The 2019 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held in 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. It was the thirteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, and the first with new title sponsor Michelin, commencing on 6 April 2019 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 13 October 2019 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.
Teams and Drivers Team Driver Rounds Richardson Racing 10 Will Martin All 25 Casper Stevenson All 66 James Taylor 1–6 40 Ethan Hawkey 6–10 Total Control Racing 11 Will Rochford 1–5 40 Ethan Hawkey 1–5 54 Theo Edgerton 1–6 68 Daniel Gale 1–5, 9–10 75 Haytham Qarajouli All 86 Ethan Brooks 1–2, 4, 6–10 Elite Motorsport 16 William Aspin 6 17 Tom Ward 4, 6 27 Tom Emson 1–8 29 Joel Pearson 1–8 52 Suleiman Zanfari 9–10 66 James Taylor 7–10 67 James Hedley All Premiership Academy Racing 20 Harry Dyson 1–5 37 Charlie McLeod 1–2 47 Molly Dodd All 95 Ben O'Hare All In2Racing 21 Josh Rattican 1–5 35 Ben Kasperczak 1–3 55 Roman Biliński 1–2 37 Charlie McLeod 3 R Racing 21 Josh Rattican 6–10 29 Joel Pearson 9–10 51 Zak O'Sullivan 6–10 70 Aston Millar 6, 9–10 Douglas Motorsport 22 Bailey Voisin All 23 Lorcan Hanafin All 51 Zak O'Sullivan 1–5 57 Gustav Burton All 62 Freddie Tomlinson All SVG Motorsport 32 Frankie Taylor 1–8 Team HARD 9–10 Privateer 35 Ben Kasperczak 4–8 88 Kieran Fuller 9 Alastair Rushforth Motorsport 55 Roman Biliński 3–7 99 Zak Taylor 7, 9–10 Race Car Consultants 59 Nat Hodgkiss 6, 10
Race Calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner 1 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 6 April James Hedley James Hedley James Taylor Richardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan 7 April Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley Tom Emson Elite Motorsport Theo Edgerton 2 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 27 April Roman Biliński James Hedley James Hedley Elite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan 28 April Roman Biliński James Hedley James Taylor Richardson Racing Theo Edgerton James Hedley James Hedley Elite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan 3 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 19 May James Hedley James Hedley Will Martin Richardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley Elite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan 4 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 15 June Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead.16 June James Hedley James Hedley Will Martin Richardson Racing Casper Stevenson 5 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 30 June Will Martin Ethan Hawkey Will Martin Richardson Racing Casper Stevenson Will Martin Will Martin Will Martin Richardson Racing Casper Stevenson 6 Snetterton Circuit(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 3 August Will Martin Will Martin Will Martin Richardson Racing Casper Stevenson James Hedley Zak O'Sullivan Will Martin Richardson Racing Casper Stevenson 4 August Zak O'Sullivan Will Martin Zak O'Sullivan R Racing Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan R Racing Zak O'Sullivan 7 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 17 August James Hedley James Hedley James Hedley Elite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley James Hedley Zak O'Sullivan R Racing Zak O'Sullivan 18 August James Hedley Will Martin Richardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan 8 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 