2020 Ginetta Junior Championship
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The 2020 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 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 fourteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 1 August 2020 at Donington Park and concluding on 15 November 2020 at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit. After nine meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship, Tom Lebbon was crowned champion.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Control Racing | 11 | United Kingdom William Rochford | 1–4, 6–8 |
| 52 | United Kingdom Tom Edgar | All | |
| 95 | United Kingdom Joe Warhurst | 7–8 | |
| Preptech UK | 12 | United Kingdom James Higgins | 5, 7–8 |
| Elite Motorsport | 14 | United Kingdom Josh Miller | All |
| 16 | United Kingdom William Aspin | All | |
| 18 | United Kingdom Seb Hopkins | All | |
| 34 | United Kingdom Tom Lebbon | All | |
| 46 | United Kingdom William Vincent | All | |
| 77 | Spain Tommy Pintos | All | |
| Richardson Racing | 19 | United Kingdom Rowan Vincent | All |
| 23 | United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov | All | |
| 41 | South Africa Trennon Bettany | 1–5, 7–8 | |
| R Racing | 21 | United Kingdom Josh Rattican | All |
| 22 | Switzerland Bailey Voisin | All | |
| 29 | United Kingdom Joel Pearson | All | |
| 62 | United Kingdom Freddie Tomlinson | All | |
| 70 | United Kingdom Aston Millar | All | |
| Team HARD | 26 | United Kingdom Luke Constantine | 6 |
| Privateer | 30 | United Kingdom Will Jenkins | All |
| Fox Motorsport | 48 | United Kingdom Liam McNeilly | All |
| Assetto Motorsport | 88 | United Kingdom Joe Wheeler | All |
| Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 99 | United Kingdom Zak Taylor | 1–6 |
Race calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Map of circuit locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Donington Park, Leicestershire (National Circuit) | 1–2 August | KnockhillDonington ParkCroft CircuitSilverstoneSnettertonThruxton CircuitBrands Hatch2020 Ginetta Junior Championship (the United Kingdom) |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent (Grand Prix Circuit) | 8–9 August | |
| 3 | United Kingdom Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 29–30 August | |
| 4 | United Kingdom Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 19–20 September | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Silverstone, Northamptonshire (National Circuit) | 26–27 September | |
| 6 | United Kingdom Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 10–11 October | |
| 7 | United Kingdom Snetterton, Norfolk (300 Circuit) | 24–25 October | |
| 8 | United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent (Indy Circuit) | 14–15 November | |
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Calendar Changes
The Ginetta Junior Championship will not support every round of the British Touring Car Championship in 2020. The series will miss the third round of the BTCC season, Oulton Park.
Race results
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 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
| Pos | Driver | DON | BHGP | KNO | THR | SIL | CRO | SNE | BHI | Points | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Tom Lebbon (R) | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Ret | (13) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 528 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Josh Rattican | 3 | 4 | (15) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 519 |
| 3 | Switzerland Bailey Voisin | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 516 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Georgi Dimitrov (R) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 386 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Seb Hopkins (R) | Ret | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | (20) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 320 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Tom Edgar (R) | 8 | (13) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 304 |
| 7 | Spain Tommy Pintos (R) | (12) | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | (19) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 269 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Joel Pearson | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 267 |
| 9 | United Kingdom Freddie Tomlinson | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 2 | 13 | (16) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 249 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Aston Millar (R) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Ret | (19) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 240 |
| 11 | United Kingdom Josh Miller (R) | 9 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 239 |
| 12 | United Kingdom William Vincent (R) | 6 | Ret | (17) | 6 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 209 |
| 13 | United Kingdom Zak Taylor (R) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 202 | |||||
| 14 | United Kingdom Will Jenkins (R) | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 198 |
| 15 | United Kingdom William Aspin (R) | 18 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | Ret | 15 | 158 |
| 16 | United Kingdom Liam McNeilly (R) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 136 |
| 17 | United Kingdom Joe Wheeler (R) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 14 | 9 | (20) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 107 |
| 18 | United Kingdom Rowan Vincent (R) | 16 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 91 |
| 19 | South Africa Trennon Bettany (R) | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 88 | ||
| 20 | United Kingdom William Rochford | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 77 | |||
| 21 | United Kingdom James Higgins (R) | 19 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 45 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | United Kingdom Joe Warhurst (R) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | United Kingdom Luke Constantine (R) | 17 | 16 | 9 |