2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The 2020 Millers Oils 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 tenth Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 2 August at Donington Park and concludes on 15 November at Brands Hatch, utilising the Indy circuit, after nineteen races held at seven meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[1]
Teams and drivers
On 17 January 2020, it was announced that a new Pro-Am class would be added.[2]
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Professional | |||
Privateer | 12 | Reece Somerfield | 1–5 |
Rob Boston Racing[3] | 14 | Will Burns[4] | All |
29 | Jason Baker | 6 | |
32 | Charlie Ladell | 2 | |
44 | Finley Green[5] | 1–3 | |
99 | Joe Marshall-Birks | All | |
AK Motorsport[6] | 20 | James Blake-Baldwin | 2 |
Graves Motorsport | 26 | Luke Reade | 6–7 |
Elite Motorsport[7] | 27 | Tom Emson[7] | 1 |
54 | Adam Smalley[7] | All | |
Maximum Motorsport | 36 | Luke Williams | 1 |
Century Motorsport | 57 | Gus Burton | All |
Triple M Motorsport | 81 | Tom Hibbert | All |
Prophet FX Racing[8] | 92 | Jamie Falvey[8] | All |
Pro-Am | |||
Century Motorsport | 11 | Chris Salkeld[9] | 6–7 |
Assetto Motorsport[9] | 1–5 | ||
47 | Simon Traves | 6 | |
Elite Motorsport[7] | 27 | Tom Emson[7] | 2–7 |
Team HARD | 50 | Callum Jenkins | 6 |
68 | Eric Boulton | 4, 7 | |
CWS Motorsport | 78 | Colin White | All |
Amateur | |||
Elite Motorsport | 4 | Peter Mangion | 1, 3, 5 |
Assetto Motorsport[10] | 10 | Lee Goldsmith[10] | 1–2, 4–5, 7 |
AK Motorsport | 19 | Carl Garnett | All |
Triple M Motorsport[11] | 31 | Daniel Morris[11] | 6 |
Fox Motorsport[12] | 40 | Nick Halstead[12] | All |
Maximum Motorsport[13] | 95 | Stewart Lines[13] | All |
Race Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Winning Pro-Am | Winning Am |
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1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
1 August | Gus Burton | Will Burns | Will Burns | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White | Nick Halstead |
2 August | Gus Burton | Will Burns | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White | Nick Halstead | |||
Gus Burton | Gus Burton | Century Motorsport | Colin White | Peter Mangion | ||||
2 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
8–9 August | Tom Hibbert | Tom Hibbert | Tom Hibbert | Triple M Motorsport | Chris Salkeld | Nick Halstead |
Tom Hibbert | Tom Hibbert | Triple M Motorsport | Tom Emson | Stewart Lines | ||||
Will Burns | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport | Chris Salkeld | Stewart Lines | ||||
3 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
22–23 August | Will Burns | Gus Burton | Gus Burton | Century Motorsport | Colin White | Carl Garnett |
Gus Burton | Gus Burton | Century Motorsport | Colin White | Carl Garnett | ||||
4 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
19–20 September | Gus Burton | Jamie Falvey | Jamie Falvey | Prophet FX Racing | Colin White | Carl Garnett |
Jamie Falvey | Jamie Falvey | Prophet FX Racing | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett | ||||
Adam Smalley | Tom Hibbert | Triple M Motorsport | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett | ||||
5 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
10–11 October | Will Burns | Will Burns | Will Burns | Rob Boston Racing | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett |
Adam Smalley | Will Burns | Rob Boston Racing | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett | ||||
Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett | ||||
6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
24–25 October | Will Burns | Adam Smalley | Will Burns | Rob Boston Racing | Tom Emson | Daniel Morris |
Will Burns | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport | Chris Salkeld | Daniel Morris | ||||
Gus Burton | Gus Burton | Century Motorsport | Tom Emson | Daniel Morris | ||||
7 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
14–15 November | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett |
Gus Burton | Gus Burton | Century Motorsport | Tom Emson | Carl Garnett |
Championship standings
Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 18 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Drivers' championships
Pos | Driver | DON | BHGP | OUL | THR | CRO | SNE | BHI | Points | ||||||||||||
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Professional | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Will Burns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | (8) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 534 |
2 | Gus Burton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 495 |
3 | Tom Hibbert | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | (6) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 466 |
4 | Adam Smalley | 4 | 4 | (10) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 462 |
5 | Jamie Falvey | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 382 |
6 | Joe Marshall-Birks | 10 | 7 | (16) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 332 |
7 | Reece Somerfield | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 170 | |||||
8 | Finley Green | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 107 | |||||||||||
9 | James Blake-Baldwin | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Luke Williams | Ret | 13 | 9 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Tom Emson | 9 | 11 | Ret | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Charlie Ladell | 6 | Ret | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
- | Luke Reade* | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||
Pro-Am | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Colin White | 8 | 9 | 7 | (Ret) | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 558 |
2 | Chris Salkeld | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 527 |
3 | Tom Emson | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 5 | 513 | |||
4 | Eric Boulton | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 88 | ||||||||||||||
- | Simon Traves* | 10 | NC | 14 | - | ||||||||||||||||
- | Callum Jenkins* | 13 | 11 | Ret | - | ||||||||||||||||
Am | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stewart Lines | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | (15) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 528 |
2 | Carl Garnett | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 526 |
3 | Nick Halstead | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 14 | DNS | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 477 |
4 | Lee Goldsmith | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 272 | |||||
5 | Peter Mangion | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 195 | |||||||||||
- | Daniel Morris* | 9 | 6 | 11 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | DON | BHGP | OUL | THR | CRO | SNE | BHI | Points | ||||||||||||
* Guest entry - not eligible for points
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