2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup season
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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

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds RAW Motorsport 4 Grahame Tilley[1] A 1–2 96 Rob Wheldon[2] P 1–2 Rob Boston Racing 5 Fraser Robertson[3] A 1–2 19 Tom Wrigley[2] P 1–2 Douglas Motorsport 6 Chris Ingram[4] A 1–2 14 Will Burns[5] P 1–2 72 Mike Newbold[2] A 1–2 Total Control Racing 7 Callum Pointon[6] P 1–2 77 Mark Davies P 1–2 Century Motorsport 11 James Guess[2] A 1–2 88 John Wall[2] A 1–2 Privateer 12 Reece Somerfield[7] P 1–2 81 Tom Hibbert[8] P 1–2 Super Green Racing 22 Ben Green[9] P 1–2 Amigo Motorsport 46 Rob Gaffney[10] P 1–2 Carl Boardley Motorsport 41 Carl Boardley[11] P 1–2 Triple M Motorsport 71 Jamie Orton[12] P 1–2 CWS 4x4 Spares 78 Colin White[2] A 1–2

Icon Class P Professional A Amateur

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Amateur winner
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	2 April	Jamie Orton	Jamie Orton	Jamie Orton	Triple M Motorsport	Colin White
	R2		3 April		Jamie Orton	Tom Wrigley	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
	R3				Tom Hibbert	Will Burns	Douglas Motorsport	Colin White
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	16 April	Tom Wrigley	Tom Wrigley	Tom Wrigley	Rob Boston Racing	Grahame Tilley
	R5		17 April		Jamie Orton	Tom Wrigley	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
	R6				Tom Wrigley	Tom Wrigley	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
3	R7	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	4 June
	R8		5 June
4	R9	Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	30 July
	R10		31 July
	R11
5	R12	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	13 August
	R13		14 August
	R14
6	R15	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27 August
	R16		28 August
	R17
7	R18	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	17 September
	R19		18 September
8	R20	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	1 October
	R21		2 October
	R22

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

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 25 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	Tom Wrigley	2	1	3	1	1	1																199			199
2	Will Burns	4	3	1	3	2	11																149			149
3	Jamie Orton	1	2	11	2	3	10																141			141
4	Carl Boardley	6	4	Ret	4	4	2																114			114
5	Rob Wheldon	3	10	6	8	8	5																104			104
6	Tom Hibbert	10	11	4	5	5	4																101			101
7	Callum Pointon	8	8	5	7	9	6																94			94
8	Rob Gaffney	5	7	8	9	7	8																92			92
9	Mark Davies	7	6	7	6	Ret	7																84			84
10	Reece Somerfield	9	5	2	Ret	Ret	9																74			74
11	Ben Green	Ret	DNS	10	10	6	3																67			67
Amateur
1	Colin White	11	9	9	14	10	12																194			194
2	James Guess	12	12	12	13	12	14																170			170
3	Grahame Tilley	14	13	14	11	13	13																158			158
4	Chris Ingram	15	14	13	15	14	15																130			130
5	Fraser Robertson	13	NC	Ret	12	11	16																107		−5	102
6	Mike Newbold	16	15	Ret	16	15	Ret																74			74
7	John Wall	17	16	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS																34			34
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			OUL		SNE			KNO			ROC		SIL		BHGP			Total	Drop	Pen.	Points

References

1. "GRAHAME TILLEY JOINS MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
2. "Official Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers page". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "FRASER ROBERTSON BACK FOR 2016 MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
4. "CHRIS INGRAM RETURNS TO MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
5. "BURNS SWITCHES TO DOUGLAS MOTORSPORT FOR GT4 SUPERCUP TITLE BID". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
6. "CALLUM POINTON STEPS UP TO MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
7. "REECE SOMERFIELD CONFIRMS MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP COMEBACK". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
8. "TOM HIBBERT TO LAUNCH FULL SEASON GT4 SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
9. "BEN GREEN TO GRADUATE INTO MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 30 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
10. "ROB GAFFNEY CONFIRMS 2016 MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP SEASON". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
11. "CARL BOARDLEY BACK FOR FULL MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
12. "JAMIE ORTON CONFIRMS MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP RETURN". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Ginetta GT4 Supercup Series News