2019 Mini Challenge UK

The 2019 Mini Challenge season was the eighteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 20 April at Oulton Park and ended on 20 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.

Entry list

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Team No. Driver Rounds
JCW Class
Team HARD[1] 2   Ben Palmer[2] All
JamSport Racing 5   James Griffith[3] 2–8
45   Calum King[4] 1–3, 5
46   Stuart Gibbs[5] All
56   Harry Gooding[6] All
85   Steve King[7] 1–3, 8
88   Tom Rawlings[8] All
777   Kenan Dole[9] All
Excelr8 Motorsport 7   Jac Maybin[10] 1–5
11   Sam Weller[11] 2–3, 7
  Stephen James 8
19   Jacob Andrews[12] 1–4
20   Richard Newman[13] All
36   William Newnham[14] 5–8
51   Gilbert Yates 3
77   Lewis Galer[15] All
99   Josh Stanton[16] All
AutoTech Motorsport 9   Billy Hardy[17] 2, 5–7
MINI UK VIP 12   Rory Cuff[18] All
27   Nathan Harrison[19] All
131   Jorge Calado[20] 1
  Sam Sheehan 3
  Johnathan Benson 6
445   Dan Zelos[21] All
Lawrence Davey Racing 16   Callum Newsham[22] All
39   Lewis Brown[23] All
44   Max Bird[24] All
112   Neal Trotter All
Privateer 17   Brad Hutchison 5–8
Privateer 18   James Gornall[25] All
Lux Motorsport 21   Jack Davidson[26] All
24   Matthew Rainbow 4
  Kyle Reid 5
JWB Motorsport[27] 31   Matt Wilson[28] All
52   Ruaridh Clark 8
OX4 Racing 35   James Loukes[29] All
Privateer 47   James MacIntyre[30] All
Privateer 69   Lee Pattison[31] 1–4, 6–7
Privateer 84   Ryan Dignan[32] 2–3, 7–8
90   Scott Jeffs 5
Cooper S Class
Privateer 5   Chloe Hewitt 3
AReeve Motorsport 7   Steve Williams 1-3
21   Keir McConomy All
24   Rob Austin[33] All
26   Aaron Reeve 3
190   Alan Lee 2–3, 5–7
Mad4Mini Motorsport 12   Stuart McLaren All
44   Andy Montgomery 2, 6
Privateer 23   Dan Butcher-Lloyd All
Privateer 70   Oly Mortimer 4
Privateer 211   Angus Tosh 4
Privateer 231   Steve Webb 1–3, 5–7
Privateer 666   Sami Bowler[34] All
Cooper Pro Class
Lawrence Davey Racing 1   Alex Nevill All
AReeve Motorsport 2   James Hillery All
Lux Motorsport 8   Hannah Chapman All
Rob Sims Racing 9   Simon Walton 2
47   James Goodall 1–6
Privateer 14   Dominic Wheatley All
Mad4Mini Motorsport 38   Morgan Wroot 1-6
Privateer 49   Martin Poole 1, 3
College of West Anglia 77   Andy Mollison 6
Privateer 82   Lydia Walmsley All
Excelr8 Motorsport 85   Toby Goodman[35] All
Privateer 91   Robbie Dalgleish[36] All
Cooper Am Class
AReeve Motorsport 4   Mike Paul All
30   James Parker 2–4, 6–7
80   Archie O'Brien All
154   Lawrence Harris 1, 3, 6
Privateer 23   Lee Pearce All
Excelr8 Motorsport 36   Mark Cornell 1–5, 7
94   Josh Porter[37] TBA
Privateer 46   Paul Manning All
College of West Anglia 50   Andrew Langley 6–7
51   Neal Clarke 6–7
54   Adrian Norman All
Mad4Mini Motorsport 63   Darryl Brown 1, 7
66   Andrew Ringland All
Privateer 89   Josh Martin All


Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Classes Races
1 Oulton Park International 20, 22 April JCW 2
2 Snetterton 300 11–12 May Cooper S, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2
3 Snetterton 300 18–19 May JCW 2
4 Silverstone GP 8–9 June JCW 2
5 Oulton Park Island 15 June Cooper S, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2
6 Donington Park GP 22–23 June JCW 2
7 Brands Hatch Indy 20–21 July All 3
8 Brands Hatch GP 3–4 August JCW 2
9 Croft Circuit 17–18 August Cooper S, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2
10 Cadwell Park 7 September Cooper S, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2
11 Donington Park GP 14–15 September JCW 2
12 Donington Park National 28–29 September Cooper S, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 3
13 Snetterton 300 19–20 October All 2
Source:[38][39]


