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| Category | Sports car racing |
|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 1993 |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion | GT3:Ricky CollardRob Collard GT4: Jack BrownZac Meakin |
| Makes' champion | GT3:Lamborghini GT4:McLaren |
| Teams' champion | GT3: Barwell Motorsport GT4:Optimum Motorsport |
| Official website | britishgt.com |
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TheBritish GT Championship is asports car racing series based predominantly in theUnited Kingdom. The series was originally created by theBritish Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT Challenge.[1] The series is currently run by theSRO Motorsports Group,[2] whilePirelli began its first season as the championship's official sole tyre supplier in 2016.[3]
Two classes currently compete in the championship: GT3 and GT4. A consolidation of GT regulations and significant manufacturer support saw British GT first introduce a GT3 class in 2005. The category later mirrored FIAGroup GT3 and used near-identical regulations to theFIA GT3 European Championship from 2006 onwards.[citation needed] GT3 rules include extensivebalance of performance and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal. Cost-saving measures saw the series' previous premier class, GT2, phased out at the end of 2006.
TheSRO GT4 class was adopted in 2008 intended as a development class towards GT3. Regulations governing GT4 ensure the cars more closely resemble their road-going counterparts than GT3 machines, to control cost. This replaced the previous unique-to-British GT GTC category. British GT has featured a number of other classes since its inception, includingGroup GT1.
The following drivers have previously won the British GT championships in their respective classes. An overall championship for all classes combined was also awarded until 1998, and those champions are marked withitalics.
