SIMS MAKES BRITISH GT RETURN
Ex-Formula E competitor will race Century’s GT3 BMW for remainder of season
Ex-Formula E racer and successful GT endurance competitor Alex Sims will return to British GT for the rest of this season in an overhauled Century BMW M4 GT3 line-up.
Sims, who has won the Spa and Nurburgring 24 Hours with BMW, competed in a Barwell-run Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4 GT3 in British GT in 2014 and ’15, finishing second and third in the table in that time, which helped him become a BMW factory driver. He also competed in five British GT races in 2016 in a Barwell Lamborghini.
Sims for British GT’s remaining rounds of 2022 will partner in Pro-Am crews Ginetta GT4 Supercup graduates Henry Dawes at Brands Hatch this weekend and Darren Leung at Donington Park in October.
Century brought the new M4 GT3 into British GT this season, initially with Betty Chen and Angus Fender driving. Fender was replaced from mid-season by DTM race winner and FE driver Joel Eriksson due to Fender’s sponsor issues. David Holloway substituted for an unwell Chen at the most recent Spa round.
Sims said: “I absolutely loved my time in British GT so to be back for this year’s final two rounds represents a real bonus at the end of a long season.
“It’s been a while since I last raced in British GT but I know the circuits and also the M4 from BMW’s Nurburgring programme. In any case, my priority within the Pro-Am crew is to get
Henry and Darren up to speed.” lSims answers your questions in our readers’Q&A on p20-25