2020 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2020 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 teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It was the fourteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 1 August 2020 at Donington Park and concluding on 15 November 2020 at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit. After nine meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship, Tom Lebbon was crowned champion.[1]
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Control Racing | 11 |  William Rochford[2]
|
1–4, 6–7 |
| 52 | Tom Edgar[2]
|
All | |
| 95 | Joe Warhurst
|
7–8 | |
| Elite Motorsport | 14 | Josh Miller[3]
|
All |
| 16 | William Aspin[4]
|
All | |
| 18 | Seb Hopkins[5]
|
All | |
| 34 | Tom Lebbon[6]
|
All | |
| 46 | William Vincent[7]
|
All | |
| 77 |  Tommy Pintos[8]
|
All | |
| Preptech UK | 12 | James Higgins[9]
|
5, 7 |
| Richardson Racing[10] | 19 | Rowan Vincent[11]
|
All |
| 23 | Georgi Dimitrov[11]
|
All | |
| 41 |  Trennon Bettany[11]
|
1–5, 7 | |
| R Racing | 21 | Josh Rattican[12]
|
All |
| 22 |  Bailey Voisin[13]
|
All | |
| 29 | Joel Pearson[12]
|
All | |
| 62 | Freddie Tomlinson[12]
|
All | |
| 70 | Aston Millar[12]
|
All | |
| Team HARD | 26 | Luke Constantine
|
6 |
| Fox Motorsport | 48 | Liam McNeilly[14]
|
All |
| Assetto Motorsport | 88 | Joe Wheeler
|
All |
| Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 99 | Zak Taylor[2]
|
1–6 |
| Privateer | 30 | Will Jenkins[2]
|
All |
Race calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 1 August | Tom Lebbon
|
Joel Pearson
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | Georgi Dimitrov
|
| Tom Lebbon
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Georgi Dimitrov
|
Richardson Racing | Georgi Dimitrov
| |||
| 2 August | Aston Millar
|
Georgi Dimitrov
|
Richardson Racing | Georgi Dimitrov
| |||
| 2 | Brands Hatch (GP Circuit, Kent) |
8 August | Tom Lebbon
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | Tom Lebbon
|
| Bailey Voisin
|
Zak Taylor
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | Tom Lebbon
| |||
| 9 August | Bailey Voisin
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Elite Motorsport | Tom Lebbon
| |||
| 3 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
29 August | Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | Tom Lebbon
|
| 30 August | Georgi Dimitrov
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Georgi Dimitrov
|
Richardson Racing | Georgi Dimitrov
| ||
| Bailey Voisin
|
Josh Rattican
|
R Racing | Tom Lebbon
| ||||
| 4 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
19 September | Tom Lebbon
|
Freddie Tomlinson
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | Tom Lebbon
|
| 20 September | Tom Lebbon
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Josh Rattican
|
R Racing | Tom Lebbon
| ||
| 5 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26 September | Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | William Vincent
|
| 27 September | Bailey Voisin
|
Seb Hopkins
|
Georgi Dimitrov
|
Richardson Racing | Georgi Dimitrov
| ||
| Tom Edgar
|
Bailey Voisin
|
R Racing | Georgi Dimitrov
| ||||
| 6 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
10 October | Tom Lebbon
|
Josh Rattican
|
Josh Rattican
|
Elite Racing | Tom Lebbon
|
| 11 October | Tom Lebbon
|
Josh Rattican
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Elite Motorsport | Tom Lebbon
| ||
| 7 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
24 October | Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Elite Motorsport | Tom Lebbon
|
| Bailey Voisin
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Elite Motorsport | Tom Lebbon
| |||
| 25 October | Joel Pearson
|
Tom Lebbon
|
Elite Motorsport | Tom Lebbon
| |||
| 8 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
14 November | Josh Miller
|
Tom Edgar
|
Josh Rattican
|
Elite Racing | Tom Lebbon
|
| 15 November | Josh Miller
|
Bailey Voisin
|
Josh Miller
|
Elite Motorsport | Josh Miller
|
Calendar Changes
The Ginetta Junior Championship will not support every round of the British Touring Car Championship in 2020. The series will miss the third round of the BTCC season, Oulton Park.[1]
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
- A driver's best 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
| Pos | Driver | DON | BHGP | KNO | THR | SIL | CRO | SNE | BHI | Points | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lebbon (R)
|
5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Ret | (13) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 528 |
| 2 | Josh Rattican
|
3 | 4 | (15) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 519 |
| 3 | Bailey Voisin
|
1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 516 |
| 4 | Georgi Dimitrov (R)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 386 |
| 5 | Seb Hopkins (R)
|
Ret | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | (20) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 320 |
| 6 | Tom Edgar (R)
|
8 | (13) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 304 |
| 7 | Tommy Pintos (R)
|
(12) | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | (19) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 269 |
| 8 | Joel Pearson
|
4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 267 |
| 9 | Freddie Tomlinson
|
13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 2 | 13 | (16) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 249 |
| 10 | Aston Millar (R)
|
7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Ret | (19) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 240 |
| 11 | Josh Miller (R)
|
9 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 239 |
| 12 | William Vincent (R)
|
6 | Ret | (17) | 6 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 209 |
| 13 | Zak Taylor (R)
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 202 | |||||
| 14 | Will Jenkins (R)
|
11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 198 |
| 15 | William Aspin (R)
|
18 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | Ret | 15 | 158 |
| 16 | Liam McNeilly (R)
|
14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 136 |
| 17 | Joe Wheeler (R)
|
17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 14 | 9 | (20) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 107 |
| 18 | Rowan Vincent (R)
|
16 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 91 |
| 19 | Trennon Bettany (R)
|
19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 88 | ||
| 20 | William Rochford
|
15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 77 | |||
| 21 | James Higgins (R)
|
19 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 45 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Joe Warhurst (R)
|
20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Luke Constantine (R)
|
17 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ a b c d Paice, Simon (July 28, 2020). "2020 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship, Round One, Donington Park". Ginetta. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Elite Motorsport announces third driver". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "William Aspin completes Elite Motorsport's 2020 line-up". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Elite Motorsport adds Seb Hopkins to 2020 line-up". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Elite signs Daniel Ricciardo Series Rookie winner William Vincent". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Spanish racer Tommy Pintos joins Elite for 2020 campaign". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ Paice, Simon (September 24, 2020). "Preview: Ginetta Junior Championship, Round Five, Silverstone". Ginetta. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Richardson confirms 2020 entry, joins Porsche Carrera Cup". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ a b c Paice, Simon (March 4, 2020). "Richardson Racing Enter Rookie Trio Into Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Paice, Simon (February 12, 2020). "R Racing Confirm Five Drivers For Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Paice, Simon (February 12, 2020). "R Racing Confirm Five Drivers For Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Paice, Simon (March 25, 2020). "Fox Motorsport Return To Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved August 1, 2020.