Bumper 38-car entry assembled for Intelligent Money British GT's Silverstone showdown 04.11.2020: - De Haan/Kujala lead four-way GT3 title battle - Five crews headed by Caroline/Vaughan retain GT4 championship chance - Live Sky Sports F1 coverage joins existing livestream options

-  De Haan/Kujala lead four-way GT3 title battle

-  Five crews headed by Caroline/Vaughan retain GT4 championship chance

-  Live Sky Sports F1 coverage joins existing livestream options

-  Organisers and Mission Motorsport to mark Remembrance Sunday with pre-race service and poppy decals




-  Season-high 38-car entry list: #Silverstone500



The most prestigious race of the Intelligent Money British GT season will also decide 2020’s champions this weekend when four GT3 crews and five GT4 line-ups battle for their respective class titles at the #Silverstone500.


A season-high 38-car entry comprising 20 GT3, 13 GT4 and five GTC cars will do battle over three hours around the full 3.661-mile, 18-turn Arena GP circuit, which stages British GT’s season finale for the first time since 2011.



 Those numbers are especially impressive following a year like no other. Indeed, the total represents three more than the original pre-covid full-season entry, the most GT3 cars for a single race since Donington 2014, and the highest number of GTC models since Croft 2007.



McLaren will also set a new GT3 record should all nine 720Ss start Sunday’s race. The benchmark for a single model is currently held by Aston Martin’s first-generation Vantage (eight raced at Silverstone in 2014).



Importantly, the raft of race-by-race additions that have swelled Silverstone’s entry are not eligible to score points on Sunday. So, while the likes of Jenson Button will be battling for a standalone result, his final position has no bearing on the chances of his championship-contending team-mates.



Restrictions mean the race will be run behind closed doors, but fans needn’t miss any of Sunday’s action thanks to the championship’s free and unrestricted livestreaming options, which are complemented for the first time by live TV coverage on Sky Sports F1. BritishGT.com will also broadcast Sunday’s BRDC British F3, Porsche Sprint Challenge GB and Ginetta GT5 Challenge races.


Finally, championship organisers, with the help Of Mission Motorsport – the Forces’ Motorsport Charity – will hold a memorial service to mark Remembrance Sunday. The service will take place in the pitlane just prior to 11:00 with wreaths being laid by servicemen for the 3rd Regiment Royal Logistics Corp, Silverstone Circuit and by a representative on behalf of all teams and drivers before the entire paddock falls silent to observe a two-minute silence.



Poppies will also feature prominently on every car’s windscreen banner – the area usually reserved for title sponsor, Intelligent Money.





- Tom Hornsby, photo SRO