2023 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2023 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England. The championship includes a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that are conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.

Calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 21 September 2022, and ran alongside the British GT Championship for the first time, as was previously run as part of the TOCA package.^[1][2]

Round	Circuit	Date	Map of circuit locations
1	Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit)	8–10 April	Oulton Park Silverstone Donington Park Snetterton Cadwell Park Brands Hatch 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship (England)
2	Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit)	6–7 May
3	Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)	27–28 May
4	Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix and National Circuits)	2–4 June
5	Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit)	17–18 June
6	Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire	22–23 July
7	Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit)	9–10 September
8	Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)	21–22 October
Source:[3]

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
R Racing	7	Freddie Slater[4]	1–6
	19	Mikey Porter[5]	All
	27	Thomas Ingram Hill	8
	37	Leo Robinson	2–4
	48	Luca Hopkinson[6]	All
	51	Edu Robinson	All
	78	Reza Seewooruthun[7]	All
Preptech UK	16	Thomas Spragg[8]	1–5, 7–8
	26	Henry Joslyn[9]	2–8
	74	Alfie Davies	4, 7–8
	84	Brea Angliss	7–8
Elite Motorsport	21	Alisha Palmowski[10]	All
	22	Nick Ellis	7–8
	24	McKenzie Douglass[11]	1–2
	33	Hugo Schwarze[12]	All
	50	Charlie Hart[13]	All
	66	Freddie Allum	1–5
Fox Motorsport	23	Holly Miall[14]	All
	24	McKenzie Douglass	3–7
	45	Jack Robinson	7–8
	47	Harry Moss[15]	All
Xentek Motorsport	31	Felix Livesey[16]	1–6
MDD Racing			7–8
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport	37	Leo Robinson[17]	1
	84	Brea Angliss[18]	1–2
Breakell Racing			3–4
Assetto Motorsport	38	Finn Harrison	1–7
	90	Chase Fernandez[19]	All

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit)	8–10 April	Freddie Slater	Reza Seewooruthun	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R2			Freddie Slater	Hugo Schwarze	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R3				Reza Seewooruthun	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
2	R4	Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit)	6–7 May	Freddie Slater	Leo Robinson	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R5			Freddie Slater	Reza Seewooruthun	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R6				Hugo Schwarze	Leo Robinson	R Racing	Leo Robinson
3	R7	Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)	26–27 May	Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	Hugo Schwarze	Elite Motorsport	Hugo Schwarze
	R8			Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R9				Chase Fernandez	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
4	R10	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit)	2–4 June	Charlie Hart	Luca Hopkinson	Chase Fernandez	Assetto Motorsport	Chase Fernandez
	R11			Freddie Slater	Hugo Schwarze	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R12			Freddie Slater	Chase Fernandez	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R13			Leo Robinson	Leo Robinson	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R14			Hugo Schwarze	Chase Fernandez	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R15			Hugo Schwarze	Freddie Slater	Chase Fernandez	Assetto Motorsport	Chase Fernandez
5	R16	Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit)	17–18 June	Reza Seewooruthun	Hugo Schwarze	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R17			Freddie Slater	Luca Hopkinson	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R18				Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
6	R19	Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire	22–23 July	Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R20			Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	Freddie Slater	R Racing	Freddie Slater
	R21				Chase Fernandez	Chase Fernandez	Assetto Motorsport	Chase Fernandez
7	R22	Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit)	9–10 September	Reza Seewooruthun	Hugo Schwarze	Reza Seewooruthun	R Racing	Reza Seewooruthun
	R23			Reza Seewooruthun	Mikey Porter	Reza Seewooruthun	R Racing	Reza Seewooruthun
	R24				Luca Hopkinson	Reza Seewooruthun	R Racing	Reza Seewooruthun
8	R25	Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)	21–22 October	Hugo Schwarze	Chase Fernandez	Hugo Schwarze	Elite Motorsport	Hugo Schwarze
	R26			Alisha Palmowski	Chase Fernandez	Reza Seewooruthun	R Racing	Reza Seewooruthun
	R27				Alisha Palmowski	Chase Fernandez	E3SPORT	Chase Fernandez

