Optimum Motorsport
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Founded | 2007 |
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Base | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Team principal(s) | Shaun Goff Bas Leinders |
Current series | Asian Le Mans Series GT World Challenge Europe Creventic 24H British GT Championship International GT Open IMSA SportsCar Championship |
Noted drivers | Brendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy, Graham Johnson, Will Moore, Ryan Ratcliffe, Mike Robinson, Flick Haigh, Joe Osborne, Frank Stippler |
Drivers' Championships | 2013 British GT4 Class, Dubai 24H, Mugello 24H |
Optimum Motorsport is a motorsport team known for success in sportscar racing, primarily with Ginetta and McLaren GT cars. Optimum also race under the Inception Racing banner. Their record includes championship wins in 2013 British GT4, class wins at 2012 and 2015 Dubai 24H, 2017 24h Series class champions, and most recently several British GT, GT Open, and AsLMS podiums and championships.
Overview
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Optimum Motorsport is based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. In 2022, it is taking part in:
- FIA World Endurance Championship in collaboration with Project 1
- IMSA Sportscar Championship[1] (as Inception)
- Le Mans Cup making their debut[2] in prototype racing with a Duqueine D-08
- Asian Le Mans Series (as both Optimum and Inception, one car apiece)
- International GT Open (as Inception Racing)
- British GT Championship[3] in GT3 with McLaren customer cars (and historically, Optimum have additionally run Aston Martin in the GT4 class)
In previous years Optimum have campaigned in Creventic 24H[4] endurance series.
British GT results
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Year | Car | Class | Drivers | Wins | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
2012 | Ginetta G55 |
GT3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | 28.5 | |||
Ginetta G50 |
GT4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 | 60 | ||||
2013 | Ginetta G50 |
GT4 | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 7 | 173 | 1st | 1st |
2014 | Ginetta G55 |
GT4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 | 131 | 9th | 8th | |
2015 | Ginetta G55 |
GT4 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 5 | 131 | 2nd | 3rd |
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2016 | Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
GT3 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 2 | 97 | 1st | 1st |
PMW Expo Ginetta G55 |
GT4 | ![]() ![]() |
36 | 9th | 9th |
Creventic 24H results
[edit]Optimum Motorsport competes in the A6 Class.
Round | Event | Venue | Date | Points |
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1 | 24H Dubai | ![]() |
14–16 January | 24 |
2 | 12H Italy-Mugello | ![]() |
18–19 March | 11 |
3 | 24H Silverstone[5] | ![]() |
1–3 April | n/a |
4 | 12H Zandvoort | ![]() |
6–7 May | |
5 | 24H Paul Ricard | ![]() |
15–17 July | |
6 | 24H Barcelona - Fermín Vélez Trophy | ![]() |
2–4 September | |
7 | 12H Epilog Brno | ![]() |
14–15 October |
References
[edit]- ^ "Inception Racing ready to roar at Daytona 24 debut - Optimum Motorsport". www.optimum-motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Optimum Add LMP3 Programme For 2022 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Optimum Motorsport, teams' profile". British GT.
- ^ Creventic, 24H Series. "24H Series". 24H Series. 24H Series Media.
((cite web))
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "After Dubai, action continues in the 24H Series". Motorsport.com. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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