2012 Ginetta Junior Championship

none Ginetta Junior Championship 2012 2012 ToCA Tour:2012 British Touring Car Championship season2012 Ginetta GT Supercup2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB2012 Renault Clio Cup UK The 2012 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 formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. This season was the sixth Ginetta Junior Championship. The season commenced on 1 April 2012 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 21 October 2012 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races at ten meetings, all in support of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship. Regulation changes The championship included a new two class structure, with a rookie class running alongside the main class. The rookie class was run by Ginetta instead of independent teams and open to any race driver who had not been in the championship before. The £2,800 cost per weekend was intended to encourage young drivers to enter motorsport.http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=477 Ginetta to boost junior motorsport career ladder, rookie style! Ginetta.com Ginetta Cars 13 January 2012 22 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090934/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=477 4 March 2016 dead Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Drivers Rounds JHR Developments 3 GBR Sennan Fieldinghttp://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=542 Ginetta Juniors gear up for Brands opener Ginetta.com Ginetta Cars 29 March 2012 31 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165023/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=542 2 April 2015 dead All 33 GBR Ollie Chadwick All HHC Motorsport 4 GBR Will PalmerTurner Kevin 23 February 2012 News in Brief Autosport 207 8 85 Teddington, Middlesex Haymarket Publications Charles Bradley William Palmer, son of circuit boss Jonathan, will return to Ginetta Juniors for a full season in 2012. The 15-year-old brother of GP2 racer Jolyon, who contested a part-season in 2011 with Hillspeed, will drive for HHC Motorsport. 1–4, 6–10 55 GBR Charlie Robertson All 12 GBR Tom JacksonTurner Kevin 9 February 2012 Robertson back for title attack Autosport 207 6 86 Teddington, Middlesex Haymarket Publications Charles Bradley Ginetta Junior frontrunner Charlie Robertson will return to the series for a second season this year with HHC Motorsport...Robertson will drive alongside former kart racer Tom Jackson, who has graduated from HHC's Junior Academy. 1–3Privateer 4–10 8 GBR Finlay Ractliffe 2, 10 Douglas Motorsport 5 IRL Niall MurrayTurner Kevin 1 March 2012 New Irish team to Ginettas Autosport 207 9 82 Teddington, Middlesex Haymarket Publications Charles Bradley Ex-Formula Vauxhall race winner Wayne Douglas will enter a new team in Ginetta Junior this year to run series frontrunner Niall Murray and Irish graduate Andrew Watson. Douglas...will run two Ginetta G40s under the Douglas Motorsport banner. All 11 GBR Andrew Watson All Tollbar Racing with WIRED 17 GBR Oliver Basey-Fisher All 22 GBR Ricky Collard 4 Hillspeed 21 GBR George Gamble 1–2 25 ESP Pepe Massot All 27 GBR Nathan Harrisonhttp://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=485 Ginetta recruit stars of the future and discover Nathan Harrison Ginetta.com Ginetta Cars 21 December 2011 22 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315124120/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=485 15 March 2012 dead 1–3 51 GBR Freddie Lee 6–10 30 IRL Keith Donegan 6–7 Beacon Racing 1–5, 8–10 88 GBR Harry Woodhead 1–5 BOMAG Racing 6–10 RPM Motorsport 43 GBR Aiden Moffat 10 72 GBR Elliot Paterson 1–2, 4–10 Race calendar and results The 2012 calendar supports the BTCC at all rounds, with no major changes from 2011. