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 2018 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 30 September 2018 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
edit| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Motorsport | 7 |  Greg Johnson[1]
|
All |
| 17 | Louis Foster[2]
|
All | |
| 44 | Finley Green[3]
|
All | |
| 54 | Adam Smalley[4]
|
All | |
| 67 | James Hedley[4]
|
All | |
| 81 | Jonny Wilkinson[3]
|
1–8 | |
| Richardson Racing | 11 | Luke Browning[5]
|
All |
| 66 | James Taylor[6]
|
All | |
| 72 | Matt Luff
|
1–7 | |
| 99 | Emily Linscott[7]
|
All | |
| Total Control Racing | 14 | Daniel Gale
|
1–2, 10 |
| 24 | Theo Edgerton
|
10 | |
| 40 | Ethan Hawkey
|
1, 6, 8–10 | |
| 49 | Abbi Pulling[8]
|
1–3 | |
| 55 |  Ruben del Sarte[9]
|
All | |
| 87 | Patrick Kibble[9]
|
All | |
| Premiership Academy Racing[10] | 20 | Harry Dyson
|
8–10 |
| 95 | Ben O'Hare
|
All | |
| Douglas Motorsport | 23 | Lorcan Hanafin
|
5–7, 9–10 |
| 57 | Gus Burton
|
5–7, 9–10 | |
| Richardson Chassis Engineering[11] | 37 | Charlie McLeod
|
1–2 |
| WDE Motorsport[12] | 46 | Jamie Osborne
|
1–7, 9–10 |
| Privateers | 10 | Will Martin
|
All |
| 27 | Tom Emson
|
All | |
| 29 | Joel Pearson
|
7, 9–10 | |
| 77 | Conner Garlick
|
All |
Race Calendar
edit| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
7 April | Adam Smalley
|
Ruben del Sarte
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport |
| 8 April | Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing | ||
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
28 April | Adam Smalley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing |
| Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing | |||
| 29 April | Louis Foster
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
20 May | Adam Smalley
|
Finley Green
|
Patrick Kibble
|
TCR |
| Louis Foster
|
James Hedley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 4 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
9 June | Luke Browning
|
Adam Smalley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport |
| 10 June | Luke Browning
|
Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing | ||
| 5 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
23 June | Adam Smalley[N 1]
|
Adam Smalley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport |
| Adam Smalley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 24 June | Luke Browning
|
Finley Green
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
28 July | Louis Foster
|
Luke Browning
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing |
| Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing | |||
| 29 July | Adam Smalley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 7 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
11 August | James Hedley
|
James Hedley
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport |
| Luke Browning
|
Patrick Kibble
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 12 August | Louis Foster
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing | |||
| 8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
25 August | James Hedley
|
Luke Browning
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport |
| 26 August | Louis Foster
|
Luke Browning
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport | ||
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
15 September | Ruben del Sarte
|
Lorcan Hanafin
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport |
| Luke Browning
|
Gus Burton
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 16 September | Ethan Hawkey
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
29 September | James Hedley
|
Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Richardson Racing |
| Adam Smalley
|
Luke Browning
|
Adam Smalley
|
Elite Motorsport | |||
| 30 September | Ethan Hawkey
|
Louis Foster
|
Elite Motorsport |
Championship standings
edit| Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- 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 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Smalley
|
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 | Louis Foster (R)
|
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 | Luke Browning
|
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 | Patrick Kibble (R)
|
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 | Ruben del Sarte
|
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 | James Taylor (R)
|
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 | Greg Johnson
|
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 | James Hedley (R)
|
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 | Finley Green
|
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 | Jonny Wilkinson (R)
|
8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 241 | ||||||
| 11 | Tom Emson (R)
|
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 | Matt Luff
|
18 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 189 | ||||||||
| 13 | Lorcan Hanafin (R)
|
17 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 167 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Will Martin (R)
|
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 | Conner Garlick (R)
|
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 | Emily Linscott (R)
|
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 | Ben O'Hare (R)
|
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 | Ethan Hawkey (R)
|
10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 112 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Gus Burton (R)
|
11 | 18 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 108 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Jamie Osborne (R)
|
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 | Abbi Pulling (R)
|
9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Joel Pearson (R)
|
12 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Harry Dyson
|
11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Daniel Gale (R)
|
19 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Charlie McLeod (R)
|
20 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Theo Edgerton (R)
|
Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Elite Completes Six-Car Ginetta Junior Line-Up". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.