COLLARD AND MITCHELL TOP A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONTEST

It’s been an unusual year for British GT. Action was delayed until August by the pandemic, and the grid had dropped from 35 paid-up entries to 21 when it got under way. As series promoter Stephane Ratel put it, “when you lose 40% of your grid, you can’t call it a success”. But, as Ratel rightly added, “it’s been a sporting success”.

There were seven different winners from four manufacturers over the nine races, and four crews remained in title contention until the Silverstone finale, which drew an encouraging 37-car field. There, the Barwell-versus-RAM fight was decided in favour of Sandy Mitchell and British Touring Car