Junior Driver Champs qualifying period and structure

3 August 2020 , Media Release

The qualifying period and qualifying structure for the 2021 New Zealand Junior Driver Championship has now been confirmed.

The qualifying period for the Championship will be from August 1 2020 - June 14 2021

After consultation with previous and current Junior Drivers throughout the Country the qualifying structure for the 2021 Championships is below:

As of August 1 2020

All Junior Driver Races

1st=7 points, 2nd=5 points, 3rd=3 points, 4th=2 points, 5th=1 point

All Other Races:

1st=5 points, 2nd=3 points, 3rd=2 points

Please note that the Junior Driver Points page on our website is currently not displaying due to our IT team making the above changes to the points system. We anticipate this to be up and running again in the next couple of weeks.

It is anticipated that the Championship will be held in July 2021 - dates to be confirmed.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact:

Courtney Clarke
courtney@hrnz.co.nz
03 964 1212 or 027 636 4355

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