Charles Dawson (racing driver)

Charles Dawson
Dawson in 2025
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born1990 (age 35–36)
Guiting Power, England
Categorisation FIA Bronze
Championship titles
2025
2025
2024
2024
2022		British GT – GT3
British GT – GT3 Pro-Am
British GT – GT4 Pro-Am
GT4 Winter Series – Pro-Am
NES 500 – TCR

Charles Piers Leighton Dawson (born December 1990) is a British racing driver who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for 2 Seas Motorsport. He won the 2025 British GT Championship together with Kiern Jewiss.

Career

Dawson began his racing career in 2022, competing at the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi for AC Motorsport in the TCR class.[1] Following that, Dawson joined Max Kruse Racing to compete in the NES 500,[2] winning the TCR title on debut,[3] as well as winning in a one-off appearance in the Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy in Division 2.[4] During 2022, Dawson also competed in select rounds of the 24H TCE Series for Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing and AC Motorsport, taking one TCR class podium for each team.[5][6]

In 2023, Dawson joined Porsche-affiliated W&S Motorsport to compete in the GT4 European Series,[7] but was forced to skip the first four rounds after injuring himself in a testing accident on the eve of the season at Monza.[8] Returning for the final two rounds, Dawson salvaged a lone Am class podium at the Hockenheimring and ended the season 11th in points.[9] During 2023, Dawson also competed in the GT Cup Championship on a part-time basis for Mercedes-linked Ram Racing in the GTH class,[10] as well as racing at the 24 Hours of Barcelona for Red Ant Racing in the 992 class.[11]

Continuing in GT4 machinery for 2024, Dawson began the year with CV Performance Group in the GT4 Winter Series, winning the Pro-Am title alongside Emil Gjerdrum with four wins to their name.[12] For the rest of the year, Dawson joined Team Parker Racing to race a Mercedes-AMG GT4 in the British GT Championship and select rounds of the GT Cup Championship alongside Seb Morris.[13][14] Between the two campaigns, Dawson found more success in the former, winning at Oulton Park on his way to third in GT4 points and sealing the Pro-Am title in the process.[15][16][17] Towards the end of the year, Dawson returned to the GT4 European Series with fellow Mercedes outfit NM Racing Team alongside Andy Cantu, taking a pair of Am wins at Hockenheim and Monza,[18] as well as a Pro-Am win at Jeddah.[19]

Stepping up to GT3 for 2025, Dawson made his debut for AKM Motorsport in the GT Winter Series at Aragón,[20] before joining 2 Seas Motorsport to share a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with Kiern Jewiss in the British GT Championship.[21] In his first year in the category, Dawson established himself as the fastest bronze-rated driver,[22] winning at Donington Park, Snetterton and Brands Hatch en route to the overall and Pro-Am titles at season's end.[23][24] During 2025, Dawson also raced with the team in the last three rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,[25] most notably taking a Bronze win at the Nürburgring with Ben Barnicoat and Tom Lebbon,[26] as well as a Pro-Am podium in International GT Open at Barcelona.[27]

The following year, Dawson remained with 2 Seas Motorsport for a dual campaign in the Bronze class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups, partnering Reece Barr in the former and Jewiss in both.[28]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi – TCR AC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 5th
NES 500 – TCR Max Kruse Racing 1st
Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy – Division 2 2 1 0 0 2 39.65
24H TCE Series – TCR Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 1 0 0 0 1 49 7th
AC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1
2023 GT Cup Championship – GTH Ram Racing
GT4 European Series – Am W&S Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 30 11th
24H GT Series – 992 Red Ant Racing 1 0 0 0 0 29 NC
2024 GT4 Winter Series – Pro-Am CV Performance Group 18 4 3 1 14 79.58 1st
British GT Championship – GT4 Pro-Am Team Parker Racing 9 1 0 0 4 136 3rd
GT Cup Championship – GTH
GT4 European Series – Am NM Racing Team 4 2 0 0 2 62 10th
GT4 European Series – Pro-Am 2 1 0 0 1 33 12th
2025 GT Winter Series – GT3 AKM Motorsport 3 0 0 0 2 34 12th
British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am 2 Seas Motorsport 9 3 0 0 4 173.5 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 1 0 0 1 32 12th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 0 47th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 1 10 19th
2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2 Seas Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 0 0 0 0 31* 11th*
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
British GT Championship – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze 0 1 0 1 16.5* 3rd*
Sources:[29][30]

* Season still in progress.

† As Dawson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GT4 European Series 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 Pos Points
2023 W&S Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Am MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 HOC
1
30		 HOC
2
19		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
WD		 11th 30
2024 NM Racing Team Mercedes AMG GT4 Am LEC
1
 LEC
2
 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 HOC
1
31		 HOC
2
13		 MNZ
1
40		 MNZ
2
20		 10th 62
Pro-Am JED
1
22		 JED
2
13		 12th 33

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 DC Points
2024 Team Parker Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 GT4 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
18		 SIL
23		 DON1
Ret		 SPA
16		 SNE
1
16		 SNE
2
17		 DON2
14		 BRH
20		 3rd 136
2025 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 DON1
1		 SIL
2		 OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
11		 SPA
6		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
8		 BRH
1		 DON2
4		 1st 173.5
2026 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 SIL
Ret		 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 SPA
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 DON
 BRH
 NC† 0†

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2025 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA
6H
56		 SPA
12H
40		 SPA
24H
26		 NÜR
31		 CAT
44		 12th 32
2026 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bronze LEC
27		 MNZ
41†		 SPA
6H
38		 SPA
12H
20		 SPA
24H
27		 NÜR
 ALG
 11th* 31*

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(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 Pos. Points
2026 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bronze MIS
1
26		 MIS
2
31		 MAG
1
21		 MAG
2
25		 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 2nd* 39*

Complete International GT Open 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 Pos. Points
2025 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG
1		 ALG
2		 SPA HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 CAT
1
5		 CAT
2
3		 MNZ 19th 10

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  30. ↑ "Charles Dawson | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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