BTCC Finale 2017

BTCC Brands Hatch Season Finale 2017

Last weekend saw the BTCC Brands Hatch Season Finale 2017 as the cars and teams returned to the circuit that saw the opening round six months before.  The series was down to two contenders, with the championship going to either Colin Turkington, the two times previous champion, and Ash Sutton in his second season in BTCC. …

British GT Donington 2017

British GT Donington Rounds 2017

The British GT Donington Rounds 2017 were advertised as the “Donington Decider” with the series going down to the last weekend of the year to decide the championships. The series, as normal, had support from the BRDC British Formula Three championship, the Volkswagen Cup, the Mini Challenge, the Ginetta GT5 Championship, the Ginetta Racing Driver…

BRDC British F3 Donington 2017

British F3 Donington Park Rounds 2017

The British GT Donington Decider weekend included the British F3 Donington Park Rounds 2017, although given Enaam Ahmed’s performance this year, the title had already been decided. That, as always with British F3, did not stop the event to have plenty of exciting racing.   Ben Hingeley took pole in qualifying, ahead of Ahmed, with Chase…

Volkswagen Cup Donington 2017

Volkswagen Racing Cup Donington Rounds 2017

The Donington Decider, as it was billed, of the British GT series at the weekend saw the Volkswagen Racing Cup Donington Rounds 2017 at the Leicestershire circuit. Going into this final event, the championship was still open, so this would be the Donington Decider, as it was for several series. Qualifying saw Stephen Johansen take…

Mini Challenge Donington 2017

Mini Challenge JCW Donington Rounds 2017

The British GT trip to Leicestershire last weekend included the Mini Challenge JCW Donington Rounds 2017 as the finale of that series, although with Brett Smith already having taken the title as well as driving in the BTCC for half the season, this was not the deciding round like it was for so many of the…

GRDC+

Ginetta Racing Drivers Club+ Donington 2017

The Donington Decider for the British GT series weekend included the Ginetta Racing Drivers Club+ Donington 2017 rounds.  It’s impressive how many Ginetta racing series there are, and the British GT series support package includes two Ginetta events, the GT5 Challenge and the Ginetta Racing Drivers Club+.  The series is intended to be a progression from…

Ginetta GT5 Challenge Donington Rounds 2017

Ginetta GT5 Challenge Donington Rounds 2017

The visit to Leicestershire for the British GT series included the Ginetta GT5 Challenge Donington Rounds 2017 with the final three races deciding the championship over the weekend.  Wet qualifying saw a mixed up grid with Max Bird, Ryan Hadfield, Rob Boston, Carlito Miracco and Lewis Brown making up the top five for what looked like…

Britcar 2017

Britcar Donington Rounds 2017

This weekend saw the Britcar Donington Rounds 2017 as part of the BARC event at the Leicestershire circuit. Britcar is an endurance racing series run across five classes that see some fantastic cars competing, with this weekend featuring a 50 minute race and a two hour event, both on Saturday. The cars on the grid…

Ginetta Jrs Rockingham 2017

Ginetta Junior Rockingham Event 2017

The Ginetta Junior Rockingham Event 2017 was of course part of the British Touring Car Championship weekend.  There was a big change this weekend, with JHR Developments being excluded by Ginetta from the championship meaning that their drivers have needed to find a new team for the weekend. This includes the two drivers at the top…

BTCC Knockhill 2017

BTCC at Knockhill 2017

Last weekend saw the annual trip to Scotland for the British Touring Car Championship, with the BTCC at Knockhill 2017 rounds. The support series included British F4, the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, the Ginetta Juniors and the Porsche Carrera Cup, with the Clio Cup and the Ginetta GT4 Supercup not making it north of the border.…