# 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship

The 2016 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 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 | Tom Wood | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 19 | Harry King | All |
| JHR Developments | 11 | Sebastian Priaulx | All |
| JHR Developments | 26 | Cameron Roberts | 1–5, 7 |
| JHR Developments | 29 | Harry Dyson | 9–10 |
| JHR Developments | 30 | Dhyllan Skiba | 1–2, 4–6 |
| JHR Developments | 46 | Jenson Dineen | 8–10 |
| JHR Developments | 50 | Geri Nicosia | All |
| JHR Developments | 64 | Olli Caldwell | 5–7, 9–10 |
| JHR Developments | 77 | Sebastian Perez | All |
| JHR Developments | 83 | Kyle Hornby | 1–6, 8–9 |
| Tollbar Racing | 12 | Alex Day | 6 |
| Team Pyro | 20 | Zak Fulk | 1 |
| HHC Motorsport | 21 | Lewis Brown | All |
| HHC Motorsport | 23 | Tom Gamble | 1–6 |
| HHC Motorsport | 28 | Charlie Fagg | All |
| HHC Motorsport | 31 | Charlie Digby | 6–10 |
| HHC Motorsport | 71 | Will Tregurtha | 1–9 |
| Optimum Motorsport | 22 | Connor O'Brien | 8 |
| Total Control Racing | 25 | Connor Grady | All |
| Total Control Racing | 27 | Dave Wooder | All |
| Total Control Racing | 44 | Max Bird | 1–6, 8 |
| Total Control Racing | 68 | Jordan Collard | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 33 | Daniel Harper | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 74 | Enzo Fittipaldi | 1–7 |
| Douglas Motorsport | 75 | Stuart Middleton | All |
| Mectech Motorsport | 58 | Anthony Ayres | 1–4, 6, 9–10 |
| Rob Boston Racing | 79 | Greg Johnson | 1–3, 5–6, 8–10 |

## Driver changes
### Leaving Ginetta Juniors

* 2015 Ginetta Junior champion Jamie Caroline advanced to MSA Formula with Jamun racing.
* Senna Proctor moved to Renault Clio Cup U.K after two seasons in Ginetta Juniors.
* Dan Zelos also moved to 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup after two years of Ginetta Juniors.
* Billy Monger joined 2015 champion Jamie Caroline in MSA Formula.
* 2015 rookie Patrik Matthiesen was promoted to MSA Formula 4.
* Matt Chapman moved to the Ginetta GT5 challenge, remaining with Total Control Racing.
* 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.
* Devlin DeFrancesco, having picked up the series during Sophia Flörsch's last round, moved onto MSA F4 with Carlin.
* Frank Bird also converted to Britain's MSA F4 with Fortec Motorsports for 2016.

## Race calendar

| Round | 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 |
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 16 April | | Lewis Brown | Stuart Middleton | Douglas Motorsport |
| 2 | R5 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 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 |
| 5 | R11 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 18 June | | Daniel Harper | Stuart Middleton | Douglas Motorsport |
| 5 | R12 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 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 |
| 7 | R16 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 13 August | | Daniel Harper | Geri Nicosia | JHR Developments |
| 7 | R17 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 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 |
| 8 | R19 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | | Will Tregurtha | Will Tregurtha | HHC Motorsport |
| 8 | R20 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 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 |
| 9 | R22 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | | Sebastian Perez | Sebastian Priaulx | JHR Developments |
| 9 | R23 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 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

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

## 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 | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | 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 | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |