2008 Ginetta G50 Cup

The 2008 Ginetta G50 Cup was the inaugural Ginetta G50 Cup season. The season began at Oulton Park on 24 March and finished after 20 races over 10 rounds at Donington Park on 12 October, supporting rounds of the British Formula 3 Championship and British GT Championship.

Nigel Moore dominated the first year of the series, winning 14 races and finishing the season over 200 points ahead of runner up Frank Wrathall.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Tockwith Motorsport 1 United Kingdom Nigel Moore 9-10
25 1-8
IDL 2 United Kingdom Paul O'Neill 1-3
7 United Kingdom Alan Bonner 3
10 United Kingdom Tom Sharp All
Xero 3 United Kingdom Phil Keen 2
33 United Kingdom Toby Newton All
34 United Kingdom Chris Clayton 4-6, 8, 10
Rob Austin Racing 4 United Kingdom Rod Carman 1-8, 10
6 United Kingdom Richard Austin 1-5, 9
United Kingdom Rob Austin 6
United Kingdom Hunter Abbott 7
United Kingdom Henry Fletcher 8
7 United Kingdom Rob Austin 4
Team GCR 5 United Kingdom Tom Dunstan All
Privateer 6 United Kingdom Phil Broad 10
Colards 7 Sweden Hampus Rydman 10
97 7
28 Italy Michele Tommasi 1-7, 10
29 United Kingdom Clive Richards 1-4, 8-9
50 United Kingdom Richard Dean 6
59 United Kingdom Glenn Denny 5
69 United Kingdom Clive Coote 1-2, 4-5, 7
Privateer 12 United Kingdom Mark Proctor 9-10
Privateer 13 United Kingdom Mike Simpson 9
Speedworks Motorsport 19 United Kingdom Christian Dick All
20 United Kingdom Tony Hughes 2-10
21 United Kingdom Richard Sykes All
Ben Elliot 27 United Kingdom Ben Elliot 1-5
IN2RACING 40 United Kingdom Fiona James 1, 7
Tranzpower 47 United Kingdom Jonathan Cook 1-5, 8-10
Privateer 58 United Kingdom Mike Robinson 8
Dynojet/Will Hoy Scholership 66 United Kingdom Frank Wrathall All
David Dove Racing 70 United Kingdom David Dove 1-3, 5-7
MANN Autoservices Racing 74 United Kingdom Chris Dittman 8, 10
Privateer 75 Denmark Joachim Ritter 9-10
W2 Racing 99 United Kingdom Andrew Hepworth 1
Hepworth International United Kingdom Stephen Hepworth 7

Calendar

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All rounds were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Oulton Park, Cheshire 24 March United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Clive Richards United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
2 R3 Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire 6 April United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R4 United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
3 R5 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 13 April United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Christian Dick United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R6 United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Richard Austin United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
4 R7 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 27 April United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Ben Elliot United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R8 United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Rob Austin United Kingdom Rob Austin Rob Austin Racing
5 R9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 8 June United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Toby Newton United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R10 United Kingdom Frank Wrathall United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
6 R11 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 29 June United Kingdom Rob Austin United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Rob Austin Rob Austin Racing
R12 United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
7 R13 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 13 July United Kingdom Hunter Abbott United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R14 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott United Kingdom Christian Dick United Kingdom Hunter Abbott Rob Austin Racing
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 17 August United Kingdom Chris Dittman United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R16 United Kingdom Tom Dunstan United Kingdom Frank Wrathall United Kingdom Christian Dick Speedworks Motorsport
9 R17 Mallory Park, Leicestershire 7 September United Kingdom Toby Newton United Kingdom Toby Newton United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport
R18 United Kingdom Toby Newton United Kingdom Frank Wrathall United Kingdom Frank Wrathall Dynojet
10 R19 Donington Park, Leicestershire 12 October United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Tom Dunstan United Kingdom Toby Newton Xero
R20 United Kingdom Nigel Moore United Kingdom Christian Dick United Kingdom Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsport

Championship standings

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  Pole position Fastest lap
35 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

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Pos Driver OUL CAD KNO CRO SNE THR BHGP SIL MAL DON Pts
1 United Kingdom Nigel Moore 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 DNS 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 626
2 United Kingdom Frank Wrathall 6 6 Ret 6 2 2 3 13 4 4 4 13 4 2 5 3 4 1 4 2 424
3 United Kingdom Christian Dick 10 2 Ret 5 6 8 Ret Ret 2 2 3 Ret 5 3 3 1 3 3 3 Ret 367
4 United Kingdom Toby Newton 9 4 8 13 DNS DNS 9 7 3 3 5 7 3 5 9 4 2 2 1 Ret 351
5 United Kingdom Tom Dunstan 5 9 5 8 DNS DNS 11 5 5 10 6 3 2 4 4 Ret 5 6 8 3 325
6 United Kingdom Tom Sharp 4 7 7 15 5 6 5 Ret 7 5 Ret 6 8 7 2 7 6 8 7 4 318
7 United Kingdom Clive Richards 8 5 4 3 3 3 6 4 Ret 5 7 5 231
8 United Kingdom Richard Sykes 14 11 13 12 DNS DNS 13 10 13 11 10 9 11 11 11 9 11 9 11 7 184
9 United Kingdom Rod Carman 3 8 12 11 DNS 9 7 6 DSQ DNS 7 8 7 9 Ret DNS Ret 12 172
10 United Kingdom Jonathan Cook 13 17 6 7 8 5 8 Ret DSQ DNS 10 10 9 10 15 6 163
11 Italy Michele Tommasi 16 13 10 14 DNS DNS Ret 12 9 7 8 5 6 6 Ret 5 158
12 United Kingdom Ben Elliot 2 Ret Ret DNS 4 4 4 2 8 Ret 141
13 United Kingdom Tony Hughes 14 17 10 12 14 14 14 12 11 12 13 12 12 Ret 12 11 13 13 141
14 United Kingdom Rob Austin 2 1 1 2 132
15 United Kingdom Richard Austin 7 10 11 10 7 10 10 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 129
16 United Kingdom David Dove 12 14 DNS 16 9 11 11 13 12 11 12 Ret 13 11 107
17 United Kingdom Chris Clayton 12 11 12 8 Ret 10 7 8 5 Ret 103
18 United Kingdom Paul O'Neill Ret 3 3 4 11 7 100
19 United Kingdom Clive Coote 11 12 9 9 Ret 9 10 Ret 10 10 88
20 United Kingdom Phil Keen 2 2 60
21 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott Ret 1 37
22 United Kingdom Glenn Denny 6 6 36
23 United Kingdom Mike Simpson 8 4 36
24 United Kingdom Henry Fletcher 6 6 36
25 Sweden Hampus Rydman 9 8 6 8 32
26 United Kingdom Mark Proctor 10 Ret 12 11 30
27 United Kingdom Fiona James 15 15 14 13 27
28 United Kingdom Phil Broad 10 9 23
29 Denmark Joachim Ritter Ret DNS 14 10 18
30 United Kingdom Chris Dittman Ret Ret 9 Ret 13
31 United Kingdom Stephen Hepworth 15 Ret 6
32 United Kingdom Andrew Hepworth Ret 16 5
- United Kingdom Alan Bonner Ret DSQ 0
guest drivers ineligible for points
- United Kingdom Richard Dean 9 4 0
- United Kingdom Mike Robinson 8 DNS 0
Pos Driver OUL CAD KNO CRO SNE THR BHGP SIL MAL DON Pts

References

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