2020 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2020 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship will be 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 will be the fourteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 1 August at Donington Park and concluding on 15 November at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after nine meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[1]
2020 Ginetta Junior Championship | |||
Previous: | 2019 | Next: | 2021 |
2019 ToCA Tour: 2020 British Touring Car Championship 2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2020 F4 British Championship 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2020 Mini Challenge UK |
Teams and Drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Total Control Racing | 11 | 1–2 | |
52 | 1–2 | ||
Elite Motorsport | 14 | 1–2 | |
16 | 1–2 | ||
18 | 1–2 | ||
34 | 1–2 | ||
46 | 1–2 | ||
77 | 1–2 | ||
Richardson Racing[9] | 19 | 1–2 | |
23 | 1–2 | ||
41 | 1–2 | ||
R Racing | 21 | 1–2 | |
22 | 1–2 | ||
29 | 1–2 | ||
62 | 1–2 | ||
70 | 1–2 | ||
Privateer | 30 | 1–2 | |
Fox Motorsport | 48 | 1–2 | |
Assetto Motorsport | 88 | 2 | |
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 99 | 1–2 |
Race Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 1 August | R Racing | ||||
Richardson Racing | |||||||
2 August | Richardson Racing | ||||||
2 | Brands Hatch (GP Circuit, Kent) |
8 August | R Racing | ||||
R Racing | |||||||
9 August | Elite Motorsport | ||||||
3 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
29 August | |||||
30 August | |||||||
4 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
19 September | |||||
20 September | |||||||
5 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26 September | |||||
27 September | |||||||
6 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
10 October | |||||
11 October | |||||||
7 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
24 October | |||||
25 October | |||||||
8 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
14 November | |||||
15 November |
Calendar Changes
The Ginetta Junior Championship will not support every round of the British Touring Car Championship in 2020. The series will miss the third round of the BTCC season, Oulton Park.[1]
References
- "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- Paice, Simon (July 28, 2020). "2020 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship, Round One, Donington Park". Ginetta. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- "Elite Motorsport announces third driver". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "William Aspin completes Elite Motorsport's 2020 line-up". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "Elite Motorsport adds Seb Hopkins to 2020 line-up". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "Elite signs Daniel Ricciardo Series Rookie winner William Vincent". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "Spanish racer Tommy Pintos joins Elite for 2020 campaign". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "Richardson confirms 2020 entry, joins Porsche Carrera Cup". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- Paice, Simon (March 4, 2020). "Richardson Racing Enter Rookie Trio Into Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- Paice, Simon (February 12, 2020). "R Racing Confirm Five Drivers For Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- Paice, Simon (March 25, 2020). "Fox Motorsport Return To Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved August 1, 2020.