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2020 Mini Challenge UK

The 2020 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the nineteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season was supposed to start on 28 March at Donington Park and end on 20 October at Donington Park. It included sixteen rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 2 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship.[1] The season featured the start of the JCW Mini Challenge Trophy.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule was drastically reduced to five rounds starting 1/2 August.[2]

Calendar edit

The original calendar was as follows:

Round Circuit Date Classes Races
1 Donington Park National 28–29 March JCW 3
2 Brands Hatch Indy 11–12 April JCW 3
3 Silverstone National 25–26 April JCW 3
4 Cadwell Park 8 May JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S 2
5 Thruxton Circuit 16–17 May Cooper 3
6 Oulton Park Island 13–14 June JCW 2
7 Oulton Park Island 20 June JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 2
8 Snetterton 300 4 July JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 2
9 Snetterton 300 25–26 July JCW 3
10 Brands Hatch Indy 8–9 August JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 3
11 Croft Circuit 15–16 August JCW 2
12 Knockhill Racing Circuit 29–30 August JCW 3
13 Donington Park National 12 September JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 2
14 Silverstone International 26–27 September Cooper 3
15 Brands Hatch GP 10–11 October JCW 3
16 Donington Park National 24 October JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 2
Source:[3][4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new schedule is as follows:[2]

Round Circuit Date Classes Races
1 Donington Park National 1–2 August JCW 3
2 Oulton Park Island 22–23 August Cooper 2
3 Knockhill Racing Circuit 29–30 August JCW 3
4 Brands Hatch Indy 12 September JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S 2
5 Thruxton Circuit 19–20 September Cooper 3
6 Silverstone National 26–27 September JCW 3
7 Snetterton 300 26 September JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 2
8 Croft Circuit 10–11 October Cooper 2
9 Snetterton 300 24–25 October JCW 2
10 Donington Park National 7–8 November JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper 2
11 Brands Hatch Indy 14–15 November JCW 2
Source:[5][6]

Entry list edit

Team No. Driver Rounds
JCW Class
JamSport Racing [7] 5   James Griffith 1,3-5
10   Ant Whorton-Eales[8] All
22   Oliver Barker 4
23   Ethan Hammerton 1-3
46   Stuart Gibbs 1-2
88   Tom Rawlings All
MPH Racing [7] 6   Calum King 1-4
17   Brad Hutchison All
Lux Motorsport [7] 4   Liam Lambert 4-5
8   Hannah Chapman 2-3,5
13   Ryan Faulconbridge All
21   Jack Davidson All
24   Joe Tanner 2
66   Ronan Pearson[9] All
85   Steve King 2-4
Autotech Motorsport 9   Billy Hardy All
Lawrence Davey Racing [7] 12   Neil Trotter All
16   Callum Newsham [10] All
39   Lewis Brown All
91   Robbie Dalgleish [11] All
Excelr8 Motorsport[7] 20   Kyle Reid [12] 1-2
27   Nathan Harrison All
36   William Newnham [13] 1-4
45   Dan Zelos [14] All
99   Josh Stanton [15] All
123   Isaac Smith [16] All
315   Jason Lockwood [17] All
333   Neb Bursac 3-4
JWB Motorsport [7] 31   Matthew Wilson All
Elite Motorsport [18][7] 44   Max Bird [19] All
71   Max Coates[20] All
77   Lewis Galer [21] 1,3
Privateer 47   James McIntyre All
Privateer 84   Ryan Dignan 1,4
JCW Mini Challenge Trophy
Lawrence Davey Racing [7] 112   Neil Trotter 1
Cooper S Class
AReeve Motorsport [7] 21   Keir McConomy 1
24   Rob Austin 1
33   Stu Lane 1
47   James Goodall 1
190   Alan Lee 1
DanKanMiniShop 23   Dan Butcher-Lloyd 1
College of West Anglia 55   Gary Papworth 1
Privateer 231   Steve Webb 1
Privateer 666   Sami Bowler 1
Cooper Class
DanKanMiniShop 2   James Hillery TBA
35   Ben Kasperczak TBA
Lawrence Davey Racing [7] 4   Mike Paul TBA
20   Charlie Mann TBA
60   Brendan Fitzgerald [22] TBA
Excelr8 Motorsport[7] 5   Nicky Taylor TBA
29   Leonardo Panayiotou [23] TBA
94   Josh Porter [24] TBA
99   Ben Jenkins TBA
Graves Motorsport [25] 10   Bradley Gravett TBA
16   Alex Nevill [26] TBA
27   Alfie Glenie TBA
Performancetek Racing [7] 14   Dominic Wheatley TBA
Lee Pearce Racing 23   Lee Pearce TBA
711   Clark Wells TBA
AReeve Motorsport [7] 30   James Parker TBA
61   Harry Nunn [27] TBA
80   Archie O'Brien [28] TBA
Mad4Mini Motorsport [7] 38   Morgan Wroot TBA
66   Andrew Ringland TBA
Mannpower Motorsport 46   Paul Manning TBA
Elite Motorsport [7] 49   Martin Poole TBA
College of West Anglia 51   Andy Langley TBA
53   Neal Clarke TBA
54   Adrian Norman TBA
Misty Racing 77   Alex Jay TBA
Privateer 82   Lydia Walmsley [29] TBA

