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
Team Drivers Rounds Professional HHC Motorsport 7 Callum Pointon All Total Control Racing 12 Reece Somerfield All Century Motorsport 14 Declan Jones 1–4 22 Ben Green All Rob Boston Racing 14 Declan Jones 5–8 16 Jack Mitchell 1, 3, 5–8 23 George Gamble 6–8 25 Tom Roche 2, 4 29 Jason Baker 6–8 32 Charles Ladell All 77 Seb Perez 6–8 JHR Developments 23 George Gamble 1–5 77 Seb Perez 1–5 Xentek Motorsport 41 Carl Boardley All Hurricane Motorsport 62 Adam Higgins 1–5, 7–8 Privateer 81 Tom Hibbert All Amateur Tecserv UK 3 Grahame Tilley 1–2 Xentek Motorsport 11 Jac Constable All 40 Alexis Taylor All 66 Jack Minshaw All RACE Performance 21 Andy Wilmot 4 TAG Racing 2–3 15 Toby Bearne 6–8 34 Dan Kirby 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 67 David Brooks All
Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 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 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 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 R8 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 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 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 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 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 Carl Boardley George Gamble Rob Boston Racing Colin White
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 353026222018161412111098765432111 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 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 Points
References
External links
Ginetta GT4 Supercup Series News