2019 Britcar Endurance Championship
The 2019 Dunlop Endurance Championship is a motor racing championship for GT cars, touring cars, sportscars and Production cars held across England. Cars compete in five classes with a car's class decided on horsepower, momentum, equipment, etc. It was the 17th season of a Britcar championship, the 8th run as the Britcar Endurance Championship and the 4th run as the Dunlop Britcar Endurance Championship. The championship changed back to 60-minute races for 2019.:[1] The season began on 30 March at Silverstone and ended on 10 November at Brands Hatch.
2019 Britcar Endurance Championship | |||
Previous: | 2018 | Next: | 2020 |
Dunlop supplied tyres for every team at all events throughout the year.
The Class 1 championship title was won by Tim Gray, Alistair Boulton and Grant Williams, Paul Bailey and Andy Schulz were the Class 2 champions, the Class 3 champions were Mark and Peter Cunningham, Tim Docker won the Class 4 championship title and Class 5 was won by Chris Murphy. The overall championship was sealed by Paul Bailey and Andy Schulz, who were 34 points ahead of Tim Docker.[2]
The season also saw the entry and marked the racing debut of the Brabham BT62.[3]
Calendar
[4] Each race, 1-hour or 2-hours, would consist of one mandatory pit stop and driver change
Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
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1 | 60 min | 30 March | |
60 min | |||
2 | 60 min | 27 April | |
60 min | |||
3 | 60 min | 11 May | |
60 min | |||
4 | 60 min | 1 June | |
60 min | |||
5 | 60 min | 22 June | |
60 min | |||
6 | 60 min | 10 August | |
60 min | |||
7 | 60 min | 26 October | |
60 min | |||
8 | 60 min | 9-10 November | |
120 min | |||
Teams and drivers
Cars are assigned classed based on speed, horsepower, momentum, equipment fitted to the car and the car's model;
Class 1: GT3, prototype cars
Class 2: GT4, cup (one-make series) cars
Class 3: Cup (one-make series) cars
Class 4: GT4, cup and TCR cars
Class 5: Production cars
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Class 1 | ||||
JPR Motorsport[5] | Saker RAPX[5] | 3 | 1–7 | |
6–7 | ||||
4 | 1–2, 4–7 | |||
2, 5–7 | ||||
4 | ||||
MacG Racing[6] | Taranis[7] | 8 | 1–2, 4, 6 | |
1–2, 6 | ||||
Simon Green Motorsport | McLaren 650s GT3 | 29 | 1, 4–5 | |
ING Sport[8] | BMW Z4 GT3[8] | 46 | 1 | |
JMH Automotive[9] | Lamborghini Huracan GT3[9] | 55 | 1 | |
VR Motorsport[10] | Praga R1T[10] | 84 | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 | |
2–4, 6 | ||||
3, 5–6 | ||||
Class 1 Invitation | ||||
Brabham Automotive[3] | Brabham BT62[3] | 5 | 8[3] | |
Team ABBA Racing[13] | Mercedes AMG GT3[13] | 88 | 6 | |
VR Motorsport | Praga R1S | 96 | 7 | |
Class 2 | ||||
FF Corse[14] | Ferrari 488 Challenge[14] | 7 | 1–4 | |
JMH Automotive | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 10 | 1–2 | |
Track Focused[15] | McLaren 570S GT4[15] | 13 | 1 | |
Ferrari 488 Challenge | 2 | |||
Moss Motorsport[16] | BMW 1M E82[16] | 18 | 1, 3, 5, 7–8 | |
1 | ||||
3 | ||||
5, 7 | ||||
8 | ||||
SB Race Engineering[17] | Ferrari 488 Challenge[17] | 28 | All | |
ALP Racing[18][19] | Saker RAPX[18] | 65 | All | |
1–4, 6–8 | ||||
RAW Motorsport | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 77 | 2 | |
Class 2 Invitation | ||||
JPR Motorsport | Saker RAPX | 8 | 7 | |
Simon Green Motorsport | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 98 | 8 | |
Class 3 | ||||
Simon Green Motorsport | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 24 | 3 | |
98 | 3, 7 | |||
7 | ||||
SG Racing | Porsche 997 Cup | 32 | 1–7 | |
1–3, 5–7 | ||||
Peter Bassill Racing[20] | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 58 | 5-8 | |
Track Group Ltd | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 70 | 1, 5 | |
1 | ||||
5 | ||||
RAW Motorsport | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 77 | 3–4, 6–7 | |
Valluga Racing[21] | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup[21] | 991 | 1–2 | |
1 | ||||
2, 4–5, 7 | ||||
4 | ||||
Class 3 Invitation | ||||
Team HARD.[22][23] | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 35 | 8 | |
37 | 8 | |||
RVS Tec Racing[25] | Ginetta G55 Supercup[25] | 101 | 6 | |
Team Abba Racing | BMW M3 E46 | 334 | 7 | |
Class 4 | ||||
Rothery Racing[26] | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[26] | 14 | 4, 8 | |
4 | ||||
Track Focused | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 17 | 5, 7 | |
Tockwith Motorsport[27][28][29] | Ginetta G50 | 26 | 1–6 | |
1–5 | ||||
6 | ||||
CTR Alfatune | SEAT León TCR | 35 | 1–3 | |
1 | ||||
2–3 | ||||
Geoff Steel Racing[30] | BMW M3 GTR[30] | 38 | 1–3 | |
Woodrow Motorsport | BMW 1 Series E82 | 39 | 1 | |
Simon Green Motorsport | BMW M3 E46[31] | 40 | 8 | |
Butler Motorsport[31] | 1 | |||
43 | 1, 3–4 | |||
Techno Sport | BMW M3 E46 | 42 | 2, 8 | |
Moss Motorsport | BMW M3 E46 | 57 | 2 | |
EDF/BPM Motorsport[32] | CUPRA León TCR[32] | 60 | 1–5 | |
EDF/Paul Calladine Motorsport[33] | Ginetta G50 GT4[33] | 92 | 1–4, 6–7 | |
1–2, 4–7 | ||||
Team BRIT[34][35][36] | Aston Martin Vantage GT4[35] | 68 | 1–4 | |
1 | ||||
Bespoke Cars[37] | Porsche 997 Cup[37] | 69 | 1–2, 5 | |
Forelle Estates[38] | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport[38] | 74 | 4–6 | |
4 | ||||
5 | ||||
6 | ||||
Maximum Motorsport[39][40] | Volkwagen Golf GTI TCR[39] | 78 | All | |
CUPRA León TCR[40] | 95 | 1, 7 | ||
