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2017 Mini Challenge UK

The 2017 Mini Challenge season was the sixteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 15 April at Oulton Park and ended on 15 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.

Calendar edit

Round Circuit Date Classes Races
1 Oulton Park International 15, 17 April JCW 2
2 Rockingham ISSC 29–30 April JCW 2
3 Snetterton 200 13–14 May Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 3
4 Snetterton 300 27–28 May JCW 3
5 Silverstone National 3–4 June Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 3
6 Silverstone GP 10–11 June JCW 2
7 Rockingham ISSC 24 June Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2
8 Brands Hatch Indy 8–9 July All 3
9 Brands Hatch GP 5–6 August JCW 2
10 Oulton Park Fosters 19 August All 2
11 Donington Park 16–17 September Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2
12 Donington Park 23–24 September JCW 2
13 Snetterton 300 14–15 October Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 3

Entry list edit

Team No. Driver Rounds
JCW Class
Unitec Motorsport 1   David Grady [1] All
Excelr8 Motorsport 3   Rebecca Jackson [2] All
9   Ray MacDowall 7-8
11   Max Bladon [3] All
18   Mark Wakefield [4] All
21   Mohammed Nalwalla [5] 1-4
30   Luke Caudle 6
46   Stuart Gibbs All
51   Freddie Lee 1-3, 5
  Jack Wright 6
77   Andy Knight 1-2, 7
  Ray MacDowall 5
80   Nick Boon 1
88   Reece Barr [6] All
Eurotech Racing 4   Ben Winrow 4
39   Brett Smith All
55   Jeff Smith[7] 1-3
74   Neil Newstead 5
76   Jo Polley [8] 1-3, 6-7
ES Motorsport 7   Steve King 1-4, 7-8
45   Calum King 1-4, 7-8
MINI UK VIP 15   Charlie Butler-Henderson[9] All
16   David Robinson 8
37   Rob Smith[10] All
52   James Taylor 1
  Tim "Shmee150" Burton[11] 2
  Vicki Butler-Henderson 3
  JM Littman 4
  Mark Blundell 5
  Ben Barry 6
  Mia Flewitt 8
61   James Turkington 1-5
77   George Wright 6
Privateer 17   Brad Hutchison All
Lawrence Davey Racing 19   Lawrence Davey 4-6
20   Kyle Reid 3
29   Stuart Gough 8
32   Dean Brace [12] 1-6, 8
Team Dynamics 22   Will Neal [13] All
42   Henry Neal [14] All
AReeve Motorsport 27   Gary Curtis 8
69   Jesse Chamberlin 4
78   Richard O'Dwyer [15] All
87   Paul Bell [16] All
126   Sarah Moore 6
777   Kenan Dole 5, 8
TDF with Moorgate Motorsport Finance 29   Stuart Gough [17] 1-5
OX4 Racing 35   Chris Fryer 1, 7
  Chris Oakman 2-3
  James Loukes 4-5
Privateer 84   Ryan Dignan All
90   Scott Jeffs [18] All
Staffs Racing 99   Kevin O'Connor 1-7
George Sutton Racing 444   George Sutton [19] All
Open Class
Privateer 5   Chloe Hewitt All
AReeve Motorsport 8   Kevin Owen [20] 1-4, 6-7
33   Stu Lane 2
  Tim Bill 3
44   Aaron Reeve All
63   Darryl Brown 4
94   Scot Adam 1
121   Jono Davis 1, 7
606   Tim Bill 1-2, 4-7
Excelr8 Motorsport 24   Rob Austin All
Privateer 26   Andy Montgomery All
College of West Anglia 53   Andrew Tsang 1-2
  Neal Clarke 7
Sussex Road and Race 77   Ben Dimmack All
Privateer 111   Neil Ginley All
Cooper Pro Class
Privateer 4   Michael Bamber 2, 5
Hybrid Tune Motorsport 6   Sam Weller [21] All
Rob Sims Racing 9   Simon Walton 1-4, 6-7
47   James Goodall All
91   Owen Walton All
99   Fulvio Mussi 5
Team Dynamics 20   Craig Smith 2
Excelr8 Motorsport 23   Ethan Pitt 6-7
31   Jessica Hawkins All
36   Mark Cornell All
56   Richard Newman All
126   Bryony King 5-7
888   Matt Hammond All
Privateer 49   Martin Poole 1-5, 7
AReeve Motorsport 74   Rob Butler 7
126   Sarah Moore 4
Sussex Road and Race 98   Darren Chatt All
Cooper Am Class
Sussex Road and Race 10   Paul Townsend 1
Hybrid Tune Motorsport 12   Stuart McLaren [22] All
Excelr8 Motorsport 21   Nicolas Griebner 1
  Daniel Bishop 2-3
  Chris Day 4
AReeve Motorsport 46   Andy Godfrey All
63   Darryl Brown 5-7
College of West Anglia 50   Neal Clarke 1-4
  Gary Papworth 5-7
78   Chris Middleton All
Rob Sims Racing 54   Adrian Norman All
Privateer 217   Dale Jamieson All

