2022 Mini Challenge UK

The 2022 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the twenty first season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season began on 23 April at Donington Park and ended on 9 October at Brands Hatch. It included twenty rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 3 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship

Entry list

Mini Challenge JCW

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Excelr8 Motorsport 1 Dan Zelos All
4 Liam Lambert Guest 5
7 Gergő Rácz R All
10 Bradley Gravett G 6–7
23 Ethan Hammerton All
61 Harry Nunn R 6–7
66 Ronan Pearson All
72 Joshua Jackson R All
315 Jason Lockwood All
Hybrid Tune 2 Matthew George Guest 6–7
8 Hannah Chapman 1–3
11 Sam Weller G All
20 Kyle Reid Guest 4–5
24 Joe Tanner D All
42 Sam Smith R 6
63 Taylor Whitson R 1–3
Graves Motorsport 3 Ross Marshall D R All
5 James Griffith D 7
10 Bradley Gravett G 1–5
14 Dominic Wheatley R All
33 Alex Denning R All
39 Lewis Brown All
61 Harry Nunn R 1–5
71 Max Coates R 1–6
69 7
LDR Performance Tuning 5 James Griffith D 1–6
29 Leonardo Panayiotou R 1–3, 5
Autotech Motorsport 9 William Hardy D All
J W Bird Motorsport 19 Jack Mitchell All
52 Ru Clark G 1–4
77 Jamie Osborne R All
LUX Motorsport 13 Ryan Faulconbridge All
21 Jack Davidson R All
22 Barry Ward D R 2–3, 5–6
27 David Stirling D R 2–4, 6–7
777 Kenan Dole R All
Lydia Walmsley Racing 82 Lydia Walmsley G All
Robbie Dalgleish Racing 91 Robbie Dalgleish 1–6
Source:[1]
Icon Legend
R Rookie
D Director
G Graduate

Mini Challenge Trophy

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
AReeve Motorsport 3 Sophie Wright R All
33 Lauren Tayla R 7
123 Andy Cobb R D 6–7
199 Louie Capozzoli G 1–5
237 Piers Henderson G 6
LDR Performance Tuning 4 Mike Paul D All
7 Mick Fitzgerald D R All
30 James Parker D All
32 Franklyn Taylor R All
60 Brendan Fitzgerald D All
77 Alexander Jay 1–3
MRM 10 Tyler Lidsey G All
21 Nathan Edwards G 1–3
44 Sam Baker R 4–5, 7
Graves Motorsport 12 Alex Solley G All
17 Nicky Taylor G All
27 Alfie Glenie All
62 Alex Keens R 5–7
71 Max Coates Guest 3
86 Oliver Meadows R All
95 Nelson King G All
99 Ben Jenkins G All
Mann Motorsport 20 Charlie Mann All
Lee Pearce Racing 23 Lee Pearce D All
711 Clark Wells D All
EXCELR8 Motorsport 21 Nathan Edwards G 4, 6–7
24 Tom Ovenden G All
78 Matt Hammond D All
81 Luca Marinoni Osborne R All
96 Jordan Kerridge R 7
98 Jonathan Sargeant G All
PerformanceTek Racing 34 John McGladrigan D G 1–3, 5–7
38 Morgan Wroot 4–7
65 Jack Irvine R 4
88 Barry Holmes D G All
Mad4Mini 33 Lauren Tayla R 2–3
38 Morgan Wroot 1–3
Pantera Carpentry 41 Joe Wiggin G All
Mannpower Motorsport 46 Paul Manning D All
LUX Motorsport 50 David Stirling Guest 1
Jack Byrne Motorsport 486 Jack Byrne R All

