Looking Ahead – Racing at Brands Hatch

The GT Cup returns to Kent this weekend as the championship hits the iconic Brands Hatch GP Circuit. Following on from an excellent set of races at Donington Park, our teams have four more races to battle it out in the long quest for championship points.

Members of three different race groups make up the top three points positions in the overall championship table. Currently leading with 94 points are GTO duo Grahame Tilley and Sennan Fielding. The pair had a solid set of opening rounds, keeping AF Corse’s Graham and Dan de Zille, and Feathers Motorsport’s James Guess and Tom Canning at bay.

It should come as no surprise that as the leader of the Overall Championship, Tilley and Fielding also lead the Group GTO title fight. Fourteen points behind them sits the Brabham of Paul Bailey and Ross Wylie, with #72 Chris Murphy a further 23 points back. Richard Chamberlain and National Motorsport Academy’s Morgan and Marcus Short make up the rest of the group and will no doubt be looking for a better set of points than Donington Park.

The car sitting second in the overall title is the Group GTC leader on 92 points. Graham and Dan de Zille took three wins from four in the opening rounds, putting themselves ahead of Matthew Evans and Kevin Clarke in the Woodrow Motorsports Lamborghini. Currently sitting third in the Group GTC points is 2022 GTC champion TopCats Racing.

James Guess and Tom Canning lead the way in Group GTH following a solid start to the season. Sitting behind them in second is Makehappen Racing’s Stephen Walton and Chris Hart – a win and a podium helped bring home a good points haul for the black and yellow Mercedes. Third in the group fight is RAM Racing’s Charles Dawson and Seb Morries – the pair sitting just two points shy of Walton and Hart. Group GTH remains the championship’s largest race group so keeping on top of this title fight will be a challenge.

Group GT3 is the only group currently not represented in the overall top three, but it’s by no means any less competitive. Leading the group with 72 points is Morgan Tillbrook and Marcus Clutton of Enduro Motorsport. Three podiums from four, including a win puts the pair in prime position ahead of Drivetac’s James Wallis and Sam Maher-Loughnan. The J&S Racing Audi R8 of Sacha Kakad and Hugo Cook bagged a win at Donington Park on the Saturday to help them into third in the group title fight.

Each day at Brands Hatch will start with a 15-minute free practice session followed by two 15-minute qualifying sessions with three groups running in each session. Qualifying times set the grid for the day’s 25-minute Sprint Race. The fastest laps during the Sprint then determine who sits where on the grid for the 50-minute Pit-Stop Race.

Track action kicks off on Saturday morning with free practice at 9.30am. Plus, all four races will be broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube.