McLaren masterclass in British GT as BTCC supports thrill at Thruxton

Enduro Motorsport’s Morgan Tillbrook and Marcus Clutton took a second British GT win in as many visits to Donington Park, as they won last weekend’s three-hour race by almost a minute.

After a non-finish last time out at the Silverstone 500, Clutton admitted he was anxious heading to the East Midlands for the first of two visits this year. He immediately eased his nerves however, as the pair put their McLaren 720S on pole ahead of 2 Seas Motorsport’s Lewis Williamson and James Cottingham.

Come the race it was the latter who made the better start, as Cottingham moved the Mercedes-AMG around the outside of Redgate to relegate Tillbrook into second. The squabbling pair quickly pulled away from RAM Racing’s Ian Loggie, but had their battle cut short by the only safety car of the race – called to clear up an excess of debris after numerous early incidents.

That neutralisation proved to be the decisive factor in Enduro’s charge to the flag as Clutton was serviced and released just before the safety car came round, while Williamson was briefly stopped by a red light at pit exit and rejoined behind the safety car. A wave-by shuffled the leading McLaren of Clutton back to the front and, with a buffer of GT4 cars between his nearest rivals, he soon disappeared into the distance.

“I think [the wave-by] was fair; at the time I was furious, but I think that was fair to do what they did and re-organise the pile,” Clutton said. “Having that clear track – there was one thing on my mind and that was a bit of a quali stint for an hour, well for the first 10 minutes until I caught traffic again and broke the pack.”

Clutton (right) has praised Tillbrook's rate of progression

Photo by: JEP

After a second Donington win to follow up their