The 2011 Ginetta Junior Championship season was the ninth season of the Ginetta Junior Championship series for junior drivers aged 14 to 17. The series was based in the United Kingdom and gives aspiring racing drivers aged between 14 and 17 the chance to take their first steps up the motor racing ladder.
The 2011 season commenced on 3 April 2011 at Brands Hatch and concluded on 16 October 2011 at Silverstone, after twenty races to be held at ten meetings in support of the 2011 British Touring Car Championship.
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Hillspeed | 3 | Will Palmer [1] | 6, 9–10 |
25 | Struan Moore [2] | 1–8, 10 | |
31 | Seb Morris [2] | All | |
Beacon Racing | 5 | Niall Murray [3] | All |
FML | 7 | Jake Giddings [4] | All |
Privateer | 8 | Finlay Ractliffe | 2–3 |
71 | Max Coates [5] | All | |
Rollcentre | 12 | Eric Morris [6] | 1–4 |
TJ Motorsport | 14 | Declan Jones | 10 |
21 | George Gamble [7] | All | |
40 | Sennan Fielding [7] | All | |
84 | Brad Bailey [7] | All | |
Kelvin Jones Motorsport | 14 | Declan Jones [8] | 1–7 |
22 | Patrick McClughan [8] | 1–3 | |
Westbourne Motorsport | 14 | Declan Jones | 8–9 |
95 | Myles Collins [9] | 1–6 | |
Tollbar Racing with WIRED | 20 | Tom Howard [6] | All |
41 | William Foster [6] | All | |
HHC | 22 | Patrick McClughan [10] | 4–6, 8–10 |
54 | Andrew Watson | 10 | |
55 | Charlie Robertson [11] | All | |
79 | Michael Day [12] | 1–6 | |
95 | Myles Collins [13] | 7–9 | |
JHR | 33 | Ollie Chadwick | 2–10 |
34 | Christie Doran [14] | 7 |
All rounds were held in the United Kingdom. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 3 April | Jake Giddings | Charlie Robertson | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R2 | Seb Morris | Charlie Robertson | Seb Morris | Hillspeed | |||
2 | R3 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 16 April | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R4 | 17 April | Seb Morris | George Gamble | Seb Morris | Hillspeed | ||
3 | R5 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 30 April | George Gamble | Seb Morris | George Gamble | TJ Motorsport |
R6 | 1 May | George Gamble | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Hillspeed | ||
4 | R7 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 4 June | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R8 | 5 June | Seb Morris | Niall Murray | Seb Morris | Hillspeed | ||
5 | R9 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 19 June | Charlie Robertson | Charlie Robertson | George Gamble | TJ Motorsport |
R10 | Charlie Robertson | Seb Morris | Charlie Robertson | HHC Motorsport | |||
6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 7 August | Charlie Robertson | Charlie Robertson | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R12 | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Hillspeed | |||
7 | R13 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 3 September | George Gamble | Struan Moore | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R14 | 4 September | George Gamble | Struan Moore | George Gamble | TJ Motorsport | ||
8 | R15 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 17 September | Charlie Robertson | Charlie Robertson | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R16 | 18 September | Charlie Robertson | Sennan Fielding | Charlie Robertson | HHC Motorsport | ||
9 | R17 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 1 October | George Gamble | Sennan Fielding | Niall Murray | Beacon Racing |
R18 | 2 October | George Gamble | Niall Murray | Charlie Robertson | HHC Motorsport | ||
10 | R19 | Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire | 15 October | Brad Bailey | Brad Bailey | Sennan Fielding | TJ Motorsport |
R20 | 16 October | Brad Bailey | William Foster | Niall Murray | Beacon Racing |
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