2025 Mini Challenge UK

The 2025 Vertu Motors Mini Challenge UK was the 24th running of Mini Challenge UK, ran primarily in England and Scotland.

The season was the second with the newest JCW Sport category, running alongside the new mainstay JCW class.

Tom Ovenden (car pictured in 2026) won his first JCW title.

Max Edmundson (car pictured in 2026) placed second, 105 points behind Ovenden.

NAPA Racing UK (car pictured in 2026) won the JCW Teams' Championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
JCW Entries
JRW Motorsport	2	Albert Webster R	1–4, 7
EXCELR8 Motorsport	8	Nathan Harrison	7
	13	Harry Campey R	All
	27	Marlo Cordell	1–4
	47	Gerry Hendry R	5
NAPA Racing UK	12	Alex Solley R	All
	15	Cameron Richardson R	All
	18	Lewis Selby	All
	28	Nick Tandy	7
	77	Jamie Osborne	1–5
EXCELR8 Motorsport Driver Development Programme	21	Nathan Edwards	All
	24	Tom Ovenden	All
	94	Josh Porter	All
Amigo Motorsport	32	Ned Anthony R	All
Pro Alloys Racing	33	Max Edmundson	All
Pro Alloys Racing	70	Owen Hillman R	All
Jamsport Racing UK	45	Jenson O'Neill-Going R	6–7
Mannpower Motorsport	55	Charlie Hand R	All
Mannpower Motorsport	64	Harry Hickton R	All
OX4 Racing	66	Alex Brandham R	5–7
Race Car Consultants	95	Jacob Hodgkiss R	1–5
JCW Sport Entries
Jamsport Racing UK	10	Archie Johnson R	All
	22	Nicky Gauci R	All
	42	Henry Howarth R	All
EXCELR8 Motorsport	29	Will Crooks R	All
JRW Motorsport	56	Ben Crossley	All
Bitcoin Racing	210	Chris MacKenzie	All
Test Entries
Chandler Motorsport (Development)	7	Steven Chandler	1–2
Chandler Motorsport (Development)	69	Brent Bowie	4–7

Race calendar

Rd		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Donington Park National	26–27 April
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	24–25 May
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Oulton Park	21–22 June
3	R8	Oulton Park	21–22 June
4	R9	Croft Circuit	2–3 August
4	R10	Croft Circuit	2–3 August
5	R11	Knockhill Racing Circuit	16–17 August
	R12
	R13
6	R14	Silverstone National	20–21 September
	R15
	R16
7	R17	Brands Hatch GP	4–5 October
	R18
	R19

Results and standings

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	JCW Sport winner	Rookie Cup winner
1	R1	Donington Park National	Tom Ovenden	Lewis Selby	Jamie Osborne	NAPA Racing UK	Henry Howarth	Jacob Hodgkiss
	R2			Jamie Osborne	Jamie Osborne	NAPA Racing UK	Archie Johnson	Steven Chandler
	R3		Tom Ovenden	Jamie Osborne	Jamie Osborne	NAPA Racing UK	Henry Howarth	Jacob Hodgkiss
2	R1	Snetterton Circuit	Tom Ovenden	Nathan Edwards	Tom Ovenden	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Chris MacKenzie	Max Edmundson
	R2			Max Edmundson	Jamie Osborne	NAPA Racing UK	Henry Howarth	Max Edmundson
	R3		Jamie Osborne	Harry Hickton	Jamie Osborne	NAPA Racing UK	Ben Crossley	Max Edmundson
3	R1	Oulton Park	Tom Ovenden	Harry Hickton	Max Edmundson	Pro Alloys Racing	Henry Howarth	Max Edmundson
3	R2	Oulton Park	Tom Ovenden	Harry Campey	Lewis Selby	NAPA Racing UK	Nicky Gauci	Ned Anthony
4	R1	Croft Circuit	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Tom Ovenden	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Chris MacKenzie	Harry Hickton
4	R2	Croft Circuit	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Archie Johnson	Harry Hickton
5	R1	Knockhill	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Archie Johnson	Harry Hickton
	R2			Max Edmundson	Josh Porter	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Henry Howarth	Owen Hillman
	R3		Nathan Edwards	Max Edmundson	Max Edmundson	Pro Alloys Racing	Archie Johnson	Max Edmundson
6	R1	Silverstone National	Max Edmundson	Max Edmundson	Max Edmundson	Pro Alloys Racing	Archie Johnson	Max Edmundson
	R2			Harry Hickton	Max Edmundson	Pro Alloys Racing	Archie Johnson	Max Edmundson
	R3		Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Archie Johnson	Max Edmundson
7	R1	Brands Hatch GP	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	Nathan Edwards	EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme	Henry Howarth	Charlie Hand
	R2			Nathan Edwards	Nick Tandy	NAPA Racing UK	Archie Johnson	Charlie Hand
	R3		Nathan Edwards	Nick Tandy	Nick Tandy	NAPA Racing UK	Ben Crossley	Max Edmundson

