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

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
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
Source:[3]

Teams and drivers

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

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 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

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

Pos Driver OUL SIL1 DON1 SIL2 SNE CAD BRH DON2 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

  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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