2011 Ginetta GT Supercup

The 2011 Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup season will be the inaugural Ginetta GT Supercup season, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season will begin at Brands Hatch on 4 April and will finish after 27 races over 10 rounds at Sliverstone on 16 October, supporting all rounds of the British Touring Car Championship.

The season sees a new direction for the series with a move towards a GT style class structure with two cars eligible to race in the championship. The older Ginetta G50 is still eligible to race along with the introduction of the new Ginetta G55 with 370 bhp (280 kW), 70 more than the G50.

The winner of the G55 Championship will win a fully paid drive in a Next Generation Touring Car in the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
G55
Total Control Racing 3 United Kingdom Carl Breeze All
9 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 5
20 United Kingdom Marino Franchitti 7
29 United Kingdom Jamie Orton 10
30 United Kingdom Patrick Watts 9
75 Switzerland Joachim Ritter 1–4
Century Motorsport 4 United Kingdom Clint Bardwell 1
32 United Kingdom Freddie Hetherington 2, 4, 8, 10
69 United Kingdom Mark Steward 1, 3
73 United Kingdom Nathan Freke All
84 United Kingdom Phil Broad 6, 9
91 United Kingdom Fergus Walkinshaw 9–10
Privateer 6
FML 7–8
JHR Developments 6 United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts 4–5
14 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 6–7
60 United Kingdom David McDonald 10
Plans Motorsport 8 United Kingdom Alistair James 1–6, 10
IDL 10 United Kingdom Tom Sharp All
Ciceley Racing 33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan All
Brookland Speed Racing 44 Australia Jordan Skinner 1–2
Optimum Motorsport/Poor Boys 71 United Kingdom George Murrells 1–6, 8, 10
CWS Racing 78 United Kingdom Colin White All
G50
Richardson Racing 2 United Kingdom Louise Richardson 1–3, 6, 8–10
5 United Kingdom Andrew Richardson 1–3, 5–6, 8–10
Century Motorsport 72 United Kingdom Trevor Keats 10
JHR Developments 14 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 4–5, 8
40 United Kingdom Josh Fielding 7
81 United Kingdom Jake Rattenbury 10
CWS Racing 7 United Kingdom Martin Thomas 1
Beacon Racing 11 Republic of Ireland Connaire Finn 1–2, 4, 6–7
46 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney 10
55 United Kingdom Michael Doyle 6–8
56 United Kingdom Gary Duckman 9
Kelvin Jones Motorsport 22 United Kingdom Paul McClughan 1
Team Pyro 27 United Kingdom Jody Fannin All
FML 31 United Kingdom Aaron Williamson All
Meridian Motorsport 46 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney 1–3, 9
Redbrick Racing 54 United Kingdom Mark Johnston 9–10
Optimum Motorsport/Poor Boys 77 United Kingdom Mark Davies 10
94 United Kingdom Jake Hill 1–5
Tollbar Racing 6–10
Plans Motorsport 80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 1–9

Race calendar and results

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All races were held in the United Kingdom. The series lasted for 27 races over 10 rounds and supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 2 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
R2 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
R3 3 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
2 R4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 16 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
R5 17 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
R6 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 30 April United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R8 1 May United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Adam Morgan Cicely Racing
R9 United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
4 R10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 June United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
R11 5 June United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts JHR Developments
5 R12 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 18 June United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
R13 19 June United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tim Harvey Total Control Racing
R14 United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
6 R15 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 6 August United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R16 United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
R17 7 August United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Adam Morgan Cicely Racing
7 R18 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 3 September United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
R19 4 September United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
R20 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
8 R21 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 17 September United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R22 18 September United Kingdom George Murrells United Kingdom George Murrells Optimum Motorsport
9 R23 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 1 October United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R24 2 October United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R25 United Kingdom Colin White United Kingdom Adam Morgan Cicely Racing
10 R26 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 15 October United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL
R27 16 October United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL

