September 14, 2019

A Post race penalty saw Jonny Cocker and Sam De Haan leapfrogged in the final standings by 2.5 point with the TF Sport Aston taking the overall crown, they did however win the British GT3 Pro/Am Title by just 2 points. The #72 Lamborghini took a front-row spot with Jonny Cocker and Sam De Haan starting 5th. Balon's title hopes were dashed as he lost 2nd spot early on and fell behind the BMW. He made contact with a GT4 car allowing the Aston and BMW to get past. With the #72 Lamborghini sliding down the order the sister #69 Huracan of Jonny Cocker and Sam De Haan emerged as TF Sport’s most likely title threat. Davidson had gapped Sam De Haan such that the Aston was able to serve the car’s 20-second penalty and pull ahead of the #69 Lamborghini which had Jonny Cocker at the wheel. Meanwhile all hope of #72 Lamborghini recovering disappeared when Keen speared off track.

Adam had appeared comfortable in 4th only for a collision in the GT4 pack to bring out the Safety Car. There were 23 minutes left on the clock when racing resumed and the Aston was under serious pressure from both Jonny Cocker and Dennis Lind in the other Lamborghini. With just 4 minutes left Lind edged closer to Adam. As he sought to pass, the Lamborghini made contact with the Aston's rear causing damage and allowing Lind to draw alongside. Cocker used this to his advantage by diving up the inside and passing both cars. With Lind completing his move Adam was relegated to 6th and the #69 Barwell Lamborghini was in a title-winning position.

The McLaren took the chequered flag with RAM Mercedes finishing 2nd and the BMW 3rd. Cocker took 4th. Adam was 6th on the road. De Haan and Cocker were champions by just 0.5 points although the contact between Lind and Adam would be reviewed post-race. The investigation concluded that Lind  had gained an advantage and was handed a five-second penalty. Adam moved back into 5th spot, a result that sealed the overall British GT title. Jonny Cocker and Sam De Haan won the British GT3 Pro/Am Title by 2 points and missed out on the overall title by 2.5 points.

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August 03, 2019

RACE REPORT

COMING SOON.....

July 20, 2019

TESTING

Testing was difficult having to sit out the first hour test session due to a broken hose. The second session went better with both Jonny and Sam setting good lap times even though it was fairly wet, plus they were bedding in brakes and checking the hose had been repaired successfully.

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QUALIFYING

Qualifying went well with Sam finishing P8. Jonny had a lot to contend with in his 10 minute qualifying session with both dry and wet running and a red flag half way through seeing him finish P4 which provided them with a P7 start overall.

RACE

The race was eventful with Sam being turned around again on the first lap of the 2 hour race by the Bentley of Rick Parfitt with him ending up at the back of the 42 car field. He soon gathered momentum and was moving up the pack fairly quickly..The sister car of Keen and Balon were having less luck with their car not starting off the grid giving them a penalty for a late start and then Balon spun the car at Blanchimont and hit the wall taking them out of the race completely.

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Jonny took over from Sam and hit the track in 11th place having had a 10 second pit stop penalty for coming P3 at Donington. Jonny passed a number of cars including Jonny Adam in the Aston. There was a dramatic end to the race when fluid was dropped on the last bend of the last lap but fortunately Jonny missed the drama and came home in a solid 7th place giving them the lead in the championship by half a point. Next round Brands Hatch on Sunday 4th August.

June 22, 2019

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QUALIFYING

A combined qualifying of P5 gave Jonny and Sam a good start ahead of the 42 car field.

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RACE

Sam started the race and immediately fell back to 7th after a spin on the first lap behind the sister car.

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Jonny took over at the half way mark after a lengthy pitstop due to slight damage from the spin. 

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The Aston of Jonny Adam was still in the lead with the McLaren of Rob Bell in second place, Jonny passed a number of cars in his stint and brought the car home in P3, another podium success.

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As the sister car ended up 5th place, Jonny and Sam are now only 8.5 points adrift from the leaders.

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June 08, 2019

TESTING & QUALIFYING

Friday afternoon and Saturday testing was held in extremely wet conditions not allowing the team any testing in the dry.

