Shaun Balfe


Shaun David Balfe is a British racing car driver from Grantham who won the 2004 Spanish GT Championship. In 2006 he raced a Saleen S7R for Balfe Motorsport
in the FIA GT Championship He currently races in the British GT Championship in a McLaren 720S GT3 with Rob Bell in 2019. He finished third in the GT3 championship that year.

Early life

He attended Caythorpe primary school
and the Sir William Robertson School, where he gained eight GCSEs, with only English Literature at grade C or above.
By 1991 he lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College. His father, David Balfe, owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham. He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University.

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213141516PosPoints
1999Barclays PremierMarcos MantisINVSIL
1
OUL
1
SNE
1
BRH
1
SIL
1

19
DON
1
DON
2
SIL
1
CRO
1
SPA
1
SIL
1

13
-†0†
[2000 British people|British GT Championship|2000]Balfe MotorsportLotus EspritGTOTHR
1
CRO
1
OUL
1

WD
DON
1

Ret
SIL
1

WD
BRH
1

23
DON
1

Ret
CRO
1

Ret
SIL
1

15
SNE
1

Ret
SPA
1

Ret
SIL
1

Ret
28th10
2001Paragon/Team EurotechPorsche 996 GT3-RSGTOSIL
1

6
SNE
1

10
DON
1

9
OUL
1

8
CRO
1

6
ROC
1

9
CAS
1

4
BRH
1

9
DON
1

9
KNO
1

12
THR
1

9
BRH
1

11
SIL
1

9
??
2003Rollcentre with Balfe MotorsportMosler MT900RGTODON
1

1
SNE
1

1
KNO
1

1
KNO
2

1
SIL
1

15
CAS
1

Ret
OUL
1

Ret
ROC
1

1
THR
1

1
SPA
1

8
BRH
1

Ret
2nd182
2004Balfe MotorsportMosler MT900RN-GTDON
1

4
DON
2

Ret
MON
1
MON
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
THR
1

4
THR
2

DNS
BRH
1
BRH
2
29th10
2005Eclipse MotorsportMosler MT900RGT2DON
1

7
MAG
1
CRO
1
CRO
2
KNO
1
KNO
2
THR
1
THR
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
SIL
1
MON
1
MON
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
26th2
2013Balfe MotorsportFerrari 458 Italia GT3GT3OUL
1
OUL
2
ROC
1

10
SIL
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
BRH
1
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
DON
1
32nd1.5
2018Balfe MotorsportMcLaren 650S GT3GT3OUL
1

8
OUL
2

12
ROC
1

Ret
SNE
1
SNE
2
SIL
1

8
SPA
1

Ret
BRH
1
DON
1
17th10
2019Balfe MotorsportMcLaren 720S GT3GT3OUL
1

WD
OUL
2

WD
SNE
1

31
SNE
2

3
SIL
1

11
DON
1

2
SPA
1

4
BRH
1

2
DON
1

1
3rd126
2020Balfe MotorsportMcLaren 720S GT3GT3OUL
1
OUL
2
DON
1
DON
2
BRH
1
DON
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
SIL
1

Ret
NC†0†
2022Balfe MotorsportAudi R8 LMS Evo IIGT3OUL
1

1
OUL
2

2
SIL
1

Ret
DON
1

8
SNE
1
SNE
2
SPA
1
BRH
1
DON
1
15th49
2023Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2GT3OUL
1

12
OUL
2

7
SIL
1

2
DON
1

7
SNE
1

1
SNE
2

9
ALG
1

3
BRH
1

5
DON
1
5th*106.5*

† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA GT Championship results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011PosPoints
2005Balfe MotorsportMosler MT900RG2MON
NC
MAG
Ret
SIL
11
IMO
9
BRN
11
SPAOSC
14
ISTZHUDUBBAHNC†0†
2006Balfe MotorsportSaleen S7-RGT1SIL
9
BRN
Ret
OSC
8
SPAPAU
Ret
DIJ
Ret
MUG
8
BUD
9
ADRDUB40th2

† Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.