Beechdean takes Practice 2 in British GT at Oulton Park

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Ross Gunn emerged on top of a fraught second free practice session at Oulton Park, edging the Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage to the fastest time across a session where five different crews took a turn out front. That was in contrast to GT4, where a superb early effort from Dan Vaughan ensured the Team Parker Racing Porsche 718 Cayman that had missed FP1 shone brightest in the second session.

 

#1 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – lan Loggie, Jules Gounon Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#91 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Darren Leung, Dan Harper Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England

GT3 provided a tight tussle over the final fastest time pre-qualifying, with five different cars leading the way across the hour. Callum Macleod made the best start, putting the Greystone GT Mercedes-AMG he shares with Mike Price on top, before Sam Neary edged his and his father’s Team Abba Racing AMG past. Progress was briefly interrupted by a red flag caused when Mark Sansom spun his Barwell Lamborghini and needed to be recovered.

When running resumed, it was all about Raffaele Marciello in the RAM Racing AMG. Having used the first session to play himself into Oulton’s sweeps, the Swiss-Italian set two laps good enough for fastest time, the second of which put him and team-mate John Ferguson 0.7s clear, even if Marciello was a second off the morning’s quickest time.

 

 

Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#88 Garage 59 – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Alex West, Marvin Kirchhoefer Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#91 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Darren Leung, Dan Harper Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England

That set a benchmark for the others, and both Gunn and Sandy Mitchell hopped back in for a shot at it. Gunn was first to depose Marciello, before Mitchell snuck ahead with 11 mins left, only for Gunn to reload for one final run and get the job done for himself and Andrew Howard. Mitchell and Shaun Balfe were a tenth back, with the Nearys taking third.

Marciello and Ferguson were fourth, ahead of Mike Price and Macleod, with James Cottingham and Jonny Adam rounding out the top six.

#1 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – lan Loggie, Jules Gounon Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#97 Beechdean AMR – Aston Martin Vanatge GT3 – Ross Gunn Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#97 Beechdean AMR – Aston Martin Vanatge GT3 – Ross Gunn Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#4 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Jonny Adam, Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#1 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – lan Loggie, Jules Gounon Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England

GT4 was largely a game of cat-and-mouse, but nobody could find a way to reel in Dan Vaughan in the Team Parker Racing Porsche 718 Cayman. A lightning effort early on out the car half-a-second up, and nobody managed to fully erode the gap. It was quite a way to bounce back given Vaughan and Zac Meakin missed the entirety of FP1 due to an electronic glitch.

Ian Gough and Tom Wrigley were second fastest in the RACE LAB McLaren Artura GT4, just over two tenths behind, while Jack Brown and Charles Clark brought Optimum’s Artura up to third. Harrys George and Nunn were fourth in Enduro’s McLaren, while Joe Wheeler and Esmee Hawkey were fifth for Toro Verde, with FP1 pace-setters Aston Millar and Josh Rowledge sixth in the DTO McLaren.

