E3 Sport are looking to build on one of their most successful seasons of Ginetta racing to date in 2025 and challenge for more silverware across all three Ginetta UK championships this year.
Under the stewardship of Jim Edwards, one of the most experienced people in the Ginetta paddock, a standout 2025 season included the team’s second consecutive title success in the Ginetta GT Academy.
That came in the hands of James Nicholas, who edged out Jamie Caudle to GTA glory in a one-two result for the team. In the Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship meanwhile, they took car-racing rookie Jack Collins to second in the PRO standings after a stunning run of three wins in the final four races.
“We had a really strong year in 2025 and it was a real pleasure to be part of, for the whole team,” said Edwards. “To finish first and second in the GT Academy was special, while Jack had a brilliant end to the GT Championship season.
“Our team finished second overall in a very serious, professional GT championship, which gave me a lot of pride and satisfaction.”
Nicholas’ success in the GT Academy followed up Julian Wantling’s GTA title win in 2024. Naturally, the question is asked as to whether E3 Sport can make it three-in-a-row in the class …
“Winning the title is always the ambition heading into a new season, but it’s getting tighter and there’s some serious competition this year,” Edwards reflected.
“We feel that we can be competitive and be in the mix come September. At this stage heading into round one, that’s a good position to be in.
“We’ve got a very good young driver in Tom Walker. He’s with us for the first time this year and has a lot to learn, but he’s quick. We’ve also got drivers that are going to be looking for Chairman’s Cup wins as well, so across the board we hope to continue the success that we’ve had over recent years.”
E3 Sport are due for a busy 2026 season, as the only team in the paddock running cars across all of the GT Academy, GT Championship and Ginetta Junior Championship powered by Sunoco Race Fuels.
Edwards explains that this is something he enjoys, taking full advantage of the Ginetta UK championships racing ladder to provide opportunities for drivers to progress in the sport with the team’s guidance.
“We’ve got drivers that started with us from the GRDC days, eight years ago, and they’re still running with me now. That’s something I’m incredibly proud of,” he concluded.
“People like Julian [Wantling], Robin [Grimwood] and Mike [West], they’ve come through the ranks across GRDC, G40 Cup, GT Academy and a bit of GT4 SuperCup too, and they’re still enjoying it.
“We’re the only team this year running cars in all three championships. We feel like we are able to offer drivers the stepping stones that Ginetta aspires to provide. I’ve been running Ginetta cars for over 20 years now, so we’ve got an awful lot of experience to offer.
“We’d like to have as much success as possible, like anybody does, but we feel it’s really important to enjoy ourselves each weekend too and have a good social scene alongside the racing.”
E3 Sport kicked off the 2026 season with a hat-trick of points finishes for Andrew Robinson in the Junior opener at Donington Park earlier this month. They will now be taking six cars to Silverstone for the opening British GT Championship event of the year this weekend (25-26 April).
