The 2018 Mini Challenge season was the seventeenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 31 March at Oulton Park and ended on 29 September at Rockingham Motor Speedway. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.
Calendar
Round Circuit Date Classes Races 1 Oulton Park International 31 March, 2 April JCW 2 2 Donington Park National 14 April Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2 3 Rockingham ISSC 28–29 April JCW 2 4 Snetterton 300 12–13 May Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 3 5 Snetterton 300 26–27 May JCW 2 6 Silverstone GP 9–10 June JCW 2 7 Silverstone National 23 June Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2 8 Oulton Park Island 21 July All 2 9 Brands Hatch GP 11–12 August JCW 2 10 Brands Hatch Indy 25–26 August All 3 11 Cadwell Park 15 September Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 2 12 Donington Park GP 22–23 September JCW 2 13 Rockingham ISSC 29 September Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am 3 Source:
Entry list
Team Driver Rounds JCW Class Lawrence Davey Racing 0 Lawrence Davey 1-5 100 6-8 666 Luke Caudle 7-8 Excelr8 Motorsport 3 Ollie Pidgley 1-5 Jono Davis 6, 8 James Mckintyre 7 8 Sam Weller 6 11 8 27 Nathan Harrison All 46 Stuart Gibbs All 87 Paul Bell 1-2 96 Taelor Shand All 116 David Robinson 1-6 117 Jac Maybin All 126 Luke Reade All MINI UK VIP 5 Alex Morgan 6 19 Jordan Collard All 37 Rob Smith All 52 Paul O'Neill 1 James Gornall 2 Will Beaumont 3 David Green 4 Rob Collard 5 James Mills 6 130 Henry Lee 2 Sam Weller 3 Paul O'Neill 5 Ben Palmer 8 345 Dan Zelos 7 ES Motorsport 7 Steve King All JamSport Racing 10 Ant Whorton-Eales All 21 Jack Davidson All 24 Joe Tanner 1, 5 45 Calum King All 146 Jamie Going 2, 7 777 Louis Doyle 2-4 Team Dynamics 12 Rory Cuff All 22 Will Neal All 42 Henry Neal All 130 Matt Neal 1 Newsham Racing 16 Callum Newsham All 130 Dave Newsham 4 Privateer 17 Brad Hutchison All Privateer 18 James Gornall 6, 8 OX4 Racing 35 James Loukes 1–2, 4, 7 Chris Oakman 3, 5, 8 AReeve Motorsport 39 Lewis Brown All 77 Ben Dimmack 1-2 Scott Jeffs Racing / MJ Tech 69 Jake De Haan All 84 Ryan Dignan All 90 Scott Jeffs All Privateer 444 George Sutton 1–5, 8 Open Class Privateer 5 Chloe Hewitt All Excelr8 Motorsport 8 Kevin Owen All 21 Jono Davis All Mad4Mini Motorsport 12 Stuart McLaren 4-7 44 Andy Montgomery All 444 Neil Ginley 1 Privateer 14 Dan Butcher-Lloyd 6-7 AReeve Motorsport 24 Rob Austin All 30 Will Fairclough All 33 Stu Lane 1-2 86 Pete Jonkinon 7 88 Tom Halliwell 4–5, 7 90 Alan Lee All 606 Tim Bill 1-2 College of West Anglia 53 Neil Brown 1, 3, 5 Andy Langley 2, 6-7 Privateer 666 Sami Bowler All Cooper Pro Class Excelr8 Motorsport 1 Matt Hammond 7 7 Charlie Cooper 1–3, 5-7 19 Jacob Andrews All 36 Mark Cornell All 41 Rory Cuff 1 56 Richard Newman All 85 Toby Goodman All Privateer 6 Oliver O'Neill 1-2 Rob Sims Racing 9 Simon Walton 1–3, 5-7 47 James Goodall 1–3, 5-7 AReeve Motorsport 12 Stuart McLaren 1-3 Privateer 20 Kyle Reid All Sussex Road and Race 23 Ethan Pitt 1-3 Privateer 31 Andy Jordon 3-4 Privateer 49 Martin Poole 1, 4 MINI UK VIP 52 Emma Walsh 5 Privateer 82 Lydia Walmsley All Privateer 91 Robert Dalgleish All Cooper Am Class AReeve Motorsport 4 Keir McConomy All 46 Andy Godfrey All Privateer 16 Alex Nevill All Sussex Road and Race 22 Elspeth Rodgers 1-4 Privateer 23 Lee Pearce 5-7 College of West Anglia 50 Neal Clarke All 51 Gary Papworth All 54 Adrian Norman All Mad4Mini Motorsport 63 Darryl Brown 1–3, 5-7 Rob Sims Racing 888 Wai Kong Yau 1
Results
JCW Class
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Oulton Park International Jordan Collard Ant Whorton-Eales Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 2 Race cancelled due to heavy rain 2 3 Rockingham ISSC Ant Whorton-Eales Jordan Collard Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 4 Nathan Harrison Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 3 5 Snetterton 300 Nathan Harrison Nathan Harrison Nathan Harrison Excelr8 Motorsport 6 Jordan Collard David Robinson Excelr8 Motorsport 4 7 Silverstone GP Jordan Collard Jordan Collard Jordan Collard MINI UK VIP 8 Jordan Collard Rob Smith MINI UK VIP 5 9 Oulton Park Island Rob Smith Jordan Collard Rob Smith MINI UK VIP 10 Rob Smith Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 6 11 Brands Hatch GP David Robinson Ant Whorton-Eales Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 12 David Robinson Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 7 13 Brands Hatch Indy Jordan Collard Henry Neal Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 14 Jordan Collard Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 15 Ant Whorton-Eales Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 8 16 Donington Park GP Ben Palmer Nathan Harrison Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport Racing 17 Jordan Collard Nathan Harrison Excelr8 Motorsport
