The 2022 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the twenty first season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season began on 23 April at Donington Park and ended on 9 October at Brands Hatch. It included twenty rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 3 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship
Entry list Mini Challenge JCW Team Driver Class Rounds Excelr8 Motorsport 1 Dan Zelos All 4 Liam Lambert Guest 5 7 Gergő Rácz All 10 Bradley Gravett 6–7 23 Ethan Hammerton All 61 Harry Nunn 6–7 66 Ronan Pearson All 72 Joshua Jackson All 315 Jason Lockwood All Hybrid Tune 2 Matthew George Guest 6–7 8 Hannah Chapman 1–3 11 Sam Weller All 20 Kyle Reid Guest 4–5 24 Joe Tanner D All 42 Sam Smith 6 63 Taylor Whitson 1–3 Graves Motorsport 3 Ross Marshall D All 5 James Griffith D 7 10 Bradley Gravett 1–5 14 Dominic Wheatley All 33 Alex Denning All 39 Lewis Brown All 61 Harry Nunn 1–5 71 Max Coates 1–6 69 7 LDR Performance Tuning 5 James Griffith D 1–6 29 Leonardo Panayiotou 1–3, 5 Autotech Motorsport 9 William Hardy D All J W Bird Motorsport 19 Jack Mitchell All 52 Ru Clark 1–4 77 Jamie Osborne All LUX Motorsport 13 Ryan Faulconbridge All 21 Jack Davidson All 22 Barry Ward D 2–3, 5–6 27 David Stirling D 2–4, 6–7 777 Kenan Dole All Lydia Walmsley Racing 82 Lydia Walmsley All Robbie Dalgleish Racing 91 Robbie Dalgleish 1–6 Source: Icon Legend Rookie D Director Graduate
Mini Challenge Trophy Team Driver Class Rounds AReeve Motorsport 3 Sophie Wright All 33 Lauren Tayla 7 123 Andy Cobb D 6–7 199 Louie Capozzoli 1–5 237 Piers Henderson 6 LDR Performance Tuning 4 Mike Paul D All 7 Mick Fitzgerald D All 30 James Parker D All 32 Franklyn Taylor All 60 Brendan Fitzgerald D All 77 Alexander Jay 1–3 MRM 10 Tyler Lidsey All 21 Nathan Edwards 1–3 44 Sam Baker 4–5, 7 Graves Motorsport 12 Alex Solley All 17 Nicky Taylor All 27 Alfie Glenie All 62 Alex Keens 5–7 71 Max Coates Guest 3 86 Oliver Meadows All 95 Nelson King All 99 Ben Jenkins All Mann Motorsport 20 Charlie Mann All Lee Pearce Racing 23 Lee Pearce D All 711 Clark Wells D All EXCELR8 Motorsport 21 Nathan Edwards 4, 6–7 24 Tom Ovenden All 78 Matt Hammond D All 81 Luca Marinoni Osborne All 96 Jordan Kerridge 7 98 Jonathan Sargeant All PerformanceTek Racing 34 John McGladrigan D 1–3, 5–7 38 Morgan Wroot 4–7 65 Jack Irvine 4 88 Barry Holmes D All Mad4Mini 33 Lauren Tayla 2–3 38 Morgan Wroot 1–3 Pantera Carpentry 41 Joe Wiggin All Mannpower Motorsport 46 Paul Manning D All LUX Motorsport 50 David Stirling Guest 1 Jack Byrne Motorsport 486 Jack Byrne All
Results
JCW Class
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie Winner Graduate Winner Directors Winner 1 R1 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 23 April Lewis Brown Lewis Brown Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R2 24 April Jack Mitchell Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Jamie Osborne Sam Weller James Griffith R3 Ronan Pearson Ronan Pearson Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner 2 R4 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 14 May Jack Mitchell Sam Weller Jack Mitchell J W Bird Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R5 15 May Max Coates Jack Mitchell J W Bird Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R6 Max Coates Max Coates Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner 3 R7 Oulton Park(Cheshire) 11 June Sam Weller Sam Weller Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R8 12 June Jason Lockwood Jason Lockwood Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner 4 R9 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 30 July Ronan Pearson Ronan Pearson Ronan Pearson Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R10 31 July Sam Weller Ronan Pearson Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R11 Dan Zelos Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller James Griffith 5 R12 (300 Circuit, Norfolk) 13 August Alex Denning Alex Denning Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Liam Lambert R13 14 August Sam Weller Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Liam Lambert R14 Sam Weller Jack Mitchell J W Bird Motorsport Gergő Rácz Sam Weller Joe Tanner 6 R15 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 24 September Sam Weller Ronan Pearson Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R16 25 September Ronan Pearson Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller James Griffith R17 Ronan Pearson Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Sam Smith Sam Weller James Griffith 7 R18 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 8 October Alex Denning Alex Denning Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R19 9 October Alex Denning Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner R20 Sam Smith Sam Smith Hybrid Tune Sam Smith Sam Weller Joe Tanner
Mini Challenge Trophy Round Circuit DatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie WinnerGraduate WinnerDirectors Winner 1 R1 Pembrey Circuit(Carmarthenshire) 6-8 May Matt Hammond Lee Pearce Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond R2 Tom Ovenden Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce R3 Matt Hammond Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce 2 R4 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 28-29 May Nelson King Ben Jenkins Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond R5 Alfie Glenie Louie Capozzoli AReeve Motorsport Jack Byrne Louie Capozzoli Lee Pearce R6 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond 3 R7 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 24-26 June Nelson King Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond R8 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond 4R9 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 26-28 August Tom Ovenden Nicky Taylor Tom Ovenden Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Tom Ovenden Matt Hammond R10 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Oliver Meadows Nelson King Matt Hammond 5 R11 (300 Circuit, Norfolk) 16-18 September Matt Hammond Tom Ovenden Tom Ovenden Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Tom Ovenden Matt Hammond R12 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond R13 Jack Byrne Charlie Mann Mann Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond 6 R14 Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 21-23 October Matt Hammond Jack Byrne Matt Hammond Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond R15 Jack Byrne Joe Wiggin Pantera Carpentry Jack Byrne Joe Wiggin Matt Hammond R16 Matt Hammond Matt Hammond Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Tom Ovenden Matt Hammond 7 R17 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 4-6 November Alex Solley Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce R18 Lee Pearce Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce R19 Nelson King Lee Pearce Lee Pearce Racing Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce
Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the all finishing 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 and Fastest Lap. Any driver that finishes the race in 20th or below will receive 15 points. Only drivers that do not finish will not score.
