2010 Ginetta G50 Cup Explained

The 2010 Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup was the third Ginetta G50 Cup. The season began at Thruxton on 4 April and finished after 28 races over 10 rounds at Brands Hatch on 10 October, supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship.^[1]

Despite scoring 38 fewer points overall than title rival Carl Breeze, it was Dynojet's Frank Wrathall who became champion after a successful season in which he took five overall victories, as well as taking six other class victories in which he was the first championship-registered finisher. Ten points behind on dropped scores was Total Control Racing's Breeze, an improvement on his third place championship finish behind Nathan Freke and Wrathall in 2009. Breeze took nine overall victories, but championship hopes were thwarted by 40 penalty points picked up during the season. Third place went to Century Motorsport's Benji Hetherington, who took two overall victories and two other victories, with double Croft winner Tom Sharp (IDL) and the second Century Motorsport car of Benji's brother, Freddie Hetherington, who finished on the podium twice.

Outside the top five, Wrathall's Dynojet team-mate Adam Morgan took the other overall victory to be claimed during the season – at Croft – while Matt Bell took a class win at Thruxton for United Autosports. Nine wins were taken by guest drivers during the season; Nigel Moore claimed five victories in eleven starts for Tockwith, Jonathan Adam won a race at his home circuit of Knockhill in the Ginetta Cars entry, denoted as the "guest car", while Rob Huff took a hat-trick of victories at the opening round at Thruxton when the guest car was run by Dynojet for one event only.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
HHC Motorsport	2	Stephen Tyldsley	4–6
Optimum	2		2–3
	20		1
	7	Mark Davies	1–8
	17	Neil Houston	8
	25	Nigel Moore	5
	55	Gary Simms	4
Total Control Racing	3	Carl Breeze	All
Total Control Racing	75	Joachim Ritter	All
Tockwith	5	Alice Powell	1–5
Tockwith	25	Nigel Moore	7–9
CDR	5	Alice Powell	6
	7	Mark Davies	9–10
	74	Chris Dittmann	1–4, 7, 9–10
Barwell Motorsport	8	Julien Draper	1–7, 10
	28	Ben Jackson	7
	40	Jon Barnes	5
	41	Matt Allison	6
	88	Matt Draper	3
Team GCR	9	Rachel Green	1–3
	12	Dave McGuire	4
	99	Tom Dunstan	2
IDL	10	Tom Sharp	All
	11	Rod McGovern	4
	69	Jack Stanford	2
Century Motorsport / Triton Digital	16	Benji Hetherington	All
Century Motorsport / Triton Digital	32	Freddie Hetherington	All
Speedworks Motorsport	20	Tony Hughes	2–4, 6–7, 9–10
	21	Charlie Butler-Henderson	4
	48	Ron Johnson	6, 9–10
United Autosports	23	Matt Bell	1–2
FML	27	Aaron Williamson	6–10
Century Motorsport	27	Aaron Williamson	1–3
	84	Phil Broad	1–2, 4, 6–7, 10
	85	Mark Jessop	9
Ginetta Cars	50	Kieran Vernon	2
		Simon Hill	3
		Martin Donnelly	4
		Stefan Hodgetts	5
		Adrian Newey	6
		Giles Dawson	7
		Jonathan Adam	8
		Alistair Barclay	9
		Dave Newsham	10
Dynojet		Rob Huff	1
	66	Frank Wrathall	All
	67	Adam Morgan	All
Matt Blyth Motorsport	73	Dan Denis	1, 4, 6–7, 9–10
Matt Blyth Motorsport	98	Chrissy Palmer	9
CWS	78	Colin White	All

Calendar

The series was contested over 28 races held at 10 rounds^[2] and supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds. All rounds were held in the United Kingdom.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	3 April	Rob Huff	Rob Huff	Rob Huff	Dynojet
	R2		4 April		Frank Wrathall	Rob Huff	Dynojet
	R3		4 April		Frank Wrathall	Rob Huff	Dynojet
2	R4	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	24 April	Frank Wrathall	Carl Breeze	Frank Wrathall	Dynojet
	R5		25 April		Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R6		25 April		Frank Wrathall	Frank Wrathall	Dynojet
3	R7	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	1 May	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R8		2 May		Frank Wrathall	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R9		2 May		Mark Davies	Frank Wrathall	Dynojet
4	R10	Oulton Park, Cheshire	5 June	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
4	R11	Oulton Park, Cheshire	6 June		Stephen Tyldsley	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
5	R12	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	19 June	Tom Sharp	Frank Wrathall	Tom Sharp	IDL
	R13		20 June		Stefan Hodgetts	Tom Sharp	IDL
	R14		20 June		Nigel Moore	Adam Morgan	Dynojet
6	R15	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	7 August	Carl Breeze	Stephen Tyldsley	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R16		7 August		Frank Wrathall	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R17		8 August		Frank Wrathall	Frank Wrathall	Dynojet
7	R18	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	21 August	Chris Dittmann	Frank Wrathall	Frank Wrathall	Dynojet
7	R19	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	22 August		Chris Dittmann	Benji Hetherington	Century Motorsport
8	R20	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	4 September	Jonathan Adam	Jonathan Adam	Nigel Moore	Tockwith
	R21		5 September		Nigel Moore	Nigel Moore	Tockwith
	R22		5 September		Jonathan Adam	Jonathan Adam	Ginetta Cars
9	R23	Donington Park, Leicestershire	18 September	Chrissy Palmer	Nigel Moore	Nigel Moore	Tockwith
	R24		19 September		Benji Hetherington	Nigel Moore	Tockwith
	R25		19 September		Nigel Moore	Nigel Moore	Tockwith
10	R26	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	9 October	Tom Sharp	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R27		10 October		Tom Sharp	Carl Breeze	Total Control Racing
	R28		10 October		Carl Breeze	Benji Hetherington	Century Motorsport