Open Class
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Donington Park National Jono Davis Will Fairclough Will Fairclough AReeve Motorsport 2 Kevin Owen Rob Austin AReeve Motorsport 2 3 Snetterton 300 Andy Langley Andy Langley Andy Langley College of West Anglia 4 Andy Langley Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 5 Andy Langley Rob Austin AReeve Motorsport 3 6 Silverstone National Jono Davis Will Fairclough Will Fairclough AReeve Motorsport 7 Jono Davis Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 4 8 Oulton Park Island Will Fairclough Tom Halliwell Will Fairclough AReeve Motorsport 9 Jono Davis Tom Halliwell AReeve Motorsport 5 10 Brands Hatch Indy Will Fairclough Will Fairclough Will Fairclough AReeve Motorsport 11 Jono Davis Will Fairclough AReeve Motorsport 12 Jono Davis Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 6 13 Cadwell Park Dan Butcher-Lloyd Jono Davis Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 14 Will Fairclough Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 7 15 Rockingham ISSC Jono Davis Jono Davis Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 16 Jono Davis Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport 17 Jono Davis Jono Davis Excelr8 Motorsport
Cooper Pro Class
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Donington Park National Kyle Reid Kyle Reid Kyle Reid Privateer 2 Simon Walton Kyle Reid Privateer 2 3 Snetterton 300 Simon Walton Kyle Reid Kyle Reid Privateer 4 Robert Dalgleish Kyle Reid Privateer 5 Kyle Reid Kyle Reid Privateer 3 6 Silverstone National Kyle Reid Robert Dalgleish Kyle Reid Privateer 7 Kyle Reid Robert Dalgleish Privateer 4 8 Oulton Park Island Martin Poole Martin Poole Robert Dalgleish Privateer 9 Robert Dalgleish Kyle Reid Privateer 5 10 Brands Hatch Indy Toby Goodman Robert Dalgleish Kyle Reid Privateer 11 Mark Cornell Kyle Reid Privateer 12 Kyle Reid Kyle Reid Privateer 6 13 Cadwell Park Richard Newman Simon Walton Kyle Reid Privateer 14 Toby Goodman Robert Dalgleish Privateer 7 15 Rockingham ISSC Toby Goodman Simon Walton Toby Goodman Excelr8 Motorsport 16 Kyle Reid Kyle Reid Privateer 17 Toby Goodman Simon Walton Rob Sims Racing
Cooper Am Class
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Donington Park National Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Privateer 2 Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Privateer 2 3 Snetterton 300 Alex Nevill Adrian Norman Alex Nevill Privateer 4 Gary Papworth Alex Nevill Privateer 5 Andy Godfrey Alex Nevill Privateer 3 6 Silverstone National Alex Nevill Andy Godfrey Alex Nevill Privateer 7 Neal Clarke Alex Nevill Privateer 4 8 Oulton Park Island Andy Godfrey Alex Nevill Andy Godfrey AReeve Motorsport 9 Andy Godfrey Alex Nevill Privateer 5 10 Brands Hatch Indy Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Andy Godfrey AReeve Motorsport 11 Lee Pearce Andy Godfrey AReeve Motorsport 12 Alex Nevill Lee Pearce Privateer 6 13 Cadwell Park Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Privateer 14 Andy Godfrey Andy Godfrey AReeve Motorsport 7 15 Rockingham ISSC Andy Godfrey Alex Nevill Alex Nevill Privateer 16 Andy Godfrey Andy Godfrey AReeve Motorsport 17 Andy Godfrey Alex Nevill Privateer
Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first 34 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 33rd 34th PP FL 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 1 1 6 6
Notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 refers to the classification of the fastest laps, where bonus points are awarded 6–5–4–3–2–1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for the race 1, where bonus points are awarded 6–5–4–3–2–1.
