Tom Bradshaw is Sprint Challenge GB champion for 2025.
Joe Marshall (Team Parker Racing) from Crewe in Cheshire took a hat-trick of lights-to-flag victories in the final races of the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season at Brands Hatch. Meanwhile, the tense battle for overall championship glory went down to the final race of the season, with Tom Bradshaw (Toro Verde GT) from Bolton emerging victorious.
In the RS Am category, Matthew Kyle-Henney (Clean Racing) from Winchester in Hampshire took victory in the weekend’s opening race, with Reece Somerfield (Breakell Racing) from Walsall in the West Midlands claiming the second and third encounters. However, it was Oliver Meadows (Team Parker Racing) from Marston in Warwickshire who clinched category championship honours for 2025. 


In the Clubsport categories, there were two wins in Pro for Jonathan Moore (Toro Verde GT) from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, and one for Lydia Walmsley (Graves Motorsport) from Kesgrave in Suffolk. With his results from the weekend in Kent, Moore was crowned Clubsport Pro champion. While in Clubsport Am, Hannah Chapman (Xentek Motorsport) and returnee Charlie Tuthill (Tuthill UK) shared wins. Chapman secured the category championship, becoming the first female champion in Sprint Challenge GB history.
Marshall completes a hat-trick in RS Pro Marshall was the driver to beat on a drying track in qualifying. He switched from grooved wet-weather tyres to slick Michelin rubber earlier than his competitors, securing pole position for Rounds 16 and 17. Marshall made a clean start to lead at the beginning of Saturday’s dry race. RS Am’s Somerfield battled Ethan Hammerton (Graves Motorsport) from Northallerton in North Yorkshire, and Bradshaw for second, and this allowed Marshall to pull a healthy gap. At the end of the second lap, Marshall was more than four seconds ahead of Hammerton, with Bradshaw just behind. Meanwhile, Sam Harvey (Xentek Motorsport) from Sutton Coldfield lost three places as he slipped to eighth. 


In the middle part of the race, Harvey began to fight back, rising to seventh. His moves were replicated by Jacob Tofts (Duckhams Yuasa Racing by Graves Motorsport) from Hatfield Heath in Essex, as he recovered from a disappointing qualifying session to move up to ninth. At the front of the race Marshall went unchallenged, crossing the finish line with an advantage of more than 10 seconds, and taking his second win of the season. Marshall was joined on the first overall podium of the Brands Hatch weekend by Hammerton and championship hopeful Bradshaw.
Marshall led at the start of Round 17, and just behind him there was an intense battle for second place between RS Am category driver Somerfield, Oliver Cottam (Duckhams Yuasa Racing by Graves Motorsport) from Bridgnorth in Shropshire, and Bradshaw. As the dust settled, Marshall found himself leading Cottam from Somerfield, and Bradshaw. With 12 minutes of the race remaining, Bradshaw overtook Somerfield at Druids for third, and he quickly closed on Cottam for second. With only a few minutes to go, Cottam slid wide at Paddock Hill Bend which gave Bradshaw a run towards Druids, and there he snatched second. Marshall completed his second lights-to-flag win of the weekend, with Bradshaw finishing second and Cottam enjoying his first podium of the season. The championship battle would go down to the final race, with Bradshaw needing just a single point to win.
There was drama at the start of the last race of the season. Bradshaw appeared to make a false start before the lights went out, and when they did he was slow away from the line. As Bradshaw slipped backwards, Marshall led the pack once more. Somerfield chased the leader in second place, while Bradshaw and Cottam made contact at Paddock Hill, and this caused the latter to retire in the gravel trap at Druids. With Marshall leading Somerfield, Hammerton and Tofts, the Safety Car was scrambled into action which neutralised the race.
The race restarted with 12 minutes remaining on the clock. Hammerton soon passed Somerfield for second overall, and with six minutes to go, Tofts attacked Somerfield, while Harvey looked for a way by Bradshaw. However, the positions remained the same. On the final lap of the race, a recovering Bradshaw found a way ahead of Tofts. And at the flag, Marshall clinched his third win of the weekend to complete an impressive hat-trick, followed home by Hammerton, Somerfield and Bradshaw. With his result, a thrilled Bradshaw was crowned as the provisional overall champion for 2025.
