2012 Ginetta GT Supercup
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 | Rounds |
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G55 | |||
TCR | 3 | Carl Breeze | 4–10 |
71 | Jamie Orton | 4, 6–10 | |
Tollbar Racing with WIRED | 3 | Carl Breeze | 1–3 |
22 | Jake Hill | 4–10 | |
Richardson Racing | 5 | Andrew Richardson | All |
77 | Mark Davies | 10 | |
Century Motorsport | 7 | Max Coates | 10 |
26 | Hunter Abbott | All | |
32 | Freddie Hetherington | 8–9 | |
45 | Josh Wakefield | 1–6 | |
73 | Nathan Freke | 7 | |
91 | Fergus Walkinshaw | All | |
IDL UK | 10 | Tom Sharp | All |
Fauldsport | 71 | Jamie Orton | 1–3 |
CWS | 78 | Colin White | All |
JHR Developments | 80 | Tom Ingram | All |
95 | Marcus Hoggarth | All | |
G50 | |||
Richardson Racing | 2 | Louise Richardson | 1–3, 6 |
25 | Giles Dawson | 9 | |
77 | Mark Davies | 1–9 | |
Redbrick Racing | 7 | Max Coates | 1–3, 5 |
Century Motorsport | 14 | Declan Jones | 4, 7–10 |
Sherwood Racing | 28 | James Owen | 1–6, 8 |
Meridian Motorsport | 46 | Robert Gaffney | All |
HE Racing | 88 | Harry Cockill | 8–10 |
Privateer | 11 | Connaire Finn | 4, 10 |
12 | Reece Somerfield | 1–2, 4–10 | |
13 | Ian White | 5 | |
52 | Ian Parsons | 1 | |
79 | Dan Norris-Jones | 10 | |
84 | Brad Bailey | 6 | |
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 | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 31 March | Tom Sharp | Andrew Richardson | Tom Sharp | IDL UK |
R2 | 1 April | Jamie Orton | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | |||
R3 | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | ||||
2 | R4 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 14 April | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | IDL UK |
R5 | 15 April | Colin White | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | |||
R6 | Tom Sharp | Tom Ingram | JHR Developments | ||||
3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 28 April | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | IDL UK |
R8 | 29 April | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | |||
R9 | Tom Sharp | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | ||||
4 | R10 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 9 June | Tom Ingram | Carl Breeze | Tom Ingram | JHR Developments |
R11 | 10 June | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | JHR Developments | |||
5 | R12 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 23 June | Tom Ingram | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | TCR |
R13 | 24 June | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | JHR Developments | |||
R14 | Josh Wakefield | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | ||||
6 | R15 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 11 August | Tom Ingram | Carl Breeze | Jake Hill | Tollbar Racing with WIRED |
R16 | 12 August | Andrew Richardson | Carl Breeze | TCR | |||
R17 | Tom Ingram | Tom Sharp | IDL UK | ||||
7 | R18 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 25 August | Carl Breeze | Tom Ingram | Carl Breeze | TCR |
R19 | 26 August | Nathan Freke | Carl Breeze | TCR | |||
R20 | Tom Sharp | Nathan Freke | Century Motorsport | ||||
8 | R21 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 22 September | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | JHR Developments |
R22 | 23 September | Andrew Richardson | Tom Ingram | JHR Developments | |||
9 | R23 | Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire | 6 October | Andrew Richardson | Andrew Richardson | Andrew Richardson | Richardson Racing |
R24 | 7 October | Andrew Richardson | Carl Breeze | TCR | |||
10 | R25 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 20 October | Mark Davies | Tom Ingram | Mark Davies | Richardson Racing |
R26 | 21 October | Tom Sharp | Mark Davies | Richardson Racing | |||
R27 | Tom Sharp | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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G55 Supercup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jake Hill | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 375 | |||||||||
8 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Josh Wakefield | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 7 | 240 | |||||||||||
12 | Nathan Freke | 4 | 3 | 1 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Mark Davies | 1 | 1 | 10 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Freddie Hetherington | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Max Coates | 5 | 9 | 16 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
G50 Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | James Owen | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 356 | |||||||||
5 | Declan Jones | Ret | 13 | 10 | 11 | DNS | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 285 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Max Coates | 15 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 272 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Louise Richardson | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Connaire Finn | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Harry Cockill | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Ian Parsons | 13 | 7 | 8 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Brad Bailey | 12 | 14 | 9 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Ian White | 13 | 12 | 9 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Dan Norris-Jones | 13 | 15 | 13 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Giles Dawson | 15 | 15 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Pen. | Pts |