2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

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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.

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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]


TeamNo.DriversRounds
G55
United Autosports 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze All
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Davenport All
Tollbar Racing10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Howard8–10
Douglas Motorsport11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson All
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Woodhead1–3
Academy Motorsport13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Moore9
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Burns All
46 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Strandberg8, 10
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Huyton1–2, 4–5
Century Motorsport 15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Oliphant All
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Fresle10
43 Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Schjerpen9
71 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Orton 1–6
SV Racing
SV Racing with KX
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Declan Jones 10
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rory Bryant7
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard All
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Cook 9
Algarve Pro Racing Team 24 Flag of Portugal.svg Michael Munemann5
Priocept Racing3
79 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Norris-JonesAll
JHR Developments 25 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Massot 1–4
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Boardley 1, 8–10
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Wakefield1
Richardson Racing26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Dawson8
Sherwood Racing28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Owen1
Fox Motorsport48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul McNeilly9–10
HHC Motorsport55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonAll
71 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Orton 7–10
Tolman Motorsport56 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pattison9
FW Motorsport91 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Walkinshaw1–3, 7, 10
Privateer12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reece Somerfield1–7, 9–10
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Wrigley 10
70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Coates 5
73 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hindhaugh 8
G50
Privateer20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fraser Robertson5, 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.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 29 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
R230 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Boardley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Davenport United Autosports
2R4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 19 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
R520 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Massot JHR Developments
R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Oliphant Century Motorsport
3R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard SV Racing with KX
R8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard SV Racing with KX
R94 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
4R10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 7 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
R118 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
5R12 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 28 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze United Autosports
R1329 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze United Autosports
R14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Davenport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard SV Racing with KX
6R15 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 2 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
R163 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
R17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Oliphant Century Motorsport
7R18 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 23 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze United Autosports
R1924 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze United Autosports
R20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Davenport United Autosports
8R21 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 7 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport
R22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Orton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
9R23 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 28 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard SV Racing with KX
R24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard SV Racing with KX
10R25 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 11 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
R26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport
R2712 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie RobertsonHHC Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

A driver's best 25 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

PosDriver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP TotalDropPen.Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson3111129551011226119223123333173222710
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard 7347631123Ret65144Ret45625112276336627
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze 4RetRet44522526112324112344498Ret615615
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson 1235310441629779736474122116640239608
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Oliphant 642851334Ret7394231Ret99635564255812546
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Davenport 105169210139534Ret5786961Ret898874451451
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Burns Ret10610RetRet66Ret7554355233457RetRetRetRetDNS3606354
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Orton 2RetRet111048964878DNS6655Ret5Ret6665RetDNS354354
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Norris-Jones11118131381211RetRet1010111010108Ret111010121210141411247247
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reece Somerfield9971212Ret13DNS11Ret91210Ret897810DSQRet91111Ret20712195
11 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Massot 141452112778911176176
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Huyton126Ret9768483Ret149149
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus WalkinshawRet12Ret141171110777DSQ10121014218124
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Woodhead5RetRet38119831229113
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Boardley Ret710797RetRet6Ret9090
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Declan Jones 4536868
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Howard91010Ret121396363
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Strandberg 8Ret7956262
19 Flag of Portugal.svg Michael Munemann141212111295656
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Coates 13684040
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Wrigley 131083333
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Cook 873030
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul McNeilly14111515Ret2929
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Owen131392828
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fraser RobertsonRetDNSDNSRet141617132424
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rory BryantRet8828622
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Dawson11112020
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Wakefield88Ret28919
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Fresle1716121818
30 Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Schjerpen13121717
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pattison15131414
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Moore11Ret1010
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hindhaugh 12Ret99
PosDriver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP TotalDropPen.Points

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