Ignas Gelžinis (born 28 February 1991) is a Lithuanian racing driver, currently racing in

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championship. His older brother

Jonas Gelžinis Jonas Gelžinis (born 2 March 1988) is a Lithuanian racing driver. J.Gelžinis won Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro-Am1 class champion title in 2011. From 2012 he raced in Pro class and finished runner up in 2013. He is also a record ten-tim ...

is also racing driver.

Career Summary

2012–2014: Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

From

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Ignas Gelžinis competed in

Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom The Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom was an entry level One-make, Touring car racing motor sport category and the current name in the long history of Renault one-make cups in the UK. It currently attracts drivers from across the United Kingdom to ...

. In his rookie year Ignas Gelžinis took 10th place in final standings with 152 points. 2013 season was less successful: Ignas Gelžinis took 15th place in final standings with 106 points.

2014: Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe

In 2014, Ignas Gelžinis moved to Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe. After difficult start of the season in

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, Ignas Gelžinis scored his first podium finish in second round of the season in Poznan Circuit, finishing both races in top three. The following round in

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was even more successful. Ignas Gelžinis took his first victory with

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in the second race of the weekend. In the following round at

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, Ignas Gelžinis finished on podium twice and moved into third place in the standings. More podium finishes came in fifth round at Slovakiaring and victory in Poznan Circuit allowed Ignas Gelžinis to move to second place in the standings. Two second-place finishes in final round of the season was not enough to win the championship and Ignas Gelžinis ended the season in second place with 218 points, 18 points less than winner Stefan Bilinski.

2015–present: Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

In 2015, Ignas Gelžinis returned to United Kingdom to compete in

. After four championship rounds, he was leading Pro-AM1 class standings. He lost the lead to Jordan Witt after rounds in

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and

Knockhill Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved ...

, but after few more wins in his class at

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and

Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently host ...

, I.Gelžinis returned to top position and with 154 points became a Pro-AM1 champion in his rookie years.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelzinis, Ignas 1991 births Living people Lithuanian racing drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers Renault UK Clio Cup drivers 24H Series drivers