After the tough three-hour enduro at Spa, the British GT championship now pivots towards two 60-minute sprints with Rounds 6 and 7 at Snetterton.
The British GT Championship heads east to the Norfolk venue on 12–13 July for the second sprint weekend of the 2025 season.
Twenty-three entries across the GT3 and GT4 classes are set to take on the Snetterton 300 layout – the longest configuration of the venue at 2.97 miles, nearly 500 yards longer than Oulton Park International, which hosted the season’s first sprint races.
Where Oulton is narrow and technical, Snetterton offers a more forgiving canvas: wider run-off zones, longer straights, and more emphasis on high-speed stability and traction on corner exit.
Car setup is a compromise between chasing top-end speed on the Bentley and Senna straights and retaining grip through the twisty infield.
Narrow margins cover GT3 title protagonists
Just four points separate the top three GT3 teams, representing three manufacturers, as the series enters the second half of the season.
At Spa, the #7 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo of Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam delivered a commanding performance.
Petrobelli’s pace was relentless from the outset, and Adam made British GT history with his 20th GT3 race win – more than any driver in the championship’s 33-season run.
Their victory catapulted them into title contention, joining the #42 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo (Charles Dawson/Kiern Jewiss) and the #77 Optimum Motorsport McLaren GT3 Evo (Morgan Tillbrook/Marvin Kirchhöfer) in a tightly fought three-way scrap.
Despite carrying a 25 kg success ballast since their Donington win, Dawson and Jewiss continue to lead the championship with 89 points.
Petrobelli and Adam now sit second on 87 points after consistent early-season form, capped by their Spa triumph.
Third are Tillbrook and Kirchhöfer on 86 points, the latter having topped his qualifying session at Spa and capitalised on Hugo Cook’s late error to secure second in the race.
At Snetterton, qualifying takes on added importance with two 10-minute sessions determining the grid for each race as opposed to the endurance rounds, where lap times are combined instead.
Other GT3 teams seek podium fortunes
While all eyes are on the title fight, several GT3 contenders are poised to challenge for podium honours.
Optimum’s second entry, the #3 McLaren, sees Carl Cavers return to British GT alongside Callum Macleod, becoming his third teammate this season after Mike Price and Matt Topham. Cavers previously contested the GT3 class in 2024 with Century Motorsport.
Barwell Motorsport returns to the scene of a 1-2 result from 2024 in both races, although a post-race penalty stripped the #78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 (Alex Martin/Sandy Mitchell) of a Race 2 win for overtaking under yellow flags.
That pairing remains winless in 2025 and will be eager to make amends.
The sister #1 Barwell entry, driven by reigning champion Rob Collard and Hugo Cook, finished third at Spa ahead of the #78 and will be equally motivated to take top honours.
Elsewhere, Paddock Motorsport’s #9 McLaren (Mark Smith/Martin Plowman) recorded its best finish, seventh, at Oulton (Race 2).
Smith, who also leads the GT Cup standings in Paddock’s parallel programme, will be aiming for his first British GT podium.
Greystone GT’s #24 McLaren (Andrey Borodin/Oli Webb) returns after skipping both Oulton and Spa, making this their first sprint race outing of the season.
Orange Racing by JMH looked set for a strong result at Spa until Simon Orange crashed from second, so the #67 McLaren with Marcus Clutton remains a potential dark horse.
Porsche and Ferrari are each represented by a single car: Team Parker Racing’s #66 911 GT3 R (Nick Jones/Sven Müller) returns after missing Spa, while Spirit of Race’s #55 Ferrari 296 GT3 (Duncan Cameron/Matt Griffin) will look to carry momentum from its duo’s European Le Mans Series podium at Imola last weekend.
Rivalry heats up between Silver-Am competitors
In GT3 Silver-Am, experience meets youth as the two outfits in the class continue their duel.
Beechean Motorsport’s #97 Aston Martin, piloted by two-time British GT champion Andrew Howard and young talent Tom Wood, scored a season-best top-five at Spa and looks strong heading into a circuit that rewards consistency and racecraft.
Bridger Motorsport, one of the newest teams on the grid, has once again called on team principal Jay Bridger to partner with Jonny Ip in the #86 Honda NSX GT3 Evo2, replacing Luke Garlick.
The Honda’s straight-line performance could make it a serious factor on Snetterton’s long straights.
With the Aston’s all-around balance and the NSX’s raw pace, the Silver-Am battle could prove just as intense as the overall championship fight.
Optimum eyes GT4 title lockdown
Optimum Motorsport’s #90 McLaren Artura GT4 duo, Marc Warren and reigning GT4 champion Jack Brown, could clinch the title this weekend – if they win both races.
Their lead stands at 27.5 points over the #71 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 Evo pairing of Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson, who saw their championship hopes dented at Oulton Park after a Race 1 crash ended their weekend prematurely.
If they win both races and Century’s #71 BMW fails to score heavily, Brown would become British GT’s first back-to-back GT4 champion – but any misstep could reopen the door for Century’s BMW.
In GT4 Pro-Am, Team Parker Racing’s #30 Mercedes-AMG GT4 (Phil Keen/Jon Currie) and Jolt Racing’s #37 McLaren (Rupert Williams/John Ingram) will look to disrupt the title challengers and contend for class wins.
Century’s #14 entry of Chris Salkeld and Brandon Templeton was disqualified from Spa due to a fuel system issue, but they’ll hope to bounce back and challenge the #17 Optimum McLaren of Harry George and Luca Hopkinson in the GT4 Silver ranks.
Mahiki Ginettas primed for UK soil debut
Mahiki’s Ginettas all reached the chequered flag at Spa without major issues, in stark contrast to the team’s previous weekends spent racing with Lotus Emiras.
The youngest driver lineup of Josh Miller and Adrian Neate led much of the GT4 Silver class at Spa in the #84 Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo before pit stop compensation times dropped them back.
It marked their second near-miss of victory due to pit stop compensation; the first came at the Donington opener.
Mahiki’s reserve driver, Blake Angeliss, undertakes his second race of the season after Spa with #69 Ginetta teammate Steven Lake, marking their first sprint meeting together.
The team’s third #88 Ginetta will be co-driven, as expected, by Ian Duggan and Joe Wheeler.
The Ginetta package demonstrated improvement over the Lotus at Spa, but how will it fare during its maiden sprint race meeting of the year?
Track action begins on Saturday, 12 July, with free practice and qualifying before both races take place on Sunday, 13 July.
Race 1 is scheduled at 10:50, followed by Race 2 at 15:40 local time.
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