2015 Mini Challenge UK
# 2015 Mini Challenge UK

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.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Donington Park | 25–26 April | All | 3 |
| 2 | Brands Hatch | 9–10 May | F56, JCW | 3 |
| 3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 23–24 May | Cooper | 3 |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit | 13–14 June | All | 3 |
| 5 | Brands Hatch | 27–28 June | All | 3 |
| 6 | Oulton Park | 8 August | All | 2 |
| 7 | Donington Park | 19–20 September | All | 2 |
| 8 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 31 October-1 November | All | 3 |

## Entry list

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| F56 Class ||||
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 13 | Bence Balogh | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 16 | Harry Vaulkhard | 1-5, 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 16 | Jack Mitchell | 6 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 17 | William Phillips | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 22 | Adam Weaver | 1 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 22 | Luke Caudle | 2, 4, 6-7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 22 | Nick Foster | 3 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 24 | Lee Pattison | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 37 | Rob Smith | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 45 | Jack Mitchell | 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 52 | Dan Prosser | 2, 4 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 52 | Chris Smith | 3 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 52 | Jason Barlow | 5 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 52 | Vicki Butler-Henderson | 6 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 52 | Matt Prior | 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 69 | Mark Steward | 1-4, 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 71 | Ryan Rhode | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 81 | Henry Gilbert | 5 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 778 | Chris James | 5 |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 15 | Charlie Butler-Henderson | 1-3, 5-7 |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 15 | Ian Curley | 4 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 19 | Lawrence Davey | All |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 46 | Sam Osborne | 5-7 |
| Dale Racing | 26 | Luke Reade | 1-4 |
| Dale Racing | 46 | Sam Osborne | 1-4 |
| Dale Racing | 79 | Jono Brown | 1 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 26 | Luke Reade | 5-7 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | Chris Oakman | 1, 5 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | Chris Fryer | 3, 7 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | James Loukes | 4, 6 |
| Eurotech Racing | 55 | Jeff Smith | 7 |
| AR Performance | 56 | Adam Cunnington | 7 |
| Ignis Racing | 58 | Chris Boon | All |
| Ignis Racing | 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 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 7 | Jono Brown | 2, 4 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 31 | Keith Issatt | 3 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 32 | Alan Taylor | 1-6 |
| IN:MINI | 8 | Hamish Brandon | All |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 25 | Toby Hotston | 3 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 38 | Scot Adam | 4-7 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 105 | Clayton Kingman | 1-2 |
| Lohen | 28 | Henry Duprey | 2 |
| ES Motorsport | 45 | Calum King | 5 |
| ES Motorsport | 55 | Steve King | 5 |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 66 | Steve Ruxton-Cocker | 1-2, 4-7 |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 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 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 70 | Craig Freeman | 1 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 70 | Grace Williams | 2, 4 |
| Rob Sims Racing | 9 | Simon Walton | All |
| Rob Sims Racing | 10 | Adrian Norman | All |
| Rob Sims Racing | 47 | James Goodall | 4-7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 11 | Max Bladon | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 21 | Adam Davey | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 88 | Jon Attard | All |
| Mintech | 18 | Mark Wakefield | All |
| Coastal Racing | 23 | Max Leaver | 1, 3-4, 7 |
| Coastal Racing | 27 | Nathan Harrison | All |
| Coastal Racing | 44 | Dave Pearce | 7 |
| Coastal Racing | 49 | Martin Poole | All |
| Team Dynamics | 42 | Henry Neal | All |
| Dale Racing | 76 | Jo Polley | 1-5 |
| Eurotech Racing | 76 | Jo Polley | 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

### 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

**F56 Class**

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | 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 |

**JCW Class**

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | DON | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | 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 |

**Cooper Class**

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