Qualifying was held late Saturday afternoon in dry conditions. The extra 20kg BoP hindered the Lambourghini considerably with both drivers taking 8th in their individual sessions giving them an overall combined grid position of 8th for the race.

3-HOUR RACE

With 42 cars on the grid it was bound to be an eventful and exciting 3 hour race. The race start went really well with Sam passing the No.72 sister Lambourghini in the first few minutes and hunting down the Aston in front. 

Minutes later, still on the first lap, the No. 72 sister Lambourghini was too busy looking in his mirrors focusing on the Bentley behind and unfortunately ran into the back of Sam turning him around on the circuit. Sam managed to get back on track and immediately headed for the pits with a puncture and damage to the floor of the car.

After a lengthy pitstop due to difficulty getting the broken wheel off the car, the No.69 Lambourghini emerged from the pits with Jonny at the helm. He returned to the circuit in 36th position.

The rest of the race was basically down to damage limitation and salvage what you can  which is just what they did. Jonny and Sam finished the race in 9th place but were awarded 8th after the race due to the Bentley of Rick Parfitt Jnr and Seb Morris being disqualified for being underweight.

June 08, 2019

This weekend marks the start of British GT’s endurance season when 42 cars – the championship’s biggest entry since 2013 – assembles for its longest and most prestigious race: the Silverstone 500. Three mandatory driver changes helps to ensure tactics as well as speed play a crucial role in deciding who lifts the historic RAC Trophy, which was first awarded at Brooklands in 1932. The longer format also means 1.5x points are available for the first time in 2019 following British GT’s shorter 60-minute sprints at Oulton Park and Snetterton.

GT3: BARWELL’S RAGING BULLS OUT FRONT

Four races down, five to go. It’s hardly believable that British GT’s 2019 campaign reaches its halfway mark when the chequered flag falls on Sunday. However, that maths is somewhat skewed by the first four one-hour races and 100 points being spread across this year’s two opening weekends. 187.5 points are therefore still available over the remaining five events, starting with 37.5 this weekend. And that will come as considerable relief for all those chasing Barwell Motorsport, which has made a lightning start in both the Drivers’ and Teams’ championships.

It's two Lamborghinis shared by Sam De Haan/Jonny Cocker and Adam Balon/Phil Keen comfortably occupy first and second in the Drivers’ standings after winning three of the first four races. De Haan and Cocker head to Silverstone 13 points behind their team-mates but with a five-second shorter Success Penalty to serve after claiming a second podium of the season at Snetterton. Such has been Barwell’s dominance that De Haan and Cocker are 30 points clear of their nearest rivals, Rick Parfitt Jnr and Seb Morris, whose championship position owes much to victory in the season opener at Oulton Park.

May 18, 2019

TESTING & QUALIFYING

Testing went well with both Jonny and Sam being in the top 3 in both test sessions. The qualifying session last 10 minutes and both Jonny and Sam made slight mistakes on their fastest laps leaving Jonny lining up P3 and Sam P2 after a great effort by both drivers.

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RACE 1

Sam started the race from P2 and fairly soon got punted off the race circuit by the Century BMW losing valuable places. Having served their extra 10-seconds in the pits after winning last time out at Oulton Jonny was down in 9th place. Jonny put on a charge and was up to fifth with 10 laps to go. He then relentlessly closed the gap to the three cars squabbling over 2nd place and joined in the fun as a fourth combatant. He managed to pass the TF Sport Aston of Jonny Adam only to be hit from behind. An eventful final lap saw Jonny move back up to 4th. Jonny came to within less than a 10th of a second of sneaking past the TF Sport Aston at the finish line.

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RACE 2

Starting P3 Jonny stayed in close contact with the two front-runners. Back markers played a key role in Jonny losing time but he managed to force his way back by the end of his stint to a 5 second deficit. A slow out lap due to GT4 traffic lost Sam some time but he closed on the TF Sport Aston of Mark Farmer and soon managed to pass, he then started reeling in the other Barwell Lambourghini but sadly ran out of time and followed him home over the line just seconds apart. A second podium for the Barwell drivers. 4th in Race 1 and 2nd in Race 2 leaves the guys in P2 in the Championship. Next round is Silverstone 3hr race.

