Marcus Clutton (born 3 March 1989) is a British racing driver set to compete for Orange Racing powered by JMH in the British GT Championship.
| Marcus Clutton | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Clutton in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 3 May 1989 Oldham, England |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver (until 2022) FIA Gold (2023–)[1] |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2020 2020 2011 2009 | British Endurance Championship – Class A GT Cup Championship – GT3 Radical Challenge Championship – Solo Challenge British GT Championship – GT4 British GT Championship – Supersport |
Career
editClutton made his car racing debut in 2005, competing in the Porsche Club Championship.[2][3][4] After appearances in Britcar and the BARC Formula Renault championship over the following two years,[5][6] Clutton raced in select rounds of the 2009 British GT Championship for ABG Motorsport in the Supersport class, which he won after winning all three races he entered.[7] Two years later, Clutton returned to the series and ABG to compete in the GT4 class,[8] scoring three wins and four other podiums to seal the class title at season's end.[9]
Following that, Clutton spent the next three seasons dabbling in the British Endurance Championship and the GT Cup Championship,[10][11] before joining Chevron Cars to race in all but one round of the GT4 European Series.[12] In his only season in the series, Clutton scored an outright win at Misano to take eighth in the Pro standings.[13] Part-time appearances in the Britcar Endurance and British GT Championships then followed in 2017 and 2018,[14][15] before primarily racing in the Radical Challenge Championship across the next two seasons, in which he took the Solo Challenge title in 2020.[16] During 2020, Clutton also won the GT Cup Championship GT3 title for JMH Automotive,[17] as well as making a one-off return to the British GT Championship for the same team in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo.[18]
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In 2021, Clutton joined McLaren customer team Enduro Motorsport to partner Morgan Tillbrook on a full-time basis in the British GT Championship,[19] in which he scored his first overall win at the season-ending Donington Park enduro en route to an eighth-place points finish in the Pro-Am points.[20] Remaining with Enduro for 2022,[21] Clutton took outright wins at Donington Park and Brands Hatch on his way to a third-place points finish in the overall and Pro-Am standings.[22][23] During 2022, Clutton also raced in the GT3 class of the GT Cup Championship for the same team, taking seven wins and 11 podiums to secure runner-up honors.[24]
At the start of the following year, Clutton and Tillbrook joined fellow McLaren customer team Orange Racing powered by JMH to race in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series,[25] before returning to Enduro Motorsport to race in British GT for the rest of the year.[26] In his third consecutive season with the team, Clutton scored outright podiums at Oulton Park and Donington Park to end the season 11th in Pro-Am.[27] In 2024, Clutton joined McLaren-affiliated Garage 59 to continue in the British GT Championship,[28] in which he scored a best outright result of third at Brands Hatch and a Pro-Am win at Silverstone en route to fifth in points.[29] During 2024, Clutton also competed for PB Racing by JMH in select rounds of the British Endurance Championship, winning all five races he contested as he helped the team secure the Class A title.[30]
Remaining with McLaren machinery for 2025, Clutton returned to Orange Racing powered by JMH to partner Simon Orange in the final two rounds of the GT Winter Series and the full British GT season.[31] In the former, Clutton scored a lone win at Aragón,[32] whereas in the latter, Clutton scored a lone podium at Oulton Park to take ninth in the GT3 Pro-Am standings.[33] The following year, Clutton remained with Orange Racing powered by JMH for a dual campaign in the GT Winter Series and the British GT Championship.[34][35] In the former, Clutton scored wins at Valencia and Aragón en route to runner-up honors in GT3.[36][37]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Porsche Club Championship | ||||||||
| 2006 | Britcar | ||||||||
| 2007 | BARC Formula Renault | ||||||||
| 2009 | British GT Championship – Supersport | ABG Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1st |
| 2011 | British GT Championship – GT4 | ABG Motorsport | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 205.5 | 1st |
| 2015 | GT4 European Series – Pro | Chevron Cars | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 8th |
| GT Cup UK – GTO | Chevron Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11th | |
| 2017 | Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 3 Sprint | Track Focused | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 249‡ | 1st‡ |
| 2018 | British GT Championship – GTC | JMH Auto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2019 | Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 1 | JMH Automotive | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 58‡ | 6th‡ |
| Radical Challenge Championship – Solo Challenge | Valour Racing | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 465 | 7th | |
| Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 4 | Forelle Estates | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 143‡ | 4th‡ | |
| 2020 | Radical Challenge Championship – Solo Challenge | Valour Racing | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 794 | 1st |
| British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | JMH Automotive | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10th | |
| GT Cup Championship – GT3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 141‡ | 1st‡ | ||
| GT Cup Championship – GTO | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| GT Cup Championship – GTH | Enduro Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2021 | British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | Enduro Motorsport | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.5 | 8th |
| GT Cup Championship – GTH | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 9th | ||
| 2022 | British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | Enduro Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 141.5 | 3rd |
| GT Cup Championship – GT3 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 430 | 2nd‡ | ||
| British Endurance Championship – Class C | PB Racing | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 118‡ | 3rd‡ | |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series – GT | Orange Racing powered by JMH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | Enduro Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 11th | |
| British Endurance Championship – Class A | PB Racing | 129‡ | 1st‡ | ||||||
| GT Cup Championship – GT3 | Enduro Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | NC† | |
| Orange Racing powered by JMH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2024 | British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | Garage 59 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99.5 | 5th |
| British Endurance Championship – Class A | PB Racing by JMH | 5 | 5 | ? | ? | 5 | 129‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2025 | GT Winter Series – GT3 | Orange Racing powered by JMH | 6 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 88 | 6th |
| British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 9th | ||
| 2026 | GT Winter Series – GT3 | Orange Racing powered by JMH | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | 8 | 222 | 2nd |
| British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am | |||||||||
| Sources:[38][39] | |||||||||
† As Clutton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
‡ Team standings.
