2024 Mini Challenge UK

The 2024 Vertu Motors Mini Challenge UK was the 23rd running of high-level Mini racing in England and Scotland.

Dan Zelos won his third JCW championship at Knockhill, before graduating to the BTCC mid-season, whilst the new JCW Sport category was won by Dylan Hotchin.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
JCW Entries
EXCELR8 Motorsport	1	Dan Zelos	1–6
	10	Bradley Gravett	1–4
	14	Dominic Wheatley	All
	21	Nathan Edwards R	All
	24	Tom Ovenden R	All
	26	Lee Allen	7
	28	Josh Price R	3
	64	Harry Hickton R	7
	93	Maximus Hall R	All
	94	Josh Porter	All
	888	Matt Hammond D R	1–4
	84	Antony Sullivan D R	7
Jamsport Racing UK	84	Antony Sullivan D R	5
	11	Ant Whorton-Eales D	1
	22	James Griffith D	1–4
	24	Joe Tanner D	None
	27	Marlo Cordell	All
	32	Frankie Taylor R	7
	46	Jamie Going D R	3
	47	Gerry Hendry	6
NAPA Racing UK	18	Lewis Selby D	All
NAPA Racing UK	77	Jamie Osborne	All
BPC Motorsport	69	Brent Bowie	6
Lydia Walmsley Racing	82	Lydia Walmsley	All
Laser Tools Racing	95	Nelson King	1–6
Bitcoin Racing	210	Chris MacKenzie R	1
JCW Sport Entries
JRW Motorsport	2	Albert Webster R	1, 3–7
EXCELR8 Motorsport	8	Hannah Chapman	1, 6
EXCELR8 Motorsport	71	Harvey Riby R	4
NAPA Racing UK	15	Cameron Richardson R	All
Jamsport Racing UK	50	Dylan Hotchin R	All
Jamsport Racing UK	56	Ben Crossley R	All
Bitcoin Racing	210	Chris MacKenzie R	2–7
JCW Sport Test Entries
MINI Development	4	Stephen Harrison	5
MINI Development	88	Roan Lundy	3
MC Development	37	Scott Lear	2

Race calendar

Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Donington Park National	27–28 April
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Brands Hatch Indy	11–12 May
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	25–26 May
	R8
	R9
5	R10	Oulton Park	22–23 June
5	R11	Oulton Park	22–23 June
6	R12	Croft Circuit	27–28 July
6	R13	Croft Circuit	27–28 July
7	R14	Knockhill Racing Circuit	10–11 August
	R15
	R16
10	R17	Brands Hatch GP	5–6 October
	R18
	R19

Results and standings

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning Driver	Winning team	JCW Sport winner	Director's Cup Winner	Rookie Cup winner
1	R1	Donington Park National	Marlo Cordell	Bradley Gravett	Dan Zelos	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Cameron Richardson	Lewis Selby	Tom Ovenden
	R2			Jamie Osborne	Dan Zelos	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	James Griffith	Nathan Edwards
	R3		Tom Ovenden	Lewis Selby	Lewis Selby	NAPA Racing UK	Dylan Hotchin	Lewis Selby	Tom Ovenden
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	Dan Zelos	Maximus Hall	Maximus Hall	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Dylan Hotchin	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
	R2			Dan Zelos	Dan Zelos	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Dylan Hotchin	Lewis Selby	Nathan Edwards
	R3		Maximus Hall	Dan Zelos	Maximus Hall	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Cameron Richardson	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
3	R1	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	Josh Price	Dan Zelos	Dan Zelos	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
	R2			Dominic Wheatley	Dan Zelos	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Jamie Going	Maximus Hall
	R3		Josh Price	Dan Zelos	Maximus Hall	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Matt Hammond	Maximus Hall
4	R1	Oulton Park	Nathan Edwards	Dan Zelos	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Lewis Selby	Nathan Edwards
4	R2	Oulton Park	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Dylan Hotchin	Matt Hammond	Nathan Edwards
5	R1	Croft Circuit	Jamie Osborne	Jamie Osborne	Maximus Hall	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Dylan Hotchin	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
5	R2	Croft Circuit	Jamie Osborne	Tom Ovenden	Tom Ovenden	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Lewis Selby	Tom Ovenden
6	R1	Knockhill Racing Circuit	Dominic Wheatley	Jamie Osborne	Dominic Wheatley	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
	R2			Dan Zelos	Dan Zelos	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
	R3		Nathan Edwards	Jamie Osborne	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Hannah Chapman	Lewis Selby	Nathan Edwards
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Maximus Hall	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Dylan Hotchin	Lewis Selby	Maximus Hall
	R2			Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Cameron Richardson	Lewis Selby	Nathan Edwards
	R3		Nathan Edwards	Lydia Walmsley	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Motorsport	Albert Webster	Lewis Selby	Nathan Edwards

