The 2024 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.
All rounds are scheduled to run alongside the British GT Championship apart from the round at Anglesey.
Round | Circuit | Date | |
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1 | ![]() | 30 March – 1 April | |
2 | ![]() | 27–28 April | |
3 | ![]() | 25–26 May | |
4 | ![]() | 29–30 June | |
5 | ![]() | 13–14 July | |
6 | ![]() | 17–18 August | |
7 | ![]() | 7–8 September | |
8 | ![]() | 28–29 September | |
Source: [1] |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) | 30 March – 1 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Elite Motorsport | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | Elite Motorsport | ![]() | ||||
2 | R1 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 27 – 28 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Preptech UK | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
3 | R1 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 25 – 26 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Preptech UK | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Preptech UK | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
4 | R1 | Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey | 29 – 30 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
5 | R1 | Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) | 13 – 14 July | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | ||||
6 | R1 | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (National Circuit) | 17 – 18 August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | Elite Motorsport | ![]() | ||||
7 | R1 | Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) | 7 – 8 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Fox Motorsport | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | R Racing | ![]() |
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 | ANG | SNE | SIL2 | DON2 | BRA | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | DNS | 628 | 12 | -9 | 607 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 605 | 6 | -9 | 590 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 568 | 11 | 557 | |
4 | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | DSQ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 565 | 17 | -12 | 536 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 503 | 503 | ||
6 | ![]() | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 502 | 6 | -6 | 490 |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 421 | 6 | 415 | |
8 | ![]() | 15 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 283 | 4 | -9 | 270 |
9 | ![]() | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 251 | 6 | -9 | 242 | |||
10 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 21 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 229 | -6 | 223 | |
11 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 220 | 7 | 213 | |
12 | ![]() | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 211 | -6 | 211 | |
13 | ![]() | 14 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 195 | 195 | |||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 11 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 19 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | DSQ | 11 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 194 | -12 | 182 | |
15 | ![]() | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 162 | 162 | ||
16 | ![]() | 13 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 166 | -15 | 151 | |
17 | ![]() | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 142 | 142 | ||
18 | ![]() | 9 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 21 | 16 | 16 | 124 | 124 | ||||||||
19 | ![]() | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 118 | -6 | 112 | ||||||||||
20 | ![]() | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 82 | ||
21 | ![]() | 19 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | DNS | 17 | 73 | -9 | 64 | |
22 | ![]() | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | ||
23 | ![]() | 18 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 38 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | ![]() | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
25 | ![]() | 23 | 19 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | DSQ | 21 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | ![]() | Ret | 24 | DNS | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | WD | WD | WD | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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 | SIL | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 5 | 90 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 1 | 85 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 82 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 2 | 72 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72 |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 6 | 48 |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 11 | 46 |
8 | ![]() | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
9 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
10 | ![]() | 14 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
11 | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
12 | ![]() | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
13 | ![]() | 12 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
14 | ![]() | 13 | Ret | 13 | 16 |
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