Championship Race points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th+ PP FL Points 50 44 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 6 6
Drivers' Championships
JCW Overall standings Pos Driver DON BHI OUL KNO SNE SIL BHGP Total Pen. Drop Points 1 Sam Weller (G) 1 1 5 2 4 4 1 3 4 5 3 2 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 3 868 71 797 2 Alex Denning (R) 3 Ret 10 5 5 3 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 13 1 1 6 747 747 3 Jack Mitchell 4 3 3 1 1 Ret 2 2 Ret 14 6 4 4 1 6 5 5 2 3 2 728 728 4 Ronan Pearson 6 4 1 9 8 6 11 8 1 1 2 6 3 Ret 4 3 2 3 6 Ret 704 704 5 Jason Lockwood 5 5 2 3 7 7 4 1 3 2 4 5 2 2 3 4 4 7 Ret 10 722 28 694 6 Jack Davidson 2 2 15 11 9 5 7 7 8 8 NC 9 8 4 8 9 14 13 9 5 563 20 543 7 Max Coates 24 11 8 7 3 1 9 6 6 6 Ret 7 7 Ret 20 25 15 10 7 4 530 530 8 Dan Zelos 7 6 6 4 2 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 5 3 7 7 24 9 8 Ret 520 520 9 Joe Tanner (D) 14 Ret 9 10 6 8 3 4 2 3 RetWD 13 6 10 Ret 11 5 10 7 490 40 450 10 Lewis Brown 23 13 Ret 6 Ret 11 24 25 23 13 8 3 Ret 12 5 6 3 8 5 Ret 436 436 11 Gergő Rácz (R) Ret 20 11 NC 15 Ret 14 10 13 10 5 10 11 7 9 8 7 21 16 17 408 408 12 Robbie Dalgeish 13 7 4 20 17 Ret 10 11 7 12 7 12 10 9 14 11 8 404 404 13 Ethan Hammerton 11 12 Ret Ret 13 10 16 12 11 7 Ret Ret 20 11 12 10 9 11 18 9 383 383 14 Joshua Jackson (R) 18 16 13 8 26 15 13 14 10 11 10 20 16 10 13 22 25 20 21 13 409 30 379 15 Bradley Gravett (G) 8 10 7 12 12 Ret 8 9 14 15 12 Ret RetDNS 15 15 22 12 14 16 373 373 16 Dominic Wheatley (R) 16 17 Ret 15 11 13 22 Ret 16 23 Ret 14 9 8 16 Ret 26 22 13 15 325 325 17 Ryan Faulconbridge 15 25 16 Ret 19 18 Ret 20 18 21 16 17 18 17 23 18 17 24 20 22 314 314 18 Kenan Dole 17 14 Ret 14 14 Ret 23 26 Ret Ret 13 19 14 19 18 24 20 16 15 21 297 297 19 Lydia Walmsley (G) 21 19 19 22 23 17 21 17 20 17 11 RetWDWD Ret 21 16 19 17 11 285 285 20 James Griffith (D) Ret 18 Ret Ret 22 16 Ret 18 22 20 15 21 19 15 17 17 10 18 Ret 14 279 279 21 Ross Marshall (D)(R) 20 Ret 18 19 18 22 19 Ret 17 16 18 Ret 22 Ret 19 20 21 15 12 19 279 279 22 William Hardy (D) 22 23 20 24 24 19 Ret 24 19 18 Ret 18 23 18 Ret 19 19 Ret 19 18 265 265 23 Jamie Osborne (R) 9 9 Ret Ret 20 14 Ret 19 15 Ret NC Ret 21 Ret 11 14 18 14 DSQ 20 245 245 24 Ru Clark (D) 10 8 12 16 21 23 12 13 12 9 Ret 220 220 25 Harry Nunn (R) Ret 22 21 18 Ret Ret 20 Ret 21 22 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 12 17 Ret 12 200 200 26 Leonardo Panayiotou (R) Ret 21 14 13 25 12 18 15 16 15 14 197 197 27 Taylor Whitson (R) 12 15 22 17 10 9 Ret 21 141 141 28 Hannah Chapman 19 24 17 21 16 21 15 16 137 137 29 David Stirling (D)(R) 23 Ret 20 Ret 23 Ret 19 19 24 23 Ret 23 Ret Ret 123 123 30 Barry Ward (D)(R) Ret Ret Ret 17 22 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 70 70 Guest drivers ineligible for points Sam Smith (R) 21 12 6 6 4 1 Matthew George 22 13 Ret Ret 11 8 Kyle Reid (R) 9 Ret 14 11 17 16 Liam Lambert (D) 13 12 13
Trophy Overall standings