2020 GT Cup Championship
Appearance
The 2020 GT Cup Championship was the 14th GT Cup Championship, a British sports car championship. The season began on 11 July at Snetterton Circuit and ended on 25 October at Donington Park, after twenty races held over five meetings.[1]
Calendar
[edit]Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
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1 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 25 min | 11–12 July |
2 | 50 min | ||
3 | 25 min | ||
4 | 50 min | ||
5 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 25 min | 15–16 August |
6 | 50 min | ||
7 | 25 min | ||
8 | 50 min | ||
9 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 25 min | 12–13 September |
10 | 50 min | ||
11 | 25 min | ||
12 | 50 min | ||
13 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 25 min | 10–11 October |
14 | 50 min | ||
15 | 25 min | ||
16 | 50 min | ||
17 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 25 min | 24–25 October |
18 | 50 min | ||
19 | 25 min | ||
20 | 50 min | ||
Source:[1] |
Entry List
[edit]Classes:
GTO: Open specification cars
GT3: GT3 cars
GTA: Cup (Ginetta G55 Supercup) cars
GTB: GT Cup (Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Gen 1, Marcos Mantis) cars
GTC: GT Cup (Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Gen 2, Ferrari Challenge) cars
GTH: GT4 cars
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Results
[edit]Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Overall Winner | Winning GTO | Winning GT3 | Winning GTA | Winning GTB | Winning GTC | Winning GTH | |
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1 | R1 | Snetterton Circuit[22][23] | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No Entrants | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 80 Scott Sport |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Ollie Brown Callum Jenkins |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Aaron Scott |
Craig Wilkins | ||||
R2 | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | ||||
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Aaron Scott |
James Guess | |||||
R3 | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 3 Topcats Racing | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 80 Scott Sport | |||
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
John Dhillon Aaron Scott |
Craig Wilkins | ||||
R4 | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 88 WPI Motorsport | No. 34 Team HARD. Racing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 80 Scott Sport | ||||
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Michael Igoe Dennis Lind |
Ollie Brown Callum Jenkins |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Aaron Scott |
Craig Wilkins | |||||
2 | R5 | Silverstone Circuit[24][25] | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 3 Topcats Racing | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
John Dhillon Aaron Scott |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
John Dhillon Aaron Scott |
James Guess | ||||
R6 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 9 Century Motorsport | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 241 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 1 Signature RV/First Choice Group | ||||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
James Kellett Alex Stevenson |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
Lucky Khera Ross Wylie |
Steve Ruston John Whitehouse | |||||
R7 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 212 Makehappenracing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 241 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 72 Whitebridge Motorsport | |||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Chris Hart Stephen Walton |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
Lucky Khera Ross Wylie |
Steve Birt Chris Murphy | ||||
R8 | No. 241 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 241 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 241 Simon Green Motorsport | No. 1 Signature RV/First Choice Group | ||||
Lucky Khera Ross Wylie |
Lucky Khera Ross Wylie |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
Lucky Khera Ross Wylie |
Steve Ruston John Whitehouse | |||||
3 | R9 | Donington Park[26][27] | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No Finishers | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No. 17 Team HARD. Racing | No. 20 Saxon Motorsport | No. 77 Scott Sport | No. 1 Signature RV/First Choice Group |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Patrick Collins Russell Lindsay |
Tom Barrow | Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie |
Steve Ruston John Whitehouse | ||||
R10 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 5 CTR Developments | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 9 Century Motorsport | No. 20 Saxon Motorsport | No. 77 Scott Sport | No. 1 Signature RV/First Choice Group | |||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Richard Chamberlain | Marcus Clutton John Seale |
James Kellett Alex Stevenson |
Tom Barrow | Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie |
Steve Ruston John Whitehouse | ||||
R11 | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No Finishers | No. 8 Team ABBA Racing | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 3 Topcats Racing | No. 13 Team Webb | No. 1 Signature RV/First Choice Group | ||
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Richard Neary Sam Neary |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Warren Gilbert Jensen Lunn |
James Webb | Steve Ruston John Whitehouse | ||||
R12 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 33 G-Cat Racing | No Finishers | No. 33 G-Cat Racing | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 911 24/7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 1 Signature RV/First Choice Group | |||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Greg Caton Shamus Jennings |
