Nathan Harrison

Nathan Harrison
Harrison's car (right) at Brands Hatch in 2022
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
BornNathan Roy Harrison
(1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 30)
Oxford, England
Mini Challenge UK – JCW career
Debut season2016
Years active2016, 2018–2020, 2023, 2025
Former teamsCoastal Racing
MINI UK VIP
EXCELR8 Motorsport
Starts51
Wins10
Podiums28
Poles5
Fastest laps15
Best finish1st in 2020
Previous series
2024
2021–2022
2017
2015
2012		British GT Championship – GT4
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Renault UK Clio Cup
Mini Challenge Trophy
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2020
2015		Mini Challenge UK – JCW
Mini Challenge Trophy

Nathan Roy Harrison (born 30 July 1996) is a British racing driver who last competed in a one-off round of the 2025 Mini Challenge UK for EXCELR8 Motorsport. He won the JCW class of the series in 2020, and the Cooper class in 2015.

Racing career

Ginetta debut (2012)

Harrison debuted in racing in 2012, joining Hillspeed in the Ginetta Junior Championship. He only competed in the first 3 meetings of the season, with 3 top 5 finishes in the 6 races he partook in.

Return to racing (2015)

After funding issues halted his racing career, Harrison returned to racing in 2015, joining the Mini Challenge Trophy. Harrison won the championship, graduating to the JCW class in 2016.

Harrison moved up to the JCW class of the Mini Challenge UK for Coastal Racing, with him finishing runner-up behind David Grady.

For 2017, Harrison moved to the Renault UK Clio Cup, for JamSport Racing, and later Team Pyro. He finished 10th in the championship, scoring 2 podiums. He won the season's Graduate Cup.

Harrison returned to the Mini Challenge UK JCW class for 2018, competing with Excelr8 Motorsport once more. For the second time, he finished runner-up behind Ant Whorton-Eales.

2019 saw Harrison switch to the MINI UK VIP team. He scored the most points of anyone, but lost by 2 points to James Gornall due to drop score.

Harrison moved back to Excelr8 Motorsport for 2020. He ended up in a title fight with series rookie Dan Zelos, who he ended up beating to win the championship.

Porsche Carrera Cup switch (2021)

For 2021, Harrison switched to another ToCA support series, being the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and competing with a BTCC team of Team HARD. Harrison contested all rounds to place 4th in the Pro-Am class, behind future BTCC driver Charles Rainford.

Harrison switched to Redline Racing for a second campaign in the series. He improved to runner-up in the campaign, behind Pro-Am champion Charles Rainford again.

Mini Challenge guest appearance (2023)

For 2023, Harrison only contested the season finale of the Mini Challenge UK, for EXCELR8 Motorsport. No outright podiums were scored by Harrison, with 1 fastest lap and three top 5 finishes.

GT debut (2024)

Harrison debuted in GT racing in 2024, competing in the GT4 class of the British GT Championship for Mahiki Racing, alongside former Mini Challenge UK driver Steven Lake. Harrison and Lake failed to score a podium throughout the campaign, placing 21st with 8 points.

Mini Challenge return (2025)

For the second time in 3 years, Harrison made a guest appearance at the season finale of the Mini Challenge UK for EXCELR8 Motorsport. A trio of top 5 finishes were scored by Harrison, but no podiums.

Racing record

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Ginetta Junior Championship Hillspeed 6 0 0 0 0 92 13th
2015 Mini Challenge Trophy Coastal Racing 19 10 ? ? 16 902 1st
2016 Mini Challenge UK – JCW Excelr8 Motorsport 16 2 ? ? 11 614 2nd
2017 Renault UK Clio Cup JamSport Racing 2 0 0 0 0 228 10th
Team Pyro 16 0 0 0 2
2018 Mini Challenge UK – JCW Excelr8 Motorsport 17 2 1 3 10 656 2nd
2019 Mini Challenge UK – JCW MINI UK VIP 17 5 2 6 14 791 2nd
2020 Mini Challenge UK – JCW Excelr8 Motorsport 13 3 2 5 6 465 1st
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain – Pro-Am Team HARD. 16 3 4 1 9 88 4th
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain – Pro-Am Redline Racing 16 3 2 3 10 111 2nd
2023 Mini Challenge UK – JCW EXCELR8 Motorsport 3 0 0 1 0 0† NC†
2024 British GT Championship – GT4 Mahiki Racing 9 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2025 Mini Challenge UK – JCW EXCELR8 Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0† NC†

† – As Harrison was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

References

  1. ↑ Racecar. "Nathan Harrison steps up to Ginettas with Hillspeed". www.racecar.com. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  2. ↑ lane, stu (10 March 2021). "HARRISON'S ROAD FROM HUMBLED BEGINNINGS TO MINI RECORD BREAKER". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 lane, stu (5 February 2018). "RISING TIN-TOP STAR NATHAN HARRISON WILL RETURN TO JCW". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Paice, Simon (1 February 2018). "Mini Return For Graduates Champion Harrison". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  5. ↑ stefan (20 March 2019). "Nathan Harrison returns to the MINI CHALLENGE JCW championship". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  6. ↑ lane, stu (9 March 2020). "NATHAN HARRISON RETURNS FOR TITLE TILT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Championship fight tightens as Junior King and Cammish win". PorscheSport | Latest Motorsport News & Interviews. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Ashby, Chris (12 October 2022). "Team Redline Racing End Porsche Carrera Cup GB Season With Podium Sweep". NLM. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "2024: Lotus set for long-awaited British GT return with Mahiki Racing's Emiras". British GT Championship. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  10. ↑ salisbury, matt (2 October 2025). "NATHAN HARRISON REJOINS MINI CHALLENGE GRID AT BRANDS HATCH". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 27 October 2026.