2014 Ginetta Junior Championship Explained

The 2014 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. It was the eighth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 30 March 2014 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October 2014 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

Jack Mitchell claimed the championship title for JHR Developments, finishing 57 points clear of HHC Motorsport driver James Kellett, with Kellett's team-mate Lando Norris finishing a further 24 points behind, in third place. Mitchell had started the season strongly, winning the first four races and ultimately, six of the first eight races. He added one further victory during the season, at Silverstone, but his consistent finishing – top-seven finishes in all bar one race from the fifth meeting onwards – allowed him to clinch the title. Kellett and Norris finished the season with the form, as the HHC pair won 9 of the last 12 races of the season. Kellett won races at five successive meetings, while Norris took nine top-two finishes. Norris outscored Kellett by 464 to 459 on total points, however, Kellett had fewer points to drop than Norris and coupled with the latter's 21 penalty points, it was Kellett that finished runner-up. The only other drivers to win races were Dan Zelos of JHR Developments and TCR driver Jamie Caroline, who each won two races; Zelos finished fourth in the championship, while Caroline finished down in sixth place. JHR Developments also won the teams' championship, finishing 66 points clear of HHC Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

Team		Drivers	Rounds
R & J Motorsport	8	Ben Pearson^[1]	All
	42	nowrap	Jonathan Hadfield^[2]	All
	44	Ryan Hadfield	All
HHC Motorsport	11	Lando Norris	All
	13	James Kellett^[3]	All
	21	William Taylforth^[4]	1–5
Total Control Racing	6–7	William Taylforth^[4]
	17	Matt Chapman^[5]	All
	23	Billy Monger	9–10
	38	Jamie Caroline^[6]	All
JHR Developments	19	Jack Mitchell^[7]	All
	27	Alex Sedgwick^[8]	All
	45	Dan Zelos^[9]	All
	55	Jamie Chadwick^[10]	All
	66	Senna Proctor	3–10
Privateer	23	Billy Monger^[11]	1–2, 4–8
	39	Lewis Brown^[12]	1–5, 9–10
	46	Jack Rawles^[13]	1–3
	66	Senna Proctor	1–2
	25	Flashman Finneran	2–7
Tollbar Racing	25	Flashman Finneran	8–10
	23	Billy Monger	3
	33	Tom Brown	1, 4
	39	Lewis Brown	6–8
	46	Jack Rawles	4–10
Hillspeed	24	Harry Mailer^[14]	1–6, 8–10
	43	Pedro Cardoso^[15]	1–5
	88	Benjamin Wallace	6, 9–10
Team Dynomite	28	Tom Parker	1–3, 5
AMD Motorsport	31	Esmee Hawkey^[16]	8–10
Dansport	77	Sebastian Perez	10

