2016 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2016 Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship[1] 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 formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It was the tenth Ginetta Junior Championship, and commenced on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty five races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Elite Motorsport | 10 | ![]() |
All |
19 | ![]() |
All | |
JHR Developments | 11 | ![]() |
All |
26 | ![]() |
1–5, 7 | |
29 | ![]() |
9–10 | |
30 | ![]() |
1–2, 4–6 | |
46 | ![]() |
8–10 | |
50 | ![]() |
All | |
64 | ![]() |
5–7, 9–10 | |
77 | ![]() |
All | |
83 | ![]() |
1–6, 8–9 | |
Tollbar Racing | 12 | ![]() |
6 |
Team Pyro | 20 | ![]() |
1 |
HHC Motorsport | 21 | ![]() |
All |
23 | ![]() |
1–6 | |
28 | ![]() |
All | |
31 | ![]() |
6–10 | |
71 | ![]() |
1–9 | |
Optimum Motorsport | 22 | ![]() |
8 |
Total Control Racing | 25 | ![]() |
All |
27 | ![]() |
All | |
44 | ![]() |
1–6, 8 | |
68 | ![]() |
All | |
Douglas Motorsport | 33 | ![]() |
All |
74 | ![]() |
1–7 | |
75 | ![]() |
All | |
Mectech Motorsport | 58 | ![]() |
1–4, 6, 9–10 |
Rob Boston Racing | 79 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–6, 8–10 |
Driver changes
- Leaving Ginetta Juniors
- 2015 Ginetta Junior champion Jamie Caroline advanced to MSA Formula with Jamun racing.[19]
- Senna Proctor moved to Renault Clio Cup U.K after two seasons in Ginetta Juniors.[20]
- Dan Zelos also moved to 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup after two years of Ginetta Juniors.[21]
- Billy Monger joined 2015 champion Jamie Caroline in MSA Formula.[22]
- 2015 rookie Patrik Matthiesen was promoted to MSA Formula 4.[23]
- Matt Chapman moved to the Ginetta GT5 challenge, remaining with Total Control Racing.[24]
- Sophia Flörsch made headlines withdrawing after 5 rounds and a double win at Thruxton in 2015. She spent the second half of 2015 preparing for the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship with Motopark.[25]
- Devlin DeFrancesco, having picked up the series during Sophia Flörsch's last round, moved onto MSA F4 with Carlin.[26]
- Frank Bird also converted to Britain's MSA F4 with Fortec Motorsports for 2016.[27]
Race calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
2 April | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport |
R2 | 3 April | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport | |||
2 | R3 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
16 April | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport |
R4 | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport | ||||
R5 | 17 April | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport | |||
3 | R6 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
8 May | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport |
R7 | ![]() |
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Total Control Racing | ||||
4 | R8 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
4 June | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport |
R9 | 5 June | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport | |||
5 | R10 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
18 June | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport |
R11 | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport | ||||
R12 | 19 June | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport | |||
6 | R13 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
30 July | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport |
R14 | 31 July | ![]() |
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Elite Motorsport | |||
7 | R15 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
13 August | ![]() |
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JHR Developments |
R16 | ![]() |
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JHR Developments | ||||
R17 | 14 August | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport | |||
8 | R18 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
27 August | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport |
R19 | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport | ||||
R20 | 28 August | ![]() |
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Elite Motorsport | |||
9 | R21 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
17 September | ![]() |
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Total Control Racing |
R22 | ![]() |
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JHR Developments | ||||
R23 | 18 September | ![]() |
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Total Control Racing | |||
10 | R24 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
1 October | ![]() |
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Douglas Motorsport |
R25 | 2 October | ![]() |
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HHC Motorsport |
Calendar changes
- This season saw the re-introduction of the triple-header meetings, having last hosted a triple-header meeting in 2007.[28]
Championship standings
Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 23 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
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Bold – Pole |
References
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- ^ "Rising British Race Star Proctor Announces Two-Year Renault UK CLIO Cup Program". www.renaultsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Zelos joins Pidgley in Ciceley Motorsport line-up for 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup | RenaultSport UK". www.renaultsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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- ^ "Matthiesen Teams Up With JTR For MSA Formula Debut". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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