2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

The 2017 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 seventh 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 2017 British Touring Car Championship season.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Professional
HHC Motorsport	7	Callum Pointon ^[1]	All
Total Control Racing	12	Reece Somerfield	All
Century Motorsport	14	Declan Jones^[2]	1–4
Century Motorsport	22	Ben Green ^[3]	All
Rob Boston Racing	14	Declan Jones	5–8
	16	Jack Mitchell^[4]	1, 3, 5–8
	23	George Gamble	6–8
	25	Tom Roche	2, 4
	29	Jason Baker	6–8
	32	Charles Ladell ^[5]	All
	77	Seb Perez	6–8
JHR Developments	23	George Gamble^[6]	1–5
JHR Developments	77	Seb Perez ^[7]	1–5
Xentek Motorsport	41	Carl Boardley^[8]	All
Hurricane Motorsport	62	Adam Higgins ^[9]	1–5, 7–8
Privateer	81	Tom Hibbert	All
Amateur
Tecserv UK	3	Grahame Tilley ^[10]	1–2
Xentek Motorsport	11	Jac Constable^[11]	All
	40	Alexis Taylor ^[12]	All
	66	Jack Minshaw ^[13]	All
RACE Performance	21	Andy Wilmot^[14]	4
TAG Racing	21	Andy Wilmot^[14]	2–3
	15	Toby Bearne	6–8
	34	Dan Kirby ^[15]	All
	52	Paul Taylor	7–8
Total Control Racing	26	Ian Robinson	All
Rob Boston Racing	29	Jason Baker	3
Century Motorsport	44	Gary Lancashire	4
CWS Racing	78	Colin White	All
Privateer	5	Fraser Robertson	7
Privateer	67	David Brooks	All

Race calendar and results[edit]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Amateur winner
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	1 April	George Gamble	George Gamble	George Gamble	JHR Developments	Colin White
	R2		2 April		Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
	R3		2 April		Jack Mitchell	George Gamble	JHR Developments	Jac Constable
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	15 April	George Gamble	Tom Roche	Callum Pointon	HHC Motorsport	Colin White
	R5		16 April		George Gamble	Tom Roche	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
	R6		16 April		Callum Pointon	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Jac Constable
3	R7	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	20 May	Jack Mitchell	Carl Boardley	Tom Hibbert	Privateer	Colin White
3	R8	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	21 May		Callum Pointon	Tom Hibbert	Privateer	Jac Constable
4	R9	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	10 June	Carl Boardley	George Gamble	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Jac Constable
	R10		11 June		George Gamble	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Jac Constable
	R11		11 June		Tom Roche	Tom Roche	Rob Boston Racing	Jac Constable
5	R12	Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	29 July	Jack Mitchell	Callum Pointon	Callum Pointon	HHC Motorsport	Jac Constable
	R13		30 July		Ben Green	Declan Jones	Rob Boston Racing	Jac Constable
	R14		30 July		Tom Hibbert	Carl Boardley	Xentek Motorsport	Jac Constable
6	R15	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	26 August	Declan Jones	George Gamble	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Jack Minshaw
	R16		27 August		Callum Pointon	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Jac Constable
	R17		27 August		George Gamble	Declan Jones	Rob Boston Racing	Jac Constable
7	R18	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	16 September	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Jac Constable
	R19		17 September		Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
	R20		17 September		Declan Jones	George Gamble	Rob Boston Racing	Jac Constable
8	R21	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	30 September	Ben Green	Jack Mitchell	Ben Green	Century Motorsport	Colin White
	R22		1 October		Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White
	R23		1 October		Carl Boardley	George Gamble	Rob Boston Racing	Colin White

Championship standings[edit]

Drivers' championships[edit]

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.