Results edit

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Oulton Park International   Max Bladon   Brett Smith   Mark Wakefield Excelr8 Motorsport
2   Rob Smith   Charlie Butler-Henderson MINI UK VIP
2 3 Rockingham ISSC   Max Bladon   James Turkington   Max Bladon Excelr8 Motorsport
4   Reece Barr   Reece Barr Excelr8 Motorsport
3 5 Snetterton 300   Rob Smith   Brett Smith   Jeff Smith Eurotech Racing
6   Brett Smith   Brett Smith Eurotech Racing
7   David Grady   Brett Smith Eurotech Racing
4 8 Silverstone GP   Brett Smith   Rob Smith   Brett Smith Eurotech Racing
9   Rob Smith   Max Bladon Excelr8 Motorsport
5 10 Brands Hatch Indy   Rob Smith   Charlie Butler-Henderson   Rob Smith MINI UK VIP
11   Brett Smith   Charlie Butler-Henderson MINI UK VIP
12   Brett Smith   David Grady Unitec Motorsport
6 13 Brands Hatch GP   Rob Smith   Mark Wakefield   Rob Smith MINI UK VIP
14   Lawrence Davey   Brett Smith Eurotech Racing
7 15 Oulton Park Fosters   Max Bladon   Brett Smith   Henry Neal Team Dynamics
16   Charlie Butler-Henderson   George Sutton George Sutton Racing
8 17 Donington Park GP   Brett Smith   Brett Smith   Brett Smith Eurotech Racing
18   Brett Smith   Brett Smith Eurotech Racing

Championship standings edit

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first 32 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.

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 
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

Drivers' Championship edit

JCW Class edit

Pos Driver OUL ROC SNE SIL BHI BHGP OUL DON Pts
1   Brett Smith 2 4 7 4 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 838
2   Reece Barr 6 6 3 1 2 Ret 12 7 6 8 4 3 8 5 3 2 4 4 580
3   David Grady 10 8 4 2 6 3 5 14 12 7 3 1 7 Ret 5 11 3 3 571
4   Charlie Butler-Henderson 3 1 5 3 10 10 Ret 25 13 3 1 4 5 3 Ret 9 7 5 543
5   Max Bladon 4 2 1 11 4 5 11 5 1 12 Ret 11 Ret 21 9 3 6 8 528
6   Rob Smith 7 3 11 12 Ret 9 3 2 2 1 Ret 9 1 Ret Ret DNS 2 2 517
7   George Sutton 15 9 DNS 16 23 8 8 8 7 14 5 6 13 9 4 1 5 5 469
8   Mark Wakefield 1 5 2 28 7 4 2 3 3 5 Ret 7 6 Ret Ret DNS 17 11 464
9   Henry Neal 11 11 DNS 9 13 11 15 6 11 4 Ret 15 11 7 1 Ret 12 Ret 362
10   Brad Hutchison 9 22 6 6 11 Ret 13 11 8 Ret 13 18 15 13 13 8 14 10 357
11   Stuart Gough 12 13 9 5 22 12 6 9 14 10 7 5 8 7 354
12   Scott Jeffs 26 18 8 7 Ret 19 25 15 16 16 8 12 21 12 8 6 16 14 332
13   Dean Brace 13 17 18 Ret Ret 14 7 12 9 13 10 17 10 8 13 15 297
14   Paul Bell 18 14 13 15 Ret 18 19 17 18 21 16 22 17 15 6 10 Ret 18 277
15   Will Neal 23 25 DNS 20 19 DNS DNS 21 17 15 11 13 14 14 7 5 10 16 276
16   Ryan Dignan 16 10 21 14 16 15 18 16 Ret 19 20 20 16 21 Ret 12 15 17 273
17   James Turkington 5 Ret 10 8 5 7 4 4 5 DNS DNS DNS 264
18   Lawrence Davey 10 15 6 15 8 2 2 214
19   Rebecca Jackson 28 23 20 24 20 20 23 Ret 21 23 18 23 Ret 18 12 14 18 21 202
20   Jeff Smith 8 7 14 Ret 1 2 10 195
21   Calum King 14 Ret DNS 18 12 17 14 Ret DNS 15 7 11 12 181
22   Stuart Gibbs 30 28 22 25 24 22 24 23 22 24 19 24 Ret 20 17 17 19 20 181
23   Kevin O'Connor 22 24 19 17 Ret 23 21 19 24 22 14 19 19 16 DNS DNS 170
24   Mohammed Nalwalla 27 19 12 10 14 13 9 Ret 19 144
25   Freddie Lee DNS DNS 17 13 8 6 Ret 17 Ret 10 136
26   Richard O'Dwyer 25 20 23 21 Ret Ret Ret 18 23 20 17 21 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 133
27   Jo Polley 20 21 Ret 23 18 Ret 22 DNS 19 11 13 117
28   Steve King 24 27 15 26 21 DNS DNS 24 DNS 14 15 Ret 19 112
29   James Loukes 13 10 11 DNS 16 83
30   Andy Knight 29 26 16 22 16 16 73
31   Chris Oakman Ret 19 15 16 17 65
32   Chris Fryer 19 15 Ret DNS 32
33   Nick Boon 21 16 31
34   Jesse Chamberlin 20 20 26
35   Ben Winrow 22 DNS 11
drivers ineligible for points
 –   Luke Caudle 9 4 0
 –   Sarah Moore 4 6 0
 –   Neil Newstead 9 6 Ret 0
 –   Kyle Reid 9 24 16 0
 –   Kenan Dole 18 9 14 9 13 0
 –   David Robinson Ret 9 0
 –   Jack Wright 12 10 0
 –   James Taylor 17 12 0
 –   Mark Blundell Ret 12 Ret 0
 –   Vicki Butler-Henderson 17 21 20 0
 –   Ben Barry 20 17 0
 –   George Wright 18 Ret 0
 –   Mia Flewitt 20 22 0
 –   Gary Curtis 21 23 0
 –   Tim Burton 24 27 0
 –   JM Littman Ret Ret 0
 –   Ray MacDowall Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
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)

