The 2017 Mini Challenge season was the sixteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 15 April at Oulton Park and ended on 15 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.
Calendar
Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
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1 | Oulton Park International | 15, 17 April | JCW | 2 |
2 | Rockingham ISSC | 29–30 April | JCW | 2 |
3 | Snetterton 200 | 13–14 May | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 3 |
4 | Snetterton 300 | 27–28 May | JCW | 3 |
5 | Silverstone National | 3–4 June | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 3 |
6 | Silverstone GP | 10–11 June | JCW | 2 |
7 | Rockingham ISSC | 24 June | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 2 |
8 | Brands Hatch Indy | 8–9 July | All | 3 |
9 | Brands Hatch GP | 5–6 August | JCW | 2 |
10 | Oulton Park Fosters | 19 August | All | 2 |
11 | Donington Park | 16–17 September | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 2 |
12 | Donington Park | 23–24 September | JCW | 2 |
13 | Snetterton 300 | 14–15 October | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 3 |
Entry list
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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JCW Class | |||
Unitec Motorsport | 1 | David Grady [1] | All |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 3 | Rebecca Jackson [2] | All |
9 | Ray MacDowall | 7-8 | |
11 | Max Bladon [3] | All | |
18 | Mark Wakefield [4] | All | |
21 | Mohammed Nalwalla [5] | 1-4 | |
30 | Luke Caudle | 6 | |
46 | Stuart Gibbs | All | |
51 | Freddie Lee | 1-3, 5 | |
Jack Wright | 6 | ||
77 | Andy Knight | 1-2, 7 | |
Ray MacDowall | 5 | ||
80 | Nick Boon | 1 | |
88 | Reece Barr [6] | All | |
Eurotech Racing | 4 | Ben Winrow | 4 |
39 | Brett Smith | All | |
55 | Jeff Smith[7] | 1-3 | |
74 | Neil Newstead | 5 | |
76 | Jo Polley [8] | 1-3, 6-7 | |
ES Motorsport | 7 | Steve King | 1-4, 7-8 |
45 | Calum King | 1-4, 7-8 | |
MINI UK VIP | 15 | Charlie Butler-Henderson[9] | All |
16 | David Robinson | 8 | |
37 | Rob Smith[10] | All | |
52 | James Taylor | 1 | |
Tim "Shmee150" Burton[11] | 2 | ||
Vicki Butler-Henderson | 3 | ||
JM Littman | 4 | ||
Mark Blundell | 5 | ||
Ben Barry | 6 | ||
Mia Flewitt | 8 | ||
61 | James Turkington | 1-5 | |
77 | George Wright | 6 | |
Privateer | 17 | Brad Hutchison | All |
Lawrence Davey Racing | 19 | Lawrence Davey | 4-6 |
20 | Kyle Reid | 3 | |
29 | Stuart Gough | 8 | |
32 | Dean Brace [12] | 1-6, 8 | |
Team Dynamics | 22 | Will Neal [13] | All |
42 | Henry Neal [14] | All | |
AReeve Motorsport | 27 | Gary Curtis | 8 |
69 | Jesse Chamberlin | 4 | |
78 | Richard O'Dwyer [15] | All | |
87 | Paul Bell [16] | All | |
126 | Sarah Moore | 6 | |
777 | Kenan Dole | 5, 8 | |
TDF with Moorgate Motorsport Finance | 29 | Stuart Gough [17] | 1-5 |
OX4 Racing | 35 | Chris Fryer | 1, 7 |
Chris Oakman | 2-3 | ||
James Loukes | 4-5 | ||
Privateer | 84 | Ryan Dignan | All |
90 | Scott Jeffs [18] | All | |
Staffs Racing | 99 | Kevin O'Connor | 1-7 |
George Sutton Racing | 444 | George Sutton [19] | All |
Open Class | |||
Privateer | 5 | Chloe Hewitt | All |
AReeve Motorsport | 8 | Kevin Owen [20] | 1-4, 6-7 |
33 | Stu Lane | 2 | |
Tim Bill | 3 | ||
44 | Aaron Reeve | All | |
63 | Darryl Brown | 4 | |
94 | Scot Adam | 1 | |
121 | Jono Davis | 1, 7 | |
606 | Tim Bill | 1-2, 4-7 | |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 24 | Rob Austin | All |
Privateer | 26 | Andy Montgomery | All |
College of West Anglia | 53 | Andrew Tsang | 1-2 |
Neal Clarke | 7 | ||
Sussex Road and Race | 77 | Ben Dimmack | All |
Privateer | 111 | Neil Ginley | All |
Cooper Pro Class | |||
Privateer | 4 | Michael Bamber | 2, 5 |
Hybrid Tune Motorsport | 6 | Sam Weller [21] | All |
Rob Sims Racing | 9 | Simon Walton | 1-4, 6-7 |
47 | James Goodall | All | |
91 | Owen Walton | All | |
99 | Fulvio Mussi | 5 | |
Team Dynamics | 20 | Craig Smith | 2 |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 23 | Ethan Pitt | 6-7 |
31 | Jessica Hawkins | All | |
36 | Mark Cornell | All | |
56 | Richard Newman | All | |
126 | Bryony King | 5-7 | |
888 | Matt Hammond | All | |
Privateer | 49 | Martin Poole | 1-5, 7 |
AReeve Motorsport | 74 | Rob Butler | 7 |
126 | Sarah Moore | 4 | |
Sussex Road and Race | 98 | Darren Chatt | All |
Cooper Am Class | |||
Sussex Road and Race | 10 | Paul Townsend | 1 |
Hybrid Tune Motorsport | 12 | Stuart McLaren [22] | All |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 21 | Nicolas Griebner | 1 |
Daniel Bishop | 2-3 | ||
Chris Day | 4 | ||
AReeve Motorsport | 46 | Andy Godfrey | All |
63 | Darryl Brown | 5-7 | |
College of West Anglia | 50 | Neal Clarke | 1-4 |
Gary Papworth | 5-7 | ||
78 | Chris Middleton | All | |
Rob Sims Racing | 54 | Adrian Norman | All |
Privateer | 217 | Dale Jamieson | All |
Results
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first 32 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 |
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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 |
Drivers' Championship
JCW Class
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Open Class
Pos | Driver | SNE | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | DON | SNE | Pts | |||||||||||
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1 | Ben Dimamck | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 778 |
2 | Rob Austin | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | DNS | 709 |
3 | Aaron Reeve | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 568 |
4 | Andy Montgomery | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 541 |
5 | Chloe Hewitt | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 530 |
