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.[1][2]

Teams and Drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
Richardson Racing 10 United Kingdom Will Martin[3] All
25 United Kingdom Casper Stevenson[4] All
66 United Kingdom James Taylor[5] 1–6
40 United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey[6] 6–10
Total Control Racing 11 United Kingdom Will Rochford[7] 1–5
40 United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey[8] 1–5
54 United Kingdom Theo Edgerton[9] 1–6
68 United Kingdom Daniel Gale[8] 1–5, 9–10
75 Kuwait Haytham Qarajouli[8] All
86 United Kingdom Ethan Brooks[10][11][8] 1–2, 4, 6–10
Premiership Academy Racing 20 United Kingdom Harry Dyson 1–5
37 United Kingdom Charlie McLeod[8] 1–2
47 United Kingdom Molly Dodd[8] All
95 United Kingdom Ben O'Hare All
In2Racing 21 United Kingdom Josh Rattican[12] 1–5
35 United Kingdom Ben Kasperczak 1–3
55 United Kingdom Roman Bilinski[13] 1–2
37 United Kingdom Charlie McLeod 3
R Racing 21 United Kingdom Josh Rattican 6–10
29 United Kingdom Joel Pearson 9–10
51 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan 6–10
70 United Kingdom Aston Millar 6, 9–10
Douglas Motorsport 22 Switzerland Bailey Voisin[14] All
23 United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin[15] All
51 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan[8] 1–5
57 United Kingdom Gus Burton[16] All
62 United Kingdom Freddie Tomlinson[8] All
Elite Motorsport 16 United Kingdom William Aspin 6
17 United Kingdom Tom Ward 4, 6
27 United Kingdom Tom Emson[17] 1–8
29 United Kingdom Joel Pearson[18] 1–8
52 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari 9–10
66 United Kingdom James Taylor 7–10
67 United Kingdom James Hedley[19] All
SVG Motorsport 32 United Kingdom Frankie Taylor[20] 1–8
Team HARD 9–10
Alastair Rushforth Motorsport 55 United Kingdom Roman Bilinski[21] 3–7
99 United Kingdom Zak Taylor 7, 9–10
Race Car Consultants 59 United Kingdom Nat Hodgkiss 6, 10
Privateer 35 United Kingdom Ben Kasperczak[22] 4–8
88 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Taylor Richardson Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
7 April United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Tom Emson Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Theo Edgerton
2 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
27 April United Kingdom Roman Bilinski United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
28 April United Kingdom Roman Bilinski United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Taylor Richardson Racing United Kingdom Theo Edgerton
United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
3 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
19 May United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
4 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
15 June Race cancelled due to heavy rain. Hosted at Snetterton instead.
16 June United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
5 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
30 June United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Ethan Hawkey United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
6 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
3 August United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
4 August United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan R Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan R Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
17 August United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan R Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
18 August United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
8 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
14 September United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
15 September United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
United Kingdom Gus Burton United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin Douglas Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
9 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
28 September United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
29 September United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin United Kingdom James Taylor Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Taylor Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Joel Pearson
10 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
12 October United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Will Martin United Kingdom James Hedley Elite Motorsport United Kingdom Ethan Brooks
United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Ethan Brooks United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin Douglas Motorsport United Kingdom Ethan Brooks
13 October United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Will Martin Richardson Racing United Kingdom 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 DON THR1 CRO OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP Points
1 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Switzerland 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 United Kingdom Theo Edgerton (R) 4 4 3 4 Ret 14 9 C 6 15 8 11 8 DNS DNS 158
15 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Kuwait 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 United Kingdom Roman Bilinski DNS 11 DSQ Ret 10 13 6 C 20 8 DNS 15 6 7 3 Ret Ret DNS 87
21 United Kingdom Daniel Gale (R) 14 14 Ret 17 14 16 14 C Ret 10 Ret 19 15 13 Ret 12 Ret 67
22 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Harry Dyson 10 6 9 Ret 12 9 11 C Ret 60
24 United Kingdom Aston Millar (R) Ret Ret 12 5 Ret 15 11 Ret 12 54
25 United Kingdom Will Rochford (R) 20 16 12 20 Ret 17 21 C 16 17 Ret 29
26 United Kingdom Charlie McLeod (R) 17 12 14 21 17 21 17 28
27 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari (R) 18 16 17 17 13 17 28
28 United Kingdom Nat Hodgkiss (R) Ret DNS DNS 13 14 14 22
29 United Kingdom Zak Taylor (R) 15 15 Ret 21 19 Ret 18 11 Ret 18
30 United Kingdom Tom Ward (R) C Ret Ret 15 15 16 17
31 United Kingdom William Aspin (R) 20 Ret 18 4
32 United Kingdom Kieran Fuller (R) 20 18 DSQ 4

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