2015 Mini Challenge UK

The 2015 Mini Challenge season was the fourteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 25 April at Donington Park and ended on 1 November at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured eight rounds across the UK. The 2015 season saw the introduction of the F56 Class which features the Gen-3 Mini.

Calendar[edit]

Round	Circuit	Date	Classes	Races
1	Donington Park	25–26 April	All	3
2	Brands Hatch	9–10 May	F56, JCW	3
3	Rockingham Motor Speedway	23–24 May	Cooper	3
4	Silverstone Circuit	13–14 June	All	3
5	Brands Hatch	27–28 June	All	3
6	Oulton Park	8 August	All	2
7	Donington Park	19–20 September	All	2
8	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	31 October-1 November	All	3

Entry list[edit]

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
F56 Class
Excelr8 Motorsport	13	Bence Balogh	All
	16	Harry Vaulkhard	1-5, 7
	16	Jack Mitchell	6
	17	William Phillips	All
	22	Adam Weaver	1
		Luke Caudle	2, 4, 6-7
		Nick Foster	3
	24	Lee Pattison	All
	37	Rob Smith	All
	45	Jack Mitchell	7
	52	Dan Prosser	2, 4
		Chris Smith	3
		Jason Barlow	5
		Vicki Butler-Henderson	6
		Matt Prior	7
	69	Mark Steward	1-4, 7
	71	Ryan Rhode	All
	81	Henry Gilbert	5
	778	Chris James	5
Oakfield Motorsport	15	Charlie Butler-Henderson	1-3, 5-7
Oakfield Motorsport	15	Ian Curley	4
Lawrence Davey Racing	19	Lawrence Davey	All
Lawrence Davey Racing	46	Sam Osborne	5-7
Dale Racing	26	Luke Reade	1-4
	46	Sam Osborne	1-4
	79	Jono Brown	1
Sussex Road & Race	26	Luke Reade	5-7
OX4 Racing	35	Chris Oakman	1, 5
		Chris Fryer	3, 7
		James Loukes	4, 6
Eurotech Racing	55	Jeff Smith	7
AR Performance	56	Adam Cunnington	7
Ignis Racing	58	Chris Boon	All
Ignis Racing	69	Nick Boon	6
Unitec Motorsport	61	David Grady	All
Minicraft	78	Daniel Poole	6
JCW Class
Excelr8 Motorsport	5	Jason Jefferys	All
Sussex Road & Race	7	Craig Freeman	1, 5
	7	Jono Brown	2, 4
	31	Keith Issatt	3
	32	Alan Taylor	1-6
IN:MINI	8	Hamish Brandon	All
Lawrence Davey Racing	25	Toby Hotston	3
	38	Scot Adam	4-7
	105	Clayton Kingman	1-2
Lohen	28	Henry Duprey	2
ES Motorsport	45	Calum King	5
ES Motorsport	55	Steve King	5
Oakfield Motorsport	66	Steve Ruxton-Cocker	1-2, 4-7
Oakfield Motorsport	77	Neil Newstead	All
Rob Sims Racing	73	Errka Lindstedt	1-3
Staffs Racing	99	Kevin O'Connor	All
Cooper Class
Sussex Road & Race	3	Ricky Page	All
	70	Craig Freeman	1
	70	Grace Williams	2, 4
Rob Sims Racing	9	Simon Walton	All
	10	Adrian Norman	All
	47	James Goodall	4-7
Excelr8 Motorsport	11	Max Bladon	All
	21	Adam Davey	All
	88	Jon Attard	All
Mintech	18	Mark Wakefield	All
Coastal Racing	23	Max Leaver	1, 3-4, 7
	27	Nathan Harrison	All
	44	Dave Pearce	7
	49	Martin Poole	All
Team Dynamics	42	Henry Neal	All
Dale Racing	76	Jo Polley	1-5
Eurotech Racing	76	Jo Polley	6-7
Privateer	78	Matt Hammond	1-2
HR Multisport	87	Rebecca Ryder	1-2, 4-6
Oakfield Motorsport	98	Darren Chatt	All

Championship standings[edit]

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
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[edit]

F56 Class[edit]