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	Fastest lap	Pole position
Races	50	44	40	37	34	32	30	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	3	6
Source:

JCW Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	DPN			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Tom Ovenden	5	3	2	1	15	2	2	4	1	3	6	3	4	6	2	5	3	8	4	750
2	Max Edmundson	8	5	Ret	2	2	3	1	7	Ret	8	13	21	1	1	1	2	Ret	5	2	645
3	Lewis Selby	2	20	3	5	6	4	3	1	4	4	3	8	2	2	Ret	4	21	22	9	623
4	Nathan Edwards	4	21	15	16	12	Ret	Ret	5	2	1	1	Ret	Ret	3	3	1	1	3	3	614
5	Josh Porter	Ret	8	4	12	3	6	8	3	9	10	8	1	20	7	6	6	5	14	6	578
6	Jamie Osborne	1	1	1	3	1	1	16	2	3	2	2	2	19							564
7	Charlie Hand	Ret	14	8	4	4	8	7	12	Ret	7	10	14	6	9	5	9	6	2	8	522
8	Harry Campey	12	10	9	9	7	13	9	10	10	13	11	6	9	8	8	7	8	7	10	522
9	Alex Solley	11	11	Ret	8	13	9	5	Ret	8	Ret	7	9	7	4	7	8	9	6	7	475
10	Cameron Richardson	7	12	14	15	14	12	18	9	11	11	9	10	10	11	10	10	11	12	14	469
11	Harry Hickton	Ret	7	Ret	10	5	5	19	11	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	Ret	Ret	WD	463
12	Ned Anthony	Ret	13	10	14	21	11	10	6	12	Ret	17	7	12	10	9	11	12	10	12	425
13	Owen Hillman	13	19	16	13	11	14	11	13	Ret	12	5	4	3	13	Ret	Ret	10	9	13	424
14	Jacob Hodgkiss	6	9	5	7	8	15	20	8	7	6	14	11	8							357
15	Albert Webster	9	6	7	6	9	7	4	18	6	9							Ret	11	15	296
16	Marlo Cordell	3	2	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret										141
Drivers ineligible for points
-	Nick Tandy																	2	1	1	-
-	Nathan Harrison																	4	4	5	-
-	Steven Chandler	10	4	6	11	Ret	10														-
-	Jenson O'Neill-Going														12	Ret	18	7	16	11	-
-	Brent Bowie									13	14	Ret	13	11	21	Ret	Ret	20	13	16	-
-	Gerry Hendry											12	12	Ret							-
-	Alex Brandham											Ret	Ret	Ret	16	13	12	16	21	21	-
Pos.	Driver	DPN			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pts

JCW Sport Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	DPN			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Archie Johnson	Ret	15	17	20	17	21	13	19	16	15	15	16	13	14	11	13	14	15	22	841
2	Henry Howarth	14	17	11	22	16	17	12	15	15	Ret	16	15	14	15	12	14	13	18	19	819
3	Ben Crossley	16	16	18	18	18	16	14	Ret	18	19	20	20	15	18	17	17	15	17	17	712
4	Chris MacKenzie	Ret	18	12	17	Ret	20	17	16	14	17	18	19	18	20	14	15	17	19	18	686
5	Will Crooks	17	Ret	13	21	20	19	21	17	19	18	19	18	17	19	16	16	19	20	20	632
6	Nicky Gauci	15	Ret	DNS	19	19	18	15	14	17	16	21	17	16	17	15	Ret	18	Ret	DNS	552
Pos.	Driver	DPN			SNE			OUL		CRO		KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pts

