2022 GT Cup Championship

2022 GT Cup Championship

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The 2022 GT Cup Championship was the 16th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on 9 April at Donington Park and ended on 9 October at Snetterton Circuit, after twenty-six races held over seven meetings.

The championship's sixth round was featured on Top Gear Series 33, Episode 4 demonstrating their scratch-built race team.

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 21 September 2021. The championship will support the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch.

Round	Circuit	Length	Date	Supporting
1	Donington Park National, Leicestershire	25 min	9–10 April
2		50 min
3		25 min
4		50 min
5	Brands Hatch GP, Kent	25 min	30 April–1 May	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6		50 min
7		25 min
8		50 min
9	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	25 min	11–12 June
10		50 min
11		25 min
12		50 min
13	Oulton Park, Cheshire	50 min	9 July
14		50 min
15	Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire	25 min	30–31 July
16		50 min
17		25 min
18		50 min
19	Donington Park GP, Leicestershire	25 min	18–19 September
20		50 min
21		25 min
22		50 min
23	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	25 min	8–9 October
24		50 min
25		25 min
26		50 min

Teams and drivers

Classes:

Class	Notes
Group GTO	Open specification (GT2, GTE, modified) cars
Group GT3	Homologated GT3 cars
Group GTA	Lower spec, challenge cars
Group GTB	Early year challenge and cup cars
Group GTC	Later year challenge and cup cars
Group GTH	Homologated GT4 cars

