2019 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2019 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured 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 was the thirteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, and the first with new title sponsor Michelin, commencing on 6 April 2019 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 13 October 2019 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.[1][2]
Teams and Drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Richardson Racing | 10 | Will Martin[3] | All |
25 | Casper Stevenson[4] | All | |
66 | James Taylor[5] | 1–6 | |
40 | Ethan Hawkey[6] | 6–10 | |
Total Control Racing | 11 | Will Rochford[7] | 1–5 |
40 | Ethan Hawkey[8] | 1–5 | |
54 | Theo Edgerton[9] | 1–6 | |
68 | Daniel Gale[8] | 1–5, 9–10 | |
75 | Haytham Qarajouli[8] | All | |
86 | Ethan Brooks[10][11][8] | 1–2, 4, 6–10 | |
Premiership Academy Racing | 20 | Harry Dyson | 1–5 |
37 | Charlie McLeod[8] | 1–2 | |
47 | Molly Dodd[8] | All | |
95 | Ben O'Hare | All | |
In2Racing | 21 | Josh Rattican[12] | 1–5 |
35 | Ben Kasperczak | 1–3 | |
55 | Roman Bilinski[13] | 1–2 | |
37 | Charlie McLeod | 3 | |
R Racing | 21 | Josh Rattican | 6–10 |
29 | Joel Pearson | 9–10 | |
51 | Zak O'Sullivan | 6–10 | |
70 | Aston Millar | 6, 9–10 | |
Douglas Motorsport | 22 | Bailey Voisin[14] | All |
23 | Lorcan Hanafin[15] | All | |
51 | Zak O'Sullivan[8] | 1–5 | |
57 | Gus Burton[16] | All | |
62 | Freddie Tomlinson[8] | All | |
Elite Motorsport | 16 | William Aspin | 6 |
17 | Tom Ward | 4, 6 | |
27 | Tom Emson[17] | 1–8 | |
29 | Joel Pearson[18] | 1–8 | |
52 | Suleiman Zanfari | 9–10 | |
66 | James Taylor | 7–10 | |
67 | James Hedley[19] | All | |
SVG Motorsport | 32 | Frankie Taylor[20] | 1–8 |
Team HARD | 9–10 | ||
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 55 | Roman Bilinski[21] | 3–7 |
99 | Zak Taylor | 7, 9–10 | |
Race Car Consultants | 59 | Nat Hodgkiss | 6, 10 |
Privateer | 35 | Ben Kasperczak[22] | 4–8 |
88 | Kieran Fuller | 9 |
Race Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner |
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1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
6 April | James Hedley | James Hedley | James Taylor | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
7 April | Zak O'Sullivan | James Hedley | Tom Emson | Elite Motorsport | Theo Edgerton | ||
2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
27 April | Roman Bilinski | James Hedley | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
28 April | Roman Bilinski | James Hedley | James Taylor | Richardson Racing | Theo Edgerton | ||
James Hedley | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan | ||||
3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
19 May | James Hedley | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
James Hedley | Zak O'Sullivan | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan | |||
4 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
15 June | Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead. | ||||
16 June | James Hedley | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson | ||
5 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
30 June | Will Martin | Ethan Hawkey | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
Will Martin | Will Martin | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson | |||
6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
3 August | Will Martin | Will Martin | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
James Hedley | Zak O'Sullivan | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson | |||
4 August | Zak O'Sullivan | Will Martin | Zak O'Sullivan | R Racing | Zak O'Sullivan | ||
Zak O'Sullivan | Zak O'Sullivan | R Racing | Zak O'Sullivan | ||||
7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
17 August | James Hedley | James Hedley | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
James Hedley | James Hedley | Zak O'Sullivan | R Racing | Zak O'Sullivan | |||
18 August | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan | |||
8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
14 September | Will Martin | Will Martin | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Casper Stevenson |
15 September | Will Martin | Zak O'Sullivan | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan | ||
Gus Burton | Lorcan Hanafin | Douglas Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan | ||||
9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
28 September | James Hedley | Lorcan Hanafin | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
29 September | James Hedley | Lorcan Hanafin | James Taylor | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan | ||
James Hedley | James Taylor | Elite Motorsport | Joel Pearson | ||||
10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
12 October | James Hedley | Will Martin | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Ethan Brooks |
James Hedley | Ethan Brooks | Lorcan Hanafin | Douglas Motorsport | Ethan Brooks | |||
13 October | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Ethan Brooks |
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 | THR1 | CRO | OUL | SNE | THR2 | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Points | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | James Hedley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | (Ret) | 1 | 1 | 3 | (17) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 680 |
2 | Zak O'Sullivan (R) | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | 8 | (11) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 591 |
3 | Will Martin | 6 | 8 | DNS | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 524 |
4 | Lorcan Hanafin | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | C | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 480 |
5 | James Taylor | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | C | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 461 |
6 | Casper Stevenson (R) | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 427 |
7 | Gustav Burton | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | C | 5 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 412 |
8 | Ethan Hawkey | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | C | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 319 |
9 | Josh Rattican (R) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | C | Ret | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 316 |
10 | Joel Pearson (R) | 13 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | C | 18 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 296 |
11 | Tom Emson | 8 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | C | 19 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 229 | ||||||
12 | Ethan Brooks (R) | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 209 | ||
13 | Bailey Voisin (R) | 16 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 161 |
14 | Theo Edgerton (R) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 9 | C | 6 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 158 | ||||||||||||
15 | Ben O'Hare | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 18 | 18 | C | Ret | 18 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 158 |
16 | Ben Kasperczak (R) | 21 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | 22 | Ret | C | 10 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 18 | 148 |
17 | Frankie Taylor (R) | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 19 | C | 14 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 124 |
18 | Freddie Tomlinson (R) | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 15 | C | 11 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 124 |
19 | Haytham Qarajouli (R) | DNS | 18 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 112 |
20 | Roman Bilinski | DNS | 11 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | 13 | 6 | C | 20 | 8 | DNS | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 87 | |||||||||
21 | Daniel Gale (R) | 14 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | C | Ret | 10 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 67 | ||||||||||
22 | Molly Dodd (R) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | C | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 66 |
23 | Harry Dyson | 10 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 11 | C | Ret | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Aston Millar (R) | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Will Rochford (R) | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 21 | C | 16 | 17 | Ret | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Charlie McLeod (R) | 17 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Suleiman Zanfari (R) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Nat Hodgkiss (R) | Ret | DNS | DNS | 13 | 14 | 14 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Zak Taylor (R) | 15 | 15 | Ret | 21 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Tom Ward (R) | C | Ret | Ret | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | William Aspin (R) | 20 | Ret | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Kieran Fuller (R) | 20 | 18 | DSQ | 4 |
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