2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
# 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.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Professional ||||
| HHC Motorsport | 7 | Callum Pointon | All |
| Total Control Racing | 12 | Reece Somerfield | All |
| Century Motorsport | 14 | Declan Jones | 1–4 |
| Century Motorsport | 22 | Ben Green | All |
| Rob Boston Racing | 14 | Declan Jones | 5–8 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 16 | Jack Mitchell | 1, 3, 5–8 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 23 | George Gamble | 6–8 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 25 | Tom Roche | 2, 4 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 29 | Jason Baker | 6–8 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 32 | Charles Ladell | All |
| Rob Boston Racing | 77 | Seb Perez | 6–8 |
| JHR Developments | 23 | George Gamble | 1–5 |
| JHR Developments | 77 | Seb Perez | 1–5 |
| Xentek Motorsport | 41 | Carl Boardley | All |
| Hurricane Motorsport | 62 | Adam Higgins | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Privateer | 81 | Tom Hibbert | All |
| Amateur ||||
| Tecserv UK | 3 | Grahame Tilley | 1–2 |
| Xentek Motorsport | 11 | Jac Constable | All |
| Xentek Motorsport | 40 | Alexis Taylor | All |
| Xentek Motorsport | 66 | Jack Minshaw | All |
| RACE Performance | 21 | Andy Wilmot | 4 |
| TAG Racing | 21 | Andy Wilmot | 2–3 |
| TAG Racing | 15 | Toby Bearne | 6–8 |
| TAG Racing | 34 | Dan Kirby | All |
| TAG Racing | 52 | Paul Taylor | 7–8 |
| Total Control Racing | 26 | Ian Robinson | All |
| Rob Boston Racing | 29 | Jason Baker | 3 |
| Century Motorsport | 44 | Gary Lancashire | 4 |
| CWS Racing | 78 | Colin White | All |
| Privateer | 5 | Fraser Robertson | 7 |
| Privateer | 67 | David Brooks | All |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Amateur winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 1 April | George Gamble | George Gamble | George Gamble | JHR Developments | Colin White |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | | Jack Mitchell | Jack Mitchell | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White |
| 1 | R3 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | | Jack Mitchell | George Gamble | JHR Developments | Jac Constable |
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 15 April | George Gamble | Tom Roche | Callum Pointon | HHC Motorsport | Colin White |
| 2 | R5 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 16 April | | George Gamble | Tom Roche | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White |
| 2 | R6 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 16 April | | Callum Pointon | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 3 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 20 May | Jack Mitchell | Carl Boardley | Tom Hibbert | Privateer | Colin White |
| 3 | R8 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 21 May | | Callum Pointon | Tom Hibbert | Privateer | Jac Constable |
| 4 | R9 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 10 June | Carl Boardley | George Gamble | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 4 | R10 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 11 June | | George Gamble | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 4 | R11 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 11 June | | Tom Roche | Tom Roche | Rob Boston Racing | Jac Constable |
| 5 | R12 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 29 July | Jack Mitchell | Callum Pointon | Callum Pointon | HHC Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 5 | R13 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 30 July | | Ben Green | Declan Jones | Rob Boston Racing | Jac Constable |
| 5 | R14 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 30 July | | Tom Hibbert | Carl Boardley | Xentek Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 6 | R15 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 26 August | Declan Jones | George Gamble | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Jack Minshaw |
| 6 | R16 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | | Callum Pointon | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 6 | R17 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | | George Gamble | Declan Jones | Rob Boston Racing | Jac Constable |
| 7 | R18 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 16 September | Jack Mitchell | Jack Mitchell | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Jac Constable |
| 7 | R19 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | | Jack Mitchell | Jack Mitchell | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White |
| 7 | R20 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | | Declan Jones | George Gamble | Rob Boston Racing | Jac Constable |
| 8 | R21 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 September | Ben Green | Jack Mitchell | Ben Green | Century Motorsport | Colin White |
| 8 | R22 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 1 October | | Jack Mitchell | Jack Mitchell | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White |
| 8 | R23 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 1 October | | Carl Boardley | George Gamble | Rob Boston Racing | Colin White |

## Championship standings

### Drivers' championships

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.

| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Drop | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Professional |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Callum Pointon | 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 | Ben Green | 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 | George Gamble | 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 | Declan Jones | 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 | Jack Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 7 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 442 | -6 | 0 | 436 |
| 6 | Tom Hibbert | 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 | Charlie Ladell | 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 | Carl Boardley | 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 | Reece Somerfield | 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 | Seb Perez | 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 | Adam Higgins | 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 | Tom Roche | | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 172 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 13 | Jason Baker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 117 | -18 | 0 | 99 |
| Amateur |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jac Constable | 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 | Colin White | 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 | Jack Minshaw | 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 | Ian Robinson | 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 | Alexis Taylor | 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 | Dan Kirby | 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 | David Brooks | 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 | Toby Bearne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 9 | Andy Wilmot | | | | 13 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | -6 | 0 | 114 |
| 10 | Paul Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 11 | Grahame Tilley | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 12 | Jason Baker | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 13 | Fraser Robertson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 15 | 20 | | | | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 14 | Gary Lancashire | | | | | | | | | 19 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Drop | Points |
