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[edit]

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

Driver changes[edit]

Leaving Ginetta Juniors

2015 Ginetta Junior champion Jamie Caroline advanced to MSA Formula with Jamun racing.^[19]
Senna Proctor moved to Renault Clio Cup U.K after two seasons in Ginetta Juniors.^[20]
Dan Zelos also moved to 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup after two years of Ginetta Juniors.^[21]
Billy Monger joined 2015 champion Jamie Caroline in MSA Formula.^[22]
2015 rookie Patrik Matthiesen was promoted to MSA Formula 4.^[23]
Matt Chapman moved to the Ginetta GT5 challenge, remaining with Total Control Racing.^[24]
Sophia Flörsch made headlines withdrawing after 5 rounds and a double win at Thruxton in 2015. She spent the second half of 2015 preparing for the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship with Motopark.^[25]
Devlin DeFrancesco, having picked up the series during Sophia Flörsch's last round, moved onto MSA F4 with Carlin.^[26]
Frank Bird also converted to Britain's MSA F4 with Fortec Motorsports for 2016.^[27]

Race calendar[edit]

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

Calendar changes[edit]

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

Championship standings[edit]

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[edit]

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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Cameron Roberts	6	4	19	6	5	4	14	NC	14	6	20	5			8	14	8									176			176
15	Tom Gamble (R)	5	8	6	13	13	11	10	17	10	7	6	Ret	10	10												160			160
16	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	Max Bird (R)	4	17	9	7	6	14	Ret	13	16	14	15	12	14	13				10	13	13						147		−6	141
18	Enzo Fittipaldi (R)	12	19	12	10	18	17	12	16	15	13	12	8	15	18	10	11	12									113			113
19	Olli Caldwell (R)										5	16	13	13	Ret	15	10	10				14	12	13	8	11	105			105
20	Anthony Ayres (R)	20	18	16	18	19	19	17	18	14				18	16							13	13	Ret	14	12	70			70
21	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	Charlie Digby													21	21	16	16	16	17	17	15	16	19	16	Ret	DNS	35			35
23	Harry Dyson (R)																					7	11	Ret	13	Ret	34			34
24	Dhyllan Skiba (R)	19	16	17	17	Ret			14	Ret	Ret	18	17	20	20												31			31
25	Jenson Dineen (R)																		19	Ret	18	15	17	15	Ret	DNS	21			21
26	Zak Fulk (R)	17	15																								10			10
27	Conor O'Brien (R)																		18	18	17						10			10
28	Alex Day													19	17												6			6
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON			THR		OUL		CRO			SNE		KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP		Total	Drop	Pen.	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did 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

References[edit]

^ "Simpson Race Products Sponsor Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ Paice, Simon (23 March 2016). "Karting Star Wood Joins Ginetta Juniors with Elite". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "Harry King Joins 2016 Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ "Sebastian Priaulx to Contest 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Cameron Roberts Switches to JHR for Ginetta Junior Title Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Official Ginetta Junior drivers page". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "Geri Nicosia Confirms JHR Switch for 2016 Simpson Ginetta Juniors". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "Seb Perez Returns to Ginetta Juni8or Championship for 2016". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Kyle Hornby Switches to JHR for Ginetta Junior Title Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "Tom Gamble Joins HHC Motorsport for Ginetta Junior Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ "Tregurtha Back to Contest Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Total Control Racing Retains Wooder for 2016 Ginetta Junior Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Max Bird Joins TCR for Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Jordan Collard Joins 2016 Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ Paice, Simon (15 February 2016). "Ginetta Scholar Harper Signs with Doublsas for Junior Debut". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ "Enzo Fittipaldi Joins 2016 Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Stuart Middleton Confirms 2016 Ginetta Junior Return". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Greg Johnson Announces Ginetta Junior Championship Entry". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "Ginetta Junior champion Caroline joins Jamun in MSA Formula | PaddockScout". www.paddockscout.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Rising British Race Star Proctor Announces Two-Year Renault UK CLIO Cup Program". www.renaultsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Zelos joins Pidgley in Ciceley Motorsport line-up for 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup | RenaultSport UK". www.renaultsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Monger Stays With JHR For MSA Formula Move". The Checkered Flag. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Matthiesen Teams Up With JTR For MSA Formula Debut". The Checkered Flag. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Motorsport: Oxford's Matt Chapman in switch to Ginetta GT5 for 2016". Oxford Mail. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Sophia Floersch: Ginetta star has sights set on single-seaters". www.paddockscout.com. PaddockScout. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Carlin confirms MSA Formula seat for Devlin DeFrancesco | PaddockScout". www.paddockscout.com. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Fortec completes MSA Formula quartet with Frank Bird". www.paddockscout.com. PaddockScout. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ Paice, Simon (2 December 2015). "Expanded 25 Race Calendar for 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] "Simpson Race Products Sponsor Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[2] Paice, Simon (23 March 2016). "Karting Star Wood Joins Ginetta Juniors with Elite". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[3] "Harry King Joins 2016 Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[4] "Sebastian Priaulx to Contest 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[5] "Cameron Roberts Switches to JHR for Ginetta Junior Title Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[2016EntryList-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Official Ginetta Junior drivers page". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[7] "Geri Nicosia Confirms JHR Switch for 2016 Simpson Ginetta Juniors". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[8] "Seb Perez Returns to Ginetta Juni8or Championship for 2016". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[9] "Kyle Hornby Switches to JHR for Ginetta Junior Title Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[10] "Tom Gamble Joins HHC Motorsport for Ginetta Junior Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[11] "Tregurtha Back to Contest Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[12] "Total Control Racing Retains Wooder for 2016 Ginetta Junior Bid". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[13] "Max Bird Joins TCR for Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[14] "Jordan Collard Joins 2016 Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[15] Paice, Simon (15 February 2016). "Ginetta Scholar Harper Signs with Doublsas for Junior Debut". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[16] "Enzo Fittipaldi Joins 2016 Simpson Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[17] "Stuart Middleton Confirms 2016 Ginetta Junior Return". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[18] "Greg Johnson Announces Ginetta Junior Championship Entry". Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[19] "Ginetta Junior champion Caroline joins Jamun in MSA Formula | PaddockScout". www.paddockscout.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[20] "Rising British Race Star Proctor Announces Two-Year Renault UK CLIO Cup Program". www.renaultsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[21] "Zelos joins Pidgley in Ciceley Motorsport line-up for 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup | RenaultSport UK". www.renaultsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[22] "Monger Stays With JHR For MSA Formula Move". The Checkered Flag. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[23] "Matthiesen Teams Up With JTR For MSA Formula Debut". The Checkered Flag. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[24] "Motorsport: Oxford's Matt Chapman in switch to Ginetta GT5 for 2016". Oxford Mail. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[25] "Sophia Floersch: Ginetta star has sights set on single-seaters". www.paddockscout.com. PaddockScout. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[26] "Carlin confirms MSA Formula seat for Devlin DeFrancesco | PaddockScout". www.paddockscout.com. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[27] "Fortec completes MSA Formula quartet with Frank Bird". www.paddockscout.com. PaddockScout. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[28] Paice, Simon (2 December 2015). "Expanded 25 Race Calendar for 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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v t e Ginetta racing championships in the United Kingdom
Ginetta G50 Cup	2008 2009 2010
Ginetta GT4 Supercup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta Junior Championship	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta G40 Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta GT Academy	2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta GT Championship	2023 2024
See also: Ginetta GT5 Challenge