Round 2 of the 2025 British GT Championship took place two weeks ago at the iconic Silverstone Circuit, with teams taking on the highly anticipated Silverstone 500—a demanding three-hour endurance test and one of the highlights of the season.
Century Motorsport fielded three BMW entries for the weekend: the regular GT4 duo of Car #71 (Ravi Ramyead & Charlie Robertson) and Car #14 (Chris Salkeld & Branden Templeton), joined by a guest GT3 entry, Car #25, a GT World Challenge Europe contender piloted by Will Moore and wildcard Jon Kearney.
Free Practice & Pre-Qualifying
The team showed early pace in practice, with the GT3 guest car, #25, placing P5 in class. In GT4, Car #71 set the tone with P2 in class, and Car #14 followed closely with P3 in the GT4 Silver category. Pre-qualifying continued to build momentum:
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Car #25 – P4 in class
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Car #71 – P4 in class
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Car #14 – P2 in class
Qualifying
Saturday’s qualifying session was highly competitive and produced strong starting positions across all entries:
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Car #25 (GT3) – P5 in class
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Car #71 (GT4 Pro-Am) – P2 in class
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Car #14 (GT4 Silver) – P3 in class
Century Motorsport were well-positioned for a strong race result.
Race Day – The Silverstone 500
Sunday delivered three hours of intense, wheel-to-wheel GT racing. Despite early contact on track, Car #25 managed to complete the race, finishing P6 in class, showing solid pace in a competitive GT3 field.
In GT4, it was a landmark day:
🏆 Car #71 (Ramyead & Robertson) secured P1 overall in GT4, as well as P1 in the GT4 Pro-Am class, delivering an outstanding performance that moves them to the top of both the overall and class standings.
🏆 Car #14 (Salkeld & Templeton) added to the team’s silverware, finishing P1 in the GT4 Silver category and P3 overall in GT4—a fantastic result that continues their upward momentum in the championship.
GT4 Championship Standings (Post-Round 2):
🔹 GT4 Overall
1st – Ravi Ramyead & Charlie Robertson (Car #71)
4th – Chris Salkeld & Branden Templeton (Car #14)
🔹 GT4 Pro-Am
1st – Ramyead & Robertson
🔹 GT4 Silver Cup
1st – Salkeld & Templeton
To top off a hugely successful weekend, Century Motorsport was awarded ‘Team of the Weekend’—a recognition of the squad’s outstanding all-round performance across all categories.
With both crews leading their respective class championships and Century Motorsport now at the top of the GT4 Teams’ Championship, the team heads into Round 3 at Oulton Park later this month with confidence and determination.
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