Fareham racing driver builds on trophy haul in latest race success
A racing driver from Fareham is celebrating two race wins after a successful weekend in the second round of the GT Cup Championship.
44-year-old Paul Fullick is a driver for Team BRIT, the world’s only competitive team of all-disabled racing drivers and competed in his second GT3 meet of the year last weekend.
Paul, and team mate Jamie Falvey raced in round 2 of the GT Cup on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th at Snetterton Circuit
On Saturday, the pair faced challenges after technical issues with their car during testing restricted their track time, however on Sunday, they won both of their two races outright, beating every other car on the grid.
Jamie put them on pole for the first 50-minute pit stop race after qualifying and led the charge, taking the first of the race stints. During that time, he gradually built on this lead before handing over to Paul with an 18 second lead on the second place car. Paul took over and maintained the lead, bringing them home P1. The Team BRIT crew also delivered the fastest pit stop of any team.
In the second sprint race, Jamie took on the full 25 mins, maintaining his lead throughout and securing the fastest lap of the race.
This success builds on Paul and Jamie’s incredible season opener, in which they were the first ever disabled pairing to win a GT3 race outright, the first ever amateur pairing to win a GT3 race outright and the first pairing to ever win a GT3 race on what was the debut GT3 race for both.
Since its formation in 2015, Team BRIT has been dedicated to revolutionising disability motorsport, breaking down barriers and proving that nothing is impossible. Over the past decade, the team has progressed from entry-level racing to competing on the international stage, it has won a national championship and taken championship class wins, and supported disabled teams overseas, while developing cutting-edge hand control technology that has opened doors for disabled drivers worldwide.
Paul is a lower leg amputee following a motorbike crash. He has been with the team since 2022, and has progressed rapidly from driving a BMW 118i, to competing in a McLaren 570S GT4 this year.
Jamie served in the Royal Marines commandos to the rank of lance corporal. He was medically discharged after sustaining hearing damage, resulting in permanent tinnitus and severe hearing loss in one ear, which curtailed his career in the military.
Paul said: “We went into round two still riding the high from our overall win at Donington, and headed into Friday testing in great spirits. Unfortunately, by the end of the day we hadn’t achieved the testing mileage we wanted due to a few technical issues—part of the process when learning a new car.
“By Saturday, we knew we were still slightly behind the curve on both pace and setup, but despite that we managed to bring home P2 in class in both the sprint and pit stop races in difficult greasy conditions.
“Thankfully, by Sunday we’d started to make real progress with a series of smaller setup adjustments, and the car finally began to feel much more at home. That gave us the confidence to push harder and get closer to the limit. Conditions had also improved, and combined with a fantastic strategy from the team, we managed to secure P1 overall in both races.
“Jamie put in an excellent start and handed me a really strong lead to work with. We were being chased down hard by the very talented Josh Steed in the Ferrari, but we kept things clean, stayed consistent, and managed to hold on until the chequered flag.
“Another fantastic weekend for the whole team. There’s an amazing atmosphere around Team BRIT at the moment as we continue learning and pushing forward in what is shaping up to be an incredibly exciting season.”
Jamie and Paul race again at Donington Park Circuit on the 27th and 28th June.