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2023 Ginetta Junior Championship

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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

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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 United Kingdom Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit) 8–10 April
2 United Kingdom Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit) 6–7 May
3 United Kingdom Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) 27–28 May
4 United Kingdom Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix and National Circuits) 2–4 June
5 United Kingdom Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) 17–18 June
6 United Kingdom Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire 22–23 July
7 United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) 9–10 September
8 United Kingdom Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit) 21–22 October
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Teams and drivers

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

Race calendar and results

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

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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Pos Driver OUL SIL1 DON1 SIL2 SNE CAD BRA DON1 Total Drop Pen. Points
1 United Kingdom 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 Germany 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United States 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 Spain 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Algeria Leo Robinson (R) 15 11 7 14 4 1 4 Ret 11 5 7 7 Ret WD WD 179 179
15 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Freddie Allum (R) 12 Ret 8 10 13 13 8 16 Ret 11 11 18 13 16 13 14 14 16 128 128
20 United Kingdom Alfie Davies (R) 18 Ret Ret 18 13 16 13 11 Ret 10 13 13 66 66
21 United Kingdom Nick Ellis (R) Ret 12 14 14 Ret 9 35 35
22 United Kingdom Thomas Ingram Hill (R) 9 17 14 23 23
23 United Kingdom Jack Robinson (R) 16 Ret 18 Ret 16 15 19 19
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References

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  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.
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