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			OUL		CRO			SNE			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Total	Pen.	Drop	Points
Professional
1	Callum Pointon	5	2	2	1	11	2	3	2	5	3	2	1	2	2	3	2	5	3	6	7	6	8	DNS	556	-6	0	550
2	Ben Green	2	Ret	Ret	8	2	1	Ret	4	1	1	15	3	3	5	1	1	11	1	5	8	1	3	2	528	0	0	528
3	George Gamble	1	10	1	Ret	7	9	5	5	2	2	3	Ret	7	8	2	6	4	6	2	1	4	4	1	508	-12	0	496
4	Declan Jones	8	Ret	4	4	3	3	Ret	7	16	7	6	5	1	7	Ret	4	1	4	13	4	2	2	4	440	0	0	440
5	Jack Mitchell	4	1	7				2	3				2	4	4	5	3	2	9	1	5	3	1	3	442	-6	0	436
6	Tom Hibbert	7	4	Ret	6	4	6	1	1	4	Ret	4	7	6	3	Ret	7	6	5	3	3	7	7	6	427	0	0	427
7	Charlie Ladell	10	7	3	3	6	18	Ret	19	7	5	5	8	8	6	4	9	7	7	4	2	8	6	5	392	0	0	392
8	Carl Boardley	3	3	Ret	5	13	5	4	Ret	9	Ret	DNS	6	5	1	Ret	5	3	2	Ret	13	5	5	8	352	0	0	352
9	Reece Somerfield	9	6	6	Ret	5	7	Ret	6	6	8	Ret	4	9	9	6	10	Ret	10	8	6	11	Ret	7	285	0	0	285
10	Seb Perez	6	8	5	9	10	11	9	11	8	11	7	10	10	Ret	14	11	9	12	16	12	12	13	9	287	-6	0	281
11	Adam Higgins	16	15	Ret	7	12	8	6	13	10	14	11	9	16	Ret				14	14	17	14	9	11	212	-6	0	206
12	Tom Roche				2	1	4			3	4	1													172	0	0	172
13	Jason Baker															8	8	8	8	12	9	10	14	10	117	-18	0	99
Amateur
1	Jac Constable	13	Ret	8	13	9	10	11	8	11	6	8	11	11	10	10	12	10	11	Ret	10	13	11	Ret	655	-6	0	649
2	Colin White	11	5	DNS	10	8	13	7	9	13	10	10	12	12	12	9	Ret	16	13	7	11	9	10	12	650	-6	0	644
3	Jack Minshaw	12	9	10	Ret	Ret	16	10	12	14	9	12	14	13	14	7	14	13	17	10	14	Ret	12	13	510	-6	0	504
4	Ian Robinson	Ret	14	11	14	17	12	14	18	15	12	9	Ret	Ret	13	11	15	12	15	11	15	17	18	15	432	0	0	432
5	Alexis Taylor	17	12	12	11	16	17	15	17	18	Ret	DNS	15	15	Ret	Ret	13	14	21	9	19	16	16	19	376	-18	0	358
6	Dan Kirby	15	13	9	12	14	Ret	12	14	12	13	13	13	14	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	22	19	21	Ret	Ret	17	366	-18	0	348
7	David Brooks	18	11	14	15	15	14	13	16	Ret	15	16	16	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	15	16	20	Ret	19	Ret	18	312	0	0	312
8	Toby Bearne															13	16	Ret	20	18	18	15	15	14	160	0	0	160
9	Andy Wilmot				13	18	Ret	16	15	17	16	14													120	-6	0	114
10	Paul Taylor																		18	17	16	18	17	16	112	0	0	112
11	Grahame Tilley	14	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	15																		61	0	0	61
12	Jason Baker							8	10																57	0	0	57
13	Fraser Robertson																		19	15	20				50	0	0	50
14	Gary Lancashire									19	17	17													42	0	0	42
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			OUL		CRO			SNE			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Total	Pen.	Drop	Points

References[edit]

^ "POINTON TEAMS WITH HHC FOR 2017 SUPERCUP TITLE CHALLENGE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "JONES SET FOR FULL-TIME SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN WITH CENTURY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "GREEN HEADS TO CENTURY MOTORSPORT FOR SECOND SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "MITCHELL BACK FOR 2017 SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN WITH LASER TOOLS RACING". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "LADELL SWAPS CLIO CUP FOR GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP FOR 2017". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "GAMBLE BROTHERS MOUNT GINETTA CHALLENGES WITH JHR". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "JUNIOR RACE-WINNER PEREZ JOINS SUPERCUP RANKS WITH JHR". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "HIGGINS ENTERS GT4 SUPERCUP WITH HURRICANE MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "TILLEY SET FOR SUPERCUP AM CLASS TITLE PUSH IN 2017". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "XENTEK UP TO FOUR WITH SUPERCUP DEBUTANT MINSHAW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "TEAM HARD EXPAND SUPERCUP ENTRY WITH WILMOT ADDITION". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "TEAM HARD SIGNS KIRBY FOR GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP BOW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

External links[edit]

[1] "POINTON TEAMS WITH HHC FOR 2017 SUPERCUP TITLE CHALLENGE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[2] "JONES SET FOR FULL-TIME SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN WITH CENTURY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[3] "GREEN HEADS TO CENTURY MOTORSPORT FOR SECOND SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[4] "MITCHELL BACK FOR 2017 SUPERCUP CAMPAIGN WITH LASER TOOLS RACING". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[5] "LADELL SWAPS CLIO CUP FOR GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP FOR 2017". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[6] "GAMBLE BROTHERS MOUNT GINETTA CHALLENGES WITH JHR". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[7] "JUNIOR RACE-WINNER PEREZ JOINS SUPERCUP RANKS WITH JHR". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[8] "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[9] "HIGGINS ENTERS GT4 SUPERCUP WITH HURRICANE MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[10] "TILLEY SET FOR SUPERCUP AM CLASS TITLE PUSH IN 2017". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[11] "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[12] "SUPERCUP EXPANSION FOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS XENTEK MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[13] "XENTEK UP TO FOUR WITH SUPERCUP DEBUTANT MINSHAW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[14] "TEAM HARD EXPAND SUPERCUP ENTRY WITH WILMOT ADDITION". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[15] "TEAM HARD SIGNS KIRBY FOR GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP BOW". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

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v t e Ginetta racing championships in the United Kingdom
Ginetta G50 Cup	2008 2009 2010
Ginetta GT4 Supercup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta Junior Championship	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta G40 Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta GT Academy	2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta GT Championship	2023 2024
See also: Ginetta GT5 Challenge