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds GTO CTR Developments Porsche 935 Porsche 3.0 L KKK Flat-6 5 Richard Chamberlain 1–12, 15–18 RAW Motorsport Radical RXC GT3 Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 7 Steve Burgess 1–18 Ben Dimmack 1–14 SB Race Engineering McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Cam Am McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 28 Paul Bailey 1–4, 7–8 Ross Wylie Brabham BT62 Competition Ford Modular 5.4 L V8 Paul Bailey 5–6 Ross Wylie Simpson Motorsport MARC II V8 Ford Modular 5.2 L V8 38 Sacha Kakad 1–4 James Kaye GT3 Tecserv UK Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Grahame Tilley All Will Tregurtha Team ABBA Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 8 Richard Neary 1–4 Sam Neary Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 11 Callum MacLeod All Mike Price 16 Ian Loggie 1–12, 15–26 Greystone GT Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 22 Jon Lancaster 19–26 Rich Mason McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 Iain Campbell All Oliver Webb 24 Andrey Borodin 1–4, 15–26 Ed Pead G-Cat Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 33 Greg Caton 1–4 Shamus Jennings Cook Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 36 Hugo Cook 19–26 Paddock Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 44 Steve Ruston 1–4, 9–26 John Whitehouse Scott Sport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 61 Andrea Amici 1–12 John Dhillon Enduro Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 66 Marcus Clutton 1–12, 15–26 Morgan Tillbrook 1–12, 19–26 Hugo Cook 15–18 Orange Racing powered by JMH McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 67 Michael O'Brien All Simon Orange 7TSIX McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 76 Bradley Ellis 15–18 Leo Loucas GTA Topcats Racing Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 3 Charlotte Birch 19–26 Sam Randon JMH Automotive Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 63 Matthew Maxfield 15–22 Conor Flynn 15–18 GTB Simpson Motorsport BMW M3 GTR BMW 4.0 L V8 12 Jason Garrett 5–8 Sacha Kakad Saxon Motorsport BMW 150 GTR BMW 5.0 L V10 20 Tom Barrow 5–8, 15–22 CSC Racing Ferrari 458 Challenge Ferrari 4.5 L V8 62 John Saunders 15–18 Matt Spark DMS Automotive McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 71 Matt Le Breton 15–18 Rob Young Whitebridge Motorsport BMW M3 GTR BMW 4.0 L V8 72 Chris Murphy 19–26 Andy Schultz 19–22, 26 24/7 Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 91 David Frankland 19–26 Adriano Medeiros 19–22 Grahame Tilley 23–26 Geoff Steel Racing Solution-F TC 12 BMW 4.0 L V8 138 Sam Allpass 5–8 GTC Topcats Racing with Hex.com Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 3 Charlotte Birch 1–14 Charlotte Gilbert 9 Jensen Lunn All Warren Gilbert 1–14 Charlotte Birch 15–18 Charlotte Gilbert 19–26 Century Motorsport Ginetta G56 Supercup GM LS3 6.2 L V8 6 James Kellett 1–8, 13–14, 19–22 Alex Stevenson Motus One Team HARD. Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 10 Chris Murphy 1–4 James Taylor Team Webb Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 13 James Webb 1–8, 15–22 Tom Webb 24/7 Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 42 Adrian Watt 5–8, 15–18 FF Corse Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 56 Roy Millington 1–12, 15–22 Benny Simonsen Racelab Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 14 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO 2 4 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 14 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 4 247 Lucky Khera 1–18 David McDonald 1–4, 6–8, 13–18 GTH Abba Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 8 Ed McDermott 19–22 Sam Neary Motus One Team HARD. Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 10 Callum Jenkins 5–8 Danny Krywyj Greystone GT McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 14 Michael Broadhurst All Phil Carter 77 Euan Hankey All Mark Hopton 80 Jon Lancaster 1–12, 15–18 Ron Trenka Orange Racing powered by JMH McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 17 Will Dendy All Patrick Collins 1–14, 17–26 Russell Lindsay 1–14 Matt Le Breton 15 Paddock Motorsport Top Gear McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 25 Adam Hatfield 1–18, 19–26 Kavi Jundu Ollie Hall 19–22 Louis Smithen 26 Tehmur Chohan All Tom Roche 1–8, 13–26 Moh Ritson 9–12 Make Happen Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 30 Neil Burroughs 1–4 Greg Evans Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 69 Chris Hart All Stephen Walton 96 Jon Currie 1–18, 23–26 Phil Keen 23–26 Track Focused Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 39 Darren Kell 1–8, 15–26 James Kell Valluga Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 50 Sam Maher-Loughnan All James Wallis Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 51 Cameron Fenton 1–4 Neil MacLennan Benji Hetherington 5–8 Matthew Graham Charlie Hollings 15–18 Rhea Loucas 52 Chris Bates 1–8 Darren Burke Vector Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 57 Peter Jackson 1–4 Formula Women McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 64 Erika Hoffman 9–18 Jodie Sloss 65 Sara Misir 9–18 Steph Sore Fox Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 78 Jordan Albert 1–8 Tim Docker Caffeine Six by Parr Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 86 Tim Creswick 5–26 Chris Dymond 5–22 24/7 Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 91 David Frankland 1–4, 15–18 Adriano Medeiros Source: Race calendar and results Bold indicates the overall winner. Round Circuit Date Pole position GTO Winners GT3 Winners GTA Winners GTB Winners GTC Winners GTH Winners 1 R1 Donington Park 9 April No. 16 Ram Racing No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 16 Ram Racing No Entries No Entries No. 247 Racelab No. 69 Make Happen Racing Ian Loggie Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Ian Loggie Lucky Khera David McDonald Chris Hart Stephen Walton R2 No. 8 Team ABBA Racing No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 247 Racelab No. 50 Valluga Racing Richard Neary Sam Neary Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Lucky Khera David McDonald Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis R3 10 April No. 16 Ram Racing No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 247 Racelab No. 39 Track Focused Ian Loggie Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Lucky Khera