Sharp entered the title-deciding weekend only one level forward of Hitech racer Macintyre, however a lights-to-flag win from pole within the opener, with Macintyre third, put the New Zealander in a great place to take the spoils.
Each drivers safely navigated beginning in the back of the reversed-grid center race however Macintyre solely barely diminished Sharp’s lead by ending seventh to his rival’s eleventh.
Though Sharp was crushed off the road within the third and closing contest by Deagen Fairclough, he maintained the runner-up spot all through the race and remained round a second forward of Macintyre to say the glory by an eventual margin of 13 factors.
“It means all the things – all of the exhausting work and sacrifice has undoubtedly paid off,” a delighted Sharp advised Autosport.
“It’s been a yr of ups and downs and a number of the highs have been very excessive and the lows very low, however large due to the workforce – I nonetheless can’t consider it’s occurred!”
Sharp says he is “not 100% certain” which collection he’ll progress to subsequent yr and can now assess totally different choices.
“I’ve acquired a fantastic relationship with Rodin Carlin – we’ll see what occurs,” he added.
Sharp leads the way in which on finals day at Manufacturers Hatch
Photograph by: JEP
Macintyre, in the meantime, admitted “there wasn’t quite a bit I may’ve performed in that race” to disclaim Sharp the title however the 2022 Ginetta Junior runner-up was nonetheless blissful to push his extra skilled rival so shut.
Sophomore driver Sharp grabbed the early benefit within the title battle after a robust opening assembly of the season at Donington Park, in which he took a remarkable victory having started 20th in the reversed-grid race.
Nevertheless it was not till occasion seven at Croft in July that Sharp triumphed once more, and that victory drought enabled Macintyre to shut in after which usurp the New Zealander on the prime of the standings.
But Sharp proved resurgent after the summer time break, scoring six podiums in 10 races to regain the initiative – aided by Macintyre spinning out of qualifying on the collection’ second go to to Donington Park and placing him on the again foot for the remainder of the weekend.
That every one meant the pair arrived at Manufacturers Hatch separated by only a level to arrange the intriguing finale.
Among the many different British Touring Automobile help classes, it was something however evenly matched within the Porsche Carrera Cup GB as Workforce Parker Racing’s Adam Smalley had already sealed the title final trip at Silverstone after a dominant show.
However different champions had been determined at Manufacturers with second place within the Mini Problem opener sufficient for Excelr8 Motorsport driver Dan Zelos to regain the crown, including to his 2021 triumph – which got here in a lot nearer circumstances.
Then Joe Warhurst – who is in the running to be the new Porsche GB Junior – landed the Porsche Dash Problem GB title within the second of three races having taken 5 wins in a row to usurp long-time table-topper Steve Roberts to make it a really profitable Porsche racing season for Workforce Parker.