The 2024 GB3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The 2024 season was 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 featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The season was run over eight triple-header rounds, starting in March and running over eight race weekends until September.
Both championships were decided at the final race: Louis Sharp won the Drivers' Championship ahead of John Bennett and Tymek Kucharczyk, while his team, Rodin Motorsport, won its first Teams' Championship
Teams and drivers
Team Driver Rounds VRD Racing by Arden 2 James Hedley 1–2 3 Noah Ping All 17 Nikita Johnson 3–8 32 Shawn Rashid All Rodin Motorsport 2 James Hedley 4–5 7 Louis Sharp All 18 Arthur Rogeon All 27 Freddie Slater 7 31 Ugo Ugochukwu 1–3, 6 35 Callum Voisin 8 Chris Dittmann Racing 2 James Hedley 8 9 Jacob Douglas 6–7 19 Kanato Le 3 34 Martinius Stenshorne 2 43 Tom Mills 8 55 Flynn Jackes 1–7 77 Rishab Jain 1 Javier Sagrera 4 91 Sebastian Murray All Hillspeed 6 Marcus Luzio 3, 6 15 Aditya Kulkarni All JHR Developments 10 Patrick Heuzenroeder All 11 John Bennett All 12 Josh Irfan All Elite Motorsport 16 McKenzy Cresswell All 20 Jarrod Waberski All 33 Hugo Schwarze All Hitech Pulse-Eight 21 William Macintyre All 22 Tymek Kucharczyk All 23 Gerrard Xie All Fortec Motorsports 41 Edward Pearson 1–7 42 James Wharton 2, 6 51 Alex Kattoulas 7 62 Colin Queen All Arden Motorsport 88 Max Taylor 7
Isaac Barashi was announced to be making his series debut for Chris Dittmann Racing at the Hungaroring, but instead elected to replace Nikita Bedrin at MP Motorsport in FRECA. Ammonite Motorsport announced their entry into the championship ahead of the season, but did not field any drivers at any of the eight rounds. Douglas Motorsport, a series mainstay since 2019, also did not field any drivers.
Race calendar 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. Round Circuit Date SupportingMap of circuit locations 1 R1 Oulton Park(International Circuit, Cheshire) 30 March British GT Championship R21 April R3 2 R4 Silverstone Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 27 April British GT Championship R528 April R6 3 R7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps(Spa, Belgium) 1 June Spa Euro Race R8 R92 June 4 R10 Hungaroring(Mogyoród, Hungary) 22 June International GT Open R1123 June R12 5 R13 Circuit Zandvoort(Zandvoort, Netherlands) 13 July Zandvoort Summer Trophy R1414 July R15 6 R16 Silverstone Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 27 July MSVR race weekend R1728 July R187R19 Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)7 SeptemberBritish GT ChampionshipR208 SeptemberR21 8 R22 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 28 September British GT Championship R2329 September R24
Race results Round CircuitPole position Fastest lapWinning driverWinning team 1 R1 Oulton Park Louis Sharp John Bennett Louis SharpRodin Motorsport R2 Louis Sharp John Bennett John BennettJHR Developments R3 William Macintyre William MacintyreHitech Pulse-Eight 2 R4 Silverstone Circuit Tymek Kucharczyk Tymek Kucharczyk Tymek KucharczykHitech Pulse-Eight R5 Tymek Kucharczyk Tymek Kucharczyk William MacintyreHitech Pulse-Eight R6race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions 3 R7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Tymek Kucharczyk William Macintyre Tymek KucharczykHitech Pulse-Eight R8 John Bennett Noah Ping Tymek KucharczykHitech Pulse-Eight R9 William Macintyre William MacintyreHitech Pulse-Eight 4 R10 Hungaroring Gerrard Xie Tymek Kucharczyk Gerrard XieHitech Pulse-Eight R11 Gerrard Xie Louis Sharp Louis SharpRodin Motorsport R12 Tymek Kucharczyk Arthur RogeonRodin Motorsport 5 R13 Circuit Zandvoort John Bennett John Bennett John BennettJHR Developments R14 John Bennett Tymek Kucharczyk Tymek KucharczykHitech Pulse-Eight R15 Nikita Johnson Nikita JohnsonVRD by Arden 6 R16 Silverstone Circuit McKenzy Cresswell John Bennett John BennettJHR Developments R17 McKenzy Cresswell McKenzy Cresswell McKenzy CresswellElite Motorsport R18 Tymek Kucharczyk Arthur RogeonRodin Motorsport7R19 Donington Park Louis Sharp Tymek Kucharczyk Louis SharpRodin MotorsportR20 Louis Sharp Tymek Kucharczyk Louis SharpRodin MotorsportR21 Arthur Rogeon Arthur RogeonRodin Motorsport 8 R22 Brands Hatch McKenzy Cresswell John Bennett McKenzy CresswellElite Motorsport R23 Louis Sharp Tymek Kucharczyk Louis SharpRodin Motorsport R24 Callum Voisin Nikita JohnsonVRD by Arden
Season report
First half The 2024 GB3 Championship began across Easter weekend at Oulton Park with Rodin’s Louis Sharp taking a pair of pole positions. The first race of the season was decided at the start, with Sharp defending his lead from JHR’s John Bennett. The pair ran line astern from this point on, while Sharp’s teammate Ugo Ugochukwu completed the podium. Race two started behind the safety car as it was very wet. Sharp led the opening part of the race, until a restart after a three-car collision when Bennett took the lead. Sharp dropped back and had to defend from Hitech’s Tymek Kucharczyk, before the latter ran off track. This saw Elite’s McKenzy Cresswell claim third. The reverse-grid final race looked set to be won by Rodin’s Arthur Rogeon, who had moved from fourth to the lead at the start, but the Frenchman’s car suffered a gearbox issue on the final lap. This handed Hitech’s William Macintyre the win ahead of Elite’s Jarrod Waberski and Ugochukwu. Sharp came fifth to leave Cheshire leading the standings, 15 points ahead of Ugochukwu.