David McDonald Darren Kell James Kell R4 No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 23 Greystone GT No. 56 FF Corse No. 69 Make Happen Racing Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Roy Millington Benny Simonsen Chris Hart Stephen Walton 2 R5 Brands Hatch 30 April No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 247 Racelab No. 51 Valluga Racing Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Tom Barrow Lucky Khera Matthew Graham Benji Hetherington R6 No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Finishers No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 50 Valluga Racing Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis R7 1 May No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 247 Racelab No. 50 Valluga Racing Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Tom Barrow Lucky Khera David McDonald Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis R8 No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 28 SB Race Engineering No. 61 Scott Sport No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 247 Racelab No. 77 Greystone GT Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Paul Bailey Ross Wylie Andrea Amici John Dhillon Tom Barrow Lucky Khera David McDonald Euan Hankey Mark Hopton 3 R9 Snetterton 11 June No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 5 CTR Developments No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No Entries No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Richard Chamberlain Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn Patrick Collins Russell Lindsay R10 No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 50 Valluga Racing Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis R11 12 June No. 16 Ram Racing No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 16 Ram Racing No. 247 Racelab No. 69 Make Happen Racing Ian Loggie Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Ian Loggie Lucky Khera Chris Hart Stephen Walton R12 No. 16 Ram Racing No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 11 Ram Racing No. 247 Racelab No. 25 Paddock Motorsport Ian Loggie Steve Burgess Ben Dimmack Callum MacLeod Mike Price Lucky Khera Adam Hatfield Kavi Jundu 4 R13 Oulton Park 9 July No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Finishers No. 23 Greystone GT No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Iain Campbell Oliver Webb Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn Patrick Collins Will Dendy Russell Lindsay R14 No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Starters No. 11 Ram Racing No. 247 Racelab No. 50 Valluga Racing Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Callum MacLeod Mike Price Lucky Khera David McDonald Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis 5 R15 Silverstone 30 July No. 16 Ram Racing No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 63 JMH Automotive No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 50 Valluga Racing Ian Loggie Steve Burgess Hugo Cook Marcus Clutton Matthew Maxfield Conor Flynn Tom Barrow Charlotte Birch Jensen Lunn Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis R16 No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 63 JMH Automotive No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 56 FF Corse No. 77 Greystone GT Hugo Cook Marcus Clutton Steve Burgess Hugo Cook Marcus Clutton Conor Flynn Matthew Maxfield Tom Barrow Roy Millington Benny Simonsen Euan Hankey Mark Hopton R17 31 July No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 63 JMH Automotive No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 247 Racelab No. 26 Paddock Motorsport Steve Burgess Steve Burgess Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Conor Flynn Matthew Maxfield Tom Barrow Lucky Khera David McDonald Tehmur Chohan Tom Roche R18 No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 7 RAW Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No Finishers No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 247 Racelab No. 26 Paddock Motorsport Steve Burgess Steve Burgess Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Tom Barrow Lucky Khera David McDonald Tehmur Chohan Tom Roche 6 R19 Donington Park 18 September No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No Entries No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 20 Saxon Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Charlotte Birch Sam Randon Tom Barrow Charlotte Gilbert Jensen Lunn Patrick Collins Will Dendy R20 No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 91 24-7 Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 77 Greystone GT Hugo Cook Morgan Tillbrook Marcus Clutton Charlotte Birch Sam Randon David Frankland Adriano Medeiros Charlotte Gilbert Jensen Lunn Mark Hopton Euan Hankey R21 19 September No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport No. 13 Team Webb No. 39 Track Focused Morgan Tillbrook Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Marcus Clutton Charlotte Birch Sam Randon Chris Murphy Andy Schultz James Webb Tom Webb Darren Kell James Kell R22 No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 3 Topcats Racing No Finishers No. 13 Team Webb No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH Morgan Tillbrook Marcus Clutton Simon Orange Michael O'Brien Charlotte Birch Sam Randon James Webb Tom Webb Patrick Collins Will Dendy 7 R23 Snetterton 8 October No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH Hugo Cook Michael O'Brien Simon Orange Charlotte Birch Sam Randon Chris Murphy Charlotte Gilbert Jensen Lunn Patrick Collins Will Dendy R24 No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 66 Enduro Motorsport No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 50 Valluga Racing Hugo Cook Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook Charlotte Birch Sam Randon Chris Murphy Charlotte Gilbert Jensen Lunn Sam Maher-Loughnan James Wallis R25 9 October No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 39 Track Focused Hugo Cook Hugo Cook Charlotte Birch Sam Randon Chris Murphy Charlotte Gilbert Jensen Lunn Darren Kell James Kell R26 No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 36 Cook Motorsport No. 3 Topcats Racing No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport No. 9 Topcats Racing with Hex.com No. 17 Orange Racing powered by JMH Hugo Cook Hugo Cook Charlotte Birch Sam Randon Chris Murphy Andy Schultz Charlotte Gilbert Jensen Lunn Patrick Collins Will Dendy References External links Official website