2017 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2017 Simpson Race Products 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 eleventh Ginetta Junior Championship and commenced on 1 April 2017 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October 2017 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after 25 races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season.

Tom Gamble, after finishing third in the second race at the Knockhill round. Gamble won the championship by 27 points ahead of his closest rival, Sebastian Priaulx.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
HHC Motorsport	9	Jordan Collard	All
	11	Sebastian Priaulx	8–10
	20	Tom Wood	All
	27	Scott McKenna	1–2
	31	Charlie Digby	All
	54	Adam Smalley	8–10
	55	Ruben del Sarte	All
JHR Developments	11	Sebastian Priaulx	1–7
	23	Tom Gamble	1–7
	29	Harry Dyson	1–7
	46	Jenson Dineen	1–5
	54	Adam Smalley	1–7
	72	Matt Luff	1–7
Richardson Racing	72	Matt Luff	8–10
Richardson Racing	12	Luke Browning	All
Elite Motorsport	17	Louis Foster	8–10
	19	Harry King	All
	23	Tom Gamble	8–10
	44	Finley Green	8–10
	67	James Hedley	9–10
	79	Greg Johnson	All
	81	Isa Deen	6–8
	99	Emily Linscott	8–10
Douglas Motorsport	21	Tom Canning	All
	25	Connor Grady	1–8
	33	Daniel Harper	All
	87	Kiern Jewiss	All
Fox Motorsport	44	Finley Green	1–7
Fox Motorsport	57	Keaton Samra	1–5

Race calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	1 April	Sebastian Priaulx	Harry Dyson	Harry Dyson	JHR Developments
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	2 April	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	JHR Developments
2	R3	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	15 April	Daniel Harper	Sebastian Priaulx	Tom Gamble	JHR Developments
	R4		16 April	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport
	R5		16 April		Kiern Jewiss	Tom Gamble	JHR Developments
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	7 May	Sebastian Priaulx	Daniel Harper	Tom Gamble	JHR Developments
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	7 May	Sebastian Priaulx	Daniel Harper	Sebastian Priaulx	JHR Developments
4	R8	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	20 May	Sebastian Priaulx	Tom Wood	Sebastian Priaulx	JHR Developments
4	R9	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	21 May	Daniel Harper	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	JHR Developments
5	R10	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	10 June	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	JHR Developments
	R11		10 June	Sebastian Priaulx	Tom Wood	Sebastian Priaulx	JHR Developments
	R12		11 June		Tom Wood	Tom Gamble	JHR Developments
6	R13	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	29 July	Kiern Jewiss	Adam Smalley	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport
	R14		29 July	Kiern Jewiss	Tom Wood	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport
	R15		30 July		Sebastian Priaulx	Tom Wood	HHC Motorsport
7	R16	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	13 August	Daniel Harper	Harry King	Harry King	Elite Motorsport
7	R17	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	13 August	Kiern Jewiss	Daniel Harper	Kiern Jewiss	Douglas Motorsport
8	R18	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	26 August	Daniel Harper	Tom Wood	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport
	R19		27 August	Daniel Harper	Tom Gamble	Tom Gamble	Elite Motorsport
	R20		27 August		Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport
9	R21	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	16 September	Tom Wood	Harry King	Tom Gamble	Elite Motorsport
	R22		16 September	Luke Browning	Tom Gamble	Tom Gamble	Elite Motorsport
	R23		17 September		Tom Gamble	Tom Gamble	Elite Motorsport
10	R24	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	30 September	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	HHC Motorsport
	R25		30 September	Harry King	Tom Gamble	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport
	R26		1 October		Daniel Harper	Daniel Harper	Douglas Motorsport

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 24 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	Tom Gamble	Ret	2	1	3	1	1	2	5	11	4	3	1	5	7	3	4	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	7	2	DNS	660	0	-6	654
2	Sebastian Priaulx	4	1	6	7	Ret	5	1	1	1	1	1	3	8	3	7	7	6	2	3	3	4	2	5	1	6	4	642	15	0	627
3	Daniel Harper	8	3	3	1	6	4	3	17	5	7	6	8	1	1	5	3	2	1	2	1	2	6	3	5	1	1	658	18	-15	625
4	Kiern Jewiss (R)	Ret	11	2	Ret	2	12	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	1	NC	9	7	9	5	4	3	5	5	542	0	0	542
5	Tom Wood	3	8	5	2	3	Ret	6	2	2	3	5	4	3	9	1	6	5	4	4	9	11	4	Ret	6	4	3	529	0	-15	514
6	Harry King	2	4	4	12	8	3	5	7	Ret	6	9	6	6	13	6	1	15	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	520	6	-6	508
7	Adam Smalley (R)	6	7	7	8	15	6	17	13	6	8	7	5	4	2	4	5	10	5	7	11	5	12	6	4	Ret	Ret	389	0	-12	377
8	Jordan Collard	14	13	Ret	11	14	Ret	7	6	8	5	8	9	14	8	Ret	9	4	9	6	5	6	7	8	8	DSQ	9	307	0	-24	283
9	Ruben del Sarte (R)	10	9	9	Ret	7	14	15	9	10	11	17	12	10	10	10	12	9	8	10	8	8	11	12	11	7	7	278	4	0	274
10	Tom Canning (R)	12	15	12	Ret	9	7	8	10	16	13	Ret	14	11	11	11	14	8	10	11	10	10	10	13	13	8	10	243	0	0	243
11	Luke Browning (R)	11	16	10	Ret	11	16	11	8	12	14	11	11	9	12	7	11	13	7	8	6	Ret	Ret	15	9	Ret	Ret	222	0	-12	210
12	Harry Dyson	1	6	8	5	Ret	2	Ret	18	4	10	4	15	8	6	13	16	Ret										227	0	-18	209
13	Connor Grady	5	5	Ret	Ret	5	8	10	4	7	12	13	7	Ret	4	9	8	12	Ret	Ret	Ret							213	0	-6	207
14	Charlie Digby	7	19	11	Ret	16	9	12	15	14	9	10	13	15	14	Ret	10	7	11	Ret	15	7	15	7	Ret	DNS	12	201	0	-6	195
15	Matt Luff (R)	9	20	16	6	12	11	9	Ret	9	19	16	10	12	Ret	14	17	16	14	14	17	14	14	16	17	11	Ret	173	0	0	173
16	Greg Johnson	15	14	15	Ret	10	10	16	12	13	17	15	Ret	13	15	Ret	15	14	13	12	16	16	9	11	14	Ret	Ret	156	0	0	156
17	Finley Green (R)	16	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	16	18	18	Ret	18	16	17	12	18	Ret	15	13	12	13	8	14	15	Ret	11	126	0	0	126
18	Jenson Dineen	13	18	Ret	9	13	13	13	11	15	15	12	17															82	0	-6	76
19	Louis Foster (R)																		Ret	15	13	15	13	9	12	9	8	75	0	0	75
20	Keaton Samra (R)	17	17	14	10	Ret	15	18	14	17	16	14	16															63	0	0	63
21	Scott McKenna (R)	Ret	12	13	4	4																						61	0	0	61
22	James Hedley (R)																					17	16	10	10	10	6	60	0	0	60
23	Isa Deen (R)													17	16	15	13	11	12	16	14							54	0	0	54
24	Emily Linscott (R)																		Ret	17	18	12	Ret	17	16	12	13	42	0	0	42
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON			THR		OUL		CRO			SNE			KNO		ROC			SIL			BHGP			Total	Drop	Pen.	Points

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