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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 [ ]
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:[1] [2] [3]
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 [4]
1-5
Jono Davis
6, 8
James Mckintyre
7
8
Sam Weller
6
11
8
27
Nathan Harrison [5]
All
46
Stuart Gibbs [6]
All
87
Paul Bell
1-2
96
Taelor Shand [7]
All
116
David Robinson [8]
1-6
117
Jac Maybin [9]
All
126
Luke Reade [10]
All
MINI UK VIP
5
Alex Morgan
6
19
Jordan Collard [11]
All
37
Rob Smith [12]
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 [13]
10
Ant Whorton-Eales [14]
All
21
Jack Davidson [15]
All
24
Joe Tanner [16]
1, 5
45
Calum King [17]
All
146
Jamie Going
2, 7
777
Louis Doyle
2-4
Team Dynamics [18]
12
Rory Cuff
All
22
Will Neal [19]
All
42
Henry Neal [20]
All
130
Matt Neal
1
Newsham Racing [21]
16
Callum Newsham [22]
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 [23]
All
77
Ben Dimmack [24]
1-2
Scott Jeffs Racing / MJ Tech
69
Jake De Haan
All
84
Ryan Dignan
All
90
Scott Jeffs
All
Privateer
444
George Sutton [25]
1–5, 8
Open Class
Privateer
5
Chloe Hewitt
All
Excelr8 Motorsport
8
Kevin Owen
All
21
Jono Davis [26]
All
Mad4Mini Motorsport
12
Stuart McLaren
4-7
44
Andy Montgomery [27]
All
444
Neil Ginley [28]
1
Privateer
14
Dan Butcher-Lloyd
6-7
AReeve Motorsport
24
Rob Austin
All
30
Will Fairclough [29]
All
33
Stu Lane [30]
1-2
86
Pete Jonkinon
7
88
Tom Halliwell
4–5, 7
90
Alan Lee
All
606
Tim Bill [31]
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 [32]
All
36
Mark Cornell
All
41
Rory Cuff
1
56
Richard Newman [33]
All
85
Toby Goodman [34]
All
Privateer
6
Oliver O'Neill
1-2
Rob Sims Racing [35]
9
Simon Walton [36]
1–3, 5-7
47
James Goodall [37]
1–3, 5-7
AReeve Motorsport
12
Stuart McLaren [38]
1-3
Privateer
20
Kyle Reid
All
Sussex Road and Race
23
Ethan Pitt [39]
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 [40]
All
Privateer
16
Alex Nevill
All
Sussex Road and Race
22
Elspeth Rodgers [41]
1-4
Privateer
23
Lee Pearce
5-7
College of West Anglia [42]
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 [ ]
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
2 11
C
1 12
12
2 Ret
74
3 24
23
6 34
16
2 11
13
2 15
12
11
4 12
43
756
2
Nathan Harrison
3 183
C
2 Ret5
31
1 11
45
2 35
34
4 45
34
3 22
64
5 22
53
22
31
12
656
3
Jordan Collard
1 22
C
41
23
15
61
1 11
81
51
Ret
4 45
52
1 54
101
64
23
21
618
4
Rob Smith
14
C
53
56
4 44
Ret
4 42
12
1 12
41
5 5
36
3 43
Ret
10
10
35
564
5
Henry Neal
85
C
8
Ret
5 22
8
10
45
12
7
7
13
31
2
5
Ret
8
469
6
David Robinson
5 66
C
12
Ret
66
1
6 11
7
2 23
22
1 35
41
391
7
Jac Maybin
22
C
13
9
3 33
22
53
Ret
11
16
16
12
10
7
12
184
196
391
8
Luke Reade
6 4
C
4 24
Ret
55
Ret
5 Ret6
11
10
11
9
75
17
9
22
6 126
21
370
9
Lewis Brown
9
C
10
45
6 7
3
10
56
8
Ret
6 Ret
11
10
64
Ret
75
Ret
367
10
Jack Davidson
19
C
Ret
15
8
96
8
Ret
5 156
175
Ret3
16
4 9
