The 2008 PlayStation Ginetta Junior Championship season in association with Motorsport News was the 4th 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 and finished at the same venue on 21 September, 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 |
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Calendar
- All rounds
, unless stated.
* - 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.
Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
PP/FL |
Points |
35 |
30 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Pos |
Driver |
BHI |
CAD |
ROC |
DON |
THR |
CRO |
SNE |
OUL |
KNO |
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 |
George Richardson |
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 |
Fergus Walkinshaw |
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 |
Aaron Williamson |
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 |
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169 |
|
169 |
16 |
Simon Austin |
12 |
11 |
17 |
7 |
|
|
8 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
10 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
|
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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 |
|
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14 |
16 |
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DSQ |
Ret |
17 |
12 |
|
|
92 |
|
92 |
20 |
Nick Ponting |
10 |
4 |
|
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9 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
17 |
Ret |
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|
87 |
|
87 |
21 |
Tom Howard |
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|
16 |
17 |
16 |
Ret |
10 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
Ret |
13 |
16 |
75 |
|
75 |
22 |
Jay Southern |
6 |
2 |
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48 |
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48 |
23 |
Mia Morgan |
21 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
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Ret |
16 |
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32 |
|
32 |
24 |
Ryan Hepworth |
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Ret |
18 |
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16 |
13 |
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20 |
16 |
Ret |
18 |
25 |
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25 |
25 |
Mikey Crabtree |
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15 |
11 |
14 |
Ret |
23 |
|
23 |
Pos |
Driver |
BHI |
CAD |
ROC |
DON |
THR |
CRO |
SNE |
OUL |
KNO |
SIL |
MAL |
BHI |
T. Pts |
Drop |
Pts |
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Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
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