The 2023 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England. The championship included a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.
Teams and drivers TeamDriverRounds R Racing 7 Freddie Slater 1–6 19 Mikey Porter All 27 Thomas Ingram Hill 8 37 Leo Robinson 2–4 48 Luca Hopkinson All 51 Edu Robinson All 78 Reza Seewooruthun All Preptech UK 16 Thomas Spragg 1–5, 7–8 26 Henry Joslyn 2–8 74 Alfie Davies 4, 7–8 84 Brea Angliss 7–8 Elite Motorsport 21 Alisha Palmowski All 22 Nick Ellis 7–8 24 McKenzie Douglass 1–2 33 Hugo Schwarze All 50 Charlie Hart All 66 Freddie Allum 1–5 Fox Motorsport 23 Holly Miall All 24 McKenzie Douglass 3–7 45 Jack Robinson 7–8 47 Harry Moss All Xentek Motorsport 31 Felix Livesey 1–6 MDD Racing 7–8 Alastair Rushforth Motorsport 37 Leo Robinson 1 84 Brea Angliss 1–2 Breakell Racing 3–4 Assetto Motorsport 38 Finn Harrison 1–7 90 Chase Fernandez All
Race calendar The calendar was unveiled on 21 September 2022, and ran alongside the British GT Championship for the first time, as was previously run as part of the TOCA package. RoundCircuitDateMap of circuit locations1 Oulton Park, Cheshire (International Circuit)8–10 April2 Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix Circuit)6–7 May3 Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)27–28 May4 Silverstone, Northamptonshire (Grand Prix and National Circuits)2–4 June5 Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit)17–18 June6 Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire22–23 July7 Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) 9–10 September8 Donington Park, Leicestershire (Grand Prix Circuit)21–22 OctoberSource:
Race results +RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie Winner1R1Oulton Park, Cheshire(International Circuit)8–10 April Freddie Slater Reza Seewooruthun Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR2 Freddie Slater Hugo Schwarze Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR3 Reza Seewooruthun Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie Slater2R4Silverstone, Northamptonshire(Grand Prix Circuit)6–7 May Freddie Slater Leo Robinson Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR5 Freddie Slater Reza Seewooruthun Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR6 Hugo Schwarze Leo RobinsonR Racing Leo Robinson3R7Donington Park, Leicestershire(Grand Prix Circuit)26–27 May Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Hugo SchwarzeElite Motorsport Hugo SchwarzeR8 Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR9 Chase Fernandez Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie Slater4R10Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire(Grand Prix Circuit)2–4 June Charlie Hart Luca Hopkinson Chase FernandezAssetto Motorsport Chase FernandezR11 Freddie Slater Hugo Schwarze Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR12 Freddie Slater Chase Fernandez Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR13 Leo Robinson Leo Robinson Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR14 Hugo Schwarze Chase Fernandez Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR15 Hugo Schwarze Freddie Slater Chase FernandezAssetto Motorsport Chase Fernandez5R16Snetterton, Norfolk(300 Circuit)17–18 June Reza Seewooruthun Hugo Schwarze Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR17 Freddie Slater Luca Hopkinson Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR18 Freddie