A teary Marcus Clutton has revealed that he missed the decisive moment which gave him and co-driver Simon Orange a shock British GT title victory at Brands Hatch.

On Sunday the Orange Racing McLaren pair clinched their maiden crown with victory in the two-hour finale, which was also the first and only race win they took in the 2026 season.

It came after the duo headed to Kent as one of five mathematical title contenders, but 21.5 points behind erstwhile leaders Rob Collard and Hugo Cook with 37.5 left available.

So a near-miracle was needed and initially it looked as though that wouldn’t happen, as Collard took