Championship standings

Points system
Races	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	Pole position	Fastest lap
Races	50	44	40	37	34	32	30	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	6	6
Source:

JCW standings

Pos.	Driver	DPN			BHI			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			BHGP			Pts
1	Dan Zelos	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	4	5	2	13	4	1	4				731
2	Maximus Hall	Ret	6	8	1	Ret	1	5	3	1	5	4	1	6	2	2	Ret	1	2	3	679
3	Nathan Edwards	7	4	7	7	4	Ret	9	12	9	1	1	Ret	14	19	9	1	2	1	1	654
4	Jamie Osborne	3	2	6	6	Ret	9	4	4	5	9	9	3	2	3	5	3	Ret	3	4	645
5	Dominic Wheatley	8	3	4	4	12	10	18	5	3	6	6	5	5	1	7	2	4	6	2	619
6	Tom Ovenden	4	7	3	Ret	6	5	11	8	10	2	2	Ret	1	6	4	9	8	15	5	591
7	Lewis Selby	6	16	1	5	2	3	8	Ret	Ret	8	8	6	3	5	3	6	10	5	7	584
8	Lydia Walmsley	Ret	9	Ret	10	7	7	3	6	8	Ret	15	7	4	9	11	5	5	4	6	598
9	Josh Porter	11	15	16	9	5	8	6	10	11	7	Ret	8	Ret	8	6	8	7	7	8	578
10	Nelson King	9	11	Ret	8	8	6	2	2	4	3	3	4	Ret	18	12	Ret				432
11	Marlo Cordell	Ret	8	Ret	3	3	4	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	7	8	7	3	Ret	Ret	329
12	Bradley Gravett	5	5	14	Ret	Ret	12	7	9	6	11	Ret									237
13	Matt Hammond	10	Ret	13	11	Ret	11	12	20	15	12	7									223
14	James Griffith	16	14	10	12	Ret	Ret	10	DNS	DNS	10	10									174
Drivers ineligible for Championship points
-	Ant Whorton-Eales	2	Ret	5																	-
-	Harry Hickton																	6	Ret	9	-
-	Josh Price							Ret	11	7											-
-	Frankie Taylor																	12	8	10	-
-	Gerry Hendry														10	10	17				-
-	Brent Bowie														13	16	10				-
-	Lee Allen																	13	12	15	-
-	Antony Sullivan												15	12				16	14	14	-
-	Jamie Going							13	15	DNS											-
-	Chris MacKenzie	DNS	DNS	Ret																	-
-	Joe Tanner	WD	WD	WD																	-
Pos.	Driver	DPN			BHI			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			BHGP			Pts

JCW Teams' Championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	EXCELR8 Motorsport – Team Blue	1345
2	EXCELR8 Motorsport – Team Pink	1245
3	NAPA Racing UK	1229
4	EXCELR8 Motorsport – Tem Red	968
5	EXCELR8 Motorsport – Team Green	701
6	Jamsport Racing UK	509

JCW Rookie Cup

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Maximus Hall	661
2	Nathan Edwards	618
3	Tom Ovenden	579
4	Matt Hammond	223

JCW Directors' Cup

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Lewis Selby	578
2	Matt Hammond	223
3	James Griffith	174
4	Joe Tanner	0

JCW Sport Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	DPN			BHI			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			BHGP			Pts	Drop	Pts
1	Dylan Hotchin	13	13	9	13	9	17	19	16	13	14	11	9	Ret	16	14	12	9	Ret	17	797		797
2	Cameron Richardson	12	12	15	Ret	13	13	17	18	16	16	12	10	8	12	17	13	15	9	12	802	37	765
3	Ben Crossley	15	17	12	14	14	14	16	17	17	17	13	12	10	17	18	16	11	13	16	756	68	688
4	Albert Webster	Ret	10	DNS				14	13	12	13	14	11	7	11	13	14	Ret	11	11	667		667
5	Chris MacKenzie				15	10	16	Ret	19	18	18	16	13	11	14	19	15	14	10	13	667		572
Drivers ineligible for points
-	Stephen Harrison												14	9							-		-
-	Hannah Chapman	14	DNS	11											15	15	11				-		-
-	Scott Lear				Ret	11	15														-		-
-	Roan Lundy							15	14	14											-		-
-	Harvey Riby										15	Ret									-		-
Pos.	Driver	DPN			BHI			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			BHGP					Pts

