Friday
Despite never having raced on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, Jacob topped the first practice session and was again fastest early in the second, before a brake failure approaching Hawthorns – the fastest corner on the track. He nursed the car back to the pits safely, ready for qualifying.
Qualifying
In the most important qualifying session of the year, Jacob put Friday behind him, grew in confidence as the session went on and took a double pole for Race 1 and Race 2.
Race 1
Jacob stormed into the lead at the start and extended it throughout to take the win, stretching his championship lead to 11 points and putting him in position to seal the title a race early.
Race 2
Leading again from pole under constant pressure from two Am cars, Jacob looked set to clinch the championship until contact on the penultimate lap pushed him wide, dropping him to third and taking the title to the final race.
Race 3
Needing a top six to become champion, Jacob held third at the start, then chose not to risk the battle around him, settling into fifth and driving within himself to bring home the points he needed – and the title, in his first year of GT4 racing.
“It has been a fantastic learning year for me. It's easy to pick things I'd do differently at every round, which is great, because that's what we were here to do – learn and progress. Not only have I been fast enough to win the Am class, but in the second half of the season I've been fastest overall at times as well.
“I've had a great team behind me in Graves Motorsport, and I can't thank them, and especially my engineer Brett, enough for giving me a perfect car all year. I also need to thank our partners – Verve Display, EftaaPay, Junction Design and Absolute Agency – who have all been instrumental in helping me achieve this success.
“I'm now incredibly motivated to go one step further next year and fight for the overall championship.”
Weekend results
Am class (overall)| Qualifying | P1 (P6) |
| Race 1 | P1 (P7) |
| Race 2 | P3 (P8) |
| Race 3 | P5 (P12) |
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