Results edit

JCW Class edit

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Donington Park GP   Ant Whorton-Eales   Lewis Brown   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing
2   Ant Whorton-Eales   Nathan Harrison Excelr8 Motorsport
3   Kyle Reid   Max Coates Elite Motorsport
2 4 Knockhill Racing Circuit   Joe Tanner   Max Bird   Max Bird Elite Motorsport
5   Nathan Harrison   Max Bird Elite Motorsport
6   Nathan Harrison   Lewis Brown Lawrence Davey Racing
3 7 Silverstone National   Nathan Harrison   Dan Zelos   Nathan Harrison Excelr8 Motorsport
8   Callum Newsham   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing
9   Isaac Smith   Tom Rawlings JamSport Racing
4 10 Snetterton 300   Nathan Harrison   Nathan Harrison   Nathan Harrison Excelr8 Motorsport
11   Nathan Harrison   Isaac Smith Excelr8 Motorsport
5 12 Brands Hatch Indy   Max Coates   Max Bird   Max Bird Elite Motorsport
13   Nathan Harrison   Lewis Brown Lawrence Davey Racing

Championship standings edit

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.

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' Championship edit

JCW Class edit

Pos Driver DON KNO SIL SNE BHI Total Drop Pen. Pts
1   Nathan Harrison 2 1 Ret Ret 11 4 1 3 5 1 14 2 8 465 465
2   Dan Zelos 4 2 6 8 3 3 2 Ret 11 2 5 3 2 457 24 433
3   Ant Whorton-Eales 1 6 3 4 4 Ret 3 1 7 6 Ret 4 7 427 427
4   Max Bird 9 16 7 1 1 Ret 6 4 8 14 8 1 6 418 19 399
5   Lewis Brown 3 3 5 7 8 1 Ret Ret 18 3 10 8 1 384 384
6   Max Coates 6 5 1 6 21 5 10 5 4 7 2 5 4 444 40 30 374
7   Tom Rawlings 10 4 4 3 12 Ret 14 8 1 5 3 11 Ret 360 360
8   Isaac Smith 13 12 Ret 2 5 2 4 2 10 9 1 23 12 394 15 30 349
9   Callum Newsham 11 10 10 13 13 Ret 11 9 2 16 11 6 3 336 21 315
10   Jack Davidson 5 17 8 5 2 6 7 Ret DNS 8 4 9 11 336 30 306
11   Ronan Pearson 16 15 Ret 11 10 8 9 7 3 12 9 16 18 302 18 284
12   Jason Lockwood 7 8 Ret 9 6 13 5 6 6 4 7 14 10 353 22 50 281
13   James MacIntyre 12 9 9 18 15 Ret 16 14 15 27 13 7 5 274 15 259
14   Robbie Dalgleish 17 13 Ret 14 9 7 12 17 12 22 12 12 13 267 15 252
15   Josh Stanton 14 11 17 17 17 14 17 13 Ret 18 Ret 13 20 218 218
16   Brad Hutchison Ret 23 13 19 Ret 10 19 11 9 10 Ret 15 15 211 211
17   Matthew Wilson 19 21 16 21 20 9 24 20 17 17 Ret 17 Ret 193 193
18   James Griffith 24 19 Ret 15 12 16 24 16 19 14 167 167
19   Ryan Faulconbridge 18 18 14 16 22 12 22 19 22 23 19 21 19 222 30 30 162
20   Kyle Reid 8 7 2 12 7 Ret 161 161
21   William Newnham 15 14 11 20 18 Ret 8 10 13 19 Ret 190 30 160
22   Billy Hardy Ret 24 19 22 Ret 16 21 Ret 21 Ret 18 20 17 148 148
23   Hannah Chapman 15 14 Ret 18 15 14 18 16 137 137
24   Steve King 23 19 15 23 21 20 26 Ret 111 111
25   Neil Trotter 22 26 Ret 25 23 Ret Ret DNS DNS 25 17 22 Ret 109 109
26   Ethan Hammerton 21 28 Ret 24 16 18 13 Ret Ret 103 103
27   Stuart Gibbs 23 27 18 Ret 24 17 80 80
28   Liam Lambert 15 Ret 10 9 71 71
29   Ryan Dignan 20 25 15 21 Ret 66 66
30   Joe Tanner 7 Ret 11 60 60
31   Oliver Barker 11 6 56 56
32   Lewis Galer Ret 20 12 Ret 18 19 71 20 51
33   Neb Bursac 20 16 DSQ 20 Ret 51 40 11
34   Calum King Ret 22 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 15 59 50 9
Pos Driver DON KNO SIL SNE BHI Total Drop Pen. 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 edit

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