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The Avon Tyres British GT Championship (previously known as the BRDC 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. Although created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993, the series is currently run by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation in conjunction with the British Formula Three Championship, and sponsored by Avon Tyres.
As part of the evolution of the series, the GT3 class of cars were introduced in 2005. This class later became identical to the FIA GT3 European Championship class, using nearly identical rules from 2006 onward. Due to the cost-saving measures in the class, the faster GT2 class was phased out at the end of 2006. The new FIA GT4 class will be adapted in 2008, replacing the unique GTC class that had previously been used.
Champions
The following drivers have previously won the British GT championships in their respective classes. An overall championship for all classes combined was also awarded until 1998, and those champions are marked with italics.
| Year | Class | Champion | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Class A |  Charlie Cox |
Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| Class B |  Nigel Barrett |
Porsche 911 Carrera SC | |
| Class C | John Greasley |
Porsche 935 Replica | |
| Class D |  Thorkild Thyrring |
Lotus Esprit S300 | |
| 1994 | Class A | Ross Hyett |
Porsche 935 Replica |
| Class B | Thorkild Thyrring |
Lotus Esprit S300 | |
| Class C | Nigel Barrett |
Porsche 911 Carrera SC Porsche 911 Carrera RS |
|
| 1995 | GT1 | Thorkild Thyrring |
De Tomaso Pantera |
| GT2 | Chris Hodgetts |
Marcos LM600 | |
| 1996 | GT1 | Ian Flux Jake Ulrich |
McLaren F1 GTR |
| GT2 | David Warnock Robert Schirle |
Marcos LM600 | |
| GT3 | Ken Thompson |
Darrian T90 | |
| 1997 | GT1 | John Morrison John Greasley |
Porsche 911 GT1 |
| GT2 | Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden |
Porsche 911 GT2 | |
| GT3 | Simon Tate |
Marcos LM500 | |
| 1998 | GT1 | Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden |
McLaren F1 GTR |
| GT2 | Kurt Luby Richard Dean |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | |
| 1999 | GT1 | Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter |
Lister Storm GTL |
| GT2 | David Warnock |
Porsche 911 GT2 Lister Storm |
|
| 2000 | GT | Calum Lockie |
Marcos LM600 |
| GTO | Mark Sumpter |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | |
| 2001 | GT | David Warnock Mike Jordan |
Lister Storm |
| GTO | Kelvin Burt Marino Franchitti |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | |
| 2002 | GT | Ian MacKellar Thomas Erdos |
Saleen S7-R |
| GTO | Jamie Davies |
Ferrari 360 N-GT | |
| 2003 | GTO | Tom Herridge |
Mosler MT900R |
| GT Cup |  Matt Griffin Patrick Pearce |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | |
| 2004 | N-GT | Jonathan Cocker |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR |
| GT Cup |  Ni Amorim Adam Wilcox |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | |
| 2005 | GT2 | Andrew Kirkaldy Nathan Kinch |
Ferrari 360 GTC |
| GT3 | Piers Masarati Dimitris Deverikos |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | |
| 2006 | GT2 |  Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen |
Ferrari F430 GT2 |
| GT3 |  Leo Machitski |
Aston Martin DBRS9 | |
| GTC | Matt Allison Jonny Lang |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | |
| 2007 | GT3 | Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer |
Dodge Viper GT3 |
| GTC | Jamie Smyth Graeme Mundy |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | |
| 2008 | GT3 | James Gornall Jon Barnes |
Dodge Viper GT3 |
| GT4 | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn |
Ginetta G50 |
See also
External links
- Official British GT website
- GTGateway.com Dedicated to British GT News, Reports, Interviews and Photos
- British GT Gallery at MSportUK
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