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 | ![]() | 8–10 April | 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship (England) |
2 | ![]() | 6–7 May | |
3 | ![]() | 27–28 May | |
4 | ![]() | 2–4 June | |
5 | ![]() | 17–18 June | |
6 | ![]() | 22–23 July | |
7 | ![]() | 9–10 September | |
8 | ![]() | 21–22 October | |
Source: [3] |
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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R Racing | 7 | ![]() | 1–6 |
19 | ![]() | All | |
27 | ![]() | 8 | |
37 | ![]() | 2–4 | |
48 | ![]() | All | |
51 | ![]() | All | |
78 | ![]() | All | |
Preptech UK | 16 | ![]() | 1–5, 7–8 |
26 | ![]() | 2–8 | |
74 | ![]() | 4, 7–8 | |
84 | ![]() | 7–8 | |
Elite Motorsport | 21 | ![]() | All |
22 | ![]() | 7–8 | |
24 | ![]() | 1–2 | |
33 | ![]() | All | |
50 | ![]() | All | |
66 | ![]() | 1–5 | |
Fox Motorsport | 23 | ![]() | All |
24 | ![]() | 3–7 | |
45 | ![]() | 7–8 | |
47 | ![]() | All | |
Xentek Motorsport | 31 | ![]() | 1–6 |
MDD Racing | 7–8 | ||
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 37 | ![]() | 1 |
84 | ![]() | 1–2 | |
Breakell Racing | 3–4 | ||
Assetto Motorsport | 38 | ![]() | 1–7 |
90 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
2 | R4 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 6–7 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R6 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
3 | R7 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 26–27 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Elite Motorsport | ![]() |
R8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R9 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
4 | R10 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 2–4 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Assetto Motorsport | ![]() |
R11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R12 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (National Circuit) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||
R13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R14 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R15 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Assetto Motorsport | ![]() | |||
5 | R16 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) | 17–18 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R18 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
6 | R19 | Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire | 22–23 July | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R21 | ![]() | ![]() | Assetto Motorsport | ![]() | ||||
7 | R22 | Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9–10 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R24 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
8 | R25 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 21–22 October | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Elite Motorsport | ![]() |
R26 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R27 | ![]() | ![]() | E3SPORT | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 642 | 642 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 15 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | WD | WD | 179 | 179 | ||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 10 | 16 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | DNS | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 128 | 128 | ||||||||
19 | ![]() | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 128 | 128 | |||||||||||
20 | ![]() | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | ![]() | Ret | 12 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 35 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | ![]() | 9 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | 16 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [20] |
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