Championship standings

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

Pos	Driver	OUL			SIL1			DON1			SIL2						SNE			CAD			BRH			DON2			Total	Drop	Pen.	Points
1	Freddie Slater (R)	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	Ret							642			642
2	Hugo Schwarze (R)	3	2	2	8	2	4	1	10	3	8	2	5	3	7	2	4	4	5	6	5	Ret	2	5	4	1	6	4	607		–15	592
3	Reza Seewooruthun (R)	4	6	4	4	3	5	7	5	9	4	10	12	12	9	12	2	8	3	8	7	7	1	1	1	2	1	2	563	9	-9	545
4	Mikey Porter (R)	5	10	5	6	9	6	Ret	4	2	3	4	2	5	2	6	8	2	2	2	8	2	5	3	6	Ret	4	5	545		-6	539
5	Alisha Palmowski	Ret	3	9	2	5	2	2	7	Ret	9	3	4	11	6	10	10	9	7	3	6	10	3	2	2	4	2	8	498		-6	492
6	Chase Fernandez (R)	9	8	Ret	Ret	10	10	Ret	9	Ret	1	5	8	2	4	1	3	6	8	7	3	1	9	6	3	5	3	1	494		-6	488
7	Charlie Hart (R)	2	5	Ret	3	6	9	9	3	4	Ret	6	6	6	5	4	6	5	4	5	4	3	11	4	5	6	9	6	489		-15	474
8	Finn Harrison (R)	7	4	3	Ret	8	12	6	Ret	DNS	2	8	9	4	3	5	9	3	DNS	11	2	6	10	10	8				361		–27	334
9	McKenzie Douglass	6	7	6	5	7	Ret	3	6	Ret	Ret	9	10	7	10	7	11	7	6	9	9	4	6	Ret	9				310			310
10	Luca Hopkinson	8	12	Ret	DSQ	11	7	Ret	2	5	12	Ret	3	9	12	15	12	10	12	10	10	8	4	9	7	Ret	7	7	311		–12	299
11	Edu Robinson (R)	13	13	10	Ret	12	14	Ret	15	8	10	14	13	10	14	11	5	11	10	13	12	12	Ret	7	10	8	12	3	260			260
12	Henry Joslyn (R)				9	15	8	Ret	8	6	7	17	11	Ret	18	8	7	13	9	4	11	5	7	NC	12	11	5	11	262		–6	256
13	Thomas Spragg (R)	11	9	Ret	7	Ret	11	10	12	7	13	12	14	8	8	9	13	12	11				8	8	11	3	8	Ret	247			247
14	Leo Robinson (R)	15	11	7	14	4	1	4	Ret	11	5	7	7	Ret	WD	WD													179			179
15	Holly Miall (R)	14	17	13	13	Ret	18	12	14	14	17	18	16	16	15	14	16	15	13	15	15	DNS	15	15	17	13	15	10	156			156
16	Felix Livesey (R)	Ret	15	Ret	11	14	16	Ret	13	10	14	13	17	14	11	17	Ret	16	14	12	13	9	14	Ret	15	12	10	Ret	159		–27	132
17	Harry Moss (R)	16	14	12	12	Ret	15	11	11	12	16	15	Ret	15	17	18	16	17	15	14	14	11	Ret	14	16	15	11	16	164		-32	132
18	Brea Angliss (R)	10	16	11	15	Ret	17	13	DNS	13	15	16	15	17	Ret	Ret							12	13	13	7	14	12	128			128
19	Freddie Allum (R)	12	Ret	8	10	13	13	8	16	Ret	11	11	18	13	16	13	14	14	16										128			128
20	Alfie Davies (R)										18	Ret	Ret	18	13	16							13	11	Ret	10	13	13	66			66
21	Nick Ellis (R)																						Ret	12	14	14	Ret	9	35			35
22	Thomas Ingram Hill (R)																									9	17	14	23			23
23	Jack Robinson (R)																						16	Ret	18	Ret	16	15	19			19
Source:[20]

References

1. "Ginetta expands British GT support series commitment from 2023". britishgt.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
2. Goodwin, Graham (21 September 2022). "Ginetta In New Partnership with SRO, Switches Championships from TOCA Package (Updated)". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
3. "Ginetta Announce Provisional 2023 Race Calendar". Ginetta.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
4. "Freddie Slater to race for R Racing in 2023 season". Ginetta.com. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
5. "Junior Winter Series Rookie Vice Champion, Mikey Porter signs with R Racing in 2023". Ginetta.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
6. "Junior driver Luca Hopkinson returns to the Championship with R Racing". Ginetta.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
7. "Reza Seewooruthun joins R Racing for his first full season in the Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
8. "Tom Spragg joins Preptech for his first year of racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
9. "Henry Joslyn joins Preptech for his first Ginetta Junior Championship season". Ginetta.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
10. "Former Ginetta Junior Scholarship Winner Alisha Palmowski Joins Elite Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
11. "McKenzie Douglass returns to the Ginetta Junior grid for his second season of racing with Elite Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
12. "Hugo Schwarze embarks on Rookie Ginetta Junior Campaign with Elite Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
13. "Charlie Hart Joins Elite For Maiden Ginetta Junior Campaign". Ginetta.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
14. "Holly Miall joins Fox Motorsport for rookie Ginetta Junior campaign". Ginetta.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
15. "Fox Motorsport launch 2023 Ginetta Junior campaign with Harry Moss". Ginetta.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
16. "Felix Livesey makes Ginetta Junior debut with Xentek Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
17. "Leo Robinson to make Ginetta Junior debut with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
18. "Brea Angliss to make Ginetta Junior Championship debut season with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
19. "2023 Junior Scholarship Winner Chase Fernandez To Race With Assetto Motorsport". Ginetta.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
20. "2023 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship - Championship Standings" (PDF). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

External links

• https://www.ginetta.com/our-cars/g40/junior/
• Ginetta Junior Championship News
• Ginetta Junior Update