Ginetta GT Championship

Ginetta GT Championship
GT Championship logo as of 2026
CategoryOne-make racing series by Ginetta
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Inaugural season1996
ConstructorsUnited Kingdom Ginetta Cars
Engine suppliersFord
Tyre suppliersMichelin
Drivers' championPro
United Kingdom Archie Clark
Pro-Am
United Kingdom Harry Gamble
Am
United Kingdom Luke Shaw
Teams' championElite Motorsport
Official websiteginetta.com

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.

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 GTP8's with 6.8 L V8 engines.[1]

Race circuits

The racing circuits used in the series include:

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 United Kingdom Andy Cork
2003 United Kingdom Gavin Mitchell
2004 United Kingdom Stewart Linn
2005 United Kingdom Matt Nicoll-Jones
2006 United Kingdom Stewart Linn
2007 United Kingdom Matt Nicoll-Jones
2008 United Kingdom Spencer McCarthy
2009 United Kingdom Mark Davies
2010 United Kingdom George Murrells[3]
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Season G40 Champion G20 Champion Team Champions
2011[4] United Kingdom Mark Davies United Kingdom Stuart Pearson United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport
2012 United Kingdom Sean Huyton [5] United Kingdom Matthew Flowers[5] United Kingdom Academy Motorsport
2013 United Kingdom Oliver Basey-Fisher[6] United Kingdom Stuart Pearson[7] United Kingdom Academy Motorsport[6]
2014 United Kingdom George Gamble[8] United Kingdom Stuart Pearson[9] United Kingdom Total Control Racing[10]
2015 United Kingdom James Kellett[11] United Kingdom Total Control Racing[10]
GT5 Pro Champion GT5 Am Champion Team Champions
2016 United Kingdom Ollie Chadwick[12]
2017 United Kingdom Lewis Brown[13]
2018 United Kingdom James Kellett[14] United Kingdom Century Motorsport[14]
2019[15] United Kingdom Scott McKenna United Kingdom Dale Albutt United Kingdom Xentek Motorsport
2020[16] United Kingdom Josh Malin United Kingdom Ian Duggan United Kingdom Elite Motorsport
GT5 Pro Champion GT5 Am Champion G40 Pro Champion G40 Am Champion Team Champions
2021[17] United Kingdom Josh Steed United Kingdom Harry Mangion United Kingdom Marc Warren United Kingdom Rupert Laslett United Kingdom Elite Motorsport
GT5 Pro Champion GT5 Am Champion Team Champions
2022 United Kingdom Mikey Doble[18][N 1] United Kingdom Chris White[19] United Kingdom Elite Motorsport[20]
Ginetta GT Championship
Season GTP Champion GT5 Pro Champion GT5 Am Champion Team Champions
2023 [21] United Kingdom Luke Reade United Kingdom Luke Garlick United Kingdom Bal Sidhu United Kingdom Xentek Motorsport
Pro Champion Pro-Am Champion Am Champion Team Champions
2024 United Kingdom Mckenzie Douglass[22] United Kingdom Nick White[22] United Kingdom Fox Motorsport[23]
2025 United Kingdom Archie Clark[24] United Kingdom Harry Gamble[24] United Kingdom Luke Shaw[24] United Kingdom Elite Motorsport [25]

See also

  • Ginetta Cars
  • Ginetta Junior Championship
  • Ginetta GT4 Supercup

Notes

  1. ^ Doble acquired a penalty post final race meaning Will Jenkins was appointed provisional champion, however a court hearing later in the year rescinded the penalty and reinstated Doble as champion.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Preview: 2026 Ginetta GT Championship – Silverstone". Ginetta. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Preview: Ginetta GT5 Challenge, Round Five, Zandvoort". Ginetta. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  3. ^ Paice, Simon (21 October 2010). "Murrells Secures 2010 Ginetta Challenge". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Davies and Pearson take Ginetta Challenge titles". racecar.com. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Ginetta Challenge 2012". YouTube. GinettaTV. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  6. ^ a b Finn, James (6 October 2013). "Basey-Fisher Claims Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge Title". Paddock 42. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  7. ^ Barrow, Pete (10 July 2013). "Motorsport: Huddersfield racer Stuart Pearson wins Ginetta championship". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  8. ^ Simone, Paice (15 September 2014). "Gamble Hails 'Amazing' Championship Win". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Ginetta GT5 Challenge 2014". YouTube. GinettaTV. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Total Control celebrates successful Ginetta GT5 Challenge season". racecar.com. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  11. ^ Hudson, Joe (19 November 2015). "2015 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Season Review". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  12. ^ White, Adam (14 September 2016). "Dominant Chadwick wraps up 2016 Ginetta GT5 Challenge with two wins". Protyre News. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  13. ^ White, Adam (25 September 2017). "Lewis Brown secures 2017 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge Championship Title". Protyre News. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  14. ^ a b "Century crowned 2018 Ginetta GT5 Challenge drivers' and team Champions | Century Motorsport". Century Motorsport. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  15. ^ "McKenna And Albutt Taste 2019 GT5 Challenge Title Glory". Ginetta. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  16. ^ "Malin Takes GT5 Challenge Title In Epic Silverstone Finale". Ginetta. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  17. ^ "2021 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS" (PDF). tsl timing. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  18. ^ "Mikey Doble Confirmed 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Champion". Ginetta. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  19. ^ a b "Jenkins And White Crowned Provisional Ginetta GT5 Challenge Champions". Ginetta. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  20. ^ "2022 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS" (PDF). tsl timing. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  21. ^ "2023 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS" (PDF). tsl timing. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  22. ^ a b "Douglass And White Wrap Up Ginetta GT Championship Titles". Vital Equipment. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  23. ^ "2024 Champions Fox Motorsport To Defend GT Championship Title". Ginetta. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  24. ^ a b c "Clark, Gamble And Shaw Secure 2025 Ginetta GT Championship Titles". Ginetta. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  25. ^ "2025 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS" (PDF). tsl timing. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
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