JCW Sport Teams' Championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Jamsport Racing UK	1553

JCW Sport Rookie Cup

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Dylan Hotchin	755
2	Cameron Richardson	735
3	Ben Crossley	676
4	Albert Webster	607
5	Chris MacKenzie	566

Notes

↑ Sullivan entered Round 7 only as a Rookie.
↑ Tanner was added onto the championship prior to season start, but did not appear at any event.
↑ Race 2 at Donington Park was red flagged due to incidents and stopped due to time constraints of the weekend. The race was resumed at the Snetterton Circuit meeting.
↑ The cars of Dominic Wheatley and Maximus Hall.
↑ The cars of Nathan Edwards and Tom Ovenden.
↑ The cars of Dan Zelos and Bradley Gravett.
↑ The cars of Josh Porter and Matt Hammond.

References

↑ salisbury, matt (3 April 2024). "DAN ZELOS TO DEFEND MINI CHALLENGE TITLE WITH EXCELR8". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (22 April 2024). "BRADLEY GRAVETT CONFIRMS FOURTH JCW CAMPAIGN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ salisbury, matt (28 February 2024). "Dominic Wheatley makes EXCELR8 switch for 2024 MINI CHALLENGE campaign". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ salisbury, matt (19 April 2024). "NATHAN EDWARDS GRADUATES TO JCW CLASS WITH EXCELR8". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (18 April 2024). "TOM OVENDEN STEPS UP TO JCW CATEGORY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (2 October 2024). "LEE ALLEN RETURNS WITH EXCELR8 FOR BRANDS HATCH FINALE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (24 May 2024). "JOSH PRICE JOINS JCW GRID FOR RACING RETURN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (2 October 2024). "HARRY HICKTON TO MAKE JCW DEBUT WITH EXCELR8". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ salisbury, matt (4 January 2024). "MAX HALL MAKES FULL-TIME MINI CHALLENGE JCW SWITCH WITH EXCELR8". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (24 April 2024). "MATT HAMMOND SECURES ELEVENTH HOUR JCW OPPORTUNITY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (3 October 2024). "ANTONY SULLIVAN SECURES SECOND MINI CHALLENGE OUTING". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (26 April 2024). "ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS DONINGTON PARK GRID". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (4 March 2024). "MARLO CORDELL RETAINS JAMSPORT SEAT FOR 2024". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (4 October 2024). "PLENTY TO PLAY FOR IN BRANDS HATCH FINALE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (8 August 2024). "LOCAL RACER GETS SET FOR DREAM JCW DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
1 2 3 Salisbury, Matt (11 March 2024). "NAPA RACING REVEALS 2024 MINI CHALLENGE LIVERY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (9 August 2024). "LEGENDS RACER JOINS KNOCKHILL ENTRY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (6 March 2024). "LYDIA WALMSLEY BIDS TO MAINTAIN PROGRESS WITH 2024 RETURN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (21 March 2024). "LASER TOOLS RACING REVEALS 2024 COLOURS". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
1 2 Salisbury, Matt (15 February 2024). "BITCOIN RACING READIES FOR MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (2 February 2024). "ALBERT WEBSTER SECURES 2024 VERTU MINI CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (4 May 2024). "SUCCESSFUL RACE RETURN FOR HANNAH CHAPMAN AT DONINGTON PARK". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (20 June 2024). "HARVEY RIBY JOINS JCW SPORT ENTRY FOR OULTON PARK". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (11 August 2024). "DYLAN HOTCHIN INHERITS FINAL JCW SPORT WIN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ "Ben Crossley". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Mackenzie, Charles (17 May 2024). "Race report 2 - Challenges in the MINI Challenge by Chris Mackenzie". Bitcoin Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (24 July 2024). "ROOKIE STEPHEN HARRISON READIES FOR MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (24 May 2024). "ROAN LUNDY JOINS SNETTERTON GRID". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ Salisbury, Matt (10 May 2024). "RACING ROOKIE READIES FOR DREAM MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
↑ "Key Rules And Regulations • BTCC". 25 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2026.

