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The 2024 Ginetta GT Academy is a multi-event, one make GT motor racing championship held across England. The championship includes a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Ginetta G56 GTA's that conform to the technical regulations for the championship.
Calendar
[edit]The calendar was unveiled on 24 August 2023, and will run alongside the British GT Championship.[1]
| Round | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit)
|
30 March–1 April |
| 2 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit)
|
27–28 April |
| 3 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)
|
25–26 May |
| 4 | Anglesey, Wales
|
29–30 June |
| 5 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit)
|
13–14 July |
| 6 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)
|
7–8 September |
| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit)
|
28–29 September |
| Source:[1] | ||
Teams and Drivers
[edit]| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 Sport | 3 | Julian Wantling
|
GTA | 1 |
| 42 | Mike West
|
GTA | 1 | |
| Want2Race | 6 | Peter Thompson
|
Rookie | 1 |
| 11 | Amy Tomlinson
|
GTA | 1 | |
| 12 | Paul Thomas
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| 21 | Luke Shaw
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| 24 | James Nicholas
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| 33 | Mike Taylor
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| 44 | Lucie Hodgson
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| 47 | Emma Tomlinson
|
GTA | 1 | |
| 59 | Thomas Balfe
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| 77 | Gareth Thomas
|
Rookie | 1 | |
| TBA | Charlotte Lowe
|
GTA | TBA | |
| TBA | Lucy Tomlinson
|
GTA | TBA | |
| Elite Motorsport | 23 | Harry Gamble
|
Rookie | 1 |
| SVG Motorsport | 63 |  Ali Al Juffali
|
Rookie | 1 |
| 88 | Marc Elman
|
GTA | 1 | |
| Xentek Motorsport | 81 | Phil McGarty
|
GTA | 1 |
| Source: [2] | ||||
Race Calendar and Results
[edit]| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire
(International Circuit) |
30 March – 1 April | Mike Taylor
|
Harry Gamble
|
James Nicholas
|
Want2Race | James Nicholas
|
| R2 | Mike Taylor
|
Mike Taylor
|
Mike Taylor
|
Want2Race | Mike Taylor
| |||
| R3 | Mike Taylor
|
Harry Gamble
|
Harry Gamble
|
Elite Motorsport | Harry Gamble
| |||
| 2 | R1 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire
(Grand Prix Circuit) |
27–28 April | James Nicholas
|
Harry Gamble
|
James Nicholas
|
Want2Race | James Nicholas
|
| R2 | James Nicholas
|
Harry Gamble
|
James Nicholas
|
Want2Race | James Nicholas
| |||
Championship Standings
[edit]| Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | R1 PP | FL |
| 35 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
[edit]| Pos | Driver | OUL | SIL | DON1 | ANG | SNE | DON2 | BRH | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Julian Wantling
|
4 (1st) | 4 (1st) | 3 (1st) | 105 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marc Elman
|
8 (3rd) | 5 (2nd) | 4 (2nd) | 86 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mike West
|
9 (4th) | 9 (3rd) | 10 (3rd) | 74 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Amy Tomlinson
|
6 (2nd) | 14 (6th) | Ret | 48 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Emma Tomlinson
|
12 (5th) | 13 (5th) | Ret | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Phil McGarty
|
14 (6th) | 10 (4th) | Ret | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rookie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Harry Gamble
|
2 (2nd) | 3 (3rd) | 1 (1st) | 91 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Luke Shaw
|
5 (4th) | 2 (2nd) | 2 (2nd) | 82 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | James Nicholas
|
1 (1st) | 11 (7th) | 7 (5th) | 71 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mike Taylor
|
13 (8th) | 1 (1st) | 8 (6th) | 67 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Peter Thompson
|
10 (6th) | 6 (4th) | 5 (3rd) | 66 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Thomas Balfe
|
7 (5th) | 8 (6th) | 9 (7th) | 54 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Paul Thomas
|
15 (9th) | 7 (5th) | 6 (4th) | 54 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ali Al Juffali
|
11 (7th) | 12 (8th) | 11 (8th) | 44 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Gareth Thomas
|
3 (3rd) | 16 (10th) | Ret | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lucie Hodgson
|
16 (10th) | 15 (9th) | 12 (9th) | 35 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ginetta Announces 2024 Championship Calendar". Ginetta.com. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Preview: 2024 Ginetta GT Academy – Oulton Park". Ginetta. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.