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 United Kingdom Ollie Chadwick 7
Total Control Racing 7 United Kingdom Callum Pointon[1] All
77 United Kingdom Mark Davies All
Douglas Motorsport 14 United Kingdom Will Burns[2] All
Rob Boston Racing 19 United Kingdom Tom Wrigley[3] All
Century Motorsport 21 United Kingdom Declan Jones 3
42 United Kingdom Jack Mitchell 7–8
89 United Kingdom Jack Bartholomew 8
Super Green Racing 22 United Kingdom Ben Green[4] All
Carl Boardley Motorsport 41 United Kingdom Carl Boardley[5] All
Amigo Motorsport 46 United Kingdom Rob Gaffney[6] 1–4, 6–8
Fox Motorsport 48 United Kingdom Jamie Stanley 8
Triple M Motorsport 71 United Kingdom Jamie Orton[7] 1–4, 6–8
RAW Motorsport 96 United Kingdom Rob Wheldon[3] 1–2
Privateer 12 United Kingdom Reece Somerfield[8] 1–5, 7–8
81 United Kingdom Tom Hibbert[9] All
Amateur
RAW Motorsport 4 United Kingdom Grahame Tilley[10] 1–5, 7–8
Rob Boston Racing 5 United Kingdom Fraser Robertson[11] All
Douglas Motorsport 6 United Kingdom Chris Ingram[12] All
72 United Kingdom Mike Newbold[3] 1–6
Century Motorsport 11 United Kingdom James Guess[3] 1–2
33 United Kingdom Chris Car 4, 6–7
44 United Kingdom Gary Lancashire 3, 7
88 United Kingdom John Wall[3] 1–2
Brooks Motorsport 67 United Kingdom David Brooks 3–8
CWS 4x4 Spares 78 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R2 3 April United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
R3 United Kingdom Tom Hibbert United Kingdom Will Burns Douglas Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
16 April United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Grahame Tilley
R5 17 April United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
R6 United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
4 June United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
R8 5 June United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
4 R9 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
30 July United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R10 31 July United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R11 Race cancelled[N 1]
5 R11 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
13 August United Kingdom Carl Boardley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
R12 United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Colin White
R13 14 August United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley Rob Boston Racing United Kingdom Chris Ingram
R14 United Kingdom Will Burns United Kingdom Will Burns Douglas Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
6 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 August United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R16 28 August United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R17 United Kingdom Will Burns United Kingdom Mark Davies Total Control Racing United Kingdom Chris Ingram
7 R18 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
17 September United Kingdom Carl Boardley United Kingdom Tom Wrigley United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R19 United Kingdom Carl Boardley United Kingdom Jamie Orton Triple M Motorsport United Kingdom Fraser Robertson
R20 18 September United Kingdom Carl Boardley United Kingdom Carl Boardley Carl Boardley Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
8 R21 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
1 October United Kingdom Will Burns United Kingdom Mark Davies United Kingdom Will Burns Douglas Motorsport United Kingdom Colin White
R22 2 October United Kingdom Mark Davies United Kingdom Tom Hibbert Privateer United Kingdom David Brooks
R23 United Kingdom Carl Boardley United Kingdom Carl Boardley Carl Boardley Motorsport United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Rob Wheldon 3 10 6 8 8 5 104 104
12 United Kingdom Jack Mitchell Ret 9 5 3 4 4 102 102
13 United Kingdom Declan Jones 5 5 40 40
14 United Kingdom Ollie Chadwick 9 Ret 10 25 25
15 United Kingdom Jack Bartholomew 9 Ret 9 24 24
16 United Kingdom Jack Stanley 16 11 Ret 18 18
Amateur
1 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom David Brooks 13 16 13 14 C 9 10 10 8 Ret 12 10 11 14 13 Ret 12 Ret 339 339
6 United Kingdom Mike Newbold 16 15 Ret 16 15 Ret 14 15 16 15 C 10 NC Ret Ret 11 14 13 232 232
7 United Kingdom James Guess 12 12 12 13 12 14 170 170
8 United Kingdom Chris Car 11 12 C 12 13 11 13 15 Ret 154 154
9 United Kingdom Gary Lancashire 16 17 15 17 16 88 88
10 United Kingdom 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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  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.
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  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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