The 2023 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England. The championship includes a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that are conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.
The calendar was unveiled on 21 September 2022, and ran alongside the British GT Championship for the first time, as was previously run as part of the TOCA package. [1] [2]
Round | Circuit | Date | Map of circuit locations |
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1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) | 8–10 April | 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship (England) |
2 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 6–7 May | |
3 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 27–28 May | |
4 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix and National Circuits) | 2–4 June | |
5 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) | 17–18 June | |
6 | Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire | 22–23 July | |
7 | Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9–10 September | |
8 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 21–22 October | |
Source: [3] |
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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R Racing | 7 | Freddie Slater [4] | 1–6 |
19 | Mikey Porter [5] | All | |
27 | Thomas Ingram Hill | 8 | |
37 | Leo Robinson | 2–4 | |
48 | Luca Hopkinson [6] | All | |
51 | Edu Robinson | All | |
78 | Reza Seewooruthun [7] | All | |
Preptech UK | 16 | Thomas Spragg [8] | 1–5, 7–8 |
26 | Henry Joslyn [9] | 2–8 | |
74 | Alfie Davies | 4, 7–8 | |
84 | Brea Angliss | 7–8 | |
Elite Motorsport | 21 | Alisha Palmowski [10] | All |
22 | Nick Ellis | 7–8 | |
24 | McKenzie Douglass [11] | 1–2 | |
33 | Hugo Schwarze [12] | All | |
50 | Charlie Hart [13] | All | |
66 | Freddie Allum | 1–5 | |
Fox Motorsport | 23 | Holly Miall [14] | All |
24 | McKenzie Douglass | 3–7 | |
45 | Jack Robinson | 7–8 | |
47 | Harry Moss [15] | All | |
Xentek Motorsport | 31 | Felix Livesey [16] | 1–6 |
MDD Racing | 7–8 | ||
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 37 | Leo Robinson [17] | 1 |
84 | Brea Angliss [18] | 1–2 | |
Breakell Racing | 3–4 | ||
Assetto Motorsport | 38 | Finn Harrison | 1–7 |
90 | Chase Fernandez [19] | All | |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) | 8–10 April | Freddie Slater | Reza Seewooruthun | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater |
R2 | Freddie Slater | Hugo Schwarze | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R3 | Reza Seewooruthun | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | ||||
2 | R4 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 6–7 May | Freddie Slater | Leo Robinson | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater |
R5 | Freddie Slater | Reza Seewooruthun | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R6 | Hugo Schwarze | Leo Robinson | R Racing | Leo Robinson | ||||
3 | R7 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 26–27 May | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | Hugo Schwarze | Elite Motorsport | Hugo Schwarze |
R8 | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R9 | Chase Fernandez | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | ||||
4 | R10 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 2–4 June | Charlie Hart | Luca Hopkinson | Chase Fernandez | Assetto Motorsport | Chase Fernandez |
R11 | Freddie Slater | Hugo Schwarze | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R12 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (National Circuit) | Freddie Slater | Chase Fernandez | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | ||
R13 | Leo Robinson | Leo Robinson | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R14 | Hugo Schwarze | Chase Fernandez | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R15 | Hugo Schwarze | Freddie Slater | Chase Fernandez | Assetto Motorsport | Chase Fernandez | |||
5 | R16 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) | 17–18 June | Reza Seewooruthun | Hugo Schwarze | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater |
R17 | Freddie Slater | Luca Hopkinson | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R18 | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | ||||
6 | R19 | Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire | 22–23 July | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater |
R20 | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | R Racing | Freddie Slater | |||
R21 | Chase Fernandez | Chase Fernandez | Assetto Motorsport | Chase Fernandez | ||||
7 | R22 | Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9–10 September | Reza Seewooruthun | Hugo Schwarze | Reza Seewooruthun | R Racing | Reza Seewooruthun |
R23 | Reza Seewooruthun | Mikey Porter | Reza Seewooruthun | R Racing | Reza Seewooruthun | |||
R24 | Luca Hopkinson | Reza Seewooruthun | R Racing | Reza Seewooruthun | ||||
8 | R25 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 21–22 October | Hugo Schwarze | Chase Fernandez | Hugo Schwarze | Elite Motorsport | Hugo Schwarze |
R26 | Alisha Palmowski | Chase Fernandez | Reza Seewooruthun | R Racing | Reza Seewooruthun | |||
R27 | Alisha Palmowski | Chase Fernandez | E3SPORT | Chase Fernandez |
Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | R1 PP | FL |
35 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Driver | OUL | SIL1 | DON1 | SIL2 | SNE | CAD | BRA | DON1 | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Freddie Slater (R) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 642 | 642 | ||||||||
2 | Hugo Schwarze (R) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 607 | –15 | 592 | |
3 | Reza Seewooruthun (R) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 563 | 9 | -9 | 545 |
4 | Mikey Porter (R) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 545 | -6 | 539 | |
5 | Alisha Palmowski | Ret | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 498 | -6 | 492 | |
6 | Chase Fernandez (R) | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 494 | -6 | 488 | |
7 | Charlie Hart (R) | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 489 | -15 | 474 | |
8 | Finn Harrison (R) | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | DNS | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 361 | –27 | 334 | ||||
9 | McKenzie Douglass | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 310 | 310 | |||||
10 | Luca Hopkinson | 8 | 12 | Ret | DSQ | 11 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 311 | –12 | 299 | |
11 | Edu Robinson (R) | 13 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 260 | 260 | ||
12 | Henry Joslyn (R) | 9 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | NC | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 262 | –6 | 256 | ||||
13 | Thomas Spragg (R) | 11 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 247 | 247 | |||||
14 | Leo Robinson (R) | 15 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | WD | WD | 179 | 179 | ||||||||||||||
15 | Holly Miall (R) | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | DNS | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 156 | 156 | ||
16 | Felix Livesey (R) | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 159 | –27 | 132 | |
17 | Harry Moss (R) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 164 | -32 | 132 | |
18 | Brea Angliss (R) | 10 | 16 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | DNS | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 128 | 128 | ||||||||
19 | Freddie Allum (R) | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 128 | 128 | |||||||||||
20 | Alfie Davies (R) | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Nick Ellis (R) | Ret | 12 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 35 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Thomas Ingram Hill (R) | 9 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Jack Robinson (R) | 16 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [20] |
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