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

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Richardson Racing10 Will Martin[3]All
25 Casper Stevenson[4]All
66 James Taylor[5]1–6
40 Ethan Hawkey[6]6–10
Total Control Racing11 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 Racing20 Harry Dyson1–5
37 Charlie McLeod[8]1–2
47 Molly Dodd[8]All
95 Ben O'HareAll
In2Racing21 Josh Rattican[12]1–5
35 Ben Kasperczak1–3
55 Roman Bilinski[13]1–2
37 Charlie McLeod3
R Racing21 Josh Rattican6–10
29 Joel Pearson9–10
51 Zak O'Sullivan6–10
70 Aston Millar6, 9–10
Douglas Motorsport22 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 Motorsport16 William Aspin6
17 Tom Ward4, 6
27 Tom Emson[17]1–8
29 Joel Pearson[18]1–8
52 Suleiman Zanfari9–10
66 James Taylor7–10
67 James Hedley[19]All
SVG Motorsport32 Frankie Taylor[20]1–8
Team HARD9–10
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport55 Roman Bilinski[21]3–7
99 Zak Taylor7, 9–10
Race Car Consultants59 Nat Hodgkiss6, 10
Privateer35 Ben Kasperczak[22]4–8
88 Kieran Fuller9

Race Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamRookie Winner
1Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
6 April James Hedley James Hedley James TaylorRichardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan
7 April Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley Tom EmsonElite Motorsport Theo Edgerton
2Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
27 April Roman Bilinski James Hedley James HedleyElite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
28 April Roman Bilinski James Hedley James TaylorRichardson Racing Theo Edgerton
James Hedley James HedleyElite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
3Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
19 May James Hedley James Hedley Will MartinRichardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan
James Hedley Zak O'Sullivan James HedleyElite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
4Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
15 JuneRace cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead.
16 June James Hedley James Hedley Will MartinRichardson Racing Casper Stevenson
5Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
30 June Will Martin Ethan Hawkey Will MartinRichardson Racing Casper Stevenson
Will Martin Will Martin Will MartinRichardson Racing Casper Stevenson
6Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
3 August Will Martin Will Martin Will MartinRichardson Racing Casper Stevenson
James Hedley Zak O'Sullivan Will MartinRichardson Racing Casper Stevenson
4 August Zak O'Sullivan Will Martin Zak O'SullivanR Racing Zak O'Sullivan
Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'SullivanR Racing Zak O'Sullivan
7Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
17 August James Hedley James Hedley James HedleyElite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
James Hedley James Hedley Zak O'SullivanR Racing Zak O'Sullivan
18 August James Hedley Will MartinRichardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan
8Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
14 September Will Martin Will Martin James HedleyElite Motorsport Casper Stevenson
15 September Will Martin Zak O'Sullivan James HedleyElite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
Gus Burton Lorcan HanafinDouglas Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
9Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
28 September James Hedley Lorcan Hanafin Will MartinRichardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan
29 September James Hedley Lorcan Hanafin James TaylorElite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan
James Hedley James TaylorElite Motorsport Joel Pearson
10Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
12 October James Hedley Will Martin James HedleyElite Motorsport Ethan Brooks
James Hedley Ethan Brooks Lorcan HanafinDouglas Motorsport Ethan Brooks
13 October James Hedley Will MartinRichardson Racing Ethan Brooks

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 PPFL
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Drivers' championship

  • A driver's best 24 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
PosDriverBHIDONTHR1CROOULSNETHR2KNOSILBHGPPoints
1 James Hedley3212141C222623213(Ret)113(17)44155680
2 Zak O'Sullivan (R)2928222C8(11)744112123222595Ret7591
3 Will Martin68DNS57122C11111541621Ret8191653Ret1524
4 Lorcan Hanafin93864616C1344513Ret93Ret37121422612480
5 James Taylor1Ret4131512C4RetRet910910Ret109446311226461
6 Casper Stevenson (R)7Ret779103C333232146442310102112Ret108427
7 Gustav Burton5Ret53555C5229354111385105463376Ret412
8 Ethan HawkeyRet5Ret10634C7510791169148Ret105121410894319
9 Josh Rattican (R)117691588CRet66131265Ret6699118979Ret10316
10 Joel Pearson (R)13Ret1113111110C18958161484511678Ret76Ret413296
11 Tom Emson811914877C19713147132110Ret71467229
12 Ethan Brooks (R)RetRetRet18RetC91315121410Ret871381113Ret8Ret433209
13 Bailey Voisin (R)16Ret1316161920C12141218201819791011Ret1211201612811161
14 Theo Edgerton (R)4434Ret149C6158118DNSDNS158
15 Ben O'Hare1213Ret12Ret1818CRet1814191712135Ret12161415141311107Ret158
16 Ben Kasperczak (R)21Ret1511Ret22RetC102111101187Ret11145Ret9910RetRet1518148
17 Frankie Taylor (R)151016Ret131219C1419RetRet18161511121613Ret1413171914Ret15124
18 Freddie Tomlinson (R)1815171918Ret15C1112Ret16191717141315151316161214161716124
19 Haytham Qarajouli (R)DNS181015202013C15161717Ret19Ret12RetDNS12Ret187118RetRet9112
20 Roman BilinskiDNS11DSQRet10136C208DNS15673RetRetDNS87
21 Daniel Gale (R)1414Ret17141614CRet10Ret191513Ret12Ret67
22 Molly Dodd (R)19171822192323C1720162121202017161717Ret1715Ret1815161966
23 Harry Dyson1069Ret12911CRet60
24 Aston Millar (R)RetRet125Ret1511Ret1254
25 Will Rochford (R)20161220Ret1721C1617Ret29
26 Charlie McLeod (R)1712142117211728
27 Suleiman Zanfari (R)18161717131728
28 Nat Hodgkiss (R)RetDNSDNS13141422
29 Zak Taylor (R)1515Ret2119Ret1811Ret18
30 Tom Ward (R)CRetRet15151617
31 William Aspin (R)20Ret184
32 Kieran Fuller (R)2018DSQ4

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