2016 Mini Challenge UK

The 2016 Mini Challenge season was the fifteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 23 April at Donington Park and ended on 30 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured eight rounds across the UK.

Round	Circuit	Date	Classes	Races
1	Donington Park^[1]	23–24 April	JCW, Cooper S, Cooper	3
2	Brands Hatch	7–8 May	JCW	2
3	Silverstone Circuit	28–29 May	All	3
4	Rockingham Motor Speedway	18–19 June	JCW, Cooper S, Cooper	3
5	Brands Hatch	16–17 July	All	3
6	Oulton Park	20 August	All	2
7	Cadwell Park	3 September	Cooper S, Cooper, Open	2
8	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	29–30 October	All	3

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
JCW Class
MINI UK VIP	1	Charlie Butler-Henderson	All
	37	Rob Smith	All
	52	Dan Prosser	1
		Rebecca Jackson	2-3, 5-6
		Richard Aucock	7
	61	James Turkington	1, 3-7
Sussex Road & Race	2	Ben Seyfried	5-6
	26	Luke Reade	1-6
	46	Sam Osborne	1-6
	194	Michael O'Brien	6
ES Motorsport	7	Steve King	1-5, 7
ES Motorsport	45	Calum King	All
Excelr8 Motorsport	10	Chris Smith	All
	13	Bence Balogh	1, 4, 6
	18	Mark Wakefield	7
	59	Juan Diego Hernandes Leiva	1, 3
	68	Ben Constanduros	3
	69	Mark Steward	1-2
	79	Jono Brown	All
	88	Reece Barr	7
	666	Luke Caudle	All
Unitec Motorsport	16	David Grady	All
Mark Wakefield Motorsport	18	Mark Wakefield	1-6
Lawrence Davey Racing	19	Lawrence Davey	All
	26	Luke Reade	7
	46	Sam Osborne	7
	68	Scot Adam	5
Coastal Racing	27	Nathan Harrison	All
Coastal Racing	89	Shane Stoney	1
OX4 Racing	35	James Loukes	1-2, 7
		Chris Oakman	3-4
		Chris Fryer	5-6
Eurotech Racing	39	Brett Smith	All
	55	Jeff Smith	1, 3, 5-7
	76	Jo Polley	1-3, 5-7
Team Dynamics	42	Henry Neal	All
AR Performance	56	Adam Cunnington	1-5, 7
Ignis Racing	58	Chris Boon	1, 3-7
Ignis Racing	80	Nick Boon	All
Oakfield Motorsport	77	Neil Newstead	All
Privateer	84	Ryan Dignan	6-7
Staffs Racing	99	Kevin O'Connor	All
Forster Motorsport	777	Arthur Forster	1
Cooper S Class
Excelr8 Motorsport	24	Rob Austin	2-5, 7
Excelr8 Motorsport	118	Toby Hotston	1
Lawrence Davey Racing	38	Scot Adam	All
Oakfield Motorsport	66	Steve Ruxton-Cocker	1-4
	77	Neil Newstead	6
	94	Tim Porter	All
Team Maxxis	90	Scott Jeffs	1-3, 5-7
Sussex Road & Race	176	Carlito Miracco	3-7
Cooper Class
Privateer	4	Michael Bamber	All
RTS Motorsport	6	Sam Weller	All
Rob Sims Racing	9	Simon Walton	1-5
	47	James Goodall	All
	91	Owen Walton	All
	96	Adrian Norman	All
Excelr8 Motorsport	11	Max Bladon	All
	21	Adam Davey	1-4
	107	Piers Prior	1
		Iain Webber	2
		Luke Chard-Maple	3
		Macaulay Austin	4
		Greg Barnard	5
		Nick Griggs	6
		Will Foulkes	7
	108	Fraser Rose	5
Mintech	14	Tony Lynch	1
Coastal Racing	17	Josh Gollin	All
	20	Kyle Reid	1, 5
	25	Nathaniel Gollin	2-4, 7
	29	Morgan Jones	1-5
	49	Martin Poole	1-2, 4-7
	87	Max Leaver	4
	93	Ollie Walker	4
Team Dynamics	22	Will Neal	All
Privateer	36	Marco Haig	1-2, 5-7
Lawrence Davey Racing	98	Darren Chatt	4
Privateer	117	Brad Hutchison	All
Open Class
Privateer	5	Chloe Hewitt	All
Sussex Road & Race	23	Simon Clark	All
Sussex Road & Race	555	Andrew Bailey	1-2
Privateer	28	Martyn Hathaway	2-3, 5
Privateer	114	Sam Hathaway	2-3, 5
Oakfield Motorsport	33	Stuart Lane	1-3
RTS Motorsport	34	Richard Mills	All
AReeve Motorsport	44	Aaron Reeve	1-3, 5
	83	Laura Davis	3
	121	Jono Davis	All
	606	Tim Bill	5
Lawrence Davey Racing	81	Keith Issatt	All
Privateer	196	Taelor Shand	5

