2012 Ginetta GT Supercup season

2012 Ginetta GT Supercup season
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The 2012 Ginetta GT 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 a Ginetta G55 or Ginetta G50 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.

This season will be the second Ginetta GT Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Richardson Racing 2 United Kingdom Louise Richardson[1] G50 1–3, 6
5 United Kingdom Andrew Richardson[2] G55 All
25 United Kingdom Giles Dawson G50 9
77 United Kingdom Mark Davies[2] G50 1–9
G55 10
Tollbar Racing with WIRED 3 United Kingdom Carl Breeze[3] G55 1–3
22 United Kingdom Jake Hill G55 4–10
TCR 3 United Kingdom Carl Breeze G55 4–10
71 United Kingdom Jamie Orton G55 4, 6–10
Redbrick Racing 7 United Kingdom Max Coates[4] G50 1–3, 5
Century Motorsport
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G55 10
14 United Kingdom Declan Jones[5] G50 4, 7–10
26 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott[3] G55 All
32 United Kingdom Freddie Hetherington G55 8–9
45 United Kingdom Josh Wakefield[6] G55 1–6
73 United Kingdom Nathan Freke G55 7
91 United Kingdom Fergus Walkinshaw[6] G55 All
IDL UK 10 United Kingdom Tom Sharp[7] G55 All
Privateer 11 Republic of Ireland Connaire Finn G50 4, 10
12 United Kingdom Reece Somerfield[8] G50 1–2, 4–10
13 United Kingdom Ian White G50 5
52 United Kingdom Ian Parsons G50 1
79 United Kingdom Dan Norris-Jones G50 10
84 United Kingdom Brad Bailey G50 6
Sherwood Racing 28 United Kingdom James Owen[8] G50 1–6, 8
Meridian Motorsport 46 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney[8] G50 All
Fauldsport 71 United Kingdom Jamie Orton[9] G55 1–3
CWS 78 United Kingdom Colin White[3] G55 All
JHR Developments 80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[10] G55 All
95 United Kingdom Marcus Hoggarth[3] G55 All
HE Racing 88 United Kingdom Harry Cockill G50 8–10
Icon Class
G55 Ginetta G55
G50 Ginetta G50

Race calendar and results

The series will last for 27 races over 10 rounds, and will support the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 31 March United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Andrew Richardson United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
R2 1 April United Kingdom Jamie Orton United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
R3 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
2 R4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
R5 15 April United Kingdom Colin White United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
R6 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Ingram JHR Developments
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 28 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
R8 29 April United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
R9 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
4 R10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 9 June United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Tom Ingram JHR Developments
R11 10 June United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Tom Ingram JHR Developments
5 R12 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 23 June United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze TCR
R13 24 June United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Tom Ingram JHR Developments
R14 United Kingdom Josh Wakefield United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
6 R15 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 11 August United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Jake Hill Tollbar Racing with WIRED
R16 12 August United Kingdom Andrew Richardson United Kingdom Carl Breeze TCR
R17 United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK
7 R18 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 25 August United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Carl Breeze TCR
R19 26 August United Kingdom Nathan Freke United Kingdom Carl Breeze TCR
R20 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Nathan Freke Century Motorsport
8 R21 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 22 September United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Tom Ingram JHR Developments
R22 23 September United Kingdom Andrew Richardson United Kingdom Tom Ingram JHR Developments
9 R23 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 6 October United Kingdom Andrew Richardson United Kingdom Andrew Richardson United Kingdom Andrew Richardson Richardson Racing
R24 7 October United Kingdom Andrew Richardson United Kingdom Carl Breeze TCR
10 R25 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 20 October United Kingdom Mark Davies United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Mark Davies Richardson Racing
R26 21 October United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Mark Davies Richardson Racing
R27 United Kingdom Tom Sharp United Kingdom Tom Sharp IDL UK

