The 2019 Millers Oils 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 ninth Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concludes on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty-two races held at eight meetings, all in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.[1]
Teams and drivers
edit| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | |||
| Elite Motorsport | 12 |  Reece Somerfield
|
5-8 |
| 19 | Harry King[2]
|
All | |
| 27 | Tom Emson
|
7-8 | |
| Privateers | 12 | Reece Somerfield
|
1–4 |
| 76 | Carlito Miracco
|
2–8 | |
| Rob Boston Racing | 14 | Will Burns[3]
|
All |
| 42 | Simon Rudd
|
1, 3–4, 7-8 | |
| 44 | Finley Green
|
7-8 | |
| 66 | Rob Boston
|
6 | |
| Team HARD[4] | 21 | Sam Randon
|
6, 8 |
| 37 | Michael Epps[5]
|
1–5 | |
| 47 | Tom Barley
|
1, 3–4, 7 | |
| 79 |  Kristian Prosser
|
7-8 | |
| Total Control Racing | 44 | Finley Green [6]
|
1–6 |
| Declan Jones Racing | 69 | Declan Jones
|
4 |
| Triple M Motorsport | 81 | Tom Hibbert
|
All |
| AK Motorsport | 90 | Alan Henderson
|
7 |
| 90 | James Blake-Baldwin
|
8 | |
| 99 | Carl Shield [7]
|
1–2 | |
| Amateur | |||
| AK Motorsport | 4 | Carl Garnett [8]
|
2–5, 7-8 |
| HHC Motorsport | 5 | Chris Ingram
|
2, 4, 8 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 6 | Dan Kirby
|
1–3, 6 |
| 33 | James Kell [9]
|
All | |
| Assetto Motorsport | 7 | Mike West
|
7 |
| Team HARD[10] | 11 | Darron Lewis
|
1–4, 6, 8 |
| 15 | Paul Taylor
|
1–2 | |
| Elite Motorsports | 18 | Jamie Hopkins
|
5, 7 |
| Privateers | 22 | Adam Lucas
|
7-8 |
| Declan Jones Racing[11] | 24 | Lucky Khera
|
1–4 |
| 98 | Lee Frost
|
1–4 | |
| ES Motorsports | 46 | Jason McInulty
|
5 |
| Century Motorsport | 50 | Nathan Heathcote [12]
|
All |
| 58 | Peter Bassill
|
1–4, 7-8 | |
| 68 | Jack Oliphant [13]
|
All | |
| CWS Racing | 78 | Colin White
|
All |
Race Calendar
edit| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Winning Am Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
6 April | Harry King
|
Darron Lewis
|
Reece Somerfield
|
Privateer | Darron Lewis
|
| Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Nathan Heathcote
| ||||
| 7 April | Will Burns
|
Will Burns
|
Rob Boston Racing | Nathan Heathcote
| |||
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
27 April | Will Burns
|
Will Burns
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Dan Kirby
|
| Will Burns
|
Will Burns
|
Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| ||||
| 28 April | Harry King
|
Tom Hibbert
|
Triple M Motorsport | Darron Lewis
| |||
| 3 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
15 June | Tom Hibbert
|
Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Nathan Heathcote
|
| 16 June | Harry King
|
Tom Hibbert
|
Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
| |||
| Tom Hibbert
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Colin White
| ||||
| 4 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
29 June | Tom Hibbert
|
Will Burns
|
Tom Hibbert
|
Triple M Motorsport | Nathan Heathcote
|
| 30 June | Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Colin White
| |||
| 5 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
17 August | Harry King
|
Will Burns
|
Will Burns
|
Rob Boston Racing | Nathan Heathcote
|
| 18 August | Tom Hibbert
|
Will Burns
|
Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |||
| Carlito Miracco
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Nathan Heathcote
| ||||
| 6 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
14 September | Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Colin White
|
| 15 September | Harry King
|
Will Burns
|
Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |||
| Rob Boston
|
Rob Boston
|
Rob Boston Racing | James Kell
| ||||
| 7 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
28 September | Harry King
|
Tom Hibbert
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Jack Oliphant
|
| Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Nathan Heathcote
| ||||
| 29 September | Will Burns
|
Tom Hibbert
|
Triple M Motorsport | Jack Oliphant
| |||
| 8 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
12 October | Will Burns
|
Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | James Kell
|
| 13 October | Harry King
|
Harry King
|
Elite Motorsport | Darron Lewis
| |||
| Will Burns
|
Tom Hibbert
|
Triple M Motorsport | Nathan Heathcote
|
Championship standings
edit| 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.
Drivers' championships
edit| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | CRO | OUL | THR | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Harry King
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 627 |
| 2 | Will Burns
|
Ret | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 614 |
| 3 | Tom Hibbert
|
8 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 560 |
| 4 | Reece Somerfield
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 422 |
| 5 | Carlito Miracco
|
Ret | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | Ret | 369 | |||
| 6 | Simon Rudd
|
12 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 266 | |||||||||
| 7 | Michael Epps
|
9 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 262 | |||||||||
| 8 | Finley Green
|
Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | DNS | 6 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 235 |
| 9 | Tom Barley
|
14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Rob Boston
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Carl Shield
|
Ret | 6 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Sam Randon
|
10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Alan Henderson
|
5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Tom Emson
|
9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | James Blake-Baldwin
|
7 | 5 | 9 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kristian Prosser
|
8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Declan Jones
|
4 | 4 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Alex Sedgewick
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nathan Heathcote
|
15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 564 |
| 2 | Colin White
|
13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 557 |
| 3 | James Kell
|
3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | 477 |
| 4 | Jack Oliphant
|
16 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 453 |
| 5 | Carl Garnett
|
Ret | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 387 | |||
| 6 | Darron Lewis
|
2 | 18 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 330 | ||||||
| 7 | Peter Bassill
|
10 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 226 | ||||||
| 8 | Lucky Khera
|
6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 199 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Dan Kirby
|
11 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 188 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Lee Frost
|
4 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 140 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Chris Ingram
|
12 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 120 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Paul Taylor
|
5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Jamie Hopkins
|
12 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Adam Lucas
|
14 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | DNS | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mike West
|
19 | 19 | 15 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Jason McInulty
|
11 | Ret | 10 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | CRO | OUL | THR | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Points | |||||||||||||||
References
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