1 | ||||
8 | ||||
DAT Racing[42] | SEAT León TCR[42] | 99 | 1–2, 4–5, 7 | |
1, 4–5, 7 | ||||
Derek McMahon Racing | Alfa Romeo 156 T | 157 | 2 | |
Team Abba Racing[43][44] | BMW M3 E46[43] | 234 | 1–3 | |
Class 4 Invitation | ||||
Intersport Racing | BMW M3 E46 | 46 | 5, 8 | |
Fox Motorsport[45] | Mercedes AMG GT4[45] | 77 | 1 | |
JW Bird Motorsport | Volkwagen Golf GTI TCR | 96 | 6 | |
Class 5 | ||||
Team Autobid Racing | Honda Civic | 15 | 1–2 | |
Derek McMahon Racing | Honda Civic Type-R | 45 | 1–2 | |
Alfa Romeo 156 T | 157 | 1 | ||
Woodard Racing[46] | Mini JCW[46] | 49 | 4 | |
S2Smarts[47] | Smart ForFour[47] | 52 | 1–2, 4–6, 8 | |
1–2 | ||||
8 | ||||
Whitebridge Motorsport | BMW Z4 | 72 | 1–2, 8 | |
Class 5 Invitation | ||||
Matrix Motorsport[48] | VW Golf Mk5 | 19 | 7 | |
Source:[49] | ||||
Results
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Overall Winner | Winning C1 | Winning C2 | Winning C3 | Winning C4 | Winning C5 | |
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1 | R1 | Sliverstone International[51] | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 10 JMH Automotive | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 95 Maximum Motorsport | No. 157 Derek McMahon Racing |
R2 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 10 JMH Automotive | No. 70 Track Group Ltd | No. 234 Team ABBA Racing | No. 157 Derek McMahon Racing | |||
2 | R3 | Silverstone GP[52] | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 38 Geoff Steel Racing | No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport |
R4 | No. 7 FF Corse | No. 10 JMH Automotive | No finishers | No. 10 JMH Automotive | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 234 Team ABBA Racing | No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport | |||
3 | R5 | Brands Hatch Indy[53] | No. 7 FF Corse | No. 7 FF Corse | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 3 JPR Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 24 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 234 Team ABBA Racing | No entries |
R6 | No. 7 FF Corse | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 24 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 43 Butler Motorsport | ||||
4 | R7 | Donington National[54] | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 8 MacG Racing | No. 8 MacG Racing | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 32 SG Racing | No. 78 Maximum Motorsport | No. 49 Woodard Racing |
R8 | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 65 ALP Racing | No. 77 RAW Motorsport | No. 92 Paul Calladine Motorsport | No finishers | |||
5 | R9 | Oulton Park International[55] | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 29 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 70 Track Group Ltd | No. 99 DAT Racing | No. 52 S2Smarts |
R10 | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 4 JPR Motorsport | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 78 Maximum Motorsport | No. 52 S2Smarts | |||
6 | R11 | Snetterton Circuit[56] | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 65 ALP Racing | No. 32 SG Racing | No. 74 Forelle Estates | No finishers |
R12 | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 88 Team ABBA Racing | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 32 SG Racing | No. 74 Forelle Estates | No. 52 S2Smarts | |||
7 | R13 | Oulton Park Island[57] | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 28 SB Race Engineering | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 4 JPR Motorsport | No. 18 Moss Motorsport | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 99 DAT Racing | No. 19 Matrix Motorsport |
R14 | No. 4 JPR Motorsport | No. 4 JPR Motorsport | No. 4 JPR Motorsport | No. 18 Moss Motorsport | No. 991 Valluga Racing | No. 92 Paul Calldine Motorsport | No finishers | |||
8 | R15 | Brands Hatch Indy[58] | No. 5 Brabham Automotive | No. 5 Brabham Automotive | No. 5 Brabham Automotive | No. 5 Brabham Automotive | No. 18 Moss Motorsport | No. 58 Peter Bassill Racing | No. 78 Maximum Motorsport | No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport |
R16 | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 18 Moss Motorsport | No. 84 VR Motorsport | No. 18 Moss Motorsport | No. 58 Peter Bassill Racing | No. 95 Maximum Motorsport | No. 52 S2Smarts | |||
Overall championship standings
Points are awarded as follows in all classes[60]:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | PP | FL |
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+3 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | PP | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
-3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
(key)
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Class championship standings
Points are awarded as follows in all classes[61]
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | PP | FL |
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+3 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | PP | FL |
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-3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
(key)
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Notes
- Lee Frost drove on his own at Brands Hatch running the number 24 at Round 3, he was partnered by Lucky Khera in the same car for Round 7 but numbered 98.
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