2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

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

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Professional
Hart GT 11   Jac Constable[1] All
55   Ollie Chadwick 8
Team HARD 17   Adam Shephard[2] 1
33   Angus Dudley 2
41   Carl Boardley 1-4
Rob Boston Racing 17   Adam Shepherd 2-3, 5, 8
25   Tom Roche All
32   Charlie Ladell All
Elite Motorsport 19   Harry King[3] All
Century Motorsport 48   Andrew Gordon-Colebrooke All
67   Angus Fender[4] All
Carl Boardley Motorsport 41   Carl Boardley 5-8
AK Automotive 99   Carl Shield All
Privateers 12   Reece Somerfield All
62   Adam Higgins 5
81   Tom Hibbert[4] 1
Amateur
TecservUK 3   Grahame Tilley[4] 1–2
Rob Boston Racing 7   David Brooks All
Butler Motorsport 24   Lucky Khera[2] All
98   Lee Frost[2] All
Hart GT 40   Alexis Taylor[1] All
66   Jack Minshaw[1] All
94   Nicholas Zapolski 7
Century Motorsport 77   Michael Crees[5] All
CWS Racing 78   Colin White All
Privateers 95   Giles Dawson 7

Race calendar

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

Championship standings

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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 22 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Drivers' championships

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Pos Driver BHI DON OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points
Professional
1   Charlie Ladell 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 11 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 DNS 680
2   Carl Boardley 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 8 5 1 4 4 4 1 4 18 2 620
3   Harry King 3 3 7 6 4 1 Ret 10 3 14 DSQ 1 1 6 2 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 5 518
4   Tom Roche 6 Ret 2 4 1 5 14 4 10 7 6 5 3 5 1 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 424
5   Angus Fender Ret 8 9 3 Ret Ret 5 7 4 3 9 9 5 9 6 5 3 7 3 3 2 3 11 402
6   Jac Constable 8 4 5 7 8 6 6 14 Ret 5 2 4 2 7 8 10 9 15 16 5 5 8 Ret 378
7   Carl Shield 9 5 4 8 6 8 7 5 6 9 4 7 12 Ret 13 14 7 8 6 15 7 5 4 364
8   Reece Somerfield 4 Ret 6 15 9 Ret 4 6 5 4 8 6 7 11 7 8 5 6 5 10 15 7 Ret 342
9   Adam Shepherd Ret Ret Ret 5 5 3 3 3 8 10 2 6 6 3 241
10   Andrew Gordon-Colebrooke 7 7 8 Ret 14 7 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret 10 4 9 Ret 5 9 6 9 10 Ret 230
11   Tom Hibbert 5 Ret 15 31
12   Ollie Chadwick 8 9 Ret 26
13   Angus Dudley 12 Ret DNS 12
14 (G)   Adam Higgins 12 6 3 0
Amateur
1   Michael Crees 11 6 13 9 Ret 10 Ret 13 7 10 6 11 8 12 9 7 6 9 7 7 12 12 7 673
2   Colin White 16 Ret 11 10 7 9 13 8 9 15 11 13 9 4 10 6 10 14 10 Ret 11 11 6 600
3   Jack Minshaw 10 9 10 11 13 11 Ret 9 8 8 Ret 14 15 13 12 11 8 10 8 8 10 15 Ret 569
4   Lee Frost 15 10 Ret Ret 12 14 11 11 12 13 10 18 13 Ret 14 12 11 12 Ret 14 13 14 10 410
5   Alexis Taylor 12 Ret Ret 14 10 Ret 10 12 13 11 7 15 Ret 14 15 13 12 13 13 13 Ret 16 8 392
6   Lucky Khera 13 Ret 14 13 11 12 12 15 Ret 16 12 17 16 15 16 15 Ret 18 11 9 14 13 9 391
7   David Brooks 14 Ret 12 16 16 Ret 9 16 11 12 Ret 16 14 16 11 16 Ret 17 14 16 Ret 17 Ret 332
8   Nicholas Zapolski 11 12 12 66
9   Giles Dawson 16 15 11 52
10   Grahame Tilley Ret DNS DNS Ret 15 13 38

References

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