G40 Cup
The competition for newly-qualified drivers
Eligible for the G40 Cup series as well as numerous MSA championships, the G40 Cup car is an evolution of the G40 GRDC car, upgraded to allow drivers to extract more from the platform, and themselves.
Top speed
125
MPH
Engine capacity
1.8
ltr
max power
135
bhp
weight
840
kg
The car
The G40 Cup Car
An evolution of our G40 GRDC car, the G40 Cup car adds slick tyres to an already compelling platform.
- Sealed Ford 1800cc 4-cylinder Zetec producing 135bhp
- Ginetta throttle body
- VBOX OLED display
- Schroth harnesses
- Tillett seat
- T45 tubular chassis and integral safety cage built to FIA standards
- FIA approved driver’s seat and harnesses
- ATL 45 litre FIA approved fuel cell
- Performance 5 speed syncro-mesh gearbox
- Sealed Quaife ATB differential
- Controlled slick racing tyres
- Controlled adjustable damper
- Rear wing
- 7” x 17” wheels
- Two camera V-box logging system
- Internal soundproofing
- Air conditioning
The package
The 2021 G40 Cup Series
The ideal springboard to propel you quickly up the Ginetta ladder, running alongside the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, the G40 Cup boasts large grids of competitive, single-make racing on the UK’s best GP circuits, for competitors of similar driving ability and experience. Running as a support series to the prestigious British GT Championship, the G40 Cup offers excellent exposure in a high profile paddock for a fraction of the cost.
- 18 round championship
- Seven race weekends as part of the British GT and BTCC calendar
- Complementary hospitality at all events
- Ginetta parts and technical support at every round
- Post event TV coverage
- Post event race report across motorsport press
- Tight technical controls to ensure parity between cars
- PR and social media guidance
- Ginetta Track Pack Membership
- 50% discount on 1 x 3 Hour session with coaching at our in-house simulator, SIMTrack Driver Performance Centre
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2021 Calendar
Championship Launch Day - Silverstone - Thursday 18 March
Thruxton (BTCC) - 08 / 09 May
Brands Hatch GP (British GT) - 22 / 23 May
Silverstone GP (British GT) - 26 / 27 June
Donington Park GP (British GT) - 10 / 11 July
Snetterton (British GT) - 07 / 08 August
Croft (BTCC) - 18 / 19 September
Donington Park GP (British GT) - 16 / 17 October -
Friday
Optional testing
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Saturday and Sunday
1 x 20 minute qualifying
3 weekends - 3 x 20 minute races
3 weekends - 2 x 20 minute races
1 weekend - 2 x 25 minute races
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Overall
Free entry into 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge
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Runner-up
Half Price entry into 2022 Ginetta GT5 Challenge
The G40 Cup Car Gallery
I've completed a full season of racing and I am no longer classed as a 'novice'. Now I feel ready to move up to the G40 Cup. None of this would have happened without Ginetta making it easy to get involved in motorsport through the GRDC.
David Holloway
G40 Cup Driver, 2017
