2011 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2011 Ginetta Junior Championship season was the fifth season of the one make racing series for junior drivers aged 14 to 17. The series is based in the United Kingdom and gives aspiring racing drivers aged between 14 and 17 the chance to take their first steps up the motor racing ladder.

The 2011 season commenced on 3 April at Brands Hatch and concluded on 16 October at Silverstone, after twenty races to be held at ten meetings in support of the 2011 British Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Hillspeed	3	Will Palmer^[1]	6, 9–10
	25	Struan Moore^[2]	1–8, 10
	31	Seb Morris^[2]	All
Beacon Racing	5	Niall Murray^[3]	All
FML	7	Jake Giddings^[4]	All
Privateer	8	Finlay Ractliffe	2–3
Privateer	71	Max Coates^[5]	All
Rollcentre	12	Eric Morris^[6]	1–4
TJ Motorsport	14	Declan Jones	10
	21	George Gamble^[7]	All
	40	Sennan Fielding^[7]	All
	84	Brad Bailey^[7]	All
Kelvin Jones Motorsport	14	Declan Jones^[8]	1–7
Kelvin Jones Motorsport	22	Patrick McClughan^[8]	1–3
Westbourne Motorsport	14	Declan Jones	8–9
Westbourne Motorsport	95	Myles Collins^[9]	1–6
Tollbar Racing with WIRED	20	Tom Howard^[6]	All
Tollbar Racing with WIRED	41	William Foster^[6]	All
HHC	22	Patrick McClughan^[10]	4–6, 8–10
	54	Andrew Watson	10
	55	Charlie Robertson^[11]	All
	79	Michael Day^[12]	1–6
	95	Myles Collins^[13]	7–9
JHR	33	Oliver Chadwick	2–10
JHR	34	Christie Doran^[14]	7

Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in the United Kingdom. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	3 April	Jake Giddings	Charlie Robertson	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	3 April	Seb Morris	Charlie Robertson	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
2	R3	Donington Park, Leicestershire	16 April	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
2	R4	Donington Park, Leicestershire	17 April	Seb Morris	George Gamble	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	30 April	George Gamble	Seb Morris	George Gamble	TJ Motorsport
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	George Gamble	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
4	R7	Oulton Park, Cheshire	4 June	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
4	R8	Oulton Park, Cheshire	5 June	Seb Morris	Niall Murray	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
5	R9	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	19 June	Charlie Robertson	Charlie Robertson	George Gamble	TJ Motorsport
5	R10	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	19 June	Charlie Robertson	Seb Morris	Charlie Robertson	HHC Motorsport
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	7 August	Charlie Robertson	Charlie Robertson	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
6	R12	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	7 August	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
7	R13	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	3 September	George Gamble	Struan Moore	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
7	R14	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	4 September	George Gamble	Struan Moore	George Gamble	TJ Motorsport
8	R15	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	17 September	Charlie Robertson	Charlie Robertson	Seb Morris	Hillspeed
8	R16	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	18 September	Charlie Robertson	Sennan Fielding	Charlie Robertson	HHC Motorsport
9	R17	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	1 October	George Gamble	Sennan Fielding	Niall Murray	Beacon Racing
9	R18	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	2 October	George Gamble	Niall Murray	Charlie Robertson	HHC Motorsport
10	R19	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	15 October	Brad Bailey	Brad Bailey	Sennan Fielding	TJ Motorsport
10	R20	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	16 October	Brad Bailey	William Foster	Niall Murray	Beacon Racing