Results

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JCW Class

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Oulton Park International   Dan Zelos   James Gornall   James Gornall Privateer
2   Ben Palmer   Jac Maybin Excelr8 Motorsport
2 3 Snetterton 300   James Gornall   James Gornall   James Gornall Privateer
4   James Gornall   Jack Davidson Lux Motorsport
3 5 Silverstone GP   James Gornall   Jac Maybin   Ben Palmer Team HARD
6   Nathan Harrison   Ben Palmer Team HARD
4 7 Donington Park GP   Nathan Harrison   Nathan Harrison   Nathan Harrison MINI UK VIP
8   Dan Zelos   Nathan Harrison MINI UK VIP
5 9 Brands Hatch Indy   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   James Gornall Privateer
10   Dan Zelos   Nathan Harrison MINI UK VIP
11   Nathan Harrison   Ben Palmer Team HARD
6 12 Brands Hatch GP   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos MINI UK VIP
13   Nathan Harrison   James Gornall Privateer
7 14 Donington Park GP   James Gornall   Nathan Harrison   James Gornall Privateer
15   James Gornall   Dan Zelos MINI UK VIP
8 16 Snetterton 300   Nathan Harrison   James Gornall   Nathan Harrison MINI UK VIP
17   Nathan Harrison   Nathan Harrison MINI UK VIP

Cooper S Class

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Snetterton 300   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Stuart McLaren   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
2   Rob Austin   Rob Austin AReeve Motorsport
2 3 Oulton Park International   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
4   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
3 5 Brands Hatch Indy   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
6   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
7   Rob Austin   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
4 8 Croft Circuit   Rob Austin   Rob Austin   Rob Austin AReeve Motorsport
9   Rob Austin   Rob Austin AReeve Motorsport
5 10 Cadwell Park   Rob Austin   Rob Austin   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
11   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
6 12 Donington Park National   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Rob Austin AReeve Motorsport
13   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
14   Rob Austin   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
7 15 Snetterton 300   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer
16   Dan Butcher-Lloyd   Dan Butcher-Lloyd Privateer

Cooper Pro Class

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Snetterton 300   Toby Goodman   James Goodall   Robert Dalgleish Privateer
2   Toby Goodman   Martin Poole Privateer
2 3 Oulton Park International   Toby Goodman   Robert Dalgleish   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
4   Toby Goodman   Robert Dalgleish Privateer
3 5 Brands Hatch Indy   Toby Goodman   Robert Dalgleish   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
6   Hannah Chapman   Robert Dalgleish Privateer
7   Alex Nevill   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
4 8 Croft Circuit   Robert Dalgleish   Dominic Wheatley   Robert Dalgleish Privateer
9   Toby Goodman   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
5 10 Cadwell Park   Toby Goodman   Robert Dalgleish   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
11   Toby Goodman   Robert Dalgleish Privateer
6 12 Donington Park National   Robert Dalgleish   Toby Goodman   Robert Dalgleish Privateer
13   James Goodall   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
14   Hannah Chapman   Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport
7 15 Snetterton 300   Robert Dalgleish   Toby Goodman   Dominic Wheatley Privateer
16   Toby Goodman   Lydia Walmsley Privateer

Cooper Am Class

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Snetterton 300   Josh Porter   Josh Martin   Paul Manning Privateer
2   Josh Porter   Paul Manning Privateer
2 3 Oulton Park International   Josh Porter   Josh Porter   Lee Pearce Privateer
4   Paul Manning   Paul Manning Privateer
3 5 Brands Hatch Indy   Lee Pearce   Lee Pearce   Lee Pearce Privateer
6   Josh Porter   Lee Pearce Privateer
7   Paul Manning   Lee Pearce Privateer
4 8 Croft Circuit   Lee Pearce   Paul Manning   Paul Manning Privateer
9   Lee Pearce   Josh Porter Excelr8 Motorsport
5 10 Cadwell Park   Josh Porter   Lee Pearce   Lee Pearce Privateer
11   Archie O'Brien   Josh Porter Excelr8 Motorsport
6 12 Donington Park National   Archie O'Brien   Andrew Langley   Lee Pearce Privateer
13   Lawrence Harris   Lee Pearce Privateer
14   Josh Porter   Archie O'Brien AReeve Motorsport
7 15 Snetterton 300   Josh Porter   Lee Pearce   Archie O'Brien AReeve Motorsport
16   Mark Cornell   Andrew Langley College of West Anglia

Championship standings

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Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first 34 positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were bonus points awarded for Pole Position where bonus points are awarded to the 6 fastest laps in and will score points from 6 to 1 in the order 6–5–4–3–2–1 and Fastest Lap where bonus points are awarded to the 6 fastest laps in and will score points from 6 to 1 in the order 6–5–4–3–2–1.

