# 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.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
| 1 | Donington Park | 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 |

## Entry list

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| JCW Class ||||
| MINI UK VIP | 1 | Charlie Butler-Henderson | All |
| MINI UK VIP | 37 | Rob Smith | All |
| MINI UK VIP | 52 | Dan Prosser | 1 |
| MINI UK VIP | 52 | Rebecca Jackson | 2-3, 5-6 |
| MINI UK VIP | 52 | Richard Aucock | 7 |
| MINI UK VIP | 61 | James Turkington | 1, 3-7 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 2 | Ben Seyfried | 5-6 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 26 | Luke Reade | 1-6 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 46 | Sam Osborne | 1-6 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 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 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 13 | Bence Balogh | 1, 4, 6 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 18 | Mark Wakefield | 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 59 | Juan Diego Hernandes Leiva | 1, 3 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 68 | Ben Constanduros | 3 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 69 | Mark Steward | 1-2 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 79 | Jono Brown | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 88 | Reece Barr | 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 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 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 26 | Luke Reade | 7 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 46 | Sam Osborne | 7 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 68 | Scot Adam | 5 |
| Coastal Racing | 27 | Nathan Harrison | All |
| Coastal Racing | 89 | Shane Stoney | 1 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | James Loukes | 1-2, 7 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | Chris Oakman | 3-4 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | Chris Fryer | 5-6 |
| Eurotech Racing | 39 | Brett Smith | All |
| Eurotech Racing | 55 | Jeff Smith | 1, 3, 5-7 |
| Eurotech Racing | 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 |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 77 | Neil Newstead | 6 |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 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 |
| Rob Sims Racing | 47 | James Goodall | All |
| Rob Sims Racing | 91 | Owen Walton | All |
| Rob Sims Racing | 96 | Adrian Norman | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 11 | Max Bladon | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 21 | Adam Davey | 1-4 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Piers Prior | 1 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Iain Webber | 2 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Luke Chard-Maple | 3 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Macaulay Austin | 4 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Greg Barnard | 5 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Nick Griggs | 6 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 107 | Will Foulkes | 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 108 | Fraser Rose | 5 |
| Mintech | 14 | Tony Lynch | 1 |
| Coastal Racing | 17 | Josh Gollin | All |
| Coastal Racing | 20 | Kyle Reid | 1, 5 |
| Coastal Racing | 25 | Nathaniel Gollin | 2-4, 7 |
| Coastal Racing | 29 | Morgan Jones | 1-5 |
| Coastal Racing | 49 | Martin Poole | 1-2, 4-7 |
| Coastal Racing | 87 | Max Leaver | 4 |
| Coastal Racing | 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 |
| AReeve Motorsport | 83 | Laura Davis | 3 |
| AReeve Motorsport | 121 | Jono Davis | All |
| AReeve Motorsport | 606 | Tim Bill | 5 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 81 | Keith Issatt | All |
| Privateer | 196 | Taelor Shand | 5 |

