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2020 Ginetta Junior Championship

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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

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Team No. Driver Rounds
Total Control Racing 11 United Kingdom William Rochford[2] 1–4, 6–7
52 United Kingdom Tom Edgar[2] All
95 United Kingdom Joe Warhurst 7–8
Elite Motorsport 14 United Kingdom Josh Miller[3] All
16 United Kingdom William Aspin[4] All
18 United Kingdom Seb Hopkins[5] All
34 United Kingdom Tom Lebbon[6] All
46 United Kingdom William Vincent[7] All
77 Spain Tommy Pintos[8] All
Preptech UK 12 United Kingdom James Higgins[9] 5, 7
Richardson Racing[10] 19 United Kingdom Rowan Vincent[11] All
23 United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov[11] All
41 South Africa Trennon Bettany[11] 1–5, 7
R Racing 21 United Kingdom Josh Rattican[12] All
22 Switzerland Bailey Voisin[13] All
29 United Kingdom Joel Pearson[12] All
62 United Kingdom Freddie Tomlinson[12] All
70 United Kingdom Aston Millar[12] All
Team HARD 26 United Kingdom Luke Constantine 6
Fox Motorsport 48 United Kingdom Liam McNeilly[14] All
Assetto Motorsport 88 United Kingdom Joe Wheeler All
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport 99 United Kingdom Zak Taylor[2] 1–6
Privateer 30 United Kingdom Will Jenkins[2] All

Race calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 1 August United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Joel Pearson Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov
United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov Richardson Racing United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov
2 August United Kingdom Aston Millar United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov Richardson Racing United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov
2 Brands Hatch
(GP Circuit, Kent)
8 August United Kingdom Tom Lebbon Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Zak Taylor Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
9 August Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Tom Lebbon Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
3 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
29 August Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
30 August United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov Richardson Racing United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov
Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Josh Rattican R Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
4 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
19 September United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Freddie Tomlinson Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
20 September United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Josh Rattican R Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
5 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
26 September Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom William Vincent
27 September Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Seb Hopkins United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov Richardson Racing United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov
United Kingdom Tom Edgar Switzerland Bailey Voisin R Racing United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov
6 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10 October United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Josh Rattican United Kingdom Josh Rattican Elite Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
11 October United Kingdom Tom Lebbon United Kingdom Josh Rattican United Kingdom Tom Lebbon Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
7 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
24 October Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Tom Lebbon Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
Switzerland Bailey Voisin Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Tom Lebbon Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
25 October United Kingdom Joel Pearson United Kingdom Tom Lebbon Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
8 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
14 November United Kingdom Josh Miller United Kingdom Tom Edgar United Kingdom Josh Rattican Elite Racing United Kingdom Tom Lebbon
15 November United Kingdom Josh Miller Switzerland Bailey Voisin United Kingdom Josh Miller Elite Motorsport United Kingdom 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

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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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  • 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Switzerland 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Spain 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Zak Taylor (R) 10 6 3 4 4 4 12 8 12 6 Ret 5 8 8 18 12 202
14 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 South Africa Trennon Bettany (R) 19 17 14 18 15 15 14 11 14 16 Ret 16 11 9 18 12 20 Ret Ret 88
20 United Kingdom William Rochford 15 15 Ret Ret 18 16 18 12 18 13 Ret 14 19 16 15 16 13 11 77
21 United Kingdom James Higgins (R) 19 Ret 12 12 19 14 16 10 45
22 United Kingdom Joe Warhurst (R) 20 21 19 14 13 18
23 United Kingdom Luke Constantine (R) 17 16 9

References

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  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.