Championship Race points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   PP   FL 
Points 50 44 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 6 6

Drivers' Championship

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JCW Class

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Pos Driver OUL SNE SIL DON BHI BHGP DON SNE PP FL Total Drop Pts
1   James Gornall 1 2 1 3 3 Ret 2 4 1 2 5 5 1 1 2 3 2 38 60 793 793
2   Nathan Harrison 2 3 2 2 23 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 3 2 21 1 1 31 76 804 13 791
3   Dan Zelos 8 4 3 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 Ret 32 58 725 28 697
4   Ben Palmer Ret 13 4 4 1 1 6 5 5 4 1 6 8 11 3 2 6 15 43 637 20 617
5   Lewis Brown Ret 12 5 6 16 15 5 3 4 5 17 12 9 3 10 7 4 14 32 507 16 491
6   Rory Cuff Ret 14 14 15 10 5 7 8 6 6 2 7 16 8 20 8 3 4 14 456 13 443
7   James Loukes 14 9 11 8 DSQ 17 12 12 8 8 8 9 12 6 5 9 Ret 5 3 384 16 368
8   Tom Rawlings 15 21 19 17 5 4 8 7 10 9 7 Ret 13 9 Ret Ret 6 6 355 355
9   Harry Gooding 13 15 12 7 9 Ret 10 11 Ret 15 10 4 6 Ret 13 6 11 1 2 349 349
10   Max Bird 5 Ret 22 Ret 12 6 Ret 18 12 20 11 10 5 5 6 5 Ret 6 4 337 337
11   Callum Newsham 11 8 10 Ret 8 12 11 9 13 12 14 Ret 15 15 15 14 8 2 334 334
12   James MacIntyre 18 16 18 17 6 10 15 15 9 10 13 Ret Ret 14 11 11 9 1 2 317 317
13   Jack Davidson 22 Ret 8 1 Ret 8 Ret 13 7 7 6 20 Ret Ret 4 EX EX 2 9 290 290
14   Kenan Dole 7 6 9 12 13 9 Ret 17 Ret 17 Ret 15 10 Ret 9 10 Ret 1 280 280
15   Lee Pattison 6 Ret 6 15 11 Ret Ret 10 3 2 7 Ret 9 19 270 270
16   Lewis Galer 12 10 21 14 14 13 20 16 14 18 19 21 11 17 Ret 18 12 279 12 267
17   Jac Maybin 3 1 Ret DNS 2 Ret 4 6 Ret 21 12 9 20 265 265
18   Matthew Wilson 19 18 15 Ret 17 14 9 14 15 Ret 18 11 Ret 13 16 17 14 254 254
19   Richard Newman 9 7 Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret Ret 16 13 16 8 7 Ret Ret 15 16 1 243 243
20   Josh Stanton 16 17 23 18 24 18 16 Ret 21 23 23 16 20 16 Ret 20 18 206 206
21   Neal Trotter 20 20 25 Ret 22 19 17 19 19 16 24 14 19 19 Ret 24 15 203 203
22   James Griffith 17 16 20 21 13 Ret Ret Ret 21 13 14 Ret 14 25 17 172 172
23   Brad Hutchison 11 11 9 Ret Ret 12 8 13 7 169 169
24   Calum King 4 5 7 20 21 Ret 20 Ret Ret 1 5 145 145
25   Sam Weller 13 Ret 7 7 10 7 5 139 139
26   Stuart Gibbs Ret 19 27 22 Ret Ret 19 22 18 19 20 18 Ret Ret 19 21 Ret 139 139
27   Jacob Andrews 10 11 20 Ret 15 11 14 20 131 131
28   Ryan Dignan 16 10 Ret 20 Ret 12 12 10 120 120
29   William Newnham 17 14 15 17 Ret 18 18 16 Ret 116 116
30   Steve King 21 22 26 19 Ret Ret 22 19 69 69
31   Billy Hardy 24 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 20 17 65 65
32   Scott Jeffs 22 22 22 33 33
33   Stephen James 23 13 30 30
34   Johnathan Benson 19 17 30 30
35   Matthew Rainbow 18 21 27 27
36   Jorge Calado 17 Ret 16 16
37   Gilbert Yates 18 Ret 15 15
38   Sam Sheehan 19 Ret 14 14
39   Ruaridh Clark 19 Ret 14 14
40   Kyle Reid Ret Ret Ret 0 0
Pos Driver OUL SNE SIL DON BHI BHGP DON SNE PP FL Total Drop Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

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