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2023 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2023 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England. The championship includes a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that are conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.

Calendar

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The calendar was unveiled on 21 September 2022, and ran alongside the British GT Championship for the first time, as was previously run as part of the TOCA package.[1][2]

Round Circuit Date Map of circuit locations
1   Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) 8–10 April
2023 Ginetta Junior Championship (England)
2   Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) 6–7 May
3   Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) 27–28 May
4   Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix and National Circuits) 2–4 June
5   Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) 17–18 June
6   Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire 22–23 July
7   Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) 9–10 September
8   Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) 21–22 October
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Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Rounds
R Racing 7   Freddie Slater[4] 1–6
19   Mikey Porter[5] All
27   Thomas Ingram Hill 8
37   Leo Robinson 2–4
48   Luca Hopkinson[6] All
51   Edu Robinson All
78   Reza Seewooruthun[7] All
Preptech UK 16   Thomas Spragg[8] 1–5, 7–8
26   Henry Joslyn[9] 2–8
74   Alfie Davies 4, 7–8
84   Brea Angliss 7–8
Elite Motorsport 21   Alisha Palmowski[10] All
22   Nick Ellis 7–8
24   McKenzie Douglass[11] 1–2
33   Hugo Schwarze[12] All
50   Charlie Hart[13] All
66   Freddie Allum 1–5
Fox Motorsport 23   Holly Miall[14] All
24   McKenzie Douglass 3–7
45   Jack Robinson 7–8
47   Harry Moss[15] All
Xentek Motorsport 31   Felix Livesey[16] 1–6
MDD Racing 7–8
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport 37   Leo Robinson[17] 1
84   Brea Angliss[18] 1–2
Breakell Racing 3–4
Assetto Motorsport 38   Finn Harrison 1–7
90   Chase Fernandez[19] All

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Oulton Park, Cheshire
(International Circuit) 		8–10 April   Freddie Slater   Reza Seewooruthun   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R2   Freddie Slater   Hugo Schwarze   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R3   Reza Seewooruthun   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
2 R4 Silverstone, Northamptonshire
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		6–7 May   Freddie Slater   Leo Robinson   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R5   Freddie Slater   Reza Seewooruthun   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R6   Hugo Schwarze   Leo Robinson R Racing   Leo Robinson
3 R7 Donington Park, Leicestershire
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		26–27 May   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater   Hugo Schwarze Elite Motorsport   Hugo Schwarze
R8   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R9   Chase Fernandez   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
4 R10 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		2–4 June   Charlie Hart   Luca Hopkinson   Chase Fernandez Assetto Motorsport   Chase Fernandez
R11   Freddie Slater   Hugo Schwarze   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R12 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
(National Circuit) 		  Freddie Slater   Chase Fernandez   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R13   Leo Robinson   Leo Robinson   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R14   Hugo Schwarze   Chase Fernandez   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R15   Hugo Schwarze   Freddie Slater   Chase Fernandez Assetto Motorsport   Chase Fernandez
5 R16 Snetterton, Norfolk
(300 Circuit) 		17–18 June   Reza Seewooruthun   Hugo Schwarze   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R17   Freddie Slater   Luca Hopkinson   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R18   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
6 R19 Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire 22–23 July   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R20   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater   Freddie Slater R Racing   Freddie Slater
R21   Chase Fernandez   Chase Fernandez Assetto Motorsport   Chase Fernandez
7 R22 Brands Hatch, Kent
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		9–10 September   Reza Seewooruthun   Hugo Schwarze   Reza Seewooruthun R Racing   Reza Seewooruthun
R23   Reza Seewooruthun   Mikey Porter   Reza Seewooruthun R Racing   Reza Seewooruthun
R24   Luca Hopkinson   Reza Seewooruthun R Racing   Reza Seewooruthun
8 R25 Donington Park, Leicestershire
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		21–22 October   Hugo Schwarze   Chase Fernandez   Hugo Schwarze Elite Motorsport   Hugo Schwarze
R26   Alisha Palmowski   Chase Fernandez   Reza Seewooruthun R Racing   Reza Seewooruthun
R27   Alisha Palmowski   Chase Fernandez E3SPORT   Chase Fernandez

Championship standings

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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

