2008 Ginetta Junior Championship season

The 2008 PlayStation Ginetta Junior Championship season in association with Motorsport News was the 4th Ginetta Junior Championship season, the championship designed for racing drivers between the ages of fourteen and seventeen years of age. The season began at Brands Hatch on 29 March and finished at the same venue on 21 September, after twenty-four rounds. The championship was won by Muzz Racing's 15-year-old driver Dino Zamparelli, who did enough to hold off the challenge from 16-year-old Thomas Carnaby.

Contents

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver
Hepworth International 5 Ryan Hepworth
TollBar Racing 6 Thomas Carnaby
28 George Richardson
55 Josh Hill
91 Fergus Walkinshaw
Tockwith Motorsport 7 Nick Ponting
15 Alice Powell
23 Daniel Lloyd
26 Sarah Moore
51 Alex Austin
70 Max McGuire
72 Cassey Watson
Muzz Racing 8 Dino Zamparelli
15 Alice Powell
33 Jake Rattenbury
Private Entry 20 Tom Howard
Optimum Motorsport 24 Simon Austin
TJ Motorsport 25 Aaron Williamson
60 Jake Batty
Private Entry 27 Mia Morgan
Private Entry 29 Ashley Craig
Private Entry 44 Mikey Crabtree
Private Entry 52 Jay Southern
Dominant Motorsport 66 Dominic Pettit
Private Entry 75 Oliver Llewellyn
Private Entry 86 Jake Farndon

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Brands Hatch March 29 George Richardson Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
2 March 30 George Richardson Thomas Carnaby George Richardson TollBar Racing
3 Cadwell Park April 5 Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
4 April 6 Dino Zamparelli George Richardson Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
5 Rockingham April 12 Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
6 April 13 Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
7 Donington Park May 3 Josh Hill Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
8 May 4 Josh Hill Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
9 Thruxton May 17 Dino Zamparelli* Thomas Carnaby Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
10 May 18 Dino Zamparelli Dominic Pettit Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
11 Croft May 31 Dominic Pettit George Richardson Daniel Lloyd Tockwith Motorsport
12 June 1 Daniel Lloyd Josh Hill Jake Farndon private entry
13 Snetterton July 12 Josh Hill Dino Zamparelli Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
14 July 13 Thomas Carnaby Dino Zamparelli George Richardson TollBar Racing
15 Oulton Park July 26 Thomas Carnaby Fergus Walkinshaw Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
16 July 27 Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
17 Knockhill August 16 Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
18 August 17 Dino Zamparelli Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd Tockwith Motorsport
19 Silverstone August 30 Dino Zamparelli Fergus Walkinshaw Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
20 August 31 Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Muzz Racing
21 Mallory Park September 6 Thomas Carnaby Dominic Pettit Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
22 September 7 Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby Thomas Carnaby TollBar Racing
23 Brands Hatch September 20 Dominic Pettit Dino Zamparelli Dominic Pettit Dominant Motorsport
24 September 21 Dominic Pettit Alex Austin Dominic Pettit Dominant Motorsport

* - Josh Hill had originally qualified on pole but was sent to the back due to changing chassis after qualifying. No pole point was awarded.

Championship Standings

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PP/FL
Points 35 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos Driver BH1 CAD ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL MAL BH2 T. Pts Drop Pts
1 Zamparelli 1 12 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 5 4 Ret 4 1 Ret 1 1 5 2 7 3 621 10 611
2 Carnaby 4 7 2 2 1 1 19 Ret 3 2 3 6 1 2 1 1 3 3 Ret 4 1 1 4 2 614 19 595
3 Hill 8 13 3 4 7 4 3 2 Ret 12 6 10 3 3 3 2 2 4 Ret 2 2 4 6 4 488 17 471
4 Pettit 2 Ret DNS 10 5 5 12 4 2 3 5 2 Ret Ret 2 10 4 Ret DSQ 6 4 7 1 1 412 412
5 Lloyd 11 5 10 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 1 DSQ 4 5 6 9 Ret 1 Ret 10 6 5 2 6 424 21 403
6 Richardson 3 1 16 12 14 DNS 2 Ret 4 5 2 1 Ret 3 Ret 7 12 5 7 6 5 9 360 360
7 Walkinshaw 5 10 6 5 15 9 Ret 7 12 5 13 3 8 6 8 5 5 Ret 3 3 3 Ret 8 8 360 6 354
8 Farndon 15 8 8 3 3 3 7 Ret 4 7 7 1 13 10 4 7 9 6 DSQ 11 11 3 10 11 371 24 347
9 Powell 9 3 5 Ret 8 8 13 5 9 10 8 Ret 6 11 15 13 7 2 2 15 10 Ret 3 5 332 6 326
10 A. Austin 19 19 DNS 11 13 11 5 8 5 11 Ret Ret 11 14 9 15 6 5 5 13 12 8 9 7 249 2 247
11 Batty 20 9 11 14 19 15 16 10 13 16 11 12 Ret 7 7 12 8 8 7 9 Ret Ret 11 10 204 1 203
12 Craig 13 14 7 Ret 12 14 4 Ret 16 17 10 4 7 15 Ret 8 Ret DNS 8 8 19 13 Ret 12 194 194
13 Williamson 16 Ret 9 8 6 Ret 14 Ret 8 6 DNS DNS 9 Ret 5 DSQ 4 7 8 14 15 17 189 189
14 McGuire 17 15 12 13 11 12 9 13 14 15 Ret 11 14 13 11 11 11 9 9 16 16 15 12 13 191 14 177
15 Watson 7 6 4 9 10 10 10 6 11 9 9 7 169 169
16 S. Austin 12 11 17 7 8 15 7 8 10 8 12 6 Ret 14 13 17 160 160
17 Moore 14 20 14 15 18 16 15 14 Ret 13 15 9 12 9 10 17 Ret Ret 6 18 9 10 Ret 15 154 154
18 Rattenbury 18 18 13 17 16 13 17 11 15 14 12 Ret 15 12 13 14 10 17 18 9 Ret 14 134 134
19 Llewellyn Ret 17 15 16 17 17 Ret 12 10 18 14 8 14 16 DSQ Ret 17 12 92 92
20 Ponting 10 4 9 7 11 9 17 Ret 87 87
21 Howard 16 17 16 Ret 10 10 11 12 14 Ret 13 16 75 75
22 Southern 6 2 48 48
23 Morgan 21 16 18 18 20 19 18 16 18 19 Ret 16 32 32
24 Hepworth Ret 18 16 13 20 16 Ret 18 25 25
25 Crabtree 15 11 14 Ret 23 23

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