A review of 2026 GB4: O’Grady and Elite Motorsport emerge from contrasting title battles

The 2026 GB4 Championship delivered contrasting routes to the two principal titles. Alex O’Grady built his Drivers’ Championship around consistency, patience and a decisive mid-season surge, while Elite Motorsport recovered from losing every Teams’ Championship point scored at the opening round to complete a remarkable title comeback.

The championship’s fifth season also introduced several changes. Races increased from 18 to 20 minutes, while the inaugural Rookie Driver Title joined the championship structure. A deep field then produced multiple first-time winners, changing championship leaders and several closely fought battles that remained unresolved until Brands Hatch.

Fred Green initially established himself as the benchmark by winning the first three conventional-grid races of the year, but O’Grady gradually turned consistent scoring into the championship lead. Their fight swung dramatically at Snetterton before Green mounted a late recovery through Donington Park and Brands Hatch.

Behind them, Enzo Hallman beat Thomas Ingram Hill to third by only three points, Franciszek Cegielski became GB4’s first Rookie champion and Jordyn Martin secured the top female prize. Green also comfortably won the George Russell Pole Position Cup after taking seven poles.

Across seven rounds and 21 races, GB4 produced a season in which outright speed repeatedly met the value of consistency. O’Grady and Elite ultimately prevailed, but neither championship followed a straightforward path.

2026 GB4 Round 1: Silverstone: Green establishes the early benchmark

Green made an immediate impact on his single-seater debut at Silverstone. The Elite Motorsport driver converted his starting position into victory in Race 1 before repeating the result in Race 2, leaving the opening conventional-grid contests with the maximum 70 points available.

The opening Silverstone weekend also showed the depth behind him. Hallman left second in the standings on 60 points, Jason Smyth followed only one behind and O’Grady began his second GB4 campaign with 56 after a podium and consistent scoring.

Race 3 then produced another twist. Romuald Bocquet crossed the line first but lost the victory through a jump-start penalty, promoting Douglas Motorsport’s Dayton Coulthard to his first win of the season.

Elite’s apparent early dominance did not carry into the Teams’ Championship. Officials subsequently found the team had breached the championship’s private-testing restrictions before the event. Elite forfeited all of its Silverstone Teams’ points, while its drivers retained their individual scores.

That decision left Douglas Motorsport leading the amended Teams’ standings and immediately created one of the season’s biggest long-term storylines.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Fred Green — Elite Motorsport
• Race 2: Fred Green — Elite Motorsport
• Race 3: Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 70 points
2. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 60
3. Jason Smyth — Douglas Motorsport — 59
4. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 56
5. Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport — 45

Teams’ Championship:

1. Douglas Motorsport — 112 points
2. Hillspeed — 92
3. Fortec Motorsports — 69
4. KMR Sport — 67
5. Pace Performance — 65

2026 GB4 Round 2: Oulton Park: O’Grady begins closing the gap

Green continued his early run at Oulton Park by resisting O’Grady throughout Race 1. The pair spent much of the contest separated by less than a second before Green secured his third consecutive conventional-grid victory by only 0.785s.

O’Grady responded in Race 2. Having already demonstrated strong pace throughout the weekend, the KMR Sport driver converted pole into his first victory of the season and began reducing Green’s championship advantage.

Pace Performance’s Josh McLean then became another new winner in the reverse-grid finale. His breakthrough victory helped move the team closer to the front of the Teams’ standings and began what became a particularly productive season in Race 3 contests.

Green still left Oulton as championship leader, but his advantage had fallen to 13 points. O’Grady climbed to 127, with Hallman only another five behind on 122. The standings after Round 2 therefore showed three drivers already beginning to separate themselves from the field.

Hillspeed took over the Teams’ Championship on 194 points, while Elite began its recovery from the Silverstone penalty. Green, Matan Achituv and Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso combined to give the team 119 points from Oulton alone, although it remained sixth overall.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Fred Green — Elite Motorsport
• Race 2: Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport
• Race 3: Josh McLean — Pace Performance

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 140 points
2. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 127
3. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 122
4. Thomas Ingram Hill — Fortec Motorsports — 98
5. Jason Smyth — Douglas Motorsport — 81

Teams’ Championship:

1. Hillspeed — 194 points
2. Douglas Motorsport — 170
3. Fortec Motorsports — 158
4. KMR Sport — 143
5. Pace Performance — 139

2026 GB4 Round 3: Donington Park: O’Grady takes control without winning

The first Donington Park visit became the weekend that initially shifted the Drivers’ Championship towards O’Grady.

