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Sandy Mitchell
NationalityScottish
Born (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)
Forfar, Scotland
British GT Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamBarwell Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number1
Former teamsBlack Bull Ecurie Ecosse
Black Bull Garage 59
Starts45
Wins7
Podiums15
Poles6
Fastest laps4
Previous series
2019

2017
2015		Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
British LMP3 Cup
MSA Formula
Championship titles
2020British GT Championship – GT3

Sandy Mitchell (born 7 March 2000) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British GT Championship and GT World Challenge Europe.

Career

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Mitchell competing for Barwell Motorsport in 2020

Mitchell's racing career began at the age of four, as he took the wheel of an off-road buggy his father bought for him. His off-road interests were spurred by his racing hero at the time, Scottish rally driver Colin McRae.[1] Mitchell began his karting career in 2009, winning the NSKC Honda Cadet Championship in his first year of competition. After claiming the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior championship in 2014, Mitchell stepped up to single-seater competition in the new-for-2015 MSA Formula Championship.[2] He claimed his maiden victory at Thruxton in May[3] en route to a seventh place finish in the championship.

In 2016, Mitchell transitioned into sports car racing, joining Ecurie Ecosse in the GT4 class of the British GT Championship.[4] Claiming two class victories at Snetterton and Donington Park, Mitchell and co-driver Ciaran Haggerty finished third in the GT4 championship. After a 2017 season which saw him compete in the British GT Championship and British LMP3 Cup, Mitchell joined Barwell Motorsport for the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup season.[5] 2019 saw Mitchell reprise his role in the Barwell Motorsport entry, alongside adding a full-season drive with Prestige Performance in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America. It would prove to be a fruitful year for Mitchell, as he would finish third in the Super Trofeo championship, second at the Super Trofeo World Final, and win the Silver Class at the 24 Hours of Spa.[6]

In early 2020, Mitchell was inducted into the BRDC superstars program.[7] That year, Mitchell and co-driver Rob Collard claimed overall honors in the British GT Championship; the first championship victory of Mitchell's professional career.[8] In October, Mitchell defended his Silver Class crown at the 24 Hours of Spa, taking victory for Barwell Motorsport for the second consecutive year.[9]

Prior to the 2021 season, Mitchell was signed as a Lamborghini factory driver, joining Giacomo Altoè as one of the youngest drivers in the Italian marque's factory stable.[10][11] Mitchell also returned to defend his British GT Championship class title in 2021.[12] After finishing third in the championship that season, Mitchell returned to Barwell for 2022 alongside co-driver Adam Balon.[13] The duo claimed their sole victory of the season at Silverstone, finishing second in the championship to Ram Racing's Ian Loggie. For 2023, Mitchell would team up with a new co-driver, driving alongside Shaun Balfe.[14] Mitchell would supplement his British GT program with a full-time drive in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, competing in the Pro class for K-Pax Racing alongside Marco Mapelli and Franck Perera.[15] The team endured a quiet season in GT World Challenge competition, finishing a season-high ninth at the Nürburgring to score their only points of the season. In British GT, Mitchell and Balfe claimed two race victories, at Snetterton[16] and Donington, en route to a fourth-place championship finish.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 MSA Formula Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 30 2 2 2 5 193 7th
2016 British GT Championship - GT4 Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse 9 2 2 2 2 115.5 3rd
2017 British GT Championship - GT4 Black Bull Garage 59 9 1 1 2 3 100 6th
British LMP3 Cup United Autosports 2 0 0 0 1 28 9th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Silver Cup Barwell Motorsport 5 2 0 0 4 92 3rd
24H TCE Series - TCR Excelr8 Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro Prestige Performance / WTR 2 1 1 0 2 28 2nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro 12 3 3 3 9 112 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 9 2 1 0 4 168 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 9 0 0 1 3 142.5 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup- Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 33 13th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am TR3 Racing 2 0 0 1 0 4 19th
2022 British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 9 1 2 0 3 128.5 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD CarBahn with Peregrine Racing 1 0 0 0 0 163 65th
2023 British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 9 2 2 1 4 144 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup K-PAX Racing 5 0 0 0 0 2 26th
2024 British GT Championship - GT3 Dextra – Barwell Motorsport
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Forte Racing
Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti

* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2018 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver MON
Ret 		SIL
40 		LEC
14 		SPA
6H
26 		SPA
12H
24 		SPA
24H
19 		CAT
18 		3rd 92
2019 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MON
26 		SIL
15 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
20 		SPA
12H
27 		SPA
24H
16 		CAT
18 		4th 61
2020 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO
34 		NÜR
25 		SPA
6H
26 		SPA
12H
22 		SPA
24H
15 		LEC
22 		3rd 76
2021 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am MON LEC SPA
6H
19 		SPA
12H
24 		SPA
24H
18 		NÜR CAT 13th 33
2022 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Gold Cup IMO
40 		LEC
22 		SPA
6H
39 		SPA
12H
34 		SPA
24H
Ret 		HOC CAT 15th 20
2023 K-PAX Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro Cup MNZ
Ret 		LEC
11 		SPA
6H
17 		SPA
12H
11 		SPA
24H
29 		NÜR
9 		CAT
44 		26th 2

