James Townsend and Joe Wheeler have been restored to the final result of British GT’s September race at Donington Park after their team won an appeal against exclusion.
British GT confirmed the National Court outcome on 6 November. The ruling puts the Townsend Racing powered by Fox Motorsport pairing back into eighth place in the GT4 class and second among the Pro-Am entries.
September result is now final
The two-hour race took place at Donington Park on 6 September. Townsend and Wheeler shared the number 40 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo, but their result was subsequently removed before the appeal was heard.
The championship announcement says the appeal has been upheld and describes the race result as final following the conclusion of the National Court hearing. It does not set out the detailed legal reasoning in the announcement, so no further cause for the original exclusion has been assumed here.
Pro-Am standings change
The reinstatement has not altered the overall British GT4 championship outcome. It has, however, changed the allocation of points in the Pro-Am standings.
Luke Shaw and Jack Mitchell move up to second place in that classification, ahead of their Toro Verde team-mates Ian Duggan and Tom Bradshaw.
The decision closes an issue that remained open for two months after the Donington meeting and gives Townsend Racing its confirmed finishing position from the event.
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Archive photograph: Townsend Racing’s number 40 Aston Martin at Donington Park on 6 September 2026. © SRO / JEP.