LIONA THEOBALD Steps Up to GT Cup with SVG Motorsport After Strong 2023 Run

March 5, 2024

by RACERS // from www.racers-behindthehelmet.com

• LIONA THEOBALD is making the smart move to GT Cup in 2024, partnering with James Townsend in SVG Motorsport’s #86 Ginetta GT4 for the GTH class. At just 18, she’s already showing the kind of strategic career planning that separates the serious racers from the weekend warriors – stepping up from her impressive sixth-place finish in GT Pro despite missing a round at Cadwell Park.
• The progression story here is exactly what we want to see from young talent. Starting with Ginetta Juniors in 2022 where she finished 23rd out of 31 in a brutal field, THEOBALD earned her spot in Motorsport UK’s Academy Programme and then proved she belonged by matching the race pace of more experienced drivers in 2023’s Protyre GT Championship.
• Her season finale at Donington Park showcased the kind of single-lap improvement that catches team owners’ attention, and those near-misses on fastest laps at Brands Hatch and Donington prove she’s got the speed to compete. Now GT Cup’s longer races and pit stop strategy will test whether she can translate that raw pace into championship-level racecraft.

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