2021 Mini Challenge UK

The 2021 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the twentieth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season began on 12 March at Snetterton and ended on 24 October at Brands Hatch. It included nineteen rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 2 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship.[1]

Entry list

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All drivers raced under British licences.[2]

Team No. Driver Rounds
Team HARD 2 Paul Taylor 1–4
7 Kenan Dole 1–4, 6-7
JamSport Racing 3 Alex Denning 6
19 Bobby Thompson 6–7
LUX Motorsport 4 Liam Lambert 1–3, 5-7
8 Hannah Chapman All
13 Ryan Faulconbridge All
21 Jack Davidson All
47 James MacIntyre All
69 Mark Dickson 4
85 Steve King 4
LDR Performance Tuning 5 James Griffith 1–4, 6-7
12 Neil Trotter 1–4, 6
16 Callum Newsham 1–6
39 Lewis Brown All
66 Ronan Pearson All
88 Tom Rawlings 6
91 Robbie Dalgleish 1–6
Graves Motorsport 10 Bradley Gravett All
71 Max Coates All
Hybrid Tune 11 Sam Weller All
40 Stephen James All
MotorsportApps.com with MPHR 17 Brad Hutchinson All
Excelr8 Motorsport 19 Jack Mitchell 2
20 Kyle Reid 4
22 Oliver Barker 1–3, 5-6
23 Ethan Hammerton All
44 Max Bird All
45 Dan Zelos All
63 Taylor Whitson 6–7
72 Joshua Jackson 7
315 Jason Lockwood All
BTC Racing 24 Joe Tanner All
82 Lydia Walmsley All
J W Bird Motorsport 31 Matthew Wilson All
52 Ru Clark All
123 Isaac Smith 1–5
OX4 Racing 35 Jim Loukes 1–3, 5-7

Results

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JCW Class

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Snetterton 12 June Max Bird Lewis Brown Lewis Brown LDR Performance Tuning
R2 13 June Sam Weller Lewis Brown LDR Performance Tuning
R3 Brad Hutchison Brad Hutchison MotorsportApps.com with MPHR
2 R4 Brands Hatch Indy 26 June Max Bird Max Bird Max Bird Excelr8 Motorsport
R5 27 June Max Bird Max Coates Graves Motorsport
R6 Dan Zelos Dan Zelos Excelr8 Motorsport
3 R7 Oulton Park 31 July Max Bird Dan Zelos Max Bird Excelr8 Motorsport
R8 1 August Jason Lockwood Oliver Barker Excelr8 Motorsport
4 R9 Knockhill 14 August Dan Zelos Dan Zelos Dan Zelos Excelr8 Motorsport
R10 15 August Dan Zelos Dan Zelos Excelr8 Motorsport
R11 Jason Lockwood Jack Davidson LUX Motorsport
5 R12 Croft 18 September Jack Davidson Dan Zelos Dan Zelos Excelr8 Motorsport
R13 19 September Max Bird Isaac Smith J W Bird Motorsport
6 R14 Donington Park 9 October Max Coates James MacIntyre Jack Davidson LUX Motorsport
R15 10 October Sam Weller Max Bird Excelr8 Motorsport
R16 Lewis Brown Jack Davidson LUX Motorsport
7 R17 Brands Hatch GP 23 October Lewis Brown Lewis Brown Lewis Brown LDR Performance Tuning
R18 24 October Lewis Brown Lewis Brown LDR Performance Tuning
R19 Max Coates Max Coates Graves Motorsport

Championship standings

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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

