2016 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2016 Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship[1] 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 tenth Ginetta Junior Championship, and commenced on 2 April 2016 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 2 October 2016 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty five races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Elite Motorsport 10 United Kingdom Tom Wood[2] All
19 United Kingdom Harry King[3] All
JHR Developments 11 United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx[4] All
26 United Kingdom Cameron Roberts[5] 1–5, 7
29 United Kingdom Harry Dyson 9–10
30 United States Dhyllan Skiba[6] 1–2, 4–6
46 United Kingdom Jenson Dineen 8–10
50 United Kingdom Geri Nicosia[7] All
64 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell 5–7, 9–10
77 United Kingdom Sebastian Perez[8] All
83 United Kingdom Kyle Hornby[9] 1–6, 8–9
Tollbar Racing 12 United Kingdom Alex Day 6
Team Pyro 20 United Kingdom Zak Fulk[6] 1
HHC Motorsport 21 United Kingdom Lewis Brown[6] All
23 United Kingdom Tom Gamble[10] 1–6
28 United Kingdom Charlie Fagg[6] All
31 United Kingdom Charlie Digby 6–10
71 United Kingdom Will Tregurtha[11] 1–9
Optimum Motorsport 22 United Kingdom Connor O'Brien 8
Total Control Racing 25 United Kingdom Connor Grady[6] All
27 United Kingdom Dave Wooder[12] All
44 United Kingdom Max Bird[13] 1–6, 8
68 United Kingdom Jordan Collard[14] All
Douglas Motorsport 33 United Kingdom Daniel Harper[15] All
74 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi[16] 1–7
75 United Kingdom Stuart Middleton[17] All
Mectech Motorsport 58 United Kingdom Anthony Ayres[6] 1–4, 6, 9–10
Rob Boston Racing 79 United Kingdom Greg Johnson[18] 1–3, 5–6, 8–10

Driver changes

Leaving Ginetta Juniors

Race calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
2 April United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Will Tregurtha HHC Motorsport
R2 3 April United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
16 April United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Lewis Brown HHC Motorsport
R4 United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
R5 17 April United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
3 R6 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
8 May United Kingdom Sebastian Perez United Kingdom Harry King United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
R7 United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Dave Wooder Total Control Racing
4 R8 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
4 June United Kingdom Will Tregurtha United Kingdom Dave Wooder United Kingdom Will Tregurtha HHC Motorsport
R9 5 June United Kingdom Dave Wooder United Kingdom Will Tregurtha HHC Motorsport
5 R10 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
18 June United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Cameron Roberts United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
R11 United Kingdom Daniel Harper United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
R12 19 June United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Will Tregurtha HHC Motorsport
6 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
30 July United Kingdom Will Tregurtha United Kingdom Dave Wooder United Kingdom Daniel Harper Douglas Motorsport
R14 31 July United Kingdom Daniel Harper United Kingdom Harry King Elite Motorsport
7 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
13 August United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Sebastian Perez JHR Developments
R16 United Kingdom Daniel Harper United Kingdom Geri Nicosia JHR Developments
R17 14 August United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Will Tregurtha HHC Motorsport
8 R18 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 August United Kingdom Will Tregurtha United Kingdom Will Tregurtha United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
R19 United Kingdom Will Tregurtha United Kingdom Will Tregurtha HHC Motorsport
R20 28 August United Kingdom Will Tregurtha United Kingdom Harry King Elite Motorsport
9 R21 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
17 September United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Dave Wooder Total Control Racing
R22 United Kingdom Sebastian Perez United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx JHR Developments
R23 18 September United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Dave Wooder Total Control Racing
10 R24 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
1 October United Kingdom Dave Wooder United Kingdom Stuart Middleton United Kingdom Stuart Middleton Douglas Motorsport
R25 2 October United Kingdom Geri Nicosia United Kingdom Lewis Brown HHC Motorsport

Calendar changes

  • This season saw the re-introduction of the triple-header meetings, having last hosted a triple-header meeting in 2007.[28]

