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2014 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2014 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 formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It was the eighth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 30 March 2014 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October 2014 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

Jack Mitchell claimed the championship title for JHR Developments, finishing 57 points clear of HHC Motorsport driver James Kellett, with Kellett's team-mate Lando Norris finishing a further 24 points behind, in third place. Mitchell had started the season strongly, winning the first four races and ultimately, six of the first eight races. He added one further victory during the season, at Silverstone, but his consistent finishing – top-seven finishes in all bar one race from the fifth meeting onwards – allowed him to clinch the title. Kellett and Norris finished the season with the form, as the HHC pair won 9 of the last 12 races of the season. Kellett won races at five successive meetings, while Norris took nine top-two finishes. Norris outscored Kellett by 464 to 459 on total points, however, Kellett had fewer points to drop than Norris and coupled with the latter's 21 penalty points, it was Kellett that finished runner-up. The only other drivers to win races were Dan Zelos of JHR Developments and TCR driver Jamie Caroline, who each won two races; Zelos finished fourth in the championship, while Caroline finished down in sixth place. JHR Developments also won the teams' championship, finishing 66 points clear of HHC Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
R & J Motorsport 8   Ben Pearson[1] All
42   Jonathan Hadfield[2] All
44   Ryan Hadfield[2] All
HHC Motorsport 11   Lando Norris All
13   James Kellett[3] All
21   William Taylforth[4] 1–5
Total Control Racing 6–7
17   Matt Chapman[5] All
23   Billy Monger 9–10
38   Jamie Caroline[6] All
JHR Developments 19   Jack Mitchell[7] All
27   Alex Sedgwick[8] All
45   Dan Zelos[9] All
55   Jamie Chadwick[10] All
66   Senna Proctor 3–10
Privateer 23   Billy Monger[11] 1–2, 4–8
39   Lewis Brown[12] 1–5, 9–10
46   Jack Rawles[13] 1–3
66   Senna Proctor 1–2
25   Flashman Finneran 2–7
Tollbar Racing 8–10
23   Billy Monger 3
33   Tom Brown 1, 4
39   Lewis Brown 6–8
46   Jack Rawles 4–10
Hillspeed 24   Harry Mailer[14] 1–6, 8–10
43   Pedro Cardoso[15] 1–5
88   Benjamin Wallace 6, 9–10
Team Dynomite 28   Tom Parker 1–3, 5
AMD Motorsport 31   Esmee Hawkey[16] 8–10
Dansport 77   Sebastian Perez 10

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		29 March   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
R2 30 March   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		19 April   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
R4 20 April   Jack Mitchell   Jamie Caroline   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		3 May   Ben Pearson   Jamie Caroline   Dan Zelos JHR Developments
R6 4 May   Jack Mitchell   James Kellett   Jamie Caroline TCR
4 R7 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire) 		8 June   Jack Mitchell   James Kellett   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
R8   Jack Mitchell   James Kellett   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		28 June   Lando Norris   Jack Mitchell   James Kellett HHC Motorsport
R10 29 June   Lando Norris   Ryan Hadfield   Lando Norris HHC Motorsport
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		2 August   Lando Norris   James Kellett   James Kellett HHC Motorsport
R12 3 August   Lando Norris   Jack Mitchell   Lando Norris HHC Motorsport
7 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		23 August   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris HHC Motorsport
R14 24 August   James Kellett   James Kellett   James Kellett HHC Motorsport
8 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		6 September   Lando Norris   James Kellett   Dan Zelos JHR Developments
R16 7 September   James Kellett   Lando Norris   James Kellett HHC Motorsport
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		28 September   James Kellett   Senna Proctor   Jack Mitchell JHR Developments
R18   James Kellett   Jamie Caroline   James Kellett HHC Motorsport
10 R19 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		11 October   Lando Norris   Jamie Caroline   Jamie Caroline TCR
R20 12 October   Lando Norris   Jamie Caroline   Lando Norris HHC Motorsport