[12] Sullivan entered Round 7 only as a Rookie.

[14] Tanner was added onto the championship prior to season start, but did not appear at any event.

[32] Race 2 at Donington Park was red flagged due to incidents and stopped due to time constraints of the weekend. The race was resumed at the Snetterton Circuit meeting.

[34] The cars of Dominic Wheatley and Maximus Hall.

[35] The cars of Nathan Edwards and Tom Ovenden.

[36] The cars of Dan Zelos and Bradley Gravett.

[37] The cars of Josh Porter and Matt Hammond.

[1] salisbury, matt (3 April 2024). "DAN ZELOS TO DEFEND MINI CHALLENGE TITLE WITH EXCELR8". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[2] Salisbury, Matt (22 April 2024). "BRADLEY GRAVETT CONFIRMS FOURTH JCW CAMPAIGN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[3] salisbury, matt (28 February 2024). "Dominic Wheatley makes EXCELR8 switch for 2024 MINI CHALLENGE campaign". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[4] salisbury, matt (19 April 2024). "NATHAN EDWARDS GRADUATES TO JCW CLASS WITH EXCELR8". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[5] Salisbury, Matt (18 April 2024). "TOM OVENDEN STEPS UP TO JCW CATEGORY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[6] Salisbury, Matt (2 October 2024). "LEE ALLEN RETURNS WITH EXCELR8 FOR BRANDS HATCH FINALE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[7] Salisbury, Matt (24 May 2024). "JOSH PRICE JOINS JCW GRID FOR RACING RETURN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[8] Salisbury, Matt (2 October 2024). "HARRY HICKTON TO MAKE JCW DEBUT WITH EXCELR8". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[9] salisbury, matt (4 January 2024). "MAX HALL MAKES FULL-TIME MINI CHALLENGE JCW SWITCH WITH EXCELR8". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[10] Salisbury, Matt (24 April 2024). "MATT HAMMOND SECURES ELEVENTH HOUR JCW OPPORTUNITY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[11] Salisbury, Matt (3 October 2024). "ANTONY SULLIVAN SECURES SECOND MINI CHALLENGE OUTING". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[13] Salisbury, Matt (26 April 2024). "ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS DONINGTON PARK GRID". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[15] Salisbury, Matt (4 March 2024). "MARLO CORDELL RETAINS JAMSPORT SEAT FOR 2024". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[16] Salisbury, Matt (4 October 2024). "PLENTY TO PLAY FOR IN BRANDS HATCH FINALE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[17] Salisbury, Matt (8 August 2024). "LOCAL RACER GETS SET FOR DREAM JCW DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[Website-1-18] 1 2 3 Salisbury, Matt (11 March 2024). "NAPA RACING REVEALS 2024 MINI CHALLENGE LIVERY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[19] Salisbury, Matt (9 August 2024). "LEGENDS RACER JOINS KNOCKHILL ENTRY". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[20] Salisbury, Matt (6 March 2024). "LYDIA WALMSLEY BIDS TO MAINTAIN PROGRESS WITH 2024 RETURN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[21] Salisbury, Matt (21 March 2024). "LASER TOOLS RACING REVEALS 2024 COLOURS". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[Website-2-22] 1 2 Salisbury, Matt (15 February 2024). "BITCOIN RACING READIES FOR MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[23] Salisbury, Matt (2 February 2024). "ALBERT WEBSTER SECURES 2024 VERTU MINI CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[24] Salisbury, Matt (4 May 2024). "SUCCESSFUL RACE RETURN FOR HANNAH CHAPMAN AT DONINGTON PARK". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[25] Salisbury, Matt (20 June 2024). "HARVEY RIBY JOINS JCW SPORT ENTRY FOR OULTON PARK". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[26] Salisbury, Matt (11 August 2024). "DYLAN HOTCHIN INHERITS FINAL JCW SPORT WIN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[27] "Ben Crossley". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[28] Mackenzie, Charles (17 May 2024). "Race report 2 - Challenges in the MINI Challenge by Chris Mackenzie". Bitcoin Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[29] Salisbury, Matt (24 July 2024). "ROOKIE STEPHEN HARRISON READIES FOR MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[30] Salisbury, Matt (24 May 2024). "ROAN LUNDY JOINS SNETTERTON GRID". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[31] Salisbury, Matt (10 May 2024). "RACING ROOKIE READIES FOR DREAM MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

[33] "Key Rules And Regulations • BTCC". 25 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2026.