References

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[1] Salisbury, Matt (25 April 2025). "FRESH BLOOD HEADLINES ENTRY FOR DONINGTON PARK OPENER". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[2] salisbury, matt (2 October 2025). "NATHAN HARRISON REJOINS MINI CHALLENGE GRID AT BRANDS HATCH". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[3] Salisbury, Matt (22 April 2025). "HARRY CAMPEY ADDED TO EXCELR8 LINE-UP FOR 2025". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[4] Salisbury, Matt (16 April 2025). "MARLO CORDELL MAKES EXCELR8 SWITCH". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[5] "Alex Solley". Alliance Racing. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[6] Salisbury, Matt (3 February 2025). "CAMERON RICHARDSON STEPS UP TO JCW GRID". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[Website-1-7] 1 2 Salisbury, Matt (10 February 2025). "JAMIE OSBORNE, LEWIS SELBY COMPLETE NAPA RACING LINE-UP". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[8] "Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tandy steps in for Osborne at Mini Challenge finale". www.autosport.com. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[9] Salisbury, Matt (1 October 2025). "JAMIE OSBORNE TO MISS BRANDS HATCH SEASON FINALE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[10] salisbury, matt (11 April 2025). "NATHAN EDWARDS RETAINS EXCELR8 SEAT FOR JCW TITLE CHALLENGE". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[11] salisbury, matt (22 January 2025). "TOM OVENDEN TARGETS JCW TITLE WITH NEW EXCELR8 DEAL". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[12] Salisbury, Matt (3 April 2025). "JOSH PORTER REMAINS WITH EXCELR8 FOR THIRD JCW SEASON". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[13] Salisbury, Matt (21 June 2025). "MAX EDMUNDSON CARRIES PRO ALLOYS RACING TO MAIDEN WIN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[14] Racing, Restart (31 July 2025). "Restart Racing Supports Development Driver Max Edmundson at Croft and Beyond". Restart Racing. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[15] Salisbury, Matt (6 December 2024). "PRO ALLOYS RACING CONFIRMS MINI CHALLENGE PROGRAMME". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[16] Salisbury, Matt (17 September 2025). "JENSON O'NEILL-GOING TO MAKE MINI CHALLENGE DEBUT AT SILVERSTONE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[17] Salisbury, Matt (9 April 2025). "CHARLIE HAND INKS MANNPOWER DEAL FOR JCW DEBUT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[Website-2-18] 1 2 Salisbury, Matt (17 June 2025). "MANNPOWER MOTORSPORT PAIR CONFIDENT HEADING FOR OULTON PARK". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[19] "Jacob Hodgkiss Mini Challenge 2025". Racing Livery. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[20] Salisbury, Matt (18 April 2025). "ARCHIE JOHNSON ROUNDS OUT JAMSPORT LINE-UP". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[21] Mifsud, Justin (7 October 2025). "Nicky Gauci Concludes a Breakthrough Season in the Mini Challenge UK". Motorsport Malta. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[22] "Henry Howarth Joins Jamsport Racing for 2025 MINI CHALLENGE JCW Sport Campaign". Jamsport Racing. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[23] salisbury, matt (21 March 2025). "RACING ROOKIE WILL CROOKS JOINS EXCELR8 JCW SPORT LINE-UP". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[24] Salisbury, Matt (22 April 2025). "BEN CROSSLEY RETURNS FOR JCW SPORT PROGRAMME". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[25] Salisbury, Matt (24 May 2025). "CHRIS MACKENZIE SCORES MAIDEN JCW SPORT WIN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

[26] Salisbury, Matt (1 May 2025). "DEVELOPMENT CAR DRIVE 'A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY'". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 October 2026.

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