It’s all set up to be a blockbuster finale to the 2026 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship season this weekend (26/27 September), with only 22 points separating the top three drivers heading into three races on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit.
The PRO class championship battle intensified dramatically last time out at Donington Park, with title rivals William Antrobus and Harry Gamble coming to blows, whilst both of them and fellow contender Cameron Pratt Thompson each scored a race victory.
Antrobus (Elite Motorsport) is the driver to beat going to Brands Hatch, having charged to the top of the standings with a brilliant run of five consecutive pole positions and seven victories from eight races. The first-year Ginetta racer has nine wins in total, more than anyone else.
Pratt Thompson (SVG Motorsport) is only nine points behind Antrobus, with consistency having been key to his title challenge as the only contender to have finished every race this season. He’s accumulated ten podium finishes along the way, with the Donington win being his second of the year.
Gamble (Elite Motorsport) made a statement that he’s not out of the title fight yet with a dominant win in the Donington closer. It was a welcome return to the top step of the podium after three wins in the opening five races, as the 2025 PRO AM champion aims to make it back-to-back titles.
The success for Antrobus and Gamble this season has put Elite Motorsport on the cusp of becoming Teams’ champions for a second year in a row. They need just one of their drivers to finish a race this weekend to increase their record as the most decorated team in Ginetta UK Championships history.
In the AM class, Jamie Caudle (E3 Sport) is the clear title favourite. He’s stepped up a level in the last couple of rounds, scoring six consecutive class wins and a couple of overall top three results. That’s built him a 61-point lead over the next active driver, meaning the destiny of the title is in his hands.
James Nicholas (E3 Sport) pipped Caudle to the GT Academy title last season, but after having to sit out Donington for work commitments, he’s on the back foot for this one. To become a back-to-back champion, he’ll need to score some big results this weekend and hope Caudle hits trouble.
Elliot Foster (MDD Motorsport) and Lucie Hodgson (Orion SPR) are also in mathematical contention courtesy of consistent seasons. A podium hat-trick at Donington takes Foster up to five in total for his maiden car-racing campaign, one more than GT Academy graduate Hodgson.
Outside of the title contenders, Louis Darling (Orion SPR) is one to watch in the PRO class off the back of his best weekend of the season to date at Donington. A pair of second place finishes puts him up to four overall podiums for the year, with a maiden victory the next target.
Vladislav Tomenchuk (Elite Motorsport) will join him in looking to steal the spotlight from the title battles this weekend. The Ginetta Junior graduate got a brilliant podium on his debut at Snetterton and after gaining more experience at Donington, he’ll be hoping to end the season on a high.
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Provisional Timetable:
Saturday 26 September: Qualifying 12:55-13:10; Race One 15:45-16:05
Sunday 27 September: Race Two 11:45-12:05; Race Three 17:35-17:55
All three races will be streamed live on SRO’s GT World YouTube channel, while live timing and results will be available via TSL Timing.
