2018 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2018 Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It is the twelfth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 8 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after 25 races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Elite Motorsport | 7 | All | |
17 | All | ||
44 | All | ||
54 | All | ||
67 | All | ||
81 | 1–8 | ||
Richardson Racing | 11 | All | |
66 | All | ||
72 | 1–7 | ||
99 | All | ||
Total Control Racing | 14 | 1–2, 10 | |
24 | 10 | ||
40 | 1, 6, 8–10 | ||
49 | 1–3 | ||
55 | All | ||
87 | All | ||
Premiership Academy Racing[10] | 20 | 8–10 | |
95 | All | ||
Douglas Motorsport | 23 | 5–7, 9–10 | |
57 | 5–7, 9–10 | ||
Richardson Chassis Engineering[11] | 37 | 1–2 | |
WDE Motorsport[12] | 46 | 1–7, 9–10 | |
Privateers | 10 | All | |
27 | All | ||
29 | 7, 9–10 | ||
77 | All | ||
Race Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
7 April | Elite Motorsport | |||
8 April | Richardson Racing | |||||
2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
28 April | Richardson Racing | |||
Richardson Racing | ||||||
29 April | Elite Motorsport | |||||
3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
20 May | TCR | |||
Elite Motorsport | ||||||
4 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
9 June | Elite Motorsport | |||
10 June | Richardson Racing | |||||
5 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
23 June | Elite Motorsport | |||
Elite Motorsport | ||||||
24 June | Elite Motorsport | |||||
6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
28 July | Richardson Racing | |||
Richardson Racing | ||||||
29 July | Elite Motorsport | |||||
7 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
11 August | Elite Motorsport | |||
Elite Motorsport | ||||||
12 August | Richardson Racing | |||||
8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
25 August | Elite Motorsport | |||
26 August | Elite Motorsport | |||||
9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
15 September | Elite Motorsport | |||
Elite Motorsport | ||||||
16 September | Elite Motorsport | |||||
10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
29 September | Richardson Racing | |||
Elite Motorsport | ||||||
30 September | Elite Motorsport |
Championship standings
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 |
Drivers' championship
- A driver's best 24 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 679 | |
2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 671 | |
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 654 | |
4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 496 | |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 425 | |
6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 414 | |
7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 357 | |
8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 356 | |
9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 315 | |
10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 241 | |||||||
11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 217 | |
12 | 18 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 189 | |||||||||
13 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 167 | ||||||||||||
14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 9 | 9 | 166 | |
15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 164 | |
16 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 159 | |
17 | 14 | 20 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 123 | |
18 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 112 | ||||||||||||||
19 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 108 | ||||||||||||
20 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | DNS | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 100 | |||
21 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 19 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
Notes
- Ruben del Sarte qualified fastest but was handed a grid penalty for an infraction from the previous round. Adam Smalley, who was the next fastest qualifier, thus started on pole position.
References
- "Elite Motorsport Announces Johnson for 2018 Ginetta Junior Campaign". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "Foster Continues with Elite Motorsport". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Elite Completes Six-Car Ginetta Junior Line-Up". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "Smalley and Green Continue with Elite Motorsport". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Browning to Continue with Richardson Racing". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Scholarship Winner Taylor Joins Richardson Racing". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Linscott Joins Richardson Racing for 2018 Ginetta Junior Campaign". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "KARTING CHAMPION PULLING JOINS TCR FOR GINETTA JUNIOR CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "TCR Confirms Two Drivers for Ginetta Junior Return". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Hard Eye Ginetta Junior Entry As Part of New Academy". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Richardson Chassis Engineering Makes Ginetta Junior Return". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Clio Squad WDE Motorsport Enter Ginetta Juniors". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.