Championship & Event Director

We are building a professional winter GT championship running GT-class cars across multiple classes running separately. This is a hands‑on leadership role for an experienced event and championship professional who can help deliver a safe, fair and commercially successful series. You will lead sporting and operational delivery, own competitor and circuit relationships, and drive the commercial strategy to attract teams and partners. This role suits a pragmatic, detail‑oriented leader with established motorsport credibility and a record of delivering complex race events.

Overview

Core responsibilities and leadership across governance, race direction, safety, sporting processes, logistics, commercial strategy, people and supplier management, and calendar planning for a winter GT championship.

Responsibilities

• Championship governance : Manage, plan and coordinate the production and delivery of the events, working closely with other managers, departments, stakeholders, vendors and venues. GT-style cars and multi-class race formats; manage BoP process in collaboration with technical director and stewards.
• Race direction & event operations : act as Championship / Series Director with ultimate responsibility for event delivery, interfacing with the Track and Sporting Department, the Race Director, Clerk of Course, Chief Steward, Chief Scrutineer, timing & scoring and circuit venue operations to ensure aligned, consistent, professional race weekends. Coordinate with the Event Director / Track Operations Manager of every venue for the delivery of the on-track features of the races.
• Safety & compliance : set and enforce safety protocols and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Sporting processes & competitor relations : Liaise with the participating teams, oversee entries and licensing. Other responsibilities to include management of podium and parc fermé operations and procedures, competitor communications, scrutineering schedules, stewarding panels, protest and appeal processes.
• Logistics & operations planning : Co-ordinate and supervise the schedule with each circuit logistic director and logistic partners.
• Commercial leadership : build sponsorship and partner packages, negotiate rights deals (sponsorship, hospitality, broadcast / streaming), set ticketing strategy, and create activation plans that deliver measurable ROI for partners.
• People & supplier management : recruit and lead a compact core team plus source and manage service providers to assist in the delivery of the Events, in accordance with an approved budget.
• Calendar & circuit suitability : liaise with each venue and design a winter calendar that balances competitor travel, track availability and not conflicting other series in the region.

Ideal candidate profile (experience & credentials)

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