Sam Coult Takes the Crown at the GT12 National Grand Prix
The BRCA GT12 National Grand Prix returned to the Tamworth Radio Racing Auto Club this past weekend, bringing together the UK’s finest and most enthusiastic GT12 racers for two days of intense competition. While the racing was fierce across all finals, the weekend belonged to Sam Coult, who celebrated more than just another year on the calendar by securing a dominant overall victory.
Qualifying: Coult Sets the Pace
From the opening rounds of qualifying on Saturday afternoon, it was clear that Sam Coult arrived with a perfect setup. Utilizing the FTQ (Fastest Time Qualifying) format, Sam surged to the top of the leaderboards early. By the end of Sunday morning’s final qualifying runs though it was Dan Robins the 2022 GT champion had secured TQ (Top Qualifier), placing his Schumacher Atom 3 on the pole position for the triple-leg A-Finals.
Joining Dan & Sam at the sharp end of the grid were formidable competitors including Matt Gammons and youngster Freddy Parker, ensuring the battle for the win would require absolute precision.
Finals: A Birthday Masterclass
The GT12 GP format utilized a three-leg final system, where a driver’s two best scores determine the overall standings. Sam Coult wasted no time in the A-Finals:
* Leg 1: It was Sam who took leg 1 maintaining a narrow but steady gap over the chasing pack. Despite pressure from Matt Gammons and Dan Robins. Sam remained composed to take the first win.
* Leg 2: With the overall title within reach, Sam produced a great drive but it was Dan who produced the masterclass. Navigating the technical Tamworth layout with surgical precision, he secured his first leg win, handing him the advantage in championship race before the final leg would begin.
* Leg 3: An uncharacteristically messy start unfolded and it was Freddy Parker who emerged in the lead closely followed by Sam and Dan. The smallest of mistakes at this level was all that was needed from Freddy and Sam and Dan were past to race for the victory. In the closing laps Dan attempted to pass but could find no way through handing the win and back to back GT titles to Sam.
Final Standings - A Final
* Sam Coult
* Dan Robins
* Matt Gammons
* Freddy Parker
* David Gale
Celebrations at Tamworth
It was a poetic finish for Sam, whose birthday weekend was topped off with the prestigious National GP title. The event also highlighted the rising talent in the class, with Freddy Parker continuing his impressive form to secure a top-4 finish in a high-stakes field.
A massive thank you goes out to the Tamworth Radio Racing Auto Club for hosting a flawless event and providing a track surface that allowed for some of the cleanest racing seen this season. junior champion: the title was retained by Freddy Parker with his superb driving getting him into the A final .
2nd and 3rd place finishers were Charlie Hull & Elliot Wagstaff well done to all 3 of you.
The winner of the veterans title was once again David Gale, impressively all 3 of our champions competed in the A final.
Concours winners: congratulations goes to James Eaves and josh Flanagan on there impressive paint schemes and our concourse winners recieving a prize from Phat Bodies
Congratulations to Sam Coult—the 2026 GT12 National Grand Prix Champion!
Phat Bodies Concours Winners:
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