2013 Ginetta GT Supercup

The 2013 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 third Ginetta GT Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
TCR	1	Carl Breeze^[1]	G55	All
	20	Alex MacDowall	G55	9-10
	44	David Dickenson	G55	4
	71	Jamie Orton^[2]	G55	1–5
	77	Mark Davies^[3]	G55	All
Douglas Motorsport	11	Andrew Watson^[4]	G55	All
Richardson Racing	12	Reece Somerfield	G55	3–10
	22	Louise Richardson	G50	9-10
	53	Dan Jones	G50	5
Privateer	12	Reece Somerfield	G50	1
	12	Reece Somerfield	G55	2
	32	Mike Simpson	G50	2, 4
Century Motorsport	14	Tom Oliphant	G55	8–9
	17	Rob Smith	G55	1
	24	James Birch^[5]	G55	1–3
	25	Pepe Massot^[6]	G55	6–7
	70	Max Coates	G55	5
	71	Jamie Orton^[6]	G55	6–10
	72	Osamu Kawashima	G55	10
	73	Nathan Freke	G55	4
Academy Motorsport	18	Will Burns	G50	9-10
	52	Sean Huyton^[7]	G50	1–6
	52	Sean Huyton^[7]	G55	8–9
	88	Matt Nicoll-Jones^[7]	G55	All
Hillspeed^[8]	25	Pepe Massot^[9]	G55	1–5
JHR Developments	25	Pepe Massot^[9]	G55	8–10
	80	Tom Ingram^[10]	G55	All
	95	Marcus Hoggarth^[11]	G55	1–9
	99	Rob Boston^[11]	G55	All
CBM Motorsport	41	Carl Boardley	G55	All
Matt Roach Racing	46	Rob Gaffney	G50	9-10
Simon Green Motorsport	56	Simon Green	G50	1
CWS	78	Colin White	G55	2–10
Priocept Racing	79	Dan Norris-Jones^[12]	G50	1–3
Priocept Racing	79	Dan Norris-Jones^[12]	G55	4–9
Brad Bailey Racing	84	Brad Bailey	G55	7
FW Motorsport	91	Fergus Walkinshaw^[13]	G55	All

Icon	Class
G55	Ginetta G55
G50	Ginetta G50

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
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	30 March	Jamie Orton	Tom Ingram	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R2		30 March		Tom Ingram	Pepe Massot	Hillspeed
	R3		31 March		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
2	R4	Donington Park, Leicestershire	20 April	Carl Breeze	Tom Ingram	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R5		21 April		Andrew Watson	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R6		21 April		Tom Ingram	Pepe Massot	Hillspeed
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	4 May	Fergus Walkinshaw	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R8		4 May		Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R9		5 May		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
4	R10	Oulton Park, Cheshire	8 June	Tom Ingram	Pepe Massot	Nathan Freke	Century Motorsport
4	R11	Oulton Park, Cheshire	9 June		Nathan Freke	Nathan Freke	Century Motorsport
5	R12	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	22 June	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
	R13		23 June		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
	R14		23 June		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
6	R15	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	3 August	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
	R16		4 August		Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R17		4 August		Mark Davies	Mark Davies	TCR
7	R18	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	24 August	Andrew Watson	Rob Boston	Matt Nicoll-Jones	Academy Motorsport
	R19		25 August		Andrew Watson	Matt Nicoll-Jones	Academy Motorsport
	R20		25 August		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
8	R21	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	14 September	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
8	R22	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	15 September		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
9	R23	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	28 September	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
9	R24	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	29 September		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
10	R25	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	12 October
	R26		13 October
	R27		13 October

