2010 Ginetta G50 Cup

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The 2010 Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup was the third Ginetta G50 Cup. The season began at Thruxton on 4 April and finished after 28 races over 10 rounds at Brands Hatch on 10 October, supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. [1]

Despite scoring 38 fewer points overall than title rival Carl Breeze, it was Dynojet's Frank Wrathall who became champion after a successful season in which he took five overall victories, as well as taking six other class victories in which he was the first championship-registered finisher. Ten points behind on dropped scores was Total Control Racing's Breeze, an improvement on his third place championship finish behind Nathan Freke and Wrathall in 2009. Breeze took nine overall victories, but championship hopes were thwarted by 40 penalty points picked up during the season. Third place went to Century Motorsport's Benji Hetherington, who took two overall victories and two other victories, with double Croft winner Tom Sharp (IDL) and the second Century Motorsport car of Benji's brother, Freddie Hetherington, who finished on the podium twice.

Outside the top five, Wrathall's Dynojet team-mate Adam Morgan took the other overall victory to be claimed during the season – at Croft – while Matt Bell took a class win at Thruxton for United Autosports. Nine wins were taken by guest drivers during the season; Nigel Moore claimed five victories in eleven starts for Tockwith, Jonathan Adam won a race at his home circuit of Knockhill in the Ginetta Cars entry, denoted as the "guest car", while Rob Huff took a hat-trick of victories at the opening round at Thruxton when the guest car was run by Dynojet for one event only.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriversRounds
HHC Motorsport2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Tyldsley4–6
Optimum 2–3
201
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Davies1–8
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Houston8
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore 5
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Simms4
Total Control Racing 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze All
75 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joachim RitterAll
Tockwith5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell 1–5
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore 7–9
CDR5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell 6
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Davies9–10
74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Dittmann1–4, 7, 9–10
Barwell Motorsport8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julien Draper1–7, 10
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jackson7
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Barnes5
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Allison 6
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Draper3
Team GCR9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rachel Green1–3
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave McGuire4
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Dunstan2
IDL10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom SharpAll
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rod McGovern4
69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Stanford2
Century Motorsport / Triton Digital16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benji HetheringtonAll
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie HetheringtonAll
Speedworks Motorsport 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hughes 2–4, 6–7, 9–10
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Butler-Henderson 4
48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Johnson6, 9–10
United Autosports 23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell1–2
FML 27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Williamson 6–10
Century Motorsport 1–3
84 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Broad1–2, 4, 6–7, 10
85 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Jessop9
Ginetta Cars 50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Hill3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Donnelly 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Newey 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Dawson7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Adam 8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Barclay9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham 10
Dynojet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff 1
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall All
67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Morgan All
Matt Blyth Motorsport73 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Denis1, 4, 6–7, 9–10
98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chrissy Palmer9
CWS78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White All

Calendar

The series was contested over 28 races held at 10 rounds [2] and supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds. All rounds were held in the United Kingdom.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff Dynojet
R24 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff Dynojet
R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff Dynojet
2R4 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 24 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Dynojet
R525 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Dynojet
3R7 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 1 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R82 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Dynojet
4R10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 5 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R116 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Tyldsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
5R12 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 19 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom SharpIDL
R1320 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom SharpIDL
R14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Morgan Dynojet
6R15 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 7 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Tyldsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R178 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Dynojet
7R18 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 21 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Dittmann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Dynojet
R1922 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Dittmann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benji Hetherington Century Motorsport
8R20 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 4 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Adam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Adam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Tockwith
R215 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Tockwith
R22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Adam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Adam Ginetta Cars
9R23 Donington Park, Leicestershire 18 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chrissy Palmer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Tockwith
R2419 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benji Hetherington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Tockwith
R25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore Tockwith
10R26 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 9 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R2710 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Total Control Racing
R28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benji Hetherington Century Motorsport

Championship standings

PosDriver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO DON BHI TotalPenDropPts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall 227121Ret41224542411Ret223610243DNS73710727
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze 53421211131133311226410913931137754018717
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benji Hetherington85113Ret33326410881611Ret3133422DSQ22160635571
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Sharp418846622Ret11Ret115621210397RetRet44Ret124488488
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Hetherington1411171274981195121010453115567Ret511552446155426
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Morgan DNS1295315574151066183Ret746553139RetDNSDNS43510425
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joachim Ritter127571291311Ret181611116141081315711851210999340154321
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark DaviesRet16Ret61716Ret13941587Ret5DSQ96RetRet121148666631415299
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White 161010810Ret715Ret714141291175913Ret8Ret1078111113297297
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Dittmann343RetRet131210336Ret9Ret1173410288288
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Williamson 131416161610657126487Ret9612DNS12RetNC1124715232
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julien Draper981211511Ret96198131311RetDNS101510710823410224
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Tyldsley1196108546Ret531514Ret7Ret623115216
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan DenisRetRetDNS141213874873588Ret191191
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Broad10171413Ret141373RetRet5210137179179
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell 151313Ret148812510Ret7Ret7109Ret163163
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hughes 15Ret18111612171315RetRet161491515121412126126
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Johnson1713131117131315147070
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rachel Green615159912DNSDNSDNS6969
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell762Ret10DNS843054
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Houston1013103838
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Barnes99Ret3232
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom DunstanRet1372525
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Jessop814Ret2424
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rod McGovern1691818
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt DraperRet17101717
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary SimmsRet111010
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben JacksonRet111010
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Stanford14151718108
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Allison 9Ret1122157
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave McGuire20Ret22
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Butler-Henderson 12Ret10100
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chrissy PalmerRet6DSQ2135−14
guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore 54Ret12Ret11211100
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff 11100
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Adam 84100
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Hodgetts 22200
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran VernonRet4Ret00
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham DNS7500
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Hill1014800
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Donnelly 8Ret00
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Dawson141200
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Newey Ret12Ret00
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Barclay14161400
PosDriver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO DON BHI TotalPenDropPts

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