Qualifying appeared to belong to the KMR Sport driver after he set the quickest and second-quickest laps, but post-session investigations and track-limits penalties substantially changed the grids. Green also lost his times and suddenly found himself fighting through the midfield rather than starting near the front.

Luke Hilton took advantage in Race 1. The Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing driver secured his maiden GB4 victory from pole, while Rookie contender Cegielski claimed his first overall podium in second and Coulthard finished third.

Coulthard then won Race 2 before McLean claimed his second reverse-grid success of the season in Race 3. O’Grady did not win any of the three races but consistently collected enough points to move ahead of Green.

The Round 3 standings placed O’Grady on 184, 11 ahead of Green. Hallman remained only five further back, while Hilton’s excellent weekend moved him into fourth.

Hillspeed retained the Teams’ lead on 282, but only 51 points separated the leading four squads. Elite remained sixth as it continued rebuilding from zero after Silverstone.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Luke Hilton — Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing
• Race 2: Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport
• Race 3: Josh McLean — Pace Performance

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 184 points
2. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 173
3. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 168
4. Luke Hilton — Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing — 146
5. Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport — 131

Teams’ Championship:

1. Hillspeed — 282 points
2. Douglas Motorsport — 246
3. Pace Performance — 234
4. Fortec Motorsports — 231
5. KMR Sport — 215

2026 GB4 Round 4: Silverstone: New winners emerge as O’Grady extends lead

GB4 returned to Silverstone with another large grid and produced three different winners across a weekend that repeatedly reshaped the order.

Ingram Hill took his maiden pole for Race 1, but contact with Green at Maggotts on the opening lap removed both from contention. Hilton avoided the incident and claimed his second victory of the season, while O’Grady finished second after Conor Grant received a track-limits penalty.

Ingram Hill responded strongly in Race 2. The Fortec Motorsports driver converted his pace into a maiden victory before completing his recovery from Saturday’s disappointment with another podium in Race 3.

That finale produced yet another first-time winner. Hillspeed’s Connor Willis converted reverse-grid pole into victory ahead of Torrin Byrne, while Ingram Hill charged from 12th to third. The Silverstone Race 3 result therefore completed a weekend with breakthrough performances throughout the field.

O’Grady left on 247 points, extending his advantage over Green to 25. Hilton remained third on 205, while Hallman and Coulthard followed.

The Teams’ battle tightened even further. Hillspeed led Fortec by only six points, with Pace Performance another point behind.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Luke Hilton — Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing
• Race 2: Thomas Ingram Hill — Fortec Motorsports
• Race 3: Connor Willis — Hillspeed

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 247 points
2. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 222
3. Luke Hilton — Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing — 205
4. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 187
5. Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport — 178

Teams’ Championship:

1. Hillspeed — 345 points
2. Fortec Motorsports — 339
3. Pace Performance — 338
4. Douglas Motorsport — 317
5. Elite Motorsport — 302

2026 GB4 Round 5: Snetterton: Championship swings heavily towards O’Grady

Snetterton became the decisive turning point in O’Grady and Green’s title battle.

Green started Race 1 from pole and led the opening six laps before a mechanical problem slowed his Elite Motorsport car. O’Grady inherited the lead and capitalised on Green’s misfortune, winning ahead of Byrne and Coulthard.

Race 2 then provided a direct fight between the championship rivals. O’Grady started from pole with Green alongside and resisted constant pressure throughout the contest. Only 0.482s separated them at the finish, but another victory allowed O’Grady to increase his advantage further.

McLean won the reverse-grid finale, which also became the 100th race in GB4 history. Hallman finished second and Del Grosso third, while Green suffered damage during the opening-lap chaos and failed to score. O’Grady recovered from avoiding the same incident to finish 12th.

The weekend transformed a 25-point lead into 70. O’Grady reached 321 points, while Green remained second on 251. Coulthard moved into third ahead of Ingram Hill and Hallman.

