2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup explained

The 2018 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 eighth 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 2017 British Touring Car Championship season.

Teams and drivers

TeamDriversRounds
Professional
Hart GT11 Jac Constable[1] All
55 Ollie Chadwick8
Team HARD17 Adam Shephard[2] 1
33 Angus Dudley2
41 Carl Boardley1-4
Rob Boston Racing17 Adam Shepherd2-3, 5, 8
25 Tom RocheAll
32 Charlie LadellAll
Elite Motorsport19 Harry King[3] All
Century Motorsport48 Andrew Gordon-ColebrookeAll
67 Angus Fender[4] All
Carl Boardley Motorsport41 Carl Boardley5-8
AK Automotive99 Carl ShieldAll
Privateers12 Reece SomerfieldAll
62 Adam Higgins5
81 Tom Hibbert1
Amateur
TecservUK3 Grahame Tilley1–2
Rob Boston Racing7 David BrooksAll
Butler Motorsport24 Lucky KheraAll
98 Lee FrostAll
Hart GT40 Alexis TaylorAll
66 Jack MinshawAll
94 Nicholas Zapolski7
Century Motorsport77 Michael Crees[5] All
CWS Racing78 Colin WhiteAll
Privateers95 Giles Dawson7

Race calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinner DriverWinning TeamWinning Am Driver
1Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		7 April Charlie Ladell Charlie Ladell Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Jack Minshaw
8 April Charlie Ladell Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Michael Crees
Carl Boardley Carl BoardleyTeam HARD Michael Crees
2Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		28 April Harry King Harry King Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Michael Crees
29 April Charlie Ladell Tom RocheRob Boston Racing Colin White
Carl Boardley Harry KingElite Motorsport Colin White
3Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		9 June Charlie Ladell Charlie Ladell Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing David Brooks
10 June Charlie Ladell Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Colin White
4Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		23 June Angus Fender Angus Fender Carl BoardleyTeam HARD Michael Crees
24 June Charlie Ladell Carl BoardleyTeam HARD Jack Minshaw
Jac Constable Carl BoardleyTeam HARD Michael Crees
5Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		28 July Harry King Harry King Harry KingElite Motorsport Michael Crees
29 July Tom Roche Harry KingElite Motorsport Michael Crees
Adam Shepherd Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Colin White
6Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)		11 August Tom Roche Jac Constable Tom RocheRob Boston Racing Michael Crees
12 August Carl Boardley Carl BoardleyTeam HARD Colin White
Harry King Harry KingElite Motorsport Michael Crees
7Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		15 September Charlie Ladell Tom Roche Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Michael Crees
Tom Roche Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Michael Crees
16 September Tom Roche Carl BoardleyTeam HARD Michael Crees
8Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		29 September Charlie Ladell Carl Boardley Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Jack Minshaw
30 September Angus Fender Charlie LadellRob Boston Racing Colin White
Tom Roche Tom RocheRob Boston Racing Colin White

Championship standings

Points system
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Notes

Drivers' championships

PosDriverBHIDONOULCROSNEROCSILBHGPPoints
Professional
1 Charlie Ladell11313211223211134211211DNS680
2 Carl Boardley221224221113485144414182620
3 Harry King337641Ret10314DSQ116221224325518
4 Tom Roche6Ret241514410765351 3Ret3RetRetRet41
5 Angus FenderRet893RetRet574399596537332311402
6 Jac Constable845786614Ret5242781091516558Ret378
7 Carl Shield95486875694712Ret131478615754364
8 Reece Somerfield4Ret6159Ret4654867117856510157Ret342
9 Adam ShepherdRetRetRet553338102663241
10778Ret1478RetRet6Ret10Ret1049Ret596910Ret230
11 Tom Hibbert5Ret1531
12 Ollie Chadwick89Ret26
13 Angus Dudley12RetDNS12
14 (G) Adam Higgins12630
Amateur
1 Michael Crees116139Ret10Ret1371061181297697712127673
2 Colin White16Ret111079138915111394106101410Ret11116600
3 Jack Minshaw10910111311Ret988Ret1415131211810881015Ret569
4 Lee Frost1510RetRet121411111213101813Ret14121112Ret14131410410
5 Alexis Taylor12RetRet1410Ret10121311715Ret14151312131313Ret168392
6 Lucky Khera13Ret141311121215Ret16121716151615Ret1811914139391
7 David Brooks14Ret121616Ret9161112Ret1614161116Ret171416Ret17Ret332
8 Nicholas Zapolski11121266
9 Giles Dawson16151152
10 Grahame TilleyRetDNSDNSRet151338

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CHAMPION CONSTABLE AMONGST THREE CAR GINETTA SUPERCUP ENTRY FOR HART GT. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
  2. News: THREE NEW ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR 2018 SUPERCUP. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
  3. News: KING AND ELITE STEP UP TO GT4 SUPERCUP. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
  4. News: HIBBERT LEADS 2018 GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP SIGNINGS. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 29 December 2017. 9 January 2018.
  5. News: CREES MAKES BIG JUMP TO SUPERCUP WITH CENTURY. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 October 2017. 9 January 2018.

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