Draft:2023 Mini Challenge UK
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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
[edit]Mini Challenge JCW
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Mini Challenge Trophy
[edit]Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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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
[edit]JCW Class
[edit]Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie Winner | Graduate Winner | Directors Winner | |
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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
[edit]Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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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
[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. 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 |
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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
[edit]JCW Overall standings
[edit]Pos | Driver | DON | BHI | SNE | OUL | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Drop | Points | |||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Pos | Driver | BHI | SNE | THR1 | CRO | DON | SIL | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | |||||||||||||
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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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