2008 Ginetta Junior Championship Explained

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 , unless stated.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1		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.

Pos Driver BHI CAD ROC DON SNE OUL SIL MAL BHI T. Pts Drop Pts 1 Dino Zamparelli 1 12 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 5 4 Ret 4 1 Ret 1 1 5 2 7 3 621 10 611 2 Thomas Carnaby 4 7 2 2 1 1 19 Ret 3 2 3 6 1 2 1 1 3 3 Ret 4 1 1 4 2 614 19 595 3 Josh Hill 8 13 3 4 7 4 3 2 Ret 12 6 10 3 3 3 2 2 4 Ret 2 2 4 6 4 488 17 471 4 Dominic Pettit 2 Ret DNS 10 5 5 12 4 2 3 5 2 Ret Ret 2 10 4 Ret DSQ 6 4 7 1 1 412 412 5 Daniel Lloyd 11 5 10 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 1 DSQ 4 5 6 9 Ret 1 Ret 10 6 5 2 6 424 21 403 6 3 1 16 12 14 DNS 2 Ret 4 5 2 1 Ret 3 Ret 7 12 5 7 6 5 9 360 360 7 5 10 6 5 15 9 Ret 7 12 5 13 3 8 6 8 5 5 Ret 3 3 3 Ret 8 8 360 6 354 8 Jake Farndon 15 8 8 3 3 3 7 Ret 4 7 7 1 13 10 4 7 9 6 DSQ 11 11 3 10 11 371 24 347 9 Alice Powell 9 3 5 Ret 8 8 13 5 9 10 8 Ret 6 11 15 13 7 2 2 15 10 Ret 3 5 332 6 326 10 Alex Austin 19 19 DNS 11 13 11 5 8 5 11 Ret Ret 11 14 9 15 6 5 5 13 12 8 9 7 249 2 247 11 Jake Batty 20 9 11 14 19 15 16 10 13 16 11 12 Ret 7 7 12 8 8 7 9 Ret Ret 11 10 204 1 203 12 Ashley Craig 13 14 7 Ret 12 14 4 Ret 16 17 10 4 7 15 Ret 8 Ret DNS 8 8 19 13 Ret 12 194 194 13 16 Ret 9 8 6 Ret 14 Ret 8 6 DNS DNS 9 Ret 5 DSQ 4 7 8 14 15 17 189 189 14 Max McGuire 17 15 12 13 11 12 9 13 14 15 Ret 11 14 13 11 11 11 9 9 16 16 15 12 13 191 14 177 15 Cassey Watson 7 6 4 9 10 10 10 6 11 9 9 7 169 169 16 Simon Austin 12 11 17 7 8 15 7 8 10 8 12 6 Ret 14 13 17 160 160 17 Sarah Moore 14 20 14 15 18 16 15 14 Ret 13 15 9 12 9 10 17 Ret Ret 6 18 9 10 Ret 15 154 154 18 Jake Rattenbury 18 18 13 17 16 13 17 11 15 14 12 Ret 15 12 13 14 10 17 18 9 Ret 14 134 134 19 Oliver Llewellyn Ret 17 15 16 17 17 Ret 12 10 18 14 8 14 16 DSQ Ret 17 12 92 92 20 Nick Ponting 10 4 9 7 11 9 17 Ret 87 87 21 Tom Howard 16 17 16 Ret 10 10 11 12 14 Ret 13 16 75 75 22 Jay Southern 6 2 48 48 23 Mia Morgan 21 16 18 18 20 19 18 16 18 19 Ret 16 32 32 24 Ryan Hepworth Ret 18 16 13 20 16 Ret 18 25 25 25 Mikey Crabtree 15 11 14 Ret 23 23 Pos Driver BHI CAD ROC DON SNE OUL SIL MAL BHI T. Pts Drop Pts

External links

• The home of the Ginetta Junior Championship