British racing car driver from Grantham
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.
Early life
He attended Caythorpe primary school[5]
and the Sir William Robertson School, where he gained eight GCSEs, with only English Literature at grade C or above.[6]
By 1991 he lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College.[7] His father, David Balfe (born 29 September 1951), [8] owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham.[9] He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University.[10]
Racing record
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† 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)
† Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.
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