#1 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – lan Loggie, Jules Gounon Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#90 Optimum Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Charles Clark, Jack Brown Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#7 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Kavi Jundu, Tom Rawlings Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#3 Greystone GT – Mercedes AMG GT3 – Callum Macleod, Mike Price Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#72 Barwell Motorsport – Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 – Mark Sansom, Will Tregurtha Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#11 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Smith, Martin Plowman Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#13 RACE LAB McLaren – 720S EVO GT3 – Lucky Khera, Euan Hankey Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#50 Drivetac Powered by Track Focused – Mercedes-AMG GT4 – Sam Maher-Loughnan, James Wallis Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#23 R-Racing – Aston Martin Vantage GT4 – Josh Miller, Seb Hopkins Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#68 Team Brit – McLaren 570S GT4 – Aaron Morgan, Bobby Trundley Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#36 DTO Motrosport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Aston Millar, Josh Rowledge Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#22 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT4 – Carl Cavers, Lewis Plato Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#42 RACE LAB McLaren – 720S EVO GT3 – Iain Campbell, James Kell Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#61 Academy Motorsport – Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Erik Evans, Matt Cowley Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#24 Greystone GT – McLaren 720S GT3 – Andrey Borodin, Oli Webb Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#77 Enduro Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Morgan Tillbrook, Marcus Clutton Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#11 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Smith, Martin Plowman Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#91 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Darren Leung, Dan Harper Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#14 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT4 – Michael Johnston, Chris Salkeld Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#7 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Kavi Jundu, Tom Rawlings Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#93 Sky Tempesta Racing – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Chris Froggatt, Kevin Tse Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#80 Toro Verde GT – Ginetta G56 GT4 – Joe Wheeler, Esmee Hawkey Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#56 Raceway Motorsport – Ginetta G56 GT4 – Freddie Tomlinson, Stuart Middleton Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#11 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Smith, Martin Plowman Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#61 Academy Motorsport – Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Erik Evans, Matt Cowley Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#91 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Darren Leung, Dan Harper Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#29 RACE LAB McLaren – McLaren Artura GT4 – lan Gough, Tom Wrigley Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#97 Beechdean AMR – Aston Martin Vanatge GT3 – Andrew Howard, Ross Gunn Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#68 Team Brit – McLaren 570S GT4 – Aaron Morgan, Bobby Trundley Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#14 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT4 – Michael Johnston, Chris Salkeld Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#7 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Kavi Jundu, Tom Rawlings Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#12 One Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT4 – Ed McDermott, Michael Broadhurst Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#4 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Jonny Adam, James Cottingham Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#7 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Kavi Jundu, Tom Rawlings Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
Red Flag Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#1 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – lan Loggie, Jules Gounon Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#88 Garage 59 – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Alex West, Marvin Kirchhoefer Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#77 Enduro Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Morgan Tillbrook, Marcus Clutton Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#13 RACE LAB McLaren – 720S EVO GT3 – Lucky Khera, Euan Hankey Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#42 RACE LAB McLaren – 720S EVO GT3 – Iain Campbell, James Kell Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#67 Orange Racing Powered by JMH – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Simon Orange, Michael O’Brien Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#27 Optimum Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Radcliffe, Rob Bell Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#97 Beechdean AMR – Aston Martin Vanatge GT3 – Andrew Howard, Ross Gunn Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#11 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Smith, Martin Plowman Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#88 Garage 59 – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Alex West, Marvin Kirchhoefer Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#72 Barwell Motorsport – Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 – Mark Sansom, Will Tregurtha Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#1 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – lan Loggie, Jules Gounon Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#91 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Darren Leung, Dan Harper Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#4 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Jonny Adam, James Cottingham Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#11 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Smith, Martin Plowman Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#14 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT4 – Michael Johnston, Chris Salkeld Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#23 R-Racing – Aston Martin Vantage GT4 – Josh Miller, Seb Hopkins Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#88 Garage 59 – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Alex West, Marvin Kirchhoefer Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#7 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Kavi Jundu, Tom Rawlings Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#97 Beechdean AMR – Aston Martin Vanatge GT3 – Andrew Howard, Ross Gunn Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#80 Toro Verde GT – Ginetta G56 GT4 – Joe Wheeler, Esmee Hawkey Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#67 Orange Racing Powered by JMH – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Simon Orange, Michael O’Brien Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#91 Century Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Darren Leung, Dan Harper Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#4 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Jonny Adam, James Cottingham Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#42 RACE LAB McLaren – 720S EVO GT3 – Iain Campbell, James Kell Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#86 Toro Verde GT – Ginetta G56 GT4 – James Townsend, lan Duggan Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#11 Paddock Motorsport – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Mark Smith, Martin Plowman Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#61 Academy Motorsport – Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 – Erik Evans, Matt Cowley Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#93 Sky Tempesta Racing – McLaren 720S EVO GT3 – Chris Froggatt, Kevin Tse Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#17 Enduro Motorsport – McLaren Artura GT4 – Harry George, Harry Nunn Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#8 Team ABBA Racing – Mercedes AMG GT3 – Sam Neary, Richard Neary Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#4 2Seas Motorsport – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Jonny Adam, James Cottingham Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#23 R-Racing – Aston Martin Vantage GT4 – Josh Miller, Seb Hopkins Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#50 Drivetac Powered by Track Focused – Mercedes-AMG GT4 – Sam Maher-Loughnan, James Wallis Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England
#15 RAM Racing – Mercedes AMG GT3 – John Ferguson, Raffaele Marciello Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 1, Oulton Park, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England

 

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