KING SELECTED AS PORSCHE GB JUNIOR
Ginetta GT4 Supercup champion wins shootout to secure two years of support and funding
Ginetta GT4 Supercup champion Harry King has been selected as the new 2020-21 Porsche GB Junior after impressing in a shootout at Silverstone last month.
The 18-year-old took part in a range of driving, fitness and media assessments that formed part of the final shootout. He faced strong opposition from
British Formula 4 race winners Luke Browning and Louis Foster and Ginetta Junior frontrunner Lorcan Hanafin.
King now receives £85,000 towards his budget for each of the next two Porsche Carrera Cup GB seasons and a wealth of other support from Porsche. He follows in the footsteps of 2018-19 Junior Dan Harper, who dominated this year’s championship.
“It’s really not sunk in at all,” admitted King. “It all came as a complete surprise – any one of us four finalists could’ve won it. I’m delighted to come out as the selected driver and I’m looking forward to proving them right.
“We all know each other and we’re all quite friendly and it was a nice shootout to be a part of – there was a really nice atmosphere.
“When my name was read out, I looked around and thought
I had misheard it. It was surreal.
“I still can’t get used to just how big it is – I don’t think I will until I arrive at the track on the Friday [of the first round].
“I’m really looking forward to the next two years. It’s a partnership where you can learn and improve – you’ve got to make sure you take it step by step.”
Porsche GB motorsport manager James Macnaughton says that choosing a winner this year was not easy.
“The competition was incredibly close this year –
Harry, Lorcan, Louis and Luke are all established talents with successful careers,” he said. “It meant that the decision was an incredibly tough one, and came down to the smallest of margins.
“We are excited about assisting Harry in developing and finessing his skills as a world-class racing driver over the course of his two years with us.”