Ginetta G40

Ginetta G40
Piranha Motorsport's Ginetta G40 at Britcar 24 Hours 2011.
Overview
Manufacturer	Ginetta Cars
Production	2010-
Assembly	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Front-engine, RWD
Powertrain
Engine	Mazda MZR 2 litre I4 (road version) Ford Zetec 1.8 litre I4 (race version)
Transmission	Mazda 6-speed manual (road version) 5-speed manual (early race versions) Quaife 6-speed sequential manual (later race versions)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,250 mm (88.6 in)
Length	3,748 mm (147.6 in)
Width	1,642 mm (64.6 in)
Height	1,045 mm (41.1 in)
Kerb weight	795 kg (1,753 lb) (road version) 800 kg (1,764 lb)-850 kg (1,874 lb) (race version)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ginetta G50 (road version) Ginetta G20 (race version)

The Ginetta G40 is a specialist sports car, which has been built by Ginetta Cars since 2010. It is available in two versions; a road-going version, named the G40R, and the race version, the G40, which is available in two specifications; one of which is the G40 Challenge, the other is the G40 Junior, which were designed for the Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the Ginetta Junior Championship respectively. The G40 replaced the Ginetta G20 race car, and also replaced the road version of the Ginetta G50.

The Ginetta G40 Challenge was introduced in 2010, supplementing the Ginetta G20 in the one-make Ginetta GT5 Challenge. At launch, the car used a 1.8-litre Ford Zetec-based inline-four engine, producing 140 hp (104 kW; 142 PS), and using a 5-speed gearbox, with the car weighing 850 kg (1,874 lb). The car was available in 2010 for £24,950, plus VAT, and featured 280mm discs all round. The most recent versions produce 165 hp (123 kW; 167 PS), and weigh 800 kg (1,764 lb), using 6-speed Quaife sequential gearboxes. It received Autosport's National Car of the Year Award for 2010, two years after the G50 had received the same award.

In addition to the Ginetta Junior Championship, the G40 has been entered in the Britcar series. In the latter series, it won its class at the Britcar 24 Hours, held at the Silverstone Circuit on its debut in 2010, and finished 12th overall, driven by the works Team LNT team's drivers Lawrence Tomlinson, Mike Simpson, Steve Linn and Nigel Moore, also proving to be the fastest Ginetta, as it finished one place ahead of a GT4-class Ginetta G50. At the 2011 edition of the race, the top G40 finished 26th overall, and fourth in class; this time entered by Rollcentre Racing, and driven by Richard Skyes, Jake Rattenbury, Brian Saunders and Mark Davies. In 2012, a G40 once again finished 12th overall, and fourth in class; this time, driven by Piranha Motorsport's Simon Mason, Rory Bryant, Ryan Ratcliffe and Chris Bialan.