The 2024 GB3 Championship is a planned a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars scheduled to be held across Europe. The 2024 season will be the ninth organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom, and the fourth season under the GB3 moniker after rebranding from the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship in mid-2021. The championship will feature a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The season will be ran over eight triple-header rounds and will started on 30 March at Oulton Park.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Ammonite Motorsport[2] TBA TBA TBC
Elite Motorsport TBA United Kingdom McKenzy Cresswell[3] TBC
TBA South Africa Jarrod Waberski[4] TBC
Fortec Motorsports TBA United Kingdom Edward Pearson[5] TBC
TBA United States Colin Queen[6] TBC
Rodin Motorsport[7] TBA TBA TBC

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced on 22 November 2023. After the series was awarded FIA international status in 2022, another international event was added in 2023, with the championship's debut at the Hungaroring replacing the round at Snetterton.[8]

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 R1 United Kingdom Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)		 30 March – 1 April British GT Championship
R2
R3
2 R4 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 27–28 April British GT Championship
R5
R6
3 R7 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
(Spa, Belgium)		 1–2 June Spa Euro Race
R8
R9
4 R10 Hungary Hungaroring
(Mogyoród, Hungary)		 22–23 June International GT Open
R11
R12
5 R13 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
(Zandvoort, Netherlands)		 13–14 July Zandvoort Summer Trophy
R14
R15
6 R16 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 27–28 July MSVR race weekend
R17
R18
7 R19 United Kingdom Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 7–8 September British GT Championship
R20
R21
8 R22 United Kingdom Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 28–29 September British GT Championship
R23
R24

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which will have its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, will award extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

Races Position, points per race
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Races 1 & 2 35 29 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Race 3 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Notes
  • 1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race three.

References

  1. ↑ "GB3 CHAMPIONSHIP CONFIRMS 2024 CALENDAR, INCLUDING MAIDEN VISIT TO HUNGARORING". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2023-08-14). "Top FF1600 team Ammonite Motorsport to join GB3 in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2024-01-10). "McKenzy Cresswell remains at Elite Motorsport for his third GB3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-01-04). "Jarrod Waberski switches to Elite Motorsport for second GB3 campaign". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  5. ↑ Wood, Ida (2023-11-15). "Edward Pearson stays at Fortec for second GB3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2023-11-30). "Colin Queen remains with Fortec for step up to GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. ↑ "Leading junior motorsport team Rodin Carlin to rebrand as Rodin Motorsport". www.rodinmotorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2023-11-22). "GB3 to race at Hungaroring for first time in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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