I attended the 2025 Media Day British GT Championship at Silverstone.
This is used to for teams to put their cars on track for the first time in 2025 and to iron out any early problems, and for media and 2000 fans to watch and get a first glimpse of how the season could pan out.
Sadly defending champion Rob Collard missed Media Day and will miss round 1 at Donington Park due to an unforeseen medical procedure.
For Media Day and Round 1, Matt Topham will drive the No 1 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO II along side Hugo Cook.
I wish Rob a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him race later in the season.
In other pre season news, Honda joins the British GT Grid in the shape and form of the NSX GT3 Evo22. This will be entered by Bridger Motorsport and driven by Chun Cheong 'Johnny' Ip and Luke Garlick.
Ferrari also returns to the British GT Grid for 2025. This is a Ferrari 296 GT3 will be entered by Spirit of Race and driven Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin.
Below are my photo's from the event.
Paddock Photos
McLaren 570S.
Ferrari 458 Spider.
Mercedes AMG GT.
Corvette C8.
McLaren 570S.
Aston Martin Vantage.
Lotus Emira.
Ferrari 458.
McLaren 720S.
McLaren 570S.
Pit Lane Photo's
Barwell Motorsport.
Blackthorn.
Century Motorsport.
Beechdean Motorsport.
2Seas Motorsport.
MKH Racing.
Rob Boston Racing.
Paddock Motorsport.
Team Abba Racing.
Optimum Motorsport.
Orange Racing powered by JMH.
Team Parker Racing.
Track Photos.
The No 1 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini GT3 EVO II driven by Matt Topham and Hugo Cook.
The No 78 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini GT3 EVO II driven by Alex Martin, Sandy Mitchell and Patrick Kujala.
The No 97 Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 driven by Andrew Howard and Tom Wood.
The No 7 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (2024) driven by Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam.
The No 86 Bridger Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 Evo 22 driven by Johnny Ip and Luke Garlick.
The No 14 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Harriot Chariot driven by Chris Salkeld and Brandon Templeton.
The No 71 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 driven by Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson.
The No 24 Greystone GT McLaren 720S GT3 EVO driven by Andrey Borodin and Oli Webb.
The No 37 Jolt Racing Team McLaren Artura GT4 driven by Rupert Williams and John Ingram.
The No 69 Mahiki Racing Lotus Emira GT4 driven by Steven Lake and Jack Mitchell.
The No 50 MKH Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 driven by Peter Montague and Stuart Hall.
The No 3 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 EVO driven by Mike Price and Callum Macleod.
The No 77 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 EVO driven by Morgan Tillbrook and Marvin Kirchhofer.
The No 90 Optimum Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 driven by GT4 Champion Jack Brown and Marc Warren.
The No 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH McLaren 720S GT3 EVO driven by Simon Orange and Marcus Clutton.
The No 9 Paddock Motorsport McLaren 720 GT3 EVO Driven by Mark Smith and Martin Plowman.
The No 41 Rob Boston Racing Mercedes AMG GT4 driven by Jamie Orton and Will Burns.
The No 55 Spirit Of Race Ferrari 296 GT3 driven by Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin.
The No 8 Team Abba Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO driven by Richard and Sam Neary.
The No 66 Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3R Driven by Nick Jones and Sven Muller.
The No 30 Team Parker Racing Mercedes AMG GT4 driven by Jon Currie and Phil Keen.
The No 12 Team Parker Racing Mercedes AMG GT4 driven by Seb Morris and Ed McDermott.
The No 18 2Seas Motorsport Mercedes AMG GT3 driven by Kevin Tse and Maxi Goetz.
The No 42 2Seas Motorsport Mercedes AMG GT3 driven by Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss.
'Topping the leader board for both morning and afternoon sessions was the No 67 Orange Racing powered by JMH McLaren 720S with their fastest time being in the morning session with a lap time of 1:56.961
The Bridger Motorsport Honda and The Spirit of Race Ferrari were both around 3 seconds off the pace in the morning and afternoon sessions. Is this genuine pace difference or are these teams holding some cards close to their chests. Lets not forget that the Balance of Power rules will also have an impact during a race weekend
The leading GT4 was the No 71 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Evo with a lap time of 2:08.468
I enjoyed Media Day, it was good to see the cars on track after a long winter and to catch up .some of the drivers and some of my friends.
Round 1 is at Donington Park on 05-06 April and will be worth a visit if you can get there.
I'm looking forward to a season of close racing with the best soundtrack in motorsport.
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