Juta Racing is an auto racing team based in Kaunas, Lithuania. Founded in 1988, the team currently racing in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Juta Racing is also strong competitor in domestic championships and races, including Lithuanian Rally Championship and annual 1000 km race near Palanga, at Palanga circuit, where the team claimed overall and GT class victory with its drivers Jonas Gelà ¾inis, Ignas Gelà ¾inis and Tautvydas Barà ¡tys in 2015.
Founded in 1988, "Juta Racing" is one of the oldest racing teams in Lithuania which still exists to present day. In 1997 Kart Racing academy was established when young drivers development became one of the major team priorities. In 2002 team returned to domestic rally championship, enjoying great success and taking multiple wins and championships with driver Vytautas à  vedas. Since 2006 "Juta Racing" also participated in several WRC and ERC rounds. In 2013 Rally LiepÃÂjaâÂÂVentspils Vytautas à  vedas finished eight overall and first in "Production Cup".
In 2007 "Juta Racing" made its debut in "Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinacvia". Jonas Gelà ¾inis, who was the only driver of the team, scored 12 points and took 13th place in final standings. In the following year "Juta Racing" enjoyed greater success with Jonas, who scored 131 points and took 7th place in final standings. Tautvydas Barà ¡tys also made his debut, scoring 7 points and taking 30th place in final standings.
2009 season was even more successful. Jonas Gelà ¾inis scored 269 points, including one second-place finish, and took 5th place in final standings. Tautvydas Barà ¡tys moved up to 21st place in final standings, scoring 56 points.
After successful 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup season in Scandinavia, in 2010 "Juta Racing" moved to Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, participating in "Pro-AM1" class. Jonas Gelà ¾inis demonstrated stable results thorough the season and scored 143 points. This was enough to take 10th place in overall standings and 3rd in "Pro-AM1" class. Tautvydas Barà ¡tys failed to score a point and was left in 28th place in overall standings.
In 2011 Jonas Gelà ¾inis and Tautvydas Barà ¡tys continued to drive for the team. While Jonas Gelà ¾inis stayed in "Pro-AM1" class, Tautvydas Barà ¡tys moved to "Pro-AM2" class. Rytis GarbaraviÃÂius also made his debut for the team, participating in seventh round of the season in Knockhill. Jonas Gelà ¾inis continued to impress and took 6th place in overall standings, scoring 167 points and became the winner of "Pro-AM1" class. Jonas also scored pole position in Donington, second round of the season, but during the race he was unable to defend this position from rivals who were driving more powerful cars. Fourth place finish was his best result of the season. Tautvydas Barà ¡tys, who contested only in four rounds, failed to score a point and took 29th place in overall standings.
After victory in "Pro-AM1" class, in 2012 "Juta Racing" and Jonas Gelà ¾inis stepped up into "Pro" class. Team enjoyed immediate success, with Jonas Gelà ¾inis taking four podium finishes in Brands Hatch and Donington. After setback in Thruxton, Jonas Gelà ¾inis took four more podiums in Oulton Park and Croft Circuit. Second half of the season was less successful, Jonas Gelà ¾iniswas disqualified from the first race in Snetterton and took only two podium finishes in Rockingham and Silverstone. "Juta Racing" ended the season with Jonas Gelà ¾inis taking his and the team's first race victory in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain in the final round of the season, held in Brands Hatch. Jonas Gelà ¾inis took 4th place in final standings with 259 points. Tautvydas Barà ¡tys contested in three rounds of the season, scoring 4 points and taking 24th place in overall standings: fourth in "Pro-AM2" class.
"Juta Racing" continued to demonstrate strong form in 2013, with Jonas Gelà ¾inis finishing on podium in the first six races of the season and taking the championship lead. This was the first time in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain history when racing driver from outside United Kingdom had taken the lead in the standings. After unsuccessful weekend in Oulton Park Jonas Gelà ¾inis lost championship lead to Michael Meadows, but then took three victories in a row in Croft Circuit and Snetterton. Jonas Gelà ¾inis took four more podium finishes in the second half of the season and kept his championship hopes until the final round. However, he was unable to regain championship lead and ended the season in second place with 310 points â 15 points less than champion Michael Meadows.
From 2012 to 2013 "Juta Racing" also competed in Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom. Ignas Gelà ¾inis and Tautvydas Barà ¡tys represented the team. In his rookie year Ignas Gelà ¾inis took 10th place in final standings with 152 points. Tautvydas Barà ¡tys, who combined his Renault Clio Cup campaign with Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain that year, ended the season in 23rd place with 46 points.
2013 season was less successful: Ignas Gelà ¾inis took 15th place in final standings with 106 points and Tautvydas Barà ¡tys took 22nd place with 38 points.
After leaving Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and moving to Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe, "Juta Racing" also left Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom and entered Volkswagen Castrol Cup in 2014. Jonas Gelà ¾inis and Tautvydas Barà ¡tys represented the team. After promising start of the season in Poznan Circuit, where Jonas Gelà ¾inis finished third, the rest of the season was disappointing. Four fourth-place finishes was the best result for the team during the rest of the season. Jonas Gelà ¾inis ended the season in 6th place with 368 points, while Tautvydas Barà ¡tys took 20th place with 68 points.
In 2014, "Juta Racing" moved to Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe. Ignas Gelà ¾inis stepped up from Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom and took his brother's Jonas Gelà ¾inis place in Porsche. Polish driver Adam Gladysz also joined the team. After difficult start of the season in Hungaroring, Ignas Gelà ¾inis scored his first podium finish in second round of the season in Poznan Circuit, finishing both races in top three. The following round in Salzburgring was even more successful. Ignas Gelà ¾inis took his first victory with Porsche in the second race of the weekend. Adam Gladysz also claimed victory in Salzburgring and took the championship lead. In the following round at Autodrom Most, Ignas Gelà ¾inis finished on podium twice and moved into third place in the standings. Adam Gladysz finished both races behind top ten due to mechanical failures and lost his championship lead in the process. More podium finishes came in fifth round at Slovakiaring and victory in Poznan Circuit allowed Ignas Gelà ¾inis 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 Gelà ¾inis ended the season in second place with 218 points, 18 points less than winner Stefan Bilinski. Adam Gladysz after unsuccessful second half of the season ended in fourth place with 211 points.
In 2015, "Juta Racing" returned to Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Ignas Gelà ¾inis represented the team in "Pro-AM1", while Tautvydas Barà ¡tys and newcomer Nerijus Dagilis competed in "Pro-AM2" class. Gelà ¾inis won a "Pro-AM1" class title in his rookie years, while Dagilis and Barà ¡tys finished second and fifth respectively in "Pro-AM2" class.