Round 4 - Silverstone - Angus Whiteside

Whiteside started the weekend in style with a double pole position in qualifying; the second consecutive weekend in which he topped the timesheets. Martin Wills (Assetto Motorsport) was fastest of the GTA contenders for the first time, finishing a quarter of a second adrift in second overall.

A great launch off the line netted Wills the race one lead heading into Copse for the first time, while behind early drama ended the race of pole-sitter Whiteside and dropped Alderslade to the rear of the field. With more drivers caught up in incidents, the safety car was brought out.

Bouncing back from his race one disappointment, Whiteside dominated proceedings in race two on Saturday evening. Following an early safety car period, he stormed clear of the pack to take the victory by a commanding margin of over six seconds.

The final race of the weekend saw the GT Academy field race live on ITV4 for the first time. Whiteside started on pole position and went on to provisionally seal the rookie title with a dominant lights-to-flag victory, his sixth success in seven races.

Angus Whiteside – Provisional 2021 Ginetta GT Academy Rookie champion: “This is my first season in cars and when I saw the competition, I thought I was going to get creamed. I was on it at Brands Hatch though, so thought maybe we could do something.

“It’s been such a fun year of racing and to be battling with the GTA class drivers, who have the opportunity to change the car set-ups, has been pretty cool. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and given me the opportunity to do this.”