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 1 April GBR Sennan Fielding GBR Charlie Robertson IRL Niall Murray Douglas Motorsport R2 GBR Charlie Robertson GBR George Gamble GBR Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport 2 R3 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 14 April GBR George Gamble GBR Sennan Fielding IRL Niall Murray Douglas Motorsport R4 15 April GBR George Gamble GBR Sennan Fielding GBR Sennan Fielding JHR Developments 3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 28 April GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport R6 29 April GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport 4 R7 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 9 June GBR Charlie Robertson IRL Niall Murray IRL Niall Murray Douglas Motorsport R8 10 June GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson IRL Niall Murray Douglas Motorsport 5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 24 June GBR Sennan Fielding IRL Niall Murray GBR Sennan Fielding JHR Developments R10 GBR Sennan Fielding IRL Niall Murray GBR Sennan Fielding JHR Developments 6 R11 Snetterton (300) Circuit, Norfolk 12 August GBR Ollie Chadwick GBR Charlie Robertson ESP Pepe Massot Hillspeed R12 GBR Ollie Chadwick GBR Sennan Fielding GBR Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport 7 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 26 August GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Harry Woodhead GBR Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport R14 GBR Charlie Robertson IRL Niall Murray GBR Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport 8 R15 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 22 September GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Ollie Chadwick JHR Developments R16 23 September GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Sennan Fielding GBR Sennan Fielding JHR Developments 9 R17 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 6 October GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Andrew Watson GBR Andrew Watson Douglas Motorsport R18 7 October GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Sennan Fielding ESP Pepe Massot Hillspeed 10 R19 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 20 October ESP Pepe Massot GBR Andrew Watson IRL Niall Murray Douglas Motorsport R20 21 October GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Charlie Robertson GBR Sennan Fielding JHR Developments Championship standings Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Points from two dropped scores Pen. Penalty points Pts 1 GBR Charlie Robertson 12 1 2 Ret 1 1 4 7 3 2 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 Ret 4 2 524 11 6 507 2 GBR Sennan Fielding 7 4 3 1 8 6 3 2 1 1 4 2 2 5 13 1 6 4 6 1 503 22 481 3 IRL Niall Murray 1 2 1 DSQ 2 2 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 2 6 4 5 3 1 5 527 38 21 468 4 ESP Pepe Massot Ret 6 Ret 2 6 8 2 3 2 4 1 5 6 11 4 5 11 1 2 4 411 16 395 5 GBR Andrew Watson 6 7 6 3 5 10 Ret 10 6 11 2 6 5 3 7 Ret 1 2 3 7 367 367 6 GBR Harry Woodhead 5 11 5 Ret 3 3 6 4 5 10 8 10 3 7 5 6 3 Ret 5 3 351 351 7 GBR Ollie Chadwick 11 5 4 8 12 4 Ret 6 8 5 7 4 Ret 4 1 3 8 8 7 6 334 15 319 8 IRL Keith Donegan 9 12 7 6 9 9 7 5 9 6 9 7 Ret 6 3 11 4 6 8 10 292 9 9 274 9 GBR Oliver Basey-Fisher 3 9 Ret 4 11 11 5 9 11 8 6 9 7 Ret 9 8 7 5 9 8 270 9 261 10 GBR Tom Jackson 10 Ret 8 7 10 12 9 8 7 7 Ret 11 Ret 10 11 12 13 9 10 Ret 190 190 11 GBR Elliot Paterson 8 13 Ret 10 10 11 10 9 12 12 8 9 12 10 12 10 11 11 181 10 171 12 GBR Will Palmer NC 10 Ret Ret 4 7 8 12 11 8 10 8 10 9 9 7 13 Ret 180 10 170 13 GBR Nathan Harrison 4 8 Ret 5 7 5 92 92 14 GBR Freddie Lee 10 Ret 9 Ret 8 7 10 Ret Ret 9 76 76 15 GBR George Gamble 2 3 Ret DNS 59 9 50 16 GBR Finlay Ractliffe Ret 9 12 Ret 21 21 17 GBR Ricky Collard 11 Ret 10 10- GBR Aiden Moffat Ret NC 0 0 Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Points from two dropped scores Pen. Penalty points Pts References External links http://www.ginetta.com/championship_junior.php Category:2012 in British motorsport 2012