Scuderia Vittoria took positives away from a frustrating final round of this year’s Avon Tyres British GT Championship, missing out on points due a mechanical problem after driver Aaron Scott had record strong lap times in the team’s Ferrari 458.
A moment of ill judgement from title rival Oliver Bryant arguable cost MTECH drivers Matt Griffin and Duncan Cameron the 2012 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
While the pair of races at Donington Park last weekend decided the FIA GT1 World Championship and so brought to a close the three year history of the championship promoters SRO Motorsports Group are already bullish about the future of the championship that will act as its replacement.
At the end of a Donington Park race where the lead on track and the lead in the championship swung wildly over the two hour duration Motorbase Performance pairing Michael Caine and Daniele Perfetti secured the 2012 Avon Tyres British GT title, while in a perfect preview of the 2013 season United Autosports’ two McLarens finished first and third.
This live blog will be updated during the final, title deciding, race for the 2012 Avon Tyres British GT Championship from Donington Park.
The pair of visitors for the final round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship stole the front row in qualifying for the series finale at Donington Park, snatching the focus – momentarily – away from the title battle.
This blog will update throughout the qualifying session for the final round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship from Donington Park.
Despite running just twelve laps – the least of any team in the GT3 or GT4 classes – Allan Simonsen and the Rosso Verde Ferrari ended the second practice session at Donington Park for the Avon Tyres British GT Championship fastest.
The MTECH duo of Matt Griffin and Duncan Cameron made the first steps towards taking the 2012 Avon Tyres British GT Championship title by setting the best lap in the first practice session at Donington Park.
At the end of a long season of racing, British GT front runner speaks to The Checkered Flag about his year of racing.
The Avon Tyres British GT Championship finishes this weekend with a climactic meeting at Donington Park which 12 drivers start as potential champions.
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KX Akademy Final Twelve Announced
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The twelve drivers in contention for backing from the KX Akademy in 2013 have been announced. Jack Goff, Josh Cook and Ant…
Seven different cars could deliver one or both of their drivers to the 2012 Avon Tyres British GT Championship at this weekend’s season finale at Donington Park. The top five are covered by less than ten points – a margin so slender that a win of any of them will clinch the title regardless of any other teams’ finishing positions.
Bentley will make their first steps into motorsport since the end of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Speed 8 program in the burgeoning GT3 category with a car based on the new Continental GT Speed road car.
Zoe Wenham came away from Silverstone with second place in the GT4 class of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship confirmed.
Scuderia Vittoria Blog: Mixed Fortunes
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Team director Danny Buxton looks back at a Silverstone weekend where Scuderia Vittoria fielded an attack in two series, with their Ferrari 458 GT3 in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship and a pair of Ginetta G40 in the GT5 Ginetta Challenge.
In the first Avon Tyres British GT outing of the season Team LNT finished fourth at Silverstone, narrowly missing out on a podium place in the longest race of the championship’s season.
