2024 GB4 Championship

The 2024 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC was the third season of a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2024 season, which was organised by MotorSport Vision, was run over seven triple-header rounds.

GB4 will act as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC. GB4 will run primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retain many of the same championship partners.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Velocity Racing Development	2	Ava Dobson^[1]	5–6
Rossoverde Racing	5	Christian Lester^[2]	2
Elite Motorsport	7	Nick Ellis^[3]	6
	21	Alisha Palmowski^[4]	All
	38	Finn Harrison^[5]	All
Fox Motorsport	9	Megan Bruce^[6]	All
	24	Branden Templeton^[7]	All
	49	Liam McNeilly^[8]	3
Luzio.com	11	Marcus Luzio^[9]	1–3
Fortec Motorsport	16	Linus Granfors^[10]	All
	17	Dan Hickey^[11]	All
	50	Jack Taylor^[12]	All
Idola Motorsport	18	Aleksander Mizera^[13]	6
Arden Motorsport	27	Leon Wilson^[14]	All
Graham Brunton Racing	44	Mayer Deonarine^[15]	1–3, 5
	45	Callum Baxter^[16]	All
	48	Bas Visser^[17]	2
KMR Sport	66	Chloe Grant^[18]	All
	68	Harry Burgoyne Jr.^[19]	All
	88	Lucas Blakeley^[20]	4–7
	89	Brandon McCaughan^[21]	1–3
Source:^[22]

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced on 22 November 2023. The championship will support the British GT championship at six of its seven meetings.^[23]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)	30 March	Brandon McCaughan	Harry Burgoyne Jr.	Alisha Palmowski	Elite Motorsport
	R2		1 April	Brandon McCaughan	Leon Wilson	Brandon McCaughan	KMR Sport
	R3		1 April		Leon Wilson	Linus Granfors	Fortec Motorsport
2	R4	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27–28 April	Finn Harrison	Linus Granfors	Linus Granfors	Fortec Motorsport
	R5			Finn Harrison	Marcus Luzio	Linus Granfors	Fortec Motorsport
	R6			race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
3	R7	Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)	25–26 May	Linus Granfors	Liam McNeilly	Linus Granfors	Fortec Motorsport
	R8			Linus Granfors	Brandon McCaughan	Brandon McCaughan	KMR Sport
	R9				Branden Templeton	Branden Templeton	Fox Motorsport
4	R10	Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	13–14 July	Alisha Palmowski	Lucas Blakeley	Lucas Blakeley	KMR Sport
	R11			Alisha Palmowski	Alisha Palmowski	Alisha Palmowski	Elite Motorsport
	R12				Lucas Blakeley	Alisha Palmowski	Elite Motorsport
5	R13	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27–28 July	Linus Granfors	Linus Granfors	Linus Granfors	Fortec Motorsport
	R14			Linus Granfors	Lucas Blakeley	Lucas Blakeley	KMR Sport
	R15				Lucas Blakeley	Finn Harrison	Elite Motorsport
6	R16	Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)	7–8 September	Finn Harrison	Branden Templeton	Lucas Blakeley	KMR Sport
	R17			Finn Harrison	Linus Granfors	Linus Granfors	Fortec Motorsport
	R18				Lucas Blakeley	Harry Burgoyne Jr.	KMR Sport
7	R19	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	28–29 September	Linus Granfors	Lucas Blakeley	Harry Burgoyne Jr.	KMR Sport
	R20			Linus Granfors	Lucas Blakeley	Lucas Blakeley	KMR Sport
	R21				Finn Harrison	Finn Harrison	Elite Motorsport