Greg Caton Shamus Jennings |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
David Frankland Will Tregurtha |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Steve Ruston John Whitehouse | |||||
4 | R13 | Brands Hatch | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 33 G-Cat Racing | No Finishers | No. 33 G-Cat Racing | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 30 ALP Racing | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 80 Scott Sport |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Greg Caton Shamus Jennings |
Greg Caton Shamus Jennings |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
David Brise Alan Purbrick |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Craig Wilkins | ||||
R14 | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 138 Geoff Steel Racing | No. 33 G-Cat Racing | No. 67 Team HARD. Racing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 66 Enduro Motorsport | |||
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Sam Allpass | Greg Caton Shamus Jennings |
Joshua Jackson Simon Orange |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Marcus Clutton Morgan Tillbrook | ||||
R15 | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 138 Geoff Steel Racing | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 212 Makehappenracing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 77 Scott Sport | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | ||
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Sam Allpass | Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Chris Hart Stephen Walton |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie |
James Guess | |||
R16 | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 138 Geoff Steel Racing | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 212 Makehappenracing | No. 30 ALP Racing | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 82 Feathers Motorsport | |||
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Sam Allpass | Grahame Tilley Will Tregurtha |
Chris Hart Stephen Walton |
David Brise Alan Purbrick |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
James Guess | ||||
5 | R17 | Donington Park | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No Entrants | No. 4 Tecserv UK | No. 106 Domino's Pizza | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 38 Newbridge Motorsport |
Sam Neary Grahame Tilley |
Sam Neary Grahame Tilley |
Sam Neary Grahame Tilley |
Sam Neary Grahame Tilley |
Henry Dawes | Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Matt Topham Alex Toth-Jones | ||||
R18 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 106 Domino's Pizza | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 6 In2 Racing | ||||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Henry Dawes | Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Ian Loggie | |||||
R19 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No Finishers | No. 212 Makehappenracing | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 38 Newbridge Motorsport | ||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Chris Hart Stephen Walton |
Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Matt Topham Alex Toth-Jones | ||||
R20 | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 55 JMH Automotive | No. 106 Domino's Pizza | No. 78 Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport | No. 61 Scott Sport | No. 38 Newbridge Motorsport | ||||
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Marcus Clutton John Seale |
Henry Dawes | Ben Clayden Sam Random |
John Dhillon Phil Quaife |
Matt Topham Alex Toth-Jones |
Overall championship standings
[edit]Points are awarded as follows:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | Fastest Lap |
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3+ | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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‡ – Race 4 at Silverstone was stopped after 5 laps due to heavy rain and half points were awarded.
Class championship standings
[edit]Points are awarded as follows:
System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | Fastest Lap |
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3+ | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
(key)
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‡ – Race 4 at Silverstone was stopped after 5 laps due to heavy rain and half points were awarded.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Car no. 1 is entered as Signature RV/First Choice Group and car no. 55 is entered as JMH Automotive.
- ^ Car no. 4 is entered as Tecserv UK and car no. 31 is entered as Triple M Motorsport.
- ^ a b Cars no. 17, 34 and 67 is entered as Team HARD. Racing and car no. 78 is entered as Team HARD. Racing with 24-7 Motorsport.
References
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- ^ a b c "Second entry for Top Cats Racing - Andrew Goord and Charlotte Gilbert". gtcup.co.uk/. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Graham Tilley and Will Tregurtha announce their return to GT Cup for 2020". gtcup.co.uk/. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Full Season Campaign for Richard Chamberlain in 2020". gtcup.co.uk/. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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- ^ "First of two, the GT Cup is off to Donington Park". gtcup.co.uk/. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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- ^ "JMH and Simon Green Motorsport share Silverstone successes". gtcup.co.uk/. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "So Nearly For Nearys As Clutton Steals Dramatic Donington GT Cup Win". gtcup.co.uk/. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Donington Delight For Abba And G-Cat As Jackson Scoops Series Lead". gtcup.co.uk/. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 GT CUP Championship Points" (PDF). gtcup.co.uk/.