Breakell Racing scored a sensational first overall victory in the Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup as part of a podium-filled weekend of Ginetta and Radical racing (30/31 July).
Returning to Ginetta action after the GT4 Supercup’s seven week summer break, Breakell Racing were determined to continue their impressive start to the season with Wes Pearce, who’d recorded three wins in five races to lead the G56 Am class heading into the Knockhill event.
Sporting an eye-catching new blue and pink livery on his Ginetta G56 GT4, Pearce was immediately on the front-running pace in his class. Challenging for pole position in qualifying, he ended up securing a great second on the grid.
The Surrey racer shot into the class lead off the line in race one, but slipped back to second on the opening lap and stayed there to the finish. He repeated his lightning start in race two and this time went on to lead every lap en-route to a brilliant victory.
In the final outing, Pearce kept himself out of trouble in a race full of incident and drama. Playing a starring role on the live ITV4 television coverage, he kept four-time Ginetta champion Colin White at arms’ length throughout to take the finish in second overall.
That result changed though after some post-race penalties were handed out, with Pearce promoted to first. Not only was this Breakell Racing’s first overall GT4 SuperCup win, but also the first time in championship history that an Am driver had won a race outright.
Over 350 miles south of Knockhill, the team were also in action at Silverstone in the latest rounds of the Radical Challenge. Noah Degnbol was once again piloting their Radical SR3, with the rising star aiming to add to his already impressive trophy haul from 2022.
The young Danish racer was in the mix for pole position in Saturday’s qualifying session and ended up third on the grid for the first of the day’s two sprint races. Initially dropping a spot on lap one, he fought back superbly to rise to second over the next couple of laps.
Once in clean air he posted the fastest lap of the race, but with a near six second gap to the leader by that stage, he focused on a clean drive to the finish. Starting an uncharacteristic eighth on the grid for race two, he once again fought valiantly up the order to finish fourth overall and third in class.
Qualifying an improved second fastest for Sunday’s endurance race, Degnbol superbly stormed into the race lead in the early stages, Whilst he eventually got shuffled back to second, he kept fighting through the race en-route to second at the finish.
“It’s hard to put into words just how special it feels to know that we are a race-winning team in the Ginetta GT4 SuperCup, in only our second season in the championship.
“We had a fast race car in position to take advantage of the circumstances around us, and that’s a testament to the hard work of the team and the talent of Wes behind the wheel. He didn’t put a foot wrong all weekend in Scotland and continues to build his lead in the class standings.
“Similarly, Noah put in some fantastic drives at Silverstone to continue growing his Radical trophy collection. He’s a fantastic talent and will be back on the top step of the podium soon.
“Overall, I couldn’t be prouder of the whole Breakell Racing team. It’s not easy being in two places on one weekend, but they all stepped up and delivered a fantastic service to our customers.”
The Ginetta images are from Jakob Ebrey Photography, while the Radical images are from Ollie Read.