Pace Performance also took control of the Teams’ Championship for the first time, narrowly heading Fortec and Hillspeed.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport
• Race 2: Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport
• Race 3: Josh McLean — Pace Performance

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 321 points
2. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 251
3. Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport — 241
4. Thomas Ingram Hill — Fortec Motorsports — 233
5. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 232

Teams’ Championship:

1. Pace Performance — 434 points
2. Fortec Motorsports — 428
3. Hillspeed — 418
4. Douglas Motorsport — 411
5. Elite Motorsport — 399

2026 GB4 Round 6: Donington Park: Green launches late recovery

Green arrived at the second Donington Park round needing to recover from his damaging Snetterton weekend, and he immediately returned to winning form.

Elite Motorsport newcomer Yani Stevenheydens claimed both poles on his GB4 debut, but a poor Race 1 start allowed Green and O’Grady through. Green controlled the race despite a Safety Car interruption and beat O’Grady by 0.774s.

Stevenheydens responded by winning Race 2, with Green second and Hallman third. McLean then maintained his remarkable reverse-grid record by taking another victory in Race 3, ahead of Grant and John O’Donnell.

Green’s first and second places across the conventional-grid races allowed him to make the championship gain he desperately needed. O’Grady’s results of second, sixth and 10th meant his advantage fell from 70 to 49 points.

The Brands Hatch title permutations consequently left five drivers mathematically alive: O’Grady, Green, Coulthard, Hallman and Ingram Hill.

Elite’s weekend proved even more important in the Teams’ Championship. Having sat fifth after Snetterton, the team surged to 547 points and took the lead for the first time since losing its Silverstone score.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Fred Green — Elite Motorsport
• Race 2: Yani Stevenheydens — Elite Motorsport
• Race 3: Josh McLean — Pace Performance

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 373 points
2. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 324
3. Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport — 290
4. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 281
5. Thomas Ingram Hill — Fortec Motorsports — 277

Teams’ Championship:

1. Elite Motorsport — 547 points
2. Pace Performance — 530
3. Hillspeed — 502
4. Douglas Motorsport — 501
5. Fortec Motorsports — 498

2026 GB4 Round 7: Brands Hatch: Green wins races, O’Grady wins championship

Five drivers arrived at Brands Hatch with a mathematical championship chance, although O’Grady’s 49-point advantage left him firmly in control.

Green nevertheless produced an almost perfect response. He claimed both poles before winning Race 1, while O’Grady ensured the damage remained limited by moving ahead of Ingram Hill and finishing second. That result eliminated everyone except Green from the title fight.

Race 2 followed a similar pattern. Green again controlled the contest from pole, but O’Grady passed Ingram Hill on the opening lap and settled into second. A podium was enough regardless of Green’s result, and the KMR Sport driver secured the championship with one race remaining.

Michael Koh then ended the season by taking his maiden victory in the reverse-grid finale. Achituv and Willis completed the podium, while Hallman’s sixth place secured third in the championship by only three points over Ingram Hill.

O’Grady finished the year on 445 points, 33 ahead of Green. Elite completed its extraordinary Teams’ Championship comeback with 688 points, while only seven separated Hillspeed, Fortec and Pace Performance in second through fourth.

Summary of Results:

• Race 1: Fred Green — Elite Motorsport
• Race 2: Fred Green — Elite Motorsport
• Race 3: Michael Koh — Arden Motorsport

Drivers’ Championship:

1. Alex O’Grady — KMR Sport — 445 points
2. Fred Green — Elite Motorsport — 412
3. Enzo Hallman — Hillspeed — 341
4. Thomas Ingram Hill — Fortec Motorsports — 338
5. Dayton Coulthard — Douglas Motorsport — 313

Teams’ Championship:

1. Elite Motorsport — 688 points
2. Hillspeed — 602
3. Fortec Motorsports — 598
4. Pace Performance — 595
5. Douglas Motorsport — 539

O’Grady’s journey to the title: Consistency becomes his greatest weapon

O’Grady’s championship differed significantly from those built around outright domination. The KMR Sport driver won three times compared with Green’s six, but he rarely gave his rival opportunities to recover large quantities of points.

