2026 British GT Championship

The 2026 British GT Championship will be the 34th British GT Championship, a sports car championship promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season will begin on 25 April at Silverstone Circuit and will finish on 27 September at Brands Hatch.

Calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 27 June 2025, featuring multiple changes.[1] The second round at Donington Park was dropped due to economic reasons, meaning the season will start at Silverstone Circuit in late April.[2]

Round Circuit Length Date
1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 180 min 25–26 April
2 United Kingdom Oulton Park, Cheshire 60 min 23–25 May
3 60 min
4 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 120 min 20–21 June
5 United Kingdom Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 60 min 15–16 August
6 60 min
7 United Kingdom Donington Park, Leicestershire 120 min 5–6 September
8 United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent 120 min 26–27 September
Source:[3][4]

Entry list

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
GT3
United Kingdom Beechdean Motorsport[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 007 United Kingdom Andrew Howard[5] PA TBC
United Kingdom Ross Gunn[5]
United Kingdom Paddock Motorsport[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 9 United Kingdom Martin Plowman[6] PA TBC
United States Mark Smith[6]
New Zealand Rodin Motorsport[7] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 TBA TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 55 United Kingdom Duncan Cameron[9] TBC
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin[9]
63 United Kingdom Rob Collard[10] TBC
United Kingdom Hugo Cook[10]
78 TBA TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Orange Racing powered by JMH[11] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67 United Kingdom Marcus Clutton[11] PA TBC
United Kingdom Simon Orange[11]
United Kingdom Mahiki Racing[12] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 69 United Kingdom Steven Lake[12] TBC
United Kingdom Josh Rowledge[12]
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport[13] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 90 United Kingdom Jack Brown[13] PA TBC
United Kingdom Marc Warren[13]
GT4
United Kingdom Century Motorsport[14] BMW M4 GT4 Evo (G82) BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 24 United Kingdom Jack Collins[14] TBC
United Kingdom Branden Templeton[14]
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Grange Racing by FSR[15] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 United Kingdom Darren Turner[15] TBC
TBA
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
United Kingdom Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport[16] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
United Kingdom GBR Stratton Motorsport[17] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
TBA TBA TBC
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
SA Silver-Am Cup


See also

References

  1. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (27 June 2025). "British GT Schedule Reduced To Six Events For 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ^ Bosch, Miguel (28 June 2025). "2026 British GT calendar announced: Second Donington race dropped, Spa returns". GT REPORT. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ^ "British GT Championship reveals new-look 2026 calendar" (SRO Motorsports Group). British GT Championship. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (11 November 2025). "British GT Unveils 'Bronze Plus' Driver Grading". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Gunn reunites with Howard and Beechdean AMR". British GT Championship. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Paddock teams up with Prostate Cancer UK for unchanged 2026 entry". British GT Championship. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Rodin reveals shock British GT3 plans with Ferrari". British GT Championship. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ Dagys, John (20 January 2026). "Barwell to Take Sabbatical from European GT3 Racing". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Cameron and Griffin kick-start Barwell's biggest British GT campaign". Endurance-Info. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Collard and Cook continue with new look Lambo". British GT Championship. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. ^ a b c "Orange JMH McLaren Continues With Unchanged Line-Up For 2026". Dailysportscar. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Rowledge joins Lake in 'McHiki' 720S GT3 Evo". British GT Championship. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  13. ^ a b c "GT4 champs Warren and Brown make GT3 move with Optimum". British GT Championship. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  14. ^ a b c Rehman, Mo (3 February 2026). "Century Confirms Templeton & Collins For British GT4". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Turner to spearhead Full Send Racing's maiden GT4 assault". British GT Championship. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport joins GT4 ranks with AMR". British GT Championship. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  17. ^ Rehman, Mo (10 December 2025). "GBR & Stratton Motorsport Partner Up For Two-Car AMR GT4 Effort". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 10 December 2025.