TOP FIVE GT4 DRIVERS

1 Sennan Fielding

His Steller boss Max Daymond was correct to state that this year Sennan Fielding grew to be the fastest on the grid. Despite being part of an 11th-hour effort with minimal testing, the 26-year-old topped four of the seven GT4

‘Pro’ qualifying sessions and was never lower than third. Plus his in-race charges and decisive overtakes were a round-by-round occurrence. The last of those, at Donington Park’s finale, got him and Richard Williams the crown.

3 Jamie Day

The season previews didn’t dwell on R Racing’s pair of freshman 16-year-olds as likely GT4 title contenders. But they were just that in their Aston Martin, and Jamie Day in his GT debut campaign was its pacesetter, looking like he belonged alongside Fielding and Turner. Day also showed sharpness in battle, such as in fighting through to win at Spa. He’s determined to continue in British GT, and it appears a star is born.

2 Darren Turner

The multiple Le Mans class winner continued to show all of his pace and polish in his second year alongside Matt Topham in a Newbridge Aston Martin, while also continuing to help Am driver Topham develop his skills. That they came so close to being the first Pro-Am overall GT4 champions in six years shows how they punched above their weight. And Turner often had to fight against the odds, battling past Silver rivals despite lower straightline speed.

4 Matt Cowley

Matt Cowley was back leading the Academy Mustang effort, again with a new driving partner in Marco Signoretti: an entry, for the most part, confirmed only round-by-round. But Cowley looked like he would again get well into the title mix, after winning at Donington flawlessly then overcoming his resultant Snetterton success penalty by building a first-stint lead. But they lost victory there when Signoretti was hit off late on, and had persistent maddening bad luck from there on.

5 Will Burns

Reigning champion Will Burns has a frustrating 2022, wherein he didn’t have much chance of defending his crown. His new partnership with Jack Brown lacked the potency of that with Gus Burton last year, plus this time the Century BMW often appear muted on pace.

Burns though plugged away, leading Century’s quartet of GT4 drivers, and managed to get a win at Snetterton. Driving while unwell at Spa underlined his determination.