An action-packed 120-minute race at Brands Hatch saw 2 Seas Motorsport’s #42 take the honours. Additionally, Optimum Motorsport secured the win in the GT4 class with their #17 entry. 

GT3 

At the opening corner, Kevin Tse lost his lead and dropped to third, with Blackthorn taking the initial lead. Meanwhile, the other Mercedes of Charles Dawson moved up to fourth, behind his teammate.

After a 12-minute safety car caused by a GT4 crash further back, Giacomo Petrobelli then set his sights on retaining the lead at the restart. However, he was quickly hit with a drive-through penalty for a ‘grid procedure’. 

This promoted Rob Collard in the #1 Barwell Motorsport car into the lead, who had Tse hot on his heels. Further back, Simon Orange had a trip through the grass after running wide after being passed by Jon Kearney in the McLaren. 

After his penalty, Petrobelli had fought his way back up to sixth by the hour mark, after a battle with the #9 Paddock Motorsport McLaren. Then came the pit stops, with success penalties coming in to shake the order up. 

Kiern Jewiss led in the #42 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes after the pit-stop phase. Then with 30 minutes to go, the #78 Barwell Motorsport had smoke pouring out at the left front. 

After several trips off the circuit, Patrick Kujala eventually found the pit lane and was able to continue. The puncture was caused when Team Parker Racing’s Sven Muller and Paddock Motorsport’s Martin Plowman made contact, resulting in debris spread across the track. 

This led to Muller being forced to retire the car on track, resulting in the second full course yellow of the race, and it escalated into another safety car. On the restart, Jewiss retained his lead and kept it to win for the #42 2 Seas Motorsport team. 

Optimum Motorsport took second place, and after starting on pole, the other side of the 2 Seas Motorsport garage dropped to seventh at the chequered flag. The #42 2 Seas Motorsport entry now takes an important lead in both main championships going into the final race at Donington Park. 

GT4

While the GT3 class had its drama, the GT4 class was just as intense, with the class pole sitters, Mahiki Racing, losing the lead on the opening lap to Optimum Motorsport #17. Further back, the #90 Optimum Motorsport went wide, hitting the barrier and forcing them into an early retirement, resulting in a safety car.

When the safety car did eventually come in, the battle quickly heated up between two of the three Mahiki Ginetta’s as the #88 and the #69 were locked together in a fierce battle. 

Then just 18 minutes into the race, the #84 Mahiki Racing Ginetta, which started the race on GT4 pole, caught fire, and the driver was forced to stop the car. What followed was a full course yellow, which later flourished into a safety car.

The end to the safety car resulted in a close battle between Ravi Ramyead in the #71 BMW and Luke Garlick in the #69 Ginetta for second position in the GT4 class. After a few laps of persistence, Garlick secured the position and was on his way after leader Harry George.

After the pit-stop phase, Optimum Motorsport continued to lead the way, this time with Luca Hopkinson at the wheel and he held his own until the chequered flag. 

Optimum Motorsport and Century Motorsport are in for a tight battle for the championship at the final round in Donington on the first weekend of October, as the two are separated by just over 30 points. 

The full results and championship standings can be viewed on the British GT website. The championship will return for one final round on the first weekend of October.