The 2010 Ginetta Junior Championship season was the eighth season of the

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. The season began at Thruxton on 3 April 2010 and concluded after 20 races over 10 events at

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on 10 October 2010. The championship introduced the G40 model to replace the

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for the 2010 season.

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became champion after a strong run towards the end of the season which included weekend sweeps at

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and

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, 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

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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

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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

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, 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

Calendar

All rounds were held in the United Kingdom. The series supported the

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at all rounds.

Standings

Ginetta Junior Winter Series

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on the weekend of 13–14 November. It formed part of the

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Winter Series. The series was won by

'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

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took the other race victory.

Teams and drivers

All teams and driver were British-registered.

Calendar

References

External links

Official website
{{ToCA Tour

Ginetta Junior The Ginetta Junior Championship is a one-make racing series based in the United Kingdom. From the 2010 season teams use the Ginetta G40, having previously used the Ginetta G20. The cars use sealed Ford Zetec 1.8-litre engines, and feature t ...

Ginetta Junior Championship seasons