2008 Ginetta Junior Championship

none Ginetta Junior Championship 2008 2008 ToCA Tour:2008 British Touring Car Championship season2008 Porsche Carrera Cup GB2008 Formula Renault UK2008 SEAT Cupra Championship2008 Renault Clio Cup UK thumb|Two Ginetta at Oulton Park. The 2008 Ginetta Junior Championship season in association with Motorsport News was the fourth 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 2008 and finished at the same venue on 21 September 2008, 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. Teams and drivers All teams and drivers were British-registered. All drivers drove a Ginetta Jnr. car, which is cosmetically based on the Ginetta G20 car, but with different engine and mechanics. 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 All rounds GBR, unless stated. 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 The best 20 scores by each driver, count towards the championship. 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 BHI CAD ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL MAL BHI T. Pts Drop Pts 1 Dino Zamparelli112112211112Ret54Ret41Ret115273 621 10 611 2 Thomas Carnaby47221119Ret3236121133Ret41142 614 19 595 3 Josh Hill813347432Ret12610333224Ret22464 488 17 471 4 Dominic Pettit2RetDNS10551242352RetRet2104RetDSQ64711 412 412 5 Daniel Lloyd1151064663641DSQ4569Ret1Ret106526 424 21 403 6 George Richardson31161214DNS2Ret4521Ret3Ret71257659 360 360 7 Fergus Walkinshaw51065159Ret712513386855Ret333Ret88 360 6 354 8 Jake Farndon15883337Ret477113104796DSQ111131011 371 24 347 9 Alice Powell935Ret881359108Ret61115137221510Ret35 332 6 326 10 Alex Austin1919DNS11131158511RetRet11149156551312897 249 2 247 11 Jake Batty20911141915161013161112Ret77128879RetRet1110 204 1 203 12 Ashley Craig13147Ret12144Ret1617104715Ret8RetDNS881913Ret12 194 194 13 Aaron Williamson16Ret986Ret14Ret86DNSDNS9Ret5DSQ478141517 189 189 14 Max McGuire1715121311129131415Ret111413111111991616151213 191 14 177 15 Cassey Watson7649101010611997 169 169 16 Simon Austin121117781578108126Ret141317 160 160 17 Sarah Moore1420141518161514Ret131591291017RetRet618910Ret15 154 154 18 Jake Rattenbury1818131716131711151412Ret151213141017189Ret14 134 134 19 Oliver LlewellynRet1715161717Ret1210181481416DSQRet1712 92 92 20 Nick Ponting1049711917Ret 87 87 21 Tom Howard161716Ret1010111214Ret1316 75 75 22 Jay Southern62 48 48 23 Mia Morgan21161818201918161819Ret16 32 32 24 Ryan HepworthRet1816132016Ret18 25 25 25 Mikey Crabtree151114Ret 23 23 Pos Driver BHI CAD ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL MAL BHI T. 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