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	THR			ROC			BHGP			OUL		CRO			SNE			SIL		KNO			DON			BHI			Total	Pen	Drop
1	Frank Wrathall	2	2	7	1	2	1	Ret	4	1	2	2	4	5	4	2	4	1	1	Ret	2	2	3	6	10	2	4	3	DNS	737	10		727
2	Carl Breeze	5	3	4	2	1	2	1	1	13	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	6	4	10	9	13	9	3	1	1	3	775	40	18	717
3	Benji Hetherington	8	5	11	3	Ret	3	3	3	2	6	4	10	8	8	16	11	Ret	3	1	3	3	4	2	2	DSQ	2	2	1	606	35		571
4	Tom Sharp	4	18	8	4	6	6	2	2	Ret	11	Ret	1	1	5	6	2	12	10	3	9	7	Ret	Ret	4	4	Ret	12	4	488			488
5	Freddie Hetherington	14	11	17	12	7	4	9	8	11	9	5	12	10	10	4	5	3	11	5	5	6	7	Ret	5	11	5	5	2	446	15	5	426
6	Adam Morgan	DNS	12	9	5	3	15	5	7	4	15	10	6	6	1	8	3	Ret	7	4	6	5	5	3	13	9	Ret	DNS	DNS	435	10		425
7	Joachim Ritter	12	7	5	7	12	9	13	11	Ret	18	16	11	11	6	14	10	8	13	15	7	11	8	5	12	10	9	9	9	340	15	4	321
8	Mark Davies	Ret	16	Ret	6	17	16	Ret	13	9	4	15	8	7	Ret	5	DSQ	9	6	Ret	Ret	12	11	4	8	6	6	6	6	314	15		299
9	Colin White	16	10	10	8	10	Ret	7	15	Ret	7	14	14	12	9	11	7	5	9	13	Ret	8	Ret	10	7	8	11	11	13	297			297
10	Chris Dittmann	3	4	3	Ret	Ret	13	12	10	3	3	6							Ret	9				Ret	11	7	3	4	10	288			288
11	Aaron Williamson	13	14	16	16	16	10	6	5	7						12	6	4	8	7	Ret	9	6	12	DNS	12	Ret	NC	11	247	15		232
12	Julien Draper	9	8	12	11	5	11	Ret	9	6	19	8	13	13	11	Ret	DNS	10	15	10							7	10	8	234	10		224
13	Stephen Tyldsley	11	9	6	10	8	5	4	6	Ret	5	3	15	14	Ret	7	Ret	6												231	15		216
14	Dan Denis	Ret	Ret	DNS							14	12				13	8	7	4	8				7	3	5	8	8	Ret	191			191
15	Phil Broad	10	17	14	13	Ret	14				13	7				3	Ret	Ret	5	2							10	13	7	179			179
16	Alice Powell	15	13	13	Ret	14	8	8	12	5	10	Ret	7	Ret	7	10	9	Ret												163			163
17	Tony Hughes				15	Ret	18	11	16	12	17	13				15	Ret	Ret	16	14				9	15	15	12	14	12	126			126
18	Ron Johnson															17	13	13						11	17	13	13	15	14	70			70
19	Rachel Green	6	15	15	9	9	12	DNS	DNS	DNS																				69			69
20	Matt Bell	7	6	2	Ret	10	DNS																							84	30		54
21	Neil Houston																				10	13	10							38			38
22	Jon Barnes												9	9	Ret															32			32
23	Tom Dunstan				Ret	13	7																							25			25
24	Mark Jessop																							8	14	Ret				24			24
25	Rod McGovern										16	9																		18			18
26	Matt Draper							Ret	17	10																				17			17
27	Gary Simms										Ret	11																		10			10
28	Ben Jackson																		Ret	11										10			10
29	Jack Stanford				14	15	17																							18	10		8
30	Matt Allison															9	Ret	11												22	15		7
31	Dave McGuire										20	Ret																		2			2
32											12	Ret																		10	10		0
33	Chrissy Palmer																							Ret	6	DSQ				21	35		−14
guest drivers ineligible for points
	Nigel Moore												5	4	Ret				12	Ret	1	1	2	1	1	1				0			0
	Rob Huff	1	1	1																										0			0
	Jonathan Adam																				8	4	1							0			0
	Stefan Hodgetts												2	2	2															0			0
	Kieran Vernon				Ret	4	Ret																							0			0
	Dave Newsham																										DNS	7	5	0			0
	Simon Hill							10	14	8																				0			0
	Martin Donnelly										8	Ret																		0			0
	Giles Dawson																		14	12										0			0
	Adrian Newey															Ret	12	Ret												0			0
	Alistair Barclay																							14	16	14				0			0
Pos	Driver	THR			ROC			BHGP			OUL		CRO			SNE			SIL		KNO			DON			BHI			Total	Pen	Drop	Pts

External links

Official website

Notes and References

News: Ginetta G50 Cup - The Best Yet?. Ginetta Cars. ginettacars.com. 2010-03-31. 2010-04-24.
Web site: 2010 Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup: Sporting, Technical and Commercial Regulations and Registration Document. Ginetta Cars. ginettacars.com. 5. 2010-04-24.