Results

JCW Class

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie Winner Graduate Winner Directors Winner
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		23 April Lewis Brown Lewis Brown Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R2 24 April Jack Mitchell Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Jamie Osborne Sam Weller James Griffith
R3 Ronan Pearson Ronan Pearson Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		14 May Jack Mitchell Sam Weller Jack Mitchell J W Bird Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R5 15 May Max Coates Jack Mitchell J W Bird Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R6 Max Coates Max Coates Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Cheshire) 		11 June Sam Weller Sam Weller Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R8 12 June Jason Lockwood Jason Lockwood Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
4 R9 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		30 July Ronan Pearson Ronan Pearson Ronan Pearson Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R10 31 July Sam Weller Ronan Pearson Excelr8 Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R11 Dan Zelos Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller James Griffith
5 R12 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		13 August Alex Denning Alex Denning Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Liam Lambert
R13 14 August Sam Weller Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Liam Lambert
R14 Sam Weller Jack Mitchell J W Bird Motorsport Gergő Rácz Sam Weller Joe Tanner
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		24 September Sam Weller Ronan Pearson Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R16 25 September Ronan Pearson Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller James Griffith
R17 Ronan Pearson Sam Weller Hybrid Tune Sam Smith Sam Weller James Griffith
7 R18 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		8 October Alex Denning Alex Denning Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R19 9 October Alex Denning Alex Denning Graves Motorsport Alex Denning Sam Weller Joe Tanner
R20 Sam Smith Sam Smith Hybrid Tune Sam Smith Sam Weller Joe Tanner

Mini Challenge Trophy

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner Graduate Winner Directors Winner
1 R1 Pembrey Circuit
(Carmarthenshire) 		6-8 May Matt Hammond Lee Pearce Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
R2 Tom Ovenden Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce
R3 Matt Hammond Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce
2 R4 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		28-29 May Nelson King Ben Jenkins Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
R5 Alfie Glenie Louie Capozzoli AReeve Motorsport Jack Byrne Louie Capozzoli Lee Pearce
R6 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
3 R7 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		24-26 June Nelson King Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
R8 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
4 R9 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		26-28 August Tom Ovenden Nicky Taylor Tom Ovenden Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Tom Ovenden Matt Hammond
R10 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Oliver Meadows Nelson King Matt Hammond
5 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		16-18 September Matt Hammond Tom Ovenden Tom Ovenden Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Tom Ovenden Matt Hammond
R12 Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
R13 Jack Byrne Charlie Mann Mann Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
6 R14 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		21-23 October Matt Hammond Jack Byrne Matt Hammond Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Matt Hammond
R15 Jack Byrne Joe Wiggin Pantera Carpentry Jack Byrne Joe Wiggin Matt Hammond
R16 Matt Hammond Matt Hammond Excelr8 Motorsport Jack Byrne Tom Ovenden Matt Hammond
7 R17 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		4-6 November Alex Solley Nelson King Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce
R18 Lee Pearce Nelson King Graves Motorsport Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce
R19 Nelson King Lee Pearce Lee Pearce Racing Jack Byrne Nelson King Lee Pearce

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the all finishing 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. Any driver that finishes the race in 20th or below will receive 15 points. Only drivers that do not finish will not score.

Championship Race points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th+   PP   FL 
Points 50 44 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 6 6

