2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

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[edit]

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

Race calendar[edit]

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

Championship standings[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.

Drivers' championships[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "CHAMPION CONSTABLE AMONGST THREE CAR GINETTA SUPERCUP ENTRY FOR HART GT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "THREE NEW ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR 2018 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "KING AND ELITE STEP UP TO GT4 SUPERCUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "HIBBERT LEADS 2018 GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP SIGNINGS". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "CREES MAKES BIG JUMP TO SUPERCUP WITH CENTURY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

External links[edit]

[Hart-1] "CHAMPION CONSTABLE AMONGST THREE CAR GINETTA SUPERCUP ENTRY FOR HART GT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[3_entries-2] "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.

[Hibbert-4] "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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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