Round two saw Kucharczyk take both pole positions around Silverstone. He kept his lead at the start of the first race, while Cresswell was able to take second from Macintyre into Copse. Kucharczyk managed his lead from then on and built a 7.8-second gap to Cresswell to take an unchallenged victory. Cresswell came second as Macintyre had to defend from Sharp. The Australian tried a move on lap three, but that dropped him into the clutches of Ugochukwu behind him. The pair ran side by side before Sharp came out on top again, after which the order stabilised. The rest of the weekend was disrupted by heavy rain, which saw race two postponed to Sunday afternoon and race three cancelled. Macintyre started race two second on the drier side of a damp track, which helped him take the lead. Ugochukwu moved from fifth to second, while poleman Kucharczyk dropped to third. Ugochukwu kept close to Macintyre, but was unable to challenge him. Sharp came fifth and now led Ugochukwu by 9 points.
GB3’s continental leg began at Spa with Kucharczyk and Bennett sharing pole positions. The pair started the first race alongside each other, with the Pole coming out ahead at Les Combes. He built a gap to the field and managed the race from that point on. Championship leaders Sharp and Ugochukwu started third and fourth and also battled at the start, with Sharp coming out on top to complete the podium. Race two began similarly, with polesitter Bennett keeping the lead through the first laps, but Kucharczyk managed to stay with him and take first place on lap three. Bennett had no opportunity to fight back as the race finished under yellow, while Sharp took another third place. Race three began with the top three side by side on the Kemmel Straight, before two of them collided and Hitech’s Gerrard Xie took the lead. After the ensuing safety car, Macintyre moved past Xie to take first place. Sharp retired after colliding with VRD Arden’s Noah Ping as they fought for third, allowing Kucharczyk to take the championship lead by nine points.
Round four saw GB3 make its debut at the Hungaroring, where Xie took both pole positions. The series’ first race in Hungary saw the pole sitter defend from Kucharczyk at the start, before the latter then had to fend off Bennett a corner later. A largely uneventful race saw Xie soak up the pressure from behind to take the win. The second race saw Xie make the same defensive move on Kucharczyk, but the man on the move was Sharp, who started fifth and had made his way into second by turn four. Xie then suffered a car issue, handing Sharp the race lead which he controlled from then on. Kucharczyk came home second ahead of Macintyre before being disqualified post-race, which promoted Cresswell onto the podium. Rogeon started the third race from the reverse-grid front row and quickly took the lead from JHR’s Josh Irfan, while Waberski fended off Sharp to maintain third. Kucharczyk failed to score again after sustaining a broken front wing and dropped to third in the standings, with Sharp now leading Macintyre by two points.
Second half The second half of the season started at Zandvoort with Bennett claiming a double pole position. After he held Kucharczyk off at the start of the first race, rain began to fall. Leader Bennett handled the slippery conditions best, building up a lead and taking the win of the race. Rodin’s James Hedley completed the podium. Race two began with a multi-car collision at the start that caused a red flag. Bennett lost the lead to Kucharczyk and Sharp on the restart, but kept close to the Kiwi. When he tried to retake second place, the pair collided, with Sharp retiring and Bennett pitting with damage. Kucharczyk took the win, with Hedley and Cresswell promoted onto the podium. Race three saw VRD Arden’s Nikita Johnson initially lose the lead to JHR’s Patrick Heuzenroeder before he took it back two corners later. Cresswell also slipped through, demoting the Australian to third place. Johnson held on to win his first GB3 race, while Kucharczyk in tenth left the Netherlands as the new championship leader, 18 points ahead of Sharp.
Cresswell took two pole positions on GB3’s return to Silverstone. Sharp had the better start to the first race and moved into the lead, before Bennett got past both of them into Stowe. Cresswell then collided with championship leader Kucharczyk, forcing the Pole to retire. This saw Waberski get promoted onto the podium, with the top three then staying in their spots for the rest of the race. Race two began in very similar fashion, with Sharp and then also Bennett drawing level with pole sitter Cresswell, but this time, he managed to hold on to the lead. From that point, Cresswell built a gap to the field and led Sharp and Bennett home for his first GB3 win in a year. The reverse-grid third race saw pole sitter Heuzenroeder lose his lead to Rogeon, with the Frenchman then going on to win the race. VRD Arden’s Shawn Rashid also got past Heuzenroeder to claim second, before the Australian lost even more places. Kucharczyk completed the podium, but his bad weekend still saw him fall behind Sharp and Bennett in the standings.