QUALIFYING
Century Motorsport’s Jonathon Beeson and Charles Clark claimed their maiden British GT Championship pole positions at Donington Park, while Revie Lake and Blake Angliss inherited GT4 pole for Paddock Motorsport following post-qualifying disqualifications for the Innovation and Toro Verde GT Ginettas.
The BMW that topped Free Practice was consistently quick across both GT3 sessions and edged Barwell’s Rob Collard and Hugo Cook by 0.066s on combined times. Series debutant Chris Lulham (2 Seas) set the fastest individual lap, a 1m25.528s flyer on his final tour.
Three of the top five cars featured Silver-Am line-ups, while championship contenders Alex Martin/Jarrod Waberski (Barwell) and Morgan Tillbrook/Ben Barnicoat (Optimum) shared row two.
GT4 pole initially went to Hadley Simpson and Thomas Holland, who beat Toro Verde’s Luke Shaw and Jack Mitchell by 0.064s. However, technical infringements saw Innovation’s #5, Toro Verde’s #42 and the #74 Ginetta disqualified, promoting Paddock’s McLaren Artura and making 16-year-old Lake one of British GT’s youngest-ever pole winners.
Daniel Lavery/Darren Turner (Grange Racing by FSR) moved to the front row, while championship leaders Jessica Hawkins and Will Orton (MK Racing) were promoted to third.
GT3: CENTURY ON TOP
Century’s M4 GT3 last won at Donington in 2022 and looked capable of repeating the feat after Beeson and Clark showed strong pace from the opening session.
Marc Warren starred in Q1, topping the session for the second consecutive event in Optimum’s McLaren. Beeson was third, just 0.134s off the benchmark, with Charles Dawson (2 Seas) fourth and Alex Martin fifth.
Clark then hit the front in Q2 before Lulham produced the weekend’s fastest lap on his final tour. Despite that, Century’s combined time remained 0.066s clear of Barwell’s #63 Lamborghini, securing pole.
Martin/Waberski and Tillbrook/Barnicoat share row two, while Warren/Jack Brown start fifth. Lulham’s final lap lifted 2 Seas’ #18 Mercedes-AMG to sixth, with team-mates Dawson/Aaron Walker seventh and Simon Orange/Marcus Clutton eighth.
GT4: PADDOCK PROMOTED
Paddock Motorsport will start from GT4 pole despite qualifying third on the road.
Hadley Simpson gave Innovation the upper hand in Q1 with a dominant half-second advantage. Jack Mitchell responded in Q2 with a similar margin for Toro Verde, before Thomas Holland recovered to reclaim provisional pole by 0.064s.
The post-qualifying penalties changed everything, promoting Lake/Angliss to pole and moving Lavery/Turner and Hawkins/Orton up the order.
Josh Stanton/George Gamble start fourth for Optimum, while Century’s Branden Templeton/Jack Collins head row three alongside WSR Flexifly’s Ernie Graham/Colin Turkington.
RACE
Rob Collard and Hugo Cook strengthened their British GT3 title challenge with a second win of the season in a dramatic wet/dry two-hour race at Donington Park. Paddock Motorsport also celebrated a maiden GT4 victory as Revie Lake and Blake Angliss converted pole into a lights-to-flag win.
Daniel Lavery and Darren Turner became the first champions of 2026 with their fifth GT4 Pro-Am victory of the season.
Barwell’s #63 Lamborghini now leads team-mates Alex Martin and Jarrod Waberski by 15.5 points heading to Brands Hatch. Collard and Cook arrived at Donington 20.5 points behind Morgan Tillbrook and Ben Barnicoat, but Tillbrook’s retirement handed Barwell a major championship advantage.
Series debutant Chris Lulham continued his impressive weekend by setting fastest lap and finishing second alongside Kevin Tse. 2 Seas’ sister Mercedes-AMG of Charles Dawson and Aaron Walker completed the podium and won GT3 Silver-Am.
