2016 Ginetta Junior Championship season
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The 2016 Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship[1] is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship features 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 BTCC centrepiece. It is the tenth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluding on 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twentyfive races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| Douglas Motorsport | TBA |  Enzo Fittipaldi[2] |
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| TBA |  Stuart Middleton[3] |
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| HHC Motorsport | TBA | Will Tregurtha[4] |
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| JHR Developments | TBA | Kyle Hornby[5] |
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| TBA |  Geri Nicosia[6] |
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| TBA | Sebastian Perez[7] |
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| TBA | Sebastian Priaulx[8] |
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| TBA | Cameron Roberts[9] |
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| Total Control Racing | TBA | Max Bird[10] |
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| TBA | Harry Foster[11] |
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| TBA | Dave Wooder[12] |
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| TBA | TBA | Daniel Harper[13] |
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Race calendar
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| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
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| 2 | R3 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
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| R5 | 17 April | |
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| 3 | R6 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
8 May | |
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| 4 | R8 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
4 June | |
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| R9 | 5 June | |
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| 5 | R10 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
18 June | |
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| R12 | 19 June | |
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| 6 | R13 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
30 July | |
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| R14 | 31 July | |
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| 7 | R15 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
13 August | |
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| R17 | 14 August | |
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| 8 | R18 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
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| R20 | 28 August | |
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| 9 | R21 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
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| R23 | 18 September | |
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| 10 | R24 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
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| R25 | 2 October | |
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Calendar changes
- This season saw the re-introduction of the triple-header meetings, having last hostet a triple-header meeting in 2007.[14]
References
- ↑ "SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS SPONSOR GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "ENZO FITTIPALDI JOINS 2016 SIMPSON GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "STUART MIDDLETON CONFIRMS 2016 GINETTA JUNIOR RETURN". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "TREGURTHA BACK TO CONTEST SIMPSON GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "KYLE HORNBY SWITCHES TO JHR FOR GINETTA JUNIOR TITLE BID". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 12 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "GERI NICOSIA CONFIRMS JHR SWITCH FOR 2016 SIMPSON GINETTA JUNIORS". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "SEB PEREZ RETURNS TO GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2016". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "SEBASTIAN PRIAULX TO CONTEST 2016 GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "CAMERON ROBERTS SWITCHES TO JHR FOR GINETTA JUNIOR TITLE BID". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "MAX BIRD JOINS TCR FOR GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "HARRY FOSTER TO DEBUT IN GINETTA JUNIOR WITH TCR". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "TOTAL CONTROL RACING RETAINS WOODER FOR 2016 GINETTA JUNIOR BID". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "DANIEL HARPER WINS GINETTA JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2016". Ginetta.com (Ginetta Cars). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ Paice, Simon (2 December 2015). "EXPANDED 25 RACE CALENDAR FOR 2016 GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". The Checkered Flag (Black Eagle Media Network). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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