The #31 Bentley Continental GT3 of Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jr has won the 2017 British GT Championship, thanks to a fourth-place finish for the Team Parker Racing crew at Donington Park in the U.K. The team started the weekend - dubbed the Donington Decider - with a 10.5 advantage in the standings. After a close qualifying session the pair started side-by-side with their championship rivals in third and fourth.
Parfitt Jr started the two-hour race and, after some battling with, made a fantastic overtake on the famous Craner Curves and climbed into third. As the pitstops came, Parfitt Jr had pushed hard to get a 10-second advantage over their nearest rivals in the #31 Lamborghini. Morris took over and after a 20-second success penalty for winning at Brands Hatch, emerged in fifth with the Lamborghini 12 seconds ahead in third. After climbing to fourth, the cars crossed the line and the British Bentley drivers were crowned champions.
As Team Parker Racing battled in the U.K., Bentley Team Absolute made its Blancpain GT Asia Series debut in Shanghai and stood on the Pro-Am class podium after Adderly Fong and Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak finished in second place. The Continental GT3 next races in Barcelona for the final round of the Blancpain GT Series next weekend (1st October) and championship leader Bentley Team M-Sport is aiming for overall honours in the ultra-competitive Endurance Cup.