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April 21, 2019

OULTON PARK - RACE 2

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Jonny Cocker started the second race of the weekend in P5 with everyone nose to tail providing a very lively start with Nicki Thim in the Aston barging his way through almost knocking Jonny off the circuit. Next came an early Safety Car period to recover the Fox Motorsport Mercedes-AMG.

The Barwell sister car of Phil Keen and Richard Neary managed to extend a 7 second lead which was negated because of their pitstop success penalty. The No. 72 Barwell car inherited the lead ahead of Jonny’s co-driver, Sam De Haan just before the pit window opened after 22 minutes. 

Another Safety Car at half-distance to recover the beached TF Sport Aston Martin reduced the gaps once more and when racing resumed with 15 minutes remaining it was anyone’s guess who would win the race.

In the No.72 Barwell car, Neary stood his ground to De Haan’s approaches but eventually succumbed to the mounting pressure by running wide at Hislops. The No. 69 Lamborghini swept around the outside before bolting to a two-second victory over the Mercedes-AMG. It was Jonny’s first victory in the British GT Championship since 2007 at Thruxton and De Haan’s maiden British GT victory.

Sam De Haan’s performances across both of today’s races earned him the Blancpain Driver of the Weekend Award. Jonny Cocker and Sam De Haan's win and fourth place finishes see the duo lead the British GT Championship by 7 points.

April 21, 2019

The first round of the British GT Championship took place at Oulton Park on Monday 22 April (Bank Holiday Monday).

With Sam De Haan started P3 it was looking to be an exciting race.

A few minutes into the start of the race a coming together of the Team Parker Bentley and the Ram Racing Mercedes promoted the Team Parker Bentley of Rick Parfitt to P1 and Sam to P2. 

A lengthy safety car period then ensued.

The racing commenced with both the Century Motorsport BMW’s putting pressure on Sam for a few laps which saw them eventually pummeling into the back and side of the Lambourghini as Sam entered the pits losing the No.69 Lambourghini over 10 seconds of valuable time and demoting them to fourth.

Jonny Cocker took over the No. 69 Lamborghini from Sam de Haan and emerged fourth but as passing at Oulton Park is notoriously difficult, despite sustained pressure on the Aston in third place for almost his entire second stint, unfortunately Jonny just couldn’t find a way past.

Jonny and Sam finished P4 in the first race just 0.15 of a second behind P3.

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April 21, 2019

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TESTING

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The 2019 season commenced at Oulton Park on Friday with two 1 hr test sessions. The Lambourghini's were definitely in the mix finishing P3 & P4 in the first session and P1 & P2 in the second session.

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QUALIFYING

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Qualifying was held on Saturday with two short 10 minutes sessions for the AM and PRO's. Sam achieved P3 in the AM session and Jonny P5 in the PRO session.

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RACES

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The first race commences at 11:15 and the second race at 15:35 on Monday 22 April 2019.

Sam will start the first race and Jonny will start the second race.

Both races are of 1 hour duration. 

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October 30, 2018

I am extremely please to announce that I will, once again,be joining Sam De Haan in the in the Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracan for the 2019 British GT Championship. 

I can’t wait to feel the improvements of the Evo and get stuck in to winter testing. 

A huge thanks to Sam bring on our first test.

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September 22, 2018

The final round of the British GT Championship was held at Donington Park. The 2-hour race meant a combined qualifying with Jonny posting P2 and Sam P5 giving them a front row start.

Sam did a brilliant job holding off the pack and was constantly challenged by the Astons. Jonny took the helm and unfortunately due to a small engine issue leaving them down on power, the Aston got through.

Ultimately P6 was a good result. Jonny commented "Despite the last few laps of the 2018 British GT season being a little more reminiscent of a drunken night at the dodgems, I have to say that this year has been one of the most rewarding and challenging of my career.

Coaching Sam in his first year of racing and enjoying the huge progression he's made throughout the season has been massively impressive.

Finishing the year with our best overall qualifying position and Sam putting on another fantastic defensive drive, despite dealing with a small engine issue, leaving us very vulnerable in the straights, was something to behold. 