He began the season fourth after Silverstone and claimed his first victory at Oulton Park before moving into the championship lead at Donington without winning a race. That weekend demonstrated what ultimately became his greatest strength: O’Grady could still score heavily when circumstances worked against the outright frontrunners.

His second Silverstone visit extended the advantage to 25 before Snetterton transformed the championship. Green’s Race 1 retirement opened the door, but O’Grady still needed to capitalise. He won that contest and then defeated Green directly in Race 2, leaving Norfolk 70 points clear.

Green reduced the gap at Donington and continued doing everything possible at Brands Hatch. O’Grady nevertheless responded to both of his rival’s final victories with second places, refusing to allow the points swings required.

His championship-winning campaign ultimately contained three victories, nine podiums, four fastest laps and two poles. He also finished every race and recorded 20 top-10s, more than any other contender.

Those numbers explain the title more clearly than his victory tally alone.

Green establishes himself as the outright pace benchmark

Green’s final championship position does not diminish the impact of his rookie campaign.

The Elite Motorsport driver won six races, twice as many as O’Grady, and immediately announced himself by sweeping the conventional-grid races at the Silverstone opener. A third consecutive victory followed at Oulton Park, giving him a sizeable early championship advantage.

Several costly rounds ultimately separated him from the title. Donington’s Qualifying penalties forced him into the midfield, while contact damaged his Race 2. The second Silverstone visit began with opening-lap contact with Ingram Hill, and Snetterton proved even more damaging when a mechanical problem cost him a likely major Race 1 score before further trouble in Race 3.

Green nevertheless kept the championship alive until Brands Hatch. His Donington victory reduced the deficit before he finished his season with two poles and two wins at the finale.

Qualifying became his clearest area of superiority. Green secured seven poles, five more than any rival, and comfortably claimed the George Russell Pole Position Cup.

O’Grady ultimately produced the stronger championship campaign, but Green ended his first year in cars having established the highest peak pace on the grid and finishing only 33 points from the title.

Hallman and Ingram Hill take third-place fight to the final race

The battle immediately behind O’Grady and Green remained unresolved until the final laps of the season.

Hallman began strongly, sitting second after Silverstone and remaining third through the first Donington round. His season relied heavily on consistency, and although a victory remained elusive, regular points kept the Hillspeed driver involved in the mathematical championship battle until Brands Hatch.

Ingram Hill’s campaign built more gradually. The Fortec driver showed increasing speed through the middle of the year, claiming his maiden pole during the second Silverstone weekend before recovering from Race 1 contact to secure his first victory in Race 2.

He continued scoring heavily at Snetterton and entered Brands Hatch only four points behind Hallman. Two podiums across the opening races briefly strengthened his chances of taking third, but Hallman recovered enough in the finale to prevail.

Only three points separated them after 21 races. Hallman finished on 341, with Ingram Hill on 338.

Their contest reflected the competitiveness behind the leading pair. Neither matched Green’s win tally or O’Grady’s championship consistency, but both remained close enough throughout the year to turn the final podium position into a season-long fight.

Coulthard, McLean and Hilton provide further winning threats

Several other drivers shaped the year without sustaining a championship challenge to the finale.

Coulthard claimed two victories and remained close enough to enter Brands Hatch third in the standings. His strongest early result came through the amended Silverstone Race 3 victory, while another win followed at Donington. He eventually finished fifth on 313 points.

McLean became the championship’s reverse-grid specialist. The Pace Performance driver won Race 3 at Oulton Park, the first Donington round, Snetterton and the second Donington event. His Snetterton success also carried the distinction of being GB4’s 100th race. Four victories ultimately helped him finish seventh.

Hilton enjoyed one of the season’s strongest mid-year runs. His first victory came at Donington, before opening-lap drama involving Green and Ingram Hill allowed him to capitalise for a second at Silverstone.

Elsewhere, Willis and Ingram Hill became first-time winners during the second Silverstone round, Stevenheydens won on his GB4 debut at Donington and Koh waited until the final race of the season to secure his breakthrough.

The variety of winners ensured that O’Grady and Green could rarely focus solely on each other.

Elite Motorsport’s journey to the Teams’ title: From zero to 688

Elite Motorsport’s Teams’ Championship campaign produced an even more dramatic recovery than O’Grady’s route to the Drivers’ crown.