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

Races	Position, points per race
Races	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Races 1 & 2	35	29	24	21	19	17	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Race 3	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	OUL			SIL1			DON1			SNE			SIL2			DON2			BRH			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20	R21	Pts
1	Linus Granfors	7	4	1⁸	1	1	C	1	4	9⁶	4	4	Ret	1	2	8⁴	4	1	6⁴	3	2	3⁸	467
2	Alisha Palmowski	1	5	Ret	2	4	C	Ret	9	3⁶	2	1	1¹¹	3	5	7⁶	3	4	3⁶	4	3	2⁴	422
3	Harry Burgoyne Jr.	2	2	3⁹	5	5	C	5	3	7⁴	3	2	4⁶	4	3	6³	15	5	1³	1	4	7²	421
4	Branden Templeton	5	3	5³	8	6	C	10	13	1⁴	6	7	3³	6	6	3³	7	10	7	5	7	4³	317
5	Lucas Blakeley										1	3	5⁶	2	1	4⁷	1	3	2⁶	2	1	Ret	306
6	Finn Harrison	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	2	C	7	DSQ	11	5	5	7	9	4	1²	2	2	13	6	6	1⁴	291
7	Callum Baxter	4	10	4⁶	9	9	C	8	5	2⁶	7	11	2⁶	5	11	Ret	5	6	10	9	8	5	285
8	Chloe Grant	8	13	2⁴	7	Ret	C	6	6	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	10	5³	10	9	5	8	10	6	208
9	Jack Taylor	10	12	8	10	12	C	14	7	5	9	9	Ret	8	7	2²	9	11	12¹	10	9	Ret	202
10	Leon Wilson	6	11	6¹	11	3	C	9	Ret	13	DSQ	6	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	6	7	9²	7	5	8	202
11	Megan Bruce	11	9	7	14	11	C	11	10	14	10	12	6	12	8	9	11	8	14	12	12	9³	183
12	Dan Hickey	13	6	10	16	14	C	12	12	10	8	10	Ret	11	12	10	13	12	4	11	11	10	172
13	Brandon McCaughan	3	1	Ret	6	8	C	2	1	6⁸													171
14	Marcus Luzio	12	8	9	3	10	C	4	8	12													102
15	Mayer Deonarine	9	7	Ret	13	7	C	13	11	4				WD	WD	WD							81
16	Liam McNeilly							3	2	8⁵													66
17	Ava Dobson													13	9	11	14	14	15				40
18	Nick Ellis																8	13	8				29
19	Aleksander Mizera																12	15	11³				23
20	Christian Lester				12	13	C																17
21	Bas Visser				15	15	C																12
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20	R21	Pts
Pos	Driver	OUL			SIL1			DON1			SNE			SIL2			DON2			BRH			Pts
Source:^[24]

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	KMR Sport	659
2	Fortec Motorsport	484
3	Elite Motorsport	462
4	Fox Motorsport	408
5	Graham Brunton Racing	288
6	Arden Motorsport	119
7	Luzio.com	102
8	Velocity Racing Development	25
9	Rossoverde Racing	17

F1 Academy Scholarship Prize

An additional prize to the value of £30,000, as a contribution to a 2025 entry in the F1 Academy, was awarded to Alisha Palmowski as the female driver with the highest placing in the Championship.

