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
[edit]Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Professional | |||
Hart GT | 11 | ![]() |
All |
55 | ![]() |
8 | |
Team HARD | 17 | ![]() |
1 |
33 | ![]() |
2 | |
41 | ![]() |
1-4 | |
Rob Boston Racing | 17 | ![]() |
2-3, 5, 8 |
25 | ![]() |
All | |
32 | ![]() |
All | |
Elite Motorsport | 19 | ![]() |
All |
Century Motorsport | 48 | ![]() |
All |
67 | ![]() |
All | |
Carl Boardley Motorsport | 41 | ![]() |
5-8 |
AK Automotive | 99 | ![]() |
All |
Privateers | 12 | ![]() |
All |
62 | ![]() |
5 | |
81 | ![]() |
1 | |
Amateur | |||
TecservUK | 3 | ![]() |
1–2 |
Rob Boston Racing | 7 | ![]() |
All |
Butler Motorsport | 24 | ![]() |
All |
98 | ![]() |
All | |
Hart GT | 40 | ![]() |
All |
66 | ![]() |
All | |
94 | ![]() |
7 | |
Century Motorsport | 77 | ![]() |
All |
CWS Racing | 78 | ![]() |
All |
Privateers | 95 | ![]() |
7 |
Race calendar
[edit]Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner Driver | Winning Team | Winning Am Driver |
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1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
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8 April | ![]() |
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2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
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29 April | ![]() |
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Rob Boston Racing | ![]() | |||
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Elite Motorsport | ![]() | ||||
3 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
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Rob Boston Racing | ![]() |
10 June | ![]() |
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4 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
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Team HARD | ![]() |
24 June | ![]() |
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Team HARD | ![]() | |||
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Team HARD | ![]() | ||||
5 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
28 July | ![]() |
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Elite Motorsport | ![]() |
29 July | ![]() |
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6 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
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Rob Boston Racing | ![]() |
12 August | ![]() |
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Elite Motorsport | ![]() | ||||
7 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
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Rob Boston Racing | ![]() |
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16 September | ![]() |
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Team HARD | ![]() | |||
8 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
29 September | ![]() |
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30 September | ![]() |
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Championship standings
[edit]Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 241 | ||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
5 | Ret | 15 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
8 | 9 | Ret | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
12 | Ret | DNS | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 (G) | ![]() |
12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amateur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
11 | 12 | 12 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
16 | 15 | 11 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 15 | 13 | 38 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "THREE NEW ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR 2018 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "KING AND ELITE STEP UP TO GT4 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "HIBBERT LEADS 2018 GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP SIGNINGS". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "CREES MAKES BIG JUMP TO SUPERCUP WITH CENTURY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.