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The 2012 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 racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Ginetta G55 or Ginetta G50 cars that conform to the technical regulations. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built around the BTCC centrepiece.

This season marks the second Ginetta GT Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran from 2008 to 2010.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
G55
TCR	3	Carl Breeze	4–10
	71	Jamie Orton	4, 6–10
Tollbar Racing with WIRED	3	Carl Breeze	1–3
	22	Jake Hill	4–10
Richardson Racing	5	Andrew Richardson	All
	77	Mark Davies	10
Century Motorsport	7	Max Coates	10
	26	Hunter Abbott	All
	32	Freddie Hetherington	8–9
	45	Josh Wakefield	1–6
	73	Nathan Freke	7
	91	Fergus Walkinshaw	All
IDL UK	10	Tom Sharp	All
Fauldsport	71	Jamie Orton	1–3
CWS	78	Colin White	All
JHR Developments	80	Tom Ingram	All
	95	Marcus Hoggarth	All
G50
Richardson Racing	2	Louise Richardson	1–3, 6
	25	Giles Dawson	9
	77	Mark Davies	1–9
Redbrick Racing	7	Max Coates	1–3, 5
Century Motorsport	14	Declan Jones	4, 7–10
Sherwood Racing	28	James Owen	1–6, 8
Meridian Motorsport	46	Robert Gaffney	All
HE Racing	88	Harry Cockill	8–10
Privateer	11	Connaire Finn	4, 10
	12	Reece Somerfield	1–2, 4–10
	13	Ian White	5
	52	Ian Parsons	1
	79	Dan Norris-Jones	10
	84	Brad Bailey	6

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	31 March	Tom Sharp	Andrew Richardson	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
	R2		1 April		Jamie Orton	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
	R3				Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
2	R4	Donington Park, Leicestershire	14 April	Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
	R5		15 April		Colin White	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
	R6				Tom Sharp	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	28 April	Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
	R8		29 April		Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
	R9				Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
4	R10	Oulton Park, Cheshire	9 June	Tom Ingram	Carl Breeze	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
	R11		10 June		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
5	R12	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	23 June	Tom Ingram	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R13		24 June		Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
	R14				Josh Wakefield	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
6	R15	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	11 August	Tom Ingram	Carl Breeze	Jake Hill	Tollbar Racing with WIRED
	R16		12 August		Andrew Richardson	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R17				Tom Ingram	Tom Sharp	IDL UK
7	R18	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	25 August	Carl Breeze	Tom Ingram	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R19		26 August		Nathan Freke	Carl Breeze	TCR
	R20				Tom Sharp	Nathan Freke	Century Motorsport
8	R21	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	22 September	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
	R22		23 September		Andrew Richardson	Tom Ingram	JHR Developments
9	R23	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	6 October	Andrew Richardson	Andrew Richardson	Andrew Richardson	Richardson Racing
	R24		7 October		Andrew Richardson	Carl Breeze	TCR
10	R25	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	20 October	Mark Davies	Tom Ingram	Mark Davies	Richardson Racing
	R26		21 October		Tom Sharp	Mark Davies	Richardson Racing
	R27				Tom Sharp	Tom Sharp	IDL UK

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	Carl Breeze	4	12	Ret	2	2	4	3	9	3	2	2	1	2	2	4	1	3	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3		719
2	Tom Sharp	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	1	3	4	1	7	4	5	Ret	6	5	2	Ret	4	1	9	714
3	Tom Ingram	2	Ret	10	3	3	1	2	2	Ret	1	1	2	1	3	2	Ret	5	2	2	DNS	1	1	4	5	4	6	2		658
4	Andrew Richardson	8	Ret	3	Ret	NC	NC	4	4	12	Ret	Ret	5	5	4	5	3	2	3	6	4	7	2	1	4	Ret	2	4		469
5	Colin White	7	2	4	6	4	Ret	13	Ret	7	11	7	6	4	11	7	7	Ret	9	8	8	3	5	7	6	7	Ret	8	6	402
6	Hunter Abbott	5	5	Ret	5	12	3	6	11	4	4	3	12	6	8	17	9	6	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	16	6	8	8	8	12	6	386
7	Jake Hill										6	5	4	11	6	1	2	Ret	5	5	3	6	4	3	3	3	5	7	6	375
8	Fergus Walkinshaw	6	3	Ret	8	7	5	5	Ret	NC	8	10	7	10	Ret	10	6	Ret	11	Ret	7	Ret	8	8	7	6	10	5		322
9	Jamie Orton	Ret	4	2	7	Ret	7	8	DNS	DNS	5	6				6	5	4	6	7	11	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	DNS	NC	6	6	271
10	Marcus Hoggarth	11	Ret	5	13	5	11	14	8	9	9	9	9	Ret	12	14	8	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	9	14	7	9	6	270
11	Josh Wakefield	3	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	6	7	3	2	7	8	8	7	Ret	8	11	7												240
12	Nathan Freke																		4	3	1									84
13	Mark Davies																									1	1	10		82
14	Freddie Hetherington																					12	9	9	12					53
15	Max Coates																									5	9	16		41
G50 Cup
1	Mark Davies	9	9	7	10	8	9	9	5	8	10	11	11	8	5	9	10	8	8	9	DNS	4	13	11	11					766
2	Robert Gaffney	12	8	6	11	9	10	10	10	10	12	12	Ret	9	7	11	12	13	13	10	10	5	10	14	14	Ret	14	Ret		654
3	Reece Somerfield	14	Ret	Ret	12	10	13				15	14	15	14	Ret	16	15	10	14	12	9	11	11	13	13	10	Ret	11		475
4	James Owen	16	11	11	14	11	14	15	Ret	11	14	16	14	13	10	15	16	12				10	14							356
5	Declan Jones										Ret	13							10	11	DNS	8	15	12	10	9	12	14		285
6	Max Coates	15	6	Ret	9	6	8	12	7	6			10	Ret	Ret															272
7	Louise Richardson	10	10	9	Ret	Ret	12	11	6	5						13	13	11												258
8	Connaire Finn										13	15														12	13	15		116
9	Harry Cockill																					9	12	Ret	Ret	11	11	Ret		111
10	Ian Parsons	13	7	8																										79
11	Brad Bailey															12	14	9												78
12	Ian White												13	12	9															78
13	Dan Norris-Jones																									13	15	13		70
14	Giles Dawson																							15	15					40
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL		CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC		SIL		BHGP			Pen.	Pts

References

External links

• Official website

• 2012 in British motorsport