Cars |
| Engine suppliers | Ford |
| Tyre suppliers | Michelin |
| Drivers' champion | Pro Archie Clark Pro-Am Harry GambleAm Luke Shaw |
| Teams' champion | Elite Motorsport |
| Official website | ginetta |
Supporting the British GT Championship, the series is one of three championships that Ginetta currently operate, alongside the Ginetta Junior Championship and the Ginetta GT Academy.
Racing car
The championship has run Ginetta G40 and Ginetta G20 race cars in its previous iterations. In 2026, both Pro and Am classes run identical Ginetta G56 GTP8s with 6.2 L V8 engines.[1]
Race circuits
The racing circuits used in the series include:
- Brands Hatch, Kent
- Donington Park, Leicestershire
- Oulton Park, Cheshire
- Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
- Rockingham Speedway, Northamptonshire
- Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
- Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire
- Pembrey Circuit, Carmarthenshire
- Knockhill Circuit, Fife
As well as races held across British circuits, Ginetta GT Championship has also visited Zandvoort in the Netherlands.[2]
Championships
G20 Challenge
GT5 Challenge
All weekends were triple headers, thus providing 21 races throughout the season, with all races counting towards the final championship positions. The series supported both BTCC and British GT Championship rounds.
The winner of the 2012 Total Quartz Ginetta GT5 Challenge received the use of a Ginetta G50 for the 2013 Ginetta GT Supercup, whilst second overall in the Championship gained free entry into the 2013 Ginetta GT5 Challenge, with the third-placed finisher being awarded half-price entry.
GT Championship
Re-launched in 2023 as Ginetta GT Championship, the series ran three classes (GTP, GT5 Pro, and GT5 Am) in 2023, and switched to two classes (Pro and Am) from 2024. The series has run alongside British GT Championship rounds since 2023, and in 2026 runs alongside Ginetta's other series' Ginetta Junior Championship and Ginetta GT Academy.
Champions
| Ginetta G20 Challenge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Champion | ||||
| 2002 | Andy Cork | ||||
| 2003 | Gavin Mitchell | ||||
| 2004 | Stewart Linn | ||||
| 2005 | Matt Nicoll-Jones | ||||
| 2006 | Stewart Linn | ||||
| 2007 | Matt Nicoll-Jones | ||||
| 2008 | Spencer McCarthy | ||||
| 2009 | Mark Davies | ||||
| 2010 | George Murrells[3] | ||||
| Ginetta GT5 Challenge | |||||
| Season | G40 Champion | G20 Champion | Team Champions | ||
| 2011[4] | Mark Davies |
Stuart Pearson |
Optimum Motorsport | ||
| 2012 | Sean Huyton [5] |
Matthew Flowers[5] |
Academy Motorsport | ||
| 2013 | Oliver Basey-Fisher[6] |
Stuart Pearson[7] |
Academy Motorsport[6] | ||
| 2014 | George Gamble[8] |
Stuart Pearson[9] |
Total Control Racing[10] | ||
| 2015 | James Kellett[11] |
Total Control Racing[10] | |||
| GT5 Pro Champion | GT5 Am Champion | Team Champions | |||
| 2016 | Ollie Chadwick[12] |
Xentek Motorsport | |||
| 2017 | Lewis Brown[13] |
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| 2018 | James Kellett[14] |
Century Motorsport[14] | |||
| 2019[15] | Scott McKenna |
Dale Albutt |
Xentek Motorsport | ||
| 2020[16] | Josh Malin |
Ian Duggan |
Elite Motorsport | ||
| GT5 Pro Champion | GT5 Am Champion | G40 Pro Champion | G40 Am Champion | Team Champions | |
| 2021[17] | Josh Steed |
Harry Mangion |
Marc Warren |
Rupert Laslett |
Elite Motorsport |
| GT5 Pro Champion | GT5 Am Champion | Team Champions | |||
| 2022 | Mikey Doble[18][N 1] |
Chris White[19] |
Elite Motorsport[20] | ||
| Ginetta GT Championship | |||||
| Season | GTP Champion | GT5 Pro Champion | GT5 Am Champion | Team Champions | |
| 2023 [21] | Luke Reade |
Luke Garlick |
Bal Sidhu |
Xentek Motorsport | |
| Pro Champion | Pro-Am Champion | Am Champion | Team Champions | ||
| 2024 | Mckenzie Douglass[22] |
Nick White[22] |
Fox Motorsport[23] | ||
| 2025 | Archie Clark[24] |
Harry Gamble[24] |
Luke Shaw[24] |
Elite Motorsport [25] | |