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

  • A driver's best 23 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1 United Kingdom Will Tregurtha 1 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 10 5 1 3 2 5 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 2 615 615
2 United Kingdom Stuart Middleton 2 1 2 1 7 1 7 3 2 1 1 Ret 9 7 2 9 4 1 2 10 11 18 5 1 3 578 -3 575
3 United Kingdom Lewis Brown 14 3 1 9 2 6 5 6 5 8 4 2 5 4 12 6 14 3 4 4 4 16 10 2 1 507 -12 495
4 United Kingdom Dave Wooder 3 2 4 3 4 3 1 9 3 Ret 9 3 2 6 11 2 6 7 15 9 1 2 1 Ret DNS 485 −6 479
5 United Kingdom Daniel Harper (R) 7 6 3 2 1 15 11 Ret Ret 3 2 9 1 3 4 15 9 14 7 11 10 8 17 6 9 390 390
6 United Kingdom Geri Nicosia 8 7 10 5 9 9 6 5 5 12 7 4 8 8 6 1 3 13 8 6 17 9 11 7 6 396 -12 384
7 United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx (R) 18 13 7 8 8 5 3 15 17 2 3 11 12 11 3 13 17 4 16 7 2 1 6 9 4 390 -7 −3 380
8 United Kingdom Harry King (R) 16 14 12 Ret 13 7 4 12 8 15 19 15 4 1 14 17 13 6 5 1 6 3 3 4 2 376 -2 374
9 United Kingdom Charlie Fagg Ret 9 15 14 10 8 8 2 4 4 10 14 11 19 12 9 7 11 10 8 3 5 4 5 7 344 -2 342
10 United Kingdom Sebastian Perez 11 10 11 Ret 16 18 Ret 4 12 18 11 7 7 12 1 8 11 5 3 3 8 7 9 3 8 333 333
11 United Kingdom Tom Wood (R) 15 11 14 16 15 10 13 8 9 11 13 10 Ret 15 13 3 15 12 6 2 19 10 7 10 5 251 −6 245
12 United Kingdom Connor Grady 13 12 Ret 12 14 13 15 10 7 17 14 6 16 9 7 5 2 9 9 14 11 10 232 −1 231
13 United Kingdom Kyle Hornby 9 EX 8 15 11 12 7 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 6 5 8 12 14 9 6 8 221 −12 209
14 United Kingdom Cameron Roberts 6 4 19 6 5 4 14 NC 14 6 20 5 8 14 8 176 176
15 United Kingdom Tom Gamble (R) 5 8 6 13 13 11 10 17 10 7 6 Ret 10 10 160 160
16 United Kingdom Jordan Collard (R) 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 16 11 13 16 17 Ret 17 14 17 7 5 16 11 12 12 14 12 12 14 154 −1 153
17 United Kingdom Max Bird (R) 4 17 9 7 6 14 Ret 13 16 14 15 12 14 13 10 13 13 147 −6 141
18 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi (R) 12 19 12 10 18 17 12 16 15 13 12 8 15 18 10 11 12 113 113
19 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell (R) 5 16 13 13 Ret 15 10 10 14 12 13 8 11 105 105
20 United Kingdom Anthony Ayres (R) 20 18 16 18 19 19 17 18 14 18 16 13 13 Ret 14 12 70 70
21 United Kingdom Greg Johnson (R) 21 Ret 18 19 17 20 18 19 21 16 DNS DNS 15 14 16 18 15 Ret Ret 13 55 55
22 United Kingdom Charlie Digby 21 21 16 16 16 17 17 15 16 19 16 Ret DNS 35 35
23 United Kingdom Harry Dyson (R) 7 11 Ret 13 Ret 34 34
24 United States Dhyllan Skiba (R) 19 16 17 17 Ret 14 Ret Ret 18 17 20 20 31 31
25 United Kingdom Jenson Dineen (R) 19 Ret 18 15 17 15 Ret DNS 21 21
26 United Kingdom Zak Fulk (R) 17 15 10 10
27 United Kingdom Conor O'Brien (R) 18 18 17 10 10
28 United Kingdom Alex Day 19 17 6 6
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
(R) – Rookie

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