The 2011 Britcar 24 Hour Race Silverstone was the 7th running of the Silverstone 24 Hours endurance sports car race held on October 1, 2011 at the Silverstone Circuit.[1]
Victory overall and in Class 1 went to the No. 2 Michael McInerny Ferrari F430 GTC driven by Michael McInerny, Sean McInerny, and Phil Keen.[2] Victory in Class 2 went to the No. 27 Topcats Racing Marcos Mantis GT3 driven by David Upton, Neil Huggins, Emily Fletcher, and Jamie Orton. Class 3 was won by the No. 49 Nicholas Mee Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 driven by Karsten Le Blanc, Christiaen van Lanschot, Dan de Zille, and Robert Nimkoff. Finally, Class 4 was won by the No. 89 Mark Griffiths BMW M3 E46 driven by Mark Griffiths, William Green, David Forsbrey, and Bill Kirkpatrick.[3]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Class 1 | 2 | Michael McInerny | Michael McInerny Sean McInerny Phil Keen |
Ferrari F430 GTC | 573 |
2 | Class 3 | 49 | Nicholas Mee Racing | Karsten Le Blanc Christiaen van Lanschot Dan de Zille Robert Nimkoff |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 560 |
3 | Class 3 | 57 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Hal Prewitt Jim Briody Dick Freeman Alistair MacKinnon |
Lotus Evora Cup GT4 | 559 |
4 | Class 3 | 53 | Topcats Racing | Yousuke Shimojima Ryu Seya Masashi Kakiuchi Yasushi Kikuchi |
Marcos Mantis GT3 | 542 |
5 | Class 3 | 68 | Kevin Clarke | Kevin Clarke Wayne Gibson Mark Radcliffe Adam Hayes |
BMW M3 E46 | 532 |
6 | Class 3 | 46 | Pete Storey | Pete Storney Paul Kitson Ben Gower Mike Rowland |
Lotus Elise GT4 | 529 |
7 | Class 4 | 89 | Mark Griffiths | Mark Griffiths William Green David Forsbrey Bill Kirkpatrick |
BMW M3 E46 | 527 |
8 | Class 2 | 27 | Topcats Racing | David Upton Neil Huggins Emily Fletcher Jamie Orton |
Marcos Mantis GT3 | 522 |
9 | Class 1 | 6 | Nigel Mustill | Nigel Mustill Bob Berridge Gareth Evans John Martin |
Aquilla CR1 | 521 |
10 | Class 4 | 84 | Red Camel - Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Henk Thijssen Adam Han Huw Jensien |
SEAT León | 521 |
11 | Class 3 | 70 | Ryan McLeod | Ryan McLeod Ashley Walsh Jamie Camilleri James Kaye Joseph Girlin |
Holden Astra | 518 |
12 | Class 4 | 77 | Dave Cox | Dave Cox Jason Cox Michael Cox Paul Stubber |
BMW M3 CSL | 507 |
13 | Class 4 | 82 | Rob Carvell | Ian Carvell Rob Carvell Henry Wright Dave Carvell Kevin Glover |
Volkswagen Golf Mk3 | 502 |
14 | Class 4 | 88 | Mardi Gras Motorsport Ltd. | Desmond Smail Richard Meins Chris Lillington-Price Westlie Harding |
Honda Integra (fourth generation) | 501 |
15 | Class 3 | 65 | Sub-Zero Wolf | Craig Davies Adam Jones Lee Allen Greg Rose |
SEAT León Supercopa | 500 |
16 | Class 4 | 75 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd. | Andrew Frankel Ben Anderson Matt Prior Jethro Bovington |
Mazda MX-5 GT | 500 |
17 | Class 3 | 64 | Scuderia Vittoria | Dave Bennett Marcus Fothergill Sam Allpass Adam Dawson Carlos Erimon |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 493 |
18 | Class 3 | 59 | Mike Brown | Mike Brown Dave West Paul Cripps Jamie Wall |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 | 490 |
19 | Class 3 | 66 | Paul Winter | Paul Winter Graham Mundy Peter Morris Tim Speed Timothy Raven |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 482 |
20 DNF |
Class 1 | 3 | Topcats Racing | Andrew Beaumont Henry Fletcher Julien Draper Freddie Hetherington |
Mosler MT900 R GT3 | 481 |
21 | Class 4 | 95 | Jet Black Racing | Anders Majgaard Ronnie Bremer Jackie Boellingtoft Dan Trager |
Renault Clio | 480 |
22 | Class 4 | 80 | Synchro Motorsports | Kouichi Okumura Daniel Wheeler Andrew Hack Tim Stanbridge |
Honda Civic Type R | 479 |
23 | Class 4 | 90 | Dominic Malone | Nigel Rata Matthew West Dominic Malone Giles Groombridge |
BMW M3 E46 | 476 |
24 | Class 4 | 86 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd. | James Cameron Mike Hickson Mike Browning Tony Jardine |
Mazda MX-5 GT | 475 |
25 | Class 4 | 78 | Andre Severs | Andre Severs Pete James Malcolm MacAdam Mark Heywood |
SEAT Toledo | 471 |
26 | Class 4 | 94 | Rollcentre Racing | Richard Sykes Jake Rattenbury Brian Saunders Mark Davies |
