Michael Lyons secured the first pole position of the new season with a time of 1:38.757. It was a close fight between the Ferrari and series defending champion David Ashburn in the Trackspeed Porsche.“It was difficult with traffic and the lap was scrappy, but it was enough” Lyons said afterwards. “It was tight with the Porsche and that is where the big fight is.”
The 2nd session, however, was a different affair with the Porsche coming out on top, with Ashburn’s new team mate for 2011 Richard Westbrook driving the Porsche to that pole position, with only 4 laps on the circuit.
In GT4, the KTM X-Bow of Peter Belshaw/Marcus Clutton and the Ginetta G50 of Dan Denis/David Mcdonald share the front row in both races, with both teams taking a pole position each.
A few ex-BTCC drivers are appearing in this year’s British GT, and one current BTCC driver making his debut this weekend.
Jonathon Adam driving the Aston Martin (which had problems in practise), but managing a 4th and 5th in qualifying for the 2 races. Anthony Reid in the Chevron (perhaps the smallest car in the field), taking 14th and 15th on the grid for the Monday races having outpaced a number of the more powerful GT3 machines. John Bintcliffe in one of the United Autosports Audi R8, who are running a whole season compared to when they ran just the Oulton Park races last year.
Current BTCC racer and recent winner, Andrew Jordan, makes his debut in the British GT in a Ginetta G55 run by Team LNT, replacing Tom Sharp who had license issues meaning he is unable to compete this weekend.
Avon Tyres British GT Championship, Oulton Park, qualifying one:
1. Michael Lyons (Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458), 1m38.757s
2. David Ashburn (Trackspeed Porsche 997), +0.107s
3. David Jones (Preci Spark Mercedes AMG SLS), +0.331s
4. Mike Guasch (United Autosports Audi R8), +1.126s
5. Andrew Howard (Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9), +1.826s
6. Jim Geddie (CRS Racing Ferrari 430), +2.096s
7. Gregor Fisken (Trackspeed Porsche 911), +2.369s
8. Hector Lester (Rosso Verde Ferrari 430), +2.375s
9. Jay Palmer (United Autosports Audi R8), +2.533s
10. Ron Johnson (Speedworks Motorsport Chevrolet Corvette), +3.557s
Avon Tyres British GT Championship, Oulton Park, qualifying two:
1. Richard Westbrook (Trackspeed Porsche 997), 1m36.505s
2. Allan Simonsen (Rosso Verde Ferrari 430), +0.651s
3. Charles Bateman (Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458), +0.730s
4. Matt Bell (United Autosports Audi R8), +1.057s
5. Jonathan Adam (Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9), +1.451s
6. Matt Griffin (Mtech Ferrari 458 Italia), +1.502s
7. Glynn Geddie (CRS Racing Ferrari 430), +1.550s
8. Adam Wilcox (Predator CCTV Racing Ferrari 430), +1.837s
9. Alex Mortimer (CRS Racing Ferrari 430), +2.165s
10. Steven Kane (Chad Racing Ferrari 430), +2.192s
You can catch the British GT races at Oulton Park on Bank Holiday Monday (April 25th), along with some fantastic support races, including potential future F1 champions in the British F3 championship and Formula Fords, along with close and action packed racing in the VW Cup. Tickets are available on the gate for £21 for adults, with free entry for children aged 12 and under.
Report: Nick Deeley
Photography: Surreal Illusions
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