Lewis Goff will be looking to take another step towards title glory in the Ginetta Junior Championship powered by Sunoco Race Fuels heading into the sixth round of the season at Snetterton this weekend, but he has a hungry group of drivers looking to close the gap.
Goff (R Racing) has an 82-point advantage with nine races to go after getting back on form last time out at Zandvoort. A brilliant double victory takes him to an impressive tally of eight wins for the season to date, meaning he’s been the highest scoring driver at four of the five events this year.
Forty points split Goff’s four closest challengers in the standings, with the fiercely competitive group of Harrison Mackie (Elite Motorsport), Harry Bartle (Pace Performance), Jesse Phillips (R Racing) and Jacob Ashcroft (Elite Motorsport) ready to take the fight to the points leader this weekend.
Mackie has charged up to second in the standings with a brilliant run of form in recent rounds. After securing his maiden win at Oulton Park, he’s enjoyed further successes at Croft and Zandvoort as part of an impressive tally of eight podium finishes from the last nine races.
Bartle took the fight to Goff in the opening two rounds of the season, securing five podiums from six races including a first victory at Silverstone. After a tougher run of races, he was back on the top step of the podium at Croft and added further silverware to his collection in the Netherlands.
Phillips has been a consistent presence in the battles for victory throughout the season. The reigning Winter Series champion has accumulated seven podium finishes to date, but is still looking for a breakthrough win after finishing second on three occasions.
Ashcroft meanwhile enjoyed a standout weekend back at Croft with his maiden pole position and race victory in the championship. Competing as part of Elite Motorsport’s talent pathway with McLaren, that win came within a great run of double podium finishes in three consecutive events.
Red Bull Junior Team driver Melvin Kalousdian is full of confidence after his best event of the season to date at Zandvoort, securing a maiden pole and second podium of the season. His R Racing team-mate Riley Cranham impressed too, narrowly missing out on his second win of 2026.
Ginetta Junior Scholarship winner Devon Hagelen has the overall podium in his sights, having starred at Croft with his maiden rookie podium and the fastest lap of the event. Fellow Elite Motorsport racers Daniel Oliver and Henry Cameron have joined him in showing great podium potential this year.
Josh Watts (Performance One) is one to watch, having celebrated a memorable maiden win at Oulton Park in May. Team-mate Noah Young will hope to turn his promising pace into a first overall podium this weekend, while Max Murray (R Racing) is aiming to add to his two trips to the rostrum so far.
Sebastien Leusch (R Racing) has put in a strong run of results recently with six top ten finishes in seven races. Addison Smith (MDD Motorsport) has been another to feature in the top ten regularly this year, while Vicky Farfus (Paradine Competition) secured a seasons’ best result of 12th at Zandvoort.
Bailey Doughty has been the standout driver in the Freshman Cup – a class for car-racing rookies with no previous national-level karting experience – winning nine times already. His MK Racing team-mate Ethan Brass and Dominic Darling (Performance One) have been class-winners also.
Samuel Del Gaudio (Paradine Competition), Andrew Robinson (E3 Sport) and Anesu Maphumulo (RABSport Racing) added to their points tallies last time out at Zandvoort, and they will be looking to break in to the top ten for the first time this weekend.
Three drivers will be making their debuts at Snetterton. Louis Radcliffe (R Racing), who celebrates his 14th birthday on Thursday (13 August), is set to become one of the youngest Junior drivers of all-time, while Maxim Kharuk (Elite Motorsport) and Oliver Vaux (Pace Performance) also join the grid.
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Provisional Timetable:
Saturday 15 August: Qualifying 13:05-13:25; Race One 17:15-17:35
Sunday 16 August: Race Two 10:15-10:35; Race Three 14:05-14:25
All three races will be streamed live on SRO’s GT World YouTube channel, while live timing and results will be available via TSL Timing.
