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

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

Race calendar

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

Championship standings

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

Pos Driver BHI DON OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points
Professional
1 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Adam Shepherd Ret Ret Ret 5 5 3 3 3 8 10 2 6 6 3 241
10 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Tom Hibbert 5 Ret 15 31
12 United Kingdom Ollie Chadwick 8 9 Ret 26
13 United Kingdom Angus Dudley 12 Ret DNS 12
14 (G) United Kingdom Adam Higgins 12 6 3 0
Amateur
1 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Nicholas Zapolski 11 12 12 66
9 United Kingdom Giles Dawson 16 15 11 52
10 United Kingdom Grahame Tilley Ret DNS DNS Ret 15 13 38

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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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