Ginetta Junior Championship

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Ginetta Junior Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship.jpg
Category One-make racing by Ginetta
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Inaugural season2003
Constructors Ginetta
Engine suppliers Ford Zetec
Drivers' champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Millar
Official website Ginetta Junior Website
Motorsport current event.svg Current season
The previous Ginetta Junior car, the G20. Joshua Hill Oulton Park (Old Hall Corner).JPG
The previous Ginetta Junior car, the G20.
Ginetta G40 racing cars of Ollie and Jamie Chadwick at Thruxton, Hampshire. GinettaG40.jpg
Ginetta G40 racing cars of Ollie and Jamie Chadwick at Thruxton, Hampshire.

The Ginetta Junior Championship is a one-make racing series based in the United Kingdom. From the 2010 season teams use the Ginetta G40, having previously used the Ginetta G20.

Contents

The cars use sealed Ford Zetec 1.8-litre engines, and feature tubular steel chassis, fully integral FIA approved roll cages and fibre-glass shells which ensure safe, controlled racing.

Race weekend

Meetings are usually made up of two 15-minute races. The starting grids for the two races are determined by a 15-minute qualifying session. Each driver's fastest lap in this session sets their starting position for the first race, whilst their second fastest lap sets their starting position for race two.

Champions

SeasonChampionWinter SeriesScholarship
2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Newton
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Harrison
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore
Hepworth International
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli
Muzz Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Hill
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Moore
Tockwith Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Williamson
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Ingram
Hillspeed
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Seb Morris
2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Seb Morris
Hillspeed
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Gamble Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson
HHC Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Woodhead Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Basey-Fisher
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Woodhead
HHC Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Kellett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Chadwick
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Mitchell
JHR Developments
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Caroline Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Sedgwick
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Caroline
HHC Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Middleton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Middleton
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Tregurtha
HHC Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Priaulx Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Harper
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gamble
JHR Developments/Elite Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Smalley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Smalley
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Smalley
Elite Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Taylor
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley
Elite Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ethan Brooks
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Lebbon
Elite Motorsport
cancelled Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Lebbon
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Millar
R Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Rowledge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maurice Henry, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert de Haan [1]
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Rowledge
R Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alisha Palmowski [2]
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater
R Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jude Peters [3]

Notable alumni

DriverGinetta JuniorsNotable Success
Nigel Moore 2007 Champion 2019 European Le Mans Series Runner-up
Dino Zamparelli 2008 Champion3-time Porsche Carrera Cup GB Vice-Champion
Sarah Moore 2009 Champion2018 Britcar Endurance Champion, 2019 W Series driver
Tom Ingram 2010 Champion2-time BTCC Independents Champion
Seb Morris 2011 Champion 2017 British GT3 Champion
Sennan Fielding 2011 Scholarship Winner 2019 British GT4 driver
Charlie Robertson2012 Champion2019 Ginetta factory LMP1 driver
Jamie Chadwick 2013 Scholarship Winner 2021 W Series Champion
Will Palmer 2013 Front-Runner2015 Autosport BRDC Award winner
Jack Mitchell 2014 Champion 2018 British GT4 Champion
James Kellett2014 Vice-Champion2-time Ginetta GT5 Challenge Champion
Lando Norris 2014 Rookie Champion 2024 McLaren F1 driver
Jamie Caroline 2015 Champion 2017 British F4 Champion
Will Tregurtha2016 Champion 2017 British GT4 Champion
Stuart Middleton2016 Vice-Champion 2017 British GT4 Champion
Daniel Harper 2016 Rookie Champion 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Champion
Sebastian Priaulx 2016 Winter Series Winner 2019 British GT4 Runner-up
Tom Gamble 2017 Champion2018 Autosport BRDC Award winner
Kiern Jewiss2017 Rookie Champion 2018 British F4 Champion

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