Championship standings

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Drivers' championship

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A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1   Jack Mitchell 1 1 1 1 Ret 6 1 1 3 2 5 4 2 5 2 7 1 4 4 Ret 513 513
2   James Kellett 2 15 4 Ret 9 4 2 2 1 18 1 2 7 1 16 1 2 1 2 13 459 3 456
3   Lando Norris 6 10 2 2 Ret 10 DSQ 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 7 2 5 2 9 1 464 11 21 432
4   Dan Zelos 14 5 12 10 1 3 5 12 13 3 3 3 15 6 1 3 9 3 6 3 390 13 377
5   Ryan Hadfield 4 2 3 4 8 7 4 3 5 6 4 17 5 4 8 5 10 11 7 5 376 14 15 347
6   Jamie Caroline 8 Ret 6 3 2 1 3 DSQ Ret 8 DSQ 5 6 13 4 4 11 5 1 2 353 33 320
7   Ben Pearson 7 3 10 5 4 2 8 16 9 4 8 10 8 9 6 8 6 6 8 6 324 16 6 302
8   Jamie Chadwick 3 Ret 11 Ret 3 5 7 4 4 13 7 8 Ret 3 3 6 3 Ret 10 Ret 287 287
9   Jack Rawles 9 4 9 13 5 11 Ret 6 8 9 Ret 6 13 8 5 10 Ret 7 3 4 263 263
10   Alex Sedgwick 12 Ret 8 9 14 13 12 5 6 10 6 13 4 11 9 9 7 Ret 5 8 240 240
11   Jonathan Hadfield 5 6 5 7 10 17 DSQ 11 7 7 17 Ret 11 7 13 13 4 12 13 17 220 4 12 204
12   Senna Proctor 18 13 18 17 11 9 15 8 11 5 9 7 3 14 17 Ret Ret 8 Ret 7 186 186
13   Matt Chapman 10 9 19 Ret 7 8 10 10 10 12 11 11 14 10 11 11 15 15 14 10 185 2 9 174
14   William Taylforth 11 7 7 6 6 14 6 Ret 12 Ret 13 9 10 15 149 149
15   Billy Monger 13 16 14 14 13 Ret 11 9 17 Ret 10 14 9 17 10 15 13 9 16 12 146 146
16   Lewis Brown 15 11 16 12 17 15 Ret 17 14 14 12 Ret 12 12 12 12 8 13 15 9 143 143
17   Harry Mailer 17 14 17 15 15 18 Ret DNS 16 15 14 15 14 14 12 14 11 11 104 104
18   Flashman Finneran 20 16 16 16 14 14 DNS 16 15 16 16 16 18 17 17 10 12 18 90 90
19   Pedro Cardoso 19 8 13 8 12 12 9 13 Ret 11 86 10 76
20   Tom Parker 16 17 15 11 18 NC 15 17 38 38
21   Benjamin Wallace 16 12 14 Ret 17 14 32 32
22   Esmee Hawkey 15 16 16 16 19 15 29 29
23   Tom Brown Ret 12 13 15 23 6 17
24   Sebastian Perez 18 16 8 8
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Pearson Joins R & J Racing for Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Hadfield Brothers to Return to Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ^ "James Kellett Confirms Ginetta Junior Championship Entry for 2014". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. ^ "William Taylforth to Contest Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Matt Chapman Commits to Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Karting Champion Caroline Joins TCR for Ginetta Junior Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Jack Mitchell Set for Ginetta Junior Championship Return". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Alex Sedgwick Wins Ginetta Junior Scholarship for 2014". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Evergreen Marketing extends motorsport involvement". tyrepress. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Jamie Chadwick to Continue in Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Billy Monger Joins GGinetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Lewis Brown Graduates from Karting to Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Jack Rawles Returns to Ginetta Junior Championship with Tollbar". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Harry Mailer Joins Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Brazilian Karting Ace Cardoso Joins Hillspeed for Ginetta Junior". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Esmee Hawkey Joins Ginetta Junior Championship with AMD Tuning". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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