Caygill and Buncombe win from pole, Fifth place enough for Rob and Ricky to beat team-mates Martin and Mitchell, Optimum’s fourth GT4 victory seals drivers’ title in emphatic fashion.
Rob and Ricky Collard, and Jack Brown and Zac Meakin were crowned 2024 British GT champions at Brands Hatch where Team RJN won for the first time since 2020 thanks to Josh Caygill and Al Buncombe.
Their McLaren finished just 0.524s ahead of Alex Martin and Sandy Mitchell who scored maximum points due to RJN’s pre-event driver change but lost the title by five to their Barwell co-drivers who crossed the line sixth but were subsequently classified fifth following Mark Radcliffe and Tom Gamble’s drive time penalty.
Morgan Tillbrook and Marcus Clutton completed the overall podium in Garage 59’s 720S.
But the afternoon also belonged to Optimum’s Brown and Meakin who overturned their 3.5-point deficit in emphatic fashion by claiming a fourth win of the season. Title rivals Jamie Day and Mikey Porter (Forsetti) finished second in class and bagged the Silver crown, while RACE LAB’s Callum Davies and Sai Sanjay scored their best result of the year in third.
The outcome provided redemption of sorts for Optimum and Meakin who fell just short last year.
Further back, early retirement for Marc Warren and Will Orton effectively handed GT4’s Pro-Am title to Team Parker’s Charles Dawson and Seb Morris.
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