With Farfus becoming the latest famous racing name to appear on the Ginetta Junior Championship powered by Sunoco Race Fuels grid, we’ve delved into the archive to rundown some of the other successful motorsport families to have been represented in the championship over the years.
The descendants of no less than three Formula 1 world champions have competed in Ginetta Juniors. Henry Surtees, son of 1964 champion John Surtees, was the first of those when he won multiple races in 2006. He went on to enjoy a promising single-seater career before his untimely death in 2009.
Next was Josh Hill, son of 1996 champion Damon Hill and grandson of two-time champion Graham Hill. He finished third overall in 2008 and went on to win the Winter Series, before embarking on a single-seater career that ultimately ended in 2013 with his retirement from motorsport.
In 2016 meanwhile, Enzo Fittipaldi started his car-racing career in Juniors. Grandson of two-time champion Emerson Fittipaldi, Enzo scored multiple top-ten finishes in Ginetta’s before rising up the single-seater ladder through the FIA Formula 2 Championship and into Indy NXT this year.
Another Formula 1 representation comes via Jonathan Palmer, who made more than 80 starts in F1 in the 1980’s. His son, Will Palmer, finished third in the Juniors in 2013 and went on to enjoy a single-seater career that included title success in BRDC Formula 4 – the precursor to the GB3 Championship.
From the world of tin-top racing, three-time FIA World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx was a regular face around the Ginetta paddock when his son, Sebastian Priaulx, raced in 2016 and 2017. Seb won the Winter Series title in 2016 and is now a factory driver for Ford Multimatic Motorsports.
Reigning Junior champion Rocco Coronel also came from a touring car pedigree, with his father Tom Coronel and mother Paulien Zwart having raced in the World and European championships respectively. 2025 vice-champion Fred Green meanwhile is nephew of former DTM star Jamie Green.
Two sons of BTCC stalwart turned GT racing champion Rob Collard have raced in the series. Ricky made his racing bow in the Juniors in 2012 and has since won the British GT title and 24 Hours of Spa alongside his father, while Jordan tackled two seasons in the Juniors before enjoying GT4 class wins in British GT.
Jade Edwards and Senna Proctor both started their careers in Juniors and went on to emulate their fathers, Jim Edwards and Mark Proctor respectively, by racing in the BTCC. Jade’s sister Chloe also competed in Juniors, while Louis Foster, son of former BTCC racer Nick Foster, won the 2018 rookie title and now competes in IndyCar.
From GT and sportscar competition, Freddie Tomlinson, son of Ginetta chairman and Le Mans 24 Hours class-winner Lawrence Tomlinson, contested three years in the Juniors. Freddie’s sisters Amy, Lucy and Emma Tomlinson have all raced Ginettas in recent years too.
On the 2026 grid, Vicky Farfus is looking to emulate the achievements of her father, BMW factory driver Augusto Farfus Jnr. Josh Watts is the son of successful prototype racer and Le Mans 24 Hours class-winner Danny Watts and former BTCC driver Fiona Leggate. Henry Cameron meanwhile is following in the footsteps of his father, experienced GT racer Duncan Cameron.
Other successful GT racers Nick Moss, Steven Lake and Chris Hart have seen their children on the Junior grid in recent years; Harry Moss, Revie Lake and Charlie Hart respectively. Likewise, one-make Porsche champion Justin Sherwood with his son Jack Sherwood.
Some successful names from the world of rallying have featured on the Ginetta Junior grids. Katie Milner, daughter of double British Rally champion Jonny, contested the Winter Series in 2016 before a three-year run in the GT5 Challenge.
Colin Cronin, brother of four-time British Rally champion Keith, was a Junior race-winner in 2024. Seb Perez and Frank Bird started their careers in the Juniors too and have both since competed in rallying, following in the footsteps of their national rally champion fathers Steve Perez and Paul Bird.
Roger Clark meanwhile won four British Rally titles of his own and was the first British driver to win an FIA World Rally Championship event. His grandson, Archie Clark, debuted in the Juniors in 2024 and won the Ginetta GT Championship title last year.
Freddie Lee competed in Juniors in 2012 as he looked to emulate his father Barry Lee, one of the most successful multi-discipline racers in British motorsport history. Jake Hill meanwhile, son of national racer turned commentator Simon Hill, rose up the ladder from Juniors to become BTCC champion.
The 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship powered by Sunoco Race Fuels season continues later this month with three races at Oulton Park across the Spring bank holiday weekend (23-25 May).
