Draft:2023 Mini Challenge UK


The 2023 Vertu Motors Mini Challenge season was the twenty second season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season began on 22 April at Donington Park and ended on 8 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

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Mini Challenge JCW

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Team No. Driver Class Rounds
  Hybrid Tune 1   Sam Weller Guest 3, 7
13   Ryan Faulconbridge 1–2, 4–6
24   Joe Tanner D All
31   Will Orton R All
42   Sam Smith G 1, 6–7
  Excelr8 Motorsport 2   Nathan Harrison Guest 7
8   Steven Lake R D 1–4
10   Bradley Gravett All
22   Barry Ward D G 1–4
26   Thomas Jack Lee R All
45   Dan Zelos All
88   Oliver Meadows R All
93   Maximus Hall R Guest 7
94   Josh Porter R All
96   Jordan Kerridge R 1–6
  Graves Motorsport 5   James Griffith D 1–4, 6
12   Spencer Stevenson R Guest 6–7
14   Dominic Wheatley G All
95   Nelson King R All
  Autotech Motorsport 9   Bill Hardy D All
  Napa Racing UK 18   Lewis Selby R D All
77   Jamie Osborne G All
  Jamsport Racing 27   Marlo Cordell R 1–5, 7
  OX4 Racing 35   Simon Reed R D 1–3, 5–7
  Lydia Walmsley Racing 82   Lydia Walmsley All
  Team Petters Racing 86   Daniel Petters R 1–5
322   Jamie Petters R 1–5
Source:
Icon Legend
R Rookie
D Director
G Graduate

Mini Challenge Trophy

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Team No. Driver Rounds
  AReeve Motorsport 3   Sophie Wright 1, 3-5, 7
96   Sam Gornall All
123   Andy Cobb 1-6
  Excelr8 Motorsport 5   Katia Loggie All
11   Gabe Fairbrother All
21   Nathan Edwards All
24   Tom Ovenden All
71   Harvey Riby All
81   Luca Marinoni Osborne All
86   Ben Taylor All
  LDR Perfomance Tuning 7   Mick Fitzgerald All
16   Jacob Heap 1, 4
60   Brendan Fitzgerald All
  Graves Motorsport 8   Daniel Armstrong 1-2, 4-6
12   Alex Solley All
17   Nicky Taylor All
32   Frankie Taylor All
53   James Black All
62   Alex Keens All
99   Ben Jenkins 1-6
486   Jack Byrne All
  Napa Racing UK 15   Cameron Richardson All
26   Callum Eason All
  Ashley Gregory Racing 22   Ashley Gregory All
  Lee Pearce Racinng 23   Lee Pearce All
  Mannpower Motorsport 46   Paul Manning All
  Chandler Motorsport 59   Rhys Hurd All
117   Reece Lycett All
  Westbourne Motorsport 64   Harry Hickton All
93   Maximus Hall All

Results

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JCW Class

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie Winner Graduate Winner Directors Winner
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
22 April   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Will Orton   Sam Smith   Joe Tanner
R2 23 April   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Will Orton   Sam Smith   Joe Tanner
R3   Will Orton   Will Orton   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Dominic Wheatley   Joe Tanner
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
6 May   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Will Orton   Jamie Osborne   Barry Ward
R5 7 May   Will Orton   Will Orton   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Dominic Wheatley   Lewis Selby
R6   Will Orton   Will Orton   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Dominic Wheatley   Joe Tanner
3 R12 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
20 May   Dan Zelos   Joe Tanner   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Will Orton   Dominic Wheatley   Joe Tanner
R13 21 May   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Nelson King   Dominic Wheatley   Joe Tanner
R14   Will Orton   Nelson King   Graves Motorsport   Nelson King   Dominic Wheatley   Joe Tanner
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Cheshire)
17 June   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Will Orton   Jamie Osborne   Joe Tanner
R8 18 June   Jamie Osborne   Jamie Osborne   Napa Racing UK   Nelson King   Jamie Osborne   Joe Tanner
5 R9 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
12 August   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Will Orton   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Jamie Osborne   Joe Tanner
R10 13 August   Will Orton   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Nelson King   Jamie Osborne   Lewis Selby
R11   Dan Zelos   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Will Orton   Jamie Osborne   Joe Tanner
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
23 September   Dan Zelos   Oliver Meadows   Will Orton   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Dominic Wheatley   James Griffith
R16 24 September   Bradley Gravett   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Nelson King   Dominic Wheatley   Joe Tanner
R17   Nelson King   Dan Zelos   Excelr8 Motorsport   Thomas Jack Lee   Jamie Osborne   Joe Tanner
7 R18 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
7 October   Sam Smith   Will Orton   Sam Smith   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Sam Smith   Joe Tanner
R19 8 October   Will Orton   Sam Smith   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Sam Smith   Simon Reed
R20   Nathan Harrison   Sam Weller   Hybrid Tune   Will Orton   Dominic Wheatley   Lewis Selby

