Shaun Balfe
Balfe on the podium at Donington Park
Nationality British
Born (1972-06-04) 4 June 1972
Grantham, England, United Kingdom
British GT Championship career
Debut season1999
Current teamBalfe Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number22
Former teamsEurotech Racing, Rollcentre Racing, Eclipse Motorsport
Starts50
Wins7
Poles7
Best finish2nd in 2003
Previous series
2013–17
2005–06		International GT Open
FIA GT
Championship titles
2017
2004		International GT Open Pro-Am
Spanish GT Championship

Shaun Balfe (born 4 June 1972) is a British[1] racing car driver from Grantham who won the 2004 Spanish GT Championship. In 2006 he raced a Saleen S7R for Balfe Motorsport[2] in the FIA GT Championship[3] He currently races in the British GT Championship in a McLaren 720S GT3 with Rob Bell in 2019.[4] He finished third in the GT3 championship that year.

Balfe's McLaren 720S GT3 in the lead of the race at Donington Park.

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

(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 15 16 Pos Points
1999 Barclays Premier Marcos Mantis INV SIL
1
 OUL
1
 SNE
1
 BRH
1
 SIL
1
19		 DON
1
 DON
2
 SIL
1
 CRO
1
 SPA
1
 SIL
1
13		 -† 0†
2000 Balfe Motorsport Lotus Esprit GTO THR
1
 CRO
1
 OUL
1
WD		 DON
1
Ret		 SIL
1
WD		 BRH
1
23		 DON
1
Ret		 CRO
1
Ret		 SIL
1
15		 SNE
1
Ret		 SPA
1
Ret		 SIL
1
Ret		 28th 10
2001 Paragon/Team Eurotech Porsche 996 GT3-RS GTO SIL
1
6		 SNE
1
10		 DON
1
9		 OUL
1
8		 CRO
1
6		 ROC
1
9		 CAS
1
4		 BRH
1
9		 DON
1
9		 KNO
1
12		 THR
1
9		 BRH
1
11		 SIL
1
9		  ?  ?
2003 Rollcentre with Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R GTO DON
1
1		 SNE
1
1		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
1		 SIL
1
15		 CAS
1
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 ROC
1
1		 THR
1
1		 SPA
1
8		 BRH
1
Ret		 2nd 182
2004 Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R N-GT DON
1
4		 DON
2
Ret		 MON
1
 MON
2
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 CAS
1
 CAS
2
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 THR
1
4		 THR
2
DNS		 BRH
1
 BRH
2
 29th 10
2005 Eclipse Motorsport Mosler MT900R GT2 DON
1
7		 MAG
1
[5]		 CRO
1
 CRO
2
 KNO
1
 KNO
2
 THR
1
 THR
2
 CAS
1
 CAS
2
 SIL
1
 MON
1
 MON
2
 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 26th 2
2013 Balfe Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 GT3 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 ROC
1
10		 SIL
1
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 BRH
1
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 DON
1
 32nd 1.5
2018 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 GT3 OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
12		 ROC
1
Ret		 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SIL
1
8		 SPA
1
Ret		 BRH
1
 DON
1
 17th 10
2019 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL
1
WD		 OUL
2
WD		 SNE
1
31		 SNE
2
3		 SIL
1
11		 DON
1
2		 SPA
1
4		 BRH
1
2		 DON
1
1		 3rd 126
2020 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 DON
1
 DON
2
 BRH
1
 DON
1
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SIL
1
Ret		 NC† 0†
2022 Balfe Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT3 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
2		 SIL
1
Ret		 DON
1
8		 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SPA
1
 BRH
1
 DON
1
 15th 49
2023 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 GT3 OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
7		 SIL
1
2		 DON
1
7		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
9		 ALG
1
3		 BRH
1
5		 DON
1
 5th* 106.5*

† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA GT Championship results

(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 Pos Points
2005 Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R G2 MON
NC		 MAG
Ret		 SIL
11		 IMO
9		 BRN
11		 SPA
 OSC
14		 IST ZHU DUB BAH NC† 0†
2006 Balfe Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT1 SIL
9		 BRN
Ret		 OSC
8		 SPA
 PAU
Ret		 DIJ
Ret		 MUG
8		 BUD
9		 ADR
 DUB
 40th 2

† Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.

References

  1. ↑ "FIA GT Championship profile: Shaun Balfe". FIA GT Championship official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Balfe team ready for new Welsh circuit". Grantham Journal. 14 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "SGTC: Balfe Motorsport Catalunya Summary". Motorsport.com. 15 November 2004. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011..
  4. ↑ "Balfe Motorsport To Race 720S GT3 In British GT". Dailysportscar. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ↑ This race consisted of FIA GT and British GT Championship cars. Balfe competed in the FIA GT series at the time.
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