2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

The 2014 Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup was a multi-event, one make GT motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in a Ginetta G55 or Ginetta G50 that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the fourth Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 30 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty-seven races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
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2014 ToCA Support series:
2014 BTCC
2014 British Formula Ford Championship
2014 Ginetta Junior Championship
2014 Renault Clio Cup UK
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

After a season in single-seaters, competing in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship in 2013, HHC Motorsport driver Charlie Robertson became champion, taking a season-high eight victories – including a weekend sweep at Oulton Park – during the campaign. He took a total of 20 podium finishes from the season's 27 races, and ultimately won the championship by 83 points after dropped scores were implemented. Dropped scores affected the season's runner-up; Douglas Motorsport's Andrew Watson finished second on gross points, but unlike his rivals David Pittard (SV Racing with KX) and Carl Breeze of United Autosports, he had to drop 23 points from his overall tally. Thus, Watson fell to fourth, as Pittard and Breeze finished second and third respectively. Pittard took five wins during the season, including a weekend sweep at Silverstone, Watson also won five races, while Breeze won four races at Croft and Knockhill. Century Motorsport's Tom Oliphant and Luke Davenport, team-mate to Breeze, each won two races, while Pepe Massot won at Donington Park for JHR Developments, before moving into the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. In the teams' championship, United Autosports claimed the championship by over 150 points from HHC Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

For 2014, the G50 Cup car was no longer eligible for the championship and was replaced by the GT4 variant, allowing for increased entry numbers by opening it up to more foreign Ginetta owners. Furthermore, the newly homologated G55 model now conformed to GT4 specification. These changes led to the renaming of the championship to the 'GT4 Supercup'. Both cars ran in the same class through a balance of performance regulation introduced for 2014.[1]


Team No. Drivers Rounds
G55
United Autosports 2 Carl Breeze All
23 Luke Davenport All
Tollbar Racing 10 Tom Howard 8–10
Douglas Motorsport 11 Andrew Watson All
88 Harry Woodhead 1–3
Academy Motorsport 13 Will Moore 9
14 Will Burns All
46 Dennis Strandberg 8, 10
52 Sean Huyton 1–2, 4–5
Century Motorsport 15 Tom Oliphant All
36 Steve Fresle 10
43 Aleksander Schjerpen 9
71 Jamie Orton 1–6
SV Racing
SV Racing with KX		 18 Declan Jones 10
27 Rory Bryant 7
30 David Pittard All
66 Josh Cook 9
Algarve Pro Racing Team 24 Michael Munemann 5
Priocept Racing 3
79 Dan Norris-Jones All
JHR Developments 25 Pepe Massot 1–4
41 Carl Boardley 1, 8–10
45 Josh Wakefield 1
Richardson Racing 26 Giles Dawson 8
Sherwood Racing 28 James Owen 1
Fox Motorsport 48 Paul McNeilly 9–10
HHC Motorsport 55 Charlie Robertson All
71 Jamie Orton 7–10
Tolman Motorsport 56 David Pattison 9
FW Motorsport 91 Fergus Walkinshaw 1–3, 7, 10
Privateer 12 Reece Somerfield 1–7, 9–10
19 Tom Wrigley 10
70 Max Coates 5
73 John Hindhaugh 8
G50
Privateer 20 Fraser Robertson 5, 9–10

