Shaun Balfe
Shaun Balfe | |
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Balfe on the podium at Donington Park | |
Nationality | British |
Born | (1972-06-04) 4 June 1972 (age 51) Grantham, England, United Kingdom |
British GT Championship career | |
Debut season | 1999 |
Current team | Balfe Motorsport |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 22 |
Former teams | Eurotech Racing, Rollcentre Racing, Eclipse Motorsport |
Starts | 50 |
Wins | 7 |
Poles | 7 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2003 |
Previous series | |
2013–17 2005–06 | International GT Open FIA GT |
Championship titles | |
2017 2004 | International GT Open Pro-Am Spanish GT Championship |
Shaun Balfe (born 4 June 1972) is a British[1] racing car driver from Grantham who won the 2004 Spanish GT Championship. In 2006 he raced a Saleen S7R for Balfe Motorsport[2] in the FIA GT Championship[3] He currently races in the British GT Championship in a McLaren 720S GT3 with Rob Bell in 2019.[4] He finished third in the GT3 championship that year.
Early life
He attended Caythorpe primary school[5] and the Sir William Robertson School, where he gained eight GCSEs, with only English Literature at grade C or above.[6]
By 1991 he lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College.[7] His father, David Balfe (born 29 September 1951), [8] owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham.[9] He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University.[10]
Racing record
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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1999 | Barclays Premier | Marcos Mantis | INV | SIL 1 | OUL 1 | SNE 1 | BRH 1 | SIL 1 19 | DON 1 | DON 2 | SIL 1 | CRO 1 | SPA 1 | SIL 1 13 | -† | 0† | |||||
2000 | Balfe Motorsport | Lotus Esprit | GTO | THR 1 | CRO 1 | OUL 1 WD | DON 1 Ret | SIL 1 WD | BRH 1 23 | DON 1 Ret | CRO 1 Ret | SIL 1 15 | SNE 1 Ret | SPA 1 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | 28th | 10 | ||||
2001 | Paragon/Team Eurotech | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GTO | SIL 1 6 | SNE 1 10 | DON 1 9 | OUL 1 8 | CRO 1 6 | ROC 1 9 | CAS 1 4 | BRH 1 9 | DON 1 9 | KNO 1 12 | THR 1 9 | BRH 1 11 | SIL 1 9 | ? | ? | |||
2003 | Rollcentre with Balfe Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | GTO | DON 1 1 | SNE 1 1 | KNO 1 1 | KNO 2 1 | SIL 1 15 | CAS 1 Ret | OUL 1 Ret | ROC 1 1 | THR 1 1 | SPA 1 8 | BRH 1 Ret | 2nd | 182 | |||||
2004 | Balfe Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | N-GT | DON 1 4 | DON 2 Ret | MON 1 | MON 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | THR 1 4 | THR 2 DNS | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | 29th | 10 |
2005 | Eclipse Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | GT2 | DON 1 7 | MAG 1 [11] | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | THR 1 | THR 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | SIL 1 | MON 1 | MON 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 26th | 2 | |
2013 | Balfe Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | ROC 1 10 | SIL 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | BRH 1 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | DON 1 | 32nd | 1.5 | ||||||
2018 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 650S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 8 | OUL 2 12 | ROC 1 Ret | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 8 | SPA 1 Ret | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 17th | 10 | |||||||
2019 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 WD | OUL 2 WD | SNE 1 31 | SNE 2 3 | SIL 1 11 | DON 1 2 | SPA 1 4 | BRH 1 2 | DON 1 1 | 3rd | 126 | |||||||
2020 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 Ret | NC† | 0† | |||||||
2022 | Balfe Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | GT3 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 2 | SIL 1 Ret | DON 1 8 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 15th | 49 | |||||||
2023 | Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | GT3 | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 7 | SIL 1 2 | DON 1 7 | SNE 1 1 | SNE 2 9 | ALG 1 3 | BRH 1 5 | DON 1 | 5th* | 106.5* |
† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
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2005 | Balfe Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | G2 | MON NC | MAG Ret | SIL 11 | IMO 9 | BRN 11 | SPA | OSC 14 | IST | ZHU | DUB | BAH | NC† | 0† |
2006 | Balfe Motorsport | Saleen S7-R | GT1 | SIL 9 | BRN Ret | OSC 8 | SPA | PAU Ret | DIJ Ret | MUG 8 | BUD 9 | ADR | DUB | 40th | 2 |
† Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.
References
- ^ "FIA GT Championship profile: Shaun Balfe". FIA GT Championship official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Balfe team ready for new Welsh circuit". Grantham Journal. 14 May 2008.
- ^ "SGTC: Balfe Motorsport Catalunya Summary". Motorsport.com. 15 November 2004. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011..
- ^ "Balfe Motorsport To Race 720S GT3 In British GT". Dailysportscar. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Sleaford Standard Friday 24 June 1983, page 18
- ^ Sleaford Standard Thursday 15 September 1988, page 4
- ^ Sleaford Standard Thursday 23 March 1995, page 21
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 27 September 1991, page 52
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 29 March 1991, page 29
- ^ Grantham Journal Friday 28 May 1993, page 19
- ^ This race consisted of FIA GT and British GT Championship cars. Balfe competed in the FIA GT series at the time.
External links
- "FIA GT Championship profile: Shaun Balfe". FIA GT Championship official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011.