Aleksander Schjerpen makes a popular return to British GT4 and will be joined by Caterham R300 Superlight graduate Sean Byrne for his first taste of endurance racing in Century’s second Ginetta G55 GT4 entered in the British GT this year.
Schjerpen has been a regular towards the front of British GT4 over the last two seasons, but bad luck has never been far away from the Norwegian. Acting as the lead driver this year due to his Silver categorisation, Schjerpen is hoping to utilise his considerable experience in the series to mount a serious assault on taking the overall championship spoils.
Joining Aleksander will be British GT newcomer Sean Byrne. Having spent the past six seasons racing various specifications of Caterham sportscars to good effect, Byrne has decided to move to endurance racing for a fresh new challenge. A regular at the sharp end of the highly competitive Caterham R300 Superlight field and narrowly missing out on finishing inside the top three in the championship in 2015, Byrne has already impressed the team with his initial pace at a recent Portimao test.
Sean Byrne, #40 Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4: “Having done my research on the front running teams in GT4 racing, Century Motorsport came out as the strongest team. Following on from the initial contact and our test at Portimao, I have been impressed by their professionalism and approach. Aleksander has significant experience being with the team and championship for the last two years.”
Aleksander Schjerpen, #40 Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4: “Last year had its ups and down for us, we were unlucky at some of the race weekends, but we had good pace in the car. We were able to get a double podium at Snetterton, which was the highlight of our results.
“We started 2016 off winning the SP3 class in the Dubai 24-hour, now we obviously want to win the British GT championship in 2016. We are not alone with that goal, so it will be an exciting year.
“I am really looking forward to working with my new co-driver Sean. He is learning the car really quickly and we are working well together.”