Green, Achituv and Del Grosso had collectively scored enough at the opening Silverstone event to establish an early advantage, but a post-event investigation changed everything. Officials found that Elite had breached Appendix 6 of the regulations by testing during a restricted period. The team received a fine and lost every Teams’ Championship point from Round 1.

Elite therefore effectively started its title challenge one round behind everyone else.

It recovered to 119 points at Oulton Park but remained sixth. That position continued through Donington before the team climbed to fifth at Silverstone and remained there after Snetterton, by which point Pace Performance led on 434 and Elite sat 35 behind.

The second Donington round changed the picture dramatically. Green won Race 1, Stevenheydens won Race 2 and the team accumulated enough across the weekend to jump from fifth to first on 547 points.

Green’s Brands Hatch double and Achituv’s Race 3 podium then completed the recovery. Elite finished on 688 points, 86 clear of Hillspeed, having overcome the complete loss of its opening-round score.

A remarkably close fight develops behind Elite

Elite’s eventual 86-point margin disguises how close the rest of the Teams’ Championship remained.

Hillspeed led after Oulton Park and stayed at the top through the first Silverstone return. Hallman and Willis provided regular points, with Willis’ Race 3 victory at Silverstone adding a particularly valuable score.

Pace Performance then took over after Snetterton. McLean’s repeated reverse-grid victories combined with Byrne and O’Donnell’s steady progress to move the second-year team to 434 points. Pace remained second entering the finale and had already confirmed plans to expand into GB3 for 2027.

Fortec Motorsports also remained close throughout. Ingram Hill’s Silverstone breakthrough and Cegielski’s Rookie campaign kept the team involved, while its strong Brands Hatch finale moved it into third.

The final standings demonstrated just how little separated Elite’s nearest rivals. Hillspeed took second on 602 points, Fortec followed on 598 and Pace finished fourth on 595.

Seven points therefore covered three teams after 21 races, while Douglas Motorsport and KMR Sport completed the top six.

Elite had won comfortably on paper, but the fight directly behind remained one of the closest battles anywhere in the championship.

Cegielski claims inaugural GB4 Rookie Driver Title

The introduction of a Rookie Driver Title gave 2026 another championship battle, with Cegielski ultimately becoming its first winner.

The Fortec Motorsports driver established himself as the leading eligible rookie early and regularly mixed with more experienced competitors. His first major breakthrough came at Donington Park, where he finished second behind Hilton in Race 1 to claim his maiden overall podium.

Cegielski continued adding points across the middle of the year and entered Brands Hatch ahead of Douglas Motorsport’s Grant in the Rookie classification. A strong eighth place in the opening race strengthened his position before the title became mathematically secure.

He celebrated the achievement by finishing fourth in the season-ending Brands Hatch Race 3, having moved forward from sixth on the grid.

Cegielski ended the overall championship eighth on 232 points, comfortably the highest-placed eligible rookie. Grant followed on 165, while Koh’s maiden victory moved the Arden Motorsport driver to 138.

The new classification therefore achieved its intended purpose by giving drivers with very limited car-racing experience a separate target while still competing directly within the full GB4 field.

Martin secures top female prize and strengthens F1 Academy ambitions

Fortec also ended the season with another significant achievement through Martin.

The 16-year-old American entered GB4 for her first full season in cars and gradually established herself around the midfield, particularly through improving Qualifying performances. Although a major reverse-grid opportunity repeatedly remained just out of reach, she accumulated 93 points and finished 27 clear of her nearest female rival.

That made Martin the highest-scoring female driver of 2026 and secured MotorSport Vision’s €50,000 career contribution towards an F1 Academy seat should she join the series in 2027.

Martin therefore follows previous GB4 female prize recipients Alisha Palmowski and Ava Dobson in using the championship as a potential route towards F1 Academy.

Her season also demonstrated the value of the Rookie structure introduced for 2026. Martin arrived with comparatively little single-seater experience but gained 21 races of competition against a large and experienced field before immediately continuing her development in Formula 4 machinery.

Green dominates George Russell Pole Position Cup

Few individual classifications were as decisive as the George Russell Pole Position Cup.