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport Italy Michele Beretta
Netherlands Rik Breukers
Croatia Martin Kodrić 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver 504 19th 2nd
2019 United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport United Kingdom James Pull
United Kingdom Jordan Witt 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2019) Silver 361 15th 1st
2020 United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport United Kingdom Ricky Collard
United Kingdom Rob Collard
Russia Leo Machitski 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am 521 15th 1st
2021 United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport Portugal Henrique Chaves
Russia Leo Machitski
Portugal Miguel Ramos 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am 547 18th 3rd
2022 United Kingdom Barwell Motorsport Oman Ahmad Al Harthy
United Kingdom Sam de Haan
United Kingdom Alex MacDowall 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Gold 333 DNF DNF
2023 United States K-Pax Racing Italy Marco Mapelli
France Franck Perera 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro 530 29th 14th

Complete British GT Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
2016 Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse McLaren 570S GT4 GT4 BRH
1
15 		ROC
1
16 		OUL
1
23 		OUL
2
16 		SIL
1
29 		SPA
1
Ret 		SNE
1
12 		SNE
2
11 		DON
1
9 		3rd 115.5
2017 Black Bull Garage 59 McLaren 570S GT4 GT4 OUL
1
25 		OUL
2
14 		ROC
1
12 		SNE
1
13 		SNE
2
10 		SIL
1
20 		SPA
1
DSQ 		SPA
2
DNS 		BRH
1
17 		DON
1
14 		6th 100
2020 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
2 		DON
1
5 		DON
2
6 		BRH
1
1 		DON
1
5 		SNE
1
2 		SNE
2
5 		SIL
1
1 		1st 168
2021 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 BRH
1
12 		SIL
1
2 		DON
1
5 		SPA
2
5 		SNE
1
5 		SNE
2
2 		OUL
1
5 		OUL
2
2 		DON
1
5 		3rd 142.5
2022 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
9 		OUL
2
12 		SIL
1 		DON
1
15 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
2 		SPA
4 		BRH
2 		DON
5 		2nd 128.5
2023 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 GT3 OUL
1
12 		OUL
2
7 		SIL
1
2 		DON
1
7 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
9 		ALG
1
3 		BRH
1
5 		DON
1
1 		4th 144

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2022 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
17 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 65th 163
2024 Forte Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
16 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 38th* 176*

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Laura (8 November 2020). "Racing driver reveals hopes of emulating rally hero Colin McRae as he prepares to battle for British GT glory". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ Brown, Graham (6 January 2015). "Angus rising motor racing star makes step up". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sandy Mitchell claims his maiden MSA Formula race victory with Ford EcoBoost power". fiaformula4.com. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "McLaren selects Haggerty and Mitchell to campaign Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse 570S GT4". britishgt.com. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ Barry, Maggie (31 January 2018). "Scot Sandy Mitchell to race in Blancpain GT Series". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ Knox, Beth (9 May 2019). "Porsche's GPX Racing wins 2019 24 Hours of Spa". eurosport.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021. Silver Cup honours were secured to the #78 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini, which went one better than its 2018 result to take a hard-fought victory.
  7. ^ "Scots endurance racer Sandy Mitchell inducted into BRDC superstars programme". scottishbusinessnews.com. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Collard and Mitchell claim GT3 crown with Silverstone 500 victory; Gordon-Colebrooke and Wheldon win GT4 but it's Caroline and Vaughan's title". britishgt.com. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Sandy Mitchell claims back-to-back Spa 24-Hrs wins". racecar.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ^ "New kid on the block, Sandy Mitchell: Lamborghini's newest factory driver". lamborghini.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ^ Brown, Graham (23 December 2020). "Lamborghini adds Angus race ace Sandy Mitchell to 2021 factory driver line-up". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ^ Blair, Giles (18 December 2020). "Scots ace Sandy Mitchell ready to defend British GT title – as a Lamborghini elite driver". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Sandy Mitchell gets into gear for 2022". Angus County World. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  14. ^ Brown, Graham (25 January 2023). "Angus racer Sandy Mitchell single-minded in pursuit of second title ahead of 2023 British GT Championship". The Courier. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  15. ^ Newbold, James (22 February 2023). "Mitchell gets shot in GTWCE Pro car with K-PAX Lamborghini". Autosport. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (18 June 2023). "Dominant Race 1 Win For Balfe & Mitchell". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jonny Adam
Graham Davidson
 British GT Championship
GT3 Champion
2020
With: Rob Collard 		Succeeded by
Dennis Lind
Leo Machitski
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