Standings

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		KNO		ROC		BHGP		SIL		Total	Drop	Pen	Pts
1	Seb Morris	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	5	1	1	1	6	1	4	2	2	3	2	625	39	24	562
2	Charlie Robertson	4	5	2	DSQ	6	10	2	4	2	1	2	4	5	3	8	1	4	1	6	3	476	27	12	437
3	George Gamble	6	6	5	5	1	2	3	3	1	13	11	2	2	1	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	4	9	402	1	18	383
4	Niall Murray	7	8	3	8	Ret	NC	8	2	13	4	Ret	10	6	4	2	2	1	3	2	1	383		27	356
5	William Foster	5	3	4	2	10	8	6	5	3	3	4	9	7	Ret	6	12	Ret	Ret	8	5	325		15	310
6	Max Coates	9	4	6	4	3	3	17	7	5	9	6	11	10	8	4	13	3	6	9	11	327	12	6	309
7	Sennan Fielding	Ret	7	Ret	12	5	7	4	8	10	10	12	7	4	9	3	3	9	Ret	1	15	285			285
8	Tom Howard	3	2	Ret	3	16	5	9	6	6	2	5	6	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	263		15	248
9	Brad Bailey	Ret	10	Ret	13	4	4	7	11	Ret	8	8	8	8	10	9	15	6	4	5	10	248		9	239
10	Jake Giddings	2	Ret	10	15	9	13	5	Ret	7	12	3	5	Ret	DNS	10	11	5	5	12	14	236		9	227
11	Myles Collins	Ret	11	12	6	7	11	13	12	11	6	9	15	9	7	5	6	Ret	7			208			208
12	Struan Moore	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	Ret	16	DNS	8	7	7	3	3	2	Ret	14			7	4	204		9	195
13	Declan Jones	Ret	Ret	14	10	13	9	12	9	15	14	13	13	11	5	Ret	7	10	9	14	13	172			172
14	Patrick McClughan	8	Ret	9	9	11	14	11	15	9	Ret	15	14			7	10	8	DSQ	13	8	159			159
15	Oliver Chadwick			Ret	11	15	16	15	14	12	11	10	12	12	11	12	9	7	Ret	15	12	144			144
16	Michael Day	11	9	8	7	12	6	14	10	14	Ret	Ret	16									109			109
17	Eric Morris	10	Ret	13	14	14	12	10	13													61			61
18	Will Palmer											14	17					11	8	10	Ret	46			46
19	Andrew Watson																			11	6	28			28
20	Finlay Ractliffe			7	Ret	Ret	15															22			22
21	Christie Doran													13	Ret							8			8
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		KNO		ROC		BHGP		SIL		Total	Drop	Pen	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

References

^ "Ginetta Junior Title Rivals Robertson and Morris Take A Pole Apiece At Snetterton". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Hillspeed Announces Morris and Rookie Moore For Ginetta Junior". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "2011 Cars - Beacon Racing Services". Beacon Racing Services. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Jake Giddings". FML. Finesse Motorsport Ltd. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ Westcott, Matt (30 March 2011). "Coates gunning for Ginetta glory". The Northern Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Paice, Simon (31 March 2011). "Ginetta Junior 2011 Season Preview". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brad Shines in his New Ginetta G40". Brad Bailey Racing. Brad Bailey. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "McClughan to remain in Ginettas with Kelvin Jones Motorsport". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Myles signs with Westbourne Motorsport". Myles Collins. Zeal Digital. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Super Seb marches on in Ginetta Junior Championship". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
^ "Season preview ahead of season openers at Brands Hatch". Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta Cars. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Mikey Day signs for HHC Motorsport for the 2011 Ginetta Junior Championship". HHC Motorsport. Junior Race Car Academy. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Knaresborough lad eyes Ginetta success after inking HHC deal". Wetherby News. Johnston Press. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ "In sure thing from Ryan". The Scottish Sun. News International. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

External links

Ginetta Junior Championship Official website

[1] "Ginetta Junior Title Rivals Robertson and Morris Take A Pole Apiece At Snetterton". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

[Hillspeed-2] "Hillspeed Announces Morris and Rookie Moore For Ginetta Junior". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[3] "2011 Cars - Beacon Racing Services". Beacon Racing Services. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Jake Giddings". FML. Finesse Motorsport Ltd. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[5] Westcott, Matt (30 March 2011). "Coates gunning for Ginetta glory". The Northern Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[Juniors-6] Paice, Simon (31 March 2011). "Ginetta Junior 2011 Season Preview". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[TJ-7] "Brad Shines in his New Ginetta G40". Brad Bailey Racing. Brad Bailey. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[KJM-8] "McClughan to remain in Ginettas with Kelvin Jones Motorsport". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[9] "Myles signs with Westbourne Motorsport". Myles Collins. Zeal Digital. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[10] "Super Seb marches on in Ginetta Junior Championship". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

[11] "Season preview ahead of season openers at Brands Hatch". Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta Cars. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[12] "Mikey Day signs for HHC Motorsport for the 2011 Ginetta Junior Championship". HHC Motorsport. Junior Race Car Academy. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[13] "Knaresborough lad eyes Ginetta success after inking HHC deal". Wetherby News. Johnston Press. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

[14] "In sure thing from Ryan". The Scottish Sun. News International. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

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v t e Ginetta racing championships in the United Kingdom
Ginetta G50 Cup	2008 2009 2010
Ginetta GT4 Supercup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta Junior Championship	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta G40 Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta GT Academy	2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta GT Championship	2023 2024
See also: Ginetta GT5 Challenge

v t e The 2011 ToCA Tour
Main Series	2011 British Touring Car Championship
Main Support Series	2011 Ginetta Junior Championship 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2011 Formula Renault UK 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup
Multi Round Support	2011 Renault Clio Cup UK (except Knockhill & Silverstone)
Single Round Support	2011 Formula Renault BARC (Silverstone)