2018 Mini Challenge UK

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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

Entry list

Team	No.	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
	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
	14	Dan Butcher-Lloyd	6–7
	666	Sami Bowler	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
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
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
	20	Kyle Reid	All
	31	Andy Jordon	3–4
	49	Martin Poole	1, 4
	82	Lydia Walmsley	All
	91	Robert Dalgleish	All
Rob Sims Racing	9	Simon Walton	1–3, 5–7
	47	James Goodall	1–3, 5–7
AReeve Motorsport	12	Stuart McLaren	1–3
Sussex Road and Race	23	Ethan Pitt	1–3
MINI UK VIP	52	Emma Walsh	5
Cooper Am Class
AReeve Motorsport	4	Keir McConomy	All
	46	Andy Godfrey	All
Privateer	16	Alex Nevill	All
	23	Lee Pearce	5–7
Sussex Road and Race	22	Elspeth Rodgers	1-4
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

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

Pos	Driver	DON		SNE			SIL		OUL		BHI			CAD		ROC			Pts
1	Will Fairclough	411	32	35	32	22	11	22	112	53	111	12	22	222	41	56	42	53	745
2	Rob Austin	34	13	35	24	14	223	55	234	35	322	33	33	434	34	6Ret	Ret	DNS	649
3	Jono Davis	1Ret2	DNS	622	13	Ret	182	11	DNS	Ret1	2DNS	21	11	311	12	111	11	11	616
4	Chloe Hewitt	46	6	6	85	75	45	66	8	8	4	4	45	59	8	8	7	7	493
5	Andy Montgomery	55	56	44	4	33	434	34	656	4	Ret	64	66	76	Ret	DSQ	8	DNS	483
6	Kevin Owen	65	21	294	Ret	5	56	43	56	7	63	Ret5	DNS	8	7	DSQ	9	DNS	418
7	Sami Bowler	67	8	53	Ret	DNS	656	8	9	9	56	Ret	54	10	9	10	11	9	407
8	Alan Lee	Ret	DNS	10	9	66	37	7	75	66	Ret	Ret	8	11	10	9	10	8	366
9	Andy Langley			211	71	41								45	66	225	34	42	349
10	Stuart McLaren								443	24	4Ret3	Ret	7	65	55	332	66	66	314
11	Tom Halliwell								321	12	5Ret4	56	Ret			73	55	34	262
12	Dan Butcher-Lloyd													163	23	444	23	25	227
13	Stu Lane	223	Ret5	86	5	DSQ													118
14	Neil Brown	9	7				Ret	DNS			6	DNS	DNS						88
15	Tim Bill	3Ret	44	5Ret	46	Ret													75
16	Neil Ginley	8	9																54
17	Pete Jonkinon															6	DNS	DNS	32

Cooper Pro Class

Pos	Driver	DON		SNE			SIL		OUL		BHI			CAD			ROC		Pts
1	Kyle Reid	111	14	211	13	11	114	21	243	12	415	12	11	315	65	323	11	32	826
2	Robert Dalgliesh	45	43	22	21	42	331	1	312	31	631	35	22	424	11	435	34	43	720
3	Toby Goodman	56	35	76	62	56	12	116	434	45	142	56	44	532	51	112	22	21	635
4	Simon Walton	222	51	135	54	84	222	34			2Ret	8	55	241	33	261	53	13	603
5	Richard Newman	57	7	53	45	2	555	75	666	64	324	44	33	1Ret3	24	611	45	11	566
6	Jacob Andrews	94	62	644	3	35	43	43	555	56	56	6	66	656	42	4	6	55	566
7	James Goodall	48	9	46	96	63	676	62			563	103	9	6	7	554	76	7	478
8	Lydia Walmsley	11	10	8	8	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	DNS	DNS	106	10	9	409
9	Mark Cornell	12	11	10	10	10	10	12	9	9	8	21	8	8	9	9	9	10	406
10	Charlie Cooper	14	14	9	DNS	DNS	11	13			9	9	10	7	8	8	8	8	324
11	Stuart McLaren	10	8	5Ret	7	7	9	9											164
12	Ethan Pitt	333	26	311	DNS	DNS	Ret	10											143
13	Andy Jordon						46	5	8	8									125
14	Martin Poole	6Ret	15						121	23									123
15	Matt Hammond															7	Ret	66	63
16	Rory Cuff	6	12																53
17	Oli O'Neill	13	13	Ret	DNS	DNS													40
drivers ineligible for points
–	Emma Walsh										10	Ret	11						0

Cooper Am Class

Pos	Driver	DON		SNE			SIL		OUL		BHI			CAD			ROC		Pts
1	Alex Nevill	111	11	115	12	13	112	13	321	12	121	Ret4	41	111	22	11	22	12	836
2	Andy Godfrey	224	Ret2	224	23	31	221	22	112	21	212	12	34	222	11	122	11	21	799
3	Gary Papworth	52	24	343	51	24	556	65	434	34	343	45	23	434	35	443	33	Ret3	662
4	Adrian Norman	443	33	551	45	86	435	44	545	45	455	33	55	7	8	235	44	54	607
5	Neal Clarke	335	Ret5	432	34	82	3Ret4	31	253	Ret3	Ret	56	66	556	54	354	56	45	529
6	Keir McConomy	8	6	8	8	6	7	8	666	56	67	7	7	645	66	67	7	6	476
7	Darryl Brown	56	4	67	66	45	643	56			66	6	Ret	6	7	Ret	8	7	436
8	Lee Pearce										534	21	12	3Ret3	43	566	65	36	309
9	Elspeth Rodgers	9	7	66	7	5	6	7	7	6									277
10	Wai Kong Yau	676	56																67