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
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

Pos	Driver	DON			SIL			ROC			BHI			OUL		CAD		SNE			Pts
1	Scott Jeffs	4	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3		C		2	3	2	2	1	1	C	675
2	Scot Adam	2	Ret	DNS	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	C	2	3	1	Ret	3	4	2	C	645
3	Tim Porter	3	3	2	4	4	5	3	5	1	2	C	5	5	4	3	Ret	2	3	C	633
4	Steve Ruxton-Cocker	1	2	Ret	5	5	1	1	2	2	5	C	4								442
5	Carlito Miracco							5	3	Ret	4	C	3	1	2	Ret	1	5	4	C	378
6	Rob Austin				3	3	4	Ret	6	3	1	C	1	4	DNS			3	Ret	C	369
7	Toby Hotston	5	4	3								C								C	111
8	Neil Newstead											C				1	Ret			C	50

Pos	Driver	DON			SIL			ROC			BHI			OUL		CAD		SNE			Pts
1	Max Bladon	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	C	1	2	2	1	4	1	1	C	812
2	Josh Gollin	2	2	2	4	13	6	2	4	4	2	C	3	DSQ	5	6	1	9	8	C	570
3	Sam Weller	4	4	Ret	5	2	2	4	Ret	Ret	6	C	2	4	3	4	3	4	6	C	537
4	Brad Hutchison	Ret	6	DSQ	3	Ret	12	5	2	2	Ret	C	4	3	Ret	2	5	4	3	C	488
5	Will Neal	8	13	Ret	9	10	11	11	9	5	12	C	8	Ret	10	5	2	3	2	C	473
6	Michael Bamber	5	10	Ret	2	4	Ret	6	6	6	4	C	4	Ret	7	7	6	8	Ret	C	467
7	Owen Walton	10	12	11	6	11	10	8	5	11	9	C	10	8	8	DNS	DNS	7	7	C	394
8	James Goodall	9	9	10	10	5	5	7	7	3	13	C	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	9	C	392
9	Adrian Norman	11	14	8	12	9	9	12	11	7	10	C	Ret	7	Ret	8	8	11	11	C	367
10	Martin Poole	Ret	7	7	Ret	6	3				14	C	Ret	5	1	3	Ret	2	4	C	349
11	Marco Haig	6	8	Ret	8	12	8					C		6	6	10	7	12	12	C	294
12	Simon Walton	Ret	15	5	13	8	4	3	3	DNS	3	C	DNS	Ret	DNS					C	270
13	Adam Davey	7	3	9	7	3	DSQ	10	8	10	8	C	DNS							C	262
14	Nathaniel Gollin				11	7	7	9	Ret	Ret	11	C	9					6	5	C	228
15	Morgan Jones	Ret	11	6	14	14	13	Ret	12	8	WD	C	WD	Ret	9					C	196
16	Kyle Reid	Ret	Ret	3								C		1	4					C	127
17	Piers Prior	3	5	4								C								C	108
18	Luke Chard-Maple							13	10	9		C								C	70
19	Iain Webber				15	15	14					C								C	55
20	Nick Griggs											C				9	9			C	52
21	Macaulay Austin										15	C	7							C	48
22	Fraser Rose											C		10	11					C	46
23	Will Foulkes											C						13	10	C	44
24	Ollie Walker										5	C	Ret							C	34
25	Max Leaver										Ret	C	6							C	32
26	Darren Chatt										7	C	Ret							C	30
27	Greg Barnard											C		9	Ret					C	26
28	Tony Lynch	12	Ret	DNS								C								C	21

2016 Mini Challenge UK

Calendar

Entry list

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

JCW Class

Cooper S Class

Cooper Class

Open Class

References

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