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.
Teams and drivers Team 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 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
Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 353026222018161412111098765432111
Drivers' championship 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 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 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 Points
External links
Ginetta Junior Series News