Working again with the Barwell Motorsport Team has been a pleasure as always. An amazing bunch of people. A huge thank you to Sam for the opportunity and everyone involved with making this year one of the most memorable yet. Hard work pays off and the learning never stops, roll on 2019"

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August 04, 2018

Jonny and Sam qualified a joint P6 at Brands Hatch with Jonny posting a 1:25:08 and Sam posting a 1:27:47. As it was a 2-hour race double points were on offer. Sam started the race and held position in fifth ahead of the Bentley which managed to slip past Sam for fifth as they filtered through traffic. 

A huge GT4 crash on the pit straight brought the safety-car out and the field were sent through the pitlane for a number of laps while marshals rebuilt the tyre wall; green-flag racing resumed with an hour and six minutes on the clock.. All of the GT3 runners apart from Parfitt and Sam pitted as soon as the pit window opened. Sam dived in a lap later and co-driver Jonny Cocker emerged in the lead of the race ahead of Jonny Adam, Darren Turner, Phil Keen, Nicki Thiim, Yelmer Buurman, Marco Sorensen and Maxime Martin. 

For 55 minutes Jonny held off the Aston swapping lap times with Jonny Adam but the GT4 traffic was a nightmare with the McLaren of Joe Osborne blocking Jonny's Lamborghini. With 5 minutes to go the right rear of the Lamborghini let go with Jonny hitting a kerb and losing traction which was enough for the Aston to nip through and take the win. A fantastic drive by both Jonny and Sam resulting in their first visit to the podium this season. Jonny said “So so close, a great result for the Lamgorghini Huracan at Brands today. An excellent stint by Sam put us in a perfect position for my run, managing to hold onto P1 until the final 5 minutes until the rear tyre gave up and we had to concede with P2. All in all an amazing result and team effort. Roll on Donington for the final round, maybe we can round off this year with one step higher.

July 21, 2018

Spa Francorchamps is a stunning fast flowing circuit where the 5th round of the British GT Championship was held on 22 July 2018.

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Again the Barwell Lamgourghini Huracan suffered from BOP and Jonny and Sam managed a P11 overall in qualifying with Sam posting a 2:23:656 and Jonny posting a 2:18:934.

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Sam made a great start moving up to P5 before an incident brought out the safety car after just 15 minutes of racing. Sam was hustling the sister car of Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen when there was an incident which led to a 30 second stop go penalty for Sam which put the guys back to P11.

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Jonny took over at the 1 hour window and got them back up to P8 when the safety car came out again for over 15 minutes due to a Merc catching fire on the circuit. 

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June 08, 2018

A combined qualifying position of P7 with Jonny posting a 2:00:375 and Sam posting a 2:02:102.

The Barwell Lambourghini Huracan just didn't have the pace of the other GT cars and the circuit didn't suit there car due to BOP, especially visible on the long straights of the Silverstone circuit.

Jonny and Sam finished P7 which given the speed differential was a really good result.

May 25, 2018

A sunny weekend at Snetterton for Round 3 of the British GT Championship on the bank holiday weekend.

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Jonny finished P5 in qualifying for Race 1 and P7 for Sam in Race 2.

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A seasons best P4 in Race 1 for the car #69 crew followed by P10 in Race 2 (due to a pit timer failure resulting in a stop/go penalty).

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An excellent job  by Barwell Motorsport as ever and great progress made by Sam. Jonny and Sam are now looking forward to the Silverstone 3hr race in two weeks time.

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April 27, 2018

Testing was successful for the pairing of Jonny Cocker and Sam De Haan at the second round of the British GT Championship at Rockingham with the duo posting P4 in qualifying, which was a combination of both amateur and pro qualifying times as Rockingham was to be a 2 hour race with 37.5 points being awarded for first place.

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Jonny's team-mate Sam De Haan ,made an absolutely epic Rockingham debut in the Zenith Vehicle Management-supported Huracan, rocketing up from fourth on the grid to second place after a great start and a bold move to pass Oulton race-winner Flick Haigh’s Aston.

