# 2020 Mini Challenge UK

The 2020 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the nineteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season was supposed to start on 28 March at Donington Park and end on 20 October at Donington Park. It included sixteen rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 2 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship. The season featured the start of the JCW Mini Challenge Trophy.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule was drastically reduced to five rounds starting 1/2 August.

## Calendar

The original calendar was as follows:
| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
| 1 | Donington Park National | 28–29 March | JCW | 3 |
| 2 | Brands Hatch Indy | 11–12 April | JCW | 3 |
| 3 | Silverstone National | 25–26 April | JCW | 3 |
| 4 | Cadwell Park | 8 May | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S | 2 |
| 5 | Thruxton Circuit | 16–17 May | Cooper | 3 |
| 6 | Oulton Park Island | 13–14 June | JCW | 2 |
| 7 | Oulton Park Island | 20 June | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
| 8 | Snetterton 300 | 4 July | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
| 9 | Snetterton 300 | 25–26 July | JCW | 3 |
| 10 | Brands Hatch Indy | 8–9 August | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 3 |
| 11 | Croft Circuit | 15–16 August | JCW | 2 |
| 12 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 29–30 August | JCW | 3 |
| 13 | Donington Park National | 12 September | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
| 14 | Silverstone International | 26–27 September | Cooper | 3 |
| 15 | Brands Hatch GP | 10–11 October | JCW | 3 |
| 16 | Donington Park National | 24 October | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new schedule is as follows:
| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
| 1 | Donington Park National | 1–2 August | JCW | 3 |
| 2 | Oulton Park Island | 22–23 August | Cooper | 2 |
| 3 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 29–30 August | JCW | 3 |
| 4 | Brands Hatch Indy | 12 September | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S | 2 |
| 5 | Thruxton Circuit | 19–20 September | Cooper | 3 |
| 6 | Silverstone National | 26–27 September | JCW | 3 |
| 7 | Snetterton 300 | 26 September | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
| 8 | Croft Circuit | 10–11 October | Cooper | 2 |
| 9 | Snetterton 300 | 24–25 October | JCW | 2 |
| 10 | Donington Park National | 7–8 November | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
| 11 | Brands Hatch Indy | 14–15 November | JCW | 2 |
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## Entry list

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| JCW Class ||||
| JamSport Racing | 5 | James Griffith | 1,3-5 |
| JamSport Racing | 10 | Ant Whorton-Eales | All |
| JamSport Racing | 22 | Oliver Barker | 4 |
| JamSport Racing | 23 | Ethan Hammerton | 1-3 |
| JamSport Racing | 46 | Stuart Gibbs | 1-2 |
| JamSport Racing | 88 | Tom Rawlings | All |
| MPH Racing | 6 | Calum King | 1-4 |
| MPH Racing | 17 | Brad Hutchison | All |
| Lux Motorsport | 4 | Liam Lambert | 4-5 |
| Lux Motorsport | 8 | Hannah Chapman | 2-3,5 |
| Lux Motorsport | 13 | Ryan Faulconbridge | All |
| Lux Motorsport | 21 | Jack Davidson | All |
| Lux Motorsport | 24 | Joe Tanner | 2 |
| Lux Motorsport | 66 | Ronan Pearson | All |
| Lux Motorsport | 85 | Steve King | 2-4 |
| Autotech Motorsport | 9 | Billy Hardy | All |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 12 | Neil Trotter | All |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 16 | Callum Newsham | All |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 39 | Lewis Brown | All |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 91 | Robbie Dalgleish | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 20 | Kyle Reid | 1-2 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 27 | Nathan Harrison | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 36 | William Newnham | 1-4 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 45 | Dan Zelos | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 99 | Josh Stanton | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 123 | Isaac Smith | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 315 | Jason Lockwood | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 333 | Neb Bursac | 3-4 |
| JWB Motorsport | 31 | Matthew Wilson | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 44 | Max Bird | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 71 | Max Coates | All |
| Elite Motorsport | 77 | Lewis Galer | 1,3 |
| Privateer | 47 | James McIntyre | All |
| Privateer | 84 | Ryan Dignan | 1,4 |
| JCW Mini Challenge Trophy ||||
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 112 | Neil Trotter | 1 |
| Cooper S Class ||||
| AReeve Motorsport | 21 | Keir McConomy | 1 |
| AReeve Motorsport | 24 | Rob Austin | 1 |
| AReeve Motorsport | 33 | Stu Lane | 1 |
| AReeve Motorsport | 47 | James Goodall | 1 |
| AReeve Motorsport | 190 | Alan Lee | 1 |
| DanKanMiniShop | 23 | Dan Butcher-Lloyd | 1 |
| College of West Anglia | 55 | Gary Papworth | 1 |
| Privateer | 231 | Steve Webb | 1 |
| Privateer | 666 | Sami Bowler | 1 |
| Cooper Class ||||
| DanKanMiniShop | 2 | James Hillery | TBA |
| DanKanMiniShop | 35 | Ben Kasperczak | TBA |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 4 | Mike Paul | TBA |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 20 | Charlie Mann | TBA |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 60 | Brendan Fitzgerald | TBA |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 5 | Nicky Taylor | TBA |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 29 | Leonardo Panayiotou | TBA |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 94 | Josh Porter | TBA |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 99 | Ben Jenkins | TBA |
| Graves Motorsport | 10 | Bradley Gravett | TBA |
| Graves Motorsport | 16 | Alex Nevill | TBA |
| Graves Motorsport | 27 | Alfie Glenie | TBA |
| Performancetek Racing | 14 | Dominic Wheatley | TBA |
| Lee Pearce Racing | 23 | Lee Pearce | TBA |
| Lee Pearce Racing | 711 | Clark Wells | TBA |
| AReeve Motorsport | 30 | James Parker | TBA |
| AReeve Motorsport | 61 | Harry Nunn | TBA |
| AReeve Motorsport | 80 | Archie O'Brien | TBA |
| Mad4Mini Motorsport | 38 | Morgan Wroot | TBA |
| Mad4Mini Motorsport | 66 | Andrew Ringland | TBA |
| Mannpower Motorsport | 46 | Paul Manning | TBA |
| Elite Motorsport | 49 | Martin Poole | TBA |
| College of West Anglia | 51 | Andy Langley | TBA |
| College of West Anglia | 53 | Neal Clarke | TBA |
| College of West Anglia | 54 | Adrian Norman | TBA |
| Misty Racing | 77 | Alex Jay | TBA |
| Privateer | 82 | Lydia Walmsley | TBA |

