With an entertaining fifth season of the Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup now in the record books, The Checkered Flag have crunched the numbers to see how the 2015 action affected all the key statistics on the championship’s history so far.
Carl Breeze continues to be ever-present in the support category, competing in every single race so far of the Supercup era. That longevity means he holds clear leads in the standings for more race wins and podium finishes, while he usurped Tom Ingram for most pole positions this season.
2015 champion Tom Oliphant continued the record that each Supercup champion has carded at least twenty podium finishes in their title-winning season, while he also sits near the top of the leaderboards for fastest laps and race wins in a season.
Reece Somerfield became the second driver after Breeze to join the 100 club for race starts during the Brands Hatch GP season finale, with Jamie Orton and Colin White just missing out on that milestone this year – whilst Will Burns and Oliphant reached the half-century.
The stats that remain untouchable to present are Ingram’s stunning fifteen fastest laps in a season, Tom Sharp’s prolific run of 20 wins in 54 races for a winning percentage of 37%, and Charlie Robertson’s qualifying dominance of six pole positions in a season.
Somerfield Has Become The Second Supercup Centurion – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Race starts:
135 – Carl Breeze
102 – Reece Somerfield
97 – Jamie Orton
96 – Colin White
77 – Fergus Walkinshaw
76 – Tom Ingram
58 – Will Burns, Tom Oliphant
57 – Dan Norris-Jones
55 – Mark Davies
54 – Tom Sharp, Andrew Watson
50 – Marcus Hoggarth
47 – Andrew Richardson
44 – Jake Hill, Rob Gaffney
42 – Carl Boardley
38 – Pepe Massot
35 – Sean Huyton
33 – Louise Richardson, Fraser Robertson
32 – Nathan Freke
Breeze Extended His Win Record With Eight Victories In 2015 – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Race wins:
29 – Carl Breeze
20 – Tom Sharp
17 – Tom Ingram
10 – Tom Oliphant
9 – Nathan Freke
8 – Charlie Robertson
6 – Jamie Orton
5 – Andrew Watson, David Pittard
3 – Adam Morgan, Mark Davies, Pepe Massot
2 – Rob Boston, Matt Nicoll-Jones, Luke Davenport, Tom Wrigley, Michael Caine
1 – Andrew Richardson, George Murrells, Stefan Hodgetts, Tim Harvey, Jake Hill, Reece Somerfield, Bradley Smith
Wins In A Season:
11 – Tom Sharp (2012), Tom Ingram (2013)
9 – Tom Sharp (2011)
8 – Charlie Robertson (2014), Tom Oliphant (2015), Carl Breeze (2015)
6 – Carl Breeze (2011 & 2013), Tom Ingram (2012), Nathan Freke (2011)
5 – Carl Breeze (2012), David Pittard (2014), Andrew Watson (2014), Jamie Orton (2015)
4 – Carl Breeze (2014)
3 – Adam Morgan (2011)
Race Win Percentage:
37.04% – Tom Sharp – 20 wins in 54 races
33.33% – Tom Ingram – 17 in 51
29.63% – Charlie Robertson – 8 in 27
28.13% – Nathan Freke – 9 in 32
21.48% – Carl Breeze – 29 in 135
Oliphant Took 21 Podiums This Season, One Shy Of The Record – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Podium Finishes:
82 – Carl Breeze
39 – Tom Ingram
33 – Tom Sharp
31 – Tom Oliphant
21 – Jamie Orton
20 – Adam Morgan, Nathan Freke, Charlie Robertson
15 – Andrew Watson, Will Burns
12 – Matt Nicoll-Jones, David Pittard
11 – Pepe Massot
