The 2021 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event,
one make motor racing championship held across
England and
Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional 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 fifteenth
Ginetta Junior Championship
The Ginetta Junior Championship is a one-make racing series based in the United Kingdom. From the 2010 Ginetta Junior Championship, 2010 season teams use the Ginetta G40, having previously used the Ginetta G20.
The cars use sealed Ford Zetec ...
, commencing on 8 May 2021 at
Thruxton and concluding on 24 October 2021 at
Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the
2021 British Touring Car Championship
The 2021 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing t ...
.
After a one year absence, Ginetta confirmed the Winter Series will return at the end of the year. A scholarship allowed a driver who had raced in
go karts
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on ful ...
to start racing cars. The first round of the championship saw the record broken for most entries in a Ginetta Junior event. R Racing and Elite Motorsport are the most competitive teams, with Fox Motorsport also winning at Snetterton.
Teams and Drivers
Race Calendar
Calendar Changes
The Ginetta Junior Championship will not support every round of the British Touring Car Championship in 2021. The series will miss the seventh round of the BTCC season at Croft.
Midseason Changes
Round 10 at Oulton Park was postponed due to barrier damage sustained during a
Mini Challenge UK
The Mini Challenge UK is a one-make race series began in 2002 and since 2020 it has run as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship.
Throughout the championship's history it established itself as one of the main routes into to ...
race. Due to timetable constraints the rescheduled race could not take place that weekend, so it was subsequently run at the following meeting at Knockhill.
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
*A driver's best 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
External links
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Ginetta Junior Championship NewsGinetta Junior Update
References
{{Ginetta seasons
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Ginetta Junior Championship seasons