Notes

References

^ "VRD RACING RETURNS TO GB4 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AVA DOBSON AT SILVERSTONE". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
^ "gb-4.net". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ "Ginetta Junior contender Nickolas Ellis to make GB4 debut with Elite Motorsport at Donington Park". GB4. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
^ RACERS (2024-03-11). "Alisha Palmowski graduates to GB4 Championship with Elite Motorsport". Racers. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ "Harrison Remains with Elite Motorsport for Full 2024 GB4 Campaign | Elite Motorsport". www.elitemotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ STREBELOW, VIVIEN (2024-02-27). "Megan Bruce joins Fox Motorsport for 2024 Gb4 season". Racers. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
^ "Branden Templeton joins Fox Motorsport for GB4 Championship line-up". us13.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ Wood, Ida (2024-05-16). "Liam McNeilly quickest in USF Juniors test as GB4 return is announced". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ Wood, Ida (2024-03-12). "Karting star Marcus Luzio to race in GB4 as a privateer". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ "LINUS GRANFORS JOINS FORTEC MOTORSPORTS FOR GB4 CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER". GB4. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
^ Dutton, Oliver (2024-03-06). "Dan Hickey returns to Fortec Motorsports for full GB4 Championship campaign". Fortec Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
^ Dutton, Oliver (2024-01-29). "Australian racer Jack Taylor joins Fortec Motorsports for GB4 Championship". Fortec Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ "Aleksander Mizera and Idola Motorsport set for GB4 race debut at Donington Park". GB4 Championship. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-02-13). "Noah Ping remains with VRD Racing by Arden in GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ Wood, Ida (2024-03-18). "Mayer Deonarine joins Graham Brunton Racing for GB4 season opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
^ Wood, Ida (2024-02-21). "Callum Baxter joins Graham Brunton Racing in GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "FLEDGLING DUTCHMAN BAS VISSER JOINS GRAHAM BRUNTON RACING FOR RACING DEBUT IN GB4". GB4. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-28). "Chloe Grant makes GB4 return with KMR Sport after year in F1 Academy". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-31). "Jack Taylor joins Fortec, Harry Burgoyne Jr moves to KMR Sport in GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "KMR Sport Confirms Lucas Blakeley GB4 Return For Snetterton And Silverstone". GB4 Championship. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-14). "McCaughan signs with KMR in GB4 as Burgoyne sets day two test pace". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ "GB4 Teams". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ "2023 Calendar Confirmed for GB4 Championship". gb-4.net. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "GB4 Standings". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

External links

Official website

[1] "VRD RACING RETURNS TO GB4 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AVA DOBSON AT SILVERSTONE". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-07-26.

[2] "gb-4.net". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[3] "Ginetta Junior contender Nickolas Ellis to make GB4 debut with Elite Motorsport at Donington Park". GB4. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[4] RACERS (2024-03-11). "Alisha Palmowski graduates to GB4 Championship with Elite Motorsport". Racers. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[5] "Harrison Remains with Elite Motorsport for Full 2024 GB4 Campaign | Elite Motorsport". www.elitemotorsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

[6] STREBELOW, VIVIEN (2024-02-27). "Megan Bruce joins Fox Motorsport for 2024 Gb4 season". Racers. Retrieved 2024-02-27.

[7] "Branden Templeton joins Fox Motorsport for GB4 Championship line-up". us13.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[8] Wood, Ida (2024-05-16). "Liam McNeilly quickest in USF Juniors test as GB4 return is announced". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[9] Wood, Ida (2024-03-12). "Karting star Marcus Luzio to race in GB4 as a privateer". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

[10] "LINUS GRANFORS JOINS FORTEC MOTORSPORTS FOR GB4 CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER". GB4. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

[11] Dutton, Oliver (2024-03-06). "Dan Hickey returns to Fortec Motorsports for full GB4 Championship campaign". Fortec Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-03-06.

[12] Dutton, Oliver (2024-01-29). "Australian racer Jack Taylor joins Fortec Motorsports for GB4 Championship". Fortec Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

[13] "Aleksander Mizera and Idola Motorsport set for GB4 race debut at Donington Park". GB4 Championship. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[14] Whitfield, Steve (2024-02-13). "Noah Ping remains with VRD Racing by Arden in GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[15] Wood, Ida (2024-03-18). "Mayer Deonarine joins Graham Brunton Racing for GB4 season opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

[16] Wood, Ida (2024-02-21). "Callum Baxter joins Graham Brunton Racing in GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[17] "FLEDGLING DUTCHMAN BAS VISSER JOINS GRAHAM BRUNTON RACING FOR RACING DEBUT IN GB4". GB4. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

[18] Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-28). "Chloe Grant makes GB4 return with KMR Sport after year in F1 Academy". Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[19] Wood, Ida (2024-01-31). "Jack Taylor joins Fortec, Harry Burgoyne Jr moves to KMR Sport in GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[20] "KMR Sport Confirms Lucas Blakeley GB4 Return For Snetterton And Silverstone". GB4 Championship. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[21] Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-14). "McCaughan signs with KMR in GB4 as Burgoyne sets day two test pace". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[22] "GB4 Teams". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

[23] "2023 Calendar Confirmed for GB4 Championship". gb-4.net. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[24] "GB4 Standings". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

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