2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The 2017 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 seventh Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concludes on 2 October 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.
2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup | |||
Previous: | 2016 | Next: | 2018 |
2017 ToCA Support series: 2017 BTCC 2017 F4 British Championship 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship 2017 Renault Clio Cup UK 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB |
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Professional | |||
HHC Motorsport | 7 | All | |
Total Control Racing | 12 | All | |
Century Motorsport | 14 | 1–4 | |
22 | All | ||
Rob Boston Racing | 14 | 5–8 | |
16 | 1, 3, 5–8 | ||
23 | 6–8 | ||
25 | 2, 4 | ||
29 | 6–8 | ||
32 | All | ||
77 | 6–8 | ||
JHR Developments | 23 | 1–5 | |
77 | 1–5 | ||
Xentek Motorsport | 41 | All | |
Hurricane Motorsport | 62 | 1–5, 7–8 | |
Privateer | 81 | All | |
Amateur | |||
Tecserv UK | 3 | 1–2 | |
Xentek Motorsport | 11 | All | |
40 | All | ||
66 | All | ||
RACE Performance | 21 | 4 | |
TAG Racing | 2–3 | ||
15 | 6–8 | ||
34 | All | ||
52 | 7–8 | ||
Total Control Racing | 26 | All | |
Rob Boston Racing | 29 | 3 | |
Century Motorsport | 44 | 4 | |
CWS Racing | 78 | All | |
Privateer | 5 | 7 | |
67 | All | ||
Race calendar and results
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Amateur winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
1 April | JHR Developments | ||||
R2 | 2 April | Rob Boston Racing | ||||||
R3 | JHR Developments | |||||||
2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
15 April | HHC Motorsport | ||||
R5 | 16 April | Rob Boston Racing | ||||||
R6 | Century Motorsport | |||||||
3 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
20 May | Privateer | ||||
R8 | 21 May | Privateer | ||||||
4 | R9 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
10 June | Century Motorsport | ||||
R10 | 11 June | Century Motorsport | ||||||
R11 | Rob Boston Racing | |||||||
5 | R12 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
29 July | HHC Motorsport | ||||
R13 | 30 July | Rob Boston Racing | ||||||
R14 | Xentek Motorsport | |||||||
6 | R15 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26 August | Century Motorsport | ||||
R16 | 27 August | Century Motorsport | ||||||
R17 | Rob Boston Racing | |||||||
7 | R18 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
16 September | Century Motorsport | ||||
R19 | 17 September | Rob Boston Racing | ||||||
R20 | Rob Boston Racing | |||||||
8 | R21 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
30 September | Century Motorsport | ||||
R22 | 1 October | Rob Boston Racing | ||||||
R23 | Rob Boston Racing | |||||||
Championship standings
Drivers' championships
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 22 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Drop | Points | |||||||||||||||
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Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | DNS | 556 | -6 | 0 | 550 | |
2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 528 | |
3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 508 | -12 | 0 | 496 | |
4 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 440 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 442 | -6 | 0 | 436 | |||||||
6 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 427 | |
7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 392 | |
8 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 352 | |
9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 285 | |
10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 287 | -6 | 0 | 281 | |
11 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 212 | -6 | 0 | 206 | ||||
12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 117 | -18 | 0 | 99 | |||||||||||||||
Amateur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 655 | -6 | 0 | 649 | |
2 | 11 | 5 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 650 | -6 | 0 | 644 | |
3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 510 | -6 | 0 | 504 | |
4 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 432 | |
5 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 376 | -18 | 0 | 358 | |
6 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 19 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 366 | -18 | 0 | 348 | |
7 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 18 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 312 | |
8 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 160 | |||||||||||||||
9 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 120 | -6 | 0 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Drop | Points | |||||||||||||||
References
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