Hethel, 25 February 2025 Following a promising first season together in British GT, Lotus is excited to announce Mahiki Racing as its partner team for the 2025 British GT Championship.

Formed in 2023 to campaign the Lotus Emira GT4 in British and European GT racing, Mahiki Racing’s promising first season in British GT included a class win, multiple podiums, and new GT4 lap records at Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

With a full year of experience and partner support from Lotus including commercial opportunities and access to the legendary Hethel test track, Mahiki Racing and Lotus are aiming for further success with the Emira GT4 in 2025.

Team manager Joe Osborne, himself a GT4 champion and British GT race winner, also bolsters Mahiki Racing’s trackside team with decades of motorsport experience, including driver development and a stint as a factory GT driver. Lotus Cars has also expanded to support customer teams, adding commercial and performance expertise from F1 and endurance racing to its motorsport department.

“Motorsport has been in Lotus’ blood ever since Colin and Hazel Chapman went trialling in the Lotus Mk1, and over 75 years later we’re still committed to proving our expertise on track. To me, endurance racing is the ultimate team sport, and I can’t wait to be trackside again with Mahiki Racing as we take on British GT again with the Emira GT4,” said Gavan Kershaw, Head of Motorsport at Lotus Cars.

"Working directly with Lotus will be an honour and a great step forward for us at Mahiki Racing,” said Joe Osborne, Team Manager, Mahiki Racing. “Being linked with such a great manufacturer with so much history but also so much on the cards for the future is exactly what we want. Our customers want to go and win, and I see Mahiki Racing and Lotus as a partnership being able to offer that."

With nearly 30 cars now in customer hands and Mahiki Racing announced as the first partner team, Lotus plans to continue strategically growing its position in the GT4 market throughout 2025.

Since storming onto the GT4 scene in November 2023 with a 1-2 at Macau, the Lotus Emira GT4 has been a fixture at circuits and in GT championships across the world, proving the legendary marque’s commitment to motorsport and being For the Drivers.

For more information on Lotus motorsport and the Emira GT4, contact motorsport@lotuscars.com

Interested drivers and commercial partners can discover Mahiki Racing at mahikiracing.com.

Media contacts

Joe Morel – PR & Communications Manager, Lotus Cars
jmorel@lotuscars.com
+44 (0) 7803 027356

Charlotte Pannell – Mahiki Racing Marketing & Media
charlotte@mahikiracing.com
+ 44 (0) 1782 393843

For more information, please contact: globalcomms@eu.lotuscars.com

About Lotus

Lotus is a global performance car brand with a solid foundation and a rich heritage. Lotus has pioneered automotive innovation since its founding in 1948, applying cutting-edge technologies and designs based on its uncompromising vision of how a car should look, perform and feel. Lotus Group consists of Lotus Cars, a high-performance sports car brand, and Lotus Technology, a provider of all-electric and luxury mobility. Together, we set a new standard for excellence in automotive.