Meadows is RS Am category champion Somerfield followed his good form in Friday’s Practice sessions to qualify ahead of his RS Am category rivals for Rounds 16 and 17. When the lights went out for the first time at Brands Hatch, Somerfield was deemed to have made a false start, incurring a 10-second time penalty. However, he retained the category lead on the road. Somerfield found himself ahead of Kyle-Henney and Dean Burden (Toro Verde GT) from Grantham in Lincolnshire. Meadows soon overtook Jason Baker (Tuthill UK) from Bristol to snatch fifth in the category battle. And next Meadows passed Dan Lewis (Race Car Consultants) from Basildon in Essex, with a move at Druids. Finally, in the closing stages of the race, Meadows got ahead of Burden when the latter went wide. The first RS Am podium in Kent was created by Kyle-Henney, with Somerfield finishing second on corrected time, and Meadows in third.
Somerfield was the leading RS Am category driver again at the start of Round 17, and although he slipped backwards in his battle with the Pro category racers, he maintained the lead of his category. Somerfield was ahead of Kyle-Henney and Meadows for the duration of the race, with Meadows doing enough to be crowned provisional category champion for 2025. A delighted Somerfield enjoyed his second category win of the Brands Hatch weekend, with Kyle-Henney finishing second and Meadows coming home in third as the new RS Am champion.
In the final race of the season, Somerfield led his RS Am category rivals once more, with Kyle-Henney in second and Lewis running in third. Following the Safety Car period, Somerfield was passed by RS Pro category driver, Hammerton, but he retained the category lead. Somerfield survived an attack from Tofts in the closing stages of the race, and their positions remained the same. Somerfield took his second victory of the weekend, with Kyle-Henney and Lewis completing the final RS Am podium of the year.
Moore clinches Clubsport Pro title Moore was the top Clubsport Pro category driver in qualifying, and he would start ahead of Walmsley on the weekend’s first two grids. Moore maintained his advantage in Round 16 with an impressive lights-to-flag victory over Walmsley. The second race in Kent was a repeat of the first, with Moore leading Walmsley throughout. And with his victory in Round 17, Moore was declared provisional category champion with one race to spare. The final race of the season saw Moore slip backwards as Walmsley adopted the category lead. After the Safety Car period, Moore made his retirement from the race, leaving Walmsley clear to enjoy category victory.
Chapman is Clubsport Am champion Returnee Tuthill was the fastest Clubsport Am category driver in qualifying, and he stayed ahead at the start of the weekend’s first race. Paul Porter (Team Parker Racing) from Nottingham was second, with Chapman running in third. In the second half of the race, Chapman found a way by Porter for second in the category, and passed Tuthill on the finish line to win. Chapman, Tuthill and Porter formed the first Clubsport Am category podium at Brands Hatch.
Tuthill got ahead at the start of the weekend’s second race, moving up three places on the opening lap. Chapman was now in second with Porter running in third, and that is how the order remained to the flag. With her results from Rounds 16 and 17, Chapman was able to celebrate as provisional category champion for 2025. On the opening lap of Round 18, Tuthill made his retirement, contributing to the arrival of the Safety Car. This left Chapman leading Porter and Katia Loggie (Toro Verde GT) from Aberdeen, and that is how the order remained to the flag.
Finally, both championships for Teams went to Toro Verde GT – topping the RS Clubsport Entrant and Clubsport Entrant Championships.
Following the final weekend of the season, Porsche Sprint Challenge GB will crown its champions at the annual Porsche Night of Motorsport in November. And Porsche will soon look ahead to the 2026 season, which commences at Donington Park in April, with a full calendar of 18 races taking place across six weekends. Follow the latest Porsche Sprint Challenge GB news directly from Porsche Motorsport via Instagram – @PorscheRaces_GB – where users can share experiences via the hashtag #SprintChallengeGB.
Championship positions*
RS Pro: Tom Bradshaw - Toro Verde GT - 182 Joe Marshall - Team Parker Racing - 178 Jacob Tofts - Duckhams Yuasa Racing by Graves Motorsport - 166
RS Am: Oliver Meadows - Team Parker Racing - 206 Matthew Kyle-Henney - Clean Racing - 190 Reece Somerfield - Breakell Racing - 179
Clubsport Pro: Jonathan Moore - Toro Verde GT - 203 Lydia Walmsley - Graves Motorsport - 182 Jason Baker - Tuthill UK - 30
Clubsport Am: Hannah Chapman - Xentek Motorsport - 248 Paul Porter - Team Parker Racing - 199 Katia Loggie - Toro Verde GT - 171
*results remain provisional