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JCW Class

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Pos Driver SNE BHI OUL KNO CRO DON BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1 Dan Zelos 5 5 4 7 2 1 2 3 1 1 5 1 5 7 8 6 5 4 2 782 58 30 694
2 Max Bird 2 3 10 1 Ret 8 1 6 5 3 3 4 7 3 1 2 3 3 5 738 31 20 687
3 Lewis Brown 1 1 8 4 13 6 8 5 11 NC 18 3 Ret 9 6 3 1 1 7 624 624
4 Jack Davidson 4 4 26 18 10 3 12 7 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 Ret 7 3 659 15 20 624
5 Max Coates Ret 24 25 3 1 5 4 4 8 7 4 5 2 5 3 NC 7 5 1 610 610
6 Sam Weller 3 2 7 12 5 28 7 2 6 5 7 9 Ret 2 4 4 2 9 4 622 15 607
7 Jason Lockwood Ret 14 9 10 6 26 3 9 2 4 2 23 14 10 7 20 19 12 8 502 15 487
8 Ronan Pearson 13 7 2 17 12 7 14 12 12 10 11 8 6 4 5 Ret 11 8 6 503 19 484
9 James MacIntyre 9 Ret 18 5 3 2 13 11 13 22 17 12 Ret 26 15 8 16 13 9 433 433
10 Ethan Hammerton 8 6 6 14 11 11 15 10 9 6 6 11 Ret 13 25 14 14 Ret 14 424 424
11 Ru Clark 25 18 17 13 16 12 19 13 19 12 10 7 3 18 11 7 9 10 11 441 31 410
12 Brad Hutchison 11 9 1 19 15 14 10 22 14 11 13 14 15 15 10 9 8 11 10 467 32 40 395
13 Isaac Smith 6 8 5 16 8 17 9 8 10 8 Ret 6 1 349 349
14 Kenan Dole 12 Ret Ret 6 9 9 Ret 17 17 15 16 14 26 12 6 6 16 334 334
15 Joe Tanner 16 12 13 15 24 27 11 Ret 3 9 8 Ret DNS 11 12 Ret Ret 19 12 322 322
16 Bradley Gravett 14 11 23 27 Ret 21 18 15 Ret 18 25 21 12 21 19 17 12 20 Ret 293 293
17 Stephen James 19 21 19 24 17 18 24 18 23 Ret 19 22 17 25 18 10 20 22 18 305 15 290
18 Robbie Dalgleish 7 Ret 15 8 7 10 Ret 16 18 21 12 10 8 12 Ret Ret 287 287
19 Hannah Chapman 20 19 20 NC 25 20 26 23 15 13 20 16 16 19 20 Ret 22 23 23 282 282
20 Jim Loukes 15 10 3 9 Ret 15 6 Ret 13 Ret 6 17 Ret Ret 17 15 280 280
21 Matthew Wilson 18 22 22 Ret 19 19 16 14 16 16 15 DNS DNS 22 16 16 17 Ret 19 273 273
22 Lydia Walmsley 24 20 21 26 26 23 17 19 Ret DNS DNS 20 11 Ret 23 18 10 14 22 260 260
23 Ryan Faulconbridge 21 17 14 22 23 25 22 21 Ret Ret 23 18 13 16 27 Ret 21 Ret 21 248 248
24 James Griffith 17 Ret Ret 23 18 Ret 25 20 21 17 21 23 24 15 18 18 17 237 237
25 Oliver Barker 10 Ret 16 21 14 13 5 1 15 10 20 DNS DNS 247 30 217
26 Callum Newsham Ret 15 12 20 20 16 Ret Ret 7 Ret 14 19 Ret 8 Ret Ret 189 189
27 Liam Lambert Ret 13 11 Ret 4 4 20 Ret 17 9 Ret 22 13 13 15 13 310 140 170
28 Paul Taylor 22 23 24 28 21 24 21 Ret 22 20 22 152 152
29 Neil Trotter 23 16 Ret 25 22 Ret 23 24 DSQ DSQ DSQ 24 21 DNS 126 120 6
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Bobby Thompson Ret 9 5 4 2 Ret
Jack Mitchell 2 DSQ 22
Kyle Reid Ret 14 9
Alex Denning 17 13 11
Tom Rawlings Ret 14 Ret
Joshua Jackson 15 16 24
Taylor Whitson 27 28 19 23 21 20
Steve King 20 19 DSQ
Mark Dickson DNS Ret 24
Pos Driver SNE BHI OUL KNO CRO DON BHGP Total Drop Pen. Pts

References

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  1. ^ "LATEST NEWS FROM MINI CHALLENGE". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "BUMPER JCW FIELD GETS SET FOR SNETTERTON OPENER". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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