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
G55 Supercup
1	Tom Ingram	5	4	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1			763
2	Carl Breeze	1	6	Ret	1	1	Ret	1	1	2	4	4	2	3	Ret	2	1	4	3	3	4	8	7	7	3			564
3	Matt Nicoll-Jones	2	2	2	6	3	3	4	10	8	Ret	15	4	Ret	2	6	5	Ret	1	1	2	3	12	6	4			473
4	Mark Davies	9	5	3	5	7	Ret	7	5	4	3	3	5	8	7	5	4	1	11	4	11	4	2	Ret	9			438
5	Pepe Massot	6	1	7	4	6	1	6	9	7	Ret	6	8	5	Ret	3	3	2	7	13	13	NC	5	2	2			424
6	Rob Boston	4	7	6	3	4	4	11	11	14	Ret	Ret	3	2	6	4	6	5	5	8	12	2	6	3	5			420
7	Andrew Watson	7	8	4	Ret	9	Ret	2	Ret	13	Ret	9	7	7	4	7	7	7	10	5	3	Ret	4	12	13			311
8	Jamie Orton	3	3	Ret	9	5	7	10	6	3	5	5	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	8	Ret	4	9	5	Ret	11	4	Ret			296
9	Carl Boardley	10	Ret	9	7	11	6	5	3	5	7	8	Ret	6	Ret	9	9	6	6	Ret	10	11	Ret	7	7			294
10	Reece Somerfield				Ret	10	8	9	4	6	6	7	9	9	Ret	8	10	Ret	8	6	Ret	5	10	10	10			245
11	Fergus Walkinshaw	12	11	5	10	12	Ret	8	7	9	8	16	11	12	8	11	Ret	DNS	15	7	6	9	8	14	12			244
12	Marcus Hoggarth	11	12	10	11	Ret	10	12	8	10	9	10	DNS	14	11	10	11	Ret	12	12	9	6	9	16	15			221
13	Dan Norris-Jones										11	12	12	10	10	12	Ret	8	14	11	8	10	Ret	15	14			129
14	Colin White				Ret	13	9	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	DNS	10	Ret	5	Ret	13	10	9	Ret	Ret			11	11			115
15	James Birch	8	9	8	8	8	5	Ret	DNS	DNS																		88
16	Nathan Freke										1	1																71
17	Sean Huyton																					12	3	8	6			67
18	Max Coates												6	4	3													66
19	Brad Bailey																		13	10	7							35
20	Tom Oliphant																					7	13	13	Ret			32
21	Rob Smith	17	14	11																								27
22	Alex MacDowall																							9	8			26
23	David Dickenson										12	11																19
G50 Cup
1	Sean Huyton	16	13	12	12	14	11	13	12	11	Ret	14	13	11	9	13	12	9										565
2	Dan Norris-Jones	14	15	Ret	14	16	12	14	13	12																		236
3	Will Burns																					13	14	18	18			133
4	Reece Somerfield	13	10	13																								100
5	Dan Jones												14	13	12													90
6	Louise Richardson																							17	16			73
7	Rob Gaffney																							19	19			52
8	Simon Green	15	16	Ret																								48
guest drivers ineligible for points
	Mike Simpson				13	15	DNS				13	13																0
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL		CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC		SIL		BHGP	Pen.	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

^ "Carl Breeze set for Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup return". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^ "Jamie Orton set for 2013 Supercup bid with JHR Developments". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Paice, Simon (18 January 2013). "G50 champ Davies joins TCR for Supercup title bid". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ "Andrew Watson to graduate to Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "James Birch targets Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup with Century". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Massot & Orton join forces with Century Motorsport". Century Motorsport. P1 : Digital. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Academy Motorsport to run two-car team in Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ "Hillspeed set for 2013 Ginetta GT Supercup move". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Paice, Simon (18 January 2013). "Massot sticks with Hillspeed for Supercup debut". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ Paice, Simon (19 December 2012). "Clio and Ginetta stars given KX Academy backing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "MARCUS HOGGARTH SET FOR GINETTA GT SUPERCUP RETURN". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^ "Norris-Jones confirms full season entry in Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ "FW Motorsport launches at Autosport International". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] "Carl Breeze set for Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup return". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

[2] "Jamie Orton set for 2013 Supercup bid with JHR Developments". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[3] Paice, Simon (18 January 2013). "G50 champ Davies joins TCR for Supercup title bid". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[4] "Andrew Watson to graduate to Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

[5] "James Birch targets Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup with Century". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[MasOrt-6] "Massot & Orton join forces with Century Motorsport". Century Motorsport. P1 : Digital. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.

[Academy-7] "Academy Motorsport to run two-car team in Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[8] "Hillspeed set for 2013 Ginetta GT Supercup move". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[9] Paice, Simon (18 January 2013). "Massot sticks with Hillspeed for Supercup debut". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[KX-10] Paice, Simon (19 December 2012). "Clio and Ginetta stars given KX Academy backing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[Hoggarth-11] "MARCUS HOGGARTH SET FOR GINETTA GT SUPERCUP RETURN". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

[12] "Norris-Jones confirms full season entry in Ginetta GT Supercup". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[13] "FW Motorsport launches at Autosport International". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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v t e Ginetta racing championships in the United Kingdom
Ginetta G50 Cup	2008 2009 2010
Ginetta GT4 Supercup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta Junior Championship	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta G40 Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta GT Academy	2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta GT Championship	2023 2024
See also: Ginetta GT5 Challenge