14 September Will Martin Will Martin James Hedley Elite Motorsport Casper Stevenson 15 September Will Martin Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley Elite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan Gustav Burton Lorcan Hanafin Douglas Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan 9 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 28 September James Hedley Lorcan Hanafin Will Martin Richardson Racing Zak O'Sullivan 29 September James Hedley Lorcan Hanafin James Taylor Elite Motorsport Zak O'Sullivan James Hedley James Taylor Elite Motorsport Joel Pearson 10 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 12 October James Hedley Will Martin James Hedley Elite Motorsport Ethan Brooks James Hedley Ethan Brooks Lorcan Hanafin Douglas Motorsport Ethan Brooks 13 October James Hedley Will Martin Richardson Racing Ethan Brooks
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 THR1 CRO OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP Points 1 James Hedley 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 C 2 2 2 6 2 3 2 1 3 (Ret) 1 1 3 (17) 4 4 1 5 5 2 Zak O'Sullivan (R) 2 9 2 8 2 2 2 C 8 (11) 7 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 5 9 5 Ret 7 3 Will Martin 6 8 DNS 5 7 1 22 C 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 16 2 1 Ret 8 19 1 6 5 3 Ret 1 4 Lorcan Hanafin 9 3 8 6 4 6 16 C 13 4 4 5 13 Ret 9 3 Ret 3 7 12 1 4 2 2 6 1 2 5 James Taylor 1 Ret 4 1 3 15 12 C 4 Ret Ret 9 10 9 10 Ret 10 9 4 4 6 3 1 1 2 2 6 461 6 Casper Stevenson (R) 7 Ret 7 7 9 10 3 C 3 3 3 2 3 2 14 6 4 4 2 3 10 10 21 12 Ret 10 8 7 Gustav Burton 5 Ret 5 3 5 5 5 C 5 22 9 3 5 4 11 13 8 5 5 4 6 3 3 7 6 Ret 8 Ethan Hawkey Ret 5 Ret 10 6 3 4 C 7 5 10 7 9 11 6 9 14 8 Ret 10 5 12 14 10 8 9 4 9 Josh Rattican (R) 11 7 6 9 15 8 8 C Ret 6 6 13 12 6 5 Ret 6 6 9 9 11 8 9 7 9 Ret 10 316 10 Joel Pearson (R) 13 Ret 11 13 11 11 10 C 18 9 5 8 16 14 8 4 5 11 6 7 8 Ret 7 6 Ret 4 13 296 11 Tom Emson 8 1 19 14 8 7 7 C 19 7 13 14 7 13 21 10 Ret 7 14 6 7 229 12 Ethan Brooks (R) Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret C 9 13 15 12 14 10 Ret 8 7 13 8 11 13 Ret 8 Ret 4 3 3 13 Bailey Voisin (R) 16 Ret 13 16 16 19 20 C 12 14 12 18 20 18 19 7 9 10 11 Ret 12 11 20 16 12 8 11 14 Theo Edgerton (R) 4 4 3 4 Ret 14 9 C 6 15 8 11 8 DNS DNS 15 Ben O'Hare 12 13 Ret 12 Ret 18 18 C Ret 18 14 19 17 12 13 5 Ret 12 16 14 15 14 13 11 10 7 Ret 16 Ben Kasperczak (R) 21 Ret 15 11 Ret 22 Ret C 10 21 11 10 11 8 7 Ret 11 14 5 Ret 9 9 10 Ret Ret 15 18 17 Frankie Taylor (R) 15 10 16 Ret 13 12 19 C 14 19 Ret Ret 18 16 15 11 12 16 13 Ret 14 13 17 14 Ret 15 18 Freddie Tomlinson (R) 18 15 17 19 18 Ret 15 C 11 12 Ret 16 19 17 17 14 13 15 15 13 16 16 12 14 16 17 16 19 DNS 18 10 15 20 20 13 C 15 16 17 17 Ret 19 Ret 12 Ret DNS 12 Ret 18 7 11 8 Ret Ret 9 20 Roman Biliński DNS 11 Ret 10 13 6 C 20 8 DNS 15 6 7 3 Ret Ret DNS 21 Daniel Gale (R) 14 14 Ret 17 14 16 14 C Ret 10 Ret 19 15 13 Ret 12 Ret 22 Molly Dodd (R) 19 17 18 22 19 23 23 C 17 20 16 21 21 20 20 17 16 17 17 Ret 17 15 Ret 18 15 16 19 66 23 Harry Dyson 10 6 9 Ret 12 9 11 C Ret 24 Aston Millar (R) Ret Ret 12 5 Ret 15 11 Ret 12 54 25 Will Rochford (R) 20 16 12 20 Ret 17 21 C 16 17 Ret 29 26 Charlie McLeod (R) 17 12 14 21 17 21 17 28 27 Suleiman Zanfari (R) 18 16 17 17 13 17 28 28 Nat Hodgkiss (R) Ret DNS DNS 13 14 14 22 29 Zak Taylor (R) 15 15 Ret 21 19 Ret 18 Ret 18 30 Tom Ward (R) C Ret Ret 15 15 16 17 31 William Aspin (R) 20 Ret 18 4 32 Kieran Fuller (R) 20 18 4
References
External links
Ginetta Junior Series News