# 2019 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2019 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 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 forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It was the thirteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, and the first with new title sponsor Michelin, commencing on 6 April 2019 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 13 October 2019 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.

## Teams and Drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Richardson Racing | 10 | Will Martin | All |
| Richardson Racing | 25 | Casper Stevenson | All |
| Richardson Racing | 66 | James Taylor | 1–6 |
| Richardson Racing | 40 | Ethan Hawkey | 6–10 |
| Total Control Racing | 11 | Will Rochford | 1–5 |
| Total Control Racing | 40 | Ethan Hawkey | 1–5 |
| Total Control Racing | 54 | Theo Edgerton | 1–6 |
| Total Control Racing | 68 | Daniel Gale | 1–5, 9–10 |
| Total Control Racing | 75 | Haytham Qarajouli | All |
| Total Control Racing | 86 | Ethan Brooks | 1–2, 4, 6–10 |
| Premiership Academy Racing | 20 | Harry Dyson | 1–5 |
| Premiership Academy Racing | 37 | Charlie McLeod | 1–2 |
| Premiership Academy Racing | 47 | Molly Dodd | All |
| Premiership Academy Racing | 95 | Ben O'Hare | All |
| In2Racing | 21 | Josh Rattican | 1–5 |
| In2Racing | 35 | Ben Kasperczak | 1–3 |
| In2Racing | 55 | Roman Biliński | 1–2 |
| In2Racing | 37 | Charlie McLeod | 3 |
| R Racing | 21 | Josh Rattican | 6–10 |
| R Racing | 29 | Joel Pearson | 9–10 |
| R Racing | 51 | Zak O'Sullivan | 6–10 |
| R Racing | 70 | Aston Millar | 6, 9–10 |
| Douglas Motorsport | 22 | Bailey Voisin | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 23 | Lorcan Hanafin | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 51 | Zak O'Sullivan | 1–5 |
| Douglas Motorsport | 57 | Gus Burton | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 62 | Freddie Tomlinson | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 16 | William Aspin | 6 |
| Elite Motorsport | 17 | Tom Ward | 4, 6 |
| Elite Motorsport | 27 | Tom Emson | 1–8 |
| Elite Motorsport | 29 | Joel Pearson | 1–8 |
| Elite Motorsport | 52 | Suleiman Zanfari | 9–10 |
| Elite Motorsport | 66 | James Taylor | 7–10 |
| Elite Motorsport | 67 | James Hedley | All |
| SVG Motorsport | 32 | Frankie Taylor | 1–8 |
| Team HARD | 32 | Frankie Taylor | 9–10 |
| Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 55 | Roman Biliński | 3–7 |
| Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 99 | Zak Taylor | 7, 9–10 |
| Race Car Consultants | 59 | Nat Hodgkiss | 6, 10 |
| Privateer | 35 | Ben Kasperczak | 4–8 |
| Privateer | 88 | Kieran Fuller | 9 |

## Race Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner |
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 6 April | James Hedley | James Hedley | James Taylor | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 7 April | Zak O'Sullivan | James Hedley | Tom Emson | Elite Motorsport | Theo Edgerton |
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 27 April | Roman Biliński | James Hedley | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 28 April | Roman Biliński | James Hedley | James Taylor | Richardson Racing | Theo Edgerton |
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 28 April | | James Hedley | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 19 May | James Hedley | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 19 May | James Hedley | Zak O'Sullivan | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 4 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 15 June | Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead. | Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead. | Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead. | Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead. | Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead. |
| 4 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 16 June | James Hedley | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
| 5 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 30 June | Will Martin | Ethan Hawkey | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
| 5 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 30 June | Will Martin | Will Martin | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 3 August | Will Martin | Will Martin | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 3 August | James Hedley | Zak O'Sullivan | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Casper Stevenson |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 4 August | Zak O'Sullivan | Will Martin | Zak O'Sullivan | R Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 4 August | | Zak O'Sullivan | Zak O'Sullivan | R Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 17 August | James Hedley | James Hedley | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 17 August | James Hedley | James Hedley | Zak O'Sullivan | R Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 18 August | | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 14 September | Will Martin | Will Martin | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Casper Stevenson |
| 8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 15 September | Will Martin | Zak O'Sullivan | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 15 September | | Gus Burton | Lorcan Hanafin | Douglas Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 28 September | James Hedley | Lorcan Hanafin | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 29 September | James Hedley | Lorcan Hanafin | James Taylor | Elite Motorsport | Zak O'Sullivan |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 29 September | | James Hedley | James Taylor | Elite Motorsport | Joel Pearson |
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 12 October | James Hedley | Will Martin | James Hedley | Elite Motorsport | Ethan Brooks |
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 12 October | James Hedley | Ethan Brooks | Lorcan Hanafin | Douglas Motorsport | Ethan Brooks |
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 13 October | | James Hedley | Will Martin | Richardson Racing | Ethan Brooks |

## 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 | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR1 | THR1 | CRO | CRO | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | SNE | SNE | THR2 | THR2 | THR2 | KNO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Points |
| 1 | James Hedley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | (Ret) | 1 | 1 | 3 | (17) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 680 |
| 2 | Zak O'Sullivan (R) | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | 8 | (11) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 591 |
| 3 | Will Martin | 6 | 8 | DNS | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 524 |
| 4 | Lorcan Hanafin | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | C | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 480 |
| 5 | James Taylor | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | C | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 461 |
| 6 | Casper Stevenson (R) | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 427 |
| 7 | Gustav Burton | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | C | 5 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 412 |
| 8 | Ethan Hawkey | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | C | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 319 |
| 9 | Josh Rattican (R) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | C | Ret | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 316 |
| 10 | Joel Pearson (R) | 13 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | C | 18 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 296 |
| 11 | Tom Emson | 8 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | C | 19 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 229 |
| 12 | Ethan Brooks (R) | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | | | C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 209 |
| 13 | Bailey Voisin (R) | 16 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 161 |
| 14 | Theo Edgerton (R) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 9 | C | 6 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 158 |
| 15 | Ben O'Hare | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 18 | 18 | C | Ret | 18 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 158 |
| 16 | Ben Kasperczak (R) | 21 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | 22 | Ret | C | 10 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 18 | 148 |
| 17 | Frankie Taylor (R) | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 19 | C | 14 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 124 |
| 18 | Freddie Tomlinson (R) | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 15 | C | 11 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 124 |
| 19 | Haytham Qarajouli (R) | DNS | 18 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 112 |
| 20 | Roman Biliński | DNS | 11 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | 13 | 6 | C | 20 | 8 | DNS | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 87 |
| 21 | Daniel Gale (R) | 14 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | C | Ret | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 67 |
| 22 | Molly Dodd (R) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | C | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 66 |
| 23 | Harry Dyson | 10 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 11 | C | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 24 | Aston Millar (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 54 |
| 25 | Will Rochford (R) | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 21 | C | 16 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 26 | Charlie McLeod (R) | 17 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 27 | Suleiman Zanfari (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 28 |
| 28 | Nat Hodgkiss (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| 29 | Zak Taylor (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | Ret | | | | 21 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | 18 |
| 30 | Tom Ward (R) | | | | | | | | C | Ret | | | Ret | 15 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 31 | William Aspin (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 32 | Kieran Fuller (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | DSQ | | | | 4 |