British GT FP2: Watts/Kell McLaren takes top spot at Brands Hatch

British GT FP2: Watts/Kell McLaren takes top spot at Brands Hatch

10 September 2022

10 September 2022

McLaren GT3 machinery led the way in the Intelligent Money British GT Championship for a second session in succession, with Simon Watts and James Kell leading the way in the final Free Practice period.

The Team Rocket RJN machine lapped the Grand Prix circuit in 1m24.084s to head the rest of the field by 0.212s. 2 Seas Motorsport followed the McLaren in the standings, with James Cottingham and Lewis Williamson running second fastest in their shared Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Richard and Sam Neary were third fastest as the Mercedes-AMG machines showed strongly to complete the top three. The father-son duo placed just ahead of the Lamborghini of Adam Balon and Sandy Mitchell with Euan Hankey and Mia Flewitt's McLaren completing the top five after topping the earlier session.

Matt Cowley and Marco Signoretti's Ford Mustang was fastest in the GT4 class at the end of the one-hour session.

Intelligent Money British GT Championship, Free Practice 2, Brands Hatch

1. Watts/Kell, Team Rocket RJN, McLaren 720S GT3, 1m24.084s
2. Cottingham/Williamson, 2 Seas Motorsport, Mercedes-AMG GT3, +0.212s
3. Neary/Neary, Team Abba Racing, Mercedes-AMG GT3, +0.258s
4. Balon/Mitchell, Barwell Motorsport, Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo, +0.279s
5. Flewitt/Hankey, 7TSIX, McLaren 720S GT3, +0.286s
6. Jones/Malvern, Team Parker Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 R, +0.355s
7. Tillbrook/Clutton, Enduro Motorsport, McLaren 720S GT3, +0.401s
8. Malykhin/Dorlin, Redline Racing, Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo, +0.433s
9. Loggie/Macleod, RAM Racing, Mercedes-AMG GT3, +0.576s
10. Proctor/Proctor, Greystone GT, McLaren 720S GT3, +0.823s

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