G40 Junior
The first step on the motorsport ladder
Based on Ginetta's versatile G40 platform, the G40 Junior car offers a perfect introduction to sports car racing for karting graduates and motorsport newcomers alike.
Top Speed
120
MPH
Engine Capacity
1.8
LTR
Max Power
100
BHP
Weight
830
KG
The car
The G40 Junior
The G40 Junior is the ideal first step for young drivers looking to graduate from karting into car racing. It has become one of the most well-known models on the British Touring Car Championship support bill.
- Sealed Ford 1.8 litre 4-cylinder Zetec
- Ginetta throttle body
- Restricted to 100bhp (MSA requirement)
- Passenger seat and harness
- VBOX lite
- VBOX OLED display
- Schroth harnesses
- Short pedal box chassis built to order
- T45 tubular chassis and integral safety cage built to FIA standards
- FIA approved driver's seat and harnesses
- ATL 45 litre FIA approved fuel cell
- Sealed Quaife 6-speed sequential gearbox
- Sealed Quaife ATB differential
- Rear wing
- 7" x 15" wheels
- Controlled Michelin road tyres
- Controlled one way damper
- Ginetta controlled AIM data logger
- Pneumatic air jacks
- Ballast tray
- Brake pressure sensor
- Steering angle sensor
The package
The 2019 Junior Championship
Ginetta Junior graduates have gone on to secure international racing success with many now competing in GT, Touring Cars and Prototype championships across the world.
- 26 round championship over ten race weekends
- British Touring Car Championship support series
- Separate Rookie class for first year drivers
- Complimentary hospitality at all events
- Ginetta parts and technical support
- Live ITV 4 coverage of Sunday race
- All championship races on Motorsport UK
- Post event race report across motorsport press
- PR and social media guidance
- Tight technical controls to ensure parity with cars
- Testing and tyre restrictions to control budget
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2019 Calendar
Brands Hatch - 6th / 7th April
Donington Park - 27th / 28th April
Thruxton - 18th/19th May
Croft - 15th / 16th June
Oulton Park - 29th / 30th June
Snetterton - 3rd / 4th August
Thruxton - 17th / 18th August
Knockhill - 14th / 15th September
Silverstone - 28th /29th September
Brands Hatch - 12th / 13th October
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Friday
Optional Testing
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Saturday and Sunday
1 x 20 minute qualifying
2 x 15 minute race
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Rookie Class
£1,500 worth of Ginetta Parts Credit
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Overall Champion
Season loan of a Ginetta G55 GT4 car for use in the 2020 Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup
The G40 Junior Gallery
I can't think of many series in the UK that can keep an audience on the edge of their seats for the entire duration of a race, but my word the Ginetta Juniors do just that!
Paul O'Neill
ITV4 Commentator
