# Shaun Balfe

Shaun Balfe (born 4 June 1972) is a British racing car driver from Grantham who won the 2004 Spanish GT Championship. In 2006 he raced a Saleen S7R for Balfe Motorsport in the FIA GT Championship He currently races in the British GT Championship in a McLaren 720S GT3 with Rob Bell in 2019. He finished third in the GT3 championship that year.

## Early life

He attended Caythorpe primary school and the Sir William Robertson School, where he gained eight GCSEs, with only English Literature at grade C or above.
By 1991 he lived on Rectory Lane in Leadenham, where he took BTEC Building Studies at Grantham College. His father, David Balfe (born 29 September 1951), owned Fortec Motorsport of Grantham. He later studied building management at Nottingham Trent University.

## Racing record
### Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
| 1999 | Barclays Premier | Marcos Mantis | INV | SIL 1 | OUL 1 | SNE 1 | BRH 1 | SIL 1 19 | DON 1 | DON 2 | SIL 1 | CRO 1 | SPA 1 | SIL 1 13 | | | | | | -† | 0† |
| 2000 | Balfe Motorsport | Lotus Esprit | GTO | THR 1 | CRO 1 | OUL 1 WD | DON 1 Ret | SIL 1 WD | BRH 1 23 | DON 1 Ret | CRO 1 Ret | SIL 1 15 | SNE 1 Ret | SPA 1 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | | | | | 28th | 10 |
| 2001 | Paragon/Team Eurotech | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GTO | SIL 1 6 | SNE 1 10 | DON 1 9 | OUL 1 8 | CRO 1 6 | ROC 1 9 | CAS 1 4 | BRH 1 9 | DON 1 9 | KNO 1 12 | THR 1 9 | BRH 1 11 | SIL 1 9 | | | | ? | ? |
| 2003 | Rollcentre with Balfe Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | GTO | DON 1 1 | SNE 1 1 | KNO 1 1 | KNO 2 1 | SIL 1 15 | CAS 1 Ret | OUL 1 Ret | ROC 1 1 | THR 1 1 | SPA 1 8 | BRH 1 Ret | | | | | | 2nd | 182 |
| 2004 | Balfe Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | N-GT | DON 1 4 | DON 2 Ret | MON 1 | MON 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | THR 1 4 | THR 2 DNS | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | 29th | 10 |
| 2005 | Eclipse Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | GT2 | DON 1 7 | MAG 1 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | THR 1 | THR 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | SIL 1 | MON 1 | MON 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | | 26th | 2 |
| 2013 | Balfe Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | ROC 1 10 | SIL 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | BRH 1 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | DON 1 | | | | | | | 32nd | 1.5 |
| 2018 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 650S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 8 | OUL 2 12 | ROC 1 Ret | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 8 | SPA 1 Ret | BRH 1 | DON 1 | | | | | | | | 17th | 10 |
| 2019 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 WD | OUL 2 WD | SNE 1 31 | SNE 2 3 | SIL 1 11 | DON 1 2 | SPA 1 4 | BRH 1 2 | DON 1 1 | | | | | | | | 3rd | 126 |
| 2020 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 Ret | | | | | | | | NC† | 0† |
| 2022 | Balfe Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | GT3 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 2 | SIL 1 Ret | DON 1 8 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | | | | | | | | 15th | 49 |
| 2023 | Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | GT3 | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 7 | SIL 1 2 | DON 1 7 | SNE 1 1 | SNE 2 9 | ALG 1 3 | BRH 1 5 | DON 1 | | | | | | | | 5th* | 106.5* |
† Not eligible for points. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
| 2005 | Balfe Motorsport | Mosler MT900R | G2 | MON NC | MAG Ret | SIL 11 | IMO 9 | BRN 11 | SPA | OSC 14 | IST | ZHU | DUB | BAH | NC† | 0† |
| 2006 | Balfe Motorsport | Saleen S7-R | GT1 | SIL 9 | BRN Ret | OSC 8 | SPA | PAU Ret | DIJ Ret | MUG 8 | BUD 9 | ADR | DUB | | 40th | 2 |
† Not eligible for points as a national championship entry.