Drivers' Championships

JCW Overall standings

Pos Driver DON BHI OUL KNO SNE SIL BHGP Total Pen. Drop Points
1 Sam Weller (G) 1 1 5 2 4 4 1 3 4 5 3 2 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 3 868 71 797
2 Alex Denning (R) 3 Ret 10 5 5 3 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 13 1 1 6 747 747
3 Jack Mitchell 4 3 3 1 1 Ret 2 2 Ret 14 6 4 4 1 6 5 5 2 3 2 728 728
4 Ronan Pearson 6 4 1 9 8 6 11 8 1 1 2 6 3 Ret 4 3 2 3 6 Ret 704 704
5 Jason Lockwood 5 5 2 3 7 7 4 1 3 2 4 5 2 2 3 4 4 7 Ret 10 722 28 694
6 Jack Davidson 2 2 15 11 9 5 7 7 8 8 NC 9 8 4 8 9 14 13 9 5 563 20 543
7 Max Coates 24 11 8 7 3 1 9 6 6 6 Ret 7 7 Ret 20 25 15 10 7 4 530 530
8 Dan Zelos 7 6 6 4 2 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 5 3 7 7 24 9 8 Ret 520 520
9 Joe Tanner (D) 14 Ret 9 10 6 8 3 4 2 3 Ret WD 13 6 10 Ret 11 5 10 7 490 40 450
10 Lewis Brown 23 13 Ret 6 Ret 11 24 25 23 13 8 3 Ret 12 5 6 3 8 5 Ret 436 436
11 Gergő Rácz (R) Ret 20 11 NC 15 Ret 14 10 13 10 5 10 11 7 9 8 7 21 16 17 408 408
12 Robbie Dalgeish 13 7 4 20 17 Ret 10 11 7 12 7 12 10 9 14 11 8 404 404
13 Ethan Hammerton 11 12 Ret Ret 13 10 16 12 11 7 Ret Ret 20 11 12 10 9 11 18 9 383 383
14 Joshua Jackson (R) 18 16 13 8 26 15 13 14 10 11 10 20 16 10 13 22 25 20 21 13 409 30 379
15 Bradley Gravett (G) 8 10 7 12 12 Ret 8 9 14 15 12 Ret Ret DNS 15 15 22 12 14 16 373 373
16 Dominic Wheatley (R) 16 17 Ret 15 11 13 22 Ret 16 23 Ret 14 9 8 16 Ret 26 22 13 15 325 325
17 Ryan Faulconbridge 15 25 16 Ret 19 18 Ret 20 18 21 16 17 18 17 23 18 17 24 20 22 314 314
18 Kenan Dole 17 14 Ret 14 14 Ret 23 26 Ret Ret 13 19 14 19 18 24 20 16 15 21 297 297
19 Lydia Walmsley (G) 21 19 19 22 23 17 21 17 20 17 11 Ret WD WD Ret 21 16 19 17 11 285 285
20 James Griffith (D) Ret 18 Ret Ret 22 16 Ret 18 22 20 15 21 19 15 17 17 10 18 Ret 14 279 279
21 Ross Marshall (D)(R) 20 Ret 18 19 18 22 19 Ret 17 16 18 Ret 22 Ret 19 20 21 15 12 19 279 279
22 William Hardy (D) 22 23 20 24 24 19 Ret 24 19 18 Ret 18 23 18 Ret 19 19 Ret 19 18 265 265
23 Jamie Osborne (R) 9 9 Ret Ret 20 14 Ret 19 15 Ret NC Ret 21 Ret 11 14 18 14 DSQ 20 245 245
24 Ru Clark (D) 10 8 12 16 21 23 12 13 12 9 Ret 220 220
25 Harry Nunn (R) Ret 22 21 18 Ret Ret 20 Ret 21 22 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 12 17 Ret 12 200 200
26 Leonardo Panayiotou (R) Ret 21 14 13 25 12 18 15 16 15 14 197 197
27 Taylor Whitson (R) 12 15 22 17 10 9 Ret 21 141 141
28 Hannah Chapman 19 24 17 21 16 21 15 16 137 137
29 David Stirling (D)(R) 23 Ret 20 Ret 23 Ret 19 19 24 23 Ret 23 Ret Ret 123 123
30 Barry Ward (D)(R) Ret Ret Ret 17 22 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 70 70
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Sam Smith (R) 21 12 6 6 4 1
Matthew George 22 13 Ret Ret 11 8
Kyle Reid (R) 9 Ret 14 11 17 16
Liam Lambert (D) 13 12 13