Mini Challenge Trophy

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
8 April   Tom Ovenden   Tom Ovenden   Tom Ovenden   Excelr8 Motorsport
R2 9 April   Tom Ovenden   Jack Byrne   Graves Motorsport
R3   Reece Lycett   Alex Solley   Graves Motorsport
2 R4 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
13 May   Nicky Taylor   Harry Hickton   Nicky Taylor   Graves Motorsport
R5 14 May   Alex Solley   Maximus Hall   Westbourne Motorsport
R6   Maximus Hall   Maximus Hall   Westbourne Motorsport
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
3 June   Maximus Hall   Reece Lycett   Alex Solley   Graves Motorsport
R8 4 June   Alex Solley   Alex Solley   Graves Motorsport
R9   Alex Solley   Jack Byrne   Graves Motorsport
4 R10 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
29 July   Tom Ovenden   Jack Byrne   Tom Ovenden   Excelr8 Motorsport
R11 30 July   Jack Byrne   Jack Byrne   Graves Motorsport
5 R12 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
26 August   Alex Solley   Alex Solley   Alex Solley   Graves Motorsport
R13 27 August   Lee Pearce   Nathan Edwards   Excelr8 Motorsport
R14   Tom Ovenden   Tom Ovenden   Excelr8 Motorsport
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
16 September   Nathan Edwards   Nathan Edwards   Nathan Edwards   Excelr8 Motorsport
R16 17 September   Tom Ovenden   Nathan Edwards   Excelr8 Motorsport
R17   Nicky Taylor   Rhys Hurd   Chandler Motorsport
7 R18 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
4 November   Maximus Hall   Nicky Taylor   Alex Keens   Graves Motorsport
R19 5 November   Alex Keens   Jack Byrne   Graves Motorsport
R20   Alex Keens   Nathan Edwards   Excelr8 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. 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

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JCW Overall standings

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Pos Driver DON BHI SNE OUL KNO SIL BHGP Total Pen. Drop Points
1   Dan Zelos 1 1 Ret 1 19 4 1 1 4 1 6 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 16 6 878 16 862
2   Will Orton 4 4 1 2 1 1 3 Ret Ret 4 3 1 3 3 1 6 4 3 2 2 816 6 810
3   Nelson King 8 6 3 Ret 12 5 7 4 1 5 2 2 2 Ret 3 2 10 10 6 14 650 650
4   Oliver Meadows 5 5 7 3 7 3 6 6 5 7 16 Ret 7 9 4 3 3 7 5 3 662 19 643
5   Joe Tanner 3 2 2 Ret 9 6 2 2 2 2 4 3 Ret 4 12 8 7 8 Ret DNS 598 598
6   Bradley Gravett Ret 13 10 4 2 Ret 5 5 7 3 5 5 4 7 Ret 17 8 6 9 5 573 573
7   Thomas Jack Lee 7 20 13 14 8 2 10 7 8 Ret 8 9 5 5 5 4 2 12 12 9 572 15 557
8   Jamie Osborne Ret 12 5 5 4 13 15 Ret 9 6 1 6 6 2 DNS 12 5 9 10 16 529 529
9   Dominic Wheatley 11 10 4 8 3 10 8 9 3 12 11 7 Ret 10 8 9 16 11 Ret 8 511 511
10   Lydia Walmsley 10 9 8 9 10 20 12 10 10 8 7 Ret 12 8 10 5 9 13 7 7 509 15 494
11   Lewis Selby 19 14 6 11 6 7 9 12 11 10 Ret 11 8 11 16 15 13 16 13 11 472 16 456
12   Josh Porter 9 8 9 10 17 12 13 15 12 9 10 13 10 15 7 7 12 Ret Ret 15 439 439
13   Bill Hardy 18 Ret 17 16 13 15 17 14 15 16 12 17 11 Ret 13 13 Ret 15 14 13 360 360
14   Simon Reed 17 21 15 20 20 18 20 18 17 14 15 14 15 16 15 17 11 12 352 352
15   Jordan Kerridge 16 18 14 15 16 21 21 17 18 17 14 16 16 Ret 14 11 14 309 309
16   Marlo Cordell 12 11 11 6 5 19 16 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret 19 15 Ret 283 283
17   Ryan Faulconbridge 13 15 Ret 17 14 17 11 15 10 9 6 DNS 14 11 273 273
18   Daniel Petters 14 16 Ret 18 15 14 19 13 13 DNS Ret 15 13 13 225 225
19   Jamie Petters 15 17 16 19 18 16 Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 8 14 12 221 221
20   Sam Smith 2 3 Ret 9 DNS DNS 1 1 Ret 216 216
21   Barry Ward 6 7 Ret 7 Ret 11 14 11 Ret 14 9 210 210
22   James Griffith Ret Ret Ret 13 11 9 11 8 Ret 18 13 6 Ret Ret 198 198
23   Steven Lake 20 19 12 11 Ret 8 18 DSQ DNS 15 DNS 143 60 83
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Sam Weller 4 3 6 4 3 1
  Nathan Harrison 5 4 4
  Spencer Stevenson 11 10 6 18 8 Ret
  Maximus Hall 14 Ret 10

