The 2016 Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event, one make

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championship held across

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. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in

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s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the

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centrepiece. It was the tenth Ginetta Junior Championship, and commenced on 2 April 2016 at

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– on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 2 October 2016 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty five races held at ten meetings, all in support of the

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Teams and drivers

Driver changes

;Leaving Ginetta Juniors * 2015 Ginetta Junior champion Jamie Caroline advanced to

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with Jamun racing. * Senna Proctor moved to Renault Clio Cup U.K after two seasons in Ginetta Juniors. * Dan Zelos also moved to 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup after two years of Ginetta Juniors. * Billy Monger joined 2015 champion Jamie Caroline in MSA Formula. * 2015 rookie Patrik Matthiesen was promoted to MSA Formula 4. * Matt Chapman moved to the Ginetta GT5 challenge, remaining with

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made headlines withdrawing after 5 rounds and a double win at Thruxton in 2015. She spent the second half of 2015 preparing for the

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with Motopark. * Devlin DeFrancesco, having picked up the series during Sophia Flörsch's last round, moved onto MSA F4 with Carlin. * Frank Bird also converted to Britain's MSA F4 with Fortec Motorsports for 2016.

Race calendar

Calendar changes

* This season saw the re-introduction of the triple-header meetings, having last hosted a triple-header meeting in 2007.

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

*A driver's best 23 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

References

External links

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