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
Team Driver Rounds JCW Class Team HARD 2 Ben Palmer All JamSport Racing 5 James Griffith 2–8 45 Calum King 1–3, 5 46 Stuart Gibbs All 56 Harry Gooding All 85 Steve King 1–3, 8 88 Tom Rawlings All 777 Kenan Dole All Excelr8 Motorsport 7 Jac Maybin 1–5 11 Sam Weller 2–3, 7 Stephen James 8 19 Jacob Andrews 1–4 20 Richard Newman All 36 William Newnham 5–8 51 Gilbert Yates 3 77 Lewis Galer All 99 Josh Stanton All AutoTech Motorsport 9 Billy Hardy 2, 5–7 MINI UK VIP 12 Rory Cuff All 27 Nathan Harrison All 131 Jorge Calado 1 Sam Sheehan 3 Johnathan Benson 6 445 Dan Zelos All Lawrence Davey Racing 16 Callum Newsham All 39 Lewis Brown All 44 Max Bird All 112 Neal Trotter All Privateer 17 Brad Hutchison 5–8 Privateer 18 James Gornall All Lux Motorsport 21 Jack Davidson All 24 Matthew Rainbow 4 Kyle Reid 5 JWB Motorsport 31 Matt Wilson All 52 Ruaridh Clark 8 OX4 Racing 35 James Loukes All Privateer 47 James MacIntyre All Privateer 69 Lee Pattison 1–4, 6–7 Privateer 84 Ryan Dignan 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 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 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 All Privateer 91 Robbie Dalgleish 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 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
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:
Results
JCW Class
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
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
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
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 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
JCW Class
Pos Driver OUL SNE SIL DON BHI BHGP DON SNE Total 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 4EXEX 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 Total Pts
References
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