Team BRIT will contest the 2022 Intelligent Money British GT Championship with an adapted McLaren 570S GT4 driven by Aaron Morgan and Bobby Trundley, year one of an intended two-year Championship programme for the team.
Established in 2015, Team BRIT operates motorsport programmes for drivers with physical and psychological disabilities.
Trundley, who was diagnosed with severe autism as a child, and Aaron Morgan, a paraplegic following a motocross accident – finished third in class and fourth overall in this year’s Britcar standings driving a previous-generation Aston Martin Vantage GT4.
With that car no longer eligible for British GT, the team has switched to a modified McLaren 570S GT4 featuring in-house-designed hand controls.
The team’s 2022 programme and McLaren will be formally unveiled at a special launch event, hosted by BRIT Insurance, in London later this evening.
“This is a milestone moment for our team and something we have worked tirelessly to achieve,” said Team BRIT founder Dave Player. “Our plans have always been bold, ambitious and beyond belief for many, but we know we will achieve our goal of reaching Le Mans. On top of that, we are making changes to motorsport that are crucial for true accessibility.
“Our entry into British GT means we’re racing in the highest level of endurance racing in the UK and the most iconic British championship. Next year we aim to acquire our GT3 car which we will race in British GT and European Le Mans in 2023* before aiming for Le Mans in 2024.
“The strength of our intent should not be underestimated. We will do this and we will make history. Our work does not end there, we’re welcoming more and more disabled drivers into motorsport through our racing academy and through entry level racing. This is something we will continue for years to come, building a truly accessible ladder of opportunity for disabled drivers. This is the Team BRIT legacy we’re so proud to have created.”
McLaren Automotive’s Chief Marketing Officer, Gareth Dunsmore, added: “I am delighted to welcome Team BRIT to the McLaren family and to the 570S GT4. Their bold and innovative approach as a racing team is helping increase access to racing, which is hugely inspiring and demonstrates what can be achieved in the competitive world of motorsport. I look forward to following their progress next year in British GT.”
Team BRIT drivers Andy Tucker and Luke Pound will take the Aston Martin seats vacated in Britcar by Trundley and Morgan, while new rookies will begin their racing journeys in the team’s bespoke-build BMWs.
British GT’s 2022 entry process formally opens on December 1.
*NB – current plans are not for ELMS to see GT3 spec cars until 2024.
