Croydon's Bradley Ellis drove a superb race at Donington Park on Sunday to help secure third place for Team RPM in round three of the GTC class of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship.

Periods of heavy rain helped produce an action-packed race at the challenging Leicestershire track but the partnership of Ellis and Alex Mortimer delivered a third place GTC class finish and an impressive sixth overall.

With 10th place on the grid secured in qualifying on Saturday, Ellis made his second British GT start on a rather wet Donington track in a Porsche 996.

After a race full of incident, Ellis made a fine start but was forced off the track by a spinning car when he was second in class and seventh overall.

After rejoining the race he made his way through the field and handed the wheel to Mortimer in 10th overall and fifth in class.

With fuel topped up, Team RPM made the brave move not to change tyres and remained on wets.

Despite initially struggling as the tyres came up to temperature, Mortimer finished sixth overall and third in the GTC class.

Ellis and Mortimer now lie third and fourth respectively in the GTC Drivers' Championship.

"This is a fantastic result to back up the two fourth-place finishes we delivered at the first two rounds at Oulton Park," said Ellis.

"I was pleased with my start and my performance overall."

Ellis will travel to France to tackle the Pau circuit for the first time on Monday, June 5, for rounds four and five of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship.