2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

The 2017 Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a multi-event, one make GT motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Ginetta G55s that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It is the seventh Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concludes on 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty-two races held at eight meetings, all in support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Professional
HHC Motorsport 7   Callum Pointon [1] All
Total Control Racing 12   Reece Somerfield All
Century Motorsport 14   Declan Jones[2] 1–4
22   Ben Green[3] All
Rob Boston Racing 14   Declan Jones 5–8
16   Jack Mitchell[4] 1, 3, 5–8
23   George Gamble 6–8
25   Tom Roche 2, 4
29   Jason Baker 6–8
32   Charles Ladell [5] All
77   Seb Perez 6–8
JHR Developments 23   George Gamble[6] 1–5
77   Seb Perez [7] 1–5
Xentek Motorsport 41   Carl Boardley[8] All
Hurricane Motorsport 62   Adam Higgins [9] 1–5, 7–8
Privateer 81   Tom Hibbert All
Amateur
Tecserv UK 3   Grahame Tilley [10] 1–2
Xentek Motorsport 11   Jac Constable[11] All
40   Alexis Taylor [12] All
66   Jack Minshaw [13] All
RACE Performance 21   Andy Wilmot[14] 4
TAG Racing 2–3
15   Toby Bearne 6–8
34   Dan Kirby [15] All
52   Paul Taylor 7–8
Total Control Racing 26   Ian Robinson All
Rob Boston Racing 29   Jason Baker 3
Century Motorsport 44   Gary Lancashire 4
CWS Racing 78   Colin White All
Privateer 5   Fraser Robertson 7
67   David Brooks All

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Amateur winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
1 April   George Gamble   George Gamble   George Gamble JHR Developments   Colin White
R2 2 April   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R3   Jack Mitchell   George Gamble JHR Developments   Jac Constable
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
15 April   George Gamble   Tom Roche   Callum Pointon HHC Motorsport   Colin White
R5 16 April   George Gamble   Tom Roche Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R6   Callum Pointon   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Jac Constable
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
20 May   Jack Mitchell   Carl Boardley   Tom Hibbert Privateer   Colin White
R8 21 May   Callum Pointon   Tom Hibbert Privateer   Jac Constable
4 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10 June   Carl Boardley   George Gamble   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Jac Constable
R10 11 June   George Gamble   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Jac Constable
R11   Tom Roche   Tom Roche Rob Boston Racing   Jac Constable
5 R12 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
29 July   Jack Mitchell   Callum Pointon   Callum Pointon HHC Motorsport   Jac Constable
R13 30 July   Ben Green   Declan Jones Rob Boston Racing   Jac Constable
R14   Tom Hibbert   Carl Boardley Xentek Motorsport   Jac Constable
6 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
26 August   Declan Jones   George Gamble   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Jack Minshaw
R16 27 August   Callum Pointon   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Jac Constable
R17   George Gamble   Declan Jones Rob Boston Racing   Jac Constable
7 R18 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
16 September   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Jac Constable
R19 17 September   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R20   Declan Jones   George Gamble Rob Boston Racing   Jac Constable
8 R21 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
30 September   Ben Green   Jack Mitchell   Ben Green Century Motorsport   Colin White
R22 1 October   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R23   Carl Boardley   George Gamble Rob Boston Racing   Colin White

Championship standings

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Drivers' championships

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  R1 PP FL
35 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Notes
  • A driver's best 22 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos Driver BHI DON OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Pen. Drop Points
Professional
1   Callum Pointon 5 2 2 1 11 2 3 2 5 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 5 3 6 7 6 8 DNS 556 -6 0 550
2   Ben Green 2 Ret Ret 8 2 1 Ret 4 1 1 15 3 3 5 1 1 11 1 5 8 1 3 2 528 0 0 528
3   George Gamble 1 10 1 Ret 7 9 5 5 2 2 3 Ret 7 8 2 6 4 6 2 1 4 4 1 508 -12 0 496
4   Declan Jones 8 Ret 4 4 3 3 Ret 7 16 7 6 5 1 7 Ret 4 1 4 13 4 2 2 4 440 0 0 440
5   Jack Mitchell 4 1 7 2 3 2 4 4 5 3 2 9 1 5 3 1 3 442 -6 0 436
6   Tom Hibbert 7 4 Ret 6 4 6 1 1 4 Ret 4 7 6 3 Ret 7 6 5 3 3 7 7 6 427 0 0 427
7   Charlie Ladell 10 7 3 3 6 18 Ret 19 7 5 5 8 8 6 4 9 7 7 4 2 8 6 5 392 0 0 392
8   Carl Boardley 3 3 Ret 5 13 5 4 Ret 9 Ret DNS 6 5 1 Ret 5 3 2 Ret 13 5 5 8 352 0 0 352
9   Reece Somerfield 9 6 6 Ret 5 7 Ret 6 6 8 Ret 4 9 9 6 10 Ret 10 8 6 11 Ret 7 285 0 0 285
10   Seb Perez 6 8 5 9 10 11 9 11 8 11 7 10 10 Ret 14 11 9 12 16 12 12 13 9 287 -6 0 281
11   Adam Higgins 16 15 Ret 7 12 8 6 13 10 14 11 9 16 Ret 14 14 17 14 9 11 212 -6 0 206
12   Tom Roche 2 1 4 3 4 1 172 0 0 172
13   Jason Baker 8 8 8 8 12 9 10 14 10 117 -18 0 99
Amateur
1   Jac Constable 13 Ret 8 13 9 10 11 8 11 6 8 11 11 10 10 12 10 11 Ret 10 13 11 Ret 655 -6 0 649
2   Colin White 11 5 DNS 10 8 13 7 9 13 10 10 12 12 12 9 Ret 16 13 7 11 9 10 12 650 -6 0 644
3   Jack Minshaw 12 9 10 Ret Ret 16 10 12 14 9 12 14 13 14 7 14 13 17 10 14 Ret 12 13 510 -6 0 504
4   Ian Robinson Ret 14 11 14 17 12 14 18 15 12 9 Ret Ret 13 11 15 12 15 11 15 17 18 15 432 0 0 432
5   Alexis Taylor 17 12 12 11 16 17 15 17 18 Ret DNS 15 15 Ret Ret 13 14 21 9 19 16 16 19 376 -18 0 358
6   Dan Kirby 15 13 9 12 14 Ret 12 14 12 13 13 13 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 22 19 21 Ret Ret 17 366 -18 0 348
7   David Brooks 18 11 14 15 15 14 13 16 Ret 15 16 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 15 16 20 Ret 19 Ret 18 312 0 0 312
8   Toby Bearne 13 16 Ret 20 18 18 15 15 14 160 0 0 160
9   Andy Wilmot 13 18 Ret 16 15 17 16 14 120 -6 0 114
10   Paul Taylor 18 17 16 18 17 16 112 0 0 112
11   Grahame Tilley 14 Ret 13 Ret Ret 15 61 0 0 61
12   Jason Baker 8 10 57 0 0 57
13   Fraser Robertson 19 15 20 50 0 0 50
14   Gary Lancashire 19 17 17 42 0 0 42
Pos Driver BHI DON OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Pen. Drop Points

References

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  1. ^ "POINTON TEAMS WITH HHC FOR 2017 SUPERCUP TITLE CHALLENGE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "JONES SET FOR FULL-TIME SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN WITH CENTURY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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  9. ^ "HIGGINS ENTERS GT4 SUPERCUP WITH HURRICANE MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ^ "TILLEY SET FOR SUPERCUP AM CLASS TITLE PUSH IN 2017". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  11. ^ "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  12. ^ "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  13. ^ "XENTEK UP TO FOUR WITH SUPERCUP DEBUTANT MINSHAW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  14. ^ "TEAM HARD EXPAND SUPERCUP ENTRY WITH WILMOT ADDITION". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  15. ^ "TEAM HARD SIGNS KIRBY FOR GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP BOW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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