## 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 |
| 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

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | BHGP | BHGP | SIL | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | ROC | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | SNE | Pts |
| 1 | David Grady | 5 | C | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | C | 623 |
| 2 | Nathan Harrison | 2 | C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | DNS | 2 | 2 | C | 614 |
| 3 | Charlie Butler-Henderson | 1 | C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 3 | C | 604 |
| 4 | Jono Brown | 6 | C | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | C | 561 |
| 5 | Brett Smith | 12 | C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 4 | C | 558 |
| 6 | Chris Smith | 3 | C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 13 | C | 501 |
| 7 | Rob Smith | 4 | C | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 10 | C | 492 |
| 8 | Lawrence Davey | 17 | C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | C | 450 |
| 9 | Henry Neal | 11 | C | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 5 | C | 447 |
| 10 | Mark Wakefield | Ret | C | 18 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | C | 374 |
| 11 | Sam Osborne | 9 | C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 7 | C | 351 |
| 12 | James Turkington | 10 | C | 11 | | | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | C | 349 |
| 13 | Neil Newstead | 7 | C | 5 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 11 | Ret | C | 331 |
| 14 | Luke Caudle | Ret | C | 13 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | Ret | DSQ | C | 316 |
| 15 | Calum King | 20 | C | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 8 | 16 | Ret | 20 | C | 276 |
| 16 | Luke Reade | Ret | C | 15 | 14 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 6 | DNS | 17 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 14 | C | 265 |
| 17 | Chris Boon | 15 | C | DNS | | | 15 | Ret | 15 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 18 | C | 230 |
| 18 | Nick Boon | 21 | C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 22 | C | 227 |
| 19 | Jeff Smith | Ret | C | 8 | | | Ret | 11 | 16 | | | | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 11 | C | 218 |
| 20 | Adam Cunnington | 13 | C | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 27 | 20 | 16 | | | 19 | 17 | C | 203 |
| 21 | Kevin O'Connor | Ret | C | DNS | 19 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 23 | 23 | C | 197 |
| 22 | Jo Polley | 18 | C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | | | | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 21 | C | 187 |
| 23 | Steve King | 22 | C | Ret | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 25 | Ret | | | 24 | 24 | C | 154 |
| 24 | Bence Balogh | 8 | C | DNS | | | | | | 17 | 12 | Ret | | | | 10 | 7 | | | C | 116 |
| 25 | Chris Oakman | | C | | | | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | C | 101 |
| 26 | James Loukes | 23 | C | 21 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | C | 99 |
| 27 | Chris Fryer | | C | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 18 | | | C | 75 |
| 28 | Mark Steward | Ret | C | 26 | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | 38 |
| 29 | Reece Barr | | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | C | 35 |
| 30 | Shane Stoney | 16 | C | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | 30 |
| 31 | Arthur Forster | 19 | C | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | 29 |
| 32 | Dan Prosser | Ret | C | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | 9 |
| drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Michael O'Brien | | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | C | 0 |
| – | Juan Diego Hernandes Leiva | 14 | C | 7 | | | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C | 0 |
| – | Ben Seyfried | | C | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | DNS | Ret | 8 | | | C | 0 |
| – | Ben Constanduros | | C | | | | 20 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | C | 0 |
| – | Ryan Dignan | | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | C | 0 |
| – | Rebecca Jackson | | C | | 22 | 22 | Ret | 23 | 26 | | | | 25 | Ret | 21 | 18 | Ret | | | C | 0 |
| – | Scot Adam | | C | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 22 | DNS | | | | | C | 0 |
| – | Richard Aucock | | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 25 | C | 0 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

#### Cooper S Class

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | ROC | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | 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 |

#### Cooper Class

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | ROC | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | 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 |

#### Open Class

| Pos | Driver | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | SNE | Pts |
| 1 | Keith Issatt | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | 482 |
| 2 | Jono Davis | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 457 |
| 3 | Richard Mills | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | C | 422 |
| 4 | Chloe Hewitt | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | C | DNS | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | C | 337 |
| 5 | Simon Clark | DNS | 5 | 3 | 5 | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | 307 |
| 6 | Stuart Lane | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | C | 6 | DNS | DNS | | | | | C | 202 |
| 7 | Aaron Reeve | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | 5 | Ret | Ret | | | 4 | 4 | C | 140 |
| 8 | Sam Hathaway | | | | 7 | C | 7 | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | 5 | C | 60 |
| 9 | Tim Bill | | | | | C | | | | | | 6 | 10 | C | 56 |
| 10 | Taelor Shand | | | | | C | | | | | | 7 | 9 | C | 56 |
| 11 | Martyn Hathaway | | | | 9 | C | 8 | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | 8 | C | 54 |
| 12 | Laura Davis | | | | | C | | Ret | 5 | | | | | C | 34 |
| 13 | Andrew Bailey | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | C | Ret | | | | | | | C | 0 |