2015 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2015 Kick Start Energy 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 ninth Ginetta Junior Championship, and commenced on 4 April 2015 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 11 October 2015 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Tollbar Racing | 11 | Tristan Charpentier[1] | 1–2 |
12 | Alex Day[1] | 1–6, 8–10 | |
HHC Motorsport | 14 | Sophia Flörsch[2] | 1–5 |
26 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 5–10 | |
28 | Charlie Fagg | 5–10 | |
38 | Jamie Caroline[3] | All | |
44 | Patrik Matthiesen[4] | All | |
Total Control Racing | 17 | Matt Chapman[5] | All |
25 | Connor Grady | 5–10 | |
27 | Dave Wooder[6] | All | |
31 | Cameron Roberts[7] | 1–9 | |
R & J Motorsport | 21 | Lewis Brown | All |
42 | Jonathan Hadfield[8] | All | |
67 | Frank Bird | All | |
83 | Kyle Hornby[9] | All | |
Supergreen Racing | 22 | Ben Green[10] | All |
JHR Developments | 23 | Billy Monger[11] | All |
33 | Esmee Hawkey[12] | 1–4, 6, 8–10 | |
45 | Dan Zelos[13] | All | |
66 | Senna Proctor[14] | All | |
77 | Sebastian Perez[15] | All | |
99 | Rowan Bailey[15] | All | |
Hillspeed | 24 | Harry Mailer[16] | 1–2 |
88 | Benjamin Wallace[17] | 1–2 | |
Jam-Sport | 41 | William Stacey[18] | 1–6, 9–10 |
Elite Motorsport | 50 | Geri Nicosia | All |
Richardson Chassis Engineering | 71 | Will Tregurtha[19] | All |
Douglas Motorsport | 75 | Stuart Middleton[20] | All |
Race calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
4 April | Patrik Matthiesen | William Stacey | Billy Monger | JHR Developments |
R2 | 5 April | Patrik Matthiesen | Senna Proctor | JHR Developments | |||
2 | R3 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
18 April | Jonathan Hadfield | Patrik Matthiesen | Jonathan Hadfield | R & J Motorsport |
R4 | 19 April | Sophia Flörsch | Senna Proctor | JHR Developments | |||
3 | R5 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
10 May | Stuart Middleton | Matt Chapman | Sophia Flörsch | HHC Motorsport |
R6 | Billy Monger | Sophia Flörsch | HHC Motorsport | ||||
4 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
7 June | Dave Wooder | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R8 | Lewis Brown | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport | ||||
5 | R9 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
27 June | Sophia Flörsch | Patrik Matthiesen | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R10 | 28 June | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport | |||
6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
8 August | Billy Monger | Patrik Matthiesen | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R12 | 9 August | Dan Zelos | Billy Monger | JHR Developments | |||
7 | R13 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
22 August | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R14 | 23 August | Stuart Middleton | Senna Proctor | JHR Developments | |||
8 | R15 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
5 September | Devlin DeFrancesco | Stuart Middleton | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R16 | 6 September | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport | |||
9 | R17 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26 September | Kyle Hornby | Kyle Hornby | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R18 | 27 September | Matt Chapman | Patrik Matthiesen | HHC Motorsport | |||
10 | R19 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
10 October | Senna Proctor | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | HHC Motorsport |
R20 | 11 October | Matt Chapman | Senna Proctor | JHR Developments |
Calendar changes
- After using the "International" circuit configuration in 2014, the Oulton Park round reverted to the "Island" layout for 2015.[21]
Championship standings
Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
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Bold – Pole |
References
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