British GT Championship

The Avon Tyres British GT Championship (previously known as the BRDC GT Championship) is a sports car racing series currently based in the United Kingdom, although they have had select races outside of Britain in the past few years. Although created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993, the series is currently run by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation in conjunction with the British Formula Three Championship, and sponsored by Avon Tyres.

As part of the evolution of the series, the GT3 class of cars were introduced in 2005. This class later became identical to the FIA GT3 European Championship class, using nearly identical rules from 2006 onward. Due to the cost-saving measures in the class, the faster GT2 class was phased out at the end of 2006. The new FIA GT4 class will be adapted in 2008, replacing the unique GTC class that had previously been used.

Champions

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 with "italics".

ee also

* British Formula Three Championship
* 2007 British GT season
* 2008 British GT season

External links

* [http://www.britishgt.com/ Official British GT website]
* [http://www.gtgateway.com/ GTGateway.com Dedicated to British GT News, Reports, Interviews and Photos]