Trophy Overall standings

Pos Driver PEM THR1 CRO THR2 SNE DON BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1 Nelson King (G) 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 5 3 1 1 2 888 57 831
2 Matt Hammond (D) 2 14 9 3 7 8 4 8 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 1 10 8 8 694 35 659
3 Tom Ovenden (G) 6 5 8 13 16 7 2 2 1 2 1 29 15 4 4 2 5 4 7 654 30 624
4 Nicky Taylor (G) 4 2 2 4 11 5 5 3 7 5 3 2 Ret 5 10 Ret 2 10 6 595 50 575
5 Jack Byrne (R) 12 8 7 14 9 4 7 5 3 8 6 3 4 6 3 4 8 5 5 608.5 39.5 569
6 Joe Wiggin (G) 11 12 13 5 10 10 3 4 8 6 5 4 5 3 1 5 9 7 9 588.5 34.5 554
7 Charlie Mann 9 6 5 11 5 2 6 6 5 4 9 6 1 Ret 11 9 6 6 3 567 22 545
8 Lee Pearce (D) 3 4 4 6 2 18 27 20 9 14 12 26 18 15 7 7 7 2 1 546.5 23.5 523
9 Alex Solley (G) 5 3 6 12 3 3 8 16 15 15 8 7 7 7 6 10 4 13 12 539 39 500
10 Nathan Edwards (G) 10 10 10 8 12 Ret 13 Ret 16 11 15 10 11 8 8 6 3 3 4 464 20 444
11 Alfie Glenie 8 11 12 9 4 13 Ret DNS 24 17 16 11 10 10 15 17 12 11 10 392 392
12 Oliver Meadows (R) Ret 16 11 21 15 24 9 7 6 7 19 12 13 19 18 13 11 12 16 387.5 7.5 380
13 Franklyn Taylor (R) 15 15 20 Ret 20 12 12 12 10 10 7 9 14 9 28 18 15 16 17 371.5 11.5 360
14 Morgan Wroot 20 20 18 18 14 Ret 19 14 12 12 11 13 8 DNS 9 27 17 15 15 366 15 351
15 Paul Manning (D) Ret 28 15 7 8 16 16 10 23 16 24 14 9 16 13 11 18 Ret 23 340.5 341
16 Luca Marinoni Osborne (R) 13 9 Ret 26 26 Ret 10 26 17 18 22 17 12 11 17 14 13 14 13 338 338
17 Tyler Lidsey (G) Ret DNS DNS 22 18 9 15 9 11 9 10 8 6 12 12 8 16 Ret 22 334 334
18 Louie Capozzoli (G) 7 7 3 2 1 6 DSQ 18 Ret 13 13 Ret 16 322 322
19 James Parker (D) 16 18 14 16 17 21 21 19 Ret 20 14 15 20 17 27 16 27 21 20 303.5 7.5 296
20 Clark Wells (D) 18 13 17 19 18 15 Ret 17 Ret Ret 20 18 25 21 14 12 20 17 14 281 281
21 Johnathan Sargeant (G) 19 23 23 20 25 17 11 11 13 Ret 27 24 23 25 Ret 22 19 22 28 276 276
22 Mike Paul (D) 14 21 22 10 13 Ret 20 15 Ret 22 28 21 19 14 21 15 21 18 21 299 15 20 264
23 Mick Fitzgerald (DG) 25 26 Ret 25 22 20 23 27 14 19 23 23 22 23 25 26 28 24 26 269.5 7.5 262
24 Brendan Fitzgerald (D) 21 22 16 24 Ret 19 17 23 18 Ret 17 16 17 20 20 19 23 20 Ret 257 257
25 Ben Jenkins (G) 26 17 21 17 23 11 Ret Ret 20 23 21 20 Ret 24 22 21 24 23 19 252 252
26 Barry Holmes (DG) 22 24 25 23 24 22 25 24 19 21 26 25 24 Ret 23 23 29 27 Ret 248.5 249
27 John McGladrigan (DG) 17 19 19 Ret 21 14 26 22 18 19 21 22 16 28 Ret DNS DNS 202.5 202.5
28 Sophie Wright (R) 23 27 NC Ret Ret DNS 24 28 21 24 29 27 26 28 Ret Ret 30 29 28 195 195
29 Lauren Tayla (R) Ret 27 23 22 25 Ret 28 27 82.5 83
30 Alexander Jay Ret DNS 24 15 Ret Ret 18 13 74 74
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Alex Keens 30 28 27 26 26 25 14 9 11
Max Coates 14 21
Piers Henderson 18 19 20
Sam Baker 22 Ret 25 22 Ret 22 19 18
Andy Cobb 27 24 24 26 26 25
Jordan Kerridge 25 25 24
David Stirling 24 25 26
Jack Irvine Ret Ret

References

  1. ^ "2022 Quaife Mini Challenge Championship Standings". www.minichallenge.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13.
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