Slater Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie Slater6R19Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire22–23 July Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR20 Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Freddie SlaterR Racing Freddie SlaterR21 Chase Fernandez Chase FernandezAssetto Motorsport Chase Fernandez7R22Brands Hatch, Kent(Grand Prix Circuit)9–10 September Reza Seewooruthun Hugo Schwarze Reza SeewooruthunR Racing Reza SeewooruthunR23 Reza Seewooruthun Mikey Porter Reza SeewooruthunR Racing Reza SeewooruthunR24 Luca Hopkinson Reza SeewooruthunR Racing Reza Seewooruthun8R25Donington Park, Leicestershire(Grand Prix Circuit)21–22 October Hugo Schwarze Chase Fernandez Hugo SchwarzeElite Motorsport Hugo SchwarzeR26 Alisha Palmowski Chase Fernandez Reza SeewooruthunR Racing Reza SeewooruthunR27 Alisha Palmowski Chase FernandezAssetto Motorsport Chase Fernandez
Championship standings
Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 353026222018161412111098765432111
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver OUL SIL1 DON1 SIL2 SNE CAD BRH DON2 Total Drop Pen. Points 1 Freddie Slater (R) 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 642 642 2 Hugo Schwarze (R) 3 2 2 8 2 4 1 10 3 8 2 5 3 7 2 4 4 5 6 5 Ret 2 5 4 1 6 4 607 –15 592 3 Reza Seewooruthun (R) 4 6 4 4 3 5 7 5 9 4 10 12 12 9 12 2 8 3 8 7 7 1 1 1 2 1 2 563 9 -9 545 4 Mikey Porter (R) 5 10 5 6 9 6 Ret 4 2 3 4 2 5 2 6 8 2 2 2 8 2 5 3 6 Ret 4 5 545 -6 539 5 Alisha Palmowski Ret 3 9 2 5 2 2 7 Ret 9 3 4 11 6 10 10 9 7 3 6 10 3 2 2 4 2 8 498 -6 492 6 Chase Fernandez (R) 9 8 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret 9 Ret 1 5 8 2 4 1 3 6 8 7 3 1 9 6 3 5 3 1 494 -6 488 7 Charlie Hart (R) 2 5 Ret 3 6 9 9 3 4 Ret 6 6 6 5 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 11 4 5 6 9 6 489 -15 474 8 Finn Harrison (R) 7 4 3 Ret 8 12 6 Ret DNS 2 8 9 4 3 5 9 3 DNS 11 2 6 10 10 8 361 –27 334 9 McKenzie Douglass 6 7 6 5 7 Ret 3 6 Ret Ret 9 10 7 10 7 11 7 6 9 9 4 6 Ret 9 310 310 10 Luca Hopkinson 8 12 Ret DSQ 11 7 Ret 2 5 12 Ret 3 9 12 15 12 10 12 10 10 8 4 9 7 Ret 7 7 311 –12 299 11 Edu Robinson (R) 13 13 10 Ret 12 14 Ret 15 8 10 14 13 10 14 11 5 11 10 13 12 12 Ret 7 10 8 12 3 260 260 12 Henry Joslyn (R) 9 15 8 Ret 8 6 7 17 11 Ret 18 8 7 13 9 4 11 5 7 NC 12 11 5 11 262 –6 256 13 Thomas Spragg (R) 11 9 Ret 7 Ret 11 10 12 7 13 12 14 8 8 9 13 12 11 8 8 11 3 8 Ret 247 247 14 Leo Robinson (R) 15 11 7 14 4 1 4 Ret 11 5 7 7 Ret WD WD 179 179 15 Holly Miall (R) 14 17 13 13 Ret 18 12 14 14 17 18 16 16 15 14 16 15 13 15 15 DNS 15 15 17 13 15 10 156 156 16 Felix Livesey (R) Ret 15 Ret 11 14 16 Ret 13 10 14 13 17 14 11 17 Ret 16 14 12 13 9 14 Ret 15 12 10 Ret 159 –27 132 17 Harry Moss (R) 16 14 12 12 Ret 15 11 11 12 16 15 Ret 15 17 18 16 17 15 14 14 11 Ret 14 16 15 11 16 164 -32 132 18 Brea Angliss (R) 10 16 11 15 Ret 17 13 DNS 13 15 16 15 17 Ret Ret 12 13 13 7 14 12 128 128 19 Freddie Allum (R) 12 Ret 8 10 13 13 8 16 Ret 11 11 18 13 16 13 14 14 16 128 128 20 Alfie Davies (R) 18 Ret Ret 18 13 16 13 11 Ret 10 13 13 66 66 21 Nick Ellis (R) Ret 12 14 14 Ret 9 35 35 22 Thomas Ingram Hill (R) 9 17 14 23 23 23 Jack Robinson (R) 16 Ret 18 Ret 16 15 19 19Source:Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified (completed more than 75% of race distance)
(R) - Rookie
References
External links https://www.ginetta.com/our-cars/g40/junior/ Ginetta Junior Championship News Ginetta Junior Update