7 – Andrew Richardson, Mark Davies, Rob Boston, Michael Caine
6 – Jake Hill
4 – Colin White, Luke Davenport
3 – George Murrells, Stefan Hodgetts, Josh Wakefield
2 – Hunter Abbott, Harry Woodhead, Sean Huyton, Reece Somerfield, Carl Boardley, Bradley Smith, Tom Wrigley
1 – Phil Broad, Marino Franchitti, Tim Harvey, Freddie Hetherington, Max Coates, Fergus Walkinshaw, Declan Jones, Ollie Jackson, Jordan Stilp
Podiums In A Season:
22 – Tom Ingram (2013)
21 – Carl Breeze (2012), Tom Oliphant (2015)
20 – Adam Morgan (2011), Charlie Robertson (2014)
18 – Carl Breeze (2015)
17 – Carl Breeze (2011), Tom Ingram (2012), Tom Sharp (2012)
16 – Tom Sharp (2011), Nathan Freke (2011)
15 – Jamie Orton (2015)
14 – Carl Breeze (2013)
12 – Matt Nicoll-Jones (2013), David Pittard (2014), Carl Breeze (2014), Andrew Watson (2014)
11 – Will Burns (2015)
10 – Tom Oliphant (2014)
9 – Pepe Massot (2013)
7 – Andrew Richardson (2012), Rob Boston (2013), Michael Caine (2015)
Consecutive Podium Finishes:
22 – Tom Ingram (2013)
17 – Tom Oliphant (2015)
12 – Carl Breeze (2012)
10 – Tom Sharp (2012), Charlie Robertson (2014)
9 – Nathan Freke (2011)
Podium Finish Percentage:
76.47% – Tom Ingram – 39 podiums in 51 races
74.07% – Adam Morgan – 20 in 27
74.07% – Charlie Robertson – 20 in 27
62.50% – Nathan Freke – 20 in 32
61.11% – Tom Sharp – 33 in 54
60.74% – Carl Breeze – 82 in 135
53.44% – Tom Oliphant – 31 in 58
Robertson’s Six Pole Positions Last Year Remains A Record – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Pole Positions:
10 – Carl Breeze
9 – Tom Ingram
6 – Charlie Robertson
5 – Tom Sharp
4 – Tom Oliphant, Jamie Orton
2 – Nathan Freke, Andrew Watson, David Pittard
1 – Adam Morgan, Fergus Walkinshaw, Andrew Richardson, Mark Davies, Rob Boston, Tom Wrigley
Poles In A Season:
6 – Charlie Robertson (2014)
5 – Carl Breeze (2011), Tom Ingram (2013)
4 – Tom Ingram (2012), Tom Oliphant (2015)
3 – Tom Sharp (2012), Jamie Orton (2015)
2 – Tom Sharp (2011), Adam Morgan (2011), David Pittard (2014), Carl Breeze (2015)
Ingram’s 15 Fastest Laps In 2013 Hasn’t Been Matched – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Fastest Laps:
23 – Carl Breeze
21 – Tom Ingram
16 – Tom Sharp
10 – Nathan Freke, Tom Oliphant
8 – David Pittard
7 – Andrew Watson, Charlie Robertson
5 – Andrew Richardson, Jamie Orton
4 – Adam Morgan, Rob Boston
2 – Colin White, Will Burns
1 – George Murrells, Mark Davies, Josh Wakefield, Matt Nicoll-Jones, Pepe Massot, Carl Boardley, Luke Davenport, Tom Wrigley, Mitchell Hale, Rob Wheldon
Fastest Laps In A Season:
15 – Tom Ingram (2013)
10 – Tom Oliphant (2015)
9 – Tom Sharp (2012)
8 – Nathan Freke (2011), David Pittard (2014)
7 – Tom Sharp (2011), Charlie Robertson (2014), Carl Breeze (2015)
6 – Carl Breeze (2011), Tom Ingram (2012)
5 – Andrew Richardson (2012), Andrew Watson (2014)
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For statistics on the G50 class between 2011 and 2013, check out our previous statistics run-down here.
*These figures are taken from the Ginetta GT(4) Supercup from its inception in 2011 to the end of the Brands Hatch GP race meeting on 10/11 October 2015, and only include outright race wins and podium finishes. G50 class starts are included in the race start figures.*