Green secured five poles before the final round and had already mathematically won the prize at Donington Park. He nevertheless finished the season by taking both Brands Hatch poles, increasing his final tally to seven.

O’Grady and Stevenheydens were the nearest drivers with two each, while Hilton, Demitri Nolan and Ingram Hill each claimed one.

The result gave Green £1,050 from the individual £150 pole prizes before the additional £1,000 year-end award. His success also secured Elite Motorsport the David Poole Warren Pole Position Cup and another £1,000.

The final Pole Position Cup standings reinforced one of the clearest conclusions from the championship. While O’Grady built the stronger season across complete race weekends, Green became the most consistently formidable driver over a single lap.

His seven poles, six victories and runner-up championship finish consequently make his rookie campaign one of the major stories of 2026 even without the Drivers’ title.

Consistency ultimately defeats peak performance

The Drivers’ Championship distilled into a contrast between two different strengths.

Green possessed the greater outright peak. He won twice as many races as O’Grady and dominated the Pole Position Cup, while his opening three conventional-grid victories immediately established him as the early benchmark. His Brands Hatch performance showed that speed remained intact until the final weekend.

O’Grady built his championship differently. His three wins mattered, particularly the Snetterton double, but his defining statistic was finishing every race. Twenty top-10 results meant Green rarely received an opportunity to make large gains unless something happened directly to the championship leader.

That approach proved particularly important after Snetterton. Green had enough speed to recover 21 points at Donington and continued with two victories at Brands Hatch, but O’Grady’s advantage remained too large because he continued finishing immediately behind him.

The final gap of 33 points therefore represented more than the difference between their win totals. O’Grady understood when the championship required aggression and when simply banking another result carried greater value.

For a driver who had learned those lessons during his rookie campaign one year earlier, that development ultimately made the difference between contending for the title and winning it.

A season of development throughout the grid

The championship fight provided the headline, but 2026 also reinforced GB4’s role as an entry point into car racing.

Green challenged for the title during his first single-seater season. Cegielski finished eighth overall as a Rookie, while Martin progressed significantly through her first complete year in cars. Koh ended the campaign with a maiden victory, and several drivers produced breakthrough podiums or wins as the year developed.

The championship also reached its 100th race at Snetterton, four years after the series began at the same circuit in 2022. By that milestone, more than 100 drivers and 20 teams had participated in GB4.

Larger grids further underlined that growth. Silverstone featured 29 cars during the season, giving inexperienced drivers the challenge of racing within one of the deepest fields in GB4’s short history.

The expanded 20-minute races and introduction of the Rookie title added another layer to the championship without fundamentally changing its central purpose: providing relatively inexperienced drivers with meaningful single-seater mileage and a route towards higher categories.

For several of 2026’s protagonists, the next step has already become the priority. O’Grady and Green both leave the season looking towards GB3 opportunities, while Pace Performance itself will expand into the category in 2027.

O’Grady and Elite emerge from two very different championship fights

The final standings place O’Grady and Elite Motorsport at the top, but their routes there could hardly have been more different.

O’Grady built his advantage steadily. He moved from fourth after Silverstone to second at Oulton, took the championship lead at Donington and then gradually increased it until Snetterton created the decisive 70-point cushion. Green fought back, but O’Grady never surrendered control.

Elite instead had to rebuild an entire championship. The Silverstone testing breach erased its first-round Teams’ score and left the squad chasing rivals that had already accumulated more than 100 points. By Snetterton, five teams still sat ahead.

Two rounds later, Elite was champion.

Those contrasting journeys captured much of what made the 2026 GB4 season compelling. The fastest driver did not win the Drivers’ Championship, the eventual Teams’ champion began its campaign from zero after Round 1, and numerous races produced opportunities for drivers beyond the principal title contenders.

Green supplied the outright pace, Hallman and Ingram Hill took their fight for third to the final race, Cegielski became the first Rookie champion and Martin earned another pathway towards F1 Academy.

O’Grady, however, left Brands Hatch with the biggest prize. His combination of pace, judgement and relentless scoring turned an “almost perfect year” into the 2026 GB4 Drivers’ Championship, while Elite Motorsport completed one of the series’ most impressive Teams’ Championship recoveries alongside him.