With five wins in the opening six races of the season, it’s advantage Lewis Goff in the Ginetta Junior Championship powered by Sunoco Race Fuels coming into round three at Oulton Park this weekend (23-25 May).
Goff (R Racing) enjoyed a dream start to the season with a perfect hat-trick of victories in the Donington Park opener, before adding two more wins last time out at Silverstone. Those successes, as part of a 100% podium record so far, mean he already holds a 33-point lead in the standings.
Breaking his winning streak was Harry Bartle, after some thrilling battles between the two at Silverstone. That victory was the first in Ginetta Juniors for both Bartle and the Pace Performance team, who already have five podium finishes together this year.
2025 Winter Series champion Jesse Phillips has enjoyed a good start to the season, taking to the overall podium three times already. He’s part of a strong entry from R Racing, which also features rookie class podium-finishers Max Murray and Riley Cranham, plus Melvin Kalousdian.
Kalousdian is the latest Red Bull Junior Team driver to compete in the series, and he’s impressed so far by finishing every race inside the top six. Last year, Red Bull talent Rocco Coronel won twice at Oulton Park on his way to title glory, a feat Kalousdian would love to replicate this weekend.
Elite Motorsport have had a strong presence at the front of the field too. Harrison Mackie and Jacob Ashcroft have impressed with overall podium results at Silverstone and Donington Park respectively, while Daniel Oliver has been right in the mix for silverware alongside them.
A talented pack of drivers will be aiming to pick up their first trophies of the season this weekend. That group includes Performance One Motorsport pair Noah Young and Josh Watts, who have shown their rapid pace with some brilliant drives through the field.
Henry Cameron (Elite Motorsport) fought his way into the top six for the first time at Silverstone, while his team-mate Devon Hagelen and Addison Smith (MDD Motorsport) secured their maiden top ten results. Sebastien Leusch (R Racing) earned that achievement at Donington.
Amongst the drivers to have been battling it out around the top ten have been Jorn Helder (Project R), Vladislav Tomenchuk (Elite Motorsport), Andrew Robinson (E3 Sport) and Pace Performance duo Kai Veitch and Henry Carter.
This season’s Junior grid brings together young talent from all over the globe, with 10 different nationalities represented. Amongst them are Paradine Competition duo Vicky Farfus and Samuel Del Gaudio, from Brazil and Italy respectively, plus South African racer Anesu Maphumulo (RABsport Racing).
The championship also features a Freshmans class, for rookies with no previous national-level karting experience. Bailey Doughty (MK Racing) has picked up four wins from the opening six races in that, with his team-mate Ethan Brass and Dominic Darling (Performance One Motorsport) taking a win apiece.
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Provisional Timetable:
Saturday 23 May: Qualifying 09:00-09:20; Race One 13:50-14:10
Monday 25 May: Race Two 10:20-10:40; Race Three 13:30-13:50
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.
