Shaun Balfe

Shaun David Balfe (born 4 June 1972) 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. Balfe's McLaren 720S GT3 in the lead of the race at Donington Park.

Early life Balfe 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, Balfe lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College. His father, David Balfe (born 29 September 1951), owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham. He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University.

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) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points 2005 Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R G2 MON MAG SIL IMO BRN SPA OSC IST ZHU DUB BAH NC† 0† 2006 Balfe Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT1 SIL BRN OSC SPA PAU DIJ MUG BUD ADR DUB 40th 2 † Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.