British BMW team Century Motorsport has confirmed their plans for 2025, which are nearly the same as the 2024 program that include races in the UK and around Europe, as well as select races in the Middle East.
For 2025, the team plans to race in the British GT championship (which they won in 2022 with drivers Darren Leung and Dan Harper), the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe series and a trio of endurance races in the Middle East. The races in the Middle East are done to keep the team sharp before the season-long programs begin and will also give Century more time to get used to the M4 GT3 EVO, which they have procured for 2025.
The “winter season” Middle Eastern races include the Gulf 12 Hours at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, the Dubai 24 Hours and the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi, which are all in December through January. “It is great to be continuing our relationship with BMW,” said Team Principal Nathan Freke. “We have had a lot of success with the M4 GT3 and we are sure the EVO kit is going to give us that competitive edge. British GT has been a successful mainstay for Century Motorsport, and we are hungry to win another GT3 championship while also becoming regulars in Fanatec GT World Challenge. We have enjoyed our time so far in this series and are keen to make our mark on the global stage.”
Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson had two wins in British GT GT4.
Century Motorsport had a challenging 2024 season in British GT. They ran two M4 GT3s in the GT3 class and a pair of M4 GT4s in the GT4 class. In nine races, the team’s best finish in GT3 was a third-place finish at Snetterton for Carl Cavers and Lewis Plato (shown in top photo). They had more success in GT4, with four podiums including three wins, two for Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson and one for Ian Gough and Tom Wrigley. Gough and Wrigley finished third in the GT4 Pro-Am driver points and Ramyead and Robertson finished sixth. In the GT3 class, Cavers and Plato finished fourth in driver points in the GT3 Silver Am class.
Ian Gough and Tom Wrigley had a GT4 win at Spa.
Century has yet to announce a GT4 program for 2025, though it’s expected that they’ll race the M4 GT4 again in addition to the M4 GT3 programs. Drivers also have yet to be announced.
—David Haueter
[Photos courtesy SRO]