2016 Radical European Masters champion James Littlejohn will share driving duties with Jack Mitchell aboard Macmillan Racing’s new Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 in the 2017 British GT Championship, the team has confirmed. It marks Littlejohn’s return to the series after he made a one off appearance for Brookspeed at Thruxton in 2007.
As well as continuing its GT4 programme in the series next season, Macmillan Racing announced last month its graduation to the British GT3 ranks with Aston Martin for next year.
28-year-old Littlejohn joins as its senior GT3 driver after winning the 2016 Radical European Masters crown. His CV also includes a domestic Radical title back in 2012 and a handful of ELMS LMP2 appearances as well as seasons in junior single-seater series’.
But it’s in historic racing and as a driver coach that Littlejohn is perhaps best known, having driven everything from classic Formula 1 cars, sports-prototypes and tin-tops. Highlights include winning the prestigious 6 Hours of Spa aboard a Ford GT40 and featuring as a stunt driver in the film ‘Rush’.
“The British GT Championship is arguably the country’s most competitive racing series and one I’ve been eager to have a crack at,” he said. “Macmillan Racing may be a new team but they’ve already proved they have what it takes and with the full back-up of Aston Martin Racing for 2017, I know we have the potential to spring a few surprises on the regular front-runners.
“The team was really welcoming when we tested together and it immediately felt like home. I can’t wait!”
Oulton Park hosts the opening round of 2017’s British GT Championship on April 15 & 17.
