The 2008 Mini Challenge season was the seventh season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 27 April at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit and ended on 32 September at Rockingham Motor Speedway. The season featured seven rounds across the UK.
Team | | Driver | Rounds |
Cooper S Class |
Maximum Motorsport | 2 | Gary Kounnis | All |
3 | Steve Woods | 1 |
5 | Stewart Lines | 1, 3-5 |
Coastal Racing | 6 | Jake Packun | 1-6 |
9 | James Williams | 1-6 |
Carl Bradley | 7 |
23 | Chris Panayiotou | 3-7 |
69 | Ant Scragg | All |
Forster Motorsport | 7 | Arthur Forster | 1-6 |
Steve Meli | 7 |
8 | Joachim Ritter | 2 |
Andrew Bailey | 4-7 |
12 | Jack Stanford | All |
30 | Martin Depper | All |
66 | Steve Liquorish | All |
Mini Motorsport | 14 | Shaun King | 4-5 |
Advent Motorsport | 16 | Mark Drury | 5 |
OX4 Racing | 51 | Richard Miller | 5-6 |
Redline Racing | 77 | Jason Greatrex | 1 |
Malvern Motorsport | 99 | Andy Beever | 1-6 |
Cooper Class |
Advent Motorsport | 4 | Antony Williams | All |
15 | Chris Mohan | 1 |
Kristian White | 3 |
17 | Joel Wroe-Johnson | 1-2 |
93 | 3-7 |
19 | Sarah Parsons | All |
20 | Graham Parsons | All |
42 | Dawn Boyd | All |
76 | Peter Slevin | 1, 7 |
Arthur Williams | 2 |
Tim Crighton | 3-4 |
Privateer | 10 | Michelle Nixon | 1-6 |
Privateer | 18 | Nina-Jo Atkinson | All |
Privateer | 22 | Rebecca Nuttall | 1-2 |
Robershaw Racing | 31 | Keith Issatt | All |
Privateer | 33 | Craig Dawson | 4-7 |
Waddington Motorsport | 35 | Josh Waddington | All |
79 | Aston Blake | All |
Mark Fish Motorsport | 65 | Jason Richardson | 5-7 |
Championship standings
[edit] - Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first 15 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 |
Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
[edit] Pos | Driver | SNE | PEM | CRO | CAS | DON | BHI | ROC | Pts |
1 | Martin Depper | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 331 |
2 | Jack Stanford | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 330 |
3 | Jake Packun | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | | | | 232 |
4 | Andy Beever | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | | | | 192 |
5 | Steve Liquorish | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 178 |
6 | Ant Scragg | 4 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 7 | DNS | 169 |
7 | Gary Kounnis | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 164 |
8 | Arthur Forster | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | | | | 135 |
9 | James Williams | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | 130 |
10 | Chris Panayiotou | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | DNS | 102 |
11 | Shaun King | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | 62 |
12 | Stewart Lines | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | 56 |
13 | Andrew Bailey | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 54 |
14 | Steve Meli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
15 | Steve Wood | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
16 | Joachim Ritter | | | | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
17 | Richard Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | | | | 27 |
18 | Jason Greatrex | 11 | 6 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
19 | Carl Bradley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 4 | DNS | 13 |
20 | Mark Drury | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 13 | | | | | | 7 |
Pos | Driver | SNE | PEM | CRO | CAS | DON | BHI | ROC | Pts |
1 | Graham Parsons | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 273 |
2 | Keith Issatt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | DSQ | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 247 |
3 | Josh Waddington | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 |
4 | Joel Wroe-Johnson | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 228 |
5 | Antony Williams | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 226 |
6 | Aston Blake | DNS | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 193 |
7 | Michelle Nixon | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 7 | | | | 170 |
8 | Craig Dawson | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 168 |
9 | Sarah Parsons | 7 | 7 | 5 | DNS | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 142 |
10 | Dawn Boyd | 9 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 142 |
11 | Nina-Jo Atkinson | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 102 |
12 | Tim Crighton | | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 84 |
13 | Peter Slevin | 8 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
14 | Jason Richardson | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 36 |
15 | Arthur Williams | | | | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
16 | Kristian White | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
17 | Chris Mohan | 10 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
18 | Rebecca Nuttall | 12 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |