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The '''British GT Championship''' (known as '''Intelligent Money British GT Championship''' for sponsorship reason) is a [[sports car racing]] series based predominantly in the [[United Kingdom]]. The series was originally created by the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]] in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT Challenge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brscc.co.uk/formulae/british-gt-championship/|title=BRSCC | BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP}}</ref> The series is currently run by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisation]].<ref>https://www.britishgt.com/news/654/stephane-ratel-outlines-plans-for-2021-and-beyond-during-total-24-hours-of-spa-press-conference</ref> From 2023 where dubbed as '''GT World Challenge Great Britain''', while [[Pirelli]] began its first season as the championship's official sole tyre supplier in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/news/2667/sro-motorsports-group-and-pirelli-extend-long-standing-partnership-with-new-five-year-agreement|title=SRO Motorsports Group and Pirelli extend long-standing partnership with new five-year agreement|date=October 1, 2023|website=Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS}}</ref>
Two classes currently compete in the championship: GT3 and GT4. A consolidation of GT regulations and significant manufacturer support saw British GT first introduce a GT3 class in 2005. The category later mirrored FIA [[Group GT3]] and used near-identical regulations to the [[FIA GT3 European Championship]] from 2006 onwards.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} GT3 rules include extensive [[Balance of Performance]] and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal. Cost-saving measures saw the series' previous premier class, GT2, phased out at the end of 2006.
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