2010 Ginetta Junior Championship season
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The 2010 Ginetta Junior Championship season was the eighth season of the Ginetta Junior Championship
. The season began at Thruxton
on 3 April and concluded after 20 races over 10 events at Brands Hatch
on 10 October. The championship introduced the G40 model to replace the G20 for the 2010 season.
Hillspeed's Tom Ingram became champion after a strong run towards the end of the season which included weekend sweeps at Silverstone
and Knockhill
, as well as a season-opening victory at Thruxton. Ingram's success, which included eight other podium finishes to go with his five wins, came despite having one of the smallest budgets of all the grid. Ingram's championship-winning margin was 65 points over Tollbar driver Jake Hill, who won ten races but championship aspirations were thwarted by a disqualification at the Brands Hatch GP meeting, and accidents at Silverstone and Brands Hatch Indy. TJ Motorsport's Louise Richardson finished third with a pair of victories at Snetterton
and Brands Hatch Indy, along with ten other podium finishes including a run of eight successive podium finishes during the middle part of the season. Her team-mate Jody Fannin got the better of Tom Howard, who was a TJ driver until mid-season when he joined Hill at Tollbar, for fourth and fifth places; Fannin took victories at Brands Hatch GP and Croft
, while Howard took the other victory at Rockingham
. Defending champion Sarah Moore struggled for consistency in the season, but three end-of-season podiums enabled her to finish seventh in the championship behind brother David.
at all rounds.
. The series was held over four rounds at Pembrey
on the weekend of 13–14 November. It formed part of the BARC
Winter Series. The series was won by Hillspeed's Seb Morris, who took two wins. Second place went to privateer Max Coates, who took one win and third place went to Tockwith driver David Moore. Adam Bonham of Team Parker Racing took the other race victory.
Ginetta Junior Championship
The Ginetta Junior Championship is a one-make racing series based in the United Kingdom for young racing drivers aged 14 – 17 years old, run by Ginetta Cars. It is a support series for the British Touring Car Championship...
. The season began at Thruxton
Thruxton Circuit
Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....
on 3 April and concluded after 20 races over 10 events at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
on 10 October. The championship introduced the G40 model to replace the G20 for the 2010 season.
Hillspeed's Tom Ingram became champion after a strong run towards the end of the season which included weekend sweeps at Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
and Knockhill
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...
, as well as a season-opening victory at Thruxton. Ingram's success, which included eight other podium finishes to go with his five wins, came despite having one of the smallest budgets of all the grid. Ingram's championship-winning margin was 65 points over Tollbar driver Jake Hill, who won ten races but championship aspirations were thwarted by a disqualification at the Brands Hatch GP meeting, and accidents at Silverstone and Brands Hatch Indy. TJ Motorsport's Louise Richardson finished third with a pair of victories at Snetterton
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
and Brands Hatch Indy, along with ten other podium finishes including a run of eight successive podium finishes during the middle part of the season. Her team-mate Jody Fannin got the better of Tom Howard, who was a TJ driver until mid-season when he joined Hill at Tollbar, for fourth and fifth places; Fannin took victories at Brands Hatch GP and Croft
Croft Circuit
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit...
, while Howard took the other victory at Rockingham
Rockingham Motor Speedway
Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport...
. Defending champion Sarah Moore struggled for consistency in the season, but three end-of-season podiums enabled her to finish seventh in the championship behind brother David.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Eurotech Racing Eurotech Racing Eurotech Racing is a British motor racing team founded by Mike Jordan.-History:Mike originally ran and raced for Team Eurotech in the BTCC.-2010:Under the Pirtek Racing banner, Eurotech will run a Vauxhall Vectra in the 2010 season... |
1 | Sarah Moore | All |
77 | David Moore | All | |
Team Parker Racing | 3 | Chris Swanwick Chris Swanwick Chris Swanwick is a British racing car driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Rob Austin Racing. Swanwick made his BTCC début on 2 October 2011 at Brands Hatch... |
1–7 |
4 | Adam Bonham | All | |
8 | Finlay Ractliffe | All | |
Tollbar | 5 | Jake Hill | All |
20 | Tom Howard | 6–10 | |
FML | 7 | Jake Giddings | All |
51 | Alex Austin | 1–8, 10 | |
HHC Motorsport | 10 | Carl Stirling | 4 |
79 | Michael Day | 10 | |
86 | George Salter | 10 | |
TJ Motorsport | 20 | Tom Howard | 1–5 |
25 | Louise Richardson | All | |
27 | Jody Fannin | All | |
Tranzpower | 22 | Patrick McClughan | 3–7, 9–10 |
Hillspeed | 31 | Seb Morris | All |
80 | Tom Ingram | All | |
Piranha Motorsport | 33 | Ryan Ratcliffe | 1–2, 4–10 |
Tockwith | 41 | William Foster | All |
69 | Maverick Domene | All | |
Privateer | 71 | Max Coates | All |
Brad Bailey Racing | 84 | Brad Bailey | All |
Calendar
The series supported the British Touring Car Championship2010 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10....