Drivers' Championship
JCW Class
Pos Driver OUL ROC SNE SIL OUL BHGP BHI DON Pts 1 Ant Whorton-Eales 211 C 112 12 2Ret 74 324 23 634 16 211 13 215 12 11 412 43 756 2 Nathan Harrison 3183 C 2Ret5 31 111 45 235 34 445 34 322 64 522 53 22 31 12 656 3 Jordan Collard 122 C 41 23 15 61 111 81 51 Ret 445 52 154 101 64 23 21 618 4 Rob Smith 14 C 53 56 444 Ret 442 12 112 41 55 36 343 Ret 10 10 35 564 5 Henry Neal 85 C 8 Ret 522 8 10 45 12 7 7 13 31 2 5 Ret 8 469 6 David Robinson 566 C 12 Ret 66 1 611 7 223 22 135 41 391 7 Jac Maybin 22 C 13 9 333 22 53 Ret 11 16 16 12 10 7 12 184 196 391 8 Luke Reade 64 C 424 Ret 55 Ret 5Ret6 11 10 11 9 75 17 9 22 6126 21 370 9 Lewis Brown 9 C 10 45 67 3 10 56 8 Ret 6Ret 11 10 64 Ret 75 Ret 367 10 Jack Davidson 19 C Ret 15 8 96 8 Ret 5156 175 Ret3 16 49 45 43 9 10 353 11 Lawrence Davey 54 C 7 8 14 11 17 10 Ret 14 11 9 13 14 75 19 20 350 12 Rory Cuff 10 C 23 7 9 53 Ret 18 37 14 Ret 15 12 Ret 13 48 7 328 13 Brad Hutchison 15 C 16 Ret 19 16 9 6 13 6 10 10 611 Ret 18 16 11 326 14 Calum King 13 C 63 Ret 16 10 Ret 15 21 23 21 18 66 Ret 11 36 6 318 15 Scott Jeffs 12 C 14 11 13 17 Ret 16 16 10 Ret Ret 14 11 21 14 13 266 16 Ollie Pidgley 11 C 56 64 12 13 6 21 14 8 231 17 Jake De Haan 24 C 22 Ret 20 DNS 15 12 22 20 13 19 16 13 Ret 13 16 224 18 Will Neal 16 C 15 Ret Ret DNS 18 17 18 12 15 Ret 18 19 9 Ret 17 211 19 Taelor Shand 27 C 26 21 24 20 20 Ret 19 15 18 17 19 16 20 Ret 22 208 20 Ryan Dignan 17 C 21 10 17 15 12 14 Ret 18 19 DNS 20 Ret 14 Ret DNS 199 21 George Sutton 20 C 18 Ret 11 12 Ret 9 9 9 6 Ret 191 22 Steve King Ret C 25 19 23 22 21 22 24 21 20 22 Ret 18 23 21 24 189 23 Callum Newsham 28 C Ret 18 21 19 16 Ret DNS DNS 17 20 24 Ret 16 11 15 181 24 Stuart Gibbs 26 C 27 20 Ret 21 22 Ret 23 22 Ret 21 23 20 17 Ret 23 155 25 James Loukes Ret C 20 12 14 13 15 8 15 143 26 Louis Doyle C 11 14 Ret 23 7 19 99 27 Joe Tanner 7 C 17 13 70 28 Jamie Going C 19 17 21 17 DNS 64 29 Chris Oakman C 21 Ret 20 Ret Ret 18 49 30 Ben Dimmack 23 C 17 13 48 31 Paul Bell 21 C DSQ Ret 13 drivers ineligible for points – Alex Morgan C 8 2 0 – Paul O'Neill 43 C 6 53 0 – Dan Zelos C 8 36 3 0 – Ben Palmer C 15 5 0 – James Gornall C 396 Ret 64 8 215 94 0 – Luke Caudle C Ret 12 86 20 14 0 – Sam Weller C 10 14 14 Ret Ret DNS 0 – Jono Davis C 12 14 17 12 0 – James Mckintyre C 22 15 19 0 – Henry Lee C 24 16 0 – Will Beaumont C 22 18 0 – David Green C 19 20 0 – Matt Neal 25 C 0 – Rob Collard C Ret Ret 0 – James Mills C DNS DNS 0 – Dave Newsham C DNS DNS 0
Open Class