Race 1
Reigning GT4 champions Marc Warren and Jack Brown added their names to the British GT3 winners’ list by converting pole position into victory in Sunday’s opening 60-minute sprint at Snetterton.
The McLaren resisted sustained pressure from Barwell’s Lamborghini, shared by Rob Collard and Hugo Cook, to take the chequered flag 1.4 seconds clear. Simon Orange and Marcus Clutton completed the revised podium for Orange/JMH after Morgan Tillbrook received a 30-second post-race penalty for contact with Paddock’s Mark Smith.
In GT4, Innovation Racing’s Hadley Simpson and Thomas Holland secured their second victory of the season after Simpson overcame pole-sitter Josh Stanton. Jessica Hawkins and Will Orton of MK Racing finished second, their fourth runner-up result in five races, while Daniel Lavery and Darren Turner claimed Pro-Am honours for Grange/FSR.
Warren and Brown’s victory was the third outright success for a Silver-Am crew this season and ended Mercedes-AMG and Lamborghini’s nine-race winning streak at Snetterton dating back to 2021. Brown also maintained his remarkable record at the Norfolk circuit, having now won there for five consecutive years.
GT3
Warren made a strong start from pole, holding off Collard after the Lamborghini passed Tillbrook on the run to Riches. The leading pair remained closely matched throughout the opening stint before making their pitstops together.
Jack Brown and Hugo Cook emerged in the same order, with the McLaren maintaining an advantage of around two seconds throughout the second half. Cook closed occasionally but was never close enough to challenge seriously on a circuit where overtaking is difficult.
Tillbrook and Barnicoat initially ran third, but their position was lost following the 30-second penalty for Tillbrook’s contact with Paddock’s Mark Smith. The incident ended Paddock’s hopes of its best GT3 result after Smith’s McLaren was sent into the barriers approaching the Bomb Hole.
Orange and Clutton consequently inherited third, despite carrying seven seconds of Compensation Time from their Spa result.
Championship leaders Alex Martin and Jarrod Waberski recovered from Martin’s early spin and maximum Compensation Time to finish fifth. Beechdean’s Aston Martin was sixth, followed by Rodin’s Ferrari and the 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG.
GT4
Simpson quickly moved into the lead when pole-sitter Stanton ran wide at Riches, while an incident involving Luke Shaw and Paddock’s McLaren further reshaped the order.
With Daniel Lavery defending against Stanton, Simpson established a comfortable advantage before the pit window. Thomas Holland then took over and brought the Ginetta home without serious challenge.
Optimum’s additional pitstop time removed its McLaren from contention, while a stop-go penalty following the opening-lap incident ended the #42 Ginetta’s challenge.
Hawkins and Orton inherited second, with Century’s Jack Collins and Branden Templeton third. Lavery and Turner took Pro-Am honours despite carrying additional time from their Spa victory.
Race 2
Morgan Tillbrook and Ben Barnicoat became the new British GT Championship leaders after securing their second GT3 victory of the season at Snetterton.
Optimum also bounced back in GT4, with Josh Stanton and George Gamble taking a dominant first class victory of 2026. Beechdean’s Andrew Howard and Ross Gunn finished third overall after leading the opening stint, while Simon Orange and Marcus Clutton claimed another podium for Orange/JMH.
Daniel Lavery and Darren Turner completed a clean sweep of GT4 Pro-Am victories, finishing second overall and keeping the championship battle firmly alive. Tom Bradshaw and Ian Duggan completed the overall podium for Toro Verde.
Optimum’s three victories from four races, combined with GT3 and GT4 pole positions, earned the team British GT’s Team of the Weekend Award.
GT3
Barnicoat’s excellent opening lap saw him move into second behind Ross Gunn, with the leading pair initially pulling clear.
Gunn appeared on course for Beechdean’s long-awaited GT3 victory, but his advantage disappeared when Andrew Howard spun at Wilson with Tillbrook close behind. Tillbrook seized the opportunity to take the lead.
Howard fought back but could not regain the position, while Orange closed rapidly. A further excursion through Coram allowed Orange into second, although he could not catch Tillbrook before the chequered flag.
Optimum therefore secured its second GT3 victory of the weekend.
Tillbrook and Barnicoat moved 13.5 points clear of former leaders Alex Martin and Jarrod Waberski, whose Lamborghini was relegated from sixth to ninth following a 30-second penalty for final-lap contact.
Barwell’s second Lamborghini recovered to fourth, while Rodin’s Cameron Campbell and Josh Buchan claimed Silver-Am honours in fifth.
GT4
Optimum’s Josh Stanton and George Gamble produced an impressive response to their Race 1 disappointment, dominating the second GT4 contest.
Gamble took the lead early before handing over to Stanton with a six-second advantage. The McLaren then pulled comfortably clear to win by 30 seconds.
Toro Verde’s Jack Mitchell was unable to start after a fuel-pump problem sidelined his pole-sitting Ginetta. Tom Bradshaw initially led in the Porsche before Gamble regained the advantage.
Daniel Lavery eventually passed Ian Duggan for second, completing another Pro-Am victory alongside Darren Turner.
Century’s Jack Collins and Branden Templeton finished fourth, ahead of MK Racing’s Hawkins and Orton, who completed the Silver class podium.
The result moved Hawkins and Orton into the championship lead after Race 1 winners Holland and Simpson retired their Innovation Racing Ginetta with an apparent engine problem.
British GT now heads to Donington Park for the next round on September 5–6, where the championship returns to its two-hour endurance format.
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