2021 Mini Challenge UK
# 2021 Mini Challenge UK

The 2021 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the twentieth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season began on 12 March at Snetterton and ended on 24 October at Brands Hatch. It included nineteen rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 2 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship.

## Entry list

All drivers raced under British licences.

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team HARD | 2 | Paul Taylor | 1–4 |
| Team HARD | 7 | Kenan Dole | 1–4, 6-7 |
| JamSport Racing | 3 | Alex Denning | 6 |
| JamSport Racing | 19 | Bobby Thompson | 6–7 |
| LUX Motorsport | 4 | Liam Lambert | 1–3, 5-7 |
| LUX Motorsport | 8 | Hannah Chapman | All |
| LUX Motorsport | 13 | Ryan Faulconbridge | All |
| LUX Motorsport | 21 | Jack Davidson | All |
| LUX Motorsport | 47 | James MacIntyre | All |
| LUX Motorsport | 69 | Mark Dickson | 4 |
| LUX Motorsport | 85 | Steve King | 4 |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 5 | James Griffith | 1–4, 6-7 |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 12 | Neil Trotter | 1–4, 6 |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 16 | Callum Newsham | 1–6 |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 39 | Lewis Brown | All |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 66 | Ronan Pearson | All |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 88 | Tom Rawlings | 6 |
| LDR Performance Tuning | 91 | Robbie Dalgleish | 1–6 |
| Graves Motorsport | 10 | Bradley Gravett | All |
| Graves Motorsport | 71 | Max Coates | All |
| Hybrid Tune | 11 | Sam Weller | All |
| Hybrid Tune | 40 | Stephen James | All |
| MotorsportApps.com with MPHR | 17 | Brad Hutchinson | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 19 | Jack Mitchell | 2 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 20 | Kyle Reid | 4 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 22 | Oliver Barker | 1–3, 5-6 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 23 | Ethan Hammerton | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 44 | Max Bird | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 45 | Dan Zelos | All |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 63 | Taylor Whitson | 6–7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 72 | Joshua Jackson | 7 |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 315 | Jason Lockwood | All |
| BTC Racing | 24 | Joe Tanner | All |
| BTC Racing | 82 | Lydia Walmsley | All |
| J W Bird Motorsport | 31 | Matthew Wilson | All |
| J W Bird Motorsport | 52 | Ru Clark | All |
| J W Bird Motorsport | 123 | Isaac Smith | 1–5 |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | Jim Loukes | 1–3, 5-7 |

## Results

### JCW Class

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Snetterton | 12 June | Max Bird | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
| 1 | R2 | Snetterton | 13 June | | Sam Weller | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
| 1 | R3 | Snetterton | 13 June | | Brad Hutchison | Brad Hutchison | MotorsportApps.com with MPHR |
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch Indy | 26 June | Max Bird | Max Bird | Max Bird | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 2 | R5 | Brands Hatch Indy | 27 June | | Max Bird | Max Coates | Graves Motorsport |
| 2 | R6 | Brands Hatch Indy | 27 June | | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 3 | R7 | Oulton Park | 31 July | Max Bird | Dan Zelos | Max Bird | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 3 | R8 | Oulton Park | 1 August | | Jason Lockwood | Oliver Barker | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 4 | R9 | Knockhill | 14 August | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 4 | R10 | Knockhill | 15 August | | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 4 | R11 | Knockhill | 15 August | | Jason Lockwood | Jack Davidson | LUX Motorsport |
| 5 | R12 | Croft | 18 September | Jack Davidson | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 5 | R13 | Croft | 19 September | | Max Bird | Isaac Smith | J W Bird Motorsport |
| 6 | R14 | Donington Park | 9 October | Max Coates | James MacIntyre | Jack Davidson | LUX Motorsport |
| 6 | R15 | Donington Park | 10 October | | Sam Weller | Max Bird | Excelr8 Motorsport |
| 6 | R16 | Donington Park | 10 October | | Lewis Brown | Jack Davidson | LUX Motorsport |
| 7 | R17 | Brands Hatch GP | 23 October | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
| 7 | R18 | Brands Hatch GP | 24 October | | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
| 7 | R19 | Brands Hatch GP | 24 October | | Max Coates | Max Coates | Graves Motorsport |

## 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 | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | DON | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dan Zelos | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 782 | 58 | 30 | 694 |
| 2 | Max Bird | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 738 | 31 | 20 | 687 |
| 3 | Lewis Brown | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | NC | 18 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 624 | | | 624 |
| 4 | Jack Davidson | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 659 | 15 | 20 | 624 |
| 5 | Max Coates | Ret | 24 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | NC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 610 | | | 610 |
| 6 | Sam Weller | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 622 | 15 | | 607 |
| 7 | Jason Lockwood | Ret | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 502 | 15 | | 487 |
| 8 | Ronan Pearson | 13 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 6 | 503 | 19 | | 484 |
| 9 | James MacIntyre | 9 | Ret | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 26 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 433 | | | 433 |
| 10 | Ethan Hammerton | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 25 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 424 | | | 424 |
| 11 | Ru Clark | 25 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 441 | 31 | | 410 |
| 12 | Brad Hutchison | 11 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 467 | 32 | 40 | 395 |
| 13 | Isaac Smith | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 349 | | | 349 |
| 14 | Kenan Dole | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | | | 14 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 334 | | | 334 |
| 15 | Joe Tanner | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 12 | 322 | | | 322 |
| 16 | Bradley Gravett | 14 | 11 | 23 | 27 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 20 | Ret | 293 | | | 293 |
| 17 | Stephen James | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 305 | 15 | | 290 |
| 18 | Robbie Dalgleish | 7 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | | 287 | | | 287 |
| 19 | Hannah Chapman | 20 | 19 | 20 | NC | 25 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 22 | 23 | 23 | 282 | | | 282 |
| 20 | Jim Loukes | 15 | 10 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 6 | Ret | | | | 13 | Ret | 6 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 15 | 280 | | | 280 |
| 21 | Matthew Wilson | 18 | 22 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 273 | | | 273 |
| 22 | Lydia Walmsley | 24 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 19 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 20 | 11 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 260 | | | 260 |
| 23 | Ryan Faulconbridge | 21 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 27 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 21 | 248 | | | 248 |
| 24 | James Griffith | 17 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 18 | Ret | 25 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | 23 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 237 | | | 237 |
| 25 | Oliver Barker | 10 | Ret | 16 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | | | 15 | 10 | 20 | DNS | DNS | | | | 247 | | 30 | 217 |
| 26 | Callum Newsham | Ret | 15 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | 19 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | 189 | | | 189 |
| 27 | Liam Lambert | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 20 | Ret | | | | 17 | 9 | Ret | 22 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 310 | | 140 | 170 |
| 28 | Paul Taylor | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 21 | Ret | 22 | 20 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 152 | | | 152 |
| 29 | Neil Trotter | 23 | 16 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | 23 | 24 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | | | 24 | 21 | DNS | | | | 126 | | 120 | 6 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Bobby Thompson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | | | | |
| | Jack Mitchell | | | | 2 | DSQ | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Reid | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Denning | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Rawlings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | |
| | Joshua Jackson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | 24 | | | | |
| | Taylor Whitson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | | | | |
| | Steve King | | | | | | | | | 20 | 19 | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dickson | | | | | | | | | DNS | Ret | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | DON | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Pts |