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
3 7
14
Ret
15
12
Ret
13
4 8
7
328
13
Brad Hutchison
15
C
16
Ret
19
16
9
6
13
6
10
10
6 11
Ret
18
16
11
326
14
Calum King
13
C
6 3
Ret
16
10
Ret
15
21
23
21
18
66
Ret
11
3 6
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
5 6
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
4 3
C
6
53
0
–
Dan Zelos
C
8
36
3
0
–
Ben Palmer
C
1 5
5
0
–
James Gornall
C
3 96
Ret
64
8
2 15
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
4 11
32
3 5
32
22
11
22
1 12
53
1 11
12
22
2 22
41
56
42
53
745
2
Rob Austin
34
13
35
24
14
2 23
55
2 34
35
3 22
33
33
4 34
34
6 Ret
Ret
DNS
649
3
Jono Davis
1 Ret2
DNS
6 22
13
Ret
1 82
11
DNS
Ret1
2 DNS
21
11
3 11
12
1 11
11
11
616
4
Chloe Hewitt
46
6
6
85
75
45
66
8
8
4
4
45
5 9
8
8
7
7
493
5
Andy Montgomery
5 5
56
4 4
4
33
4 34
34
6 56
4
Ret
64
66
76
Ret
DSQ
8
DNS
483
6
Kevin Owen
65
21
2 94
Ret
5
5 6
43
5 6
7
6 3
Ret5
DNS
8
7
DSQ
9
DNS
418
7
Sami Bowler
6 7
8
53
Ret
DNS
6 56
8
9
9
56
Ret
54
10
9
10
11
9
407
8
Alan Lee
Ret
DNS
10
9
66
3 7
7
75
66
Ret
Ret
8
11
10
9
10
8
366
9
Andy Langley
2 11
71
41
45
66
2 25
34
42
349
10
Stuart McLaren
4 43
24
4 Ret3
Ret
7
6 5
55
3 32
66
66
314
11
Tom Halliwell
3 21
12
5 Ret4
56
Ret
73
55
34
262
12
Dan Butcher-Lloyd
1 63
23
4 44
23
25
227
13
Stu Lane
2 23
Ret5
86
5
DSQ
118
14
Neil Brown
9
7
Ret
DNS
6
DNS
DNS
88
15
Tim Bill
3 Ret
44
5 Ret
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
1 11
14
2 11
13
11
1 14
21
2 43
12
4 15
12
11
3 15
65
3 23
11
32
826
2
Robert Dalgliesh
45
43
22
21
42
3 31
1
3 12
31
6 31
35
22
4 24
11
4 35
34
43
720
3
Toby Goodman
56
35
76
62
56
12
116
4 34
45
1 42
56
44
5 32
51
1 12
22
21
635
4
Simon Walton
2 22
51
1 35
54
84
2 22
34
2 Ret
8
55
2 41
33
2 61
53
13
603
5
Richard Newman
5 7
7
53
45
2
5 55
75
6 66
64
3 24
44
33
1 Ret3
24
6 11
45
11
566
6
Jacob Andrews
94
62
6 44
3
35
43
43
5 55
56
56
6
66
6 56
42
4
6
55
566
7
James Goodall
4 8
9
4 6
96
63
6 76
62
5 63
103
9
6
7
5 54
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
5 Ret
7
7
9
9
164
12
Ethan Pitt
3 33
26
3 11
DNS
DNS
Ret
10
143
13
Andy Jordon
4 6
5
8
8
125
14
Martin Poole
6 Ret
15
1 21
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
1 11
11
1 15
12
13
1 12
13
3 21
12
1 21
Ret4
41
1 11
22
11
22
12
836
2
Andy Godfrey
2 24
Ret2
2 24
23
31
2 21
22
1 12
21
2 12
12
34
2 22
11
1 22
11
21
799
3
Gary Papworth
52
24
3 43
51
24
5 56
65
4 34
34
3 43
45
23
4 34
35
4 43
33
Ret3
662
4
Adrian Norman
4 43
33
5 51
45
86
4 35
44
5 45
45
4 55
33
55
7
8
2 35
44
54
607
5
Neal Clarke
3 35
Ret5
4 32
34
82
3 Ret4
31
2 53
Ret3
Ret
56
66
5 56
54
3 54
56
45
529
6
Keir McConomy
8
6
8
8
6
7
8
6 66
56
6 7
7
7
6 45
66
6 7
7
6
476
7
Darryl Brown
5 6
4
6 7
66
45
6 43
56
66
6
Ret
6
7
Ret
8
7
436
8
Lee Pearce
5 34
21
12
3 Ret3
43
5 66
65
36
309
9
Elspeth Rodgers
9
7
66
7
5
6
7
7
6
277
10
Wai Kong Yau
6 76
56
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