Shaun Balfe
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| Shaun Balfe | |
|---|---|
 Balfe on the podium at Donington Park | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 4 June 1972 |
| British GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 1999 |
| Current team | Balfe Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Car number | 22 |
| Former teams | Eurotech Racing, Rollcentre Racing, Eclipse Motorsport |
| Starts | 50 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2003 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–17 2005–06 | International GT Open FIA GT |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2004 | International GT Open Pro-Am Spanish GT Championship |
Shaun David Balfe (born 4 June 1972) is a British[1] racing car driver from Grantham who won the 2004 Spanish GT Championship. In 2006 he raced a Saleen S7R for Balfe Motorsport[2] in the FIA GT Championship[3] He currently races in the British GT Championship in a McLaren 720S GT3 with Rob Bell in 2019.[4] He finished third in the GT3 championship that year.
He attended Caythorpe primary school[5] and the Sir William Robertson School, where he gained eight GCSEs, with only English Literature at grade C or above.[6]
By 1991 he lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College.[7] His father, David Balfe (born 29 September 1951),[8] owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham.[9] He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University.[10]