British gt driver gradings

These consist of professional drivers graded as silver or higher and amateurgentleman drivers graded as. The brca gt section are pleased to announced its calendar of events for the 2019 20 national championship for gt12 and gt10 the championships will be contested over 6 indoor rounds on carpet, held over 3 2 weekends with each drivers best 4 2 scores counting towards their final placing in the series, with separate gt1, gt2, gt3, junior and senior championship tables based on your. Unravelling the mysteries of gt sports driver rating. Jon scarr gran turismo sports headline feature is ranked match made racing. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. These consist of professional drivers graded as silver or higher and amateurgentleman drivers graded as bronze. The 24yearold, who took the btcc crown in his eurotech. British gt4 drivers standings official site of british gt. The british gt championship showcases the most prestigious and stylish sportscar grid of any national motorsport championship in the world. All the latest from intercontinental gt challenge powered by pirelli.

He and aston martin racing codriver darren turner were first presented with the woolf barnato trophy for the highestplaced british drivers racing a british car at le mans, before adam this year a simultaneous british gt, blancpain gt series and le mans champion collected the fairfield trophy for outstanding performance by a brdc member. The system, used by a number of international series and events, grades drivers into four. The fia has released its latest driver gradings for the 2016 season which features several adjustments. Multiple british touring car race winner rob collard will make the switch. Btcc race winner collard switches to british gt with barwell gt. They have seen what were doing and how, and have backed it. Gran turismo sport will feature more than 160 cars when it releases later this month. Driver grading proam driver crews are the bedrock of british gt. But the number of allsilvergraded pairings contesting the. Additionally drivers finishing in the top 5 of the bsl overall individual championship or being a member of the winning championship team in half or more of a seasons meetings in the last 2. Ram racing confirms two new amg gt3s for british gt. Whether youre new to gt sport or youve been playing it a while, youll likely be aware of the driver rating dr system its a scoring system the game uses to rank drivers according to ability.

Catering for gt3 and gt4 cars, the series is aimed at silver and bronzegraded young drivers as well as amateurs eager to enjoy supercars on iconic circuits. Well be following their rules with driver gradings, pairings and such like to ensure that continues. The season began on 15 april at oulton park and finished on 24 september at donington park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings. Shaun balfe, however, raced in british gt in the 2000, 2001, and 2003 seasons. All cars must use the same fuel and use slick avon tyres. Drivers carry gradings according to age and experience, and must be matched accordingly to avoid a penalty of extra weight. The 2016 british gt championship was the 24th british gt championship. Grade a bscra premier grade drivers are automatically grade a. While gt academy can turn gamers into pro race drivers, its clear that it takes a lot more to make it through the national final than simply being one of the best in the country at a video game. Holdsworth, mostert receive fia driver grading speedcafe. The british gt championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the united kingdom. British gt3 drivers standings official site of british gt. Hill is the son of f1 driver graham hill, who won two world championships in 1962 and 1968, and died in an aeroplane crash in 1975. A new video posted by playstation explains in detail what each class will contain and what to expect in gt sport.

The initial categorisation is based on the drivers age and career record, which may be adjusted in subsequent seasons according to the recorded race pace and results of the series that are using the categorisation. If you would like to advertise or partner with us, please use the contact form. The fia driver categorisation is the basis for all fia championships that use a driver system, and can be adopted by any series. I reckon a lot of current f1 drivers could walk down many british high streets and not be recognised. Were carrying extra weight because of tommys and my driver gradings, which doesnt help. Balfe motorsport make a return to the british gt field with a mclaren 650s gt3, having only ever competed in one round back in 20. All of these vehicles fall into specific groups, to ensure close racing. The rapid expansion in the last few years of gt racing, where drivers pilot extreme versions of current roadgoing grand tourer machinery from brands like aston martin, ferrari and mclaren, has. But what are the practical implications of the change, and how will it affect the gt racing landscape. Junior driver sandy mitchell to create a silversilver pairing in british gt. The twohour format gave the am field the opportunity to deliver a race within a race, and. But the level of competition in the british gt this year is amazing youve got ten or more cars covered by a second in gt3. Btcc champion andrew jordan wants gt outings after aston. The 2016 season will visit six uk venues with one international event held at the belgian circuit, spafrancorchamps.