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	29 March	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	30 March	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
2	R3	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	19 April	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	20 April	Jack Mitchell	Jamie Caroline	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	3 May	Ben Pearson	Jamie Caroline	Dan Zelos	JHR Developments
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	4 May	Jack Mitchell	James Kellett	Jamie Caroline	TCR
4	R7	Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)	8 June	Jack Mitchell	James Kellett	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
4	R8	Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)	8 June	Jack Mitchell	James Kellett	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
5	R9	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	28 June	Lando Norris	Jack Mitchell	James Kellett	HHC Motorsport
5	R10	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	29 June	Lando Norris	Ryan Hadfield	Lando Norris	HHC Motorsport
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	2 August	Lando Norris	James Kellett	James Kellett	HHC Motorsport
6	R12	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	3 August	Lando Norris	Jack Mitchell	Lando Norris	HHC Motorsport
7	R13	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	23 August	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	HHC Motorsport
7	R14	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	24 August	James Kellett	James Kellett	James Kellett	HHC Motorsport
8	R15	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	6 September	Lando Norris	James Kellett	Dan Zelos	JHR Developments
8	R16		7 September	James Kellett	Lando Norris	James Kellett	HHC Motorsport
9	R17	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	28 September	James Kellett	Senna Proctor	Jack Mitchell	JHR Developments
9	R18	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	28 September	James Kellett	Jamie Caroline	James Kellett	HHC Motorsport
10	R19	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	11 October	Lando Norris	Jamie Caroline	Jamie Caroline	TCR
10	R20	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	12 October	Lando Norris	Jamie Caroline	Lando Norris	HHC Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		KNO		ROC		SIL		BHGP		valign=middle	Total	valign=middle		valign=middle	valign=middle	Points
1	Jack Mitchell	1	1	1	1	Ret	6	1	1	3	2	5	4	2	5	2	7	1	4	4	Ret	513			513
2	James Kellett	2	15	4	Ret	9	4	2	2	1	18	1	2	7	1	16	1	2	1	2	13	459	3		456
3	Lando Norris	6	10	2	2	Ret	10	DSQ	7	2	1	2	1	1	2	7	2	5	2	9	1	464	11	21	432
4	Dan Zelos	14	5	12	10	1	3	5	12	13	3	3	3	15	6	1	3	9	3	6	3	390	13		377
5	Ryan Hadfield	4	2	3	4	8	7	4	3	5	6	4	17	5	4	8	5	10	11	7	5	376	14	15	347
6	Jamie Caroline	8	Ret	6	3	2	1	3	DSQ	Ret	8	DSQ	5	6	13	4	4	11	5	1	2	353		33	320
7	Ben Pearson	7	3	10	5	4	2	8	16	9	4	8	10	8	9	6	8	6	6	8	6	324	16	6	302
8	Jamie Chadwick	3	Ret	11	Ret	3	5	7	4	4	13	7	8	Ret	3	3	6	3	Ret	10	Ret	287			287
9	Jack Rawles	9	4	9	13	5	11	Ret	6	8	9	Ret	6	13	8	5	10	Ret	7	3	4	263			263
10	Alex Sedgwick	12	Ret	8	9	14	13	12	5	6	10	6	13	4	11	9	9	7	Ret	5	8	240			240
11	Jonathan Hadfield	5	6	5	7	10	17	DSQ	11	7	7	17	Ret	11	7	13	13	4	12	13	17	220	4	12	204
12	Senna Proctor	18	13	18	17	11	9	15	8	11	5	9	7	3	14	17	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	7	186			186
13	Matt Chapman	10	9	19	Ret	7	8	10	10	10	12	11	11	14	10	11	11	15	15	14	10	185	2	9	174
14	William Taylforth	11	7	7	6	6	14	6	Ret	12	Ret	13	9	10	15							149			149
15	Billy Monger	13	16	14	14	13	Ret	11	9	17	Ret	10	14	9	17	10	15	13	9	16	12	146			146
16	Lewis Brown	15	11	16	12	17	15	Ret	17	14	14	12	Ret	12	12	12	12	8	13	15	9	143			143
17	Harry Mailer	17	14	17	15	15	18	Ret	DNS	16	15	14	15			14	14	12	14	11	11	104			104
18				20	16	16	16	14	14	DNS	16	15	16	16	16	18	17	17	10	12	18	90			90
19	Pedro Cardoso	19	8	13	8	12	12	9	13	Ret	11											86		10	76
20	Tom Parker	16	17	15	11	18	NC			15	17											38			38
21	Benjamin Wallace											16	12					14	Ret	17	14	32			32
22	Esmee Hawkey															15	16	16	16	19	15	29			29
23	Tom Brown	Ret	12					13	15													23		6	17
24	Sebastian Perez																			18	16	8			8
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		KNO		ROC		SIL		BHGP		valign=middle	Total	valign=middle		valign=middle	valign=middle	Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

News: Ben Pearson Joins R & J Racing for Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 February 2014. 17 February 2014. 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225105430/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1491. dead.
News: Hadfield Brothers to Return to Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 31 January 2014. 31 January 2014. 3 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203172614/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1470. dead.
News: James Kellett Confirms Ginetta Junior Championship Entry for 2014. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 December 2013. 18 December 2013. 20 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220032850/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1365. dead.
News: William Taylforth to Contest Ginetta Junior Championship with HHC. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 January 2014. 23 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203135058/http://ginetta.com/news_article?id=1393. 3 February 2014. dead.
News: Matt Chapman Commits to Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 9 January 2014. 9 January 2014. 9 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109222356/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1372. dead.
News: Karting Champion Caroline Joins TCR for Ginetta Junior Bid. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 23 January 2014. 23 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203135054/http://ginetta.com/news_article?id=1392. 3 February 2014. dead.
News: Jack Mitchell Set for Ginetta Junior Championship Return. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 February 2014. 17 February 2014. 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225105428/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1490. dead.
News: Alex Sedgwick Wins Ginetta Junior Scholarship for 2014. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 30 October 2013. 18 December 2013. 20 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220032442/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1343. dead.
News: Evergreen Marketing extends motorsport involvement. tyrepress. 9 January 2014. 19 January 2014.
News: Jamie Chadwick to Continue in Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 20 January 2014. 20 January 2014. 2 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202235511/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1385. dead.
News: Billy Monger Joins GGinetta Junior Championship. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 18 March 2014. 18 March 2014. 18 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318224706/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1512. dead.
News: Lewis Brown Graduates from Karting to Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 24 January 2014. 24 January 2014. 3 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203140610/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1436. dead.
News: Jack Rawles Returns to Ginetta Junior Championship with Tollbar. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 27 January 2014. 27 January 2014. 3 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203153848/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1465. dead.
News: Harry Mailer Joins Ginetta Junior Championship. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 14 January 2014. 14 January 2014. 16 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116134047/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1380. dead.
News: Brazilian Karting Ace Cardoso Joins Hillspeed for Ginetta Junior. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 17 January 2014. 17 January 2014. 22 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140322014129/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1383. dead.
News: Esmee Hawkey Joins Ginetta Junior Championship with AMD Tuning. Ginetta.com. Ginetta Cars. 4 March 2014. 4 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150816015745/http://www.ginetta.com/news_article?id=1504. 16 August 2015. dead.