British-Bahraini 2 Seas Motorsport is making a return to the International GT Open at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya next weekend.
The team will see a familiar name at the wheel of the #222 Mercedes-AMG GT3, alongside a new face to both the team, and the world of GT3 competition. Current Britsh GT Championship leader, Charles Dawson (34) will be joined by GT4 Winter Series champion, McKenzy Cresswell (19), who will make his GT3 debut.
Charles adds a further race date to his busy 2025 calendar, as he looks to continue gaining competitive GT3 track experience. He is currently leading the British GT Championship, alongside teammate Kiern Jewiss, with one race remaining. Most recently, he added further silverware for the season with victory on his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup debut, securing Bronze Cup class honours at the Nürburgring.
Joining the team for the weekend will be GT3 rookie, McKenzy Cresswell. The 19-year-old has competed through karting and single seat formulas over recent years, before moving into GT competition for this season. McKenzy has shown impressive form in GT4, and he arrives at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya having scored victory there earlier this year on his way to claiming the GT4 Winter Series title.
Running as entry number #222, 2 Seas Motorsport will run the familiar ‘palm tree’ livery. For the team, this is a return to the International GT Open grid for the first time since 2021, when two race weekend appearances scored victories at both events contested. An opening win at Monza in Italy was followed up with a second outright win in Barcelona, driven by teammates Ethan SImioni and Martin Kodrić.
Isa Al Khalifa, 2 Seas Motorsport team co-owner, commented: “Another exciting line-up for another big weekend, and it is great to welcome McKenzy to the team alongside Charles. They have both been enjoying strong seasons so far, with some impressive results, and it will be interesting to see how they combine - hopefully we can keep our 2025 form going! Charles has proven himself to be the man to beat on several occasions, and McKenzy makes the move up to GT3 off the back of a championship and a string of victories.It's also great to be back on the International GT Open grid. It’s has been a few years since our last race, but we have really good memories and scored strong results, so hopefully we can add to that.”