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Pos Driver OUL SIL1 DON1 SIL2 SNE CAD BRA DON1 Total Drop Pen. Points
1   Freddie Slater (R) 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 642 642
2   Hugo Schwarze (R) 3 2 2 8 2 4 1 10 3 8 2 5 3 7 2 4 4 5 6 5 Ret 2 5 4 1 6 4 607 –15 592
3   Reza Seewooruthun (R) 4 6 4 4 3 5 7 5 9 4 10 12 12 9 12 2 8 3 8 7 7 1 1 1 2 1 2 563 9 -9 545
4   Mikey Porter (R) 5 10 5 6 9 6 Ret 4 2 3 4 2 5 2 6 8 2 2 2 8 2 5 3 6 Ret 4 5 545 -6 539
5   Alisha Palmowski Ret 3 9 2 5 2 2 7 Ret 9 3 4 11 6 10 10 9 7 3 6 10 3 2 2 4 2 8 498 -6 492
6   Chase Fernandez (R) 9 8 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret 9 Ret 1 5 8 2 4 1 3 6 8 7 3 1 9 6 3 5 3 1 494 -6 488
7   Charlie Hart (R) 2 5 Ret 3 6 9 9 3 4 Ret 6 6 6 5 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 11 4 5 6 9 6 489 -15 474
8   Finn Harrison (R) 7 4 3 Ret 8 12 6 Ret DNS 2 8 9 4 3 5 9 3 DNS 11 2 6 10 10 8 361 –27 334
9   McKenzie Douglass 6 7 6 5 7 Ret 3 6 Ret Ret 9 10 7 10 7 11 7 6 9 9 4 6 Ret 9 310 310
10   Luca Hopkinson 8 12 Ret DSQ 11 7 Ret 2 5 12 Ret 3 9 12 15 12 10 12 10 10 8 4 9 7 Ret 7 7 311 –12 299
11   Edu Robinson (R) 13 13 10 Ret 12 14 Ret 15 8 10 14 13 10 14 11 5 11 10 13 12 12 Ret 7 10 8 12 3 260 260
12   Henry Joslyn (R) 9 15 8 Ret 8 6 7 17 11 Ret 18 8 7 13 9 4 11 5 7 NC 12 11 5 11 262 –6 256
13   Thomas Spragg (R) 11 9 Ret 7 Ret 11 10 12 7 13 12 14 8 8 9 13 12 11 8 8 11 3 8 Ret 247 247
14   Leo Robinson (R) 15 11 7 14 4 1 4 Ret 11 5 7 7 Ret WD WD 179 179
15   Holly Miall (R) 14 17 13 13 Ret 18 12 14 14 17 18 16 16 15 14 16 15 13 15 15 DNS 15 15 17 13 15 10 156 156
16   Felix Livesey (R) Ret 15 Ret 11 14 16 Ret 13 10 14 13 17 14 11 17 Ret 16 14 12 13 9 14 Ret 15 12 10 Ret 159 –27 132
17   Harry Moss (R) 16 14 12 12 Ret 15 11 11 12 16 15 Ret 15 17 18 16 17 15 14 14 11 Ret 14 16 15 11 16 164 -32 132
18   Brea Angliss (R) 10 16 11 15 Ret 17 13 DNS 13 15 16 15 17 Ret Ret 12 13 13 7 14 12 128 128
19   Freddie Allum (R) 12 Ret 8 10 13 13 8 16 Ret 11 11 18 13 16 13 14 14 16 128 128
20   Alfie Davies (R) 18 Ret Ret 18 13 16 13 11 Ret 10 13 13 66 66
21   Nick Ellis (R) Ret 12 14 14 Ret 9 35 35
22   Thomas Ingram Hill (R) 9 17 14 23 23
23   Jack Robinson (R) 16 Ret 18 Ret 16 15 19 19
Source:[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Ginetta expands British GT support series commitment from 2023". britishgt.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Graham (21 September 2022). "Ginetta In New Partnership with SRO, Switches Championships from TOCA Package (Updated)". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ginetta Announce Provisional 2023 Race Calendar". Ginetta.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Freddie Slater to race for R Racing in 2023 season". Ginetta.com. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Junior Winter Series Rookie Vice Champion, Mikey Porter signs with R Racing in 2023". Ginetta.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Junior driver Luca Hopkinson returns to the Championship with R Racing". Ginetta.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Reza Seewooruthun joins R Racing for his first full season in the Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Tom Spragg joins Preptech for his first year of racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Henry Joslyn joins Preptech for his first Ginetta Junior Championship season". Ginetta.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Former Ginetta Junior Scholarship Winner Alisha Palmowski Joins Elite Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  11. ^ "McKenzie Douglass returns to the Ginetta Junior grid for his second season of racing with Elite Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Hugo Schwarze embarks on Rookie Ginetta Junior Campaign with Elite Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Charlie Hart Joins Elite For Maiden Ginetta Junior Campaign". Ginetta.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Holly Miall joins Fox Motorsport for rookie Ginetta Junior campaign". Ginetta.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Fox Motorsport launch 2023 Ginetta Junior campaign with Harry Moss". Ginetta.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Felix Livesey makes Ginetta Junior debut with Xentek Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Leo Robinson to make Ginetta Junior debut with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Brea Angliss to make Ginetta Junior Championship debut season with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  19. ^ "2023 Junior Scholarship Winner Chase Fernandez To Race With Assetto Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  20. ^ "2023 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship - Championship Standings" (PDF). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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