# 2010 Ginetta G50 Cup

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.
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

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| HHC Motorsport | 2 | Stephen Tyldsley | 4–6 |
| Optimum | 2 | Stephen Tyldsley | 2–3 |
| Optimum | 20 | Stephen Tyldsley | 1 |
| Optimum | 7 | Mark Davies | 1–8 |
| Optimum | 17 | Neil Houston | 8 |
| Optimum | 25 | Nigel Moore | 5 |
| Optimum | 55 | Gary Simms | 4 |
| Total Control Racing | 3 | Carl Breeze | All |
| Total Control Racing | 75 | Joachim Ritter | All |
| Tockwith | 5 | Alice Powell | 1–5 |
| Tockwith | 25 | Nigel Moore | 7–9 |
| CDR | 5 | Alice Powell | 6 |
| CDR | 7 | Mark Davies | 9–10 |
| CDR | 74 | Chris Dittmann | 1–4, 7, 9–10 |
| Barwell Motorsport | 8 | Julien Draper | 1–7, 10 |
| Barwell Motorsport | 28 | Ben Jackson | 7 |
| Barwell Motorsport | 40 | Jon Barnes | 5 |
| Barwell Motorsport | 41 | Matt Allison | 6 |
| Barwell Motorsport | 88 | Matt Draper | 3 |
| Team GCR | 9 | Rachel Green | 1–3 |
| Team GCR | 12 | Dave McGuire | 4 |
| Team GCR | 99 | Tom Dunstan | 2 |
| IDL | 10 | Tom Sharp | All |
| IDL | 11 | Rod McGovern | 4 |
| IDL | 69 | Jack Stanford | 2 |
| Century Motorsport / Triton Digital | 16 | Benji Hetherington | All |
| Century Motorsport / Triton Digital | 32 | Freddie Hetherington | All |
| Speedworks Motorsport | 20 | Tony Hughes | 2–4, 6–7, 9–10 |
| Speedworks Motorsport | 21 | Charlie Butler-Henderson | 4 |
| Speedworks Motorsport | 48 | Ron Johnson | 6, 9–10 |
| United Autosports | 23 | Matt Bell | 1–2 |
| FML | 27 | Aaron Williamson | 6–10 |
| Century Motorsport | 27 | Aaron Williamson | 1–3 |
| Century Motorsport | 84 | Phil Broad | 1–2, 4, 6–7, 10 |
| Century Motorsport | 85 | Mark Jessop | 9 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Kieran Vernon | 2 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Simon Hill | 3 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Martin Donnelly | 4 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Stefan Hodgetts | 5 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Adrian Newey | 6 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Giles Dawson | 7 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Jonathan Adam | 8 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Alistair Barclay | 9 |
| Ginetta Cars | 50 | Dave Newsham | 10 |
| Dynojet | 50 | Rob Huff | 1 |
| Dynojet | 66 | Frank Wrathall | All |
| Dynojet | 67 | Adam Morgan | All |
| Matt Blyth Motorsport | 73 | Dan Denis | 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10 |
| Matt Blyth Motorsport | 98 | Chrissy Palmer | 9 |
| CWS | 78 | Colin White | All |

