# 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2018 Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship features 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 is the twelfth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 8 April 2018 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 30 September 2018 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after 25 races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Elite Motorsport | 7 | Greg Johnson | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 17 | Louis Foster | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 44 | Finley Green | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 54 | Adam Smalley | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 67 | James Hedley | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 81 | Jonny Wilkinson | 1–8 |
| Richardson Racing | 11 | Luke Browning | All |
| Richardson Racing | 66 | James Taylor | All |
| Richardson Racing | 72 | Matt Luff | 1–7 |
| Richardson Racing | 99 | Emily Linscott | All |
| Total Control Racing | 14 | Daniel Gale | 1–2, 10 |
| Total Control Racing | 24 | Theo Edgerton | 10 |
| Total Control Racing | 40 | Ethan Hawkey | 1, 6, 8–10 |
| Total Control Racing | 49 | Abbi Pulling | 1–3 |
| Total Control Racing | 55 | Ruben del Sarte | All |
| Total Control Racing | 87 | Patrick Kibble | All |
| Premiership Academy Racing | 20 | Harry Dyson | 8–10 |
| Premiership Academy Racing | 95 | Ben O'Hare | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 23 | Lorcan Hanafin | 5–7, 9–10 |
| Douglas Motorsport | 57 | Gus Burton | 5–7, 9–10 |
| Richardson Chassis Engineering | 37 | Charlie McLeod | 1–2 |
| WDE Motorsport | 46 | Jamie Osborne | 1–7, 9–10 |
| Privateers | 10 | Will Martin | All |
| Privateers | 27 | Tom Emson | All |
| Privateers | 29 | Joel Pearson | 7, 9–10 |
| Privateers | 77 | Conner Garlick | All |

## Race Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 7 April | Adam Smalley | Ruben del Sarte | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 8 April | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 28 April | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 28 April | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 29 April | | Louis Foster | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 20 May | Adam Smalley | Finley Green | Patrick Kibble | TCR |
| 3 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 20 May | Louis Foster | James Hedley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 4 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 9 June | Luke Browning | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 4 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 10 June | Luke Browning | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 5 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 23 June | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 5 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 23 June | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 5 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 24 June | | Luke Browning | Finley Green | Elite Motorsport |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 28 July | Louis Foster | Luke Browning | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 28 July | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 6 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 29 July | | Adam Smalley | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 7 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 11 August | James Hedley | James Hedley | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 7 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 11 August | Luke Browning | Patrick Kibble | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 7 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 12 August | | Louis Foster | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 25 August | James Hedley | Luke Browning | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 8 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 26 August | Louis Foster | Luke Browning | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 15 September | Ruben del Sarte | Lorcan Hanafin | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 15 September | Luke Browning | Gus Burton | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 16 September | | Ethan Hawkey | Louis Foster | Elite Motorsport |
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 29 September | James Hedley | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Richardson Racing |
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 29 September | Adam Smalley | Luke Browning | Adam Smalley | Elite Motorsport |
| 10 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 September | | Ethan Hawkey | Louis Foster | Elite 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 | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | ROC | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Points |
| 1 | Adam Smalley | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 679 |
| 2 | Louis Foster (R) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 671 |
| 3 | Luke Browning | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 654 |
| 4 | Patrick Kibble (R) | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 496 |
| 5 | Ruben del Sarte | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 425 |
| 6 | James Taylor (R) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 414 |
| 7 | Greg Johnson | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 357 |
| 8 | James Hedley (R) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 356 |
| 9 | Finley Green | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 315 |
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson (R) | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | 241 |
| 11 | Tom Emson (R) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 217 |
| 12 | Matt Luff | 18 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 189 |
| 13 | Lorcan Hanafin (R) | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 167 |
| 14 | Will Martin (R) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 9 | 9 | 166 |
| 15 | Conner Garlick (R) | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 164 |
| 16 | Emily Linscott (R) | 16 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 159 |
| 17 | Ben O'Hare (R) | 14 | 20 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 123 |
| 18 | Ethan Hawkey (R) | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 13 | | | | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 112 |
| 19 | Gus Burton (R) | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 18 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 7 | | | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 108 |
| 20 | Jamie Osborne (R) | Ret | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | DNS | 14 | 17 | | | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 100 |
| 21 | Abbi Pulling (R) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 22 | Joel Pearson (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | Ret | | | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 46 |
| 23 | Harry Dyson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 35 |
| 24 | Daniel Gale (R) | 19 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | 17 | 30 |
| 25 | Charlie McLeod (R) | 20 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 26 | Theo Edgerton (R) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |