2007 British GT season
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The 2007 British GT season consisted of a fourteen-round series of sports car racing
in the British GT Championship
. Each race meeting consisted of two one-hour endurance races, except for those at Snetterton and Silverstone, which were both single two-hour races. All of the races took place in England
in 2007. Two classes raced: the more powerful GT3 and the less powerful GTC class. This was the last time the GTC class raced, before the inception of the FIA GT4 class takes over in 2008.
Sports car racing
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in the British GT Championship
British GT Championship
The Avon Tyres British GT Championship is a sports car racing series currently based in the United Kingdom, although they have had select races outside of Britain in the past few years. The series was created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and for its first two seasons was called the...
. Each race meeting consisted of two one-hour endurance races, except for those at Snetterton and Silverstone, which were both single two-hour races. All of the races took place in England
England
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in 2007. Two classes raced: the more powerful GT3 and the less powerful GTC class. This was the last time the GTC class raced, before the inception of the FIA GT4 class takes over in 2008.
Calendar
Round | Date | Venue | GT3 Winner |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 April | Oulton Park | Hector Lester/Tim Mullen |
2 | 9 April | Oulton Park | Matt Harris/Oliver Bryant |
3 | 21 April | Donington Park | Ben de Zille Butler/Guy Harrington |
4 | 22 April | Donington Park | Michael Bentwood/Tom Alexander |
5 | 3 June | Snetterton | Jonathon Cocker/Paul Drayson |
6 | 14 July | Brands Hatch | Bradley Ellis/Alex Mortimer |
7 | 15 July | Brands Hatch | Bradley Ellis/Alex Mortimer |
8 | 12 August | Silverstone | Hector Lester/Tim Mullen |
9 | 25 August | Thruxton | Jonathon Cocker/Paul Drayson |
10 | 26 August | Thruxton | Harrington/de Zille Butler |
11 | 8 September | Croft | Hector Lester/Allan Simonsen |
12 | 9 September | Croft | Hector Lester/Allan Simonsen |
13 | 29 September | Rockingham | Alex Mortimer/Bradley Ellis |
14 | 30 September | Rockingham | Alex Mortimer/Bradley Ellis |
GT3 Driver Standings
- After Round 14 of 14
Position Driver Team Points =1 Bradley Ellis/Alex Mortimer RPM (Dodge Viper) 81 =3 Jonathon Cocker/Paul Drayson Barwell Motorsport (Aston Martin DBRS9) 75 =5 Ben De Zille Butler/Guy Harrington Barwell Motorsport (Aston Martin) 69 7 Hector Lester Christians in Motorsport (Ferrari F430) 66 =8 Godfrey Jones/David Jones Eurotech - Preci Spark (Ascari KZ1) 58 10 Allen Simonssen Christians in Motorsport (Ferrari) 44 11 Matt Harris Tech 9 (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR) 42 =12 Tom Alexander/Michael Bentwood Barwell Motorsport (Aston Martin) 41 =14 Adam Wilcox/Phil Burton VRS Motor Finances (Ferrari) 28 16 Tom Ferrier Tech 9 (Porsche) 23 =17 Nigel Redwood/Nick Foster RPM (Dodge) 22 =17 Tim Mullen Christians in Motorsport (Ferrari) 22 20 Oliver Bryant Tech 9/Eclipse Motorsport (Porsche/Mosler MT900R) 21 21 Adam Jones Team Modena (Lamborghini Gallardo) 12 =22 Barrie Whight Cadena Motorsport (Aston Martin) 10 =22 Ian Flux/Kevin Riley Rollcentre (Mosler) 10 25 Gavan Kershaw Cadena Motorsport (Aston Martin) 7 =26 Henry Fletcher RPM (Dodge) 5 =26 David Ashburn Trackspeed (Porsche) 5 =26 Rob Wilson Team Modena (Lamborghini) 5 =26 Craig Cole/Elliot Cole Eclipse Motorsport (Mosler) 5 =31 Stephen Keating/Thomas Erdos Damax (Ascari) 4 =31 Richard Williams Trackspeed (Porsche) 4 =34 Paul Fenton/Mike Gardiner Moore Racing (Dodge) 3 =34 Paul Whight Cadena Motorsport (Aston Martin) 3 =37 Eric De Doncker/Gunnar Jeanette Multimatic Motorsport (Ford Mustang) 2 =37 Neil Cunningham Moore Racing (Dodge) 2 =37 Phil Keen Damax (Ascari) 2 =41 Mark Cole/Fergus Campbell 4car with Confused.com (Porsche) 1 =41 Nigel Greensall/Lawrence Tomlinson Lawrence TomlinsonLawrence Tomlinson is an English businessman, who with an estimated fortune of £500 million, ranks 178th on the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List.-Early life:...Brookespeed (Dodge) 1 =41 Peter Bamford/Matt Griffin RPM (Porsche) 1 =41 Matt Owen Team Modena (Lamborghini) 1
GT3 Team Standings
- After Round 14 of 14
Position Team Points 1 Barwell Motorsport 109 2 Team RPM 86 3 Christians in Motorsport 66 4 Team Eurotech - Preci Spark 57 5 Tech 9 40 6 VRS Motor Finance 27 7 Team Modena 12 =8 Cadena Motorsport 10 =8 Rollcentre Racing 10 10 DAMAX 6 11 Eclipse 5 12 Trackspeed 4 =13 Team Berlanga 3 =13 Moore Racing 3 =13 Team Trimite Brookspeed 3 16 Multimatic Motorsport 2 17 Team 4Car with confused.com 1
GTC Driver and Team Standings
- After Round 14 of 14
Position Driver Team Points =1 Jamie Smyth/Graeme Mundy RSS Performance (Porsche 911 GTC RS) 96 =3 Andrew Howard/Aaron Scott Beechdean Motorsport (Ferrari 360 GTC) 88 =5 Steve Hyde/Keith Ahlers Team Aero (Morgan Aero 8) 53 =7 Nick Marsh/Richard Hollebon Richmond Racing (Ginetta G20GTC) 34 =9 Chris Beighton/John Finnemore Team Tiger (Marcos Mantis GT) 20 =11 David Dove/Jim Bickley David Dove Racing (Ferrari) 16 =11 Peter Morris/Colin Broster ABG Motorsport (Porsche) 16 =15 Phil Keen/David Ashburn Trackspeed (Porsche) 10 =17 Andrew Shelley/Phil Nuttall Trackspeed (Porsche) 8