British gt drivers find information on your favorite. In this respect its the same as the games sportsmanship rating sr, with the key difference that the top rank in sr is s. Ram racings british gt championship campaign will double in size in. For the fans, the british gt championship offers a spectacular motorsport experience. Driver meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. If the snetterton round in june suggested that the amateur half of the british gt driver pairings was growing in stature, last weekend at brands hatch was a breakthrough event. Later british grand prix stars britains success in grand prix racing continued into the 1990s and 2000s, with damon hill winning 22 grand prixs and one world championship between 1992 and 1999. When the 2017 fia driver gradings list was unveiled on friday, it saw a number of highprofile silvers upgraded to gold, with a few familiar faces going the other way too. Gt is a site dedicated to bringing you news, photos, videos, features and interviews from the paddocks of the main european gt series, with the odd 24 hour race thrown into the mix for good measure. After using avon tyres since 2006, the championship switched to pirelli tyres this season, in order to mirror that of other gt3 and gt4 categories promoted by the stephane ratel organisation.

These are your driver rating, otherwise known as your dr, and your sportsmanship rating, known as your sr. In order to be matched against similarly skilled players, there are two factors that come into play. Our british gt photographer, nick smith, shares a gallery of his best images from the five rounds of the british gt championship as the season reaches its mid point. While egc makes every effort to check for all types of restoration and gives each item a visual. The series was originally created by the british racing drivers club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the national sports gt challenge. Last year, gt academy alum jann mardenborough, teamed with professional racer alex buncombe, was, to say the least, competitive in british gts pro am class. Home news about cars teams drivers entry lists calendar race results. Cars running a platinumrated driver will no longer have to carry an additional 15kg of weight, adding the incentive for more factories to run their top drivers in british gt. Ecurie ecosse continues blancpain programme with barwell.

British gt championship gt3 2016 standings driver database. With gt3 grids rarely troubling double figures last year, drivers could usually. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer oem provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. Drivers 2020 drivers official site of british gt championship. British touring car champion andrew jordan wants to add gt outings to his programme after testing a gt3 aston martin at portimao last week. You will find every category of gt and endurance racing here. Make no mistake, the 2020 british gt championship season has all the ingredients. Official facebook page of the british gt championship, quite possibly the worlds best domestic sportscar series even if we do say so ourselves. Balfe is partnered by mclaren factory driver and le mans veteran rob bell.

Once you have downloaded the driver, change to the directory containing the driver package and install the driver by running, as root, sh. Home news about cars teams drivers entry lists calendar race results team. Jonny adam 7 jonny adam isa al khalifa 10 isa al khalifa euan alershankey 21 euan alershankey shaun balfe 22 shaun balfe. If pairings have the same grading, then the driver with the slower time in qualifying will start the race. In preperation for round 1 of the british gt championship, the lanan racing team and i headed to oulton park to go testing and get ready for the easter bank holiday weekend race meeting. Your source for british gt live streaming, live timing, news, team and driver profiles, video highlights, photos and event information. The key questions facing british gt this year national autosport. Lets break down each group and discuss what they will bring to the game. From vln nurburgring, blancpain gt, imsa, wec, british gt to all other gt3 categories. Dr is a significant part of gt sports esports focus.

The best gt racing drivers from the blancpain series. British gt finale clash with lm24 a nightmare the revised september date for this years le mans 24 hours has caused date clashes with british gt and supercars, posing problems for teams and. As part of the nvidia notebook driver program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported nvidia notebook gpus. Brdc british formula 3 the 2017 british gt championship was the 25th british gt championship, a sports car championship promoted by the stephane ratel organisation sro. British gt is a proam form of racing, with one pro and one amateur driver per car. British gt championship gt3 2016 standings championship points standings for the. Browse through latest information on your favorite british gt drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. The season began on 17 april at brands hatch and finished on 11 september at donington park, after nine rounds held over seven meetings. Suzuka 10 hours intercontinental gt challenge powered. Gt academy graduates are too fast, british gt officials say. British gt4 drivers official site of british gt championship. British gt championship gt3 2011 standings driver database. Laps of circuits we race on in the uk, with commentary from the driver who drives the car in 2012. How does the ford gt stack up on a twisty british backroad.