CHAMPION GIDDINGS LEADS BTCC TEAM CICELEY’S NEW BRITISH GT ATTACK
BTCC race-winning squad confirms British GT expansion with Pro-Am pair Giddings and Whitmore
Ciceley Motorsport has confirmed its entry into this year’s British GT championship, with 2014 champion Jake Giddings joining Dave Whitmore in a Mercedes GT4.
Race-winning British Touring Car Championship team Ciceley previously competed with a Mercedes GT4 in 2018’s Donington Park British GT season-closer. Its 2021 entry means Mercedes returns to British GT4 racing after a year’s absence.
Giddings took his British GT4 crown in a Beechdean Aston Martin, and has driven for Ciceley on numerous occasions including in the Dubai 24 Hours.
Amateur driver Whitmore took part in three British GT races in 2020 in a Century Motorsport BMW M4 and has raced in Club Enduro, the M3 Cup and the
Gulf 12 Hours. The Pro-Am partnership also recently got shakedown mileage in the car with Ciceley at Oulton Park in sub-zero temperatures.
Ciceley’s commercial director Norman Burgess said: “It [British GT] is something we have wanted to do for a few years. We have a great driver pairing, Jake is a previous champion and Dave is like a sponge, soaking up all the information he can and is already turning heads with his speed and consistency.
“The core of the team gives us a great starting point with Nick Hancox as team engineer, Dave Hudson number one mechanic and [Ciceley BTCC driver] Adam Morgan will be assisting both drivers with data and video interpretation.”
Ciceley in the BTCC this year ends its long-time use of the Mercedes A-Class and will instead run BMW 330i M Sport machines.