Ginetta G40 | 466 |
27 | Class 3 | 54 | Clint Bardwell | Mark Poole Richard Abra Clint Bardwell "White" |
BMW M3 E46 | 463 |
28 | Class 4 | 92 | Smarts4you Racing | Paul Bates James Palmer David Moore Tom Mills |
Smart Forfour | 456 |
29 | Class 4 | 93 | Alfatune | John Clonis Phil Brough Chris Bentley David Kingham |
BMW 330d | 434 |
30 | Class 3 | 56 | VHA Trim Motorsports | Tom Pedersen Kim Holmgaard Michael Klostermann Christian Daluoiso Jacques Moller |
BMW M3 E46 | 432 |
31 | Class 4 | 85 | Bob Stockley | Bob Stockley Malcolm Edeson Gary Fletcher Nick Bowers |
Honda Civic | 430 |
32 | Class 4 | 87 | Saxon Motorsport | John Mawdsley Marcus Mahy Simon Hill George Haynes |
Honda Civic Type R | 426 |
33 | Class 3 | 47 | Kevin Hancock | Kevin Hancock Leigh Smart Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 419 |
34 | Class 3 | 63 | Jensun Lunn | Jensun Lunn Adam Sharpe Sarah Bennett-Baggs "Maher" |
BMW M3 E36 | 411 |
35 | Class 3 | 55 | Brett Niall | Archie Hamilton Brett Niall Nathan Callaghan Clint Harvey |
SEAT León Supercopa | 409 |
36 | Class 4 | 91 | Piranha Motorsport | Chris Bialan Simon Mason Ryan Ratcliffe Adam Balon |
Ginetta G40 | 388 |
37 | Class 4 | 79 | Synchro Motorsport | Dave Allan Alyn James Stephen Ritchie Daniel Ludlow |
Honda Jazz Type R | 366 |
38 DNF |
Class 3 | 50 | Tom Black | Tom Black Stuart Hall Alan Bonner |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 | 362 |
39 DNF |
Class 3 | 52 | Forza Motorsport 4/Toyota | Patrick Mortell Alric Kitson Simon Aris Lee McKee |
Toyota MR-2 Roadster | 335 |
40 DNF |
Class 1 | 1 | Witt Gamski | Witt Gamski Keith Robinson John Gaw Phil Dryburgh |
Ferrari F430 GTC | 333 |
41 | Class 4 | 99 | Robin Walker | Robin Walker Doug Cole Simon Byrne Ben Jacques |
MG ZR 190 | 311 |
42 DNF |
Class 3 | 48 | Don Grice | Don Grice Mark Smith James McAllistair Ric Wood John Bussell |
BMW M3 E46 GTR | 303 |
43 DNF |
Class 3 | 61 | Scuderia Vittoria | Dan Denis Dan Jones Gavin Spencer James Thorpe |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 289 |
44 NC |
Class 2 | 60 | John Thorne | John Thorne Dan Watkins Roger Green Will Goff Matt Cummings |
BMW M3 E92 GT3 | 171 |
45 NC |
Class 3 | 45 | Mazda Motors Ltd. | Mark Ticehurst Owen Mildenhall Mike Wilds |
Mazda MX-5 GT | 92 |
46 DNF |
Class 1 | 7 | Marco Schelp | Marco Schelp Dominik Schwager Michael Tischner Donald Molenaar |
BMW Z4 | 263 |
47 DNF |
Class 1 | 4 | Paul White | Paul White Calum Lockie Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo |
Mosler MT900 R | 261 |
48 DNF |
Class 2 | 5 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka Sean Edwards Scott O'Donnell Teodori Myszkowski Andrzej Lewandowski |
Porsche 997 | 255 |
49 DNF |
Class 4 | 83 | CTR Developments | Richard Chamberlain Zubin Randeria James Fillingham Jeremy Webb |
Lotus Elise GT4 | 210 |
50 DNF |
Class 3 | 62 | BPM Racing Ltd. | Owen Thomas Ashley Woodman Rick Walker Rob Cullum |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 202 |
51 DNF |
Class 4 | 81 | Alex Osbourne | James May Alex Osbourne Guy Parr |
SEAT León | 187 |
52 DNF |
Class 2 | 30 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Lawrence Tomlinson Colin Turkington Mike Simpson Matt Nicoll-Jones |
Ginetta G55 | 80 |
53 DNF |
Class 1 | 30 | Mac G Racing | Jonathan MacGregor Jamie Smyth Adam Wilcox |
Ultima GTR | 75 |
54 DNF |
Class 2 | 28 | Fred Tonge | Fred Tonge Tim Hood Darren Dowling Steve Glynn David Mason Paul Smith |
TVR Sagaris | 71 |
55 DNF |
Class 2 | 31 | RJN Motorsport | Alex Buncombe Christopher Ward Jann Mardenborough Bryan Heitkotter |
Nissan 370Z | 50 |
56 DNF |
Class 3 | 51 | Optimum Motorsport | Lee Mowle Joe Osborne Gary Simms Stewart Linn |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | 42 |
57 DNF |
Class 3 | 58 | Peter Fairbairn | Peter Fairbairn Tony Littlejohn Paul McLean Paul Follett |
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | 24 |
References
- ↑ "Silverstone 24 Hours 2011 - Racing Sports Cars".
- ↑ Broomhead, James (October 4, 2011). "2011 Britcar 24 Hours: Full Race Report". The Checkered Flag.
- ↑ "Silverstone 24 Hours 2011 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".