## Calendar

The series was contested over 28 races held at 10 rounds and supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds. All rounds were held in the United Kingdom.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 3 April | Rob Huff | Rob Huff | Rob Huff | Dynojet |
| 1 | R2 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 4 April | | Frank Wrathall | Rob Huff | Dynojet |
| 1 | R3 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 4 April | | Frank Wrathall | Rob Huff | Dynojet |
| 2 | R4 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 24 April | Frank Wrathall | Carl Breeze | Frank Wrathall | Dynojet |
| 2 | R5 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 25 April | | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 2 | R6 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 25 April | | Frank Wrathall | Frank Wrathall | Dynojet |
| 3 | R7 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 1 May | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 3 | R8 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 2 May | | Frank Wrathall | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 3 | R9 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 2 May | | Mark Davies | Frank Wrathall | Dynojet |
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 5 June | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 4 | R11 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 6 June | | Stephen Tyldsley | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 5 | R12 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 19 June | Tom Sharp | Frank Wrathall | Tom Sharp | IDL |
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 20 June | | Stefan Hodgetts | Tom Sharp | IDL |
| 5 | R14 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 20 June | | Nigel Moore | Adam Morgan | Dynojet |
| 6 | R15 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 7 August | Carl Breeze | Stephen Tyldsley | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 7 August | | Frank Wrathall | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 6 | R17 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 8 August | | Frank Wrathall | Frank Wrathall | Dynojet |
| 7 | R18 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 21 August | Chris Dittmann | Frank Wrathall | Frank Wrathall | Dynojet |
| 7 | R19 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 22 August | | Chris Dittmann | Benji Hetherington | Century Motorsport |
| 8 | R20 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 4 September | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Nigel Moore | Tockwith |
| 8 | R21 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 5 September | | Nigel Moore | Nigel Moore | Tockwith |
| 8 | R22 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 5 September | | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Ginetta Cars |
| 9 | R23 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 18 September | Chrissy Palmer | Nigel Moore | Nigel Moore | Tockwith |
| 9 | R24 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 19 September | | Benji Hetherington | Nigel Moore | Tockwith |
| 9 | R25 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 19 September | | Nigel Moore | Nigel Moore | Tockwith |
| 10 | R26 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 9 October | Tom Sharp | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 10 | R27 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 10 October | | Tom Sharp | Carl Breeze | Total Control Racing |
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 10 October | | Carl Breeze | Benji Hetherington | Century Motorsport |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | THR | THR | THR | ROC | ROC | ROC | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | KNO | DON | DON | DON | BHI | BHI | BHI | Total | Pen | Drop | Pts |
| 1 | Frank Wrathall | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | DNS | 737 | 10 | | 727 |
| 2 | Carl Breeze | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 775 | 40 | 18 | 717 |
| 3 | Benji Hetherington | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 606 | 35 | | 571 |
| 4 | Tom Sharp | 4 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 488 | | | 488 |
| 5 | Freddie Hetherington | 14 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 446 | 15 | 5 | 426 |
| 6 | Adam Morgan | DNS | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 435 | 10 | | 425 |
| 7 | Joachim Ritter | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 340 | 15 | 4 | 321 |
| 8 | Mark Davies | Ret | 16 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 314 | 15 | | 299 |
| 9 | Colin White | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 297 | | | 297 |
| 10 | Chris Dittmann | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | | | | Ret | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 288 | | | 288 |
| 11 | Aaron Williamson | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 12 | DNS | 12 | Ret | NC | 11 | 247 | 15 | | 232 |
| 12 | Julien Draper | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | 8 | 234 | 10 | | 224 |
| 13 | Stephen Tyldsley | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 231 | 15 | | 216 |
| 14 | Dan Denis | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | | | | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | | | | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 191 | | | 191 |
| 15 | Phil Broad | 10 | 17 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 14 | | | | 13 | 7 | | | | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | 7 | 179 | | | 179 |
| 16 | Alice Powell | 15 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 163 | | | 163 |
| 17 | Tony Hughes | | | | 15 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 13 | | | | 15 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | | | | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 126 | | | 126 |
| 18 | Ron Johnson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70 | | | 70 |
| 19 | Rachel Green | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69 | | | 69 |
| 20 | Matt Bell | 7 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 10 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | 30 | | 54 |
| 21 | Neil Houston | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | 38 | | | 38 |
| 22 | Jon Barnes | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | | 32 |
| 23 | Tom Dunstan | | | | Ret | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | 25 |
| 24 | Mark Jessop | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 14 | Ret | | | | 24 | | | 24 |
| 25 | Rod McGovern | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 18 |
| 26 | Matt Draper | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 17 |
| 27 | Gary Simms | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 10 |
| 28 | Ben Jackson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 10 |
| 29 | Jack Stanford | | | | 14 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 10 | | 8 |
| 30 | Matt Allison | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 15 | | 7 |
| 31 | Dave McGuire | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| 32 | Charlie Butler-Henderson | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | | 0 |
| 33 | Chrissy Palmer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | DSQ | | | | 21 | 35 | | −14 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Nigel Moore | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | Ret | | | | 12 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Rob Huff | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Jonathan Adam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Hodgetts | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Kieran Vernon | | | | Ret | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Dave Newsham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Simon Hill | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Martin Donnelly | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Giles Dawson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Adrian Newey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| | Alistair Barclay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | 14 | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | THR | THR | THR | ROC | ROC | ROC | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | KNO | DON | DON | DON | BHI | BHI | BHI | Total | Pen | Drop | Pts |