Ginetta G50 Cup
Ginetta’s G50 sports car is a cost-effective, versatile introduction to real GT racing and a thrill to drive. The one-make Ginetta G50 Championship offers incredible GT racing.
The G50 was designed in-house by a team of experts with a vast array
of motorsport experience between them. Named the ‘G50’and was
released in 2008.
Its inspiration is based upon traditional
racing car methods but packaged in a new way. The engineering is
simple; the weight distribution has been carefully calculated.
Furthermore, available updates allow for competition in higher-level
series such as British GT, Britcar, Spanish GT and Belcar with
simple modifications to comply with regulations.
The championship will be contested over 20 rounds starting on the weekend of 4/5 April at Brands Hatch and concluding at Brands Hatch in October.
A calendar showing the dates and locations is to be found below.
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1 |
04 - 05 April |
Brands Hatch |
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2 |
04 - 05 April |
Brands Hatch |
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3 |
25 - 26 April |
Thruxton |
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4 |
25 - 26 April |
Thruxton |
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5 |
16 - 17 May |
Donington Park |
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6 |
16 - 17 May |
Donington Park |
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7 |
30 - 31 May |
Oulton Park |
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8 |
30 - 31 May |
Oulton Park |
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9 |
13 - 14 June |
Croft |
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10 |
13 - 14 June |
Croft |
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11 |
01 - 02 August |
Snetterton |
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12 |
01 - 02 August |
Snetterton |
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13 |
15 - 16 August |
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14 |
15 - 16 August |
Knockhill |
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15 |
29 - 30 August |
Silverstone |
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16 |
29 - 30 August |
Silverstone |
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17 |
19 - 20 September |
Rockingham |
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18 |
19 - 20 September |
Rockingham |
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19 |
03 - 04 October |
Brands Hatch |
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20 |
03 - 04 October |
Brands Hatch |
The Car
The G50 Cup Spec. car has a front-mid mounted Ford 3.5 litre V6 engine producing 300 BHP with a 6 speed Sequential gearbox driving the rear wheels which gives a stunning performance of 0-60 in 4.0 seconds and a top speed of over 160 mph.
It has a lightweight fibre glass body over a Ginetta space frame and weighs only 960kg.
At each corner of the car are Michelin slick tyres.
The Team
Paul is joined by former MX5 driver Joachim Ritter who acquired his G50 in 2008 and raced at Rockingham, Anglesey, Croft and Mallory Park amongst others.
Paul will be concentrating on the G50 Cup during 2009 but will mix this with the Ma5da MX5 Championship.
Throughout the season we will keep you informed of how the team progresses in this exciting new venture. News & details of all races can be found here
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