Complete British GT Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ABG Motorsport | KTM X-Bow | Supersport | OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 13 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON 8 |
SIL | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
1st | 15 |
| 2011 | ABG Motorsport | KTM X-Bow GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 16 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SNE 9 |
BRH 11 |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 12 |
ROC 1 19 |
ROC 2 12 |
DON 15 |
SIL 18 |
1st | 205.5 | ||||
| 2018 | JMH Auto | Ferrari 488 Challenge | GTC | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC | SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL | SPA | BRH | DON 12 |
NC† | 0† | |||||
| 2020 | JMH Automotive | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 7 |
DON1 1 |
DON1 2 |
BRH |
DON2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL |
10th | 24 | |||||
| 2021 | Enduro Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | BRH Ret |
SIL Ret |
DON1 4 |
SPA |
SNE 1 DSQ |
SNE 2 18 |
OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 6 |
DON2 1 |
8th | 22.5 | |||||
| 2022 | Enduro Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 8 |
OUL 2 20 |
SIL DSQ |
DON1 1 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 5 |
SPA 26 |
BRH 1 |
DON2 3 |
3rd | 141.5 | |||||
| 2023 | Enduro Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SIL 14 |
DON1 23 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 7 |
BRH | DON2 3 |
11th | 63 | ||||||
| Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | ALG 11 |
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| 2024 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 28 |
SIL 4 |
DON1 4 |
SPA 9 |
SNE 1 WD |
SNE 2 WD |
DON2 Ret |
BRH 3 |
5th | 99.5 | |||||
| 2025 | Orange Racing powered by JMH | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | DON1 7 |
SIL 5 |
OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 2 |
SPA 18 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 7 |
BRH 6 |
DON2 8 |
9th | 70 | |||||
| 2026 | Orange Racing powered by JMH | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | SIL 4 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SPA |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON |
BRH |
2nd* | 27* | ||||||
Complete GT4 European Series results
editComplete Asian Le Mans Series results
editReferences
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- ↑ "Enduro Motorsport confirme sa McLaren 720S GT3". endurance-info.com (in French). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Lloyd, Andy (30 May 2022). "Enduro Motorsport wins from pole at Donington". enduranceandgt.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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- ↑ Hudson, Joe (16 October 2022). "GT Cup Snetterton: Orange does it again". gt-report.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (4 January 2023). "Asian Le Mans Series Warm-Up For New British GT Entry". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Les brèves GT du vendredi matin 10 mars". endurance-info.com (in French). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Hudson, Joe (22 October 2023). "British GT Donington Park: Drive of the Century secures British GT crown for Leung & Harper". gt-report.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Les brèves du mercredi soir 28 février". endurance-info.com (in French). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (29 September 2024). "RJN Takes Brands Hatch Finale Win, Rob & Ricky Collard Crowned 2024 Champions". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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- ↑ Birgus, Jurek (5 March 2025). "GT Winter Series: Weather Challenges and Thrilling Battles Light Up Motorland Aragon". gt-report.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Hudson, Joe (26 May 2025). "British GT Oulton Park: Tse & Götz cruise to crazy race two glory, Ip charges from 14th to 3rd in NSX". gt-report.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Rehman, Mo (18 December 2025). "Orange JMH McLaren Continues With Unchanged Line-Up For 2026". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Bosch, Miguel (19 January 2026). "GT Winter Series Portimão: Olimp Racing and SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm share Sunday wins". gt-report.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Plümer, Jonas (15 February 2026). "GT Winter Series: Marcus Clutton siegt im zweiten Aufschlag". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Plümer, Jonas (8 March 2026). "GT Winter Series: McLaren-Sieg in Aragon". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Marcus Clutton Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Marcus Clutton | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
External links
edit- Marcus Clutton career summary at DriverDB.com