The 2015 Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup produced the fifth different champion in the championship’s history, with Tom Oliphant emerging victorious from a season which produced seven different race-winners and eleven podium visitors.
A superb second Supercup campaign for Oliphant saw him card more podium finishes, fastest laps and pole positions than any of his rivals, with his only race win tally matched by his chief title rival Carl Breeze.
Oliphant’s consistency was proven by 26 top four finishes in 27 races, whilst he and Will Burns were the only drivers to set a top six time in each of the ten qualifying sessions across the season, with Oliphant ending up with the best qualifying average.
While Breeze missed out on the title, he ended the season having led more races, laps and miles than any of his competitors, whilst he also gained 36 positions from his grid starts, a tally only beaten by joint-leaders Bradley Smith, Reece Somerfield and Burns.
In the Am class, Colin White’s dominance over proceedings was shown with his tally of fourteen wins compared to five for his nearest competitor, with the Ginetta stalwart also leading the way for podium finishes.
A full breakdown of all the key statistics for the 2015 Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup season is below:
Oliphant Has 33 Top Six Finishes In His Last 34 Supercup Races – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Race Wins
8 – Tom Oliphant, Carl Breeze
5 – Jamie Orton
2 – Tom Wrigley, Michael Caine
1 – Reece Somerfield, Bradley Smith
Podium Finishes
21 – Oliphant
18 – Breeze
15 – Orton
11 – Will Burns
7 – Caine
2 – Somerfield, Smith, Wrigley
1 – Ollie Jackson, Jordan Stilp, Carl Boardley
Top Six Finishes
26 – Oliphant
23 – Breeze
19 – Orton
18 – Caine
16 – Burns, Jackson
12 – Somerfield, Wrigley
7 – Smith
4 – Stilp
2 – Mitchell Hale, David Pittard, Boardley
1 – Rob Boston, Will Moore, Flick Haigh
Top Ten Finishes
26 – Oliphant
25 – Breeze, Wrigley
24 – Jackson
22 – Orton, Caine, Somerfield
20 – Burns
14 – Smith
10 – Colin White, Osamu Kawashima
8 – Hale
5 – Boardley
4 – Fraser Robertson, Stilp
3 – Boston, Gaeten Paletou, Callum Pointon, Ade Barwick, Mike Robinson
2 – Moore, Haigh, Pittard
1 – Jack Clarke, Connaire Finn, Stefan Hodgetts, Rob Wheldon
Burns Qualified In The Top Four In Nine Of The Ten Sessions This Season – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Pole Positions
4 – Oliphant
3 – Orton
2 – Breeze
1 – Wrigley
Top Three Qualifying Results
7 – Oliphant, Breeze, Burns
6 – Orton
2 – Caine
1 – Wrigley
Top Six Qualifying Results
10 – Oliphant, Burns
9 – Breeze, Orton
5 – Smith, Wrigley
4 – Jackson, Caine
2 – Hale, Stilp
Qualifying Average
2.30 – Oliphant
3.00 – Orton
3.20 – Burns
3.50 – Breeze
6.60 – Wrigley
7.20 – Jackson
7.33 – Smith
7.78 – Caine
9.60 – Somerfield
12.63 – White
Breeze Won Eight Of The Nine Races He Led In 2015 – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Races Led
9 – Breeze
8 – Oliphant
6 – Orton
3 – Caine, Somerfield
2 – Wrigley
1 – Burns, Smith, Boardley
Laps Led
111 – Breeze
107 – Orton
105 – Oliphant
44 – Somerfield
25 – Wrigley
17 – Burns
11 – Caine
7 – Boardley
5 – Smith
Miles Led
237.809 – Breeze
193.479 – Oliphant
182.474 – Orton
62.968 – Somerfield
52.097 – Wrigley
40.052 – Burns
24.839 – Caine
17.032 – Boardley
10.625 – Smith
Fastest Laps
10 – Oliphant
7 – Breeze
2 – Boston, Burns, Orton
1 – Hale, Stilp, Wrigley, Wheldon
Somerfield Has Moved Forward 74 Positions Over The Last Two Seasons – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Places Gained From Grid Position
38 – Burns, Smith, Somerfield
36 – Breeze
35 – Kawashima
32 – Caine
30 – Jackson
26 – Wrigley, White
23 – Robertson
19 – Hale
16 – Oliphant
14 – Haigh
11 – Orton, Chris Ingram, Boston
Biggest Points Haul From Three Race Weekend
103 out of 109 – Oliphant (Snetterton & Knockhill)
99 – Breeze (Thruxton), Oliphant (Croft)
97 – Breeze (Brands Hatch GP)
96 – Orton (Donington Park)
91 – Breeze & Orton (Brands Hatch Indy)
87 – Caine (Brands Hatch GP)
86 – Burns (Thruxton & Knockhill)
84 – Oliphant (Donington Park)
Biggest Points Haul From Two Race Weekend
72 – Breeze (Rockingham)
67 – Orton (Oulton Park)
66 – Breeze (Oulton Park)
65 – Orton (Silverstone)
62 – Oliphant (Silverstone)
57 – Oliphant (Rockingham)
56 – Burns (Rockingham)
53 – Stilp (Silverstone)
White Finished Off The AM Podium In Only 2 Of The 22 Races He Competed In – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
AM Class Wins
14 – White
5 – Kawashima
2 – Finn, Barwick, Moore
1 – Robertson, Johnson
AM Class Podiums
20 – White
16 – Kawashima
12 – Robertson
8 – Finn
6 – Ingram, Barwick
2 – Moore, Matthew Simmons
1 – Richard Roberts, Keith White, Graham Johnson
