{"id":7736,"date":"2026-05-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginetta.com\/?p=7736"},"modified":"2026-05-15T20:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:51:44","slug":"preview-2026-ginetta-gt-academy-oulton-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginetta.com\/us\/news\/preview-2026-ginetta-gt-academy-oulton-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: 2026 Ginetta GT Academy \u2013 Oulton Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following two fantastic races to kick off the 2026 season at Silverstone last month, the Ginetta GT Academy is looking as competitive and exciting as ever heading into this weekend\u2019s action at Oulton Park (23-25 May).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a packed grid of identical Ginetta G56 GTA\u2019s commenced battle at Silverstone, there was a new look at the front of the field. Remarkably, eight drivers who picked up class podium finishes across the opening two races did so on their first weekend competing in the GT Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading the way was Luis Beilicke (Want2Race). The German ace, who is a leading sim-racer and the latest winner of PT Autosport\u2019s Aspiring Driver Shootout in America, utterly dominated proceedings with a clean sweep of the overall pole positions, race wins and fastest laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Beilicke starred in the rookies, the GTA class was hotly-contested with multiple drivers staking their claim as one to watch this year. American single-seater convert Joe Ostholthoff (Want2Race) took the opening GTA class win in second overall, and was unlucky to pick up a puncture in race two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Walker (E3 Sport) therefore emerged as the early GTA points leader, backing up second in the opening race with a class victory. Will Fallon joined him on the GTA podium in both races to sign off a hugely impressive start from the championship\u2019s only privateer entrant, whilst Connor Blackburn (Performance One Motorsport) narrowly missed out on a debut podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just new faces on the grid this season though, with many drivers returning to the grid with previous GT Academy experience. Allan Wright and Damien Duffy, both with Want2Race, were two of the leading rookies on the grid last year and accumulated 12 class podium finishes between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin Grimwood (E3 Sport) is back for his fourth full season in the GT Academy, continuing a Ginetta career that started back in 2018, while Ben Cooke (Want2Race) returns this year having contested selected events in the championship since 2023. A new addition to the GTA ranks this weekend meanwhile is former prototype and single-seater racer Mark Mayall (Want2Race).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the rookies, hugely successful short oval racer Ian Beaumont (SVG Motorsport) enjoyed an impressive start to his Ginetta career at Silverstone. He qualified second fastest overall behind Beilicke, and picked up a class podium finish in the opening encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karting graduate Lucas Theo (SVG Motorsport) marked his debut car-racing weekend with a great pair of third place finishes in the rookie category, while racing novice Ben Wiseman (Want2Race) enjoyed a good start with a class podium too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completing the rookie class entry are two drivers who got their first taste of GT Academy action in the 2025 season finale and are back for full seasons; Ash Young (Performance One Motorsport) and Faye Goff (Want2Race).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow @Ginetta_Motorsport <\/a>on Instagram for all the latest updates across the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provisional Timetable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 23 May: Qualifying 10:40-10:55; Race One 16:40-17:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday 25 May: Race Two 12:20-12:40; Race Three 17:00-17:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three races will be streamed live on SRO\u2019s GT World YouTube channel<\/a>, while live timing and results will be available via TSL Timing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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