2013 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2013 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.

This season was the seventh Ginetta Junior Championship. The season commenced on 31 March 2013 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 13 October 2013 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship.

Regulation changes

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After introducing slick racing tyres in 2012, the championship reverted to treaded road tyres from this season onwards. The switch back was made in effort to cut costs, by saving 75% on the tyre budget.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
HHC Motorsport[2] 6   Harry Woodhead[2] 1–9
11   Will Palmer[3] All
13   James Kellett[4] All
Junior Race Car Academy[5] 10   Tom Jackson[6] All
41   William Taylforth 8–10
42   Jonathan Hadfield 8–10
44   Ryan Hadfield[5] All
17   Josh White[7] 8–10
Hillspeed[7] 1–6
Tollbar Racing 18   Tom Brown 8–10
Privateer 19   Jack Mitchell All
46   Jack Rawles[8] All
63   James Webb 9–10
77   Ben Pearson 4–10
Douglas Motorsport[9] 30   Keith Donegan All
JHR Developments[10] 33   Ollie Chadwick[10] All
55   Jamie Chadwick[10] All
Border Reivers[11] 72   Elliot Paterson[11] 1–2
77   Ben Pearson 1–3
Meridian Motorsport 82   Connor Mills 1–3

Race calendar and results

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The provisional calendar was announced by the British Touring Car Championship organisers on 29 August 2012.[12]

 
Circuits for the 2013 season
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
30 March   Harry Woodhead   James Kellett   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
R2 31 March   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
20 April   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
R4 21 April   Harry Woodhead   Ollie Chadwick   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
5 May   Will Palmer   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
R6   Harry Woodhead   Will Palmer   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
8 June   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
R8 9 June   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
23 June   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
R10   Harry Woodhead   Keith Donegan   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
3 August   Will Palmer   Keith Donegan   Keith Donegan Douglas Motorsport
R12 4 August   Will Palmer   Jack Mitchell   Jack Mitchell Privateer
7 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
24 August   Harry Woodhead   Tom Jackson   Keith Donegan Douglas Motorsport
R14 25 August   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead   Harry Woodhead HHC Motorsport
8 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
14 September   James Kellett   Jack Mitchell   James Kellett HHC Motorsport
R16 15 September   Jack Mitchell   Ollie Chadwick   Will Palmer HHC Motorsport
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
29 September   Ollie Chadwick   Will Palmer   Keith Donegan Douglas Motorsport
R18   Jack Mitchell   Ollie Chadwick   Keith Donegan Douglas Motorsport
10 R19 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
12 October   Ollie Chadwick   Ollie Chadwick   Ollie Chadwick JHR Developments
R20 13 October   Will Palmer   Will Palmer   Ollie Chadwick JHR Developments

Championship standings

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Pts
1   Harry Woodhead 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 609 609
2   Keith Donegan 2 Ret 7 10 2 4 2 3 5 2 1 6 1 3 6 2 1 1 3 Ret 475 475
3   Will Palmer 5 2 3 4 3 5 11 2 6 3 3 7 3 2 4 1 11 9 2 Ret 442 21 15 406
4   Ollie Chadwick 3 6 2 3 11 2 12 Ret 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 4 3 5 5 4 1 1 409 15 394
5   Tom Jackson 4 3 10 5 4 3 4 4 2 6 7 4 4 Ret 15 4 4 7 5 2 396 6 390
6   James Kellett 12 5 5 2 5 6 5 6 7 10 8 5 5 10 1 8 6 3 4 4 386 21 365
7   Jack Mitchell 10 8 4 Ret 6 11 3 5 4 4 5 1 8 6 5 6 3 6 6 3 382 21 27 334
8   Ben Pearson 11 10 12 8 8 10 6 7 8 7 6 8 10 9 10 10 7 5 8 7 276 19 257
9   Jack Rawles 6 4 11 Ret 7 7 8 8 9 5 11 9 6 8 13 11 12 13 Ret 6 249 9 240
10   Jamie Chadwick 7 7 6 11 Ret 13 7 9 Ret 9 9 11 9 5 7 7 8 14 7 Ret 231 10 221
11   Ryan Hadfield 8 12 Ret 9 9 9 9 Ret 10 8 10 10 7 7 9 9 9 8 9 Ret 212 212
12   Josh White 13 11 8 6 10 8 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 12 8 12 10 16 10 5 176 176
13   Connor Mills 9 Ret 9 7 12 12 58 58
14   Jonathan Hadfield 12 13 14 11 13 8 56 56
15   James Webb 11 15 13 15 11 9 52 52
16   William Taylforth 14 14 15 10 12 Ret 40 40
17   Tom Brown 16 12 14 10 32 32
18   Elliot Paterson Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 12
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "Ginetta Slash 2013 Season Costs by Switching to Road Tyres". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "HARRY Woodhead & HHC Sign Up for 2013 Ginetta Junior Title Charge". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Will Palmer Continues with HHC for 2013". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ "James Kellett to Join HHC for Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. ^ a b Paice, Simon (8 January 2013). "Hadfield and Pearson join Ginetta Junior ranks". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. ^ Paice, Simon (25 January 2013). "Jackson To Return For Second Ginetta Juniors Season". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Karting Ace White Wins Hillspeed Ginetta Junior Prize Drive". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Jack Rawles signs up for Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  9. ^ Paice, Simon (7 March 2013). "Donegan joins Douglas Motorsport for junior season". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b c "Ollie Chadwick to Return for 2013 Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Elliot Paterson set for Ginetta Juniors with Border Reivers". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  12. ^ "BTCC issues 2013 race dates". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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