## Results
### JCW Class

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | 1 | Donington Park GP | Ant Whorton-Eales | Lewis Brown | Ant Whorton-Eales | JamSport Racing |
| 1 | 2 | Donington Park GP | | Ant Whorton-Eales | Nathan Harrison | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 1 | 3 | Donington Park GP | | Kyle Reid | Max Coates | Elite Motorsport |
| 2 | 4 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | Joe Tanner | Max Bird | Max Bird | Elite Motorsport |
| 2 | 5 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | | Nathan Harrison | Max Bird | Elite Motorsport |
| 2 | 6 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | | Nathan Harrison | Lewis Brown | Lawrence Davey Racing |
| 3 | 7 | Silverstone National | Nathan Harrison | Dan Zelos | Nathan Harrison | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 3 | 8 | Silverstone National | | Callum Newsham | Ant Whorton-Eales | JamSport Racing |
| 3 | 9 | Silverstone National | | Isaac Smith | Tom Rawlings | JamSport Racing |
| 4 | 10 | Snetterton 300 | Nathan Harrison | Nathan Harrison | Nathan Harrison | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 4 | 11 | Snetterton 300 | | Nathan Harrison | Isaac Smith | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 5 | 12 | Brands Hatch Indy | Max Coates | Max Bird | Max Bird | Elite Motorsport |
| 5 | 13 | Brands Hatch Indy | | Nathan Harrison | Lewis Brown | Lawrence Davey Racing |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Championship 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.

### 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' Championship
#### JCW Class

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | KNO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | Total | Drop | Pen. | Pts |
| 1 | Nathan Harrison | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 465 | | | 465 |
| 2 | Dan Zelos | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 24 | | 433 |
| 3 | Ant Whorton-Eales | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 427 | | | 427 |
| 4 | Max Bird | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 418 | 19 | | 399 |
| 5 | Lewis Brown | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 384 | | | 384 |
| 6 | Max Coates | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 444 | 40 | 30 | 374 |
| 7 | Tom Rawlings | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Ret | 360 | | | 360 |
| 8 | Isaac Smith | 13 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 394 | 15 | 30 | 349 |
| 9 | Callum Newsham | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 336 | 21 | | 315 |
| 10 | Jack Davidson | 5 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 336 | | 30 | 306 |
| 11 | Ronan Pearson | 16 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 302 | 18 | | 284 |
| 12 | Jason Lockwood | 7 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 353 | 22 | 50 | 281 |
| 13 | James MacIntyre | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 274 | 15 | | 259 |
| 14 | Robbie Dalgleish | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 267 | 15 | | 252 |
| 15 | Josh Stanton | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 13 | 20 | 218 | | | 218 |
| 16 | Brad Hutchison | Ret | 23 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 211 | | | 211 |
| 17 | Matthew Wilson | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 193 | | | 193 |
| 18 | James Griffith | 24 | 19 | Ret | | | | 15 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 167 | | | 167 |
| 19 | Ryan Faulconbridge | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 222 | 30 | 30 | 162 |
| 20 | Kyle Reid | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | 161 | | | 161 |
| 21 | William Newnham | 15 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 19 | Ret | | | 190 | | 30 | 160 |
| 22 | Billy Hardy | Ret | 24 | 19 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 21 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 17 | 148 | | | 148 |
| 23 | Hannah Chapman | | | | 15 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 14 | | | 18 | 16 | 137 | | | 137 |
| 24 | Steve King | | | | 23 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 26 | Ret | | | 111 | | | 111 |
| 25 | Neil Trotter | 22 | 26 | Ret | 25 | 23 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 25 | 17 | 22 | Ret | 109 | | | 109 |
| 26 | Ethan Hammerton | 21 | 28 | Ret | 24 | 16 | 18 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 103 | | | 103 |
| 27 | Stuart Gibbs | 23 | 27 | 18 | Ret | 24 | 17 | | | | | | | | 80 | | | 80 |
| 28 | Liam Lambert | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 71 | | | 71 |
| 29 | Ryan Dignan | 20 | 25 | 15 | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | | | 66 | | | 66 |
| 30 | Joe Tanner | | | | 7 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | 60 | | | 60 |
| 31 | Oliver Barker | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | | | 56 | | | 56 |
| 32 | Lewis Galer | Ret | 20 | 12 | | | | Ret | 18 | 19 | | | | | 71 | | 20 | 51 |
| 33 | Neb Bursac | | | | | | | 20 | 16 | DSQ | 20 | Ret | | | 51 | | 40 | 11 |
| 34 | Calum King | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 13 | 15 | | | 59 | | 50 | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | KNO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | Total | Drop | Pen. | Pts |
| 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) |