at all rounds.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... , Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... |
3 April | Jake Hill | Jody Fannin | Tom Ingram | Hillspeed |
R2 | 4 April | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar | ||
2 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
24 April | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tom Howard | TJ Motorsport |
R4 | 25 April | Jake Hill | Tom Ingram | Jake Hill | Tollbar | ||
3 | R5 | Brands Hatch (GP) Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
1 May | Jake Hill | Tom Ingram | Jody Fannin | TJ Motorsport |
R6 | 2 May | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar | ||
4 | R7 | Oulton Park Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... , Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... |
5 June | Louise Richardson | Jody Fannin | Jody Fannin | TJ Motorsport |
R8 | 6 June | Jody Fannin | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar | ||
5 | R9 | Croft Circuit Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... , North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... |
19 June | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar |
R10 | 20 June | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar | ||
6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... , Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
8 August | Louise Richardson | Tom Ingram | Louise Richardson | TJ Motorsport |
R12 | Chris Swanwick Chris Swanwick Chris Swanwick is a British racing car driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Rob Austin Racing. Swanwick made his BTCC début on 2 October 2011 at Brands Hatch... |
Tom Ingram | Jake Hill | Tollbar | |||
7 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
21 August | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Hillspeed |
R14 | 22 August | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Hillspeed | ||
8 | R15 | Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,... , Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire... |
4 September | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Hillspeed |
R16 | 5 September | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Tom Ingram | Hillspeed | ||
9 | R17 | Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... , Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire... |
19 September | Tom Ingram | Adam Bonham | Jake Hill | Tollbar |
R18 | Tom Ingram | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar | |||
10 | R19 | Brands Hatch (Indy) Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
9 October | Louise Richardson | Jake Hill | Louise Richardson | TJ Motorsport |
R20 | 10 October | Louise Richardson | Jake Hill | Jake Hill | Tollbar |
Standings
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Ginetta Junior Winter Series
The 2010 Ginetta Junior Winter Series was the third Ginetta Junior Winter SeriesGinetta Junior Championship
The Ginetta Junior Championship is a one-make racing series based in the United Kingdom for young racing drivers aged 14 – 17 years old, run by Ginetta Cars. It is a support series for the British Touring Car Championship...
. The series was held over four rounds at Pembrey
Pembrey Circuit
Pembrey Circuit is a racing circuit outside Pembrey village, south Wales. It is deemed to be the home of Welsh motorsport, providing racing for cars, motorcycles, karts and trucks...
on the weekend of 13–14 November. It formed part of the BARC
British Automobile Racing Club
The British Automobile Racing Club is one of biggest organising clubs for auto racing in the United Kingdom.-History:The Cyclecar Club was formed in 1912, running races for the small and light motorbike powered vehicles at Brooklands as well as rallies and sporting trials. Among the founder...
Winter Series. The series was won by Hillspeed's Seb Morris, who took two wins. Second place went to privateer Max Coates, who took one win and third place went to Tockwith driver David Moore. Adam Bonham of Team Parker Racing took the other race victory.
Teams and drivers
2010 Winter Series Entry List | ||
---|---|---|
Team | No | Driver |
Team Parker Racing | 4 | Adam Bonham |
8 | Finlay Ractliffe | |
Tockwith | 6 | David Moore |
95 | Myles Collins | |
FML | 7 | Jake Giddings |
HHC Motorsport | 9 | George Gamble |
79 | Michael Day | |
Hillspeed | 31 | Seb Morris |
Piranha Motorsport | 33 | Ryan Ratcliffe |
JT Motorsport | 40 | Sennan Fielding |
Privateer | 71 | Max Coates |
Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | Pembrey Pembrey Circuit Pembrey Circuit is a racing circuit outside Pembrey village, south Wales. It is deemed to be the home of Welsh motorsport, providing racing for cars, motorcycles, karts and trucks... , Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford... |
November 13 | David Moore | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |
R2 | David Moore | Seb Morris | Max Coates | Privateer | ||
R3 | November 14 | Adam Bonham | Adam Bonham | Adam Bonham | Team Parker Racing | |
R4 | Adam Bonham | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Hillspeed |