Trophy Overall standings

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Pos Driver BHI SNE THR1 CRO DON SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1   Tom Ovenden 1 2 2 3 17 11 3 3 16 1 2 2 3 1 Ret 9 7 7 5 6
2   Nicky Taylor 3 7 6 1 2 6 5 2 5 2 4 6 7 4 26 7 4 3 4 4
3   Jack Byrne 2 1 3 12 6 2 Ret 11 1 3 1 8 5 Ret 8 8 6 6 1 5
4   Alex Solley 4 3 1 6 4 3 1 1 Ret Ret 11 1 4 5 6 3 10 4 22 10
5   Nathan Edwards 7 4 4 19 11 8 Ret DNS Ret 12 5 4 1 7 1 1 3 11 10 1
6   Rhys Hurd 15 10 7 11 5 5 2 18 4 8 6 3 2 3 5 2 1 22 14 Ret
7   Maximus Hall 5 26 12 2 1 1 6 Ret 7 DSQ 15 15 10 12 9 22 25 2 2 2
8   James Black 8 6 5 5 9 4 9 Ret 8 5 7 10 14 10 7 10 14 9 6 7
9   Alex Keens 11 14 17 13 13 24 17 7 11 6 9 5 8 9 12 5 8 1 9 9
10   Harry Hickton 12 9 26 4 3 9 4 Ret DNS Ret 17 7 9 2 3 6 5 8 Ret 14
11   Frankie Taylor 10 5 8 9 8 7 11 8 15 11 10 18 16 8 11 13 12 10 8 Ret
12   Gabe Fairbrother 16 22 16 10 10 Ret 12 4 6 24 19 12 12 17 4 4 2 12 7 Ret
13   Lee Pearce 6 13 10 8 7 10 10 Ret 9 15 13 9 6 6 15 24 19 Ret 21 13
14   Sam Gornall 23 16 14 20 12 12 14 Ret Ret 23 16 20 24 19 2 Ret 18 5 3 3
15   Luca Marinoni Osborne 13 12 13 Ret 16 14 Ret 9 3 9 8 11 Ret 16 10 11 11 14 12 Ret
16   Reece Lycett 14 11 9 7 15 Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 21 19 Ret 21 17 14 9 20 13 8
17   Cameron Richardson 21 19 22 24 18 15 16 10 Ret 13 14 16 13 14 21 15 16 16 15 Ret
18   Paul Manning 19 15 15 18 14 16 8 16 Ret 19 Ret 27 19 18 19 17 24 23 17 19
19   Ben Jenkins 22 17 18 15 19 Ret 7 6 2 14 Ret 13 17 11 14 Ret 28
20   Callum Eason Ret 18 19 21 21 19 15 Ret 14 10 Ret Ret 20 13 13 12 15 18 19 12
21   Harvey Riby 9 DNS 21 16 22 18 Ret Ret DNS 22 20 22 27 20 18 25 17 19 18 11
22   Ashley Gregory 18 8 11 Ret 26 13 13 Ret 12 4 3 14 23 Ret 25 23 27 13 Ret Ret
23   Ben Taylor 24 20 Ret 22 24 20 20 13 17 21 22 25 22 25 16 16 20 24 Ret 17
24   Mick Fitzgerald 28 24 24 25 25 22 24 15 20 27 24 28 26 23 24 18 26 25 23 21
25   Katia Loggie 29 27 25 26 27 23 22 14 21 26 Ret 26 Ret Ret 22 20 22 Ret 26 16
26   Sophie Wright 27 23 23 23 20 19 25 23 29 28 26 27 27 22
27   Daniel Armstrong 25 21 20 17 20 17 Ret 18 23 15 22 Ret 19 13
28   Andy Cobb 20 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 19 12 18 16 Ret 24 18 24 23 21 21
29   Brendan Fitzgerald 17 28 Ret Ret DNS 21 18 17 10 17 12 21 11 Ret
30   Jamie Keates 23 23 DNS 21 19 13 20 DNS Ret 25 Ret 20 Ret 23 15 11 Ret
31   Jacob Heap 26 25 Ret 18 Ret
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Tommy Gilham 17 21 15
  Joshua Wilby Ret 25 15
  Steven Chandler 17 16 18
  Clark Wells 21 20 Ret
  Louis Fleet 26 24 20
  Andy Wright 28 28 23

References

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