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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ a b "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Paice, Simon (July 28, 2020). "2020 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship, Round One, Donington Park". Ginetta. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Elite Motorsport announces third driver". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  4. ^ "William Aspin completes Elite Motorsport's 2020 line-up". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  5. ^ "Elite Motorsport adds Seb Hopkins to 2020 line-up". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  6. ^ "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  7. ^ "Elite signs Daniel Ricciardo Series Rookie winner William Vincent". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  8. ^ "Spanish racer Tommy Pintos joins Elite for 2020 campaign". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  9. ^ Paice, Simon (September 24, 2020). "Preview: Ginetta Junior Championship, Round Five, Silverstone". Ginetta. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Richardson confirms 2020 entry, joins Porsche Carrera Cup". Ginetta Junior Update. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  11. ^ a b c Paice, Simon (March 4, 2020). "Richardson Racing Enter Rookie Trio Into Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Paice, Simon (February 12, 2020). "R Racing Confirm Five Drivers For Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Paice, Simon (February 12, 2020). "R Racing Confirm Five Drivers For Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  14. ^ Paice, Simon (March 25, 2020). "Fox Motorsport Return To Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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