2025 Gordon Spice Trophy preview | 82MM
The Gordon Spice Trophy will look a little different at the 82nd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport. This year’s running will see a grid made up entirely of big-engined brutes battling it out for victory, with the smaller capacity cars that traditionally compete alongside them moved over into the all-new Win Percy Trophy.
In its new form, it’s a race for homologated touring cars that raced in FIA Group 1 between 1970 and 1982, or the British Saloon Car Championship between 1976 and 1982, but this year, the grid will be restricted to engine capacities of 2.8-litres or more.
It’s named after seven-time BTCC class champion and four-time Le Mans class winner Gordon Spice, who started his career in the British Saloon Car Championship racing Minis in the 1960s. He’s most notable, however, for his mastery of the Ford Capri, a car that he drove to 24 race victories between 1975 and 1980.
His 1978 Spa 24 Hours-winning Capri will be among the contenders. In 2025, it’ll feature a new two-part format, comprising two 20-minute races.
Which cars race in the Gordon Spice Trophy?
Cars you can expect to see include a number of savage V8-powered brutes, the likes of Rover 3500 SD1s, Chevrolet Camaro Z28s and Ford Mustangs, mixed in with 3.0-litre Ford Capris.
The traditional David vs. Goliath spectacle of the Gordon Spice Trophy is no longer, but that doesn’t mean the drama will be restricted in any way. Expect the same feisty battles between big hitting touring car legends pumping more power than you can shake a dipstick at.
It’s going to be loud; it’s going to be fast, and it’s going to be every bit the spectacle we’ve come to expect from the Members’ Meeting’s high-capacity touring car showpiece.
Which drivers are racing in the Gordon Spice Trophy?
The Gordon Spice Trophy is also no stranger to big-name drivers, with numerous touring car legends regularly competing. Rob Huff, Mark Blundell and Matt Neal have all found success over the years, while current BTCC star Jake Hill has set the race alight in recent events from behind the wheel of his Gitanes-liveried Ford Capri.
Hill returns for this year’s running, and he’ll be joined once again by a host of touring car legends including current BTCC rivals Gordon Shedden and Tom Ingram. The likes of Tom Kristensen, Romain Dumas and Andre Lotterer and Emanuele Pirro bring 19 Le Mans 24 Hours victories between them onto the grid, while there’s championships galore courtesy of Huff, Neal, Andrew Jordan, Steve Soper, Andy Priaulx, Frank Stippler and Alex Brundle.
When is the Gordon Spice Trophy?
The first Official Practice session for these Group 1 touring cars gets underway for the VIP drivers at 10:40 on Saturday morning before they kick off Part 1 of the Gordon Spice Trophy at 16:45. The owners get their chance behind the wheel on Sunday, with Official Practice at 09:00, before Part 2 begins at 17:00.
Previous winners of the Gordon Spice Trophy
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Year |
Event |
Driver(s) |
Car |
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2024 |
81MM Gordon Spice Sprint |
Fred Shepherd |
Ford Mustang Boss 302
|
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2024 |
81MM Gordon Spice Trophy |
Ashley Sutton/Craig Davies |
Ford Mustang Boss 302
|
|
2023 |
80MM Gordon Spice Trophy Final |
Rob Huff |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2023 |
80MM Gordon Spice Trophy Heat 2 |
Nick Swift |
Mini 1275 GT
|
|
2023 |
80MM Gordon Spice Trophy Heat 1 |
Jake Hill |
Ford Capri III 3.0S
|
|
2022 |
79MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
Jack Tetley/Alex Buncombe |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2022 |
79MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Jack Tetley |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2021 |
78MM Gerry Marshall Trophy Final |
Jake Hill |
Ford Capri III
|
|
2021 |
78MM Gerry Marshall Trophy Heat 2 |
Jack Tetley |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2021 |
78MM Gerry Marshall Trophy Heat 1 |
Jim Morris |
Volkswagen Mk1 Golf GTI
|
|
2019 |
77MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
Neel Jani/James Wood |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
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2019 |
77MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Stig Blomqvist |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
|
2018 |
76MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
Kerry Michael/Mark Blundell |
Ford Escort RS2000
|
|
2018 |
76MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Pantelis Christoforou |
Ford Escort RS2000
|
|
2017 |
75MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
Chris Ward/Gordon Shedden |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
|
2017 |
75MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Chris Ward |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
|
2016 |
74MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
Grahame Bryant/Oliver Bryant |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2016 |
74MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Chris Ward |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
|
2015 |
73MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
David Clark/Matt Neal |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2015 |
73MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Nigel Garrett |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
|
2014 |
72MM Gerry Marshall Trophy |
Chris Ward/Andrew Smith |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
|
2014 |
72MM Gerry Marshall Sprint |
Chris Ward |
Rover 3500 SD1
|
The 82nd Members' Meeting will take place on 12th and 13th April 2025 and tickets are now available for Members and Fellows of the GRRC.
If you're not already a Member or Fellow and you'd like to enjoy all the racing, demos, and other exciting content at the Members' Meeting, you'll need to join the GRRC. Click here for more information or to join the club.
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