Championship standings

A driver's best 25 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
G55 Supercup
1 United Kingdom Carl Breeze 4 12 Ret 2 2 4 3 9 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 719
2 United Kingdom Tom Sharp 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 1 3 4 1 7 4 5 Ret 6 5 2 Ret 4 1 9 714
3 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 2 Ret 10 3 3 1 2 2 Ret 1 1 2 1 3 2 Ret 5 2 2 DNS 1 1 4 5 4 6 2 658
4 United Kingdom Andrew Richardson 8 Ret 3 Ret NC NC 4 4 12 Ret Ret 5 5 4 5 3 2 3 6 4 7 2 1 4 Ret 2 4 469
5 United Kingdom Colin White 7 2 4 6 4 Ret 13 Ret 7 11 7 6 4 11 7 7 Ret 9 8 8 3 5 7 6 7 Ret 8 6 402
6 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott 5 5 Ret 5 12 3 6 11 4 4 3 12 6 8 17 9 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 16 6 8 8 8 12 6 386
7 United Kingdom Jake Hill 6 5 4 11 6 1 2 Ret 5 5 3 6 4 3 3 3 5 7 6 375
8 United Kingdom Fergus Walkinshaw 6 3 Ret 8 7 5 5 Ret NC 8 10 7 10 Ret 10 6 Ret 11 Ret 7 Ret 8 8 7 6 10 5 322
9 United Kingdom Jamie Orton Ret 4 2 7 Ret 7 8 DNS DNS 5 6 6 5 4 6 7 11 Ret 7 Ret DNS DNS NC 6 6 271
10 United Kingdom Marcus Hoggarth 11 Ret 5 13 5 11 14 8 9 9 9 9 Ret 12 14 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 9 14 7 9 6 270
11 United Kingdom Josh Wakefield 3 Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 7 3 2 7 8 8 7 Ret 8 11 7 240
12 United Kingdom Nathan Freke 4 3 1 84
13 United Kingdom Mark Davies 1 1 10 82
14 United Kingdom Freddie Hetherington 12 9 9 12 53
15 United Kingdom Max Coates 5 9 16 41
G50 Cup
1 United Kingdom Mark Davies 9 9 7 10 8 9 9 5 8 10 11 11 8 5 9 10 8 8 9 DNS 4 13 11 11 766
2 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney 12 8 6 11 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 Ret 9 7 11 12 13 13 10 10 5 10 14 14 Ret 14 Ret 654
3 United Kingdom Reece Somerfield 14 Ret Ret 12 10 13 15 14 15 14 Ret 16 15 10 14 12 9 11 11 13 13 10 Ret 11 475
4 United Kingdom James Owen 16 11 11 14 11 14 15 Ret 11 14 16 14 13 10 15 16 12 10 14 356
5 United Kingdom Declan Jones Ret 13 10 11 DNS 8 15 12 10 9 12 14 285
6 United Kingdom Max Coates 15 6 Ret 9 6 8 12 7 6 10 Ret Ret 272
7 United Kingdom Louise Richardson 10 10 9 Ret Ret 12 11 6 5 13 13 11 258
8 Republic of Ireland Connaire Finn 13 15 12 13 15 116
9 United Kingdom Harry Cockill 9 12 Ret Ret 11 11 Ret 111
10 United Kingdom Ian Parsons 13 7 8 79
11 United Kingdom Brad Bailey 12 14 9 78
12 United Kingdom Ian White 13 12 9 78
13 United Kingdom Dan Norris-Jones 13 15 13 70
14 United Kingdom Giles Dawson 15 15 40
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. "Richardson Racing gear up for Brands Hatch". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 30 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cliffe, Andrew (14 March 2012). "Andrew Richardson Steps up as Richardson Racing Expands". racingexposure.com (Racing Exposure). Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ginetta GT Supercup stars ready for battle". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. Paice, Simon (3 February 2012). "YourRacingCar.com Backs Coates for 2012". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. "Declan Jones to challenge for Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 27 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Turner, Kevin (1 March 2012). Bradley, Charles, ed. "In Brief...". Autosport (Teddington, Middlesex: Haymarket Publications) 207 (9): p. 84. Fergus Walkinshaw, son of legendary team boss and racer Tom, will race for leading squad Century Motorsport in this season's Ginetta GT Supercup. The Scottish student and British GT4 race winner Josh Wakefield will both race Ginetta G55s for former G50 Cup and Formula Ford champion Nathan Freke's team.
  7. Paice, Simon (23 January 2012). "Sharp Confirms Supercup Return". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Paice, Simon (28 March 2012). "2012 Ginetta GT Supercup Season Preview". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  9. "Jamie Orton to join Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  10. Paice, Simon (26 March 2012). "Ingram Targeting Title Number Three With Supercup Challenge". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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