Gustav Burton

Gustav "Gus" Burton (born 24 December 2002 in Southend-on-Sea) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the 2026 Porsche Supercup for GP Elite.

Career

Ginetta Junior Championship

2018 In 2018, Burton signed with Douglas Motorsport to compete in select rounds of the 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship. In his fifteen starts, he would have a best finish of sixth at Brands Hatch.

2019 Burton returned to the championship for the full 2019 season, once again competing for Douglas Motorsport. He would have more success, finishing on the podium four times throughout the season.

Ginetta GT4 Supercup In 2020, Burton moved up to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, signing with Century Motorsport for the full season. He would immediately find success, qualifying on pole for the opening race of the season at Donington Park. During race one, Burton dropped back to third behind Will Burns and Tom Hibbert respectively, where he remained until the finish. He would finish on the podium again in race two, this time in second. Burton would finish one step higher in race three and break through to get his maiden win of the season. Following the opening round at Donington, a championship battle between Burton, Burns, and Hibbert was starting to form, with all three drivers finishing on the podium in all three races at Donington. Burton would demonstrate consistency once again in the next round at the Brands Hatch GP Circuit, finishing in second in all three races. Hibbert won races one and two, demoting Burton to third in the championship. Burton would dominate the next two races at Oulton Park, qualifying on pole for race two and winning both races. Burns and Hibbert would have mixed weekends by comparison, with both getting onto the podium in race one, but finishing eight and fourth in race two respectively. Burton would get another pole in race one at Thruxton, but would retire in the race and lose points to Burns and Hibbert. In the next four races at Thruxton and Croft, Burton finished in third in every race. Burns extended his gap to Burton with two wins and a second place at Croft, while Burton only managed a ninth place finish in race three at Croft. The penultimate round at Snetterton saw mixed results for Burton, with a retirement in race one, but a third and a win in races two and three. Going into the final two races of the season at Brands Hatch, Burton was 43 points behind Burns in first. In race one, Burton finished on the podium in second, while Burns finished in fourth. Burton was able to win race two with Burns finishing behind in second. However, this was not enough for Burton to win the championship, and thus finished second to Burns.

British GT Championship

2021 Following their rivalry in the previous year's Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Burton and Will Burns joined each other to compete in the 2021 British GT Championship driving for Century Motorsport in the GT4 Silver class. The pair were successful in their first outing, qualifying on pole at Brands Hatch and going on to win the race. Burton and Burns would have four successive podiums in the next four races, including a win at Donington Park. In race two the pair finished in fifth, which was their only non-podium finish thus far in the season. They would have a dominant performance in the next round at Oulton Park, winning both races. This gave Burton and Burns a comfortable lead in the championship. In the final round at Donington, the pair would seal the championship with a third place finish.

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2022 Following his maiden championship in British GT, Burton switched over to the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for 2022, staying with Century Motorsport to compete in the Pro category. He would have a up and down first weekend at Donington Park, qualifying on pole for both races, but finishing fourth in race one, and retiring in race two. The next two rounds at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park were similar for Burton, with two points finishes in the Brands Hatch races, but no points in the Oulton races. He would qualify on pole for the next race at Knockhill, and would go on to convert it into his maiden win in the championship. For the rest of the season, Burton would score points in all of the remaining races, finish on the podium four times, as well as win a second race at Thruxton. He would finish fourth in the championship.

2023 For the 2023 season, Burton rejoined Century Motorsport for a partial schedule as he would be competing full-time in the 2023 Porsche Supercup. In the first round at Donington Park, Burton would finish on the podium in both races. However, the next round at Brands Hatch was not successful for Burton, with a non-points finish in eleventh for race one, and a retirement in race two. Mid-way through the season, Burton switched teams to Joe Tandy Racing, and would drive for them starting at the Knockhill round. He would immediately find success, qualifying on pole position for race one and going on to win the race. A retirement in race two would conclude a mixed weekend.

Racing record Racing career summary As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Race was cancelled.

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 3CAT 13AUT 4SPA 10HUN 7ZND 1ZND 2MNZ †As Burton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup North America results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)