2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

The 2020 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 tenth Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 2 August at Donington Park and concludes on 15 November at Brands Hatch, utilising the Indy circuit, after nineteen races held at seven meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

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On 17 January 2020, it was announced that a new Pro-Am class would be added.[2]

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Professional
Privateer 12 Reece Somerfield 1–5
Rob Boston Racing[3] 14 Will Burns[4] All
29 Jason Baker 6
32 Charlie Ladell 2
44 Finley Green[5] 1–3
99 Joe Marshall-Birks All
AK Motorsport[6] 20 James Blake-Baldwin 2
Graves Motorsport 26 Luke Reade 6–7
Elite Motorsport[7] 27 Tom Emson[7] 1
54 Adam Smalley[7] All
Maximum Motorsport 36 Luke Williams 1
Century Motorsport 57 Gus Burton All
Triple M Motorsport 81 Tom Hibbert All
Prophet FX Racing[8] 92 Jamie Falvey[8] All
Pro-Am
Century Motorsport 11 Chris Salkeld[9] 6–7
Assetto Motorsport[9] 1–5
47 Simon Traves 6
Elite Motorsport[7] 27 Tom Emson[7] 2–7
Team HARD 50 Callum Jenkins 6
68 Eric Boulton 4, 7
CWS Motorsport 78 Colin White All
Amateur
Elite Motorsport 4 Peter Mangion 1, 3, 5
Assetto Motorsport[10] 10 Lee Goldsmith[10] 1–2, 4–5, 7
AK Motorsport 19 Carl Garnett All
Triple M Motorsport[11] 31 Daniel Morris[11] 6
Fox Motorsport[12] 40 Nick Halstead[12] All
Maximum Motorsport[13] 95 Stewart Lines[13] All

Race Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Pro-Am Winning Am
1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
1 August Gus Burton Will Burns Will Burns Rob Boston Racing Colin White Nick Halstead
2 August Gus Burton Will Burns Rob Boston Racing Colin White Nick Halstead
Gus Burton Gus Burton Century Motorsport Colin White Peter Mangion
2 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
8–9 August Tom Hibbert Tom Hibbert Tom Hibbert Triple M Motorsport Chris Salkeld Nick Halstead
Tom Hibbert Tom Hibbert Triple M Motorsport Tom Emson Stewart Lines
Will Burns Adam Smalley Elite Motorsport Chris Salkeld Stewart Lines
3 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
22–23 August Will Burns Gus Burton Gus Burton Century Motorsport Colin White Carl Garnett
Gus Burton Gus Burton Century Motorsport Colin White Carl Garnett
4 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
19–20 September Gus Burton Jamie Falvey Jamie Falvey Prophet FX Racing Colin White Carl Garnett
Jamie Falvey Jamie Falvey Prophet FX Racing Tom Emson Carl Garnett
Adam Smalley Tom Hibbert Triple M Motorsport Tom Emson Carl Garnett
5 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10–11 October Will Burns Will Burns Will Burns Rob Boston Racing Tom Emson Carl Garnett
Adam Smalley Will Burns Rob Boston Racing Tom Emson Carl Garnett
Adam Smalley Adam Smalley Elite Motorsport Tom Emson Carl Garnett
6 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
24–25 October Will Burns Adam Smalley Will Burns Rob Boston Racing Tom Emson Daniel Morris
Will Burns Adam Smalley Elite Motorsport Chris Salkeld Daniel Morris
Gus Burton Gus Burton Century Motorsport Tom Emson Daniel Morris
7 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
14–15 November Adam Smalley Adam Smalley Adam Smalley Elite Motorsport Tom Emson Carl Garnett
Gus Burton Gus Burton Century Motorsport Tom Emson Carl Garnett

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 18 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Drivers' championships

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Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL THR CRO SNE BHI Points
Professional
1 Will Burns 1 1 2 3 3 4 2 (8) 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 2 534
2 Gus Burton 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 Ret 3 3 3 3 9 Ret 3 1 2 1 495
3 Tom Hibbert 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 4 3 5 1 (6) 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 466
4 Adam Smalley 4 4 (10) 4 4 1 4 3 Ret 2 4 2 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 462
5 Jamie Falvey 6 6 5 5 5 7 5 2 1 1 5 5 4 3 2 Ret 2 Ret Ret 382
6 Joe Marshall-Birks 10 7 (16) 7 6 5 6 5 12 6 14 4 6 5 5 5 8 6 7 332
7 Reece Somerfield 7 5 4 8 15 12 Ret 9 4 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret 170
8 Finley Green 5 8 6 10 8 Ret 10 10 107
9 James Blake-Baldwin 9 7 6 46
10 Luke Williams Ret 13 9 27
11 Tom Emson 9 11 Ret 26
12 Charlie Ladell 6 Ret Ret 18
- Luke Reade* 6 8 6 9 6 -
Pro-Am
1 Colin White 8 9 7 (Ret) 11 10 7 6 6 9 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 7 9 558
2 Chris Salkeld 12 10 8 11 12 8 8 7 7 8 10 12 Ret 8 12 7 10 8 8 527
3 Tom Emson 12 9 9 9 11 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 Ret 7 3 5 513
4 Eric Boulton 9 11 11 13 Ret 88
- Simon Traves* 10 NC 14 -
- Callum Jenkins* 13 11 Ret -
Am
1 Stewart Lines 13 15 13 14 10 11 12 13 10 14 13 (15) 12 11 14 12 13 11 11 528
2 Carl Garnett 14 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 11 12 8 10 9 9 9 10 15 10 15 10 10 526
3 Nick Halstead 11 12 12 13 14 13 Ret 14 DNS 12 12 13 11 12 11 13 12 Ret 12 477
4 Lee Goldsmith 16 16 15 15 Ret DNS 11 13 15 14 13 14 12 13 272
5 Peter Mangion 15 14 11 13 Ret 11 10 13 195
- Daniel Morris* 9 6 11 -
Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL THR CRO SNE BHI Points

* Guest entry - not eligible for points

References

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  1. ^ "Ginetta Race Calendar". ginetta.com. Ginetta. 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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  11. ^ a b "Triple M Enter Hibbert And Morris In Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup". ginetta.com. Ginetta. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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