Pos	Driver	DON			BHGP			SIL			BHI			OUL		DON		SNE			Pts
1	Charlie Butler-Henderson	3	1	2	6	4	1	10	3	3				1	2	1	1	1	4	1	733
2	David Grady	2	2	4	5	2	2	5	5	4	5	5	1	4	3	3	4	17	8	6	709
3	Lee Pattison	6	10	Ret	1	12	12	1	7	1	13	4	Ret	3	1	4	2	5	2	2	637
4	Lawrence Davey	5	9	10	12	5	13	2	2	2	1	1	2	6	4	6	Ret	3	3	10	623
5	William Phillips	12	7	7	3	Ret	6	3	15	6	3	6	4	2	9	8	3	11	6	5	602
6	Ryan Rhode	4	6	3	4	8	Ret	4	1	5	2	2	3	5	7	Ret	7	18	Ret	11	563
7	Rob Smith	1	3	1	2	3	8	8	Ret	8	4	3	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	7	Ret	9	515
8	Harry Vaulkhard	9	4	Ret	7	7	5	6	4	9	6	11	6	7	5			10	11	14	470
9	Bence Balogh	13	12	8	8	6	3	9	6	Ret	11	14	7	9	12	7	11	9	12	12	465
10	Luke Caudle				11	1	4				7	7	5			5	6	2	1	4	402
11	Sam Osborne	7	8	5	9	Ret	9	11	9	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	6	14	Ret	19	10	7	363
12	Luke Reade	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	9	12	10	8	9	8	8	9	8	307
13	Chris Boon	10	Ret	6	Ret	10	7	Ret	13	12	12	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	11	10	16	14	18	291
14	Mark Steward	11	11	9	13	11	11	12	12	14	Ret	13	Ret					13	16	DNS	254
15	Jack Mitchell															2	12	4	7	13	152
16	Dan Prosser				10	13	10				10	12	10								141
17	Jeff Smith																	6	5	3	109
18	Chris Fryer							13	14	15								14	17	17	108
19	James Loukes										8	8	11			Ret	Ret				78
20	Chris Smith							7	10	13											74
21	Ian Curley										9	10	9								74
22	Jono Brown	8	5	Ret																	62
23	Matt Prior																	12	13	15	59
24	Nick Foster							Ret	8	7											58
25	Adam Cunnington																	15	15	16	53
26	Vicki Butler-Henderson															12	9				47
27	Jason Barlow													12	10						45
28	Chris Oakman	Ret	DNS	DNS										11	11						44
29	Nick Boon															10	14				43
30	Adam Weaver	Ret	13	11																	42
31	Daniel Poole															13	13				40
32	Henry Gilbert													Ret	Ret						0
33	Chris James													Ret	Ret						0

JCW Class[edit]

Pos	Driver	DON			BHGP			SIL			BHI			OUL		DON		SNE			Pts
1	Neil Newstead	1	1	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	6	964
2	Hamish Brandon	2	3	1	4	2	3	2	2	4	Ret	2	1	1	3	1	2	Ret	3	1	773
3	Alan Taylor	4	4	5	7	6	6	4	5	6	5	6	5	8	8	Ret	4				498
4	Steve Ruxton-Cocker	3	5	6	8	9	8				3	3	3	9	7	Ret	DNS	2	1	4	494
5	Kevin O'Connor	5	2	4	6	5	7	Ret	3	3	Ret	DNS	DNS	3	2	Ret	DNS	Ret	5	3	454
6	Jason Jefferys	DNS	7	7	9	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	4	4	4	Ret	3	Ret	3	6	5	401
7	Scot Adam										4	5	6	5	6	4	3	Ret	4	2	330
8	Errka Lindstedt	Ret	6	3	5	3	5	3	4	2											316
9	Jono Brown				1	Ret	4				1	Ret	Ret								143
10	Henry Duprey				3	1	2														140
11	Clayton Kingman	Ret	8	8	10	8	9														134
12	Keith Issatt							5	6	5											100
13	Craig Freeman	6	DNS	DNS										7	5						96
14	Toby Hotston							6	7	7											92
15	Steve King													Ret	4						37
16	Calum King													6	Ret						32

Cooper Class[edit]

Pos	Driver	DON			ROC			SIL			BHI			OUL		DON		SNE			Pts
1	Nathan Harrison	1	2	3	1	1	9	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	14	5	902
2	Ricky Page	4	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	4	2	1	5	DSQ	6	3	4	5	6	797
3	Mark Wakefield	13	4	4	3	2	1	6	3	5	6	3	7	3	1	4	2	2	3	1	762
4	Simon Walton	2	3	2	10	14	Ret	7	5	8	5	4	6	2	4	Ret	5	3	6	15	586
5	Max Bladon	9	10	5	Ret	4	Ret	3	4	3	2	5	13	4	Ret	2	Ret	5	2	2	558
6	Henry Neal	8	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	4	4	8	6	9	6	4	6	2	5	7	8	1	4	539
7	Darren Chatt	5	5	10	7	5	12	9	Ret	12	7	7	Ret	7	6	7	9	12	7	7	483
8	Martin Poole	3	13	Ret	Ret	12	11	11	9	7	3	10	9	Ret	5	3	4	6	13	8	465
9	Adam Davey	Ret	12	7	4	11	8	5	10	10	Ret	9	5	13	12	9	6	10	10	11	449
10	Jo Polley	10	9	9	9	8	10	12	11	11	11	13	10	10	8	Ret	12	15	15	14	413
11	Jon Attard	Ret	11	11	6	13	6	8	Ret	9	10	8	14	8	11	Ret	8	9	8	9	411
12	Adrian Norman	6	8	8	5	9	3	DNS	7	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	11	9	8	10	13	9	13	405
13	Max Leaver	Ret	7	Ret				10	6	4	8	Ret	3					7	4	3	310
14	Rebecca Ryder	12	14	12	11	15	13				14	15	12	12	10	11	13				266
15	James Goodall										13	14	11	9	7	10	11	11	11	12	228
16	Matt Hammond	7	6	6	8	7	5														186
17	Grace Williams				Ret	6	7				12	11	8								113
18	Dave Pearce																	14	12	10	64
19	Craig Freeman	11	DNS	DNS																	22