2022 Mini Challenge UK explained

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 Driver Class Rounds Excelr8 Motorsport 1 Dan Zelos All 4 Liam Lambert Guest 5 7 Gergő Rácz All 10 Bradley Gravett 6–7 23 Ethan Hammerton All 61 Harry Nunn 6–7 66 Ronan Pearson All 72 Joshua Jackson All 315 Jason Lockwood All Hybrid Tune 2 Matthew George Guest 6–7 8 Hannah Chapman 1–3 11 Sam Weller All 20 Kyle Reid Guest 4–5 24 Joe Tanner D All 42 Sam Smith 6 63 Taylor Whitson 1–3 Graves Motorsport 3 Ross Marshall D All 5 James Griffith D 7 10 Bradley Gravett 1–5 14 Dominic Wheatley All 33 Alex Denning All 39 Lewis Brown All 61 Harry Nunn 1–5 71 Max Coates align=center rowspan=2 1–6 69 7 LDR Performance Tuning 5 James Griffith D 1–6 29 Leonardo Panayiotou 1–3, 5 Autotech Motorsport 9 William Hardy D All J W Bird Motorsport 19 Jack Mitchell All 52 Ru Clark 1–4 77 Jamie Osborne All LUX Motorsport 13 Ryan Faulconbridge All 21 Jack Davidson All 22 Barry Ward D 2–3, 5–6 27 David Stirling D 2–4, 6–7 777 Kenan Dole All Lydia Walmsley Racing 82 Lydia Walmsley All Robbie Dalgleish Racing 91 Robbie Dalgleish 1–6 Source:^[1]

Icon Legend Rookie D Director Graduate

Mini Challenge Trophy

Team		Driver	Class	Rounds
AReeve Motorsport	3	Sophie Wright		All
	33	Lauren Tayla		7
	123	Andy Cobb	D	6–7
	199	Louie Capozzoli		1–5
	237	Piers Henderson		6
LDR Performance Tuning	4	Mike Paul	D	All
	7	Mick Fitzgerald	D	All
	30	James Parker	D	All
	32	Franklyn Taylor		All
	60	Brendan Fitzgerald	D	All
	77	Alexander Jay		1–3
MRM	10	Tyler Lidsey		All
	21	Nathan Edwards		1–3
	44	Sam Baker		4–5, 7
Graves Motorsport	12	Alex Solley		All
	17	Nicky Taylor		All
	27	Alfie Glenie		All
	62	Alex Keens		5–7
	71	Max Coates	Guest	3
	86	Oliver Meadows		All
	95	Nelson King		All
	99	Ben Jenkins		All
Mann Motorsport	20	Charlie Mann		All
Lee Pearce Racing	23	Lee Pearce	D	All
	711	Clark Wells	D	All
	21	Nathan Edwards		4, 6–7
	24	Tom Ovenden		All
	78	Matt Hammond	D	All
	81	nowrap	Luca Marinoni Osborne		All
	96	nowrap	Jordan Kerridge		7
	98	Jonathan Sargeant		All
PerformanceTek Racing	34	John McGladrigan	D	1–3, 5–7
	38	Morgan Wroot		4–7
	65	Jack Irvine		4
	88	Barry Holmes	D	All
Mad4Mini	33	Lauren Tayla		2–3
	38	Morgan Wroot		1–3
Pantera Carpentry	41	Joe Wiggin		All
Mannpower Motorsport	46	Paul Manning	D	All
LUX Motorsport	50	David Stirling	Guest	1
Jack Byrne Motorsport	486	Jack Byrne		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	nowrap	Jamie Osborne	nowrap	Sam Weller	nowrap	James Griffith
	R3				nowrap	Ronan Pearson	nowrap	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	nowrap	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		nowrap	Jason Lockwood	nowrap	Jason Lockwood	Excelr8 Motorsport	Alex Denning	Sam Weller	Joe Tanner
4	R9	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	30 July	nowrap	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	(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)	nowrap	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	nowrap	Matt Hammond	nowrap	Lee Pearce	nowrap	Nelson King	nowrap	Graves Motorsport	nowrap	Jack Byrne	nowrap	Nelson King	nowrap	Matt Hammond
	R2				nowrap	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	nowrap	Louie Capozzoli	nowrap	AReeve Motorsport	Jack Byrne	nowrap	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	nowrap	Excelr8 Motorsport	Jack Byrne	Tom Ovenden	Matt Hammond
	R10				Nelson King	Nelson King	Graves Motorsport	nowrap	Oliver Meadows	Nelson King	Matt Hammond
5	R11	(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	nowrap	Matt Hammond	Excelr8 Motorsport	Jack Byrne	Nelson King	Matt Hammond
	R15				Jack Byrne	Joe Wiggin	Pantera Carpentry	Jack Byrne	Joe Wiggin	Matt Hammond
	R16				nowrap	Matt Hammond	nowrap	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 systemChampionship 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			valign=middle	Total	valign=middle	Pen.	valign=middle	Drop	valign=middle	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	align=left nowrap	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	align=left nowrap	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			valign=middle	Total	valign=middle	Drop	valign=middle	Pen.	valign=middle	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	align=left nowrap	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 Quaife Mini Challenge Championship Standings. www.minichallenge.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20230413203639/https://www.minichallenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mc-points-post-bgp.jpg. 2023-04-13. dead.