2010 Ginetta Junior Championship

2010 champion Tom Ingram at Oulton Park

The 2010 Ginetta Junior Championship season was the eighth season of the Ginetta Junior Championship. The season began at Thruxton on 3 April 2010 and concluded after 20 races over 10 events at Brands Hatch on 10 October 2010. The championship introduced the G40 model to replace the G20 for the 2010 season.[1]

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.[2] Ingram's championship-winning margin was 65 points over Tollbar driver Jake Hill,[3] 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.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Eurotech Racing[4]1United Kingdom Sarah MooreAll
77United Kingdom David MooreAll
Team Parker Racing3United Kingdom Chris Swanwick1–7
4United Kingdom Adam BonhamAll
8United Kingdom Finlay RactliffeAll
Tollbar5United Kingdom Jake HillAll
20United Kingdom Tom Howard[5]6–10
FML7United Kingdom Jake GiddingsAll
51United Kingdom Alex Austin1–8, 10
HHC Motorsport10United Kingdom Carl Stirling4
79United Kingdom Michael Day10
86United Kingdom George Salter10
TJ Motorsport20United Kingdom Tom Howard1–5
25United Kingdom Louise RichardsonAll
27United Kingdom Jody FanninAll
Tranzpower22Northern Ireland Patrick McClughan3–7, 9–10
Hillspeed31United Kingdom Seb MorrisAll
80United Kingdom Tom IngramAll
Piranha Motorsport33United Kingdom Ryan Ratcliffe1–2, 4–10
Tockwith41United Kingdom William FosterAll
69Spain Maverick DomeneAll
Privateer71United Kingdom Max CoatesAll
Brad Bailey Racing84United Kingdom Brad BaileyAll

Calendar

All rounds were held in the United Kingdom. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire3 AprilUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jody FanninUnited Kingdom Tom IngramHillspeed
R24 AprilUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
2R3Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire24 AprilUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Tom HowardTJ Motorsport
R425 AprilUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
3R5Brands Hatch (GP), Kent1 MayUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Jody FanninTJ Motorsport
R62 MayUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
4R7Oulton Park, Cheshire5 JuneUnited Kingdom Louise RichardsonUnited Kingdom Jody FanninUnited Kingdom Jody FanninTJ Motorsport
R86 JuneUnited Kingdom Jody FanninUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
5R9Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire19 JuneUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
R1020 JuneUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
6R11Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk8 AugustUnited Kingdom Louise RichardsonUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Louise RichardsonTJ Motorsport
R12United Kingdom Chris SwanwickUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
7R13Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire21 AugustUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramHillspeed
R1422 AugustUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramHillspeed
8R15Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife4 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramHillspeed
R165 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Tom IngramHillspeed
9R17Donington Park, Leicestershire19 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Adam BonhamUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
R18United Kingdom Tom IngramUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar
10R19Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent9 OctoberUnited Kingdom Louise RichardsonUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Louise RichardsonTJ Motorsport
R2010 OctoberUnited Kingdom Louise RichardsonUnited Kingdom Jake HillUnited Kingdom Jake HillTollbar

Standings

PosDriverTHRROCBHGPOULCROSNESILKNODONBHIPenPts
1United Kingdom Tom Ingram154432124323411114222556
2United Kingdom Jake Hill51101DSQ161111213Ret2211Ret120491
3United Kingdom Louise Richardson4423Ret523231323113781Ret454
4United Kingdom Jody Fannin99951Ret125526Ret681181255352
5United Kingdom Tom Howard88162Ret35668715835578715340
6United Kingdom David Moore33313435710878RetDNS5123512410321
7United Kingdom Sarah Moore1161311Ret114671241071114152433297
8United Kingdom Alex Austin7252Ret98Ret44556Ret1084Ret15256
9Spain Maverick Domene10131514Ret771618119949741314Ret9205
10United Kingdom Adam Bonham610710961012810Ret151026DSQ6Ret11Ret30195
11United Kingdom Max Coates1817141288991114131611715791110610194
12United Kingdom Seb Morris1214118RetRet141112176Ret13Ret4910361110185
13United Kingdom Jake Giddings1511696101681571412912914RetRet91515175
14United Kingdom Chris Swanwick2787541118991025DSQ55162
15United Kingdom Brad Bailey1715171710131915171511131710131011Ret1310136
16United Kingdom William Foster131616167Ret131714RetRet1112Ret16131410713132
17United Kingdom Ryan Ratcliffe161212151714Ret1617Ret841261213RetDNS129
18United Kingdom Finlay Ractliffe14181818RetRetRetRet131316171651716Ret614Ret1090
19Northern Ireland Patrick McClughanRet12181316Ret15141413Ret915885
20United Kingdom Carl Stirling151017
21United Kingdom Michael Day171213
22United Kingdom George Salter161412
PosDriverTHRROCBHGPOULCROSNESILKNODONBHIPenPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Ginetta Junior Winter Series

The 2010 Ginetta Junior Winter Series was the third Ginetta Junior Winter Series. The series was held over four rounds at Pembrey on the weekend of 13–14 November.[6] It formed part of the British Automobile Racing Club 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

All teams and driver were British-registered.

2010 Winter Series Entry List
TeamNoDriver
Team Parker Racing4Adam Bonham
8Finlay Ractliffe
Tockwith6David Moore
95Myles Collins
FML7Jake Giddings
HHC Motorsport9George Gamble
79Michael Day
Hillspeed31Seb Morris
Piranha Motorsport33Ryan Ratcliffe
JT Motorsport40Sennan Fielding
Privateer71Max Coates

Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
R1Pembrey, Carmarthenshire13 NovemberDavid MooreSeb MorrisSeb MorrisHillspeed
R2David MooreSeb MorrisMax CoatesPrivateer
R314 NovemberAdam BonhamAdam BonhamAdam BonhamTeam Parker Racing
R4Adam BonhamSeb MorrisSeb MorrisHillspeed

References

  1. ^ "Ginetta G40 Breaks Cover". Pistonheads. Carrenza. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ^ "Ginetta Junior title tops 'best year' for Tom Ingram". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Tom Ingram crowned Ginetta Junior Champion 2010". BBC Three Counties. BBC. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ginetta Juniors prepare for Thruxton!". Ginetta. Ginetta Cars. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-10-23.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Howard Gets 'Wired' with Tollbar Racing". Wired. WordPress. 2010-07-07. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  6. ^ "Seb's a winner with Winter Series!". Ginetta. Ginetta Cars. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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