British GT Championship

Championship Section

      
The British GT Championship is the UK’s most prestigious series, featuring mouth-watering racing cars including Aston Martins, Ferraris, Porsches, Ascaris, Dodges, Marcos, Moslers, plus other exotic supercar machinery. Each of these events will feature either one 2-hour race, or two 1-hour races for the headlining British GT series.

  Drivers Section

Paul Whight

DOB: 14/09/1951

Nationality: British

Hometown: Earls Colne, Essex

First race: 1994

Racing History : Raced for 14 years in historic Astons, Can-Am cars and latterly in Group C, FIA-GT and LMES events. Paul runs a number of property companies spread across Europe. 2006 British GT Team Champions

Michael Bentwood

Born: Manchester, UK /10th January 1978
Age: 30
Lives: Hale, Manchester, UK

Career Highlights

2009 British GT in a Ford GT (selected races only) qualifying second at Snetterton

2008 British GT in an Aston Martin DBRS9 for 22 GT Racing including pole at Thruxton (see video on home page) and traction control development for Prodrive GT3 cars (AMR)

2007 British GT & Classic Le Mans British GT for Barwell Motorsport in an Aston Martin DBRS9 including a win and several podiums. Classic Le Mans in a DB4 GT with Tom Alexander

2006 British GT with selected races for Aston Martin Racing &
Barwell Motorsport including second place at Snetterton
with a new lap record

2005 British GT with RJN Motorsport in a GT2 Nissan 350Z.
Best finish third at Silverstone

2004 British Touring Car Championship
VX Racing Junior - 2 class wins.

2003 British Touring Car Championship
Edenbridge Racing - 3 wins in the first four races.

2002 European F 3000
Only competed in one race due to knee operation (Sardinia, Cagliari street circuit finishing eighth)

2001 European F 3000
4th Nurburgring, 6th Pergusa.

2000 British Formula 3 Championship for Fortec motorsport
Highest placed British driver and won the BRDC Spencer Charrington Trophy
Highest placed British driver in the four Donington Rounds winning the Raymond Mays Trophy
Awarded full BRDC membership


Andrew Howard



Nationality: British
Lives: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
First race: Mini Miglia at Oulton Park in 2001
Occupation: Company Director

Jamie Smyth



Nationality: British
Lives: Prestatyn, North Wales
First race: Formula Ford in 2000
Occupation: Racing Driver


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