Open Class edit

Pos Driver SNE SIL ROC BHI OUL DON SNE Pts
1   Ben Dimamck 3 2 3 Ret 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 3 2 2 778
2   Rob Austin 4 4 8 2 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 4 4 DNS 709
3   Aaron Reeve Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 6 Ret 1 Ret 2 1 1 568
4   Andy Montgomery 5 6 7 3 6 Ret 5 5 6 7 6 3 2 Ret 4 8 7 6 541
5   Chloe Hewitt 7 7 9 5 9 6 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 5 3 6 6 4 530
6   Neil Ginley 9 10 11 4 8 7 6 7 8 Ret DNS 5 5 7 6 7 9 7 473
7   Kevin Owen 8 9 10 6 7 Ret 7 6 5 5 4 4 5 DNS 10 6 430
8   Tim Bill 6 8 6 Ret DNS DNS 4 4 4 4 7 Ret 4 6 Ret 9 8 5 427
9   Jono Davis 2 3 1 1 3 Ret 236
10   Andrew Tsang Ret 5 4 DSQ 4 2 158
11   Scot Adam 1 1 2 156
12   Stu Lane 1 2 5 134
13   Neal Clarke 5 5 3 114
14   Darryl Brown 9 8 8 84

Cooper Pro Class edit

Pos Driver SNE SIL ROC BHI OUL DON SNE Pts
1   Matt Hammond Ret 5 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 4 Ret 1 1 4 4 3 761
2   Jessica Hawkins 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 727
3   Sam Weller 3 4 10 6 3 1 3 4 2 2 4 11 3 4 2 1 1 1 702
4   Owen Walton 5 2 6 7 4 8 2 2 3 6 5 7 4 6 8 Ret 9 9 575
5   Martin Poole 4 Ret 5 3 5 4 6 3 9 3 2 9 Ret 3 2 2 538
6   Richard Newman 2 3 4 5 Ret 5 5 6 5 9 9 2 Ret 3 3 5 Ret 8 523
7   James Goodall 6 8 8 8 7 6 9 8 7 Ret 8 6 Ret 5 5 7 7 7 488
8   Simon Walton 7 6 2 4 8 Ret 7 7 5 5 7 8 Ret 6 6 6 459
9   Mark Cornell 9 7 9 12 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 7 9 6 9 8 11 459
10   Darren Chatt 8 9 7 9 9 9 8 9 8 8 10 5 8 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret 411
11   Bryony King 8 6 7 7 11 10 10 124
12   Ethan Pitt 11 9 8 5 5 144
13   Michael Bamber 11 6 7 Ret 5 121
14   Sarah Moore 6 7 6 94
15   Craig Smith 10 11 Ret 46
16   Rob Butler Ret Ret 12 21
drivers ineligible for points
 –   Fulvio Mussi 1 1 0

Cooper Am Class edit

Pos Driver SNE SIL ROC BHI OUL DON SNE Pts
1   Stuart McLaren 1 1 1 7 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 886
2   Chris Middleton 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 4 4 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 739
3   Andy Godfrey 7 5 5 3 4 5 6 4 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 6 3 4 704
4   Adrian Norman 4 2 3 4 6 6 4 Ret 7 6 5 3 3 5 3 5 6 6 609
5   Dale Jamieson Ret DNS DNS 5 5 4 7 5 6 Ret 7 6 6 3 4 4 5 5 477
6   Neal Clarke 5 3 4 6 7 7 5 Ret 5 3 6 343
7   Daniel Bishop 1 1 2 1 1 280
8   Gray Papworth 5 5 4 Ret 3 4 3 222
9   Darryl Brown 7 7 6 5 7 7 DNS 186
10   Chris Day 2 5 3 128
11   Paul Townsend 6 6 6 96
12   Nicolas Griebner 2 DNS DNS 44

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