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.

2019 Mini Challenge UK

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Entry list

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

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

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 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 classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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)