Race calendar and results

The series was held over 27 races at 10 rounds, supporting the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season at all rounds.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 29 March Andrew Watson Andrew Watson Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
R2 30 March Carl Boardley Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R3 Charlie Robertson Luke Davenport United Autosports
2 R4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 19 April Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R5 20 April Charlie Robertson Pepe Massot JHR Developments
R6 David Pittard Tom Oliphant Century Motorsport
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 May Charlie Robertson David Pittard David Pittard SV Racing with KX
R8 David Pittard David Pittard SV Racing with KX
R9 4 May Andrew Watson Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
4 R10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 7 June Charlie Robertson Andrew Watson Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R11 8 June Carl Breeze Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
5 R12 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 28 June Charlie Robertson Carl Breeze Carl Breeze United Autosports
R13 29 June Charlie Robertson Carl Breeze United Autosports
R14 Luke Davenport David Pittard SV Racing with KX
6 R15 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 2 August Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R16 3 August Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R17 Andrew Watson Tom Oliphant Century Motorsport
7 R18 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 23 August Carl Breeze Carl Breeze Carl Breeze United Autosports
R19 24 August Carl Breeze Carl Breeze United Autosports
R20 David Pittard Luke Davenport United Autosports
8 R21 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 7 September Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R22 Jamie Orton Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
9 R23 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 28 September David Pittard David Pittard David Pittard SV Racing with KX
R24 David Pittard David Pittard SV Racing with KX
10 R25 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 11 October David Pittard David Pittard Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
R26 Andrew Watson Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
R27 12 October David Pittard Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

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 Total Drop Pen. Points
1 Charlie Robertson 3 1 11 1 2 9 5 5 10 1 1 2 2 6 1 1 9 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 732 22 710
2 David Pittard 7 3 4 7 6 3 1 1 2 3 Ret 6 5 1 4 4 Ret 4 5 6 2 5 1 1 2 2 7 633 6 627
3 Carl Breeze 4 Ret Ret 4 4 5 2 2 5 2 6 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 9 8 Ret 615 615
4 Andrew Watson 1 2 3 5 3 10 4 4 1 6 2 9 7 7 9 7 3 6 4 7 4 1 2 2 1 1 6 640 23 9 608
5 Tom Oliphant 6 4 2 8 5 1 3 3 4 Ret 7 3 9 4 2 3 1 Ret 9 9 6 3 5 5 6 4 2 558 12 546
6 Luke Davenport 10 5 1 6 9 2 10 13 9 5 3 4 Ret 5 7 8 6 9 6 1 Ret 8 9 8 8 7 4 451 451
7 Will Burns Ret 10 6 10 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 7 5 5 4 3 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 360 6 354
8 Jamie Orton 2 Ret Ret 11 10 4 8 9 6 4 8 7 8 DNS 6 6 5 5 Ret 5 Ret 6 6 6 5 Ret DNS 354 354
9 Dan Norris-Jones 11 11 8 13 13 8 12 11 Ret Ret 10 10 11 10 10 10 8 Ret 11 10 10 12 12 10 14 14 11 247 247
10 Reece Somerfield 9 9 7 12 12 Ret 13 DNS 11 Ret 9 12 10 Ret 8 9 7 8 10 DSQ Ret 9 11 11 Ret 207 12 195
11 Pepe Massot 14 14 5 2 1 12 7 7 8 9 11 176 176
12 Sean Huyton 12 6 Ret 9 7 6 8 4 8 3 Ret 149 149
13 Fergus Walkinshaw Ret 12 Ret 14 11 7 11 10 7 7 7 DSQ 10 12 10 142 18 124
14 Harry Woodhead 5 Ret Ret 3 8 11 9 8 3 122 9 113
15 Carl Boardley Ret 7 10 7 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret 90 90
16 Declan Jones 4 5 3 68 68
17 Tom Howard 9 10 10 Ret 12 13 9 63 63
18 Dennis Strandberg 8 Ret 7 9 5 62 62
19 Michael Munemann 14 12 12 11 12 9 56 56
20 Max Coates 13 6 8 40 40
21 Tom Wrigley 13 10 8 33 33
22 Josh Cook 8 7 30 30
23 Paul McNeilly 14 11 15 15 Ret 29 29
24 James Owen 13 13 9 28 28
25 Fraser Robertson Ret DNS DNS Ret 14 16 17 13 24 24
26 Rory Bryant Ret 8 8 28 6 22
27 Giles Dawson 11 11 20 20
28 Josh Wakefield 8 8 Ret 28 9 19
29 Steve Fresle 17 16 12 18 18
30 Aleksander Schjerpen 13 12 17 17
31 David Pattison 15 13 14 14
32 Will Moore 11 Ret 10 10
33 John Hindhaugh 12 Ret 9 9
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
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References
  1. "MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP TO RUN AS SINGLE-CLASS SERIES". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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