2017 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2017 Simpson Race Products 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 formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It was the eleventh Ginetta Junior Championship and commenced on 1 April 2017 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October 2017 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after 25 races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season.

Tom Gamble, after finishing third in the second race at the Knockhill round. Gamble won the championship by 27 points ahead of his closest rival, Sebastian Priaulx.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
HHC Motorsport 9   Jordan Collard All
11   Sebastian Priaulx 8–10
20   Tom Wood All
27   Scott McKenna 1–2
31   Charlie Digby All
54   Adam Smalley 8–10
55   Ruben del Sarte All
JHR Developments 11   Sebastian Priaulx 1–7
23   Tom Gamble 1–7
29   Harry Dyson 1–7
46   Jenson Dineen 1–5
54   Adam Smalley 1–7
72   Matt Luff 1–7
Richardson Racing 8–10
12   Luke Browning All
Elite Motorsport 17   Louis Foster 8–10
19   Harry King All
23   Tom Gamble 8–10
44   Finley Green 8–10
67   James Hedley 9–10
79   Greg Johnson All
81   Isa Deen 6–8
99   Emily Linscott 8–10
Douglas Motorsport 21   Tom Canning All
25   Connor Grady 1–8
33   Daniel Harper All
87   Kiern Jewiss All
Fox Motorsport 44   Finley Green 1–7
57   Keaton Samra 1–5

Race calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
1 April   Sebastian Priaulx   Harry Dyson   Harry Dyson JHR Developments
R2 2 April   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
15 April   Daniel Harper   Sebastian Priaulx   Tom Gamble JHR Developments
R4 16 April   Daniel Harper   Daniel Harper   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
R5   Kiern Jewiss   Tom Gamble JHR Developments
3 R6 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
7 May   Sebastian Priaulx   Daniel Harper   Tom Gamble JHR Developments
R7   Sebastian Priaulx   Daniel Harper   Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
4 R8 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
20 May   Sebastian Priaulx   Tom Wood   Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
R9 21 May   Daniel Harper   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
5 R10 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10 June   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
R11   Sebastian Priaulx   Tom Wood   Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
R12 11 June   Tom Wood   Tom Gamble JHR Developments
6 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
29 July   Kiern Jewiss   Adam Smalley   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
R14   Kiern Jewiss   Tom Wood   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
R15 30 July   Sebastian Priaulx   Tom Wood HHC Motorsport
7 R16 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
13 August   Daniel Harper   Harry King   Harry King Elite Motorsport
R17   Kiern Jewiss   Daniel Harper   Kiern Jewiss Douglas Motorsport
8 R18 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
26 August   Daniel Harper   Tom Wood   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
R19 27 August   Daniel Harper   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble Elite Motorsport
R20   Daniel Harper   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
9 R21 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
16 September   Tom Wood   Harry King   Tom Gamble Elite Motorsport
R22   Luke Browning   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble Elite Motorsport
R23 17 September   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble Elite Motorsport
10 R24 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
30 September   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx   Sebastian Priaulx HHC Motorsport
R25   Harry King   Tom Gamble   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
R26 1 October   Daniel Harper   Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport

Championship standings

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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

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  • A driver's best 24 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1   Tom Gamble Ret 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 11 4 3 1 5 7 3 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 7 2 DNS 660 0 -6 654
2   Sebastian Priaulx 4 1 6 7 Ret 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 8 3 7 7 6 2 3 3 4 2 5 1 6 4 642 15 0 627
3   Daniel Harper 8 3 3 1 6 4 3 17 5 7 6 8 1 1 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 6 3 5 1 1 658 18 -15 625
4   Kiern Jewiss (R) Ret 11 2 Ret 2 12 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 1 NC 9 7 9 5 4 3 5 5 542 0 0 542
5   Tom Wood 3 8 5 2 3 Ret 6 2 2 3 5 4 3 9 1 6 5 4 4 9 11 4 Ret 6 4 3 529 0 -15 514
6   Harry King 2 4 4 12 8 3 5 7 Ret 6 9 6 6 13 6 1 15 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 520 6 -6 508
7   Adam Smalley (R) 6 7 7 8 15 6 17 13 6 8 7 5 4 2 4 5 10 5 7 11 5 12 6 4 Ret Ret 389 0 -12 377
8   Jordan Collard 14 13 Ret 11 14 Ret 7 6 8 5 8 9 14 8 Ret 9 4 9 6 5 6 7 8 8 DSQ 9 307 0 -24 283
9   Ruben del Sarte (R) 10 9 9 Ret 7 14 15 9 10 11 17 12 10 10 10 12 9 8 10 8 8 11 12 11 7 7 278 4 0 274
10   Tom Canning (R) 12 15 12 Ret 9 7 8 10 16 13 Ret 14 11 11 11 14 8 10 11 10 10 10 13 13 8 10 243 0 0 243
11   Luke Browning (R) 11 16 10 Ret 11 16 11 8 12 14 11 11 9 12 7 11 13 7 8 6 Ret Ret 15 9 Ret Ret 222 0 -12 210
12   Harry Dyson 1 6 8 5 Ret 2 Ret 18 4 10 4 15 8 6 13 16 Ret 227 0 -18 209
13   Connor Grady 5 5 Ret Ret 5 8 10 4 7 12 13 7 Ret 4 9 8 12 Ret Ret Ret 213 0 -6 207
14   Charlie Digby 7 19 11 Ret 16 9 12 15 14 9 10 13 15 14 Ret 10 7 11 Ret 15 7 15 7 Ret DNS 12 201 0 -6 195
15   Matt Luff (R) 9 20 16 6 12 11 9 Ret 9 19 16 10 12 Ret 14 17 16 14 14 17 14 14 16 17 11 Ret 173 0 0 173
16   Greg Johnson 15 14 15 Ret 10 10 16 12 13 17 15 Ret 13 15 Ret 15 14 13 12 16 16 9 11 14 Ret Ret 156 0 0 156
17   Finley Green (R) 16 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret 14 16 18 18 Ret 18 16 17 12 18 Ret 15 13 12 13 8 14 15 Ret 11 126 0 0 126
18   Jenson Dineen 13 18 Ret 9 13 13 13 11 15 15 12 17 82 0 -6 76
19   Louis Foster (R) Ret 15 13 15 13 9 12 9 8 75 0 0 75
20   Keaton Samra (R) 17 17 14 10 Ret 15 18 14 17 16 14 16 63 0 0 63
21   Scott McKenna (R) Ret 12 13 4 4 61 0 0 61
22   James Hedley (R) 17 16 10 10 10 6 60 0 0 60
23   Isa Deen (R) 17 16 15 13 11 12 16 14 54 0 0 54
24   Emily Linscott (R) Ret 17 18 12 Ret 17 16 12 13 42 0 0 42
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
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