Linus Granfors proved the driver to beat in the 2024 GB4 Championship, as he became the first overaseas contender to win MSV’s entry-level single-seater category. But did he top every chart in 2024? Let’s have a look at the year’s stats…
Most wins – Linus Granfors (six)
The eventual champion’s six wins were vital to his cause, and he marked himself out as one to watch by going from last on the road to his first victory in the final contest of the Oulton Park season opener. That sparked a stunning run of early-season success, winning both races at Silverstone (the third was cancelled due to poor weather) and won the opener at Donington Park to make it four wins on the bounce. Additional wins at Silverstone and again at Donington meant he simply needed to keep his nose clean at Brands Hatch to secure the title. Lucas Blakeley, who entered the second half of the year won a quarter of the contests he entered to take four wins, with Alisha Palmowski making a name for herself with three. Harry Burgoyne earned two at the end of the year, as did Finn Harrison and early-season entrant Brandon McCaughan, while Branden Templeton triumphed at Donington in the middle of the campaign.
2024 winners:
Linus Granfors - six
Lucas Blakeley - four
Alisha Palmowski - three
Brandon McCaughan - two
Most podiums – Alisha Palmowski (11)
Palmowski established herself as one of the UK’s brightest rising talents in 2024, with a stunning season in GB4. 11 podiums in total propelled her to the runner-up spot in the championship, and she claimed the €30,000 career prize from MSV as the series’ top female. Those performances have been recognised, with the Lancastrian signed up to lead Red Bull Racing’s charge in F1 Academy next year. Champion Granfors was the only other driver to earn a double figure podium haul, while KMR duo Burgoyne and Blakeley took nine each, a 75% hit rate for the latter! In total, 13 drivers stood on the GB4 podium in 2024.
2024 podiums:
Alisha Palmowski – 11
Linus Granfors – 10
Harry Burgoyne, Lucas Blakeley – nine
Finn Harrison – five
Brandon McCaughan , Branden Templeton – four
Liam McNeilly, Callum Baxter – two
Chloe Grant, Marcus Luzio, Leon Wilson, Jack Taylor - one
Most pole positions – Linus Granfors (six)
Granfors powered to the George Russell Pole Position Cup with a total of six poles throughout the year. All were secured in doubles, with two at Donington Park, Silverstone and the Brands Hatch finale, putting him two clear of his nearest rival. Finn Harrison was another to display raw speed, with four poles of his own, while McCaughan and Palmowski claimed two each.
2024 pole positions
Linus Granfors – six
Finn Harrison – four
Brandon McCaughan, Alisha Palmowski - two
Most fastest laps – Lucas Blakeley (seven)
Despite only contesting the final dozen races of the year, KMR’s Lucas Blakeley established himself as a potential single-seater star of the future with an incredible run of success. His speed was proven by setting seven fastest laps in that time, four more than any other driver managed throughout the whole campaign!
2024 fastest laps:
Lucas Blakeley – seven
Linus Granfors – three
Leon Wilson - two
Laps led – Linus Granfors (47)
With six wins to his name, it would have been hard for anyone to usurp Granfors’ tally of laps led throughout the campaign, with 47 tours at the head of the field, almost a quarter of the entire season. But he was only two clear of late season flier Blakeley, while Burgoyne’s fightback late in the season ensured he led 32 laps. Harrison, Palmowski and McCaughan were the other drivers to have a double figure laps led tally, and 12 drivers led at least one lap.
2024 laps led:
Linus Granfors – 47
Lucas Blakeley – 45
Harry Burgoyne – 32
Finn Harrison – 22
Alisha Palmowski – 15
Brandon McCaughan – 11
Jack Taylor – 8
Branden Templeton – 6
Chloe Grant, Liam McNeilly – 5
Dan Hickey – 3
Mayer Deonarine - 1
Points for places gained in race three – Alisha Palmowski (33)
GB4 retained the full reverse grid element for the final race of each weekend, and this allowed for some stunning fightback drives throughout the season. Palmowski proved the master of these races, earning 33 points for places gained in event finales, with many of those coming at Snetterton as she powered from last to victory! She accrued three more points than Granfors in this regard, while Burgoyne was also close with 27. A total of 14 drivers earned additional points for places gained this year.
2024 places gained:
Alisha Palmowski – 33
Linus Granfors – 30
Harry Burgoyne – 27
Lucas Blakeley – 19
Callum Baxter – 18
Branden Templeton – 16
Brandon McCaughan – 8
Chloe Grant – 7
Finn Harrison – 6
Liam McNeilly – 5
Jack Taylor, Leon Wilson, Aleksander Mizera, Megan Bruce - 3