Sam then threatened to put a pass on the leader for a few laps, in a stunning drive which belied the fact that this was only his second ever British GT race.  Sadly this performance was not rewarded with the potential victory or certain podium finish that it deserved after a freak ECU issue prevented co-driver Jonny Cocker from restarting the car after the pit stop. A devastating blow for the pairing who were confident of a victory.

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Jonny commented "P4 start with Sam driving an incredible stint to pit from a net P2 - 18 seconds ahead of the eventual winning Mercedes. Electronic / Clutch issues meant that I was unable to restart the car after the stop, eventually retiring the car around 10 minutes later. Amazing job by everyone again this weekend but totally gutting, this was our race. Roll on Snetterton where hopefully a bit of luck will be on our side"

March 30, 2018

The weather at Oulton Park was atrocious with heavy rain interfering with both test sessions and qualifying.

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Race 1 was eventful with Jonny's teammate Sam de Haan aboard the #69 Huracan making his GT racing debut at Oulton Park. Sam spent most of his first ever stint in British GT chasing down and trying to pass former British GT3 champion Leo Machitski. Newbie Sam de Haan proved one to watch, matching Machitski’s pace over the following eight laps, and belying his lack of experience at this level. 

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In the second stint of the race with Jonny Cocker aboard the #69 Huracan he successfully leap-frogged the two Bentleys and then pulled away from the rest of the pack to post a very useful points-scoring finish in 6th place.

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Race 2 was somewhat of a farce, as unfortunately very heavy rain meant the "race" had to be stopped after just four laps under the safety car, and the terrible conditions meant that it was not possible to restart. Due to these complicated circumstances, the decision as to whether to award championship points for this race was referred to the British GT Championship Stewards. The Stewards then subsequently ruled that full championship points should be awarded, even though all laps were driven under the safety car. This put Jonny and Sam in 9th place.

December 12, 2017

Jonny Cocker is pleased to announce that he will be joining Barwell Motorsport in 2018 for a full season of the British GT Championship racing the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 with Sam De Haan.

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Jonny has significant experience of the British GT Championship which he won outright back in 2004. Jonny was and still is the youngest ever British GT Champion.

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Jonny has competed in the British GT Championship a number of times and in 2007 he came 2nd overall with a 3rd overall in 2006, both with Barwell Motorsport.

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Sam De Haan: “I’m really excited about my first season in GT racing with Barwell. I know I’m going to be the ‘new kid on the block’, but with both a previous championship winning team and co-driver in my corner I’m confident of getting up to speed reasonably quickly.”

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Jonny Cocker: “I’m extremely happy to be joining Barwell Motorsport again for what will be my fifth season’s racing with the Team and going back into a Championship with so many great memories. I’ve been working with Sam now for a little while and he’s already showing strong potential, so I’m expecting our 2018 effort to continue this potential towards achieving some good results. I can’t wait!”

August 26, 2017

Three podiums in a row!

A third place finish at Le Castellet in France was the third podium out of three races for Jonny Cocker in the Ferrari 488 GTE with JMW Motorsport in the European Le Mans Series. 

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JMW Motorsport are now running second in the ELMS GTE Pro-Am Championship with the help of Jonny.

May 13, 2017

Monza, 14 May 2017 – The 458 Italia GTE no. 66 of JMW Motorsport couldn’t have had a happier ending to its racing career when it competed in its last race on Sunday. The car, which made its debut six years ago with a victory, won the 4 Hours of Monza, the second round of the European Le Mans Series, held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.

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A win at Monza in Italy in the Ferrari 458 GTE for Jonny Cocker and JMW Motorsport was an amazing result for the team. It was a little unexpected as the Ferrari 458 GTE was the underdog as the race car was over 8 years old but with Jonny's strong leadership the team came home in first position.

The retirement of the No. 55 Ferrari’s due to a technical problem left room for its rivals and it was from here that the No. 66 458 Italia began its ride to glory. Jonny Cocker, Jody Fannin and Rob Smith didn’t put a foot wrong in driving to victory in the car’s final race.

JMW Motorsport will be using a Ferrari 488 GTE for the remaining rounds of the European Le Mans Series.

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