6 | Neil Ginley | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 473 |
7 | Kevin Owen | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 10 | 6 | 430 | ||
8 | Tim Bill | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 5 | 427 |
9 | Jono Davis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 236 | ||||||||||||
10 | Andrew Tsang | Ret | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 4 | 2 | 158 | ||||||||||||
11 | Scot Adam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 156 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Stu Lane | 1 | 2 | 5 | 134 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Neal Clarke | 5 | 5 | 3 | 114 | |||||||||||||||
14 | Darryl Brown | 9 | 8 | 8 | 84 | |||||||||||||||
Cooper Pro Class
Pos | Driver | SNE | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | DON | SNE | Pts | |||||||||||
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1 | Matt Hammond | Ret | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 761 |
2 | Jessica Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 727 |
3 | Sam Weller | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 702 |
4 | Owen Walton | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 575 |
5 | Martin Poole | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 538 | ||
6 | Richard Newman | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 523 |
7 | James Goodall | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 488 |
8 | Simon Walton | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 459 | ||
9 | Mark Cornell | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 459 |
10 | Darren Chatt | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 411 |
11 | Bryony King | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 124 | |||||||||||
12 | Ethan Pitt | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 144 | |||||||||||||
13 | Michael Bamber | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 121 | |||||||||||||
14 | Sarah Moore | 6 | 7 | 6 | 94 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Craig Smith | 10 | 11 | Ret | 46 | |||||||||||||||
16 | Rob Butler | Ret | Ret | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
drivers ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||||||
– | Fulvio Mussi | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Cooper Am Class
Pos | Driver | SNE | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | DON | SNE | Pts | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stuart McLaren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 886 |
2 | Chris Middleton | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 739 |
3 | Andy Godfrey | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 704 |
4 | Adrian Norman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 609 |
5 | Dale Jamieson | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 477 |
6 | Neal Clarke | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | 343 | |||||||
7 | Daniel Bishop | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 280 | |||||||||||||
8 | Gray Papworth | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 222 | |||||||||||
9 | Darryl Brown | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | DNS | 186 | |||||||||||
10 | Chris Day | 2 | 5 | 3 | 128 | |||||||||||||||
11 | Paul Townsend | 6 | 6 | 6 | 96 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Nicolas Griebner | 2 | DNS | DNS | 44 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "FULL GRID AT OULTON PARK THIS EASTER". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "JACKSON TO RACE IN 2017 MINI CHALLENGE". carsceneuk.com. Car Scene UK. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "BLADON GRADUATES TO JCW CLASS". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "WAKEFIELD JOINS TEAM EXCELR8 FOR 2017". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Nalwalla to race in Mini Challenge UK in 2017". motorsport.com. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "REECE BARR JOINS 2017 JCW CLASS". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "jeff to qualify two championships on one day". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "jeff to qualify two championships on one day". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Charlie signs up with ELMS". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "SMITH RETURNS IN 2017 AS MINI UK VIP". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Shmee takes on the MINI CHALLENGE F56 at Oulton Park". Car Scene UK. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "double uk legends champion dean brace joins jcw". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "FULL GRID AT OULTON PARK THIS EASTER". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "FULL GRID AT OULTON PARK THIS EASTER". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Richard O'Dwyer Sign's up with AReeve Motorsport MINI CHALLENGE UK". carsceneuk.com. Car Scene UK. 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "AReeve Motorsport sign 2nd JCW driver Paul Bell". carsceneuk.com. Car Scene UK. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Stuart Gough Will Join The MINI CHALLENGE UK JCW Championship And Supported By CSUK". carsceneuk.com. Car Scene UK. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "JEFFS GRADUATES TO JCW CLASS". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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- ↑ "Sam Weller New Look for 2017 MINI CHALLENGE UK". carsceneuk.com. Car Scene UK. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Stuart McLaren Signs up for MINI CHALLENGE UK Cooper AM Class". carsceneuk.com. Car Scene UK. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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