2006 Mini Challenge UK
# 2006 Mini Challenge UK

The 2006 Mini Challenge season was the fifth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 1 April at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit and ended on 22 October at Donington Park. The season featured seven rounds across the UK and one in Belgium.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 1–2 April | All | 2 |
| 2 | Brands Hatch | 29–30 April | All | 2 |
| 3 | Pembrey Circuit | 27–28 May | All | 2 |
| 4 | Castle Combe | 24–25 June | All | 2 |
| 5 | Thruxton Circuit | 5–6 August | All | 2 |
| 6 | Croft Circuit | 9–10 September | All | 2 |
| 7 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 7–8 October | All | 2 |
| 8 | Donington Park | 21–22 October | All | 2 |

## Entry list

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cooper S Class ||||
| Forster Motorsport | 1 | Arthur Forster | All |
| Forster Motorsport | 7 | Carl Baker | 1, 6 |
| Forster Motorsport | 7 | Tony Skelton | 2 |
| Forster Motorsport | 7 | Terry Birtchford | 8 |
| Forster Motorsport | 16 | Nathan Coulter | 2, 4-8 |
| Forster Motorsport | 30 | Martin Depper | All |
| Privateer | 2 | Charles Bloom | 1-3, 5-8 |
| Coastal Racing | 4 | Carl Bradley | All |
| Coastal Racing | 6 | Jake Packun | 8 |
| Coastal Racing | 12 | Jack Stanford | 8 |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 5 | Andrew Bailey | All |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 52 | Angus Duke | 1 |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 52 | Fiona Leggate | 5, 7 |
| BMR Motorsport | 8 | Finlay Crocker | All |
| Privateer | 9 | Michael Jones | 1-5, 7-8 |
| Advent Motorsport | 15 | Mark Drury | 4, 7 |
| Advent Motorsport | 15 | Stewart Lines | 8 |
| Advent Motorsport | 44 | Freddy Nordström | All |
| Advent Motorsport | 77 | Allen Jackson | All |
| Privateer | 15 | Alex Ferguson | 5-7 |
| Privateer | 22 | David Shepherd | All |
| OX4 Racing | 51 | Gavin Bristow | All |
| Privateer | 55 | Bill Philp | 1-3, 7 |
| Privateer | 66 | Ant Scragg | 7 |
| Privateer | 69 | Ciaran Butler | 7 |
| Privateer | 69 | Wayne Hunsucker | 8 |
| Cooper Class ||||
| Nixon Motorsport | 3 | Gareth Nixon | All |
| Nixon Motorsport | 24 | Rob Austin | All |
| Nixon Motorsport | 36 | Eric Bailey | All |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 13 | Ian Mills | 1, 8 |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 13 | Nik Rochez | 2-5, 7 |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 23 | Jenny Ryan | All |
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 29 | Andrew Cox | 1-2, 4-6 |
| Advent Motorsport | 15 | Mark Drury | 1-3 |
| Advent Motorsport | 20 | Graham Parsons | 1-5, 7-8 |
| Advent Motorsport | 42 | Dawn Boyd | 6-8 |
| Advent Motorsport | 98 | Amanda Elliot | 5-8 |
| Advent Motorsport | 99 | Tim Crighton | 1, 4-8 |
| Advent Motorsport | 99 | Ray MacDowall | 2 |
| Privateer | 21 | Jonathan Shepherd | All |
| BMR Motorsport | 26 | Dave Phillips | 1-2 |
| BMR Motorsport | 26 | James Olden | 3-5, 7 |
| BMR Motorsport | 26 | Gary Robertshaw | 8 |
| BMR Motorsport | 31 | Keith Issatt | All |
| BMR Motorsport | 32 | Alan Taylor | 1-5, 7-8 |
| BMR Motorsport | 32 | Dave Phillips | 6 |
| Forster Motorsport | 33 | John Bates | 1-4, 6-8 |
| Forster Motorsport | 47 | Gary Kounnis | All |
| Privateer | 40 | Edward Lovett | All |
| Privateer | 50 | Rachel Owen | 1-3, 7-8 |

## Championship standings

### 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

**Cooper S Class**

| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | CAS | CAS | PEM | PEM | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | SPA | SPA | DON | DON | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Freddy Nordström | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 265 |
| 2 | Arthur Forster | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | DSQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 219 |
| 3 | Martin Depper | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 203 |
| 4 | Carl Bradley | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 178 |
| 5 | Finlay Crocker | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 143 |
| 6 | David Shepherd | 11 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 139 |
| 7 | Gavin Bristow | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 4 | 137 |
| 8 | Andrew Bailey | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | DNS | 8 | DNS | 3 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 129 |
| 9 | Allen Jackson | 6 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 119 |
| 10 | Michael Jones | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | | | 13 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 67 |
| 11 | Nathan Coulter | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 53 |
| 12 | Bill Philp | 10 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | | | 49 |
| 13 | Charles Bloom | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 10 | | | Ret | DNS | 13 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 46 |
| 14 | Alex Ferguson | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | | | 45 |
| 15 | Jack Stanford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 16 | Carl Baker | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | 34 |
| 17 | Mark Drury | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | 33 |
| 18 | Fiona Leggate | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | 5 | Ret | | | 22 |
| 19 | Ciaran Butler | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | 20 |
| 20 | Tony Skelton | | | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 21 | Wayne Hunsucker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| 22 | Stewart Lines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 23 | Ant Scragg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 12 | | | 10 |
| 24 | Jake Packun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | 3 |
| 25 | Angus Duke | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Terry Birtchford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |

**Cooper Class**

| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | CAS | CAS | PEM | PEM | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | SPA | SPA | DON | DON | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gareth Nixon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 314 |
| 2 | Eric Bailey | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 203 |
| 3 | Gary Kounnis | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 10 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 6 | 154 |
| 4 | Jenny Ryan | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 153 |
| 5 | Edward Lovett | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 146 |
| 6 | Jonathan Shepherd | 11 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 145 |
| 7 | Tim Crighton | Ret | 3 | | | | | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 142 |
| 8 | Rob Austin | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 128 |
| 9 | Graham Parsons | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 125 |
| 10 | Keith Issatt | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 101 |
| 11 | Alan Taylor | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | | | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 80 |
| 12 | Rachel Owen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 54 |
| 13 | Dave Phillips | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | 52 |
| 14 | James Olden | | | | | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 3 | | | DSQ | DSQ | | | 40 |
| 15 | Andrew Cox | 12 | 13 | 13 | Ret | | | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | | | | | 40 |
| 16 | John Bates | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 13 | Ret | | | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| 17 | Ray MacDowall | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 18 | Nik Rochez | | | 14 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 10 | | | 10 | 11 | | | 34 |
| 19 | Amanda Elliot | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 29 |
| 20 | Gary Robertshaw | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| 21 | Mark Drury | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 22 | Dawn Boyd | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| 23 | Ian Mills | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 3 |