The wet-to-dry conditions produced a strategic race in GT4, with most teams switching to slicks before their mandatory driver changes. Paddock stayed out on wets, however, and the gamble paid off. Angliss handed the car to Lake with the circuit fully dry, and the 16-year-old controlled the remainder of the race to secure a landmark victory.
Jack Collins and Branden Templeton finished second for Century, while Hadley Simpson and Thomas Holland recovered from the back to take third for Innovation. The result leaves the two crews level on points heading to Brands Hatch, with Hawkins/Orton just six points further back.
Jack Mitchell again underlined his pace by setting his sixth Sunoco Fastest Lap in seven races, while Toro Verde GT earned British GT’s Team of the Weekend Award after completing an engine change in time for Sunday’s race.
GT3: BARWELL MASTER THE CONDITIONS
Heavy rain before the start saw the entire GT3 field take wet tyres, and Collard immediately made the most of them by passing pole-sitter Beeson into Redgate.
The Lamborghini pulled clear as Beeson and Warren battled for second, while an incident between Alex Martin and lapped Cameron Campbell sent both into the Coppice gravel.
2 Seas was first to react when the track began drying, pitting Charles Dawson after 30 minutes. The move gained three places, while Warren dropped to third.
Optimum eventually reclaimed second but stopped just behind the leading Lamborghini. Cook took over and never looked threatened, cruising to victory.
The fight for second intensified after the stops. Aaron Walker rejoined ahead of Jack Brown, while Lulham charged through the field and capitalised on Brown being delayed by GT4 traffic. He then passed Walker into Redgate to secure second.
Optimum’s championship challenge unravelled. Tillbrook retired after contact with Beeson at the Melbourne Hairpin, while a drive-through for a pitstop infringement dropped Warren and Brown from fourth to seventh.
Beechdean’s Aston Martin finished fourth, preserving Andrew Howard and Ross Gunn’s mathematical title hopes. Martin/Waberski recovered to fifth and now head to Brands Hatch in contention for both the overall and Silver-Am titles.
Orange/JMH’s Simon Orange and Marcus Clutton finished sixth and remain Pro-Am leaders despite Compensation Time, an early spin and a drive-through penalty.
GT4: FIRST WIN FOR PADDOCK, TITLE FOR GRANGE/FSR
Blake Angliss and Revie Lake delivered a composed performance in difficult conditions to secure Paddock Motorsport’s first overall GT4 victory.
Behind them, Daniel Lavery and Darren Turner sealed the GT4 Pro-Am championship for Grange Racing by FSR with a fourth-place finish.
Angliss made a perfect start from his inherited pole and quickly opened a gap over Century’s Jack Collins and the chasing Lavery and Josh Stanton.
The wet start created a split strategy, with Innovation’s #5 and #74 Ginettas gambling on slicks. The track took around 30 minutes to dry, and the early slick runners struggled to gain an advantage.
Angliss eventually built a 16-second lead before Century’s BMW received a 10-second penalty for passing Lavery off track. That allowed Paddock to extend its advantage and delay the pitstop until the end of the window.
Angliss stayed out on worn wets until the track was fully dry before handing over to Lake, who rejoined comfortably clear and completed a controlled run to the chequered flag.
Collins and Branden Templeton secured second for Century despite their penalty, while Simpson/Holland fought back from the rear to claim third for Innovation. The result leaves both crews tied on points heading to Brands Hatch.
Lavery/Turner finished fourth overall to secure their fifth consecutive Pro-Am victory and the championship. A post-race disqualification for Townsend/Fox reduced their advantage over Ian Duggan/Tom Bradshaw to 37.5 points, but Grange/FSR cannot be caught thanks to their superior race results.
Samuel Branston and James Wareing impressed on their championship debut with fifth for Innovation, despite starting from the pitlane.
Hawkins and Orton finished sixth after a drive-through for pitlane speeding, leaving them third in the championship and just six points off the lead.
Lavery/Turner, Josh Stanton/George Gamble and three other crews remain mathematically capable of winning the GT4 drivers’ title at Brands Hatch on September 26–27.
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