SANSOM AND TREGURTHA MAKE BARWELL BRITISH GT SWITCH
Bentley pair make a move to drive one of two new-for-2023 Lamborghini Huracan EVO2s with the standard-bearer Barwell Motorsport team
Mark Sansom and Will Tregurtha are switching to multiple champion Barwell Motorsport to race one of two new-for-2023 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2s in next season’s British GT championship.
The Silver-Am duo raced in British GT in an Assetto Bentley this year, making their debuts in the GT3 contest. They are the first confirmed 2023 driver pairing for the Barwell team that won British GT3 overall drivers’and team’s championship doubles in 2020 and ’21 and its driver duo Adam Balon and Sandy Mitchell fought for last year’s title.
Ginetta Junior champion Tregurtha won British GT’s 2017 GT4 championship and has also won races in GT4 European and DTM Trophy. Sansom made his British GT4 debut with Assetto in 2021.
Barwell bosses recently confirmed their plan to upgrade to Lamborghini’s Huracan EVO2 and to revert to a two-car line-up for next season’s British GT campaign. The team has traditionally run two Lamborghini GT3s but trimmed to one car this season after reigning champion drivers Russian Leo Machitski and Dane Dennis Lind couldn’t return after Motorsport UK’s ban on Russianlicenced drivers.
The driver line-up for Barwell’s second 2023 car is due to be announced next year. Moving back to a two-car operation will also allow Barwell to once again fight for the teams’championship.
Sansom said: “Barwell have unsurpassed championship pedigree and I’ve been hugely impressed with what I’ve seen of how they operate. I’m also delighted to continue my partnership with Will Tregurtha. He’s outstandingly quick and we worked well together last season.”