2019 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

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

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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

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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

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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.

Drivers' championships

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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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  1. ^ "Ginetta Race Calendar". ginetta.com. Ginetta. 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "KING RETURNS FOR GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP TITLE CHALLENGE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "2016 VICE-CHAMPION BURNS RETURNS TO GT4 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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  8. ^ "GARNETT TO MAKE GINETTA SUPERCUP DEBUT WITH AK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ^ "KELL JOINS REIGNING CHAMPIONS ROB BOSTON RACING FOR SUPERCUP BOW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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  11. ^ "DECLAN JONES LAUNCHES NEW TEAM FOR 2019 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ "RALLYCROSS CHAMPION HEATHCOTE ENTERS GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  13. ^ "OLIPHANT NAME RETURNS TO GT4 SUPERCUP GRID WITH CENTURY MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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