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.
Team | | Driver | Rounds |
F56 Class |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 13 | Bence Balogh | All |
16 | Harry Vaulkhard | 1-5, 7 |
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 |
Ian Curley | 4 |
Lawrence Davey Racing | 19 | Lawrence Davey | All |
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 |
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 |
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 |
55 | Steve King | 5 |
Oakfield Motorsport | 66 | Steve Ruxton-Cocker | 1-2, 4-7 |
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 |
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 | 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] 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 |
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 |
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 |