2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

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

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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] 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 3–8
CWS 4x4 Spares 78   Colin White[3] 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)
2 April   Jamie Orton   Jamie Orton   Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport   Colin White
R2 3 April   Jamie Orton   Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R3   Tom Hibbert   Will Burns Douglas Motorsport   Colin White
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
16 April   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing   Grahame Tilley
R5 17 April   Jamie Orton   Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R6   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
4 June   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R8 5 June   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley 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 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 Rob Boston Racing   Colin White
R13 14 August   Tom Wrigley   Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing   Chris Ingram
R14   Will Burns   Will Burns Douglas Motorsport   Colin White
6 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 August   Tom Wrigley   Jamie Orton   Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport   Colin White
R16 28 August   Tom Wrigley   Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport   Colin White
R17   Will Burns   Mark Davies 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 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 Privateer   David Brooks
R23   Carl Boardley   Carl Boardley Carl Boardley Motorsport   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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 3 10 6 8 8 5 104 104
12   Jack Mitchell Ret 9 5 3 4 4 102 102
13   Declan Jones 5 5 40 40
14   Ollie Chadwick 9 Ret 10 25 25
15   Jack Bartholomew 9 Ret 9 24 24
16   Jack Stanley 16 11 Ret 18 18
Amateur
1   Colin White 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 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 13 16 13 14 C 9 10 10 8 Ret 12 10 11 14 13 Ret 12 Ret 339 339
6   Mike Newbold 16 15 Ret 16 15 Ret 14 15 16 15 C 10 NC Ret Ret 11 14 13 232 232
7   James Guess 12 12 12 13 12 14 170 170
8   Chris Car 11 12 C 12 13 11 13 15 Ret 154 154
9   Gary Lancashire 16 17 15 17 16 88 88
10   John Wall 17 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 34 34
Pos Driver BHI DON OUL SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "CALLUM POINTON STEPS UP TO MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
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