The 2016 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 sixth 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 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.
Teams and drivers edit
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | |||
| Xentek Motorsport | 3 |  Ollie Chadwick
|
7 |
| Total Control Racing | 7 | Callum Pointon[1]
|
All |
| 77 | Mark Davies
|
All | |
| Douglas Motorsport | 14 | Will Burns[2]
|
All |
| Rob Boston Racing | 19 | Tom Wrigley[3]
|
All |
| Century Motorsport | 21 | Declan Jones
|
3 |
| 42 | Jack Mitchell
|
7–8 | |
| 89 | Jack Bartholomew
|
8 | |
| Super Green Racing | 22 | Ben Green[4]
|
All |
| Carl Boardley Motorsport | 41 | Carl Boardley[5]
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All |
| Amigo Motorsport | 46 | Rob Gaffney[6]
|
1–4, 6–8 |
| Fox Motorsport | 48 | Jamie Stanley
|
8 |
| Triple M Motorsport | 71 | Jamie Orton[7]
|
1–4, 6–8 |
| RAW Motorsport | 96 | Rob Wheldon[3]
|
1–2 |
| Privateer | 12 | Reece Somerfield[8]
|
1–5, 7–8 |
| 81 | Tom Hibbert[9]
|
All | |
| Amateur | |||
| RAW Motorsport | 4 | Grahame Tilley[10]
|
1–5, 7–8 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 5 | Fraser Robertson[11]
|
All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 6 | Chris Ingram[12]
|
All |
| 72 | Mike Newbold[3]
|
1–6 | |
| Century Motorsport | 11 | James Guess[3]
|
1–2 |
| 33 | Chris Car
|
4, 6–7 | |
| 44 | Gary Lancashire
|
3, 7 | |
| 88 | John Wall[3]
|
1–2 | |
| Brooks Motorsport | 67 | David Brooks
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3–8 |
| CWS 4x4 Spares | 78 | Colin White[3]
|
All |
Race calendar and results edit
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Amateur winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
2 April | Jamie Orton
|
Jamie Orton
|
Jamie Orton
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Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
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| R2 | 3 April | Jamie Orton
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |||
| R3 | Tom Hibbert
|
Will Burns
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Douglas Motorsport | Colin White
| ||||
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
16 April | Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Grahame Tilley
|
| R5 | 17 April | Jamie Orton
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |||
| R6 | Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| ||||
| 3 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
4 June | Tom Wrigley
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Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
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| R8 | 5 June | Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |||
| 4 | R9 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
30 July | Jamie Orton
|
Tom Wrigley
|
Jamie Orton
|
Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
|
| R10 | 31 July | Jamie Orton
|
Jamie Orton
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Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
| |||
| R11 | Race cancelled[N 1] | |||||||
| 5 | R11 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
13 August | Carl Boardley
|
Tom Wrigley
|
Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |
| R12 | Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Colin White
| |||
| R13 | 14 August | Tom Wrigley
|
Tom Wrigley
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Rob Boston Racing | Chris Ingram
| |||
| R14 | Will Burns
|
Will Burns
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Douglas Motorsport | Colin White
| ||||
| 6 | R15 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
27 August | Tom Wrigley
|
Jamie Orton
|
Jamie Orton
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Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
|
| R16 | 28 August | Tom Wrigley
|
Jamie Orton
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Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
| |||
| R17 | Will Burns
|
Mark Davies
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Total Control Racing | Chris Ingram
| ||||
| 7 | R18 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
17 September | Carl Boardley
|
Tom Wrigley
|
Jamie Orton
|
Triple M Motorsport | Colin White
|
| R19 | Carl Boardley
|
Jamie Orton
|
Triple M Motorsport | Fraser Robertson
| ||||
| R20 | 18 September | Carl Boardley
|
Carl Boardley
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Carl Boardley Motorsport | Colin White
| |||
| 8 | R21 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
1 October | Will Burns
|
Mark Davies
|
Will Burns
|
Douglas Motorsport | Colin White
|
| R22 | 2 October | Mark Davies
|
Tom Hibbert
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Privateer | David Brooks
| |||
| R23 | Carl Boardley
|
Carl Boardley
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Carl Boardley Motorsport | Colin White
| ||||
Championship standings edit
Drivers' championships 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 20 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | OUL | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tom Wrigley
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 636 | 32 | 604 | |
| 2 | Will Burns
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 662 | 61 | 601 | |
| 3 | Carl Boardley
|
6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | C | 2 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 493 | 16 | 477 | |
| 4 | Jamie Orton
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1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 438 | 438 | ||||||
| 5 | Mark Davies
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7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | C | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 392 | 392 | ||
| 6 | Callum Pointon
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8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 412 | 39 | 373 | |
| 7 | Tom Hibbert
|
10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | C | Ret | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 381 | 10 | 371 | |
| 8 | Ben Green
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Ret | DNS | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 15 | Ret | C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 282 | 282 | ||
| 9 | Rob Gaffney
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5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 17 | 9 | C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 260 | 260 | ||||||
| 10 | Reece Somerfield
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9 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | C | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 257 | 257 | |||||
| 11 | Rob Wheldon
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3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 104 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jack Mitchell
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Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Declan Jones
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5 | 5 | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ollie Chadwick
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9 | Ret | 10 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Jack Bartholomew
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9 | Ret | 9 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Jack Stanley
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16 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Colin White
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11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | C | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 596 | 596 | ||
| 2 | Chris Ingram
|
15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 547 | 62 | 485 | |
| 3 | Grahame Tilley
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14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 11 | C | 11 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 11 | 447 | 447 | |||||
| 4 | Fraser Robertson
|
13 | NC | Ret | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | Ret | C | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 414 | −5 | 409 | |
| 5 | David Brooks
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13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 339 | 339 | ||||||||
| 6 | Mike Newbold
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16 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | C | 10 | NC | Ret | Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | 232 | 232 | ||||||||
| 7 | James Guess
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12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 170 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chris Car
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11 | 12 | C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 154 | 154 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Gary Lancashire
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16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 88 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | John Wall
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17 | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 34 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | OUL | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | ||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ The race was cancelled after the British Touring Car Championship had gone overtime, due to two red flag stoppages in Race 2 and Race 3. The race was postponed until the next event at the Knockhill Racing Circuit.
References edit
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- ^ "BURNS SWITCHES TO DOUGLAS MOTORSPORT FOR GT4 SUPERCUP TITLE BID". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers page". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "BEN GREEN TO GRADUATE INTO MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "CARL BOARDLEY BACK FOR FULL MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "ROB GAFFNEY CONFIRMS 2016 MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP SEASON". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "JAMIE ORTON CONFIRMS MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP RETURN". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "REECE SOMERFIELD CONFIRMS MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP COMEBACK". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "TOM HIBBERT TO LAUNCH FULL SEASON GT4 SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "GRAHAME TILLEY JOINS MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "FRASER ROBERTSON BACK FOR 2016 MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "CHRIS INGRAM RETURNS TO MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.