Championship standings

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC BHGP SIL Pen Pts
G55 Supercup
1 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 2 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 2 1 2 4 4 2 6 7 3 3 1 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 694
2 United Kingdom Carl Breeze 3 9 2 2 NC 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 Ret 1 14 1 1 5 3 4 689
3 United Kingdom Tom Sharp 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 8 3 12 6 13 3 Ret 4 4 3 2 2 1 4 13 2 2 Ret 1 1 9 683
4 United Kingdom Nathan Freke 17 10 3 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 5 3 638
5 United Kingdom Colin White 5 4 Ret 8 5 8 6 3 6 5 Ret 3 11 8 Ret 6 Ret 6 13 12 7 9 5 6 4 6 6 443
6 United Kingdom George Murrells 4 3 4 4 3 6 10 4 4 6 12 6 Ret 9 7 16 6 6 1 4 5 411
7 United Kingdom Alistair James 8 12 7 Ret 13 Ret 8 5 Ret 15 9 7 10 Ret 13 10 Ret 11 16 6 202
8 United Kingdom Freddie Hetherington 5 4 2 Ret 5 5 4 7 8 164
9 Switzerland Joachim Ritter 6 5 Ret Ret 6 9 Ret 6 5 14 DNS 124
10 United Kingdom Phil Broad 5 8 5 6 5 3 120
11 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 6 5 7 7 12 5 106
12 United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts 3 1 Ret 2 Ret 91
13 United Kingdom Fergus Walkinshaw Ret 9 11 Ret 8 DNS Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret 9 DSQ 21 75
14 United Kingdom Mark Steward Ret 15 12 14 12 10 71
15 United Kingdom Marino Franchitti 5 9 3 64
16 United Kingdom Clint Bardwell 7 6 5 54
17 United Kingdom Patrick Watts 7 7 14 50
18 United Kingdom Tim Harvey Ret 1 Ret 35
19 Australia Jordan Skinner Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 32
20 United Kingdom David McDonald 17 7 26
21 United Kingdom Jamie Orton 14 Ret 11
G50 Cup
1 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 13 8 6 6 Ret 7 5 7 7 7 10 5 Ret Ret 16 14 15 10 7 6 8 5 10 9 7 664
2 United Kingdom Aaron Williamson Ret 13 9 10 Ret 12 7 9 Ret 9 7 9 8 3 10 Ret 10 8 6 8 12 10 8 8 6 Ret 12 6 605
3 United Kingdom Jody Fannin 9 16 10 11 7 DSQ 11 10 9 11 11 10 9 5 9 11 9 11 5 10 11 12 12 14 11 18 Ret 590
4 United Kingdom Jake Hill Ret 11 Ret 7 9 5 15 15 8 8 8 8 DSQ 6 8 Ret 12 9 15 7 10 8 Ret 10 8 8 9 18 585
5 United Kingdom Andrew Richardson 10 7 DNS Ret Ret Ret 9 13 Ret 11 7 DNS 11 7 8 9 6 9 13 9 10 10 452
6 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney 11 Ret 8 9 10 11 12 14 11 14 16 13 15 15 266
7 United Kingdom Louise Richardson 12 Ret DNS 13 8 10 13 11 Ret 14 12 14 Ret DNS 11 12 10 Ret DNS 262
8 Republic of Ireland Connaire Finn 14 14 Ret 14 11 Ret 13 Ret 12 13 Ret 12 10 9 6 196
9 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 10 Ret 12 12 4 13 11 130
10 United Kingdom Michael Doyle 15 15 13 Ret 11 11 Ret 15 108
11 United Kingdom Mark Johnston Ret 15 Ret 12 14 62
12 United Kingdom Mark Davies 13 11 48
13 United Kingdom Martin Thomas 15 Ret 11 36
14 United Kingdom Gary Duckman 13 DSQ 12 34
15 United Kingdom Trevor Keats 16 17 32
16 United Kingdom Jake Rattenbury Ret 13 20
17 United Kingdom Josh Fielding Ret 14 Ret 18
18 United Kingdom Paul McClughan 16 Ret DNS 14
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC BHGP SIL Pen Pts

Ginetta GT Winter Cup

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The Ginetta GT Winter Cup was planned as to be the inaugural Ginetta GT Winter Cup. The series was set to feature two 2-hour endurance races, incorporating Ginetta G40, G50 and G55 models, however the championship was shelved.[2]|}

References

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  1. ^ "Prize drive for Ginetta champ". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Ginetta GT Winter Cup". ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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