FLICK HAIGH/JONNY ADAM WIN BRITISH GT

WHERE: DONINGTON WHEN: SEPTEMBER 23 After a bruising title-decider at Donington Park, Optimum Motorsport duo Flick Haigh and Jonny Adam emerged unscathed to seal the British GT title in the swansong year for the venerable Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3, seven years after Adam had first raced it in Beechdean AMR colours.

Haigh made a triumphant return to UK motorsport after two years on the continent to become the first female outright champion and impressed with standout drives at Oulton Park, Spa and Brands Hatch, while Adam’s third title (with as many different co-drivers after successes with Andrew Howard in 2015 and Derek Johnston in ’16) made him the most successful driver in series history.

The championship was sealed by eight points over Barwell Lamborghini pair Jon Minshaw/phil Keen, whose victory in the final round at Donington was not enough to make up the 27.5point deficit that followed Optimum successfully overturning its penalty for contact at Snetterton.